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Take a fantastical trip back through animation history with this old asshole as he makes fun of internet trolls for being fucking stupid as usual.
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Making Assumptions: Violet Evergarden, Disability, and Imperfection
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The Anime That Didn’t Make Us – Vifam, Tylor and Escaflowne
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No crying until the end. In Japan, MOTHER is a beloved trilogy of strange, funny, heartrending games - but when it released in America as Earthbound, it didn't enjoy…
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The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #14 – Saint Seiya, Ranma ½, Berserk
Gary Hedges joins us to discuss three more anime that aired in our youth that geography kept from us. This week: Saint Seiya (1986), Ranma 1/2 (1989) and…
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The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #17 – Lensman, Boys Over Flowers, Vampire Princess Miyu
Sheena Duffy joins us to discuss three more anime that we were unable to watch growing up due to the curse of geography. Lensman (1984) – EE ‘Doc’…
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A day late, but Happy Memorial Day.