The Kamentary Track

My mom is in the hospital, so I'm putting out a special episode. Stay tuned to our patreon or bluesky for an update later today, hopefully. This Week’s Kamentary ·         Guest Soup ·         Project R.E.D., Space Sheriff Gavan, and Metal Heroes ·         Gavans Infinity, Bushido, Luminous, and more ·         Commander Corel Qom Vigiles ·         Tropasatsu: Reboot ·         Wanibuchi Rikiya and...

This Week’s Kamentary Cognitive dissonance Fan mail, more, again X-Men bullshit Faido Dungeon Crawler Carl, more, again Unexpected career paths Existential pickled plums Tropasatsu: Evil Incorporated Sex pests get birdered Takumi isn’t here right now Bebop, Rocksteady, Lucy and Ethel Shovel Candle Elementary school reunions Who’s seen who do what Mari and Keitaro are not subtle Several reasons we...

This Week’s Kamentary Hanababy Of Lesser Gods President Murakami Kyouji Emotional damage Our plot vehicle Snake push-ups Overly sinister accommodations Japanese Bruce Campbell A very unique burglary They’re called KaMEN Riders for a reason Commando henshin concerns Tropasatsu: Villain with good publicity Immediate seller’s remorse Self-love is important A dubious definition of “polite conversation...

This Episode’s Kamentary ·         Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle ·         Nem ·         Late-stage capitalization ·         Yorozu Baku ·         Creative Credits ·         Oda Quirks ·         Yorozu Minami ·         Bad Luck ·         Thematics ·         Nox ·         Another uncomfortable moment for Jared ·         Hummer-kun ·         Nagumo Nasuka ·         Mannequin Door ·         Fujimi Te...

Quick note, I'm very busy this week so there will be a special episode released next week.   This Week’s Kamentary Dealing with toxic creators, more, again Animal puns Kaido, tsundere bitch The horse just off screen Musical discourse How to respond to multiple murders, or not Tropesatsu: The Masquerade The sad ding Performance anxiety Dreams as a curse Dreams as motivation Parallel story telling D...

This Week’s Kamentary Interesting Games Revisiting favorite media A lack of Inoueism Bare minimum protagonist Yuji’s two modes Depression decorating Takumi’s episodic negativity target Sapphism Takumi knows a plot hook we he sees one Tropasatsu: Career-ending injuries Surprisingly violent musicians More dream hating Plot timing Misogyny, more, again Monsterific glee An unexpected Henshin Kaido’s t...

This Week’s Kamentary Fatherhood Epic Universe, again Kaido Naoya, Snake Orphnoch Angry duck muppets Yuji has big feelings One way to ride a bike Tropasatsu: Came back strong Horse sight Smart Lady, more, again Lack of Jimini Cricket Soliciting and its repercussions Age correction A two person love triangle Light breaking and entering VHS Misunderstanding, of course Silent Hill factory How to pass...

This Week’s Kamentary Epic Universe Seasons Todo Eichi The Jade Emperor Prophecy House of the Dead 2 A Reverse Stork Mari’s tragic backstory The Squid Orphnoch, Squid Pope Tropasatsu: Human Subspecies Branding issues Laundering, the money variety Indentured servitude Death breeding Cephalaportals Takumi revelations Death postponement Odds of siring Unintentional associations? Basking Next Time: Do...

This Week’s Kamentary Old colloquialisms Esperanto What X-men and Jurassic Park have in common Legal liability, more, again Ignorance as a defense mechanism Takumi is unaware what series he’s in The Cactus Orphnoch Temperature Sleep talk guilt trip Weird morals, more, again Fuck J.K. Rowling More family trauma Crime heroes How to motivate Takumi Plot riptide Slightly better bullying? Not sexism Th...

This Week’s Kamentary Cody’s new Faiz Kamen Rider Build Science The lynch pin of 555 What to do or not do with a woman in blue spandex A possibly abandoned lighthouse Osada Yuka, and her terrible, no good, very bad family Kikuchi Keitaro, the goodest of good boys Age discourse Ride Attendants The titular king’s sleep, technically Japan’s cellphone technology The cost of Ramen German Expressionism,...

This Week’s Kamentary He-Man The Black Company Dungeon Crawler Carl, more, again Centaurs and justifiable homicides Takumi has priorities A very JRPG backstory Cat tongues and culpability The contents of Takumi’s bag Tropasatsu: Contrasting Sequel Protagonist Something for everyone A traffic stop strip tease Dreams How not to seem innocent A convenient pawn shop Non-consensual haircuts? Chie takes...

This Week’s Kamentary Inoue Toshiki, more, again Goroawase Science Orphenochs Kiba Yuji and Chie, a believable couple Truck-kun Sonoda Mari Inui Takumi Tropasatsu: Real Life Writes the Plot Tail or No Tail Smart Lady Kiba Kazwaki and Yuji’s Unlce Kohei Noma and Izawa Hiroshi The Stingfish Orphenoch Midlife Crisis Chie, Ren and Kino’s apartment Straight up horror Orphenoch tells Not sexism, at leas...

This Week’s Kamentary Better off dead? Hooded Man Gravitas of death, or lack there of Don’t try this at home Ryuga gets some motivation Goro-chan’s German expressionism All the vents Shinji, maybe? Tropasatsu: Rasputinian Death Trauma flashback What do the blue sparkles even do? Soul Cucked Geiz and Ren Various upgrade forms Eri, for some reason Odin Mugen Survive A loaded 20 minutes Another Ryuga...

