So I’m a Spider, So What? – Episode 1
So I’m a Spider, So What? is a solid start to a series about one high school girls’ adventures… as an RPG-esque Spider.
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Cells at Work! CODE BLACK – Episode 1
I’ll tip my hat to this first episode: using the overworked cells of a failing body as a vehicle to tell a story about workers being crushed beneath the heel of capitalism is a solid choice.
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Heaven’s Design Team – Episode 1
Poor casting decisions notwithstanding, there’s a lot to like about this imaginative, good-hearted edutainment series about endearing coworkers and buck-wild animal facts.
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LBX Girls – Episode 1
I’m going to go out on a limb and say it probably wouldn’t have taken me six hours to watch this premiere if it hadn’t come out on the same day as an attempted coup, but I also can’t reliably tell you how much of that time was “anxious distracted doomscrolling” and how much was “if they throw any more technobabble into this toy commercial, I will gouge my eardrums out with my headphones.”
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Hortensia SAGA – Episode 1
As a hodge-podge of familiar fantasy tropes, Hortensia Saga will need to distinguish itself with its characters and execution. Fortunately, it’s off to a hopeful start.
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I★CHU – Episode 1
I★CHU kind of has the potential to slap, y’all. It’s not quite there, but… it could be. Maybe. I’m still undecided, even as I write this article. But hey, I’ve got hope… I think.
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Gekidol – Episode 1
I don’t want to be so harsh on this series, but idol fans deserve a better story than this.
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Otherside Picnic – Episode 1
Yuri! And it’s sci-fi! And they’re adults! I KNOW!
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Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town? – Episode 1
I’ll give Boonies this: when three of the five named female characters end up showing some level of romantic interest in Lloyd in this premiere, at least I get it. He’s a sweet kid, even if he is a narrative black hole.
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Chatty AF 132: 2020 Fall Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Chiaki, and Peter look back on the Fall 2020 season!
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VLADLOVE – Episode 1
Once again I am faced with a title that should be extremely relevant to my interests—in this case, a lesbian vampire romance with a pretentious artsy streak—only to trash 90% of my built-in goodwill with fumbled execution.
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Cute Executive Officer – Episode 1
A short show about the most exasperating 5 year old you’ll see in anime this year, probably.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Fall 2020
Fall featured a lot of hotly anticipated titles from well-loved creators, but which managed to stick the landing?
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Skate-Leading Stars – Episode 1
I do sincerely think Skate-Leading Stars is at least trying to do its own thing, and by the end of this first episode it had convinced me to hear it out for two more.
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Site Update: Fundraiser realities and scheduling changes
As many of you know, we launched a Fundraiser Drive in mid-September 2020 to help us pay for podcast transcripts. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to meet our Patreon goals, meaning we need to adjust our publication schedule to meet costs and needs.
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Misato Katsuragi lives an existential millennial nightmare
Evangelion takes place in the year 2015. Misato, 29 at the start of the anime, would have been born in 1986. With this knowledge, both American millennials and the members of Japan’s Lost Generation who came of age following Japan’s economic recession in the ‘90s may joke about how Misato is a millennial stereotype. However, this goes beyond a meme and into a message about processing pain, pressure and grief.
