Episodes
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LHAS123 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWENTY-FOUR
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT. Plus, we finally have some semblance of an idea of what the big bad's plan is. It only took a whole season, but at least we got a climactic battle with a 2-bit side-villain. And, true to this show's style, we finished things up with a way-too-long infodump. We that a trip...
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LHAS122 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWENTY-THREE
Index shows up and acts a badass! We knew it was coming and here it comes-- Except Toma's hero complex gets in the way to mess things up. There's about a half dozen ways this situation could have been handled better, and we cover most of them! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living…
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LHAS121 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWENTY-TWO
Toma's teaching harem-building 101 as the season comes to a close. Er, I mean, we get lots of character development. Did anybody else realize Index and Misaka had never actually met before? Plus, we get an unnerving moment as Hyouka realizes her true existence. There's just two episodes left....
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LHAS120 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWENTY-ONE
Is it possible we're going to get a cohesive season-ending arc after all?! Multiple villains and a cameo by the maybe-big-bad! Returning side characters! A new friend with a deep valley for the harem! Non-loli teacher from the intro finally shows herself! It just might be that we're building up…
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LHAS119 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWENTY
Even for this world, the ending savior mechanism is a bit of a stretch. But really, where is this going? Each arc feels disconnected from one another in a world that's begging for a big bad. We're preparing for disappointment as we come down the home stretch. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night…
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LHAS118 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE NINETEEN
There's just a few episodes left and it looks like we're starting an arc without the titular character OR the protagonist. So where the hell is this show going anyway? The show tries to Accelerator sympathetic, but how can he not turn good when faced with adorable baby sister Misaka-Misaka. Lunch...
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LHAS117 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE EIGHTEEN
After this "date," is Misaka's harem getting out of control? We add them all up, and it's in the thousands, folks. Speaking of them, what exactly happened to the other sisters? In a show that seems to be all about not believing authority, do you trust them now? Oh yeah, and there was an Aztec…
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LHAS116 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE SEVENTEEN
Finally, Alex reveals the true history of Kanzaki's pants. Andy's disappointed by what should have been an awesome fight after three episodes of buildup. We're left wondering: when do these cool ideas actually show up with a badass episode? Does the overarching story even matter for the viewer...
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LHAS115 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE SIXTEEN
Please tell me you wouldn't run straight to a changing room if you were gender-swapped. We spitball a bit more about which person is behind Angel Fall. Plus, Tsuchimikado might be a badass? And ofc half-ants is super special. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to...
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LHAS114 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE FIFTEEN
BEACH EPISODE YUSSSS! Plus, an awesome Tsuchimikado twist none of us saw coming that paid off awesome. We talk about Angel Fall, Toma's father, and how Toma's amnesia finally matters again. And we have the most convincing evidence yet that Toma's an idiot. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of…
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LHAS113 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE FOURTEEN
This is a good one, folks. Andy does the Sister-math and maybe finds an explanation why Accelerator is a psychopath. We talk about the logistics of this Accelerator development program and debate the culpability of Accelerator's actions. Plus, Toma's harem grows. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a…
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LHAS112 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE THIRTEEN
It took about 3-4 episodes, but idiot Toma finally caught up to the plan we hatched at the beginning of this arc. But hey, Accelerator's WTF face was worth it. Maybe there's a genuinely good fight coming up? We'll see how Toma's special touch wins the day. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of…
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LHAS111 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWELVE
Hooo boy this show and its emo infodumps. This episode was so much talking on a birdge. How much is this show even connected to the first few episodes? Does Toma's amnesia matter? Does Index matter? I mean, it really feels like no. But hey, at least we get ourselves an interesting-ish new…
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LHAS110 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE ELEVEN
The sisters are kinda creepy and kinda awesome! Toma visits the girls' dorm. And there's not really a ton that actually happens, but Alex's fan theory that they're clones is confirmed! Plus, we discuss the implications of their purpose -- level grinding! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the...
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LHAS109 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TEN
Hey, it's a great episode of Index! We talk about Mikoto Misaka's Sissy and the cool little character moments we get without a ton of exposition. Plus, more theories about what's actually going on here! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other...
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LHAS108 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE NINE
The Ars Magna and alchemy is pretty cool as Izzard shows himself to be a badass even though his motivations are kinda lame. We pick apart how the power works (or don't), and talk about the nifty implications of when Izzard can't bend reality. Toma's getting a harem and we can't really understand...
