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Anime! Manga! Conventions! Fandom! Reviews! News! Editorials! Seasonal Preview Guides! Classics! The Reverse Thieves look at so much anime and manga that it can’t be contained within a single podcast. Join Kate and Alain as they discuss everything from what they just watched to what is going on in fandom. SWAT (Seasonal Watching Anime Taskforce) Reviews: A look at the first episode of the best (and sometimes worst) anime of the new season. Case Closed Reviews: A final wrap-up of the anime we ...
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A weekly podcast hosted by Mace Mooney and Scott Gronholz that tries to help listeners live a less certain and more curious life. Life is big and complicated and there truly is "no small thing"; everything is worth talking about. Welcome to the conversation!
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Podcastle in the Sky is dedicated to examining anime in combination with a selected piece of pop-culture, cinema or literature. Join the Podcastle in the Sky crew as we discuss, compare and contrast everything from high art to pulp fiction.
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Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki gather to talk self-actualization and automobiles for the final episode of their Revolutionary Girl Utena watchalong covering the Adolescence of Utena film!0:00:00 Intro0:04:04 Content warnings0:04:29 Colorism and Anthy0:10:08 Standalone or sequel?0:12:36 Chiho Saito manga0:13:42 First touch0:14:33 Akio0:21:11 Sexual assault0:2…
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This month we breakdown the new fall season of anime: Demon Lord 2099 Mecha-Ude Mechanical Arm Trillion Game Negative Positive Angler Blue Box 365 Days to the Wedding Orb on the Movements of the Earth Blue Miburo You are Ms. Servant Nina the Starry Bride I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magician…
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Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the 2024 Summer season with a number of romcoms with good to questionable execution…0:00:00 Intro0:02:56 No Longer Allowed in Another World0:03:17 VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream0:03:41 Pseudo-Harem0:07:22 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian0:08:36 SHOSHIMIN: How to be…
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Take a peek into what's happening over on our bonus feed!Last year on Patreon, Toni talked about their feelings on Made in Abyss season 2 and how it explores abuse survivor narratives. But there's a lot more to dig into. So Vrai and Lizzie did their homework, and now we've got a full season retrospective for your listening/reading pleasure.Wanna he…
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Vrai, Peter, and Toni look back the anime adaptation of Inio Asano’s sapphic apocalypse, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction!0:00:00 Intro0:01:28 Also there’s a manga0:03:11 Spoiler warning0:04:09 Content warning0:04:29 Content vs tone0:07:41 Anime vs manga0:10:12 Oba and the aliens0:17:34 Facism, colonialism, the military industrial complex, and…
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This month episode is a catch all of things we've been watching and playing. Tsukihime Remake: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon (spoiler review: 27:00-38:33) The First Slam Dunk (2022) Bartender Glass of G Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Kaiju No. 8 Gundam SEED Freedom (spoiler review: 1:30:30-End) The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute The origin story of Arcu…
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Vrai, Chiaki, and Cy return to wrap up the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series. Revelations are had. Tears are shed. Only the movie remains.0:00:00 Intro0:02:47 Reactions0:03:58 Utena’s place in queer media0:0838 Juri’s line: “Pure” vs “genuine”0:14:43 Anthy’s storyline / rewatchability0:16:44 Portrayal of race / WOC as the universal scapegoat0:25:0…
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Vrai, Caitlin, and Peter convene to discuss the current state of the 2024 Summer anime season!0:00:00 Intro0:02:20 VTuber Legend0:05:25 Pseudo-Harem0:08:01 The Elusive Samurai0:14:34 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian0:17:44 Wistoria: Wand and Sword0:19:29 The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human0:20:04 SHOSHIMIN: How t…
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We're back y'all! This week we discuss an anime that is the headwaters for so many other pop-culture creations we love! Most significantly- Steven Universe! Revolutionary Girl Utena was way ahead of its time when first aired in the mid 90's! Its a fabulously queer surrealist story that invites curiosity and a psychoanalytic engagement. Its dreamy, …
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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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This month we breakdown the new summer season of anime: SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary My Wife Has No Emotions Twilight Out of Focus Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Mayonaka Punch VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn…
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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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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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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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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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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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This month we discuss a few different titles we recently wrapped up. Witch on the Holy Night Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Frieren: Beyond Journey's End The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute Lack Andromeda artist tool giveaway: https://lack.booth.pm/items/5527036 FGO Witch on the Holy Night collab 2024 Join us on Discord!…
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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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The new anime season is upon us! We discuss a rundown of new series. Kaiju No. 8 Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Wind Breaker Viral Hit The Fable Mysterious Disappearances Bartender: Glass of God Oblivion Battery Highspeed Etoile Astro Note Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Train to the End of the World Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Spice …
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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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We discuss some recently completed anime, plus a live-action movie adaptation of a detective manga. Soaring Sky! Precure Ancient Magus Bride S2 Don't Call It Mystery (2023 live-action movie) Jujutsu Kaisen S2 The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute FGO Valentine's Day 2024 FGO White Day 2024 Join us on Discord!…
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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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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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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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We tackle a cross-section of anime for the Winter 2024 season! A Sign of Affection Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy Momochi House Sengoku Youko Delusional Monthly Magazine The Witch and the Beast Metallic Rouge Brave Bang Bravern Solo Leveling Bucchigiri?! Meiji Gekkan …
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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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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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In our ongoing series on defense mechanisms we have yet to cover SUBLIMATION. Sublimation is one of our more positive defenses where we can avoid certain thoughts and feelings that make us uncomfortable and sublimate them with something more positive or "productive". Of course sublimating can still be used to avoid or displace particular situations…
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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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Christmas can be one of the strangest seasons of the year because we are supposed to be happy and full of cheer, but often Christmas afternoon is the most depressing day of the year. In this episode we talk with one of our favorite thinkers- Todd McGowan! We use Christmas and desire as a spring board for an hour of curious conversation!…
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In the wake of disgraced youtuber James Somerton's exposure for plagiarism, an unreleased video he made about Revolutionary Girl Utena was leaked to the public. Panda, Alice, Cass, Vanna from Empty Movement, and Lottie from the Empty Movement discord server gathered to talk about the controversy and the abysmal contents of the video. Happy holidays…
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This month we fulfill the promise of our anniversary poll with the review of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017). And then we discuss some of our favorite things from 2023 that are not anime and manga! The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute Fate/Extra CCC fan-made patch FGO Gudaguda Super Goryokaku and the upcoming Christmas ev…
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