TBH: An Anime Podcast

With little but some brief movie and game talk to distract us this week (There Will Be Blood, The Master, Stream, and Signalis), we get right into our next show Black Butler! We talk about how its opening run of episodes make for a great darkly comedic time when it isn't being distracted by "the plot."CWs: Discussions of misogyny, violence against women, violence against sex workers TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We're taking a week to check back on our faves from Kitauji high school in their dramatic final season! We talk about the Level 99 queerbaiting going on, its ideas of commitment vs. enjoyment, and Reina's aggressive comphet. We also chat about Cuckoo, Didi, Alien Romulus, It Ends With Us, Close to You, Sing Sing, Skincare, Trap, and The Tatami Time Machine Blues at the front!Next time: Black Butler Season 1 Episodes 1-6 TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We're joined by Jackson (@headfallsoff on Twitter) from Abnormal Mapping to talk about the longest animated movie ever made! We talk about its can-do pastoralism in the face of tragedy, its relationship to Imperial Japan, and its many frivolous subplots. Spoilers for the film, Grave of the Fireflies, and The Wind Rises.CWs: Discussions of genocideNext time: Sound Euphonium Season 3 TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

This week we're checking out the pastoral daydream Mai Mai Miracle and get into the weeds of its odd pacing and overarching liberalism! We also get into some movies at the front, including the Godzilla anime trilogy, Godzilla Minus One, Gundam SEED Freedom, Swiss Army Man, Sleepaway Camp, and the Rebel Moon Director's Cuts.CWs: Discussions of rape, suicide, and transphobiaNext Time: In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We're back with about an hour's worth of casual talk about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Princess Mononoke, National Anthem, Kinds of Kindness, The Fabulous Four, Deadpool & Wolverine, Oddity, Ren Faire, Cyberpunk 2077, the Monsterverse films (and Shin Godzilla), Yozakura Quartet, Interview with the Vampire Season 2, Blue Blazes, Motorsport Manager, The Beast, and Longlegs! And we also have a decent-sized chat about Princess Arete at the end, a lovely little feminist subversion of classic fairytales.Next time: Mai Mai Miracle TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We're back to finish off Black Lagoon! We talk about the many good and bad swings this final arc makes. We also chat about Shin Megami Tensei V, Hearts in Atlantis, The Watchers, The Bikeriders, Furiosa, Inside Out 2, A Quiet Place: Day One, In A Violet Nature, and the six Millennium era Godzilla films!CWs: Discussions of rape and the sexualization of children.Next time: Princess Arete TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

Sene talks a bit about Interview with the Vampire's adaptation and original novel for 2 minutes before I give my rundown of every Showa and Heisei Godzilla films (plus the 1998 American one). Also I guess we talk about some of the best episodes of anime we've watched for the podcast?CWs: Discussions of child suicide, misogyny.Time stamp if you'd like to skip past the Godzilla talk: 57:02 TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We're back with our...shortest anime discussion to date. Sometimes a show just gets bad for no reason! Thankfully we've at least brought a plethora of other stuff to talk about at the jump, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Interview with The Vampire, Gunpla Builders Beginning G, SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors, Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, The Strangers, The Strangers: Prey at Night, The Strangers: Chapter One, Tarot, Evil Does Not Exist, The Garfield Movie, Rodan, and Mothra!CWs: Mentions of sexual assault, pedophilia, incest, and child murder. TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

We both saw the TV glow, and we did not like what we saw. We talk about the film's indifferent 90s aesthetic, its perspective on transitioning, and its racism.CWs: Discussions of child abuse, transphobia, self-harm, suicide, and racism.My Letterboxd reviews:Review #1Review #2My new EP, for those interested in ambient and electronic music! TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!

Short episode this week, but that's not a reflection on the quality of the anime! We talk about the back half of Black Lagoon Season 1 and how pleasantly surprised we are about its view of its own characters and its post-communist reflections. TwittersLiv - @GhostGirlMusicSeneschal - @SomberAzaleasSend any questions to [email protected]!