In a unique take on the isekai genre, Otome Game Villainess is about Katarina Claes, a girl who finds herself reincarnated in her favorite visual novel—and she has to rewrite the story if she wants to survive! Join us as we revel in Katarina's dopey yet irrepressible charm, discuss the Dostoyevskian implications of anime villain redemption arcs, and delight in pronouncing the show's ridiculously long title. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Gunsmith Cats, a girls-with-guns OVA with a lightweight but undeniably entertaining take on American popcorn action flicks, and Hyouka, an imaginatively animated blend of the high school and mystery genres from Kyoani's golden age.

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Gunsmith Cats OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HPyUcy37I

Comparison of DVD and remastered BD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ermxg_lnSKY

For centuries, mankind has polluted and destroyed the ocean. In Shinryaku! Ika Musume, one squid girl has had enough, but after her failed one-squid invasion on the surface world, she finds herself working as an indentured servant for a seaside grill. Join us as we revel in some truly awful squid puns, argue the merits of the experimental Chibi Ika scene, and make plans for a very special segment that will end with one of us in anaphylactic shock. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Asylum Session, a dreary cyberpunk movie that is dragged from mediocre down to terrible by its horrendous 3D animation, and Skull-Faced Bookseller Honda-san, an adaptation of a quirky, autobiographical manga about a bookseller with a skull for a face.

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The worlds of Japan and England collide in Kiniro Mosaic, a show about two foreign exchange students in Japan and the friends they make along the way. Join us as we discuss the joys of English voice acting in anime, talk about how bitchin' Karen's Union Jack hoodie is, and ponder the eternal question: why, Japanese people? And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Afro Samurai, the blood-soaked, hip-hop infused story of a samurai on a quest to avenge his dead father, and Kakushigoto, a show about a father who will do anything to keep his career as an ecchi manga artist a secret from his beloved daughter.

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WHY JAPANESE PEOPLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44nj0ckVRc

On this episode, we watch Yuru CampΔ, the anime about camping that could make even a basement-dwelling recluse yearn for the great outdoors. Join us as we consider our misspent youth in the Boy Scouts, how food in anime always looks so delicious, and whether anime schoolteachers are destined to be loveless alcoholics. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Slam Dunk, the story of a wayward delinquent youth who joins the basketball team in a questionably effective effort to impress a girl, and Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!, an isekai parody where the comedy comes from all the main characters being terrible people.

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VICIOUS Dog Attack NSFL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqkfgTI_Xao

On today's episode, we watch Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, the Lovecraftian nightmare of a harem comedy about the chaos that always crawls up to you with a smile. Join us as we consider exactly how much otaku pandering is too much, and the dialectical contradictions of a show about an avatar of Chaos who is also a space cop, and whether Nyaruko-san is a Maiden or, in Truth, a Terrible Frenchman. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: 801 T.T.S. Airbats, an OVA that attempts to recruit the impressionable youth of Japan into the JSDF through anime love triangles, and Mobile Fighter G Gundam, the wacky, campy Gundam show that no one knew they wanted.

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Nyaruko-san is in Truth a Terrible Frenchman: https://i.imgur.com/9ee0gmR.jpg

Making games isn't all fun and games, but it mostly is in New Game!, a slice-of-life comedy about a girl who gets a job at her favorite videogame development studio. Join us as we realize in horror that the Playstation 3 was released fifteen years ago, consider the ethics of looking up the skirts of videogame character models, and die of diabetic shock at the sight of Aoba's adorable, oversized bear-shaped sleeping bag. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Golden Kamuy, the blood-soaked story of an unkillable veteran of the Russo-Japanese war on a quest to find a hidden treasure and kill as many hideously animated CGI bears as possible; and Dorohedoro, a fantasy post-apocalyptic action comedy horror drama mystery about an amnesiac wizard hunter who also has a lizard head for some reason.

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Aoba's bear sleeping bag scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz3GCy9iWeY

Like many anime, the girls in this show can be difficult to tell apart; unlike others, this isn't just because of bad writing. In this episode, we watch Gotoubun no Hanayome, a show about Fuutaro, a high school boy who takes a gig tutoring a gaggle of academically challenged identical quintuplets. Join us as we talk about how harem comedies are trash and why we love them anyway, inadvertently catch the attention of the alphabet boys, and have a Very Special Episode about The Brady Bunch and the anti-vaxxer movement. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Eyeshield 21, a sports anime about American football players going Super Saiyan on each other's asses, and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, an offbeat show with quirky visual direction about a high school animation club and the power of imagination.

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In this inaugural episode of Manly Anime for Manly Men, we watch Mitsuboshi Colors, a show that has intrigued us ever since we saw a clip of the titular trio of little girls trying to murder a policeman with a rocket launcher. Join us as we consider magical realism and the imagination of children, the mythical Chu-Chu Cabrilla and its significance, and whether cute anime girls should have the right to bear arms. And in the inferior world of non-moe anime, we discuss: Kaguya-sama: Love is War, the show Death Note would be if it was a romantic comedy; and Twinkle Nora Rock Me!, a 1980s OVA that explores the philosophical question of how few frames of animation you can draw and still technically be considered an animator.

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