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Covering: Darkstalkers (1995) episode 3
It's Halloween once again! You know what that means! Brad and Mel are back to discuss Darkstalkers, this time taking a trip to Egypt to learn about mummies and moms.
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 42 to 44
Ultraman's classic consistency rears its head once again as we have a new shake up featuring a new female lead with less than a month left of the show. Well, we'll see how this goes
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
04:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 42
17:08 - Ultraman 80 episode 43
35:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 44
56:10 - Colour timers
Extra Section
58:41 - Intermission
59:23 - Tsukihime
1:14:34 - Digimon Tamers (ft Serial Experiments Lain)
1:23:07 - Gallipoli (1981 film)
1:34:05 - Lord of War
1:41:20 - The Fifth Element
1:48:30 - Land of the Dead
1:57:23 - One Dark Window + The Way of Kings
2:01:00 - Tehanu
2:08:34 - Tales from Earthsea (2006 film)
2:12:17 - Outro
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Covering: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Not much to say other than the people who made the last banger went on to make a second one. Maybe even better than the previous one! We've had our Gamera veggies so we can enjoy dessert now,
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Timestamps:
Preamble Section
00:00 - Intro
02:35 - Kamen Rider section (primarily OOO)
Gamera Section
16:17 - Production history
24:14 - Turtle Tanka
24:45 - Movie discussion
1:10:55 - Kaiju tier list
1:18:00 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 39 to 41
We're coasting with Ultraman 80 as it seems to be giving us some pretty enjoyable episodes. Also, Mel and Red have their extended denpa conversation.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 39
21:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 40
34:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 41
54:40 - Colour timers
Extra Section
57:16 - Koudelka
1:09:05 - Stalker (1979 film)
1:13:55 - Brad's adventures with EmulationStation
1:19:45 - Muv-Luv Alternative
1:27:00 - Phantasy Star 3
1:37:43 - Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow
1:44:00 - Tsui no Sora (1999)
1:56:40 - Wonderful Everyday / Subarashiki Hibi
2:21:44 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 36 to 39
This week, the Baltans return with a bizarre plan and we get more hijinks with other whippersnappers of the week.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
04:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 36
23:28 - Ultraman 80 episode 37
48:52 - Ultraman 80 episode 38
1:05:00 - Colour timers
Extra Section
1:05:35 - Tsui no Sora (1999)
1:10:20 - Silent Hill f
1:18:17 - Picnic at Hanging Rock
1:27:30 - Short stories by Clark Ashton Smith
1:37:20 - Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)
1:43:50 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 2 - Justice for All
1:51:20 - Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 film)
1:55:20 - Halloween (1978 film)
1:57:25 - Day of the Dead
2:05:40 - Emails
2:21:54 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 8 to 12
Halfway through Omega, and the gang is a bit divided (amongst themselves) about how to feel about the show, but there's definitely a fair amount of fun to be had with this batch, plus some fun promises for the future.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Ultraman Omega discussion
42:45 - Episode trivia
45:38 - Colour timers + capsule countdown
46:25 - Emails
54:55 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 33 to 35
The gang is all back, as the new format for 80 gives us some good, some mid and one real banger episode.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
03:10 - Brad's runback of last week
06:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 33
20:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 34
34:20 - Ultraman 80 episode 35
49:15 - Colour timers
Extra Section
49:40 - JoJo - Stone Ocean anime
1:02:00 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) + Re-Animator
1:07:35 - Roundhouse 2025
1:17:55 - The Friedkin Connection - A Memoir
1:25:55 - Sorcerer (1977 film)
1:32:24 - The French Connection (1971 film)
1:34:17 - Silent Hill f
1:35:25 - Uma Musume Pretty Derby season 1
1:37:48 - Night of the Galactic Railroad (1985 film)
1:40:40 - Alien (1979 film)
1:49:55 - Wonderful Everyday / Subarashiki Hibi
1:57:55 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 30 to 32
A Brad-less week as Ultraman 80 reinvents itself once again into something halfway familiar. We even get a good episode out it!
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
04:35 - Ultraman 80 episode 30
22:25 - Production details - The 'Children Arc'
26:50 - Ultraman 80 episode 31
36:55 - Ultraman 80 episode 32
59:30 - Colour timers
Extra Section
1:02:03 - Trails in the Sky FC
1:14:27 - JoJo - Stone Ocean anime
1:24:00 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 2 - Justice for All
1:29:45 - Warhammer 40k - Xenos
1:33:45 - SeaQuest DSV season 2
1:40:15 - Lupin III - Zenigata and the Two Lupins
1:51:35 - Phantasy Star 2
2:06:50 - Tsui no Sora (1999)
2:27:45 - Emails
2:42:00 - Outro
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Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 17 to 21
A lot happening in this batch of Kamuy as the status quo reconfigures once again, the detour into Russia wraps itself up and our main duo have to contend with the clashes in their perspectives. Also Red has more movie this time.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:32 - Winchester '73
05:32 - A Bullet for the General
11:44 - Princess Mononoke
17:49 - Once Upon in the West
22:24 - Tanigaki's History Hotpot - Touhoku and Internal Colonialism
1:10:15 - Golden Kamuy discussion
2:21:00 - Outro
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Covering: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
We did it chat, we got the 90s and the movies that everyone likes. Thankfully, we're no exception.
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Timestamps:
Preamble Section
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Kamen Rider section (primarily OOO)
Gamera Section
16:39 - Production history
34:45 - Turtle Tanka
35:33 - Movie discussion
1:28:40 - Kaiju tier list
1:33:40 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 26 to 29
We're really engaged, can't you tell?
