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Your favorite anime character isn't white just because they're light skinned 🤷♂️
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Heh, you see the power of my crackers?
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Just like the anime adaption of Pop Team Epic, we got a little unhinged.
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In Spring of 2021, It's Disgusting to Call This Love (or Koikimo) aired on Crunchyroll. Suzanne has hated it ever since.
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In this episode:
The Garden of Words (Kotonoha no Niwa)
After the Rain
Ristorante Paradioso
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Requiem of the Rose King
Further Reading
Koikimo - Episode 1 - Mercedez Clewis | Anime Feminist
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You might have heard of Pop Team Epic or Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, but did you know they started out as 4koma? How did yonkoma (4-panel comics) get their start?
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In the summer of 2021, a few brave souls took on media giants Funimation and Crunchyroll to create the future of anime streaming apps. Within 2 days, Anime Tube's Kickstarter campaign had reached its goal twice over -- and also been shut down by Kickstarter. So what happened to Game Face LLC and Anime Tube?
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Further Reading
Here’s Why People Are Raising Red Flags About The “Anime Tube App” Kickstarter | The Mary Sue
The second Anime Tube Kickstarter page
The Brony Dating Sim Scam - Izzyzz | YouTube
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Who is Hatsune Miku and what anime is she from? What's a Vocaloid? When Miku does a concert, who writes her songs? Suzanne asked these and many other questions. Madison answered.
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Music
First song on a computer - Daisy
The Fox's Wedding (狐の嫁入り) - MASA WORKS DESIGN
"結ンデ開イテ羅刹ト骸(Hold, Release; Rakshasa and Carcasses) - Hachi
チュルリラ・チュルリラ・ダッダッダ！Chururira Chururira Daddadda! - KurageP
Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love Me Love Me Love Me) - Kikuo
Gomenne Gomenne (I'm Sorry I'm Sorry) - Kikuo
The Cat's Dining Table - Kikuo
My Dearest - Supercell (from Guilty Crown)
-悪鬼夜行(Demons March) - MASA WORKS DESIGN
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You might know JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (or maybe its many infamous memes) but how much do you know about its creator? In this episode, Madison talks about Hirohiko Araki, from his humble beginnings as a young manga artist to collaborations with the Gucci and the Louvre.
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Sources:
Wikipedia, ComiPress, Anime News Network, JoJo Fandom Wiki, Otaquest.com, thecollecter.com, TVTropes, Looper.com
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Netflix's Cowboy Bebop was announced in 2017 to mixed reception, which eventually turned to tentative excitement once set photos dropped in early 2021. So what went wrong? Will there ever be a good US production of a live action anime adaption (did you know Mark Hamil was in an anime adaption in the 90s)? The weebs speculate wildly on what went wrong.
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Further Reading
Interview with Mason Alexander Park on Gren (Entertainment Weekly)
The (in)famous Edward reveal (YouTube)
Interview with Ed's actor, Eden Perkins (YouTube)
Adam Conover (from Adam Ruins Everything!) explains why The CW hasn't made money since 2006 (TikTok)
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In part two, Madison covers the rest of Star Wars visions (and some of their current JoJo's Bizarre Adventure brainrot)
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Star Wars: Visions : Akakiri soundtrack [YouTube]
Akira - Kaneda's Theme [YouTube]
Good LGBT Representation is Boring (and why that's a problem) - verilybitchie [YouTube]
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In part one, Madison talks about Star Wars: Visions, Disney's collab with some of the biggest anime studios in the industry (plus some more you've probably never heard of).
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Special guest Eli takes the weebs on a tour of the Higurashi series, from passion project to multimedia cult classic. Plus, Suzanne explains why you shouldn't watch Platinum End unless you're a masochist.
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In part 2, Suzanne continues with their rec list of queer manga.
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Anime/manga in this episode: Paradise Kiss, What Did You Eat Yesterday, Boys Run the Riot, My Brother's Husband, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Star Wars: Visions, Kageki Shoujo, Sonny Boy, Tokyo Revengers
Links:
I Tried Working In A Japanese Gay Bar - CDawgVA (YouTube)
Boys Run the Riot (Kodansha US)
Overdrive (US)
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In part one, Suzanne covers queer culture in Japan, and suggests some non-yaoi/yuri anime with LGBTQ+ themes.
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Anime discussed:
No.6, Banana Fish, Yuri on Ice, Antique Bakery, Ouran High School Host Club, Doukyuusei/Classmates, Huourou Musuko/Wandering Son, Revolutionary Girl Utena
Further Reading
Japanese ‘LGBT Boom’ Discourse and its Discontents
TW Queer Japan: A Quick History of Japan’s LGBTQ Icons
BL—Fujoshi—LGBTQ Japan Thread (Twitter)
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In which Suzanne complains about bad shows they've watched and better shows they recommend.
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Re-animated Ex-Arm scene by Browntable
Star Wars: Clone Wars behind the scenes mo-cap
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Fellas, is it gay to wash the homies' feet?
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In part 2, Madison and Suzanne discuss the many maligned female characters of Death Note and finally get around to giving Amane Misa the respect she deserves.
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Death Note was a cultural milestone for anime fans during its run, generating light novels, a musical, live-action films, a drama series and a...controversial Netflix adaption. In part 1, Madison and Suzanne talk about what made Death Note so good that we're still talking about it 6 years after it aired.
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Before Saban's Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, there was Toei's Super Sentai series. And before there was Super Sentai there was Godzilla. On our first guest episode, Zach from Classic Gaming Brothers takes on a journey through the history of Showa-era tokusatsu and its cult status in the US.
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Shout Factory (US) https://www.shoutfactory.com/
Official Toei Tokusatsu on YouTube (Eng Subs) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pddu3yyzkzFEiXfQLex3w
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Suzanne and Madison talk about the anime they've been watching. Madison says everyone should watch The Bad Batch. Suzanne says everyone should watch Harley Quinn. Neither of these are anime.
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Madison reviews Dorohedoro, a show about magic, buff women, himbos and gyoza. Watch Dorohedoro now on Netflix.
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