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We’ve done it. We finish Kimi Ni Todoke (for now). IRL, Joe is back on his VOTOMS grind watching the OVA Pailsen Files, while Sarah has arrived at the dreaded 8th season in her Game of Thrones rewatch. In Kimi Ni Todoke, we pick up from last episode to finally resolve the conflict between Kazehaya and Sawako and we scratch our heads in confusion over the idea of cherishing someone. The girls catch...

Twas the ep before ending, and all through the pod, we want Kazehaya to be better, because really good god! He won’t open up to his GF, making her jump through many a hoop. He’s acting absurd, like a real nincompoop. Elsewhere Kento keeps trying, to win Ayane’s heart. But instead punches a guy, which turns out fine for the most part. Chizu’s a wreck, as she tries to give a gift. But Ryu plays it c...

Season 3 midpoint. We're franchise-pilled this week. Sarah has been watching season 40 (!!) of The Challenge while Joe has watched the new Alien: Romulus movie. In Kimi Ni Todoke, we return home, but what happens in Okinawa does not stay in Okinawa. Chizu and Ryu are on the rocks, while Ayane is deciding if Kento is a good guy or not (spoiler alert: he is). Then we get some devastating family back...

Two fifths of the way through season 2! IRL, Sarah has been re-playing Dragon Age Inquisition in anticipation for the next Dragon Age coming out soon. Joe has been entertaining friends, trying to make Ohio seem as appealing as possible. A monumental task. In Kimi Ni Todoke season 3 episode 2, we go on a field trip! The crew goes to Okinawa and has some fun in the sun. Or at least, Sawako and Kazeh...

We enter present day with Kimi Ni Todoke Season 3 Episode 1. But first, Sarah and Joe must trade stories of our weekends. This week we must unfortunately say goodbye to pet of the show Shanks the ferret. He lived a good whole life and hopefully is on great adventures in the next one! Sarah cheered herself up with a Third Eye Blind concert. Joe meanwhile tries and fails to go on a camping trip, so...

Slight delay on this episode folks, but we’re back on schedule now! We talk through the end of Kimi Ni Todoke Season 2 with special guest Jenny! Unfortunately, we learn Jenny was in a bit of a car crash (everyone was okay). Sarah is going to more conventions and Joe is tasked with making an ice cream cake. Really across the board this time! In Kimi No Todoke we wrap up Season 2! These episodes are...

We enter the second to last S2 episode. Joe is experience anime IRL at a local convention! Second one ever for him! Meanwhile, Sarah is venturing into the dark abyss of a dying coal mining town in Night in the Woods. Can she help Mae regain her motivation? Or at least help her play bass? All things are possible! In Kimi No Todoke, we try to drag ourselves through the third quarter of season 2. Saw...

Our second installment of Season 2. IRL Sarah has pulled the trigger and added a new pup to family, Lemon! Bigger than Cricket and eager for a jailbreak. Meanwhile, Joe has been contemplating the nature of humanity and the soul in Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Do you think you’ll be included in the singularity? In Kimi Ni Todoke, we slowly, very slowly, reach a climax. Th...

Off the heels of the S1 finale we head right into season 2. In Kimi No Todoke, we get right back into the action. Between seasons Sawako and Kazehaya have drifted dangerously apart for some reason. Could it be shyness? Or the multiple seat changes? Fortunately a hero arrives in the form of a weird blonde guy. Can he fix everything? Maybe, but at least he’ll throw a wrench into it. Recommendations:...

This week we are joined by friend of the pod, Jenny! Sarah has ZillaFever and has been watching through the modern Godzilla movies. Joe, meanwhile, had a blast watching the 2023 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. In Kimi ni Todoke we finish off season 1 with a New Years/Sawako’s birthday special! The gang tries to set Sawako and Kazehaya on the perfect date to start off the new yea...

The spirit of Christmas is here in Kimi Ni Todoke! Unfortunately Sarah’s been having it rough, dropping her mic into ant piles and whatnot. Joe, on the other hand, has been watching some anime, including KonoSuba season 3 and the Patlabor movie. In Kimi Ni Todoke, we wrap up the Chizu ark and ask the question, what would the world be like if boys had good social skills? Then we head into episode 2...

