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The brothers get their wit sharpened with one of the most celebrated anime of the decade: Bakemonogatari. What appears on the surface to be a fan-service extravaganza of head-tilting proportions turns out to also be chock full of wit, rich imagery, philosophy, religion, serious relationships, and never-ending arguments on who is best-girl. Also featuring: Kokkoku and a final look at Harry Potter. Haven't seen Bakemonogatari? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:15 Bakemonogatari 10:37 General Ni no Kuni II Kokkoku Violet Evergarden on netflix Harry Potter   Bakemonogatari Watch Now Read Now Director Akiyuki Shinbo - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - Madoka Magica Meaning of Black and Red Scenes Reaction to Nadeko John Carter of Mars Samurai Podcast: Philosophy of Gods and Monsters Sacrament of Confession Full Metal Panic Fumoffu   Next Time:  Suise

Ben and Jon get knee deep in fairies and shenanigans as they review the surprisingly cynical comedy Humanity has Declined (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita/人類は衰退しました). The series revolving around an unnamed heroine and her daily life as a mediator between a post-apocalyptic humanity and the new dominant species on Earth, fairies, strides a fine line saccharine sweet art style and dark comedy taking target at humanity at all scales. Also featuring: Boku no Hero Academia and more Harry Potter. Haven't seen Humanity has Declined? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:15 Humanity has Declined 8:58 General Boku no Hero Academia Dragon Ball summarized in one picture Harry Potter   Humanity has Declined Watch Now Fairy Sets What is up with these pants? Next Time: Bakemonogatari   Extra 25-sai no Joshikousei Animaniacs Fingerprints   Cover Art: 西東トウマ

Ben and Jon bring you their take on the new season of anime for spring 2018. Running down the Anichart.net listings from least to most popular, they discover what they consider shows to be worth checking out and which should probably crawl back to whatever garbage fire they emerged from. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Spring 2018 Rundown 00:15 Aniki's Picks 59:15 Spring 2018 Rundown Follow along at Anichart.net Showa: A History of Japan by Mizuki Shigeru   Aniki's Picks Our picks for consideration for the spring 2018 anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. Steins;Gate 0 FLCL: Progressive Boku no Hero Academia Wotaku ni Koi ha Muzukashii (Its hard to love an otaku) Persona5 Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Jon's Pick) Full Metal Panic Golden Kamuy (Ben's pick) Mahou Shoujo Site (iffy) Mahou

The brothers do a deep dive into a land of Pure Illusion when they enter the technicolor dreamscape of Flip Flappers. Ben and Jon discuss the surprisingly complex subtext and philosophy in a show about two girls, a manic pixie and a dull normal teenager, who go on fantastical adventures into the magical land of make-believe. Also featuring: Ben's first foray into Harry Potter. Haven't seen Flip Flappers? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:15 Flip Flappers 8:58 General Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Muse Harry Potter Wizard People, Dear Reader Flip Flappers Watch Now What Are Birds? Nanoha Left Brain vs Right Brain Maiden Mother Crone Escaflowne Dr McNinja Jordan Peterson Ultimate Sacrifice Pure Land Buddhism     Next Time: Humanity Has Declined  

The brothers are back in the season 4 premiere of Aniki! With the new season comes a new format covering your favorite series in a single episode. First up on the docket is Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun). Ben and Jon wax poetic on their favorite send-up of the world of manga writing, shoujo manga, and high school romance. They also debate the dynamic of the relationship between Sakura and Nozaki as the series progresses. Also featuring:  Kokkuko, Darling in the FranXX, and The Ryuo's Work is Never Done. Haven't seen Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:15 Monthly Girl's Nozaki-kun 11:03 General   Paras x Sakura Kamen Rider W Go Kokkoku Darling the the FranXX This is how the FranXX do The Ryuo's Work is Never Done   Monthly Girl's Nozaki-kun Watch Now Theme for Nozaki-kun Theme for Death Parade Next

