A Study in Sakuga

It's our first case covering a movie, and we have a lot to say a bout it, and not all of it is good. Listen in for Holden and Lexi's spicy takes.

Warning, this episode may be angering to the French. I am truly sorry.

Alright folks, I'm not going to beat around the bush. This is the cowboy episode. Just the entire thing, top to bottom we are talking about cowboys, literal and metaphorical and that's about it. We talk a little bit about Jet's very good costume, but otherwise, it's cowboys all the way down.

[ominous French sounds fade] Our detectives have come out of this case changed folks, we've seen some things. Topics discussed: a horrible Frenchman, the creating discomfort through visual mediums, Spike's deal with his mortality, horrible theme parks, why are there so few cowboys, Jet goes full noir mode, unsavory shipping in show, ice cream in a park, Spike and Faye flirting, and bad dads. 

How do you like the ponies? Or maybe subtle jabs at the "adventure" genre, or maybe you appreciate just a nice time with your bounty hunting friends? No? You're telling me you don't like old spaceship engineers? Or our marketable plushies? Wow, rude honestly. No pleasing you. Hope you enjoy the episode anyway.

What do we come to Cowboy Bebop for? A weird one and a sad one. We talk about Jet needing to take care of himself, noir flashbacks, young Jet,  a really cool revolver, the symbology of the cigarette, our third secret host, The Coolest Woman Ever, Ed and Ein: super team, Blaxploitation, Jet talkin to trees, stink guns and mushrooms on ice. 

Return of the dicks (short for detective). We talk about noir aesthetics, weed wizards, anarchist space junk dwellers, chess, fine print on bounties, ladycicles, scumbags, and one very good dress.

Oops, scheduling things happened and now we are using some extra bits for an episode. The content that fell between the cushion: A Christmas Carol: pretty good actually, Lexi's adventures in tabletop gaming, Cars OCs

This one is a doozy. Lexi was really feeling it in this one, She and Holden talk about meeting with the sages from Breath of the Wild, Vicious being a pet guy, an emotional fight, Fae's feelings, bad trans stuff, good trans stuff, being comrades, the X-Men, and closing the distance between the people you care about. 

This is a weird one, both in our episodes content, and the content of the Bebop. We talk lessons of the Bebop's crew, how big the Bebop is, goop, Prestigious cinematic directors, gross leftovers and an email pertaining to appreciation the female form. We will talk about sessions 12 and 13 next week.

I am ill so I'm keeping this one short folks. These episodes are good, we talk about meeting Edward and what their deal is, meeting a variety of kinds of guys, Spike's willingness to throw himself into danger and really old peeps. Pipu returns, Lexi is horny for Faye, Holden is horny for music, Jett has a bad time, Spike wears a t-shirt, a fish is trans. I'm going to slam this tea and pass out, se...

It's the end of the year and your detectives are here to send you into the new ones with thoughts of cowboys and bebops. After discussing pieces of media that defined their respective years, they talk about a cool floating cat, the logistics of gambling on knowing someones name, Faye Valentines no good, very bad bounty hunt, prairie oysters, cool truckers, meeting cool ladies, Venus disease, the f...

After some discussion of computers, and a noticably missing intro, Lexi and Holden talk about mob hiring practices, the highs and lows of fashion, villain names, weird sci-fi stuff, Faye's spending habits and what exactly is going on with Spike. 

While we might not have a normal episode this week we do have some content. Please enjoy Holden and Lexi warming up, shooting the shit and doing bits at each other. 

We turned thirty! Not the hosts, or the podcast even really, we've been doing this for under a year. But thirty episodes huh? Seems like we're stinking with it. I'm hoping we make it to 100 and get podcast syndicated. Anyway Lexi finally finds a way to insert that mmo she likes into the podcast before Spike does some gross bar tricks, we learn about some interesting people from real history, we se...

We admittedly have a bit of a weird energy on this one, after talking about Mariah Carey and Hallmark movies we eventually talk about Cowboy Bebop, Spike's bounty hunting skills, pre-eaten hot dogs, Spike being bugs bunny, a good scientist, seems that way guy, lots and lots of crabs, and lost dogs. See you later Anime Sherlock... 

Can you believe this podcast is being released while one of the hosts is on his honeymoon? Well you better. In this episode we talk about the Thanks Gibbon, everyone's favorite hungry holiday ape, Kirishima's and Tetsutetsu's friendship, the appearance of a very Liefeld Villain, the mechanics of Iida's legs, how much Endeavor gets owned by his son, Daffy Deku and Bugs Bakugo, Holden learns what ga...

Using the supreme power of scheduling we bring you this episode of podcast, the same week that Holden is getting married. We talk wedding bells, the optics of blasting a cute girl with grenade hands, character dubs, Endeavor's further revealing to be an awful person, breaking of fingers, and Deku's need to be friends with everyone.

As we continue on with our marathon recordings we get into the meat of the tournament arc and our detectives are a tad underwhelmed. In this episode we talk about mind control, deku not taking instructions, spooky visions, a lot of very fast fights, aggressive marketing tactics, and deku's absolute lack of any game.

The detectives are back and they come with holiday spirit and ready to get the tournament of this tournament arc started in earnest. Episode topics include HAPPY HALLOWEEN, our new friend Tokoyami, some interesting sneak peaks at class 1-b, dramatic hallways, the prince of nonsense, Endeavor being just an awful person, recreational games and wondering how anyone gives Mineta the time of day.

Really hope you weren't expecting short episodes from now on because our intrepid detectives have lots to talk about today. Like how much Present Mic likes to dunk on people, some hard boys, a steampunk girl, Deku's speed running strats, Todoroki's hated father, deep Lexi lore, anime betrayal, and impressive strategies. All this and more in the stadium.

In this short episode of Study in Sakuga Holden and Lexi return to My Hero Academia for its second season. We talk about recap episodes, taiyaki, the new Olympics, reintroducing ourselves to class 1-A, new side characters, present mic taking his rightful place, mysteries of parentage and relation and what exactly Midnight is wearing. 

Woah what's this? Another detective has entered the parlor! Join Holden and Lexi in their discussion with the wonderful Olivia Hill about Keep Your Hands off Eizouken, our first finished anime! We talk about the love of the craft shown in the series, the lessons the show teaches its audience, how where you come from and the people around you affect your work, the thrill of collaboration, Japanese...

It's finally happened folks. Holden has finished an anime. In this groundbreaking episode we talk about Kappas, Security Club militarization, the importance of slacking off, some of Lexi's favorite voicework in this show, the anxiety of not reading an important email, the experience of staying way past when you should to work on something and the incredible energy of having seen a project through...

Our part-time snacktectives are back on the case of treats and sweets as Lexi has given Holden a ramune, be prepared for jingling of glass marbles. In the episodes we talk about the great recurring bit of weird clubs, Holden learns about Comiket and kappas, we get to see Minimori and learn about how awful social media is, we see Mizusaki do some modeling (real) and Kanamori does some too (for the...