This Just Anime!

This title has very little to do with what we're talking about, but Cory does have a weird story about Bluey The Dog and Attack On Titan. The main focus of the episode however is this. With Anime Expo and CRX both concluded we have a whole ton of new trailers, teasers, and generally exciting announcements for new and returning shows. We've mentioned a lot of new titles as they get new info, so this episode is all about the new season of returning titles we are hyped for. We've got a pretty stellar lineup next season as well as seasons yet to come, but which titles are we most excited about? Let's find out! 

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Apologies in advance for sort of a rough edit on this one, and a big thank you to Madeline for reading our disclaimer at the beginning. Cory is on vacation and away from his usual setup to record, he also forgot a couple of important files, but since its the  PowerCast we didn't want to wait and so we're giving it to you straight, mistakes and all.  With that out of the way this is the same old PowerCast you know and love. We're running through every new title this season and giving it a once sentence summarty. We've broken them down into tiers from s to f, and we also cherry pick a title or two from each tier and try to justify why we placed it there. And don't worry we haven't forgotten about all the fantastic returning titles this summer, Is Shadows House still good? Did they screw up Devil is a Part Timer? We don't know but we sure like to talk about it. And if you want a visual to follow along with, rankings are live over on the site as well!

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We've got a whole bunch of exciting San Diego Comicon reveals for a variety of project we certainly didn't see coming (as well as a few things we maybe did). So of course we'll be taking our first segment to cover them. From there we've got a bit of a twist on our isekai roundup. We're talking this season's isekai, but also the genre as a whole. Is there anything wrong with it? Is this the best it's ever been? Does it need fixing? Who knows, but we're gonna do our best to find out. And in our last segment we'll explain the rather odd title for this week's episode and talk through some theoretical genie wishes to better animekind. Powercast drops next week so get ready for a big one!

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It finally happened, Komi Can't Communicate officially concluded its season and you can bet we're going to talk about it. We've been pretty big fans of this show since the beginning so we're talking about how the end held up as well as the season as a whole. From there we've got a top 5 Liden Films titles of all time. You may be thinking that's an odd thing to rank, but hear us out. With Tokyo Revengers as a runaway hit and this season's Call of the Night looking pretty promising we think Liden Films might be on the rise. After that we've got a  return of a game that you can sort of play along with at home... sort of. The summer season is progressing and power rankings are coming soon!

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And of course we mean plot in the slightly dubious connotation of the word. All jokes aside though there are a lot of new titles this season, and many of them are of the more voluptuous in nature. This episode is a whole second batch of first impressions for another 20 titles both new and returning this season. That pretty much rounds out everything coming out this summer with the exception of a few netflix titles and one or two other simulcasts still waiting to drop. There's a lot to cover this season so if you're looking for a good jumping off point this week and last weeks episodes are excellent places to start. 

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Spring is over, Summer is here, so get your ass inside in the air conditioning because we got a whole bunch of new anime this season. We had 12 new Summer titles drop in the last week with something like 20 more coming next week, so there is a lot to choose from. We've got a preliminary sorting going and are giving you first impressions of all 12 shows that premiered this past week. We've classified things as promising, undecided, or maybe next time, but you never know things could change by the power rankings. We've also got our nailed it statements from last season and a new round of buy it or deny it for the summer season. It's shaping up to be a good one, so if you want a head start of what you might want to watch this is a pretty good place to get it. 

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Spring 2022 has ended and it brought a whole lot of solid shows with is, as well as a few that maybe weren't so solid, but that's how it goes. We had a ton of new titles and a lot of heavy hitters returning, so it's time to do what we always do and hand out some This Just Trophies. As always the first few categories are things that you might recognize in a normal type of awards show , and after that we get weird and specific in our own made up categories. We even have a category just for pride month this season! Who will be the best girl's best friend girl of spring? You'll have to listen to find out.  Also we touched on it on at the end of the episode, but we're linking some resources to donate and organize around the overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights are human rights and if you can do something to help the cause please consider it. Thank you!

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A number of titles finished their runs this week so first up we're taking a loot at the final episodes for Dance Dance Danseur, Aharen San Wa Hakeranai, Trapped in an Otome Game Life is tough for mobs, and Ya Boy Kongming to name a few. From there we're delving into the surprise news of a new series in the Trigun universe being developed by Studio Orange. Should we be excited for this, or has anime finally hit the point where it's easier to capitalize on nostalgia rather than make something new. We're honestly not sure how to feel about it, but we'll talk about it all the same. Last for pride month we're talking about some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ characters that might not be the most well known. Some might be more of a surprise than others, but representation in the medium continues to improve so we thought it would be worth naming a few of our favorites and why we like them. Next week is the end of the season already so be on the lookout for the awardscast and check the power rankings if you want a sneak preview of where things are headed in the final week.  

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We made it to 100 episode but we're still going. This episode has some cool things and also some sad things, so be prepared. First up we take a look at the RWBY Ice Queendom trailer ahead of the first three episodes dropping later this June. It's studio Shaft partnering with Rooster Teeth to sort of retell/spin off from the original series. From there we're finally delivering on some of our pride related segments this month and talking about the importance of representation in the media we consume, specifically how the LGBT community is portrayed in Anime which as we all know is only becoming more and more global. We've got a couple of good examples from recent titles on what we'd like to see more of as well one excellent chapter of the One Piece manga. Lastly we are sad to see the passing of both Billy Kametz and Jim White, two voice actors who brought a lot to the community and whose work meant a lot to a lot of people. We mentioned Mr. Kametz on the podcast before and will link the gofundme dedicated to his memory. Please consider donating if you can, both of them will surely be missed a great deal. 

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YOOOOOOOO! we made a hundred episodes of this thing and we think that's pretty neat. So to properly celebrate, we invited some mystery guests, Rosie and Madeline, to heap praise upon us and not embarrass us in the slightest. But this is an anime podcast so we'll also be vibe checking some of the titles we haven't talked about since the start of the season. And lastly we take a minute to reflect on what doing this podcast has meant for us and what we might hope to do in the future. So thank you all of listening, it's been great to be able to share our incessant ramblings about Japanese cartoons with all of you. For something born out of boredom we're having a good time and hope to keep bringing you our somewhat unique view of anime. Thanks again!

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