Crybaby Anime Club

MK, Olivia and Yosh dig into the first batch of anime for 2023, talking all things Winter.

What were some of our disappointments, what blew us away? Which Best Boy is also a sweet bb gurl? Listen in to find out!

*There are definitely some spoilers in this discussion, so be warned!*

**In the time since this episode was recorded, Dark Horse publishing has announced a planned reprint of the manga series Trigun & Trigun Maximum.**

Timestamp for show discussions:

(06:00) Buddy Daddies

(10:00) The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

(13:30) My Hero Academia Season 6 Pt. 2

(28:00) Tomo-chan Is A Girl!

(35:20) Trigun Stampede

(47:20) Sugar Apple Fairytale

(54:20) The Fire Hunter

(1:02:00) The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

(1:07:30) The Way of the House Husband Season 2

(1:12:30) Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro Season 2

Grab yourself a drink and get ready, because the babies are back to discuss 2022 new-release anime! Is "Goopy" better than "Gushy"? Why is everyone obsessed with Reigen's feet? Find out the answers to these questions and much more by tuning in.

This episode gets the "Spoiler-Alert" warning across the board, so check out the timestamps below to hop to the show you want to hear!

MK & Yosh kick off the episode in Part 1:

Then things heat up when Lucifer & Olivia arrive:

It wouldn't be a Cry Baby episode without a little fun and games, so the episode closes out with The Babies' picks for Prom King & Queen of 2022!

The flames of love flare in a LONG overdue episode!  To close out the second season of the show the Babies gather to discuss the anime adaptation of Kanna Kii's The Stranger By The Shore (2020).  Lounge on a beachfront bench, listen to the breeze, and sip your mimosas as we get into it.  Was this episode recorded around Valentine's Day? Yes.  Is it just being released now? Yes!  Next question, please.

MK and Yosh discuss their favorite new-release anime that premiered during Fall '21, and even have some time left over to do a light preview of the currently airing Winter '22 season.  A choice for best boy is crowned for 2021 and they tease an early candidate for best girl in the new year, tune in to find out who!  

(5:40) Taisho Otome Fairytale

(7:10) Blue Period

(13:20) Komi Can't Communicate

(20:40) Takt Op Destiny

(23:50) Mieruko-Chan

(27:30) Banished From the Hero's Party: I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In the Countryside

(30:20) Way of the Househusband - Part 2

(34:10) The Faraway Paladin

(36:15) 86 - Part 2

(38:50) The Heike Story

(48:10) Ranking of Kings

(54:45) Sabikui Bisco

(55:25) My Dress-Up Darling

(1:01:20) Tribe 9

Ending Song:

Unified Perspective by Agraph feat. ANI

The Babies are back, discussing their favorite new-release anime that premiered during Summer '21.  MK leads the conversation and is joined by Yosh, Olivia and Lucifer.  Favorites are crowned, feelings are felt! There are definitely some spoilers in this discussion, so be warned!  

The Babies grab their brooms and take flight into a discussion of Hayao Miyazaki's 1989 classic Kiki's Delivery Service, talking about concepts in the movie like magic, place and time.  

The Babies are back, this time covering Ayumu Watanabe's 2019 film Children of the Sea!   

The Babes are back, this time running down the list of recently wrapped up seasonal shows. What was everyone's favorite shows?  Which soundtracks hit the hardest? All this and much more in this fun bonus episode. There are definitely some spoilers in this discussion, so be warned!  

(Song Credit for shamizen sound bite: 岩木即興曲 by 高橋竹山)

The Babies set up shop inside the sprawling tangle of Treasure Town and explore the landscape of Taiyou Matsumoto's 2006 liminal drama Tekkonkinkreet.  They discuss the relationships with time, space, and identity presented through the film's intricately woven web of characters - and much more.  Don't sleep on this one!      

MK and Yosh get together and discuss technical difficulties, virtual conventions, and future Cry Baby developments!