The curse of incomplete Yuri anime adaptions gets the better of us this episode as we discuss the second half of Bloom Into You. Despite this show not giving us a lot of closure on it's core themes and concerns, we still manage to have a lot to say about just how weird this adaption feels, how it might've ended up that way in the first place, and how we would've done it differently given the chance.

Anime Discussed: Bloom Into You 7-13

Somehow we've done 39 episodes of this podcast without talking about a yuri romance anime. Well, it's Danielle's turn to pick the show, and she's here to fix that with 2018's Bloom Into You. We have much to say about these first six episodes ranging from adaptation choices to genre tropes to messy relationship dynamics (though maybe not messy enough) to our scathing indictment of student council narratives—it's a great episode!

Anime Discussed: Bloom Into You 1-6

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Well we've made it to the end of The Summer of Wixoss™️ but at what cost... Join us as we pick apart this shows attempt to wrap up its plot, get a rundown on the actual rules of Wixoss courtesy of Danielle, and somehow make even more unfair comparisons to Yu-Gi-Oh!

Anime Discussed: Selector Spread Wixoss 7-12

As The Summer of Wixoss™️ blazes on, we move into Wixoss's second season, Selector Spread Wixoss. Is it any better than the first season? Oh hell no, but it does gives a plenty to chew on from extremely questionable sound design decisions to messy depictions of queerness and abuse. Oh, and it wouldn't be a proper discussion of Wixoss if we didn't spend at least a little time comparing it to gold-standard card game anime, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Content Warning for discussion of emotional abuse and manipulation, particularly centered around a queer relationship.

Anime Discussed: Selector Spread Wixoss 1-6

Next time: Selector Spread Wixoss 7-12

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The Summer of Wixoss™️ rages on as we finish the first season of Selector Wixoss. As more of the world of Wixoss is revealed to us, we're left with even more unanswered questions about the nature of the world, but mostly we're just wondering why our new favorite anime sicko isn't in these episodes as much, though she does a have a sick scar now.

We know you've all been waiting for it. It's time for the Summer of Wixoss™! Join us as we start our journey to figure out just what's up with the 2014 Mari Okada written card battle anime about traumatized teenage girls. A show which dares to ask: what if we never explain the rules of the titular card game?

It's time for a special one-off episode, and this time we're doing a show and tell episode! Each of us picked two episodes of something we've seen before to share with the class. From an uncomfortable ecchi to a wholesome romcom to a daring magical girl show, we've got a wide variety of anime to share with y'all!

Anime Discussed: Show and Tell!

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As our time with Flying Witch comes to a close, we must ponder such important topics as ghost cafes, foxes and what sounds they make, time zones, spicy radishes, ladder etiquette, pickling, hotcake lore, and much much more.

Anime Discussed: Flying Witch 7-12

Next time: Show and Tell!

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Good vibes only this episode as we've watched the first half of Flying Witch, a show that makes up for a sparse plot with good vibes and fun characters. We talk about what makes a show like this work, strange voice casting decisions, bitter foods, dog girls who don't know how good they got it, and more!

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We're back to talk more about the cool giant alien man whomst fights the even cooler giant monsters. The second half of Gridman managed to wow us even more than the first half, so join us as we talk through the climax of the show, what characters we liked most, our favorite Kaiju, and all the '93 Gridman references that Austin marked out for. BABY DAN DAN.

Anime Discussed: SSSS.GRIDMAN 7-12

Next time: Flying Witch 1-6

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