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Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn are stunned to realize just how much they underestimated the discussion time required for Canus' route, get very mad about gender for 10 minutes, and forget important world-building lore.

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Content Warning:
Discussions of cissexism and misgendering: 32:27 - 41:41

Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn are kicking off their coverage of one of Otomate's latest games to be released stateside, Cafe Enchante, with Canus Espada, the headless fairy knight of Medio! Join us in relating way too hard to the protag's crappy call center job, adoring our headless hero for. . . being headless, apparently, and being astounded at just how schmoopy these two get to be in the neutral route.

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MAJOR CONTENT WARNING: The "love interest" of this route is the protagonist's adoptive older brother. This route contains incest, pedophilia, and grooming and while we do condemn these elements, discussing them is unavoidable when discussing this route. We have timestamped the section of the episode that discusses this route and where the 7'Scarlet wrap up begins, but if these subjects are triggering or otherwise upsetting to you, you may want to skip this episode.

Today on Evaludate: Air and Madelyn are disgusted! Air and Madelyn are revolted! Air and Madelyn are playing this out of bitter, miserable obligation! Also the mystery sucks!!! Join us in deeply regretting ever looking at 7'Scarlet, hating this horrible disgusting man, and just not being satisfied with the answers the game finally gives to the overarching mystery.

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Content Warnings
Route discussion begins at 2:58, ends at 29:53

Discussion of incest during the wrap up: 34:58 - 36:51

Child Endangerment and Drowning: 16:43 - 17:06

Today on Evaludate: Air and Madelyn regret their words and deeds but still spend most of the episode focusing on a supporting lady character; For the True route this sure is slapdash; and, new otome news and next game announcement.

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Content Warnings
Self harm: 19:51 - 20:06

Knife violence: 19:51 -  20:06 , 34:28 - 34:39, 35:17 - 35:35

Drowning / drowning in a vehicle: 21:48 - 22:21, 40:12 - 40:38

Pedophilia: 48:52 - 49:13 (Go to 50:22 to skip the entire discussion of the game Variable Barricade)

Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn discuss: Kids these days apparently don't know how to use matches; Click Here To Learn What Your Sleeping Position Says About You!!!; Pulling a Super Rare Summer Festival Ichiko Hanamaki;  Tsukuyomi's Trick; and a COMBO BREAKER!

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Content Warnings:
Kidnapping/Abduction: 20:48 - 21:33
Stalking: 47:19 - 47:49
Ableism (discussion of the conflation of serial murder with psychosis): 52:59 - 53:36

Today on Evaludate: Air and Madelyn tolerate a mostly okay normal man, discuss the veracity of Evil Flower Zombies, and are pleasantly surprised by this route's handling of The Childhood Friend Thing.

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Today on Evaludate: Air and Madelyn discuss bad AUK-ZER0 imagines, contrived misunderstandings, half-hearted murder accusations, and a very special surprise guest.

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Content Warning: The love interest of this route is a minor and high school student, and the protagonist of this game is a college student who is approximately 20+ years old. The game presents this relationship uncritically, and while we are very critical of the romanticized portrayal of this harmful/abusive content, it is a point of discussion throughout the episode. Please take care of yourselves, and if this subject matter is upsetting or triggering for you, you may want to skip this episode.

Today on Evaludate: is Everyone Ichiko's childhood friend? What really happened with all of those strawberries? Is there more than one cat mask? And, why do otome keep pulling this bullshit?

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Content Warnings:

• animal death: 36:36 - 39:07 1:04:02 - 1:04:05
• kidnapping / child endangerment: 42:41 - 43:14, 45:47 - 46:00, 46:56 - 47:02
• Violence (incl knife violence): 47: 02 - 47:16 , 55:03 - 55:52, 56:51 - 56:56
• Intimate partner violence: 51:16 - 52:04
• General warning for confinement/imprisonment throughout large parts of the episode

Nonary Games spoilers : 1:02:44 - 1:04:34

Content Warning: Gun violence is a recurring theme of this route and so it is discussed throughout the episode.

Today on our first route of 7'Scarlet: Madelyn dislikes childhood friend romances, Air has Yu-Gi-Oh on the brain, and both of them are, like, "Eh, he's fine" regarding the man of the hour.

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Content Warning: The love interest of this route is a minor, and the protagonist of this game is in her 20s. The game presents this relationship uncritically, and while we are very critical of the romanticized portrayal of this harmful/abusive content, it is a point of discussion throughout the episode. Please take care of yourselves, and if this subject matter is upsetting or triggering for you, you may want to skip this episode.

Today on Evaludate, Air and Madelyn discuss the worst route with the strongest writing, the ensemble cast exiting stage left, pursued by weak relationship development, and are generally disgusted that this route exists.

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Content Warning:

• Mentions of suicide at 42:21 - 42:27 , 42:49 - 43:00