Bakacast

So, RSS feed mergers won't work like I thought they would. Since a merger of two feeds eliminates/overwrites all the tags iTunes needs in order to publish a podcast, I won't be able to use that method. The good news: since I give iTunes the Feedburner URL (instead of the source RSS URL), once I swap feeds everyone currently subscribed to Bakacast will automatically get the new episodes. There will be no effort required on your part to keep up with the new stuff. The bad news: all the old, Libsyn-hosted content will disappear from the iTunes feed. If you ever want to listen to older episodes, you can use the media player or directly download links available at Project Haruhi; also, I will also provide the URL for the old Libsyn RSS that you can manually add to whatever podcast software you use (like iTunes or Pocket Casts).

Not only does this episode of Bakacast mark the end of the Winter 2017 season, but it also marks the end of me hosting these things on Libsyn. Starting at the next episode, we'll be part of the Audio Entropy podcast network. I will, however, still be posting shownotes like this on Project Haruhi in addition to Audio Entropy; and assuming an RSS feed merger works like I think it should, there shouldn't be a need to swap RSS subscriptions. Ultimately, this change will save me a whole lot of money each year and (hopefully) bring in more listeners for both Bakacast and the podcasts my friends are doing over at Audio Entropy. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 02:51 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 50 15:29 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 13 22:46 - Youjo Senki 12 34:43 - My Hero Academy 14 41:17 - Attack on Titan 26 (DROPPED) 49:37 - Gin no Guardian 1 (DROPPED) 52:07 - Frame Arms Girl 1 (DROPPED) 55:21 - Alice to Zouroku 1 1:02:45 - Sagrada Reset 1 (DROPPED) 1:07:17 - Sakura Quest 1 1:16:16 - Listener questions  

On this episode, we celebrate Rakugo and Maid Dragon's finales, give Ben and Larry a chance to discuss what they thought about March Comes In Like A Lion, and talk about a change coming to Bakacast in the near future. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 01:59 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 48 & 49 13:42 - Youjo Senki 10 & 11 28:22 - Little Witch Academia 11 & 12 35:39 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 11 & 12 47:47 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 11 & 12 1:00:53 - March Comes in Like a Lion 1:09:41 - Listener comments and Audio Entropy announcement  

Why yes, I've recently spent an entire day editing several podcasts. Is it that obvious? Time Index 01:38 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 47 10:23 - Youjo Senki 9 18:10 - Little Witch Academia 10 26:53 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 10 31:46 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 10 42:46 - Dragon Dentist  

This episode is somehow just under 40 minutes long. No, I have no idea how we managed that either. Time Index 01:41 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 46 07:43 - Little Witch Academia 9 11:19 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 9 18:03 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 9 25:08 - Youjo Senki 8  

On this shockingly short episode of Bakacast: Gundam tires us out, Little Witch gives us the Sucy episode we've been waiting for, Maid Dragon gets surprisingly emotional, and Youjo Senki continues to be not quite as good as we had hoped. Time Index 01:27 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 45 14:04 - Little Witch Academia 8 21:24 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 8 28:49 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 8 39:52 - Youjo Senki 7  

On this episode of Bakacast, Maid Dragon has its first dud segment, we start to suspect Iron-Blooded Orphans isn't as critical of pedophilia as it should be, and Youjo Senki shows signs of being just another military anime. Time Index 01:29 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 43-44 20:21 - Little Witch Academia 6-7 34:23 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 6-7 1:00:35 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 6-7 1:10:59 - Youjo Senki 6  

No, I didn't make a typo. I intentionally skipped #315, because I have [i]some[/i] of the audio, but Megan's track did not save properly. I might be able to salvage some of it to release at a later date, but until then I just wanted to edit and release the episodes I didn't have to do any editing wizardy for. Thus this episode, where Megan and I rant about the Demi-Chan's portrayal of the succubus character. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 04:37 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 42 16:24 - Youjo Senki 5 35:59 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 5 46:15 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 3-5 1:03:08 - Little Witch Academia 5 1:13:55 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 5 1:33:15 - Listener questions  

