On this episode of Bakacast, we review Night is Short, Walk on Girl, the absolutely delightful and visually arresting movie directed by Masaaki Yuasa, who is probably most famous for his work on Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, and (more recently) Devilman Crybaby. We also finish the second half of Planet With, giving our thoughts on how well the two story arcs fit together and dissecting the interesting things it has to say about conflict, justice, and forgiveness.
Read MoreEpisode 377 - Cat Mech Fever
On this episode of Bakacast, we gush about the delightfully goofy (and surprisingly sincere) Planet With. In order to balance out the fun, though, we also dissect “In This Corner of the World”, a movie by Sunao Katabuchi that focuses on World War II’s effects on the daily lives of a family in Hiroshima.
Read MoreEpisode 376 - It All Comes Back Around
On this episode of Bakacast, we cover the second part of Cartoon Network’s FLCL sequel—FLCL Alternative—and determine whether or not it’s better than Progressive (and if it adds anything to FLCL in general). We also take a look at “A Silent Voice,” one of many movies recommended to us by long-time listener FathomlessBlue.
Read MoreEpisode 375 - Dracula Was Right
On this episode of Bakacast, we follow up our Cowboy Bebop series review by talking about the movie. We also stretch the definition of anime a bit to cover the second season of Castlevania, which you should watch immediately.
Read MoreEpisode 374 - The Horror of the Internet
On this episode of Bakacast, Ben and I take the opportunity to finish talking about Garo: Vanishing Line and Lupin III Part V: two shows we started a while ago and liked but never actually did full reviews for. Turns out they were both pretty good!
Read MoreEpisode 373 - It Hurts So Much
On this episode of Bakacast, we finally finish up Katanagatari and Cowboy Bebop. Find out if we felt Bebop still lives up to all the hype, and hear me struggle to decide whether to judge Katangatari’s ending with my heart or with my head.
Read MoreEpisode 372 - Corgis on Shrooms
On this episode of Bakacast, we encounter the tonally-diverse middle section of Cowboy Bebop and go into detail about the beautiful tragedies at play in Katanagatari.
Read MoreEpisode 371 - Alfred the Otaku
On this episode of Bakacast, we review the delightfully entertaining absurdity of Batman Ninja; delve into Nisio Isin’s tale of swords and souls, Katanagatari; and I finally get around to watching the biggest shame in my series backlog: Cowboy Bebop.
Read MoreEpisode 370 - Present Day, Present Time
On this episode of Bakacast, we immerse ourselves in cyberspace and ask the important question: what is Lain, like, even about, man? Also: Mob Psycho 100 finale gets surprisingly philosophical about the nature of conflict and supervillains.
Read MoreEpisode 369 - The Last Umu
On this episode of Bakacast, we cover the very weird (in a good way) second CGI Godzilla movie, revisit the TechTV classic Serial Experiments Lain, analyse the not-quite-as-popular-as-One-Punch-Man-but-still-extremely-good Mob Psycho 100, and say goodbye to everyone’s favorite emperor with the last 3 episodes of Fate/Extra Last Encore.
Read MoreEpisode 368 - The Thicc Godzilla
On this episode of Bakacast, we gush about the first part of the new CGI Godzilla movie trilogy and revisit Hinamatsuri to talk about the show as a whole.
Read MoreEpisode 367 - Shiro is Still Dumb
On this episode of Bakacast, we finish up FLCL Progressive, talk a whole lot about the Nasu-verse, and try to figure out why everyone seems to hate Fate/Extra.
Read MoreEpisode 366 - Lupin is Shoujo Now
On this episode of Bakacast, we say goodbye to our weekly review format by finishing off (most) of the spring 2018.
Read MoreEpisode 365 - My Cyberpunk Girlfriend
I was hoping--deep in my heart--that someday anime would give me more female character designs that looked like the ones in 80's/90's sci-fi, like Bubblegum Crisis, Dirty Pair and Outlaw Star. I just never expected an FLCL sequel to give me what I wanted. Her name is Julia Jinyu, and I love her so much.
Read MoreEpisode 364 - Guns Aren't Fun
On this episode of Bakacast, Lupin III teaches us a valuable lesson that guns are not toys and will definitely kill anyone who is not a main character.
Read MoreEpisode 363 - Ruka is a Girl!
Look, I get that Steins;Gate means well. Ruka is consistently portrayed as one of the most sensible people on the show. But also, stop saying Ruka is a man, dang it! She's a girl, and I will die on this hill.
Read MoreEpisode 362 - Muscles Should Stay on the Inside
On this episode of Bakacast, My Hero Academy decides to give us the most body-horror villain yet. I can't say I'm a fan.
Read MoreEpisode 361 - Dragon Vore Z
On this episode of Bakacast, our fears about the long-awaited Full Metal Panic sequel crashing and burning are put to rest, Hinamatsuri takes a goofy premise and turns it into something truly delightful, and Hisone to Masotan tricks us all into liking a show about vore. I am not even exaggerating.
Read MoreEpisode 360 - Bear Simulator 2018
Here come the first set of reviews of the Spring 2018 season directly from Bakacast. Sure, they may be outdated, but they're Fair And Balanced. And that's really what matters, right?
Read MoreEpisode 359 - Buried Alive in Anime
On this extremely late episode of Bakacast, we finish up the Winter 2018 anime and preview the Spring 2018 anime. Because previews are most useful when you're already a month into the season. I'm very good at my job.
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