Vrai, Peter, and Tony gather to check-in on the Spring 2025 season with a lot of nice titles and a few that are perhaps taking on way too many concepts outside of their scope.

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:18 A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof

0:07:25 Mono

0:08:33 Food for the Soul

0:11:43 The Beginning After the End

0:12:06 Apocalypse Hotel

0:15:20 TO BE HERO X

0:21:23 Lazarus

0:27:45 Kowloon Generic Romance

0:39:47 The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl

0:40:25 The Too-Perfect Saint

0:43:17 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty

0:51:43 Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX

0:56:37 Maebashi Witches

1:01:37 Anne Shirley

1:12:08 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 17th May 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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The classic AniFem combo of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai get together to talk about the standout anime of 2025 Winter and AOTY hopeful, a meta throwback to ‘90s shojo isekai, ZENSHU!

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:25 Background

0:03:38 Production

0:06:51 Personal experiences

0:09:54 Sub and dub

0:12:59 The beginning

0:13:50 ‘90s shojo isekai vibes

0:16:43 Adult isekai

0:18:44 Industry conditions vs individual relationship with art narrative

0:23:18 Destiny and Memmeln

0:36:00 Natsuko drawing from her inspirations

0:37:48 Tsuruyama

0:43:23 Transformative fandom

0:47:08 Justice

0:54:14 Natsuko’s relationships and romance

1:01:58 QJ

1:05:17 Luke

1:09:27 The ending

1:14:58 Letter scores

1:19:55 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 26th April 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Tony, Vrai, and Peter return to conquer the nadir of the Monogatari series so they can enjoy Tony's promised greater pastures in Neko White and Black. Enjoy all our thoughts on the infamous toothbrush scene!

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:52 Why are we doing this?

0:05:55 It’s not good

0:06:46 Vrai and Tony see the egg GIF

0:07:36 Obligatory Senjougahara glazing

0:12:47 Karen’s place in the narrative

0:16:06 What’s Hanakawa up to?

0:19:49 Mayoi’s moments

0:25:18 The toothbrush scene actually isn’t that bad

0:35:12 Kanbaru as a model lesbian

0:36:20 Araragi’s “relationship” with his sisters

0:40:00 The Shinobu bathroom scene

0:44:41 Sexualizing sibling relationships and Shinobu

0:46:14 The “Nisemono” in Nisemonogatari

0:53:45 Itamura’s direction

0:56:47 Falseness and buddhist mental formations

1:05:10 Ononoki

1:06:00 Final thoughts

1:08:16 Next episode

1:08:59 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 29th March 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Dee, Tony, and Peter return to reflect on the 2025 Winter Season’s new anime as well as its many many many many MANY sequels!

0:00:00 Intro

Red Flags

0:01:18 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying

Neutral Zone

0:05:48 Sorairo Utility

It’s Complicated

0:07:09 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

Feminist Potential

0:09:14 ZENSHU

0:11:16 Medalist

0:19:58 Honey Lemon Soda

0:28:57 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!

0:31:54 Flower and Asura

0:34:37 Note on Ave Mujica

Sequels & Carryover

0:35:07 Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 4

0:38:18 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You

0:48:55 My Happy Marriage Season 2

0:53:08 The Apothecary Diaries Season 2

0:58:54 Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2

1:09:57 Outro

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Recorded Sunday 30th March 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to complete their rewatch of the Magic Knight Rayearth anime!

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:49 Content Warning: Grief and loss

0:02:33 Production

0:04:09 Mech designs

0:08:11 New songs

0:10:03 The writing

0:13:01 Personal reactions

0:14:52 Lantis x Eagle x Hikaru

0:16:32 Plot Mess

0:24:25 Umi romance

0:26:27 Umi and Fuu have nothing to do

0:33:19 Anime vs manga ending

0:38:18 Themes + motifs

0:44:49 Value of shojo

0:49:23 Shojo mecha

0:50:46 Contradictions

0:55:36 Final thoughts

0:59:42 Outro

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Recorded Sunday 13th October 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Caitlin, Colleen, and Megan return to review the first half of Magic Knight Rayearth’s second season!

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:55 New writer

0:05:54 Major changes in second season

0:09:38 Narrative passivism

0:12:32 The dub

0:15:28 Differences from the manga

0:17:16 New designs

0:19:15 New music

0:20:51 Eagle Vision

0:28:26 Aska

0:30:13 Tatra and Tarta

0:35:14 The anti-monomyth

0:38:10 Trauma

0:39:56 Alcyone

0:43:42 Nova and Lady Debonaire

0:47:39 Hikaru as protagonist

0:50:28 The people?

0:55:34 Final thoughts

0:58:00 Outro

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Recorded Sunday 18th August 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Dee, Tony, and Peter team up to check-in on the A to ZENSHU of 2025 Winter anime, discussing the surprisingly top-heavy season!

0:00:00 Intro

Red Flags

0:01:45 OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying

Yellow Flags

0:07:02 Sakamoto Days

Neutral Zone

0:11:40 Sorairo Utility

It's Complicated

0:13:19 I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

Feminist Potential

0:19:27 Medalist

0:31:05 Honey Lemon Soda

0:40:47 From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!

0:47:59 Flower and Asura

0:53:51 ZENSHU

1:08:39 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 15th February 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Due to some technical issues with the first episode audio, Caitlin jumps into part 2 of a watchalong of Magic Knight Rayearth with special guests Megan and Colleen

0:00:00 Intro (special note)

0:02:21 Sub vs Dub

0:08:35 The story so far

0:11:30 Greatest anime betrayals

0:16:30 Visuals and pacing

0:19:38 Ferio

0:21:51 Caldina

0:23:40 Zagato

0:25:36 Inouva

0:29:58 Individuality in isekai

0:38:31 Girlhood and innocence

0:45:53 Womanhood and villainy

0:48:04 Romance

0:51:38 Final thoughts

0:53:23 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 17th August 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Alex, Cy, and Peter return to close out 2024 by wrapping up the Fall season, including a number of shojo titles and some surprise shonen favorites!

0:00:00 Intro

Red Flags

0:01:56 Yakuza Fiance

0:09:11 The Do-Over Damsel

Yellow Flags

0:11:49 TsumaSho

0:14:04 I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History

Neutral Zone

0:15:01 Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

0:20:40 Negative Positive Angler

0:24:00 Demon Lord 2099

0:27:15 Acro Trip

It’s Complicated

0:30:41 Ranma remake

0:36:16 Nina the Starry Bride

0:48:42 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc

0:55:05 How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer

1:03:57 DAN DA DAN

Feminist Potential

1:09:40 Girls Who Can’t Be Magicians

1:10:09 365 Days to the Wedding

1:18:28 Outro

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Cy: https://bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social

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Recorded Sunday 5th January 2025

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Caitlin, Cy, and Anime Herald’s Samantha get together to look back at a unique anime featuring adult romance and the consequences of burnout, Recovery of an MMO Junkie!

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:20 Synopsis

0:03:48 The why

0:06:05 The controversy

0:11:15 Relatability

0:24:05 Similarities to Isekai

0:36:45 The gender of it all

0:44:02 Queering het

0:46:20 Koiwai

0:50:03 Moriko’s presentation

0:56:08 Final thoughts

1:01:19 Outro

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Recorded Saturday 16th November 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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