With this episode of Bakacast out the door, I have finally caught up to my recording backlog and can start working on editing some JoJo again. Hooray! This week, some shows improve, others continue to reveal their shortcomings, and some surpass expectations. Also, ACCA leads to the most heated disagreement we've had on Bakacast for a while...which pretty much amounts to me and Ben saying, "Your opinion makes no sense to me," to each other before moving on. That's right, you can always count on us for the compelling drama. Just like you can always count on me to find a way to talk about social justice, even when the context is monster girls. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments. Time Index 01:53 - Youjo Senki 2 09:36 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 2 19:23 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 2 41:23 - Little Witch Academia 2 53:11 - ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department 2 1:00:54 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 2 1:15:05 - Onihei 1 & 2

Now that the winter season has begun in earnest, we dig into what it has to offer us. Which is...a mixed bag, honestly. Some good, some dull, some bad. And then there's Hand Shakers, a show that must be watched to truly understand how thoroughly and magnificently terrible it is. I do my best to articulate the sights and sounds one experiences when subjected to Hand Shakers, but human language can only communicate so much. Please, watch Hand Shakers and understand my suffering. Also that Maid Dragon show is a very early contender for surprise of 2017, so that's certainly something. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Let us know what shows you're watching and whether or not I was way too mean about your favorite one. Or not mean enough, maybe? Time Index 02:30 - Akiba's Trip 1 (DROPPED) 13:55 - Fuuka 1 (DROPPED) 20:59 - Youjo Senki 1 33:03 - Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitensha-bu 1 (DROPPED) 35:48 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu S2 1 44:42 - Demi-chan wa Kataritai 1 50:59 - Chain Chronicle 1 (DROPPED) 57:33 - Little Witch Academia 1 1:06:21 - Gabriel Dropout 1 1:11:03 - ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department 1:15:44 - Hand Shakers 1 (DROPPED, OF COURSE) 1:27:36 - Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon 1 1:34:56 - The January/February light novel titles 1:50:58 - Listener questions

On this episode of Bakacast, we get through the weird liminal space between the fall and winter seasons by reviewing some OVAs: Fate/Grand Order, Under the Dog, and Garo: Divine Flame. We also have Megan back with us! Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. And let us know what anime you think deserved awards, too! Time Index 03:39 - Fate/Grand Order 23:31 - Under the Dog 27:01 - Garo: Divine Flame 59:08 - Watcha Been Doing?

We finish off the last of the fall season shows and look back on this year of anime by handing out some awards to our favorite stuff. In addition to the typical Anime of the Year award, we had some extra categories, too: Best Male and Female Characters, Best Soundtrack (with Best OP/ED added at the last minute), Best Style, Biggest Disappointment, and Biggest Surprise. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. And let us know what anime you think deserved awards, too! Time Index 02:44 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 38 12:17 - Flip Flappers 12 & 13 27:01 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 12 34:29 - Anime of the Year Awards 1:04:12 - Listener questions

As some of our fall shows reach their conclusions, we reflect on what they did right, what they did wrong, and what a possible continuation might mean for them. Also, Ben takes this opportunity to talk about some shows he's been watching that we haven't been covering on the podcast. Time Index 01:51 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 37 14:46 - Flip Flappers 11 19:35 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 11 24:08 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 12 31:10 - Yuri on Ice 12 44:29 - Ben's catch-up reviews

*looks at backlog* Only 3 more episodes to edit. Yaaaaaaaaaaay...... Time Index 01:21 - Yuri on Ice 10 & 11 08:39 - Flip Flappers 9 & 10 15:21 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 9 & 10 26:15 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 35 & 36 40:43 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 10 & 11 47:33 - Winter 2017 plans

Hey, I'm not sure if you're aware, but Yuri On Ice is good? Anyway, back to the editing mines. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 01:31 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 33 & 34 17:16 - Yuri on Ice 8 & 9 29:33 - Flip Flappers 7 & 8 36:35 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 7 & 8 46:02 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 8 & 9 1:00:20 - Persona 3 Movie 4: Winter of Rebirth 1:13:56 - Theme of King J.J. (by Taro Umebayashi feat. Linus Norda | Yuri on Ice)

