Bakacast

Why yes, I've recently spent an entire day editing several podcasts. Is it that obvious?

Time Index

• 01:38 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 47
• 10:23 - Youjo Senki 9
• 18:10 - Little Witch Academia 10
• 26:53 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 10
• 31:46 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 10
• 42:46 - Dragon Dentist

This episode is somehow just under 40 minutes long. No, I have no idea how we managed that either.

Time Index

• 01:41 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 46
• 07:43 - Little Witch Academia 9
• 11:19 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 9
• 18:03 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 9
• 25:08 - Youjo Senki 8

On this shockingly short episode of Bakacast: Gundam tires us out, Little Witch gives us the Sucy episode we've been waiting for, Maid Dragon gets surprisingly emotional, and Youjo Senki continues to be not quite as good as we had hoped.

Time Index

• 01:27 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 45
• 14:04 - Little Witch Academia 8
• 21:24 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 8
• 28:49 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 8
• 39:52 - Youjo Senki 7

On this episode of Bakacast, Maid Dragon has its first dud segment, we start to suspect Iron-Blooded Orphans isn't as critical of pedophilia as it should be, and Youjo Senki shows signs of being just another military anime.

Time Index

• 01:29 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 43-44
• 20:21 - Little Witch Academia 6-7
• 34:23 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 6-7
• 1:00:35 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 6-7
• 1:10:59 - Youjo Senki 6

No, I didn't make a typo. I intentionally skipped #315, because I have [i]some[/i] of the audio, but Megan's track did not save properly. I might be able to salvage some of it to release at a later date, but until then I just wanted to edit and release the episodes I didn't have to do any editing wizardy for. Thus this episode, where Megan and I rant about the Demi-Chan's portrayal of the succubus character.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below.

Time Index

• 04:37 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 42
• 16:24 - Youjo Senki 5
• 35:59 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 5
• 46:15 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 3-5
• 1:03:08 - Little Witch Academia 5
• 1:13:55 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 5
• 1:33:15 - Listener questions

With this episode of Bakacast out the door, I have finally caught up to my recording backlog and can start working on editing some JoJo again. Hooray! This week, some shows improve, others continue to reveal their shortcomings, and some surpass expectations. Also, ACCA leads to the most heated disagreement we've had on Bakacast for a while...which pretty much amounts to me and Ben saying, "Your opinion makes no sense to me," to each other before moving on. That's right, you can always count on us for the compelling drama. Just like you can always count on me to find a way to talk about social justice, even when the context is monster girls.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments.

Time Index

• 01:53 - Youjo Senki 2
• 09:36 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 2
• 19:23 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 2
• 41:23 - Little Witch Academia 2
• 53:11 - ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department 2
• 1:00:54 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 2
• 1:15:05 - Onihei 1 & 2

Now that the winter season has begun in earnest, we dig into what it has to offer us. Which is...a mixed bag, honestly. Some good, some dull, some bad. And then there's Hand Shakers, a show that must be watched to truly understand how thoroughly and magnificently terrible it is. I do my best to articulate the sights and sounds one experiences when subjected to Hand Shakers, but human language can only communicate so much. Please, watch Hand Shakers and understand my suffering.

Also that Maid Dragon show is a very early contender for surprise of 2017, so that's certainly something.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Let us know what shows you're watching and whether or not I was way too mean about your favorite one. Or not mean enough, maybe?

Time Index

• 02:30 - Akiba's Trip 1 (DROPPED)
• 13:55 - Fuuka 1 (DROPPED)
• 20:59 - Youjo Senki 1
• 33:03 - Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-bu 1 (DROPPED)
• 35:48 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 1
• 44:42 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 1
• 50:59 - Chain Chronicle 1 (DROPPED)
• 57:33 - Little Witch Academia 1
• 1:06:21 - Gabriel Dropout 1
• 1:11:03 - ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department
• 1:15:44 - Hand Shakers 1 (DROPPED, OF COURSE)
• 1:27:36 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 1
• 1:34:56 - The January/February light novel titles
• 1:50:58 - Listener questions

On this episode of Bakacast, we get through the weird liminal space between the fall and winter seasons by reviewing some OVAs: Fate/Grand Order, Under the Dog, and Garo: Divine Flame. We also have Megan back with us!

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. And let us know what anime you think deserved awards, too!

Time Index

• 03:39 - Fate/Grand Order
• 23:31 - Under the Dog
• 27:01 - Garo: Divine Flame
• 59:08 - Watcha Been Doing?

We finish off the last of the fall season shows and look back on this year of anime by handing out some awards to our favorite stuff. In addition to the typical Anime of the Year award, we had some extra categories, too: Best Male and Female Characters, Best Soundtrack (with Best OP/ED added at the last minute), Best Style, Biggest Disappointment, and Biggest Surprise.

Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. And let us know what anime you think deserved awards, too!

Time Index

• 02:44 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 38
• 12:17 - Flip Flappers 12 & 13
• 27:01 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 12
• 34:29 - Anime of the Year Awards
• 1:04:12 - Listener questions

As some of our fall shows reach their conclusions, we reflect on what they did right, what they did wrong, and what a possible continuation might mean for them. Also, Ben takes this opportunity to talk about some shows he's been watching that we haven't been covering on the podcast.

Time Index

• 01:51 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 37
• 14:46 - Flip Flappers 11
• 19:35 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 11
• 24:08 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 12
• 31:10 - Yuri on Ice 12
• 44:29 - Ben's catch-up reviews