Ben and Jon return during their winter break to wax poetic on deep cuts and the winter 2018 anime season line up. Running through the list from Anichart.net, from least to most anticipated series, the brothers unearth some stinkers, some sleepers, and some winners. What shows are you most excited for? Let us know on Twitter and Facebook!Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes Boruto Reference 00:20 Winter 2018 Rundown 03:51 Aniki's Picks 45:41 Boruto Reference Boruto Uzumaki Winter 2018 RundownFollow along at Anichart.net Van-pires Moomin Märchen Mädchen PV link (NSFW) Aniki's PicksOur picks for the winter 2018 anime season. Click the links to go to where you can watch or get more info. Violet Evergarden (no streaming available) Darling in the Franxx Kokkoku Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Ito Junji: Collection Hakumei to Mikochi (no streaming available) Ryuuou Oshigoto Miira no Kaikata Mob Psycho 100 OVA (release date

The finale of Aniki season 3 finally arrives with the last episode of Eve no Jikan. Misaki's lack of chill is revealed as stemming from a fractured relationship with his dad and his boyhood robot. The magic of the café takes shape in the thrilling conclusion to this cute robot anime. Also featuring: Hallmark Christmas movies, how not to rank Ghibli movies, and the Battle Angel Alita movie. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 28:57 General Wassail Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Rate us on iTunes Finding Santa Trash Ghibli list Classical Japanese Star Wars: The Last Jedi Battle Angel Alita trailer Eve no Jikan Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 6 "Misaki" We'll be back in late January!

Rikuo has a crisis of faith in his new robot buddies when an upstart android steals the spotlight from him at a piano competition. Misaki also discovers that yet another patron at Eve no Jikan is a robot. Also featuring: Back Street Girls, Happiness, Boku wa Mari no Naka, and Goodnight Punpun. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 12:41 General Back Street Girls If you aren't already sold on this, we can't help you. Twilight Imperium Happiness Narutaru I'm Inside Mari Goodnight Punpun Finding Christmas is definitely, totally not cast with robots. Eve no Jikan Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 5 "Chie & Shimei" In Rapidly Aging Japan, Adult Diaper Sales Are About to Surpass Baby Diapers (2013 story) No-Prize IBM Watson putting lawyers out of work Electric Love This makes Jon giggle Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episo

How hard is it to keep one rule? Don't discriminate between robots and humans. But when a walking bucket of bolts with a sad past walks into Eve no Jikan, Rikuo and Misaki have a very hard time abiding. Also featuring: Re:Zero, Nagi no Asukara, more Alexa stories, and a PSA about recommending shows to others. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 21:40 General Re:Zero It's a trap! Bakemonogatari Nagi no Asukara Fall 2013 shows Recommendations PSA P.A. Works J.C. Staff Midori no Hibi Made in Abyss Season 2 Announcement Eve no Jikan Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 4 "Nameless" Listen to Alexa answer Jon's question Misaki's flashback: Jon's version Misaki's flashback: Ben's Version Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 5

What a time (of eve) to be alive! Robots loving humans, humans loving robots. Is it a packet switching utopia or just a recipe for disaster and dismemberment? Ben and Jon discuss real girls and the men who date them with Eve no Jikan episode 3: Koji and Rina (Lovers of Eve). Also featuring: Kuzu no Honkai final thoughts, Kamen Rider W and Braid, and Gravity Falls. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 14:02 General Does this exist? Should it? Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Kuzu no Honkai Ramen Rider W The new Kamen Rider Build suit Gravity Falls Eve no Jikan 3: Koji and Rina (Lovers of Eve) Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 3 "Koji and Rina" The episode has a boot screen Alexa - Beef  Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 4