Hi! This episode is very late! And I'm very sorry! I'm gonna be dumping the rest of my backlog in quick succession, so gird your RSS loins. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 01:38 - Yuri on Ice 7 08:27 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 32 16:48 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 6 27:32 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 7 44:01 - Flip Flappers 6

Due to scheduling difficulties and life interfering, we were forced to skip a few weeks of recording. So of course the logical thing to do was to recap, like, four episodes of each series we're watching, because we're a group of people who make great life choices. Long story short: Drifters loses its appeal but everything else stays pretty much on course. Overall this has been a pretty impressive season; and judging by the what I'm seeing for winter, we're about to face a pretty steep drop in watchable shows. Also, there was a bit of an unavoidable technical problem with this episode. Megan's computer fan caused a noticeable high-pitched buzz in the recording, but one can't simply turn off a computer fan (it tends to end badly for the computer). I did my best to remove as much as I could, but it will likely still be noticeably when she talks. I apologize for any bother this causes. Time Index 01:48 - Yuri on Ice 12:01 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 21:06 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 29:50 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 1 39:42 - Drifters 44:12 - Flip Flappers  

So we're back with normal episodes of Bakacast. Yes, I know, JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch isn't finished yet. Scheduling issues made that basically impossible to do before the fall season started; and there's such good shows airing right now that it would be a shame to delay talking about them until JJBR ended. So instead I'll be attempting to stagger the production of both podcasts. Will it work out? Who knows! Life is chaos! Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below. Time Index 02:50 - Yuri on Ice 1 08:37 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 26 14:18 - Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku 1 18:51 - Keijo!!!!!!!! 1 27:22 - Sound Euphonium S2 1 30:29 - Shuumatsu no Izetta 1 40:41 - Long Riders 1 42:40 - Drifters 1 48:39 - Occultic;Nine 1 54:43 - Working S4 1 58:32 - Tiger Mask W 1 1:02:23 - Girlish Number 1 1:07:49 - Shelter

In addition to episodes 13 & 14 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, we also cover: Nazis by way of Hogan's Heroes, the greatest spaghetti duel, mind control via makeouts, the injustice of Queen not being referenced way earlier than they actually are, the only kink none of us like, living with only half your body, fun things to do with pie, and succubus shaming. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

On this episode of JJBR, we only have half an episode to give you due to Luke's audio getting corrupted. In a weird way, though, we were lucky Luke had to leave after the first half; otherwise I wouldn't have anything to show for the recording. With what I could salvage, we talk about such things as: sympathizing with Joseph's desire to be pretty, Araki's wide variety of murder styles, and the ethical concerns of having your protagonist admire a Nazi's bravery. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

Ben and Larry return with me to catch up with the shows airing this summer. Having weeded out some of the stuff we weren't interested in, we largely focus on 91, Arslan, Mob Psycho 100, and JoJo.

Kevin comes back on this episode of JJBR, where we watch the final episode of Phantom Blood and the first episode of Battle Tendency. Other topics include: polyamory, coffin physics, no one appreciating Dustin's musical jokes, surprisingly topical commentary on American police, Joseph is a far more violent and flamboyant Sherlock Holmes, random cyberpunks, Erina as a badass grandma, and the Roundabout cue so good it made Luke leap out of bed and fistpump. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

Yeah, that's right, I'm bringing the "Bakacast Briefs" branding back after its long hiatus. Even though our main show for this season is the JoJo Rewatch, I figured it'd be nice to get Larry and Ben on every few weeks to talk about the current shows. Since the structure if freeform and editing is dead-simple, it doesn't take much time from my schedule anyway. I was a little late with uploading this one, though (due to vacation), so expect the second part to show up next week.

