Best Monogatari Podcasts (2024)

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Seasonal Sampler Summer 2024: My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, and More

17d ago

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Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot, filled this time by Ani-Gamers Book Club co-host Inaki! Evan and Inaki talk last season’s favorites, plus lots of Summer anime. The full list: Dungeon People I Parry Everything Mayonaka Punch MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season My Deer Friend Nokotan My Wife Has No Emotions Oshi no K…

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Chatty AF 211: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong - Episodes 28-34 1:06:07

2h ago1:06:07

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Things are heating up, both narratively and literally, as Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to peak trauma with Part 4 of our Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong!0:00:00 Intros0:01:51 State of the retrospective0:03:58 Initial impressions0:05:05 Juri0:13:25 Akio0:15:30 What is Touga doing?0:20:41 Nanami0:25:36 Episode 330:37:43 Anthy and Akio0:44:17 Preju…

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Chatty AF 210: 2024 Spring Season Wrap-Up 1:09:52

18d ago1:09:52

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Alex, Toni, and Peter return to wrap-up the 2024 Spring anime season!0:00:00 Intros0:01:50 Mysterious DIsappearances0:06:09 Train to the End of the World0:09:54 Tonari no Yokai-san0:10:28 Go Go! Loser Ranger0:10:56 Kaiju No. 80:13:47 WIND BREAKER0:18:28 Tadaima Okaeri0:24:00 Spice and Wolf0:25:39 Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night0:36:11 YATAGARASU0…

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Chatty AF 209: Manga Variety Hour: History is Written by the Mangaka 1:09:55

1M ago1:09:55

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Dee, Peter, and Vrai join together to share some of their favorite historical manga!0:00:00 Intros0:02:15 Fast Pitch: Goodbye, My Rose Garden - Dee0:04:02 Two to Mango (Side A): House of Five Leaves - Dee, Vrai0:13:30 Love It Or Loan It: Golden Kamuy - Peter0:23:46 Antique Roadshow: The Rose of Versailles - Dee0:30:53 Team Huddle: Innocent - Peter,…

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AGP#185 – Dallos

27d ago

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Here it is, the result of the “Tyranny of the Majority” Golden Ticket poll that we ran during Patron Appreciation Month on Patreon! This episode, all four hosts — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — review the Mamoru Oshii-directed OVA Dallos, which happens to be the first-ever commercially released OVA! Topics include: narrowly avoiding Ready: Player On…

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Chatty AF 208: Monogatari Watchalong Part 3 - Kizumonogatari 1:05:10

1M ago1:05:10

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Toni, Vrai, and Peter return to their Monogatari watchalong with the ultra-violent 3-part movie trilogy Kizumonogatari!0:00:00 Intros0:01:25 Watch order0:02:25 Suffering and gore0:06:20 Visual style0:12:35 Impressions0:15:44 Hanekawa0:22:35 Araragi’s savior complex0:28:14 THAT scene0:36:44 Sexualizing Hanekawa and Shinobu0:41:33 Ending0:44:44 Self-…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #19 – Ascendance of a Bookworm

1M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Ascendance of a Bookworm, the story of a book maniac reincarnated in another world without public libraries. Topics include 30 Rock, a singular Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cup, and some brief waffle on the Star Wa…

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Chatty AF 207: 2024 Spring Mid-Season Check-In 1:09:45

2M ago1:09:45

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Alex, Toni, and Peter check in on a number of eyebrow-raising romances and some science fiction series with big but as-of-yet unrealized potential in the Spring 2024 season!0:00:00 Intros0:02:05 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTIONRed Flags0:08:31 Mysterious DisappearancesNeutral Zone0:11:36 Train to the End of the World0:16:54 Tonari no Yokai-san…

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Chatty AF 206: Monogatari Watchalong - Bakemonogatari Episodes 9-15 1:13:12

