Our final archived episode! It even includes several references to the fact our archives will never be uploaded. What riveting content. But this one isn't just a rundown of a ton of shows we've watched! After a brief chat about shows we'd been watching recently - and a not so brief diversion into all things Fire Emblem: Three Houses - we deep dive into an age old question... Can the main character of an anime be 'best guy' in said anime? The discussion centres around a bunch of examples we bring to the table where this is the case, so the answer is fairly clear, but it's about the journey not the destination. Timestamps below:

0:00 Intro

2:34 Recent shenanigans

2:43 Dr Stone

7:08 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

12:43 Carole & Tuesday

15:07 Too many isekai shows (Not heard THAT from us before)

19:59 Fire Emblem: Three Houses

46:32 Can the main character be 'best guy'?

54:03 Ben's best guys (but actually a joint list)

1:17:34 Mike's best guys (the one's Ben doesn't know about)

1:19:29 Does it make the show better if MC=BG?

The examples we talk about:

Kamado Tanjiro - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Sawamura Eijun - Diamond no Ace

Kaburagi T. Kotetsu / Wild Tiger - Tiger & Bunny

Katsuragi Keima - The World God Only Knows

Kuroba Kaito - Magic Kaito 1412

Sakamoto-kun - Sakamoto desu ga?

Honda-san - Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san

Handa Seishuu - Barakamon

Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop

Nanba Mutta - Space Brothers

Kawachi Daikichi - Usagi Drop

Hitoyoshi Zenkichi - Medaka box

Intro song: HEROES - GLAY, from Diamond no Ace Season 2

Outro song: Anata ga ireba OK! - Serena, from Space Brothers

Both phenomenal shows. In case that wasn't clear yet.

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