The After Show from Anime News Network

The Uzumaki anime is out and the visuals and music live up to the hype, but one thing isn't quite right...also our two favorite shows of the season have come to an end, so join us as we discuss the final episodes of Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction and Yatagarasu!

This podcast episode is dedicated to ANN critic Nicholas Dupree (@lossthief). Rest in peace.

00:00:00 Intros

00:03:00 Uzumaki episode 1 chat

00:24:30 Dead Dead Demon's finale chat

00:45:00 Yatagarasu finale chat

Aniplex made some big announcements this week, including a new teaser trailer for Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht! Tune in to find out more about the latest anime news and the penultimate episodes of Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction!

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00:00 - Intros

15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew. In the news: We say goodbye to voice actor Emi Shinohara, known for her iconic role as Sailor Jupiter and try to untangle the mess that is Dragon Ball's ownership rights after Akira Toriyama's passing.

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00:00 Intro

01:15 This podcast is sponsored by HYTE.com

03:30 NEWS: RIP Emi Shinohara

06:00 NEWS: The rights for Dragon Ball have gotten complicated.

11:30 James disassociates while considering the fall anime season (Dan Da Dan, Uzumaki)

15:25 We have once again predicted the future (Yatagarasu chat)

38:00 Dead Dead Demon's world-ending climax is fast approaching

Lynzee and James look at the latest book ban case to come out of Florida: Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, and share their favorite queer manga. Plus, Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demon catch-up time!

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After a long (Olympic) break, we finally return to Yatagarasu to see if we can find out the truth behind that weird monkey monster.

Lynzee and James catch up on Dead Dead Demon and have a long conversation about navigating toxic fandom discourse.

00:00:00 - Intros

00:02:30 - So you wrote something that made people mad

00:06:00 - Why are we talking about this now?

00:10:00 - Social media promotes de-personalization

00:14:00 - Para-social relationships and agency

00:17:00 - Audience interactions with art are basic interview questions

00:25:00 - Conflating personal identity with your media consumption

00:33:00 - What has worked for us when being dogpiled

00:41:00 - The internet has a reactionary-hate problem

00:50:00 - You never know what you're going to get in an interview

00:56:00 - Is your fandom toxic?

01:03:00 - Critique and harassment are different 01:08:00 - Precautions if you want to be a professional writer

01:13:00 - Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction Chat start

01:28:00 - When to catch us next time! #conclamulations

Everyone, you're sleeping on this anime! Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction is totally wild, shocking, and eye-opening! James and Lynzee are here to tell you why you need to watch it right now!

Lynzee and James strap in for more beheadings than humanly possible in the strange mix of comedic violence that is Elusive Samurai. Plus, our favorite bird people are back in Yatagarasu!

Welcome back to the ANN After Show! This week, we're going to dive into the best premieres of the new anime season, give you a hefty news update from Anime Expo, and probably go on at least two (2) side tangents!

00:00:00 Intros

00:02:15 Being a woman on the internet

James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon!

00:00:00 - Intros + Delicious in Dungeon