This Week’s Kamentary Fun folk lore creatures Dungeon Crawler Carl, more, again Ryuga, again The better man Symbolic Mirror Limbo Budget breakdown Shinji and Ren reunited Context Goro-chan is broken Alternative, or lack thereof What the Tower represents A fun fact Penetration achieved Tropasatsu: Out of the closet, into the fire Kamen Rider queer history A morbid meet cute A Gegeru Tezuka gets a d...

This Week’s Kamentary Avatar, both Obsession, the movie Rider Time Ryuki Kimura and Ishida Ishibashi and Tozuka So damn gay The new Femme, maybe Sara The new stakes Asakura doesn’t need context Our Contract Beasts of choice New tech Obvious trap is obvious Ren aged well Various vents Goro-chan deserves good things Kamen Rider Abyss Tropasatsu: Canon Immigrant Snakeskin desk pad Another Ryuki Walui...

Producer Jed is on vacation, so enjoy Dragon Knight Episode 1   This Week’s Kamentary · The release of Dragon Knight, or lack thereof · Xaviax and Gelnewt · Tropasatsu: Ascended Extra · Kamen Rider Wing Knight · Legally distinct Darkwing · The Terminator ·  A very mid 2000’s rock opening · Kit Taylor and Frank Taylor · We are not qualified to discuss the foster care system · That’s not how the phr...

This Week’s Kamentary Sound’s a little iffy this week, something happened with recording settings. I did my best to fix. A plethora of undeserved gifts Rider Round Up We will never believe Ren/Eri Kitaoka and Goro-chan are perfect Okamoto Jiro is the best The horror of Kanzaki Monster speed run Paper vs. Reality Goldphoenix? Dragons are cool What Jed would and wouldn’t fuck The Three Little Pigs A...

This Week’s Kamentary Shameless Plug The state of Cody’s novel Jed’s X-Read Through, more, again Kanzaki does Rod Sterling Kamen Rider Verde Uncomfortable Stoogery Artistic Masturbation, again Mispider Sakakibara Koichi and the weirdest fan sign ever Respider We got 45 minutes A load bearing mirror Cool use of powers Takamizawa Itsuro Scissors vs Imperer, turf war Takamizawa’s Tuesday mornings Tez...

This Week’s Kamentary Discussion of Suicide- 1:32:04-1:34:18 Unserious media recommendations Fuck Inoue, the first of many Humarionettes Kamen Rider Femme and Blancwing Cool mirror transitions Teru Teru Bozu, Shinji’s new backstory How Auntie affords the Amazon Kirishima Miho A different kind of misogyny Spoilers for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels An unfortunate safe bet Goro-chan isn’t subtle Final Vent...

This Episode’s Kamentary ·         Cosmic trades ·         Tops and bottoms ·         The consequences of indoor smoking ·         Proactive policing ·         What constitutes a salad ·         Shoichi’s secret ingredients ·         Cannon, or lack there of ·         Dr. Kuneida and Granny ·         The G3 Mild ·         Backhanded Compliments ·         Scarabaeus Fortis ·         How to water pe...

This Week’s Kamentary Trigger Warning- Miscarriage: 35:48-36:39 Fictional Deaths Wibbly Wobbly Timey Whimey Stuff Fashion corner with Kitaoka A very specific reference Waffle House An ungilded lily Auntie makes weird choices How to not win therapy A moot point Kitaoka’s ironic death Asakura’s ironic death Goldphoenix Final Vent: Eternal Chaos Men will do anything to avoid going to therapy The winn...

This Week’s Kamentary A beaten dead horse Pad See Ew Dungeon Crawler Carl, more, again Goku was dumb Answers, sort of A show for 12-year-olds Yui demands agency, at the cost of her life Tropasatsu: Woobie Destroyer of Worlds Shinji has some ‘splaining to do Choosing yourself What Shinji does to a person Lots and lots of Raydragoons Mirror disambiguation Shinji gets stabbed Asakura the Grouch Sweet...

This Week’s Kamentary Trigger Warning, Suicide Discussion: 13:16-14:18, 19:52-20:59, 43:09-43:50 Narrative pressure Kamen Gay-Pop The definition of Romance, apparently Yui’s agency, or lack there of Hate Fucking Asakura does it for the love of the game The Trolley Problem, again Serendipity Medical Science and its apparent limits Interest rates Ren doesn’t make a good showing Kanzaki becomes his p...

This Week’s Kamentary Novel Publishing A trauma medley Pupation, maybe The problem with introspection, I guess Unhealthy coping mechanism The stages of grief Things are not fine A beautiful interlude, ruined Kitaoka cares? Where Reiko’s been What Okubo’s up to The Kanzakis’ weirdly close relationship Tropasatsu: The Woobie How tsundere’s pay debts What self-destruction looks like Sad meows Reiko d...

This Week’s Kamentary Dekotora Lee Cronin’s The Mummy The philosophy of heroism There’s still time for spoilers Non-verbal acting Aunt vibes Not the tip you think it is Surprise Stoves Neon Kung-Fu You must tatake The Rider group chat A dark echo Okubo chairs The Elites Tojo takes some extreme measures Checkov’s hydrofluoric acid Tropasatsu: Redemption equals death Ren vs. Shinji Kun Tojo’s a hero...