This week on JJBR, we cover episodes 7 & 8, where main characters die, anvils are thrown, and Jonathon's conflict with Dio finally comes to an end. Other topics of discussion include: knife-vampire Gabe Newell, really specific prophecies, surviving long after your body is gone, Mad Max fashion statements, eating babies, Business Guile, Dio invents moe, brainstorming a horrifying fetish monstrosity, and a vampire named Jones. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

On this episode of JJBR, we admire Speedwagon's manly passion that can warm even the coldest of limbs, question Araki's grasp of European history, try to puzzle out the show's internal geography, congratulate Araki on his clever wordplay, and question Zeppeli's ability to think of alternate solutions to problems. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

On this episode of JJBR, we talk about how Erina won the hunk lottery, strange Italian men who sprinkle salt and/or pepper on their sandwiches, frogs with Ripple power, new and surprising uses for horses, and deadly crocodile clips. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

Welcome to the first episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch, hosted by myself and Megan! The JJBA newbies joining us on this adventure are Luke (who Bakacast listeners should already be familiar with), Jules (who I've already podcasted with on some episodes of Teenagers With Attitude), and Kevin (who is a player in my new Dungeon World campaign on Roll For Your Lives). While going over the first two episodes of the Phantom Blood arc, we cover such topics as: thematic color schemes, terrible parenting techniques, animal abuse, sick poses, the fanciest way to fall down, Charles Dickens' secret fetish, and skin sheathes. Also, Megan makes a joke so good that we're tempted to immediately stop the recording to end on the highest note possible. Please note that the [EXPLICIT] tag is not a joke. Assume every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch contains R-rated language and content.

On this episode of Bakacast, we finish off the spring stragglers and marvel at the idea that Flying Witch was not only the best show of the season but also basically perfect. We also do a quick roundup of the shows we haven't been reviewing weekly, such as Luluco, Macross Delta and Kuromukuro. Time Index 01:32 - Hero Academy 13 06:50 - Flying Witch 11 & 12 20:05 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 13 26:35 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 11 30:21 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 12 37:31 - Season catch-up 59:32 - Shanranran feat. 96nekoMiwa (miwa | Flying Witch)  

On this episode of Bakacast, we bid farewell to Bakuon. You were an okay show. Gundam Unicorn and Flying Witch didn't air the week we recorded, so JoJo's, Hero Academy, and (unfortunately) Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress are the only shows we reviewed. Thankfully, we had the Girls Und Panzer movie around to fill the gap, and boy did it do a good job of that. Time Index 02:37 - Bakuon 12 11:28 - Hero Academy 12 19:13 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 12 23:10 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 10 31:13 - Girls Und Panzer: The Movie 45:54 - Enter Enter MISSION! (Fuchigami Mai & Iguchi Yuka & Kayano Ai & Nakagami Ikumi & Ozaki Mami | Girls Und Panzer)  

Bakuon continues to exist as a show that we neither hate nor love, Hero Academy continues to be totally rad, Flying Witch continues to be the best show this season, and Gundam Unicorn continues to be filled with angst. Time Index 01:39 - Bakuon 11 09:52 - Hero Academy 11 14:51 - Flying Witch 10 23:18 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 11 28:18 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 9 36:31 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 11 43:27 - Code Geass: Akito the Exile 5 50:40 - Listener questions 54:33 - Maki is Knuckles (remix by Triple Q | Love Live x Sonic the Hedgehog)  

On this episode of Bakacast, I debut our new opening song composed by Mitchell Dill. It's not the final version, but I figured it'd be fun to switch things up post-episode-300. Also, I reveal my plans for what the next season will bring. Basically, I'll be taking a brief hiatus from the normal Bakacast schedule (since I've been watching, recording and editing for 6 years straight now). Instead of doing weekly reviews, I'll instead be going through the first two arcs of JoJo's with three people who've never watched the show before (plus Megan). These episodes will go up in place of the weekly episodes we'd normally put up for the summer season, and we'll return to the normal Bakacast stuff when the fall season starts. Now, this doesn't mean you won't get ANY summer reviews from us. Whether it takes the form of posts on this blog or short, additional recordings with Ben and Larry every three weeks or so, we'll still be giving our thoughts on whatever summer shows we decided to watch. Time Index 01:38 - Bakuon 10 06:53 - Hero Academy 10 11:14 - Flying Witch 9 17:01 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 10 24:50 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 8 37:07 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 10 43:10 - Code Geass: Akito the Exile 4 49:19 - JoJo's Bizarre Rewatch details 54:33 - Akane making noises (extracted from Flying Witch 9)