3M ago1:13:12

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Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for Nadeko Snake and Tsubasa Cat, talk about examination versus exploitation, and anguish over the now-unfinished streaming status of the series.0:00:00 Intros0:01:39 Lost media0:02:59 Ranking OPs0:08:53 Sexual assault imagery0:11:18 Tsubasa cat0:21:08 Apparitions and metaphors0:27:05 Hanekawa’s victimization0:30:58 Nad…

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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2024: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Spice & Wolf, and More

2M ago

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Evan and Ink recap the anime of Winter 2024, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Spring 2024! The shows: Bartender Glass of God Delicious in Dungeon (Continuing) The Duke of Death and His Maid (S3) Sound! Euphonium S3 Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again The Grimm Variations Highspeed étoile Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night A Salad…

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Chatty AF 205: 2024 Winter Season Wrap-Up 1:14:11

3M ago1:14:11

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Vrai, Peter, and Alex take a much delayed look back on the 2024 Winter anime season where some of our bottom titles managed to pull out some good content before the end and top titles that took an absolute nosedive in the second half.0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:02:11 The Witch and the BeastYellow Flags0:06:49 BUCCHIGIRI?!Neutral Zone0:12:52 Villainess…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #18 – JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer

3M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this ninth and FINAL episode (for this arc) of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer, continuing the story of Haru and her quest to save the world while working her day job at a brothel. Topics include locked room mystery ennui…

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Chatty AF 204: Monogatari Watchalong - Bakemonogatari Episodes 1-8 1:07:20

4M ago1:07:20

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Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first 8 episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as it was influential, Bakemongatari!0:00:00 Intros0:00:54 Toni’s justification for doing this0:02:53 Bakemonogatari in the anime zeitgeist0:10:34 Copycats0:14:22 Visual style0:22:53 Hanekawa0…

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AGP#184 – Thousand Arms

4M ago

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Just ignore the outdated number in the intro, this one took… a while. Evan fulfills a Golden Ticket request from patron FatDrunkFriendOtaku with a review of the PlayStation JRPG/dating sim Thousand Arms! Topics include: the heart of the swords, Thousand Dates, and DAAAAARKNESS. Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Goo…

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Chatty AF 203: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong - Episodes 21-27 1:00:52

4M ago1:00:52

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Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to cover the conclusion of the Black Rose arc, the beginning The End of the World, and Akio being both the worst and relentlessly sexy on convertibles.0:00:00 Intros0:01:03 Content warnings0:02:08 Feelings0:05:59 Keiko0:09:46 Mikage0:22:45 End of the World0:29:02 Akio0:32:36 Cycles of abuse0:35:49 Kozue and Daddy Longleg…

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Teaser: AGP Bonus: Metal Wolf Chaos, aka From Soft vs. Anti-From Soft

4M ago

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This is a teaser for a podcast available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon. To celebrate Patron Appreciation Month 2024, for the first time EVER the entire current Ani-Gamers staff — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — host a podcast together to discuss the cult favorite 2004 action video game Metal Wolf Chaos! A game about defending America’s freedoms, gassing …

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Chatty AF 202: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong - Episodes 13-20 58:49

5M ago58:49

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Cy, and Chiaki, and Vrai return and dive into the Black Rose Saga, the importance of the secondary cast, and Anthy's deepening characterization. 0:00:00 Intros0:02:34 Content Warnings0:03:09 Note on translation0:05:05 Catching Up0:07:00 The economic bubble0:08:37 Filler0:11:52 Nanami episode0:14:22 Anthy0:24:15 Symbolism0:26:52 Adult content0:29:12…

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Chatty AF 201: 2024 Winter Mid-Season Check-In 1:11:22

6M ago1:11:22

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Vrai, Alex, and Peter check-in on the 2024 Winter season where quite a few titles with a lot of potential have a lot riding on their second halves!0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:01:30 The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil0:02:09 The Witch and the BeastYellow Flags0:02:29 BUCCHIGIRI?!Neutral Zone0:11:47 The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic0:14:25 Villaine…

