Bakacast

So I guess it's time for fall. I was kind of hoping that most everything would suck so I could take a bit of a breather this season, but since when does the universe ever do what I want it to? Instead, we have a surprisingly large and varied stable of decent-to-great shows that will likely only get larger once we review Parasyte and Psycho-Pass S2. Thankfully, there's at least one show that straight-up sucks so we can have a bit of fun ripping it to shreds. Take a wild guess which one it is.

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On this episode of Bakacast, we close out the fall season by ranting about Gun Gale Online, Tokyo ESP, and Zankyou no Terror. Thankfully, Space Dandy and Ghost in the Shell: Arise were there to save what would otherwise be a pretty disappointing week.

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In this belated episode of Bakacast (thanks, work and school!), there's a whole lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth. Largely in the direction of Adlnoah Zero and Zankyou no Terror, but Tokyo Ghoul and Gun Gale both receive their fair share. I suppose this is my punishment for my terrible decision at the start of this season to judge Nozaki-kun by its cover. I'm sorry, okay? I've realized my mistake! Please stop hurting me!

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The mediocrity keeps on rolling in this episode of Bakacast. Between a lackluster JoJo fight, Gun Gale spending most of their episode on tedious exposition (and BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS), and Aldnoah Zero having several of ridiculous action scenes back to back, it's a good thing that Space Dandy, Kill La Kill, Hanamonogatari and LoGH are here to pick up the slack.

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It's a disappointing week for anime on this episode of Bakacast (well, for some of the hosts, anyway). Even JoJo's manages to underwhelm. Thankfully, Mushi-shi is here to remind us of how excellent it is and tantalize us with yet another season. Speaking of which, fall is nearly upon us, isn't it? I'll be crossing my fingers that next season isn't quite such a timesink as this one was.

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Since Ben was busy having fun playing tabletop games, it's just Larry, Aaron and me this week. This means we'll be holding off on Mushishi and Hanamonogatari until next time. Fortunately, that still leaves us with plenty to talk about, such as: how Tokyo Ghoul is pretty much a gory version of Sword Art Online; why Aldnoah Zero doesn't make any sense; and the mounting evidence that Tokyo ESP's anime-original content is doing far more harm than good.

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It's a bit of a depressing week on Bakacast. JoJo is merely mediocre, Argevollen and Zankyou no Terror are downright stupid, and the artists of Gun Gale Online have taken a sudden interest in really making sure we notice Shinon's butt. And despite our reticence to drop shows this late into the season, there has been at least one casualty. I'd tell you to try and guess which one, but my rigid formatting standards require me to spoil it in the timestamps below; so it would be a bit pointless, wouldn't it?

On the other hand, we also get to watch Hanamonogatari, so it ain't all bad.

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On this nearly-three-hour episode of Bakacast (yes, really), we spend way too much time on both our reviews and listener questions. But mostly just on listener questions, which lead us down many and varied topics (including a check-in from Megan!). Also, we review the Girls Und Panzer movie, which served to remind us all that, yeah, that show somehow managed to be pretty darn good. If only Argevollen could be even half as exciting...

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On this week's Bakacast, not only do we watch "The Wind Rises," but we also managed to review it in a fairly timely fashion. Well, timely for us, anyway. Also, after much prodding from Ben and all you guys, I finally got around to checking out Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun. Turns out that show is good. Who would have thought.

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This week on Bakacast, I jinx it by saying we're breezing through the reviews around the 11-minute mark. Turns out that was just a fluke, and it's just as long as all the others. We forget to mention it during the show, but we are no longer reviewing Barakamon; not because we don't like it (in fact, it might be our favorite series this season), but because it's a comedy, so there's really not a lot to say about it other than, "There sure were some pretty great jokes again." The same thing will probably happen with Sabagebu.

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