EP16: Mirai

In which Alex and Cass discuss Mirai, directed by Momoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. Next month we will be discussing Penguin Highway directed by Hiroywasu Ishida and produced by Studio Colorido. Discussed: an elementary school book report, useless dads, hating these people and their beautiful house, shitty Totoro, being born, a dog with the face of a man, an extremely long very stupid conversation about what we would do if one of our nonexistent children tried to kill another one of our nonexistent children, celebrating girls, marriage prophecy, the temporal metaphysics of what happens if you don't put away the Girls' Day dolls on time, gremlins, the mystical forces which govern the gremlins, particle man, dad ass, a spectre haunting japan, the spectre of Evangelion, the Evangelion extended universe, The Catcher in the Rye, sengouku jidai, bill wurtz history of japan, jello cake that looks like a minimalist Dutch sculpture from the thirties, rainbow jello vodka cake, stained glass jello cake, anime is for jerks bake-off, skirt-chasing American bimbos, the yellow pants we've been alluding to, what's more important, your pants or happy memories, Scott Benson ass lost and found man, the Wallace and Gromit short "A Grand Day Out", The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, Lonely Land, The Hell Machine For Killing All Human Beings, The Book of Disquiet, imagining your own burial Cass's book recommendation: The Trouble With Being Born by Emil Cioran Alex's book recommendation: The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gómez Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @[email protected] Show Email: [email protected] Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @[email protected] Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @[email protected]