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LHAS107 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE EIGHT
Deep Blood is cool, but also hella emo. Just like everybody else in this show. And what's with the dissonant music choices? You know what did work, though? The concept of alchemy and bending reality to your will. And Gregorian building destruction. And creepy cafeteria moments. We just can't seem...
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LHAS106 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE SEVEN
This show loves its infodumps. We get alchemists, Deep Blood, selective reality, all kind of awesome concepts that are cool but that just don't matter or become too predictable. Plus, we get a literal infodump with a guy reading a file folder while it magically floats around. But you know what…
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LHAS105 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE SIX
Suddenly, vampires! But also more infodump and more emotions. It's a little bit a shame that this show has such a penchant for overcontextualizing, because there's some crazy neat stuff going on here. Index in full-on badass mode is super cool! And we ask the real questions about Toma's…
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LHAS104 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE FIVE
Holy crap! Index goes full-out, but our characters make a lot of questionable decisions on the way to an episode that's still 50% infodump. We evaluate Toma's decisions and try to figure out a better solution for Index's problem. This show has plenty of character development, but not a lot of…
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LHAS103 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE FOUR
Two episodes in a row of infodump and a load of emo leaves us questioning how much we're enjoying this series. It's a lot of talking, y'all. We get lots of exposition about feelings, but not a lot on the details we're really looking for. So we're gonna fill in the gaps ourselves! Silver lining:...
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LHAS102 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE THREE
Woohoo! We're starting to get weird! We also have depth to our "villains" starting to show up -- maybe they have feelings? We talk about the budding character development and explore the magic vs science dynamic. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com...
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LHAS101 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE TWO
What exactly is Index, anyway? Is the new red-headed firebender a good guy or a bad guy? If he's attractive, does that make him less evil? Plus, we get a new character: half-pants! Listen to find out why we all hate her already! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go…
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LHAS100 - A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX: EPISODE ONE
We kick off a new show by talking about Index's character design, the idea of a bad-luck arm, and, of course, speculate wildly on what's next. But, hey, specifically, how does that bad luck arm work? We bat around the other support cast folks and settle into the science vs. magic themes. Let's…
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LHAST12 - A Certain Magical Index (Trailer)
It's a new season of Lunch Hour Anime Special as we watch "A Certain Magical Index." In Academy City, science rules and Espers gain and enhance their powers through study and scholarship. Except for Toma, who isn't bright at all and harnesses the Imagine Breaker -- the power of negation. He lives…
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LHAS099 – FOOD WARS: TAKUMI'S DOWNTOWN BATTLE
In Food Wars' first OVA, Takumi Aldini defends his appropriation of Japanese culture while his classmates enjoy a day on the town on Tokyo. We talk about each character's little cameos and spend quite a bit of time drooling over food. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks…
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LHAS098 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWENTY-FOUR
GET HYPE IT'S THE FINALE! We're done with our viewing of SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA and we're here to talk about the fun moments of this episode along with the fragrance bomb-off between Hayama and Soma. We debate how the show might move forward, our expectations for Hayama, and what we'll be watching…
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LHAS097 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWENTY-THREE
We talk about Nikumi's unique talents, Ryo's making us uncomfortable, and Marui's fan club of nerdiness. Plus, how do we not talk about the food? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at...
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LHAS096 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWENTY-TWO
As Group B's elections come to a close, we have a good laugh over all these awesome new character nicknames. Plus, we're all waiting with baited breath for Nikumi to become the true DON OF DONS. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great...
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LHAS095 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWENTY-ONE
We open with a lengthy discussion about Erina as a character: is she an effective character, and where does the depth even exist? What kind of story could the show even tell to give her depth that we'd believe? What aout Alice? We also may have uncovered that Andy's a psychopath. Lunch Hour Anime...
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LHAS094 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWENTY
We speculate what each election contestant's dishes will be like: do we even know what Mauri's specialty will be? Some are easy (Nikumi) but some are total unknowns (Erina's aide). Is it even fair for Alice to bring all that extra equipment? Will there be any darkhorse Polar Star competitors?…
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LHAS093 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE NINETEEN
The autumn elections are almost upon us and we're enjoying all the development of these background characters. We discuss Jun and Hayama's unique relationship before choosing favorites to do well at the elections. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to…
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LHAS092 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE EIGHTEEN
Today might feel like the childhood friend's best day, but we give you the straight deal: this episode sealed that young girl's dark fate. Andy's excited by the return of some ecchi, Jen gives an OTPrediction, and Alex trolls hard. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast.…
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LHAS091 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE SEVENTEEN
Soma's on a mission to save the shopping district and defeat some Elite Ten Karaage, but he can't do it without the Perfect Partner, the Don of Dons, NIKUMI. We talk about Nikumi's character development an pit her against doomed, regular-colored-hair childhood friend whose name we can't even...