The brothers continue to visit their new coffee and robot hangout spot, Eve no Jikan (Time of Eve), and watch two friends stalk their android, Sammy. A lot of speculation ensues on the nature of robot ethics and the rules within the Eve no Jikan coffee bar. Also featuring: Don Bluth movies, Jon's Disney coke adventure, and final thoughts on Stranger Things 2. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 12:46 General Don Bluth Disney Coke Store Stranger Things 2 final thoughts Pop Culture Coffee Hour on Stranger Things 2 Trash Ghibli list Eve no Jikan 3: Sammy Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 2 "Sammy" Tenchi Muyo Novels Mahoromatic Chobits Flashback: Jon's version   Flashback: Ben's version Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 3

To round out a season of OVAs and movies, the brothers take on Eve no Jikan (Time of Eve), an OVA that became a movie. By the same director of Mizu no Kotoba, the series explores humanity's interaction with androids and vice versa in the not too distant future. Also featuring: Stranger Things 2, talking bathtubs, and singing laundry. Haven't seen Eve no Jikan? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:20 Eve no Jikan 7:04 General Stranger Things 2 Singing bathtub Eve no Jikan 1: Akiko Watch Eve no Jikan Episode 1 "Akiko" Gatebox - The Japanese holo-Alexa Three Rules of Robotics In the future, technology is boring Next Week: Eve no Jikan Episode 2

As All Hallows Eve arrives this year, the brothers finish their foray into the dark recesses of Yamishibai. Jon delivers a tale of an accursed hikikomori that receives help from a friendly Shinto priestess. Ben caps off the spooks with the story of a girl who actually managed to get senpai to notice her, though she may regret it. Also featuring: Kuzu no Honkai, a discussion on if Stranger Things or Higurashi is more creepy, and final scary anime picks. Haven't seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Yamishibai 19:58 General Kamen Rider W Aku no Hana Kuzu no Honkai Halloween Which is creepier? Higurashi or Stranger Things? Spooky Anime: Perfect Blue Helsing Ultimate Elfen Lied Jigoku Shoujo Ayakashi Junji Ito - Uzamaki Mama Yamishibai Go watch Season 1 Episode 12 "Tomonari-kun" Season 1 Episode 9 "Cursed" Watch "Cursed"

The shadows slowly creep further into the month of October with our third installment of Yamishibai. In this episode, Ben shares a story of shimmering specters on the ceiling that remind his brother of childhood terrors. Jon replies with a tale of the dangers of messing with spell tags that you didn't place. Also featuring Kamen Rider W, Kuzu no Honkai, Kizuna AI, and more spooky anime picks. Haven't seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Yamishibai 18.15 General Kamen Rider W Mahoutsukai no Yome XXXHolic Long Day   No really, words cannot describe Kuzu no Honkai Kizuna AI platformer video Castlevania Witch Hunter Robin Pumpkin Scissors Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Umineko Yamishibai Season 2 Episode 6 "Nao-chan" Watch Nao Season 1 Episode 1 "The Talisman Woman" Watch "The Talisman Woman" Wan Wan Ofuda ತ_ತ Endless Ocean

It's our 50th episode and we celebrate with more creepy Yamishibai. Jon delivers a cautionary tale against being too loud in your apartment and Ben tells of a boy who has a very bad bathroom memory. Also featuring: Mahoutsukai no Yome, WataMote, and Over the Garden Wall. Haven't seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Yamishibai 11:38 General Mahoutsukai no Yome Watamote Nazou no Kanojo X Over the Garden Wall Whats up with this duck kid?   Yamishibai Season 5 Episode 8 "The Neighbors" Watch "The Neighbors" Call of Cthulhu RPG Climbing the Walls by They Might Be Giants   Season 1 Episode 10 "The Moon" Watch "The Moon" Big ol Moon Cry for the Moon German Sailor Moon Opening  German Naruto Opening Traditional Japanese Inn (Ryokan) Now you know everything you need about pit toilets JiangShi Mei Skin Touhou Jiangshi Yoshika Mi

