Otaku Melancholy

We're back to our seasonal shenanigans so it's time to strap yourselves in and make a long commitment to what anime you're (probably) going to watch during the course of the season! Spring 2023 is looking kind of thick so the plan was to just talk about and read off the descriptions of (almost) every anime and break down the absolute why and what of each show and how that's going to affect our lives for the foreseeable twelve week future! I know it's been a minute since we've given seasonal anime a fair chance but I swear that we're 200% serious this time and I absolutely will not drop every single show in a fit of manic depression and frustration. I super promise it. Let us know what you're excited for and what you plan to watch too! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!]

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KODOMOi - Sayonara April https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic

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We've watched a lot of bad anime for this podcast and some of it, if you didn't know, has been misery inducing. So... here we are officially putting that in a tier list. That's what the kids like, right? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte![Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their website by going to www.boomslank.com/otakumelancholypodcast to have it automatically applied at checkout!] We do not own or claim to own the songs and media used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs and clips used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

またいつか会おうね、オードリーちゃん. 

いつも 私 の そば に いて くれて ありがとう.

元気でね.

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"If the anime boobies be floppin' then you know the show is probably not gonna be rockin'" is the old saying and we're out to see if that's true with our review of High School of the Dead! Is this zombie show really a classic or is the universe collectively playing a game trick on everyone by making this one of the most popular anime out there? We dive into that question (but not for very long) and more all in another episode of our watchlist roulette reviews! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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I'm not saying we have filler episodes or anything but this? It's kinda filler-ish. Filler-esque even. Audrey's on a personal break this week due to being a very good supportive partner so we couldn't cover High School of the Dead like we planned but we gotta put something out and OH NO it's Saturday so I decided I'd discuss a little bit about growing up with anime and all those mixed experiences but it's mostly kind of like therapy where you're the counselor, you know? Hopefully this will just let you know that it's okay to be into anime or something. Really not the biggest fan of this episode but hey we HAVE to put out something and I'm just trying my best. Just don't ever try to live in the south if you can avoid. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We get in touch with our romantic side in this week's episode as we discuss the coming of age middle school romance anime: Tsuki ga Kirei! One of us has a VERY high opinion of this series but does that actually mean anything when you haven't seen in it in three years? It doesn't. We break down our thoughts and feelings on young love and why it doesn't mean anything and how you'll probably never really find peace. We don't really but maybe! You'll have to listen in to find out, won't you? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Bruh, how do I even describe the Tatami Galaxy??? I'm getting super bad at doing these descriptions lately. Go watch the Tatami Galaxy!

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GOTTA GO FAST

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Well well well. If it isn't the consequences of our own actions. We've started doing a watchlist roulette and this anime was the result of our first spin of the watchlist wheel and... it's a show for sure. We're breaking down (some episodes of) The Requiem of the Rose King, a story that attempts to adapt some of Shakespeare's historical plays but removes all the boring history in favor of pretty boys being pretty and betrayals and schemes and all that political jazz. Did we enjoy what we watched? Spoilers: no, not really but it's a groundbreaking show since it's the very first anime that neither one of us could finish! Listen in and find out why! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Fun fact: we both have colds during this episode! It's a Mob Psycho 100 review. You're going to listen in or you're not going to listen in. I don't know how to sell this to you in the episode description. Maybe listen to it at 2x speed for an extra burst of fun since we both sound a little dead. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Audrey's back after a THREE MONTH HIATUS (wow) and so she got to pick all our content this month in a celebration I am definitely calling Audgust! It's a combination of Audrey and August. Do you get why that's great? It's also basically going to be ONE month as we cover One Punch Man this week and some other show based off a manga of his (Mab Psychosis or something) during this month long celebration. But yeah, One Punch Man. You know what it is and we talk about it because, surprise surprise, neither one of us had seen it before. We talk about the hard hits and the Mumen Rider slips of this show including the music we hate and the sounds of southern violence so check it out! Hope you'll enjoy especially as we return back to form this week! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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I thought that making a podcast into three acts so I could focus on everything appropriately was a good idea and then the episode became 2 hours long so, uh, enjoy. Anime video games! Since the dawn of man, man has wished to become more like anime and less like a person so they invented video games but oh wait these games have no waifus (unless you like 8 bit Princess Peach I'm not gonna judge you for being you) so man gave up on video games but then decided not to quite give up and keep making anime video game after anime video game until perfection was finally achieved as it was in 2018 with the release of Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. But for real, we're talking all about anime video games in this episode including our top and bottom five games and even a little bit of a history lesson that may or may not need corrections! We hope you'll enjoy this episode and maybe find some new games to love or hate! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Articles mentioned:

"Anime vs. The NES"

by Todd Ciolek, May 1st 2020 (Anime News Network)

"The Secret History of Anime Video Games"

by Jared Clemons 2019 (Crunchyroll News)

"On the History of Anime based Video Games" 

by Miriam Perez  (Medium)

New style of opening! It's SUPPOSED to sound like that! It's art! Yep, I mispronounce "rurouni" a lot in this episode so get ready for that. We explore the classics of anime OVAs in this new series: The VHS Ventures! We're kicking it off with the samurai classic Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal that serves as a prequel for the franchise! Is it good? YE BOI AND I DON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT. Prepare for 50 minutes of dumb hype and you should really bring water for these solocasts, Matt. I don't know why you don't and just let your throat dry out like that. Anyways, it's late. Time for bed. Description time is over. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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It's the start of another merry month of May-azaki where we cover (almost) exclusively the many works of Hayao Miyazaki and we're starting it off with one of his Ghibli before it was technically Ghibli works: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind! I mean, that's basically it. We talk Miyazaki and Miyazaki's work. Maybe when we run out of Hayao Miyazaki movies and anime then we'll just change Miyazaki and cover Goro. Actually maybe not. We'll probably just play Dark Souls and Elden Ring and make it Hidetaka May-azaki month. I'm sure nothing could go wrong with that. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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I was gonna call this episode a rehash on the old streaming episode but that would be too funny because, uh, someone showed up to record... hashed up? Is that what the cool kids say? The only drug I get high on is life (and antidepressants). We retread old ground on what we've already talked about before except now we live in an awkward future where Crunchyroll and Funimation have fused into what could only be called the Veku of anime streaming services. That's a Dragon Ball Z reference. Particularly a Fusion Reborn reference! That's right, shonen bronen. I can speak your language. We discuss the nature of streaming, anime censorship, and piracy all in one handy dandy episode. It's like sixty episodes in one! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Remember when we did this with Himouto! Umaru-chan and Neo Yokio back in 2020? Of course you don't because we had only two listeners at the time and one of them was me making sure Craig didn't screw up our audio. Well, we're trading shows again except this time with the intent not to make the other person suffer! We've grown weak and flabby with the shame of a frail constitution if this is our behavior now. Anyways, Audrey gave The Devil is a Part Timer and Matt gave Kaguya-sama: Love is War and one of these shows got A LOT of discussion and the other one was just "yeah it's alright might watch the next season" so I wouldn't be too excited if you really like both of these shows. Listen to this episode to hear some ABSOLUTE CRINGE HIGH SCHOOL ROMANCE STORIES, find out why Yu Ishigami should be your spirit animal, and learn about the shame of working at your local McRonald's. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Attack on Titan finally ends... except it doesn't again cause Final Season Part Three is on it's way in a year. At least it's not a movie, I guess. We talk the "final" episode of this part and give our tentative scores and complain about 60 hour work weeks all in one handy dandy episode! There's so much content in this episode that it's like you're getting two episodes in one except you aren't! Remember kids that real weebs don't forgive anime for beach episodes no matter what. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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It's the start of APRIL and we're kicking off a series covering a very underground anime and manga series. You might've heard of it before but I don't know. It's kind of indie. Anyways we were FOOLS not to start this franchise sooner and we regret it. YOU folks all requested it and we were STUPID not to listen until now. Well, none of you really requested it but we thought we'd be IDIOTS not to cover it on our anime podcast that loves shonen anime and all that. Please as you're listening remember that everything, in the end, is just one big joke including this very podcast. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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You know, now that we're almost at the end of the Attack on Titan journey (at least, I THINK we are) it really dawns on me that we probably should've just called this episode series something else. You can't Google ATTALK ON TITAN and expect to have it end up as a search result because Google will just think you have fat thumbs trying to type Attack. So many new friends lost that way. Speaking of lost friends, some friends murder other friends in this episode! Exciting! You can really see the moment that Connie's heart is destroyed into a thousand pieces! Thrilling! Also what kind of name is Daz? I really thought these were just filler characters who needed to be lost so that other people would feel bad but nope. Apparently they were in the same Training Corps too? I'm big stupid dumb and didn't pay attention enough. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

