Good Anime Palette

Every beginning has an ending, and every ending starts with a beginning. However, what is less of a certainty is how good these beginnings and endings are.

Recorded on September 16th, 2023. Please forgive us for anything that has been updated or changed since we recorded!

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Music Credits

Intro: Maybe We'll Meet Again by baegel

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

(00:02:02) New Studio Update!
(00:08:55) News Updates

• (00:09:20) Disney to Acquire Comcast's Remaining Stake in Hulu for US$8.6 Billion (Link)
• (00:15:04) Kadokawa Aims to Establish More Wholly-Owned Anime Studios (Link)
• (00:24:50) Studio Ghibli Shuts Down Official Twitter Account (Link)
• (00:26:50) Attack on Titan Anime's Finale to Differ 'a Little' From Original Manga's  (Link)

(00:33:02) Main Discussion Start
(00:34:17) So Many New Series and Movies To Be Grateful For
(00:59:00) Genres and Tropes in Anime and Manga We'd Like To Thank
(01:05:10) We Cannot Be Happier With The Anime and Manga Trends These Days
(01:25:03) Shoutout to These Companies and Studios For Putting in the Hard Work
(01:48:33) Dear Anime and Manga... We F**king Love You Both
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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

[00:03:25] Main Discussion Topic Start

[00:03:42] Summer 2023 Seasonal Bet Results!!!

[00:05:31] A Broad Vibe Check For Fall 2023 Seasonals

[00:08:12] Quick Honorable Mentions (Shows We Won't Be Covering in Detail)

• [00:08:48] Spy x Family S2 Part 2
• [00:09:38] Goblin Slayer S2
• [00:10:19] Shield Hero S3
• [00:13:12] Tokyo Revengers S3
• [00:16:56] After-School Hanoko-kun
• [00:18:47] Shows We Might Cover in a Future Reading/Watching Section

[00:19:22] Fall 2023 Anime Seasonals: Sequel

• [00:19:30] The Eminence in Shadow S2
• [00:23:31] The Ancient Magus' Bride S2 Part 2
• [00:28:23] Girlfriend, Girlfriend S2
• [00:33:03] The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent S2

[00:35:21] Pluto

[00:57:03] Fall 2023 Anime Seasonals: New Shows

• [00:57:18] Undead Unluck
• [01:11:30] 100 Girlfriends
• [01:18:10] Tearmoon Empire
• [01:24:33] The Apothecary Diaries
• [01:32:05] The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
• [01:39:50] Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
• [01:45:22] Overtake!
• [01:54:11] Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
• [02:00:21] My New Boss is Goofy
• [02:05:38] I'm in Love with the Villainess
• [02:07:56] Shangri-La Frontier

[02:22:42] The GAP Bros' Fall 2023 Seasonal Bet Picks Revealed!

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

(00:00:30) Welcome Back To The (After) Dark Side

(00:02:20) Toshio Okada - The Inspiration Behind This Episode (Link)

(00:03:24) The Anime Industry Is Flourishing... Right? (Link)

(00:07:39) What The Heck Is A Production Committee? (Link) (Link 2)

(00:30:04) What Does This Have To Do With Anime Studios?

(00:44:09) MAPPA Made A Calculated (And Risky) Bet On Chainsaw Man (Link)

(00:45:38) Kyoto Animation and ufotable Buck The Production Committee Trend

(00:53:36) Studio Orange Deserves A Special Mention

(00:57:47) It's Not All Doom And Gloom With Production Committees

(01:00:20) Consumerist Behaviors Are To Blame?

(01:04:41) Is There Too Much Anime?

(01:08:21) Here Are Some Stats For Y'all (Link)

(01:18:15) What Can Be Done To Rectify The Situation?

(01:41:13) The World Loves Anime, And Production Committees Need To Acknowledge It More

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Music Credits

Intro: "Cold as Ice (Instrumental Version)" by Particle House

Break: "Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version)" by Mindme

Outro: "Like The Ocean" by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

(00:01:31) What We've Been Watching/Reading Start

• (00:01:35) Fall 2023 Seasonal and EP70 Teaser
• (00:04:02) Dandadan (Manga)
• (00:06:18) My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps (Manga)
• (00:12:36) Wild Strawberry (Manga)

(00:19:56) News Section Start

• (00:20:12) Manga Plus Launches New Subscription Service [Link]
• (00:24:31) Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga [Link]
• (00:33:36) Adult Swim's Jason DeMarco: 'We Won't Be Making Any More' FLCL [Link]
• (00:44:00) The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons Episode 1 Briefly Inaccessible on Crunchyroll After Subtitle Quality Complaints (Update 3) [Link]
• (00:50:48) Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga's Translator for Character's Very Long Dialogue [Link]

