E121 - Nodame Cantabile, Burn the House Down

ScreenTone Club

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy get into a pair of mysteries - what is sneaky housekeeper Shizuka Yamauchi up to, and how the hell does human trainwreck Megumi Noda manage to survive living alone?

Series Discussed: Nodame Cantabile Vol. 1, Burn The House Down Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Slasher Maidens Vol. 1, Oshi no Ko Vol. 1

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - Valentines!
0:02:30 - Elliot’s Pick: Nodame Cantabile
0:09:30 - Character Opinions
0:15:30 - Wavelengths and Vibes
0:19:30 - Protagonist Syndrome / Andy is not a Romantic
0:22:30 - Sparse Art?
0:26:30 - A Threat and a Promise
0:30:00 - Andy’s Pick: Burn the House Down
0:31:30 - What ARE Names?
0:33:45 - Soap Opera Melodrama!
0:38:00 - Instagram Life
0:42:45 - Asynchronous Warfare
0:46:00 - Artwork Tension
0:51:30 - The Tyranny of Linearity
0:55:00 - Comparison to Giant Robo OVA (!)
0:56:00 - SPOILER WARNING FROM HERE
1:07:30 - END OF SPOILERS
1:09:15 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:10:15 - Closedown!

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The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.