Taiiku Podcast

Iowa State legends Brock Purdy and David Montgomery are in the NFC Championship game against each other, and I am here for this.

Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy) and Helen (@wanderindreamr) join me (@taiikumenco) to talk through our favorite anime of 2023, including also rans and some manga talk.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Number fives

24:47 - Number fours

29:47-33:35 - Oshi no Ko episode 1 spoilers

50:27 - Number threes

1:18:49 - Number twos

1:44:29 - Number ones

2:12:48 - Also rans

Next time is I dunno!

A Merry Christmas to every for this edition of Anime Secret Santa, and for those that don't celebrate or don't wish to celebrate, a happy holiday or, at the very least, have a good day to you.

It's Anime Secret Santa time again! We've got some anime, and we watched a subset of that anime. Chris (@gokuffy) and Patz (@PatzPrime) join me (@taiikumenco) to talk about some anime:

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Show notes:

0:30 - Introductions, Anime Secret Santa background, and what our picks were

12:49 - I talk about Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor

18:20 - Chris talks about Time of Eve

40:35 - I talk about Pole Princess

44:19 - Patz talks about The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun

55:50 - I talk about Heavenly Delusion

Next time is top anime of 2023

Can't wait for the Chicago White Sox to continue to be a depressing team to follow in 2024. At least there's the Seattle Mariners! *reads that the Mariners aren't going after big name free agents despite over $100m in wiggle room before the first luxury tax threshold* It's like I never left Chicago!

Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy), Ink (@ink_just_ink), and Kevin (@Twitless_Kevin) join me to talk about the not basketball or squash, but Basquash, anime: Basquash.

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about Basquash

51:45 - We take your questions

Next time is Anime Secret Santa

As of the last post, when I became a lifelong Mariners fan, it has been extremely peaceful in my baseball life. It's like a weight of my shoulder for liking an awful organization; one only marginally less awful than Oakland.

Anyway. This episode, Ink (@ink_just_ink) and Basil (@itsbasiltime) join me to talk about the surprisingly charming and good judo anime, Ippon Again!

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about Ippon Again!

35:23 - We take questions from you, about Ippon Again!

Next time is who knows, and it'll probably also be late cause I keep forgetting to edit podcasts.

I heard White Sox legend Nick Madrigal hit a home run today, his second of the year and against his former team. The Craig Kimbrel trade is the gift that keeps on giving.

Anyway. This episode, Dawn (@bunnycartoon) and Randy (@ChandyRan) join me to talk about Takehiko Inoue's directorial debut and continuation of his Slam Dunk manga / anime The First Slam Dunk.

Listen to our other Slam Dunk episodes: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Find Dawn at the Anime Nostalgia podcast blog and tumblr.

Find Randy at the Zannen Canada podcast.

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about The First Slam Dunk

47:12 - We answer questions from you, our listeners

Next time is...uh...Ippon Again!?

The Chicago White Sox are a bad baseball team. Players are going to be traded at the deadline by the same front office that failed to compete with this team. And that front office will be given another opportunity to compete after this. Sell the team, Jerry.

Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) joins me to talk about season two of Tsurune. Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Basil (@itsbasiltime) were unfortunately unable to join us, but we missed them.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Chris and I talk about Tsurune

40:46 - Questions from Ink

Next time, I have to get my life under control and do better planning (but probably Basquash?).

The Chicago White Sox are 26-35, 5 games back in the division race despite also being in fourth, and a mere 10 games back in the wild card race. It's division or bust for a team that just no hit the Aaron Judge-less Yankees for 6 innings!

Anyway. This episode is not Tsurune, as voted upon by you, the listeners (or fellow podcasters), but Extreme Hearts! It's about a fake sport and idols. Ink (@ink_just_ink) joins me to discuss all the details.

Next time could actually be Tsurune, I promise.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Ink and I talk about Extreme Hearts

23:47 - We talk your questions

Next time is...who knows! Maybe actually Tsurune.

The White Sox won a game. Chelsea have not. The Kraken are still in the playoffs though. My chaotic sports life is more chaotic than usual.

Anyway. This episode, Basil (@itsbasiltime) joins me to talk about Love All Play, the badminton anime.

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Show notes:

0:30 - Basil and I talk about Love All Play.

32:21 - We take question, from you. You know who you are.

Next time is Ippon Again! I think.

Speaking of football, Chelsea are about to play Real Madrid in the Champions League, and I happen to like both teams. I have no idea what Chelsea is doing though, between sacking Thomas Tuchel near the beginning of the season to hiring Graham Potter to letting Bruno Saltor manager a game against Liverpool of all teams to now hiring Frank Lampard again as a caretaker manager (I've learned a lot of British football terms over the last year and change). Will they win a game again? Who knows!

Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy) and Basil (@itsbasiltime) join me to talk about Aoashi! A football anime.

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We just talk about Aoashi the whole time.

Next time is Love All Play, which is confusing since I said that was the segment before. Look I had a plan and it's being changed live.

Chelsea scored a goal! They scored two goals! They're moving on in the Champions League! Life...life finds a way.

Anyway. The first half of this episode is Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Love Live! Superstar!! featuring Chris (@gokuffy), Ruby (@PassionTentacle), and Kenny (@Minoru79). And the second half of this episode is Love Live! Superstar!! featuring the folks from the first part, plus Mikey (@MikeyShiota).

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Show notes:

0:30 - Chris, Ruby, Kenny, and I talk about Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

56:16 - We take your Nijigasaki questions

1:05:44 - Chris, Ruby, Kenny, Mikey, and I talk about Love Live! Superstar!!

2:19:56 - We take your Superstar!! questions

Next time is Love All Play