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LHAS090 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE SIXTEEN
Soma's battle with Joichiro shows us just how far he's come and just how far he still has to go. That said, we're all quite happy with the outcome. We're less happy that Isshiki isn't naked. We talk about what's to come after this brief interlude: is the restaurant in trouble? What can Soma still...
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LHAS089 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE FIFTEEN
Finally: Soma's father's story! The hints are over and we finally know Joichiro's backstory. There are still gaps in what we know, but the teasing is over. But now that the story is here, what happened to the ecchi foodgasms? Plus, we do some shopping. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the...
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LHAS088 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE FOURTEEN
What's Alice's deal? What are her motives? All Andy knows is that she obviously isn't as magnificent as Erina. That said, we talk about just how far protagonist power goes in this show: does it cover every named character? We're told how savage this academy is, but everybody's doing fine. Lunch...
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LHAS087 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE THIRTEEN
In the final camp challenge, we get Nikumi's quiet character growth, Erina's excellence, and a new white-haired, red-eyed mystery character. But Andy asks: what has this school actually taught these kids? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for…
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LHAS086 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWELVE
Landslide, show's over, pack it up and go home. Until... manly tears of memory and hearth and home. Dojima lays down some harsh advice for Shinomiya. What's Megumi's future path to success. Is this Soma's obligatry loss? Do you sympathize with Shinomiya? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the...
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LHAS085 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE ELEVEN
Dojima saves the day with tough love for both the student and the alum. Shinomiya's fellow colleagues call him out on his bad manners and questionable proctoring. But let's be real here: do Megumi and Soma even stand a chance at all? Plus, cabbage! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the…
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LHAS084 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TEN
Is Shinomiya justified in his bomb of a decision? Where's the reasoning? We tear apart what happened and what exact Shinomiya is even testing as he moves the goalposts all over the place. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or...
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LHAS083 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE NINE
Aldini vs. Soma! We debate who we would give the victory to: the one who followed the spirit of the competition or the one who stuck to the letter. We gush a bit more over the great dynamic between the Aldini brothers and their role as rivals for our protagonist. Andy spends more breath defending...
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LHAS082 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE EIGHT
Welcome to camp, where you can bond with your classmates and GET EXPELLED. This anime just keeps building hype with the introduction of a seriously worthy rival but keeps making us concerned as grown adults creep and perv on young teens. Win some, lose some? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of...
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LHAS081 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE SEVEN
You're the only one who can lead the Don RS going forward. You're the "don" of the new Don RS, listener! Soma's first Shokugeki is in the books, and we're here to recap the episode. What were Soma's keys to success and what's in Nikumi's future? We also dive into shokugeki politics and the Elite...
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LHAS080 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE SIX
Turns out it isn't all raw talent, but sometimes you actually have to practice. We talk about the upcoming Shokugeki, Nikumi as an adversary, the Don club, and sweating together. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show…
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LHAS079 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE FIVE
Isshiki husbando love is in full swing for Jen while Andy valiantly defends his waifu Erina from the slings and arrows of his cohosts. What's Soma's path to success? How do you build up in a school this savage when you start with nothing? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks...
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LHAS078 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE FOUR
Isshiki is here to save the day with his naked apron butt wiggle eye candy for the ladies. We talk about the comraderie within Polar Star and use this episode as a glimpse into the school's teaching philosophy. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com…
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LHAS077 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE THREE
After another honey-coated episode of Shokugeki, we can't stop talking about Erina-chan. We debate her motives, her stance against Soma within the context of the school, and how her shirt-busting relative is awesome. What are we looking forward to in terms of growth with Soma? Lunch Hour Anime...
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LHAS076 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE TWO
We're sitll enjoying this anime and having a lot of fun. Jen, however, drops a disturbing truth bomb that leads to a troubling conversation about this show and through which lens we choose to view it. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other...
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LHAS075 – FOOD WARS: EPISODE ONE
TENTACLES, JIGGLES, AND ORGASMIC FOOD GALORE! We dive right into the ecchi greatness of "Food Wars." We talk about all the titillating animation, but also discuss where the characters can go and what we'll need in terms of plot. While TNA is fun a for a while, this show has to actually be…
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