It's the start of APRIL and we're kicking off a series covering a very underground anime and manga series. You might've heard of it before but I don't know. It's kind of indie. Anyways we were FOOLS not to start this franchise sooner and we regret it. YOU folks all requested it and we were STUPID not to listen until now. Well, none of you really requested it but we thought we'd be IDIOTS not to cover it on our anime podcast that loves shonen anime and all that. Please as you're listening remember that everything, in the end, is just one big joke including this very podcast. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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A'ight, I know this is a week late and everyone has already talked this episode out but we're just so sensitive and hurt by all the events in this episode and we just needed some time to really process everything like these wild yet tender emotions that are running rampant in our hearts from this episode and also I got food poisoning. It was my first time! It's a beautiful battle at the boats in this episode as we see scout on scout action and even edgy Hot Topic Mikasa AMV [Animal by Three Days Grace] Compilation #3 makes an appearance too! We also discuss a little Toonami and a little Adult Swim and maybe even a little Attack on Titan in this episode too! Really special content. It's kind of sad we're about to be through with the TV series (cause yeah I'm banking on a movie or something so hard) but hey! No more double episodes every week! That'll be nice. You know what else is nice? You. You're nice. I think you're cool. Message me later? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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You send out a distress beacon for peeps to talk Yu Yu Hakusho and you do, as it turns out, get peeps. This week we're joined with three special guests including two shonen specialists and a Chapter Black advocator so maybe it'll be an actual good episode, yeah? It will be. All three of these guys are great and you love them and it's a solid episode. It's a deeper trek into Yu Yu Hakusho as we discuss what is considered by some (or many? I don't know) to be the best arc of the series with some of the coolest stand powers (I mean, PSYCHIC ABILITIES) and some of the most satisfying encounters so far at least in my opinion. Listen in to find out who our favorite evil portal to hell squad members are, how much arguing two men can have over Shadow the Hedgehog and anime Elvis, and JD's amazing "Texan" accent. Be sure to return your evil VCR tape with all the sins of humanity ever committed on time to your local Blockbuster! Be sure to check out all our guests because they're the real heroes here having to put up with my schedule.

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Break out your VHS player and finally get that old tape of Disney's The Jungle Book unstuck from it's vice grip because we're rewinding the clock to review an anime classic! We're breaking down a marvelous major marvel of mecha in this week's episode which launched Hideaki Anno's career into the stars and super robot goodness into so many hearts! I love this show, my dudes. I'm not even gonna lie. Go watch it now. We talk mecha moé, moé mecha, and mecha malcontent all in this week's episode so even if you don't watch anime that's a season old then you should totally listen in regardless! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Podcasts mentioned in this episode:

Anibuddies Podcast (listen on Spotify!)

Anime Brothers Podcast (listen on Spotify!)

Otaku Host Club (listen on Spotify!)

Strictly Anime (listen on Spotify!)

You know, now that we're almost at the end of the Attack on Titan journey (at least, I THINK we are) it really dawns on me that we probably should've just called this episode series something else. You can't Google ATTALK ON TITAN and expect to have it end up as a search result because Google will just think you have fat thumbs trying to type Attack. So many new friends lost that way. Speaking of lost friends, some friends murder other friends in this episode! Exciting! You can really see the moment that Connie's heart is destroyed into a thousand pieces! Thrilling! Also what kind of name is Daz? I really thought these were just filler characters who needed to be lost so that other people would feel bad but nope. Apparently they were in the same Training Corps too? I'm big stupid dumb and didn't pay attention enough. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

[Warning: mild spoilers for the ending of Bleach if you care who Ichigo ends up with but you'll know it's coming] It's cannon vs. canon in this episode as we talk love... fictional anime love between fictional anime characters in fictional anime settings with fictional anime romance! Mostly. We talk our favorite fictional pairings that did and didn't happen like LeBron James x Bugs Bunny and that one guy x that one girl who kinda liked him or something. Listen in and find out what ships really set our sails (also Ro if you're reading this then please let me on your pod to talk MY BIG SHIP I would ask you personally but I'm pretty sure you hate me)! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

We talk about an episode with a lot of talking this week on ATTALK ON TITAN! Do we have as much to say as the characters in Attack on Titan had to say about each other? Not really. There was an awful lot of talking but does that mean this episode is all kinds of awful? Listen in (or don't I'm not your mom) and find out! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Special thanks to animeoftheweak for requesting this week's show! One of us certainly enjoyed it a lot more than the other but who was it!? Anyways, we're talking calligraphy, iyashikei, and Barack Obama impersonation in this week's episode where we cover Barakamon! Also demons. One of us is a demon apparently. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Oh boy, it's another double feature due to poor planning and anxiety attacks! We're discussing two episodes this week and both are a part of the Connie villain arc! Truthfully, I don't really know what to put here. I'm tired. I recorded this episode somewhere different from normal and I didn't account for microphone mobility so my big head kept slamming into the mic so... there's some forehead action in this episode? Not much but it's there just so we're both aware. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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You got characters. You make them fight. This is the essence of the tournament arc and also little kids playing with their action figures but in this instance we're talking about the swole super veiny beefy muscles of the Dark Tournament arc from Yu Yu Hakusho. It's got a cool name but does it have the style to rock the pompadour and shirtless flair it throws at the viewers? We'll find out by discussing amongst ourselves the things we liked, the fights we hated, and the original Shadow the Hedgehog known as Hiei. You only hate me because I bring you the truth. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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