Episode Notes Are you reading this? That’s a trick question, you don’t exist! Here’s what we talk about:

• Knives is coming
• The bombs (Jimmy Neutron Viruses) attach themselves to the townsfolk
• Newsflash: To avoid blowing up, you can probably take off your clothes
• Some guy blows up anyways
• Vash spots E.G. The Mine (2nd/5th Gung Ho Gun, BTW)
• E.G Spins around in his big wheel towards the plant
• I get excited that Roberto might explode
• E.G steals to kill or something
• No derringers for Meryl
• The gang catches E.G and saves the day
• E.G escapes
• E.G’s arms land on the door, yay
• Knives takes good care of that piano
• Are you really trying to shoot me, Vash?
• Knives messes with Vash’s gate
• Nebraska dad is de-armed
• Knives walks up lots of stairs
• Rosa’s friends get exploded
• Knives asks Vash who’s side he’s on for the 4th (?) time this episode
• Knives destroys Jeneora rock
• Vash is driven out of town
• HE WASN’T REALLY SMILING, MERYL
• Closing thoughts

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Still here, I guess! Here’s what we’re gonna talk about this time:

• Vinland Saga and my love for Hiroshi Seko
• Annoying recap
• Vash cleans his gun
• Bacteriophage, the Jimmy Neutron story
• Meryl recounts stuff Vash just said
• Tonis has a cage full of wasps
• Vash gets chased through the town
• Meet the Nebraska family
• The giant emu things are called called “Tomas”
• Rosa and gang catch Vash and co.
• Me being sad about the missed opportunity for some Vash character development
• The Nebraskas totally should have been able to stop the car before crashing
• Car chase
• The Nebraskas want the plant
• Vash saves Rosa or whatever
• I miss Aki
• Vash and the town save Gofsef 
• Roberto confronts Vash
• Jimmy Neutron Virus attack!!
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts : (
• Email me musings: [email protected]

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Episode Notes Oh no, I’m back and following another anime. Sorry in advance! Here’s what happens this episode:

• I complain about some new shows
• Some information on the production staff
• Space
• Some kid wishes frozen people good morning
• Rem lies to children
• Vash and other kid evacuate the ship
• Crunchyroll translator spells “July” wrong and confuses me
• Introduction to Meryl Stryfe and Robert(o) Di Nero
• I miss Denji
• Meryl and Roberto get stranded
• Baby Vultures are cute
• Meryl touches a dead body
• Oh, it's not a dead body
• Meryl lies to the police
• Meryl ties up Vash
• Jeneora Rock
• The plant is red
• Return of the July Military Police
• Duel between Vash and police captain
• I really miss Denji
•  Stampede1.mp3
• Vash needs bullets to shoot down the suspended bombs
• They are in the sky for over three minutes
• Everything is ok because…reasons
• Knives is super happy
• Knives plays the piano wearing a sheet
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes Hey, it's the end of the fall anime season and I'm gonna talk about stuff! What stuff? Take a look:

• Microphone issues
• Mob Psycho 100 III
• Bocchi The Rock!
• No, we can't have a re-adaptation of CSM season 1 anime.
• And you're mean for even asking
• Other good fall 2022 shows
• My opinions are bad.
• Things I disliked in fall 2022
• Best of the (non-fall) year
• Things to skip from 2022
• What to look forward to in Winter 2023
• I apologize again

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Episode Notes We did it! We made it to the end. Heads up, we’ll be returning to a weekly schedule next week (Thursdays only). Here’s what we talk about in this last episode:

• Aki get choked
• “Easy Revenge”
• Bye forever, Ghost Devil
• All meat is indeed meat
• Witness Power’s glory!
• Denji and Samurai Sword try to talk it out
• Denji Vs. Samurai Sword
• Feet chainsaws!
• Return of the testicle devil, a requiem
• Makima recaps with her bosses
• Ending theme and animation
• Don’t open the door, Denji
• Country Mouse or City Mouse?
• Closing thoughts
• Plans going forward
• Favorite animators: Benjamin Faure, Tatsuya Yoshihara, Yen BM/Chris, Ligton, and 10+10
• Thanks for listening!

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Episode Notes Wow, we’re all caught up for like 5 hours, go us! Here’s what you have to “look forward to”:

• The future rules!
• A Crunchyroll translator tries a little too hard to be cool and fucks up everything
• Power and Denji are doing well in training
• Kishibe doesn’t trust Makima’s motives
• Oh, zombies
• Kurose is mean to Aki again
• Aki is our shonen protagonist
• The Gun Devil is just a capitalist 
• My weird rant about yakuza
• Eyes and places to put them
• Introduction to the non-human members of Special Division 4 
• I love shark fiend
• Aki vs. Ghost Devil 
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts
• Favorite animators: Yen BM, Toshiyuki Sato, and Shinpei Kamata

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Episode Notes I’m all caught up, even though the podcast is still behind! Here’s what’s going on this episode:

• My sad call to action
• Aki wakes up to a bleak present
• Denji takes Aki’s apples but forgets his manga
• Denji feels bad that he doesn’t feel bad
• Introduction to Kishibe
• Kishibe vs Denji and Power
• Kurose and Tendo try to get Aki to quit
• I hate Kurose and Tendo
• Denji’s died a lot
• Power’s plan
• Operation Super Smart!
• Aki goes to meet Future Devil
• I’m mad about walk cycles
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts
• Favorite animators: Benjamin Faure, Kaito Tomioka, Ligton, and 10+10

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Episode Notes You're still here, I'm still here, we're doing a good job (not really). Here's the stuff:

• Watching Himeno die again with new animation
• Nails falling off is upsetting
• Denji's Back and so is MAXIMUM THE HORMONE!
• Denji take a hostage
• Denji's just a torso now
• Makima meets Tendo and Kurose
• Makima takes some convicts to a temple
• Lots of exploding people
• I laugh a lot about the exploding people, sorry
• Kobeni saves the day!
• Madoka quits
• Tokyo has good food
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts
• Favorite animators: Kouki Fujimoto, Hayato Kurosaki, Hironori Tanaka, and Masanobu Hiraoka

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Episode Notes Oh no, where about to find out what happens between Denji and Himeno! Will they have sex? Let’s take a look:

• Denji manages an enthusiastic “yes”
• Chupa Chups flashback
• They don’t have sex.
• Himeno and Denji have breakfast
• Age of consent in Japan, sorta
• Himeno and Denji’s secret alliance
• Train to Kyoto
• Makima dies
• Everyone dies (like right now, not in the future)
• The gang meets a friend
• No, not a friend
• Aki vs. Katana Man
• Yeah, I’m calling him Katana Man 
• Himeno and Ghost Devil vs. Katana Man
• Don’t die on me, Aki
• Snake Devil
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts
• Favorite animators: Kouki Fujimoto, Spike, Bashi, Curie Lu, and Takafumi Mitani

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Episode Notes We’re here and my most anticipated CSM moment of the season, yeah! Here’s the rundown:

• I accidentally talk about myself
• Denji jumps into the Eternity Devil
• I love MAXIMUM THE HORMONE
• Denji can eat the Eternity Devil!
• Devils fear crazy people
• Denji is a perpetual motion machine! (sort of)
• Defeat of the Eternity Devil
• Planning the party
• Power’s reasonable?
• I can also read “kissu” in katakana, Denji!
• He thinks he’s 16?
• Makima vs Aki and Himeno in a drinking contest
• IT'S PUKE.
• Dumpster diving!
• Himeno wants to have sex with Denji??
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thought
• Favorite animators: Keiichiro Watanabe, Toshiyuki Sato, and 10+10

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