*Ep 16 is a recap/filler so we're skipping it Recommendations: Sarah - Olympia Soiree Joe - VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

We finish off the Kurumi arc this week. In non-anime news, Joe has finished multiple book club books and has some thoughts about them, while Sarah is psyched for the start of Love Island and she's finally beaten Horizon Forbidden West (!!!), now, on to the DLC! In Kimi Ni Todoke, we wrap up the Kurumi drama. Ayane gets her revenge for the rumors, Chizu loses at sports, and Sawako develops a new ty...

Back at it with more Kimi Ni Todoke! This week Sarah is getting back into the dating sim scene. Meanwhile, Joe has finished Victory Gundam, capping off Gundam UC shows for while, then he talks about his feelings on Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. In Kimi Ni Todoke, Sawako has easily upped her friend count from zero to six in 10 episodes. But what’s this? I think we may have an imposter among us! Could thi...

We're back this week for more hangouts and romantic foreshadowing. This week Sarah is scrambling to smuggle her pets around while her living arrangement is in flux, which as it turns out is very time consuming. Joe, on the other hand, had time to watch a lot of anime including the Macross Movie, Do You Remember Love? and the VOTOMs OVA Brilliantly Shining Heresy. One of those was good! Tune in to...

Episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Kimi Ni Todoke are upon us! Friendships will be tested! In our real lives, Joe has been living it up with a trip to a burlesque show...with a zipline! Sarah, meanwhile, has been leisurely strolling through some vintage stores and farmers markets with the G-ma, how peaceful! In Kimi Ni Todoke, Ayane and Chizuru have to battle against these dang rumors. But there's no way Saw...

This week we start a new show, Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You! We’re hype to start a new show. Joe finished Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, it was an okay ending, good overall. Sarah foregoes anime this week to deal with the real world highs (going on a date) and lows (chronic backpain). In Kimi Ni Todoke, we follow Sawako Kuronuma, the most bullied girl alive. She looks like the girl from the...

Join Sarah as she hears from Joe all the wild differences between the Angelic Layer anime and manga. They'll then rank all the angels from the series. Who will be crowned the top angel? Listen to find out! We recommend watching this particular episode on our YouTube for visual aids on the angel rankings!

We’ve done it! One whole show under our belt! It’s been a, uh, some time since we recorded and we’ve done some stuff… like play video games. We go on to spoil some of Persona 3 and 5 and FF7 because we can’t help ourselves. In the final two episodes, Shuko must reckon with her plan of announcing herself at the tournament backfiring spectacularly. Misaki sure is going through it. Will they work out...

Since we are wrapping on our first series Angelic Layer we decided to release our original pilot episode. In it Sarah showed Joe some hand picked openings to select our first series from. Fun times, baby podcasters not quite sure what we were doing at the time. The opening songs have been removed so there may be some silent moments where we were simply watching and not talking. Sarah was too lazy...

The penultimate episode! Just a few fights left before close! In IRL time, Sarah has been playing Horizon Forbidden West. Meanwhile, Joe has reached the original ending of Macross which asks the age-old question “Is the power of song and love stronger than 5 million warships?” In Angelic Layer, Misaki must overcome Wizard’s Magic Guard! But how will she do it? Is there a gimmick? Is Wizard casting...

We are approaching the end of Angelic Layer, with a fun, lighthearted trip to the beach! No teen drama here! It's all good times! In the real world, Sarah talks about the live-action Fallout show. Maybe live-action adaptations can be good!? Meanwhile, Joe has gone to the theater to watch the Spy Family Code White movie. In Angelic Layer, Ogata finally gets his summer vacation. Unfortunately, every...

This week’s angelic layer is brought to you by romantic angst. Have you ever wanted to ask someone out but refused to and just felt bad instead? Hope so, because these episodes are full of that. In the real world, Sarah tries to wake up from her exhausting work week, while Joe has finished, not one, but two seasons of anime (High Card and Faraway Paladin). In Angelic Layer, Misaki reconsiders her...

This week we go to nationals, but first, we have to party! In the real-world segment, Sarah recounts her forest fair adventure and Joe talks about an anime zombie movie he watched (They really should just let me be a necromancer – Joe). In Angelic Layer, it's time for Misaki to go to Nationals, but first, she has to make a big decision, who will be her second?! At the same time, Shuko also needs t...

We enter the back half of Angelic Layer this week. Joe catches us up on his multiple birthday outings and Sarah talks about not-so-scandalous Apothecary Diaries! In Angelic Layer, girls' love has arrived! Sai takes up a lot of screen time in her match against Hatoko and later in her match against Misaki. Will the Ice Machine keep her cool or will she melt under the pressure? Also, we learn about S...