We finally made it to 300 episodes. I dread the day when we get to 500, mostly because I'm not sure what Aaron will do to try and top us watching Ice. I fear for my life. We do our normal review segments on this episode, too, of course; but let's be honest, you're all here for the anime that somehow made Luke more angry than anything I've made him watch so far. Time Index 02:23 - Ice 42:21 - Bakuon 9 48:37 - Hero Academy 9 52:38 - Flying Witch 8 58:38 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 9 1:07:03 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 7 1:12:40 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 9 1:20:01 - Crest of the Stars - Opening Theme (Katsuhisa Hattori | Crest of the Stars)

It took a while, but I promised you that Luke would review SUPER LOVERS; and by golly did I get him to review SUPER LOVERS. He definitely didn't like it, but probably not for the reasons you might immediately suspect. After that, we take an Ice-inspired journey into Hulu's anime selection, have more arguments about Bakugo from My Hero Academy, continue to be delighted by Flying Witch, and reminisce about how much fun Lelouch was in Code Geass. Time Index 02:26 - Luke Reviews SUPER LOVERS 18:46 - Bakuon 8 25:36 - Hero Academy 8 37:22 - Flying Witch 7 43:35 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 8 48:41 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 6 59:01 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 8 1:06:25 - Code Geass: Akito the Exile 3 1:13:09 - Listener questions 1:25:39 - Drifter (Boom Boom Satellites | Embrace)

Finally, my backlog is clear. I have cleansed it with the holy fire of Audacity. Now my dark work can finally begin... And we review some anime, I guess. I didn't realize how much I missed Lelouch until I saw him in Akito the Exile. Time Index 01:20 - Bakuon 8 07:56 - Hero Academy 7 13:56 - Flying Witch 6 22:20 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 7 28:16 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 5 33:47 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 7 39:07 - Code Geass: Akito the Exile 2 44:46 - Listener questions 1:02:27 - Soldier Game (Love Live | Soldier Game)

On this episode of Bakacast, we discuss Hero Academy's cardboard cut-out villain and how Uraraka is better than everyone else; Kabaneri's strange use of bit characters; and how I might be a cat racist. Also, thank you to Kenneth Alexander for the album art! Time Index 03:12 - Bakuon 6 13:17 - Hero Academy 6 22:04 - Flying Witch 5 28:43 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 6 34:14 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 6 47:02 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 4 52:01 - Code Geass: Akito the Exile 1 1:05:43 - Listener questions 1:10:06 - Blakk Majik (remix by Brandon Strader and Jeff Ball | Final Fantasy IX)

On this episode of Bakacast, Bakuon 4 and 5 give us the starkest contrast between two consecutive episodes that we've ever seen. Meanwhile, Gundam Thunderbolt remains consistently amazing and consistently sad. Time Index 01:53 - Bakuon 5 10:13 - Flying Witch 4 15:11 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 5 22:03 - Hero Academy 5 26:05 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 5 31:32 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 2 & 3 42:42 - Gundam Thunderbolt 4 51:37 - Lion Heart (Girls' Generation | Lion Heart)

On this episode of Bakacast, we run the full emotional gauntlet. Bakuon takes us to the highest of highs only for Macross Delta to drop us to the lowest of lows. On the plus side, Macross can't hurt us ever again, as we've decided to switch to Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Unfortunately, Project Ice looms on the horizon... Time Index 01:51 - Bakuon 4 09:56 - Hero Academy 4 15:49 - Flying Witch 3 21:04 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 4 26:59 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2 33:53 - Macross Delta 3 56:38 - Persona 3 Movie 3: Falling Down 1:09:45 - Listener Questions 1:30:13 - Mister (Kara | Revolution)