(00:59:46) Main Discussion Topic Start

• (1:00:39) Our Disclaimers for our Anime/Manga Harem Genre Analysis
• (1:03:30) The Historical Definition of Harem vs. The Weeb Definition of Harem
• (1:09:29) What is The Appeal of Anime/Manga Harems?
• (1:13:24) What are the Characteristics That Make an Anime/Manga Harem?
• (1:26:25) What Was Our First Exposure to Harems in Anime/Manga?
• (1:28:18) The Character Archetypes in Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:36:00) There Are Some Good Things About Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:39:03) But There Are More Negatives Regarding Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:50:14) Recommendation: Bakemonogatari (Manga)
• (1:55:14) What Would Be The GOATs of Anime/Manga Harems?
• (2:02:11) Is Comparing Harems in Shows in Anime to Reality TV for TV Series a Valid One?
• (2:03:52) Will Gives His Take on Jason's Comparison
• (2:04:57) Will Introduces Jason to The Reality TV Rabbit Hole...
• (2:05:59) Jason Somehow Correctly Guessed The Premise of "Too Hot To Handle"
• (2:08:29) Our Parting Thoughts About Harem Anime/Manga... and Anime Thanksgiving?

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

(00:02:50) News Updates

• (00:03:02) Nippon TV to Acquire Studio Ghibli as Subsidiary (Link)

(00:26:30) Main Discussion Start
(00:30:03) A (Brief Breakdown of Manga Publishing Companies
(00:33:10) Paid vs. Freemium Models for Manga Distribution
(00:36:12) Humble Bundle - Limited Manga Drops, But Great Price Point
(00:41:14) Bookwalker - Possibly The Biggest Platform for Manga
(00:50:42) Crunchyroll Manga - It's Free? So Why Not?
(00:53:58) ComiXology - We Miss The Old Platform
(01:06:44) Azuki - Great User Experience, Could Do With More Manga Though
(01:19:05) Jump+/Manga+ - Nothing But Pluses Here
(01:28:00) K Manga - How NOT To Run An Online Manga Platform
(01:40:48) Manga Up - Never Mind, THIS Is The Worst Manga Platform

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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We all want to give any Anime or Manga series a fair shake… but what if I told you this noble goal is often doomed from the very start?

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Music Credits

Intro: Maybe We'll Meet Again by baegel

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

(00:02:50) Jason's Been Reading A Ton Of Manga Again

• (00:05:41) Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More
• (00:08:49) My [Repair] Skill Became a Versatile Cheat, So I Think I'll Open a Weapon Shop
• (00:11:20) I Grew the Greatest Home Garden with My OP Cultivation Skill?
• (00:15:50) How to Grill Our Love

(00:21:11) Main Discussion Start
(00:26:58) What's Changed For Anime Streaming Platforms Over The Last Two Years?
(00:47:35) Platforms in Asia - Muse Asia and Bilibili
(00:55:00) Streaming New Anime Movies?
(01:00:33) Is HiDive Becoming A Big Player In Anime Streaming?
(01:12:49) Disney+ - Not Great For Anime
(01:27:22) Amazon Prime Video Is A Nice Add-on To Two-Day Shipping
(01:33:28) GAP Does Not Use Hulu+ lol
(01:35:58) Crunchyroll Needs To Get Their S*** Together
(01:57:54) Will Netflix Become The New Anime Streaming Champion?

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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Episode Timestamps

[00:04:01] - Main Discussion Topic Start
[00:06:45] - General Background on CloverWorks
[00:14:16] - What Does Studio CloverWorks Mean To Both of Us?
[00:17:38] - CloverWorks works A LOT!
[00:19:20] - CloverWorks Co-Produces A LOT!!!
[00:24:05] - CloverWorks' Difficulty With Anime Originals
[00:33:29] - CloverWorks' Future Offerings
[00:36:32] - CloverWorks' Anime Catalog Discussion Start
[00:36:43] - Slow Start
[00:40:27] - Darling in the FranXX
[00:50:55] - Persona 5: The Animation
[00:54:57] - Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
[01:04:54] - Ace Attorney Season 2
[01:06:10] - Fairy Tale (Final Season/Season 9)
[01:07:45] - The Promised Neverland (S1 + S2)
[01:12:30] - Fate/Grand Order: Babylonia
[01:18:48] - The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
[01:23:23] - Horimiya
[01:23:52] - Wonder Egg Priority
[01:26:30] - Shadows House
[01:30:00] - Tokyo 24th Ward
[01:32:49] - Akebi's Sailor Uniform
[01:40:42] - My Dress-Up Darling
[01:45:00] - In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
[01:46:30] - Spy x Family
[01:50:50] - Bocchi the Rock!

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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We love Anime. You love Anime. However, nothing lasts forever, right?

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Note: Jason here. I know I said I would "definitely" talk about Akane Banashi for EP63 and I clearly didn't. I did read it but we will find a time to talk about it at some point. My bad.

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Music Credits

Intro: Maybe We'll Meet Again by baegel

Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down

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