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Chatty AF 200: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong - Episodes 1-12 58:16

6M ago58:16

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We're celebrating 200 episodes! And what better way than for mega Utena fan Vrai to talk Cy and Chiaki through their very first viewing of the series?0:00:00 Intros0:04:02 Past experience0:10:08 Utena in modern culture0:12:26 Series info0:17:55 Favorite character0:19:20 Sub vs Dub0:25:18 Abuse of Anthy0:32:30 Saionji0:35:31 Incest0:41:53 Learning h…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #17 – Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Volume 2

6M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Vol. 2, continuing the story of Erich and his TRPG build. Topics include rye bread, teething remedies for infants, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Post in the Di…

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Seasonal Sampler Winter 2024: Delicious in Dungeon, Metallic Rouge, Meiji Gekken: 1874, & More

7M ago

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Evan and Ink recap the anime of Fall 2023, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Winter 2024! The shows: Brave Bang Bravern, Burn the Witch #0.8, Delicious in Dungeon, Delusional Monthly Magazine, The Fire Hunter S2, Maboroshi, Meiji Gekken: 1874, Metallic Rouge, A Sign of Affection, Snack Basue, The Witch and the Beast. Bonus: Evan w…

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Chatty AF 199: 2024 Fall Wrap-Up 1:15:56

6M ago1:15:56

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Caitlin, Toni, and Peter wrap-up another Fall season with a few hidden gems, a few series that failed to stick the landing, and a bunch of sequels!0:00:00 IntrosPit of Shame0:01:37 A Girl and Her Guard DogYellow Flags0:03:06 Protocol: Rain0:06:03 KamiErabi GOD.app0:07:34 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love YouNeutral Zon…

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The Final Otaku Melancholy: A Re-Review of Eromanga-Sensei and Four Years of the Show 2:19:03

6M ago2:19:03

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"To my father, thank you. To my mother, farewell. And to all the children... Congratulations!" Thank you for all your support over these past four years. There will be more unreleased and previously recorded OVA episodes to come but this is our final episode together as Otaku Melancholy. We appreciate all your support and listens and kind words and…

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Chatty AF 198: The Boy and The Heron Retrospective 1:05:52

6M ago1:05:52

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Vrai, Cy, and Toni discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s latest (last?) movie, its callbacks to his career and themes, and Robert Pattinson.0:00:00 Intros0:01:50 Favorite Ghibli film0:07:08 Sub or dub0:12:18 The title0:15:52 SPOILER WARNING0:16:57 Summary0:18:06 It’s an isekai0:22:33 What is this sekai?0:27:39 WWII0:29:22 Takahata0:30:58 Goro0:33:20 The birds0:…

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Monogatari Second Season 2:11:03

7M ago2:11:03

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You sure look lively today, listener. Did something good happen? Plot twists, Kaiki praise, and timeline confusion are abound in this week's episode where we (after three years) talk about the next Monogatari in our Journey-gatari, Monogatari Second Season! Listen like a regular person or skip around the episode to get the full Monogatari style exp…

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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episodes 26 - 49) 1:34:36

7M ago1:34:36

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Get ready to love love tenkyoken one more time! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [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.boom…

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AGP#183 – Quicksave: So Long 2023!

7M ago

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For our final episode of the year, Evan and David check in for a Quicksave podcast about a bunch of anime, manga and games they’ve been checking out recently, including Mario Wonder, Talk to My Back, World of Horror, Frieren, Pluto, and Super Mario RPG. Thanks for listening for the past year and see you in 2024! Runtime: 46 minutes Direct Download …

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Oldtaku no Radio #062 – Planetes

8M ago

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Reuniting for the annual Anime Secret Santa project, Jared and Ink stuff your stocking with opinions about 2004’s Planetes via a special episode of Oldtaku no Radio. Thank you, Santa!!! The choices originally presented to Ink were Stars Align, Planetes, Godzilla Singular Point, and Project Blue Earth SOS. When Ink told Jared Planetes was gifted, th…