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
04:25 - Ultraman 80 episode 26
21:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 27
35:58 - Ultraman 80 episode 28
46:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 29
1:05:48 - Colour timers
Extra Section
1:06:09 - Red moved
1:09:15 - Brad and the mysterious noises
1:11:00 - Super Robot Wars Y
1:20:30 - Godland (2022 film)
1:25:50 - Versus (2000 film)
1:30:40 - Bullet for the General
1:33:24 - Outro
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Covering: Dear Brother full manga (but also the anime too if we're being honest)
In this bonus DQ, Mel and Katherine sit down to talk about the classic 70s shoujo manga because they both happened to have finished the 90s anime adaptation pretty recently and wanted an excuse to talk about it for an extended period outside of TTT lol. Much comparing and contrasting on this one!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:20 - Dear Brother discussion
1:11:30 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 23 to 25
The UGM arc continues to deliver on mid, featuring weird slime this time.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
03:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 23
18:20 - Ultraman 80 episode 24
31:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 25
51:55 - Colour timers
Extra Section
54:13 - Preamble
1:00:53 - Jaws
1:11:50 - Venom (2018 film)
1:13:55 - Tekken 8
1:15:05 - Super Robot Wars Y
1:19:05 - Tales of Phantasia
1:28:22 - Wizardry (1991 OVA)
1:34:15 - Heart of Glass (1976 film)
1:44:50 - Emails
1:53:05 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 20 to 22
Balls.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 20
13:08 - Ultraman 80 episode 21
27:57 - Ultraman 80 episode 22
46:15 - Colour timers
Extra Section
48:12 - The Farthest Shore
57:30 - Abzu
1:01:40 - Marvel Rivals
1:04:15 - Crusader Kings 2
1:08:20 - Casshern (2004 film)
1:11:20 - Toho Timeout - Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster
1:23:15 - Insert Coin (2020 film)
1:30:05 - Brad's fighting game corner (ft Under Night 2)
1:35:10 - Super Robot Wars Y
1:47:10 - Tales of Phantasia
1:57:32 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 16 to 19
This week, it's truly over as Tsuburaya has done it once again and we get the behind the scenes details of what went wrong. Also, we watch some more Ultraman episodes, I guess.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
02:25 - Production details - Explaining the retool
18:58 - Ultraman 80 episode 16
34:24 - Ultraman 80 episode 17 & 18
55:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 19
1:10:53 - Colour timers
Extra Section
1:14:18 - Preamble
1:17:04 - Shin Godzilla
1:31:13 - Rush Hour 2 + 3
1:38:15 - Blade Runner
1:48:30 - Emails
2:02:08 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 3 to 7
We're in the swing of things now with Omega, and how is the show faring? As well as our leading character's bit, for that matter? And with the return of a classic segment, has Mel finally been vindicated?
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
05:00 - Ultraman Omega discussion
1:00:00 - Episode trivia
1:07:00 - Colour timers + capsule countdown
1:10:45 - Emails
1:25:20 - Outro
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Covering: Gamera Super Monster
At the end of the Showa era, we have reached a truly baffling movie that barely feels like a movie. And yet, we had a lot more fun watching and talking about it than the other movies we've seen in months previous, which is perhaps the most baffling thing of all.
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Timestamps:
Preamble Section
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Kamen Rider section (primarily Gaim)
16:40 - Assorted stuff
Gamera Section
21:38 - Production history
30:30 - Turtle Tanka
31:00 - Movie discussion
1:30:20 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 13 to 15
Something is notably absent this week as we get a batch of really mid, run-of-the-mill episodes (well, one of them is a really evil actually). Could it be...? Nah, couldn't be...
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
06:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 13
28:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 14
40:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 15
54:00 - Colour timers
Extra Section
55:01 - Preamble
56:45 - Gunbuster
1:00:50 - Heavy Metal L-Gaim
1:07:24 - Brad's fighting game corner (ft GBFVSR, UNI2)
1:15:11 - Battlefield 6 beta
1:40:00 - Journey
1:44:45 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 10 to 12
This week, the gang is all back as 80 decides to espouse its views on women and their propensity to do cruel pranks.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro (+ Brad's runback)
06:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 10
29:47 - Ultraman 80 episode 11
47:01 - Ultraman 80 episode 12
1:05:55 - Colour timers
Extra Section
1:06:49 - Preamble
1:07:40 - They Were 11!
1:12:35 - Saint Seiya
1:18:05 - Profound Desires of the Gods (1968 film)
1:27:05 - The One (2001 film)
1:31:45 - Fantastic Voyage (1966 film)
1:36:40 - Brad's busy two weeks
1:42:13 - One Hundred Tales (manga)
1:49:18 - War of the Worlds (2025 film)
1:54:54 - King of the Hill season 14
2:06:33 - The Tombs of Atuan (ft The Farthest Shore)
2:21:40 - Emails
2:34:26 - Surprise Uma Musume
2:36:20 - Outro
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Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 7 to 9
Another week without Brad, but 80 continues to deliver, even if at the same time the gender stuff appears to be on one. We get some good character drama, funny antics and the return/debut of a notable kaiju.
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Timestamps:
Ultraman Section
00:00 - Intro
03:50 - Ultraman 80 episode 7
18:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 8
39:39 - Ultraman 80 episode 9
57:35 - Colour timers
Extra Section
58:02 - Some kind of preamble
59:53 - Brown Girl in the Ring
1:01:29 - The Legend of Zelda 1 (NES)
1:05:50 - Dear Brother
1:15:35 - Red is kinda still watching Ghibli movies and also reading Earthsea
1:23:55 - Emails
1:31:50 - Outro
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