Battle City Broads

s2 e27 "Friends til the End, pt 2" Shorter episode this week as we only cover a single episode of the show, but there were just too many Feelings for us not to slow down a little. Listen in as we discuss whether this is a Shadow Game or not, inheriting your boyfriend's boyfriend, and All Of Our Feelings. Plus some recommendations for addicting card games & sapphic tv shows, and o...

s2 e25-26 "The Rescue" / "Friends til the End, pt 1" How can the power of friendship prevail, if Yugi is forced to fight his best friend?? Before we can approach the emotional devastation that will be the answer to that question, we first have to get through a brief clip show recap episode with an even weirder framing device. Listen in as we delve into podcast-typical overanaly...

s2 e23-24 "Double Duel" Yami & Kaiba conclude their tag team duel against Marik's masked duo. Tune in for one of our more tangent-filled episodes to hear us discuss how a portal can fly, Anzu's secret weakness, and Kaiba's secret official theme song. Plus some brief IRL anecdotes about fixing things around our houses (one of these things will surprise you) Content warning...

s2 e21-22 "Double Duel" Two weird Rare Hunter guys get Yami & Kaiba into a tag duel that tests the power of their teamwork. Can they work together well, or will Kaiba be so annoying about it that it even annoys the massive Kaiba fans on this podcast? There's also another really terrible 4kids censoring, futher intricacies of the Yami Bakura & Marik situation, and a manga/anim...

s2 e19-20 "Legendary Fisherman" Our favorite freaky fish guy returns to challenge Joey to an aquarium duel! In this aquatic episode we discuss a peek into the life of an average Domino City working mom, asking a man to give you his [Millennium] rod, and new levels of Kaiba pettiness. Also, somehow not the first reference to a weird plot point from Ultimate Fantastic Four that Ellie has m...

s2 e17-18 "Mime Control" How is it possible to defeat a God Card with seemingly infinite power? Listen in as we discuss Yami's answer to that question, featuring unironically excellent card game moments, and (surprise surprise) Prideshipping being very real. Plus, some real-life updates, why Jenny is secretly under an Amish luck blessing, and another round of our ship guessing game.

s2 e16-17 "Mime Control" Warning: this episode contains discussion of mimes, slimes, good times, and Grimes (for some reason). Yami faces off against Marik-via-proxy in his first duel against a God Card, but is Slifer's power truly limitless? Plus, some of our media recommendations and all the usual tangential nonsense. NOTES: -This was recorded wayyy back in February, hence the disc...

s2e14-15 "Playing with a Parasite" Everyone's favorite weird little guy Weevil Underwood returns to hassle Joey, in this set of episodes that we weren't expecting to like - but found ourselves feeling surprisingly bug-positive. Also featuring the return of Yugioh's secret Nietzschean agenda, our overall thoughts on the general concept of bugs, and some interesting manga detai...

s2e12-13 "The Master of Magicians" We return! Yugi finishes his duel with Pandora, the fellow Dark Magician master, in a set of episodes that left us mostly amused but ocassionally perturbed. Listen in to hear us talk about the debut of Dark Magician GIRL (can you believe they made a girl one?), which Yugioh character is the most divorced, and a Back Reveal. Plus, some video game recomme...

s2e11-12 "The Master of Magicians" A magic man challenges Yami Yugi to a duel to find out who is the superior user of Dark Magician... This week we got to talk about one of Jenny's all-time favorite scenes in the show, an iconically ridiculous piece of 4kids censorship, and Yami's relationship advice. Plus, accidental Jojo references, potential Phantom of the Opera references, and our New Year's r...

s2e09-10 "Espa Roba: The ESP Duelist" After a streak of great episodes we're delivered the crushing reminder that this show is, after all, sometimes only about playing card games. Oh well. Listen in to hear us talk about Yami saying "hmm" on a roof, Honda being incredibly frustrating, and why we hate Jinzo. Plus, media recs including highly relevant card game content, and a round of the ship guess...

s2e07-08 "Yugi vs. the Rare Hunter" Yugi faces off with a wielder of Exodia in the first actual proper official duel, for real, of Battle City. Listen in as we discuss Exodia strategies, discover a rare 4Kids Improvement, and are completely baffled by KaibaCorp's hiring practices. Plus an anecdote about when it's appropriate to whip out your Blue-Eyes in real life (not a euphemism) SHOW NOTES: - A...

s2e06 "Stalked by the Rare Hunters" The streak of episodes we've loved in the leadup to Battle City hasn't stopped yet, as this week Jonouchi has a run-in with the Rare Hunters that brings some fascinating family drama. Listen to hear us deep dive on Yami's awkward yearbook photos, a scene 4kids really didn't have to cut, and what's going on in Jonouchi's mom's head. Plus, a shipping tangent (what...