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Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Episode 1 - 25) 1:40:50

8M ago1:40:50

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Let's all have a nice clean Gundam fight to determine the King of Space and a big shoutout to all the people listening from Neo Iceland. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total ord…

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 1:52:07

8M ago1:52:07

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Break through the heavens with your drill! Or don't. I'm not your mother. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using our coupon code OTAKUMELANCHOLYPODCAST on their web…

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The First Twelve Episodes of Gintama (And Getting Old) 1:28:54

8M ago1:28:54

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It's Katsura, not Zura. Hurry up and read this episode description already. I'm missing a soap opera rerun I want to watch. Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [Special thanks to Boomslank for sponsoring the episode! You can get 10% off your total order by using o…

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Chatty AF 197 - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Retrospective 1:06:01

7M ago1:06:01

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Alex, Caitlin, and Toni talk the new Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime and how it matches up as a new take on the decades old comic and movie!0:00:00 Intros0:01:14 Backgrounds with the franchise0:05:41 The franchise’s background0:07:25 The vibes0:09:39 The plot0:12:53 The twist0:16:43 Different Scotts0:18:11 Comic vs movie0:21:31 Casting0:24:08 Manic p…

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A Discussion on The Witch from Mercury S2, The Failures of Bandai-Namco, and Mecha Viability in the Future (Kind of) 1:28:15

8M ago1:28:15

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Gay space lesbians (but it's up to interpretation) Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through our link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumelancholy [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.b…

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Chatty AF 196: 2023 Fall Mid-Season Check-In 1:22:11

8M ago1:22:11

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Toni, Caitlin, and Peter try and fail to check-in on the biggest anime season ever in a reasonable amount of time.0:00:00 Intros0:02:06 A Girl and Her Guard Dog0:03:26 The Kingdoms of Ruin0:05:16 Protocol: Rain0:07:52 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You0:15:08 The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons0:17:33 Tearmoon Empire0:19:22 S…

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #16: The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2

9M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2, continuing the story of Maomao and the mysteries she encounters inside the imperial court. Topics include our uncle who works at Japan, Umineko When They Cry, and the Blowfish Challen…

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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 1:27:49

9M ago1:27:49

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(Due to the nature of this anime, there is no spoiler safe section. You've been warned!) In this week's OtaMel, we take off and go full boomer mode as we fail to discuss anything except how great the ol' days were, MyAnimeList vs. AniList, and video game culture. We also rag a little bit on the writer of one New York Times article but it's all in (…

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ATTALK ON TITAN: The Final Chapters (Part One and Two) 1:40:17

9M ago1:40:17

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Featuring the return of Audrey! Attack on Titan has finally ended which means that we are obligated by the spirit of vengeance that has unfortunately inhabited our bodies to talk about it. Is there that much to talk about though? The rumbling in our hearts have conscripted us to criticize these specials and criticize it we do (mostly just Eren and …

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Chatty AF 195: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 2 1:06:35

9M ago1:06:35

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Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 2 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!0:00:00 Intros0:01:15 Hot boys0:12:20 Lief0:23:06 The myth of the good enslaver0:33:53 Olmar0:37:50 Arnheid and the experiences of enslaved women0:44:27 Slavery rooted in hate vs love0:48:14 Portraya…

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Fall 2023 Anime First Impressions - Part One 1:11:16

9M ago1:11:16

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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! Use code "MELANCHOLY" for $5 off your first #TokyoTreat box through my link: https://team.tokyotreat.com/otakumel…

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Ani-Gamers Podcast: Seasonal Sampler Fall 2023: Frieren, SHY, 100 Girlfriends, & More