Why did this episode take so long to come out? Because I was buying a car a decade younger than my old one, which was slowly becoming a dying husk. This one actually has working AC, so I won't melt into a puddle on my way to work anymore. Time Index 01:29 - Bakuon 3 06:00 - Flying Witch 2 11:29 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2 20:14 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 3 28:56 - Macross Delta 3 41:35 - Hero Academy 3 47:35 - Big Order 1 57:17 - Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 3 1:06:37 - Listener Questions 1:30:13 - Prime Directive (remix by Manji | Metroid Prime)

Yeah, that's right. Megan is finally back on the podcast, which means I'm going to be blushing 1000% more often. It also means that--thanks to the giant list of shows we watched--this particular episode is back to the 2-hour length of yesteryear. If this fills you with terror and dread, don't worry, it won't last for long. If this makes you very happy, well, enjoy this horrendously long episode while you can Time Index 01:52 - Rakugo 13 05:54 - Ace Attorney 2 12:01 - Bakuon 2 16:27 - Hero Academy 2 21:27 - Bungou Stray Dogs 2 24:49 - Concrete Revolutio 14 32:35 - Flying Witch 1 40:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 2 50:52 - Joker Game 2 56:30 - Kiznaiver 1 1:02:38 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2 1:07:59 - Kuromukuro 1 1:15:28 - Sakamoto desu ga? 1 1:18:57 - Ushio to Tora 28 1:23:01 - Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2 1:33:04 - Macross Delta 2 1:44:07 - Listener Questions 2:07:13 - I Want You (Savage Garden | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable)

With winter finally gone, JoJo's season has finally arrived, bringing with it another JoJo's. On this podcast, we watch JoJo's and talk about JoJo's. There are some other anime that aired, I guess, but they don't really matter. Time Index 00:56 - Ace Attorney 1 09:29 - Bakuon 1 14:13 - Hero Academy 1 19:26 - Bungou Stray Dogs 1 23:43 - Endride 1 28:20 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 1 35:32 - Joker Game 1 44:09 - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 1 54:33 - Kuma Miko 1 1:03:59 - Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 1 1:16:19 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 23 - 26

On this final episode of the 2016 Winter season, we have a sudden upgrade in audio quality! If you're wondering what brought this on, the answer is, "The much easier but lower quality method we were using previously no longer reliably works with Skype." So now everyone is individually recording their audio tracks in Audacity, and I'm stitching it all together. Hopefully this will end up making the podcast nicer to listen to. Time Index 02:45 - Durarara 36 10:55 - Dimension W 12 17:02 - Boku Dake 12 32:18 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 12 36:34 - God Eater 11 - 13 41:52 - Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans catch-up 44:59 - Scars of Time - Metal Cover (by RichardEB | Chrono Cross)

We're getting closer to the end of the season, which means that the shows we're watching are starting to get more overly dramatic. For Dimension W, this means more murder. For Rakugo, this means more crying. And for Baku Dake, this means "keikaku doori" plot developments. Time Index 01:03 - Durarara 35 05:10 - Dimension W 11 09:16 - Boku Dake 11 17:40 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 23 24:09 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 11 26:40 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 21 & 22 33:27 - Garo: Crimson Moon catch-up 37:42 - Spring 2016 preview 44:59 - Killing Floor (Blues Saraceno | Rebel Galaxy)

I have a big backlog of podcasts to work through, and Bakacast is at the top of that list. So expect another episode to come out shortly. I am going to be productive even if it kills me (or prevents me from playing video games, which is almost like death). Oh yeah, on this episode we talk about Iron-Blooded Orphans. Time Index 03:13 - Durarara 34 07:52 - Dimension W 10 14:32 - Boku Dake 10 20:47 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 22 23:03 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 10 29:23 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 19 & 20 37:02 - Gundam: Iron-Blood Orphans catch-up 44:59 - Rise (by OVERWERK | Conquer)

Normally this is where I'd try to put something even halfway informative about what happens in this recording, but I'm about to go to work and have two more of these to edit and post anyway; so I'm guessing y'all won't mind if just don't bother. Time Index 01:34 - Dimension W 9 05:45 - Boku Dake 9 14:10 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 21 17:49 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 9 21:40 - God Eater 10 24:33 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 17 & 18 38:45 - Tsukihana (JAM Project | Garo: Crimson Moon)

