A Study in Sakuga

The detectives are back and ready to uhhhh talk about uncomfortable topics I guess. Covered this episode, lots of nothing, Kero gaming, textual gayness, subtextual gayness, and lots of grossness around teachers having relationships with students. 

A short informational message for any new listeners and apologies for no show this week.

Discussed: Halloween, crunchy audio and Holden's movie and tv watching,

It didn't take long for things to get messy with this one. In this episode our detectives are hot on the case of art defacement, magic elf paintings, tiny bat wings, gender reveals, angry Lis, ghost martial arts and gay psychic powers abound.

A spooooooky episode just barely missing the spooky season. Our detectives discuss poltergeist plush, Tomoyo's info dumping skills, tragic shopkeepers, ghost hunting girls, Toya's separate anime, and the existence of the afterlife.

Lets get Cardcapting! This episode the detectives talk about fish that don't exist, Toya's big brother vibes, Yukito using Sakura as an excuse to bug his boyfriend, Tomoyo's custom gifts to Sakura, Sakura's inability to remember things and a digression on gingerbeer.

Our detectives bring in an expert to discuss the anime they have watched for the tournament and decide what they will watch a full season of. They discuss why magical girls aren't sentai, what makes magical girls interesting and compelling, conflicting opinions on Madoka, and which show is most gay.

In this episode our detectives enter the labyrinth in the search of infernal contracts to sign. Along the way they talk about anime genres, Shaft (the studio, not the blaxploitation character) saphism references, Homura doing nothing wrong, faustian bargains, and lexi does her best not reveal just how much she likes this show.

Incredible discoveries this episode! Listen to hear the woes of early 2000's English translations of anime for television, are house cats endangered, what are the names of the two Howls, and Holden's first cat-girl experience!

Talking points: Sebulba's podcasting network, Lexi's ability to girlboss and podcasting while stinky

Bringing a different take on catching 'em all, its the second entry into the magical girl tournament arc: Cardcaptor Sakura! We talk obvious gays, kingdom hearts, the Osaka accent, good outfits and  American girl dolls, for like way too long.

Entering the ring once more, our two detectives must begin their third Tournament Arc discovering the mysteries of the Magical Girl genre, starting with Sailor Moon. This episode we talk about Magical girl transformations, body horror monsters, evil twinks and umino disrespect zone

We are joined on the pod by friend of the show and Anime Judge Dredd Henry Terry to talk about meeting people at the mall, our favorite side characters and what Holden has learned so far.

Pop some bottles baby! We made it to 50! Half way to proving we are serious about this dumb show we do. In this episode we wade through even more filler. Lament the amount of Minetta in the show, talk about what we would like to see from filler and witness the glory of All Might's villain arc.

This one's a bit of a mess folks. Audio issues, netflix at their old shit, problematic cold open, cloning problems, half a tsu episode, so much fucking filler in episodes that aren't "filler" but worry not, our detectives get through and are going to ace this test.

Come for the time.isnt stay for the Eel pit.

In this episode Holden and Lexi discover how good filler can be....and we will see how bad dragging out length of arcs for lack of content can be.

Our two detectives finally escape Villain Alley. Topics discussed: Gacha games, iida learns his lesson and deku does not, Endeavor KILLS PEOPLE, Hero Killer Stain explains his ideology, who gets to do violence, radicalizing children through youtube, and cool crime guys.

In the grim darkness of the anime future Lexi and Holden must discuss 90's comics aesthetics, why is Manual a pro hero, Jean fashion, bad hero gimmicks, bad episode titles, and blood types.

The detectives are back on the case and back on the MHA beat! We're talking snacks, hero names, internships, how heroing works, old old men, and quests for vengeance. Listener, it's good to be back.

Our hiatus is done, we return to MHA tomorrow.

A short announcement from your host.

We've come to the end of the road with Cowboy Bebop, and it sure has been a journey. To help us wrap up our thoughts on the show and to give some greater context to when Cowboy Bebop first aired we have the lovely Miss Inke Noir on to talk with us about it. 

We have a lot to talk about here. It's time for Spike's story to end. It's time to decide between the past and the future. You're gonna carry that weight.

These episodes can be a bit serious, and we seriously think you should take that into consideration when we do our best to bring you goofs amidst talk of losing your past and cults of a digital age.