The month of October is upon us and the brothers are getting into the spooky spirit with Yamishibai: a series of short ghost stories.  Choosing episodes at random, Ben recounts a tale of trying to contact the dead using a seemingly harmless game and Jon tells us of a woman who finds herself not alone on the last bus of the evening. Also featuring: Ducktales, Over the Garden Wall, scary anime picks, and a preview of the fall anime season. Haven't seen Yamishibai? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. (see below for specific episode links) Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 01:02 Yamishibai 16:32 General Stranger Things New Ducktales Bojack Horseman Over the Garden Wall Fall Season Anichart Inuyashiki Mahoutsukai no Yome Evil or Live Heavens Feel Part 1 Gundam: Thunderbolt Spooky Anime Shiki Another Karin Mononoke Natsume Yuujinchou Yamishibai Kamishibai Random.org RNG Card Season

The brothers go for a spot of coffee and conversation in the award winning short "Mizu no Kotoba" (Aquatic Language). Floating from one conversation to another, the short asks questions about the nature of language through clever dialogue and camera tricks. Also featuring: Destiny 2, Made in Abyss, Blade Runner 2022 "Black Out" by Shinichiro Watanabe, and Kemono Friends. Haven't seen Mizu no Kotoba? It is currently available on CunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Mizu no Kotoba 14:14 General Destiny 2 Made in Abyss Shinichiro Watanabe's Blade Runner 2022: Black Out Animatrix Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn Blade Runner 2048: Nowhere to Run Kemono Friends Penguin loves an anime  Jon's animation treasure  Mizu no Kotoba Watch now Yasuhiro Yoshiura Gyotaku I, Robot Freaky Fish Guy  Graph of the turning point Frontier Psychiatrist Next time: Yamishibai

Join the brothers on a deep dive into a life well lived with the academy award winning anime "Tsumiki no Ie" or "House of Small Cubes (La Maison en Petits Cubes)." The short film elicits a bit more feeling than expected as an old man reminisces about times gone by in a world of rising waters. Also featuring: Little Witch Academia and qüb. Haven't seen Tsumiki no Ie? It is currently available on Youtube. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Tsukimi no Ie 11:04 General Little Witch Academia Qüb, with an upper case "Q" Zombo.com Soul Cycle qüb, the one and only Tsukimi no Ie (House of Small Cubes) Watch now UP! Picture at the beginning   Picture later on Mondoshawan Spoopy Next time: Mizu no Kotoba

Bitter-sweets for everyone in the Korean anime "Break Ups." A couple bent on removing one another from their lives finds a "break up device" on the beach. Hastily activating it, they relive the break ups they'd had in the past, leading them to learn more about each other and a little about themselves. Also featuring: the 2017 eclipse, Pathfinder and World of Darkness, and Made in Abyss. Haven't seen Break Ups? It is currently available on CrunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes General 00:11 Break Ups 18:38 General Eclipse 2017 - Ben's picture from Nashville  - Neil deGrasse Tyson Tweet ReAnimetor Podcast World of Darkness Pathfinder Made in Abyss Break Ups Watch now Pince-nez Channeling Arthur The warning signs Kanji: 絶緣體 Credits: Too hard of a slap Credits: Poor rock “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.” ― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller

A mysterious aliment seems to be afflicting the Mushi-shi of the Minai clan and Ginko is tasked with uncovering the root cause in the Mushi-shi SP episode "Path of Thorns." Little does our intrepid apothecary know,  but shrubberies and camphorous medicines are about to become a significant part of his day. Also featuring: Youjo Senki, Splatoon 2, and Voltron. Haven't seen the Mushi-shi SP? It is currently available on CrunchyRoll. Watch before you listen! Like Aniki? Please leave us a review on iTunes so more people can be exposed to our insanity. Show Notes     General 00:11 Mushi-shi SP 6:35 General Youjo Senki Tsukihime Splatoon 2 (Dunkey's review) Guzma Card Voltron 3 New Game What programming is like Mushi-shi SP "Path of Thorns" Watch now Season 2 OP "Shiver" Season 1 OP "The Sore Foot Song" Mollusks (nsfw) Adventure Zone Vick's Vapo-rub Next time: Breakups