Under the Kotatsu

Time for another bonus episode, and with its recent 4K Blu-ray release, it felt right for us to finally talk about Look Back! You probably don't need us to tell you, but wow, this movie is something special. It's not everyday we watch something for this podcast that we put in direct conversation with Ping Pong the Animation. Oshiyama if you're reading this, I hope you got caught up on your sleep after making this movie.Anime Discussed: Look BackNext time: Apocalypse HotelSend us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We're closing the curtain on Revue Starlight with the movie! While it might not have as strong a plot as the show, it more than makes up for it by having incredible visuals, great songs, and more of that good gay rivalry we crave between Claudine and Maya. Oh, and Veg-giraffe Tsuda is real and he can hurt you. Anime Discussed: Revue Starlight The MovieNext time: Look BackSend us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We're once again taking the stage to talk about the second half of Revue Starlight! Definitely some very high highs, and some lows as the curtain closes on the series, but one things for certain: it's all still very gay.Anime Discussed: Revue Starlight 7-12Next time: Revue Starlight The MovieSend us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We're following up Girls und Panzer der Film with another great girls show, Revue Starlight. A show filled with Music! Dance! Drama! And also a talking Giraffe... It's so easy for us to imagine a version of this show made by a different creative team that we hate, so we're so grateful that the people how made this kinda nailed it. Anime Discussed: Revue Starlight 1-6Next time: Revue Starlight 7-12Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We're wrapping up our return to the world of Girls und Panzer with Der film! (And it's associated OVA, Alice War!). If you like girls and you like tanks (like a certain someone on this podcast now does), this movie is a great time! We talk about our favorite looney tunes-esque tank battle moments and our favorite character moments with the girls, learn about the one of it's kind T-28 super heavy tank, appreciate the appeal of march music, and yearn to touch a real tank (ok, maybe that's only one of us). Anime Discussed: Girls und Panzer der Film + Alice War!Next time: Revue Starlight 1-6Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We're returning to the glorious world of girls and tanks (and the gigantic ships they go to school on) with a handful of Girls und Panzer OVAs! While the original 6 OVAs are a bunch of (mostly) characterful hang-out episodes, the Anzio Battle OVA provides us with a full (Italian) course of all the things we remember loving about the TV series. Overall a great way to get us properly warmed up for Der Film next episode!Anime Discussed: Girls und Panzer OVAs 1-6 and This is the Real Anzio BattleNext time: Girls und Panzer der Film + Alice War!Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

We've made it to the finish line of RideBack! Did the geopolitical themes add up to something compelling and interesting? Oh, hell no, but it was pretty entertaining for the most part. Honestly, it's a rare treat for us to get to talk about a perfect mid anime. Oh, and make sure to stick around to the end for a mini-discussion on the recent theatrical rerelease of End of Evangelion. Spoilers: it was amazing!Anime Discussed: RideBack 7-12Next time: Girls und Panzer OVAs 1-6 and This is the Real Anzio BattleSend us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

After our brief foray into video games, it's time to ride back into anime with 2009's RideBack: a show we all thought would be like IGPX with motorcycle mechs, but instead it's more like Terror in Resonance with motorcycle mechs? Either way, we're having a surprisingly good time with this racing anime pollical drama hybrid.Anime Discussed: RideBack 1-6Next time: RideBack 7-12Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

Today we're saying goodbye to anime (temporarily) and hello to video games. We've got another show and tell for y'all with a cyberpunk roleplaying game out in the edges of space, a photography game about trying to soak in the vibes at the end of the world, and a shoot 'em up from one of the bedrock series of otaku culture. And don't you anime sickos worry, we'll be back next time with the first six episodes of 2009's Rideback!Anime Discussed: Show and Tell (Anime Ja Nai, Video Games Ja Yes Edition)Next time: Rideback 1-6Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

It's time to wrap things up with our favorite gay girls and the world of Pure Illusion. Despite some misgivings about the final conflict of the show, we all made it to the other side with positive feelings towards Flip Flappers. Strap in as we unpack the high highs, and (in the grand scheme of this podcast) not so low lows.Anime Discussed: Flip Flappers 8-13Next time: Show and Tell (Anime Ja Nai Edition)Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social