s2e05 "Obelisk the Tormentor" Yami discovers a secret of his past. Kaiba announces the Battle City tournament. We loved this episode and had so much to say. Listen in for some dissection of Kaiba's outfit, more complaining about how Yami's name isn't Yami, and a True ROFLcopter Moment™. Plus some analysis of Kaiba's feelings about ancient Egyptian "hocus pocus" magic and a tale of how Viz's manga...

s2e04 "Steppin' Out" Yugi invents a brand new social situation, and Anzu helps Yami process his identity crisis through the power of Dance Dance Revolution. We are a little bit obsessed (and can't stop talking about everyone's outfits, either). Listen in to hear about a normal name for an arcade, an oddly specific childhood memory, and why Jenny is secretly a fake gamer.

s2e03 "The Past is Present" Oh boy there's so much going on in this episode... the introduction of our new favorite girlboss, an emotional scene which convinced many a fan that Puzzleshipping Is Real, and Kaiba getting his mind freaked by ancient rock carvings. Plus we debate Reincarnation Lore, and an anecdote about an interesting concert experience.

s2e02 "The Mystery Duelist (part 2)" Season 2 continues its strong start with the resolution of the possessed Bandit Keith duel. Tune in for a very powerful entrance from Bakura, yet another debate about what various Millennium Items can actually do, and the return of Fire Peril. Plus, we talked about all the fun stuff we got to do while spending time together In Person (!). SHOW NOTES: - For visu...

s2e01 "The Mystery Duelist (Part 1)" A milestone episode, this one: the Battle City Broads finally reach Battle City, and your hosts are even in the same place for the first time! Listen in as we discuss the setup for our new mind-controlling villain, a foolproof plan to confuse teenagers with arrow signs, and all of our excitement for the new season. Plus a round of the ship guessing game and pos...

Season One Wrapup In our overview of the Duelist Kingdom season, we give a very loosely organized ranking of best & worst episodes, answer some discussion questions about lore & our favorite characters, and spin off into plenty of other talk about this show as a whole. Stick around to the end to learn our podcast's secret other names and the true meaning of Joey's Brooklyn accent. We'll se...

Unadapted Manga Chapters: Dungeon Dice Monsters (Content warning: abusive parent character) If the anime version of DDM didn't impress you, you might like to know the original manga was a very different affair. Recapping this whole volume has us debating what's up with Yami Bakura again, whether clown dad stole a baby, and how much Joey knows about Greek mythology; then once again conclude that wh...

s1e48-49 Dungeon Dice Monsters, parts 3-4 In the not-so-thrilling conclusion to the Dungeon Dice Monsters mini-arc, we discuss how men love a big TV, the Ninja & Dark Magician buddy comedy spinoff we deserved, and... well, a long dissection of why Duke frustrates us so much. Sorry to his many fans. Plus, check-in recs on some current series we've just started on, and a particularly successful...

s1e46-47 Dungeon Dice Monsters, parts 1-2 A mysterious transfer student arrives with a mysterious new game! Tune in for our potentially controversial opinions on Duke Devlin, dog costumes, and dice monsters. Plus chatting about our life updates and another anime convention visit report. SHOW NOTES: - You can check out the Ace Attorney fan musical adaptation on Youtube ! - Shout out to @zombiebasss...

s1e45 "Legendary Heroes (part 3)" Can the Dark Magician fly? Can Kuriboh get a hug? Can Kaiba bring himself to say the words "thank you"? And can Yugi do taxes? All these questions and more we (& special guest Eli) will ask, if not necessarily answer, as we finish the Legendary Heroes mini-arc. Plus a wide smattering of media recommendations and a lot of shipping talk sparked by our guessing g...

s1e43-44 "Legendary Heroes" Kaiba's been sucked into a virtual world and Yugi is the only one who can rescue him! A new special guest, listener Eli, joins us to talk about Kaiba's increasingly fragile psyche, duel monsters that ride on your head, and dizzyingly fast pacing. Plus, how Yugioh is Satanic and can lead you away from the church, and a diversion about ancient aliens. SHOW NOTES: - Our gu...

s1e41-42 "The Wrath of Rebecca / Ties of Friendship" It's a game of two halves on this episode as we covered two major things: the final moments of Duelist Kingdom (along with comparisons to the manga version) and the subsequent duel introducing a new filler character. Tune in for discussion of iconic GIFs of Yami Bakura, two Bandit Keith related revelations, the correct level of annoying for a gi...