Catch Up with Kai and Cowen

It happened while AI Draconia short dramas and long-standing entertainment franchises distracted us. Some solace was found through giving soda cans to kids in Pokemon costumes, but the greatest misfortune was having to sit through old video game movies. We're teaching Godzilla about the dangers of screen-time and English and sending it to take back what's ours. (Episode 48)

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The Anime Book Club is taking a detour! First stop: East Blue. Cowen's been a fan since childhood and now Kai's joining in by reading chapters 1-50 of One Piece for the first time in his life. From Romance Dawn to Baratie, we go over the loyalty of Zoro, the tragedy of Usopp, and the strength of Luffy. (Episode 47)

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Yhwach finally runs out of lives and the world of Bleach enjoys a sense of peace after 20 long years. Kai feels relieved, Cowen feels conflicted, and the climax feels anticlimactic. Did Naruto do it better? Was Aizen the real ending? Are all of The Big 3 destined to get remakes? Anime Book Club (Episode 46)

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Join us on a trip down spooky candy lane where half the sweets aren't Canadian and Eat More makes a compelling case for why we still need cancel culture. Halloween feels a little different right now, but maybe that's just a personal problem. Speaking of personal problems, what's the deal with hockey boys??? (Episode 45)

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...With a side of aliens and a hearty mug of family. But that's not all we've got at the existential potluck today; in the living room you'll also find age appropriateness, career musings, and a beer pong table that no one's standing by. We're at the Burger King episode. (Episode 44)

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False Memory ends with a bang and earns all of the praise it receives. Guan Chao faces his past, Yi faces her future, and Vindicator faces the edge of the universe. Will the GAO and Memory Bureau clash in season 2? (Episode 43)

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Meeting people is tough, but not as tough as your lifelong Netflix subscription. Is swiping on dating apps the answer? Should you just go to that cat yoga class? Are we okay with having Minecraft in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater now? (Episode 42)

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Here's to 10 episodes of the Anime Book Club along with 10 times Yhwach lost, but not actually. The tint of our glasses can only stay rosy for so long and Bleach TYBW's looking a little dull. Nostalgia is complicated and this week of False Memory shows us why, along with continued excellence in all aspects that make up an incredible anime. (Episode 41)

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Jonah Hill just suplexed you into the loot box casino and there's not a single worker in sight. Latch by Disclosure is blasting on the speakers as you run through crowds of marketplace scammers, but all of the exits lead to Amazon. Are you dreaming? Is it a nightmare? Welcome to our millennial experience. (Episode 40)

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This week on the Anime Book Club, people fricken die. Guan Chao's past life begins to unravel spectacularly on False Memory(Jiyi Guanli Ju), just in time for the Protagonist to show up. Bleach TYBW finally comes through with an episode for the ages and Ichigo couldn't care less. Probably because he knew it'd be short-lived. (Episode 39)

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