[Warning: mild spoilers for the ending of Bleach if you care who Ichigo ends up with but you'll know it's coming] It's cannon vs. canon in this episode as we talk love... fictional anime love between fictional anime characters in fictional anime settings with fictional anime romance! Mostly. We talk our favorite fictional pairings that did and didn't happen like LeBron James x Bugs Bunny and that one guy x that one girl who kinda liked him or something. Listen in and find out what ships really set our sails (also Ro if you're reading this then please let me on your pod to talk MY BIG SHIP I would ask you personally but I'm pretty sure you hate me)! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Special thanks to animeoftheweak for requesting this week's show! One of us certainly enjoyed it a lot more than the other but who was it!? Anyways, we're talking calligraphy, iyashikei, and Barack Obama impersonation in this week's episode where we cover Barakamon! Also demons. One of us is a demon apparently. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Oh boy, it's another double feature due to poor planning and anxiety attacks! We're discussing two episodes this week and both are a part of the Connie villain arc! Truthfully, I don't really know what to put here. I'm tired. I recorded this episode somewhere different from normal and I didn't account for microphone mobility so my big head kept slamming into the mic so... there's some forehead action in this episode? Not much but it's there just so we're both aware. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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You got characters. You make them fight. This is the essence of the tournament arc and also little kids playing with their action figures but in this instance we're talking about the swole super veiny beefy muscles of the Dark Tournament arc from Yu Yu Hakusho. It's got a cool name but does it have the style to rock the pompadour and shirtless flair it throws at the viewers? We'll find out by discussing amongst ourselves the things we liked, the fights we hated, and the original Shadow the Hedgehog known as Hiei. You only hate me because I bring you the truth. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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WE'RE COVERING MORE ATTACK ON TITAN DO YOU LIKE US YET OR DO YOU DESPISE US SO MUCH NOW BECAUSE WE WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT AOT THAT WE'RE YOUR FAVORITE HATE LISTEN BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TITANS TO ATTACK AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO COVER A LIGHT NOVEL SOON AND THAT WAS HOW I KNEW THIS HAD GONE TOO FAR ANYWAYS THIS OVA IS ABOUT ANNIE AND MIKASA SO LIKE TWO OUT OF THREE OF THE BEST ATTACK ON TITAN GIRLS AND IF YOU THINK THE THIRD IM TALKING ABOUT IS GABI THEN WE'RE GONNA BE FIGHTING AT A DENNY'S PARKING LOT AT 2AM CST DON'T BE LATE ANYWAYS LONG DAY AT WORK I'M TOO EXHAUSTED FOR SENTENCE STRUCTURE ANY MORE WHY IS SPRITE CRANBERRY A SEASONAL DRINK FOR THE WINTER NOW CRANBERRIES ARE AN ANYTIME OF YEAR THING NOT JUST CHRISTMAS LIKE COME ON As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Attack on Titan went back to basics in this episode as we saw plenty of Tighty Fighty and "we gotta make some bad decisions" just like in the days of yore and Connie gets his own personal villain arc as he goes to help his mommy while the march continues (even if that march is at a wonderful 10 frames per second). After the hype beast that was the previous two episodes, can this we even hope to measure up? Maybe. We talk DOA and the horrible future that could be the Attack on Titan movie finale all in this episode while talking about the episode sometimes too! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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I was originally gonna call this New New to Yu Yu but that sounded really dumb so I'm not going to do that (for now unless someone tells me it a good idea then I'll totally double down forever on it). Alright so you may be looking at this title and thinking "oh wow they're gonna talk about a longer anime for once that isn't Attack on Titan wow mom go get the presents out early cause it's a Christmas miracle in February" but this is sadly not the case because Audrey isn't in this episode and it's just me talking for an hour about how much I love Kuwabara and MAYBE some Yu Yu Hakusho or something in between those long passionate declarations of undying love. So Yu Yu Hakusho. Is it good? Yeah. It's pretty good. You know that already though. It's 30 years old at this point! You don't talk about something for 30 years unless it can actually manage to hold up. How well it does manage to do that though? Pretty okay, I guess. You can just listen to the episode and find out unless the audio of a man casually going insane by rambling to himself is off putting to you at which point I'd stay away. We'll probably do this again. I hope. Maybe I can have friends join me? As if my work schedule would allow me to have friends join me on a podcast. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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The OP told me it would be coming. I should've believed it.