9M ago

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We missed an episode, so Evan and Ink recap both Spring and Summer 2023, then dive into Fall 2023! The shows: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really Love You, Bullbuster, Dark Gathering, FLCL: Grunge, FLCL: Shoegaze, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, KamiErabi GOD.app, MF Ghost, Migi & Dali, Overtake!, Precure: Full Bloom, Ron Kamonohashi’s Fo…

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Chatty AF 194: Vinland Saga Retrospective - Part 1 1:06:52

9M ago1:06:52

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Toni, Caitlin, and special guest Annie discuss the themes of nonviolence, abolition, and meaning in part 1 of our 2-part retrospective on VINLAND SAGA!0:00:00 Intros0:01:13 Background0:13:03 Emptiness vs meaning0:24:01 Askeladd0:28:08 Forgiveness vs compassion0:39:04 Love as a form of discrimination0:40:54 Models of leadership0:45:32 Ideals vs mate…

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Second Chance Anime 1:06:50

10M ago1:06:50

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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 …

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Chatty AF 193: 2023 Summer Wrap-Up 1:11:10

10M ago1:11:10

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Alex, Toni, and Peter wrap-up the small and disappointing Summer season…0:00:00 IntrosRed Flags0:02:20 Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room HeroYellow Flags0:04:42 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead0:16:14 Dark GatheringNeutral Zone0:19:43 Reign of the Seven Spellblades0:28:45 Reborn as a Vending Machine0:32:29 Helck0:33:07 BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!It's C…

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Fall 2023 Anime Preview Picks 1:15:53

10M ago1:15:53

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It's like the annual sportsball draft but with seasonal anime! In this week's episode, we read off a bunch of anime and their synopsis and then say "ay imma watch that" or "ay imma not watch that and pretend I did if anyone asks" for the sake of entertainment. Hopefully it's entertaining for you because then it's just going to be a whole lot of "oH…

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Oops! All Updates or How I Spent My (Other) Summer Vacation (By Consuming Anime Related Products) 47:06

10M ago47:06

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I took a vacation (again) and didn't watch anime (again) but I did do some other weeaboo activities (again) and I'm here to talk about them this week including the joys of Tearmoon Empire and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love you and the pains of Jujutsu Kaisen's 236th chapter. There's also a small rant at Crunchyroll …

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Ani-Gamers Book Club #15: Spice and Wolf Volume 2

10M ago

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We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Spice and Wolf Vol. 2, continuing the story of the wise wolf Holo and her traveling merchant companion, Lawrence. Topics include the ancient profession of shepherding, the curvature of a sabre, and some educated gues…

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AGP#182 – Otakon 2023 with Tom Aznable

11M ago

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Evan is joined by Ani-Gamers Podcast editor Patrick Sutton and friend of the show Tom Aznable to recap their weekend at Otakon 2023. Topics include: train man, Macross in America, and the big train for small hands. Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join …

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Chatty AF 192: Abolition in Anime - Part 2 1:34:17

11M ago1:34:17

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Tony, MoBlack, and Danny return for the 2nd part of their discussion of abolitionism in anime featuring the work of Sadiya Hartman and Joy James in Fujiko Mine, Stone Ocean, Deca-Dence and Michiko & Hatchin!0:00:00 Intros0:02:22 Centering sexual assault survivors0:12:05 A Woman Called Fujiko Mine0:20:28 Stone Ocean0:28:37 Sadiya Hartman and prisons…

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Netflix's One Piece - The Final Review 1:09:05

11M ago1:09:05

1:09:05

Netflix's One Piece is a thing but is it a good thing? We find out in this week's episode! Spoilers within! 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![Speci…

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Netflix's One Piece - The First Impressions 1:00:22

11M ago1:00:22

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I'm gonna be King of the Getting Podcast Episodes Out on Time! It'll be a long journey and I might never get there but I'm going to try with my loyal crew of my cat and producer Craig. Anyways, first impressions of Netflix's One Piece. Final review will be next week! Stay tuned. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website…

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