EP17: Penguin Highway

In which Cass & Alex discuss Penguin Highway, directed by Hiroyasu Ishida and produced by Studio Colorido, based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi. Next month we will be discussing Kare Kano, directed by Hideaki Anno and Hiroki Sato and produced by Gainax and J.C. Staff. Discussed: facing the firing squad, Alex Did Not Like This Movie, The Book Of Henry, a nerdy fourth grader with a harem, Alex And Cass Actually Yell At Each Other and Get Into A For Real Fight, Alex And Cass Consider Not Doing The Podcast After All, Andre Breton, heterosexual romance, the end of Parasite (no spoilers), The Ghost of Anime Past, defensive pessimism, defensive optimism, "i don't hate children! i don't hate children!" alex continues to insist as she slowly shrinks and transforms into a corn cob, That Fucking Social Link In Persona 3 Where That Teenager Wants To Fuck His Teacher, wish fulfillment, Bridge to Terabithia, metaphysical ambitions, ahoge, earthbound dad, Haruki Murakami, Cass realizes that it's more than an hour into the podcast and they haven't even begun to summarize the plot,the very very old Ashens POP Station video, "Seaside Town" by Baths, The Evangelion Extended Universe, Kiki's Delivery Service, Chrono Cross, kids who wore a suit to school, fedoras, people wearing zoot suits and chain wallets in the 90s, the 90s swing revival, the terrible Baz Luhrmann Great Gatsby, how Penguin Highway compares to other racing anime, Free!, Haikyuu!!, Hanebado!, Ping Pong: The Animation, don't make video games, Bertrand Russell, Paul Feyerabend, epistemological anarchism, Cantor's Diagonal Argument (great explanation by vi hart), What The Tortoise Said To Achilles by Lewis Carroll, David Lewis, Ludwig Wittegenstein, Cass left in the long deliberation about what to watch next month because they just don't care anymore, One Hundred Years Of Solitude Cass's book recommendation: The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View by Ellen Meiksins Wood Alex's book recommendation: The Plague by Albert Camus 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]