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Man, I would hate to be an enjoyer of this podcast and someone who doesn't enjoy Attack on Titan because it seems like that's the only content you've been getting lately, huh? We missed two weeks so here's a breakdown of two episodes becasue COVID isn't a joke and neither are those northern snowstorms. We discuss the continuing adventures of those wild wacky Jaeger brothers as they go back in time to solve mysterious mysteries like "was it actually parental abuse that ruined my life" and "how much of a kill spree can you get with a royal family before you have to have a breakdown"! We explain the many wild wacky wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff of "Memories of the Future" and joke around about AoT spoilers. Sorry for the delay! We'll try not to do it again! Just don't leave me. It's so lonely in the show notes. I haven't seen another human in ages. Does anyone actually read this far really? I never do in podcasts. A lot of it is just aimless fluff, you know? As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We show we have NO RAGERTS in this episode where we cover one of the most enticing Attack on Titan OVAs: No Regrets! Can an OVA that features the origin story of notorious best boy Levi be an absolute winner or is it too much of a good thing? We go back to a simpler time and see if this is an excellent addition to the Attack on Titan story or just Levi being hot for an hour. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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It's two years of OtaMel now, weeabros! We survived another year! Not that you would know it from listening to this episode because both of us are sick in this episode. Once again, we take an entire episode to reflect and read some mail and just sit around and talk about how great it is that we didn't give up for another year and maybe also discuss a little anime but I wouldn't grow too accustomed to that or anything. We want to thank all of you for the support you've given us this year and hope that you'll continue to listen and help up grow in the coming year! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! You can also help fuel the Big Anime Sad Machine by going to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/otakumelancholy to get perks and additional content! Ganbatte!

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There's a lot to talk about in this episode including how Attack on Titan once again delivers a delicious meme in this episode with the introduction of mad as hell Yelena and whatever the hell that scary thing is in the opening. I'm slowly running late for work and typing this description while I try to talk to a vet so I'm just going to let you guys do the rest and make up your own description because I know you'll do a great job. I believe in you. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo!

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Ay yo, we're back on the seasonal shenanigans. We're going over almost the entirety of MAL's Winter 2022 lineup and picking and choosing what we MIGHT be watching for our new seasonal review because nothing is set in stone and I don't feel like suffering through bad anime. It's like a seasonal draft pick or something for anime, I guess. I don't sport so maybe I'm wrong? I think I'm right. I know a lot about FOOBAW. I held one once. Did you know that my ex had to teach me how to throw a football and ride a bike? Dad didn't teach me anything. Can't even shave. I just rip the hair out one by one. Anyways, seasonal anime. Which anime will we pick? Do you have any suggestions? Let us know through Discord or e-mail! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We're back to talk more titans! An actual attack on a titan starts in this episode and we got to see some sweet monkey butt. We briefly discuss CG  vs. traditional animation but we mostly just get more and more hyped for this new season! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo!