On this episode of Bakacast, we review a bunch of shows that are fine, I guess, but YO, THAT KIZUMONOGATARI MOVIE IS PRETTY LEGIT, YOU GUYS! The short version is that I loved it, but if you want the long version, I decided to record a separate part of this podcast later in the evening so Megan could join Ben and I. You'll find that recording (where we talk about the movie for over 40 minutes) stapled to what would normally be the end of our usual podcast. This was partly to make editing easier, but mostly to let people listen to this episode as normal and turn it off at the end if they want to avoid getting spoiled on the movie. Time Index 01:58 - Durarara 32 06:48 - Dimension W 8 11:58 - Boku Dake 8 17:08 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 20 21:32 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 8 27:14 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 14 & 15 40:17 - Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu 1:02:09 - Mathemagics of the Tiger (mashup by Triple Q | Owarimonogatari x Rocky)

On this episode of Bakacast, everyone gets the time we're supposed to be recording correctly. Aaron continues his descent into the abyss that is the ongoing Bleach manga, Dimension W tries to tug at our heartstrings, Baku Dake thinks outside the box, and Rakugo gets really depressing. Also, look forward to our review of Kizumonogatari on the next podcast. Time Index 01:36 - Durarara 31 05:46 - Dimension W 7 10:28 - Boku Dake 7 15:29 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 19 19:34 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 7 25:36 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 13 & 14 33:30 - Listener questions 1:02:09 - Raise Your Flag (Man With A Mission | Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)

On this episode of Bakacast, Ben is not with us because he misread Tuesday as Thursday, so Larry, Aaron and I recorded without him. Which mostly means that I talked a lot and sometimes remembered that Larry had opinions on things, too. Time Index 01:18 - Durarara 30 04:28 - Dimension W 6 08:42 - Boku Dake 6 11:43 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 18 14:15 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 6 17:23 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 11 & 12 22:39 - Listener questions 58:23 - Day You Laugh (Toyonaga Toshiyuki | Durarara)

On this episode of Bakacast, Celty's shadow horse steals our hearts, I make wild guesses about the mysteries in Boku Dake, Yamato sees the faces of their enemies, and we let you know what we think of what's been going on in other shows like Garo and Iron-Blooded Orphans. Time Index 01:39 - Durarara 29 07:34 - Dimension W 5 13:24 - Boku Dake 5 18:06 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 17 20:49 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 5 24:29 - Various "catchup" reviews 40:56 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 9 & 10 49:30 - Listener questions 58:23 - Hope to See You Again (remix by BotanicSage | Undertale x Wiz Khalifa)

On this episode of Bakacast, I finally get off my ass and catch up on my recording backlog for once in my life. As much as I love you, listeners, I didn't do it for you. I did it for myself. To prove I could be something other than terrible for a change. Anyway, I guess we reviewed that Rakugo show that's apparently the new hotness. It's very good, okay? You win. You all win. Time Index 01:35 - Durarara 27 & 28 08:00 - Dimension W 3 & 4 19:49 - Boku Dake 3 & 4 25:16 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 15 & 16 29:47 - Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū 1-4 36:26 - Various "catchup" reviews 41:34 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 7 & 8 50:18 - Listener questions 1:00:57 - Dreams of Home (remix by Chris and Aivi | Link's Awakening)

On this episode of Bakacast, an embarrassing episode of Active Raid causes us to give it the boot, I try to puzzle my way through the character relationships in Shirayuki-hime, and my fears of the new Macross series are pretty much confirmed. Time Index 02:04 - Macross Delta 0 11:34 - Prince of Stride 3 15:50 - Active Raid 3 23:01 - Durarara 26 26:36 - Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 14 33:43 - Dimension W 2 39:41 - Boku Dake 2 43:23 - Space Battleship Yamato 2199 5 & 6 50:32 - Listener questions 1:00:57 - Fly Like a Mettaton (mashup by BotanicSage | Jet Set Radio Future vs. Undertale)