00:00 = Begun, the Culling Games have…

17:51: Naoya vs. Choso: A Battle of Worldviews/Ideals + Maki’s Episode

23:50 - The fights are becoming dense and cerebral 

25:53 - Takaba: an acquired taste who breaks the show (complimentary)

29:08 - A Genre Change: Action/Adventure Shonen vibes

30:43 - Yuji vs. Higuruma

43:11 - Megumi - Potential Man… Unlocked

46:03 - Principal Yaga’s backstory

51:51 - Megumi vs. Reggie Star = the start of “here’s this wacky sorcerer”

53:51 - The Yuta Episode: Michael’s Unpopular Opinion

01:07:49 - We Miss Nobara

01:09:13 - We. Need. More. Episodes!

01:13: 20 - The Maki Episode

01:16:50 - JJK Season 3 wears influences on its sleeve

01:30:51 - What we like about season 3: the culling games pt 1 (includes a spoiler about post-season 3)

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Episode edited by Michael D. Rowland.

Opening music by Stu Rosenberg.