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Your results will vary. For sure. Anyways, snow came and it turns out you need an internet connection or something to watch anime so we didn't really have the time (or ability) to watch anime this week so we made a buyer's guide for all your weeb friends! Like... what should you get a weeb for Christmas? We answer that. Do we answer it well? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Maybe? Is Christmas almost a year away? It is but you should just go ahead and buy everything now. You don't want to have a repeat of what happened that one year. Anyways, it's late and you need to go to bed. Well, I need to go to bed. So I am. Good night. Sweet dreams. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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More Aggretsuko! More us talking about more Aggretsuko! Haida fans, I would sit this episode out. I don't wanna make you upset or anything but there are not many kind words about ya boi in here. At least I warned you this time. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Do you remember when we used to trade shows? No? Is it because we only did it once? Jog your memory then cause we're going at it again except now it's in non-denominational holiday form! That said, we're trading Saint Young Men (which has bishonen Jesus) and Itsudatte! My Santa (which is about Christmas) so maybe you shouldn't read too much into the non-denominational part. We're getting in the holiday spirit and celebrating with anime that shares the spirit of the season with religious figures and bad experiences by reviewing and discussing those shows! Does it make for a good episode!? Maybe! I think we're bating at about 40/60 for episode quality but it's probably Craig's fault if they're bad. It's not like he reads the descriptions. Are you even reading this far? I hope you have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS if you are and a EH KINDA MID HOLIDAYS if you aren't! Get your fill of holiday cheer with us this year! Also Santa IS real as long as you believe he is! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Episode description is on hold until our POSTMASTER returns from the dredges of work.

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Special thanks for DarthEgg for recommending this show! We enjoyed it! Or did we!?!? (we did thank you so much for listening)

Anchor's mobile website sucks and has deleted my episode description three times and I have to go to work so here's a funny anecdote to fill space: my roommate calls my Joseph Joestar cosplay scarf a "Yo Gabba Gabba scarf". I just think that's pretty funny.

As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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(Our writer's at work right now but we wanted to get you the meaty goodness right away. You can guzzle the description gravy later)

We normally cover the very worst of anime on this podcast but hey! We needed content and we were lucky to recruit a very knowledgeable guest who would be all too familiar with the kind of manga that flop hard: David from the Shonen Flop Podcast! We talked our top five bottom manga (and one light novel) and broke down what exactly just irked us about all these failures. From rom coms that don't know what an ending is to manga that just want to capitalize on that sick rugby craze, there is a whole variety of manga in this episode for you to (not) check out! Or do? I don't really have control over what you do because if I did then I wouldn't change anything. You're perfect and I love you for who you are. I'm just saiyan, will you Goku prom with me?

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Featured Anime OPs and EDs:
"Guts Guts" - Akira Kushida (Toriko OP 1)
"Heart Pattern" - Nao Toyama (Nisekoi ED 1)

So we went to Anime Weekend Atlanta over the weekend and it was a ride. After two years of no cosplays with love in the stitches, big gulps of ramune, and disposable income being disposed of in artist's alley, it definitely feels like a new age of conventions. We're getting older and that's definitely not a negative thing by any means but the convention experience has changed and we had nothing prepared for Halloween so here we are once again to talk in the same room about what happened while we attended AWA. It was a long drive so I'm just going to kind of phone in this description, okay? I'm tired and my back HURTS. I DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING TO HURT IT. AM I OLD NOW??????? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We just needed a reason to do this show and the reason was that Audrey wasn't here to say no. So siscon shenanigans are abound in this week's episode as it's just Matt and Matt to talk about how Matt feels about A Sister's All You Need. Does it satisfy the little sister urge or do you actually need more than just a little sister? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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Made in Abyss got a sequel movie. We watched Made in Abyss. We watched the sequel movie thusly. I'm in the middle of my journey of self introspection so this is your description for this one. Go pour yourself a bowl of Chex Mix and milk. As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We're taking just three words that we get from a random word generator and trying to think up and make the hottest of seasonal anime with just those phrases! Why? Cause it felt like a good idea and we couldn't watch Dawn of the Deep Soul due to personal issues! Anyways, it's late and I'm tired. No long description this week. Be the description you want to see in this world! Imagine your own sarcastic description! Be free! As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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You would think that the shorter the anime then the quicker the suffering would be, right? Well, Bikini Warriors, an animated ad for a figure line that feels relentlessly bloated at 4 minute long per episode, would beg to differ and it is VERY good at begging. This started as a gag of a bet to watch on a previous episode and now it's here and no one is happy. We probably only really watched maybe two episodes of an anime all in all with Bikini Warriors but it's about the quality of time spent not the quantity and that quality of