Lunch Hour Anime Special

Jolly and Rage spend a jumbo sized episode talking about what makes Girls und Panzer such an enjoyable show to watch. Not only is quirky and charming, but it does a fantastic job of treating its younger female protagonists with respect, giving them genuine character development instead of panty shots. In a world of obligatory fanservice anime, sometimes that makes all the difference. We have a lengthy discussion about anime's propensity toward schoolgirl protagonists and debate our favorite non-Ooarai tankery teams. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We powered through and watched the whole final battle of "Girls und Panzer der Film" in one go, which leaves us with a short episode today. But don't worry -- we'll be back tomorrow with a bonus super length episode to talk in depth. For now, we chat about Glasses Dick Face, the Gaming Club's incredible rise to power, and that beautiful, beautiful 2v1 final skirmish. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We watch a bit more of "Girls und Panzer der Film" and stopped right as Ooarai discovered the Karl. We didn't get to talk about Pravda's valiant play because we took a lot of time to express our frustrations on this film's cardboard-flat bureaucrat villain. It's the one major disappointment we've felt the entire time watching Girls und Panzer. We also take a few moments to talk about Maho's motives and the honor, respect, and reputation of the Nishizumi family. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We watch another 30 minutes of "Girls und Panzer der Film" right up to the point where Miho is about to go home. We talk about what the homecoming's going to be like, especially after such a long, depressing summer. At the very least, it can't get much worse than that Boko amusement park. We talk also talk a bit about St. Glorianna's new squad and some of this show's merch. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We return to our beloved Girls und Panzer by watching the first half hour of "Girls und Panzer der Film" and we just can't stop gushing. We discuss protagonist power in sports anime, character development through combat, and the representation of WWII countries in the franchise. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We conclude our viewing of "Hyperdiemsnion Neptunia" by talking about the series finale. While the 'big boss' of this last arc wasn't anything to write home about, the conclusion of the battle was amazingly satisfying. We talk about the loose ends, what we would have changed, and bounce around some alternative endings. Next up: "Girls und Panzer: der Film!" Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

Today we're talking about episode 11, the penultimate installment, of "Hyperdimension Neptunia." The BIG BAD has finally revealed herself, and we talk about how this show built up the excitement. Or has it, really? And does the video-game-industry allegory still hold true in this final character reveal? Plus, we take some time talking about kind of ending we'd like to see in episode 12. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

Wait, that story arc just ended? We talk about episode 10 of "Hyperdimension Neptunia" today! After finally getting to see a country at war, the story kinda just ends. We talk about all the other stuff we'd liked to have seen in the Eden War and discuss the resolutions of P-ko and Plutia. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We're ready for that last big story arc as we head into episode 9 of "Hyperdimension Neptunia." We talk about the grand reveal of YELLOW HEART who is super powerful because she represents... a system we've never heard of? Alex explains the early Japanese console wars and we debate whether or not the Four Goddesses know what's going on. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

YES! IT'S A BEACH EPISODE! At episode 8, we're 2/3 of the way through "Hyperdimension Neptunia." We talk about watching mandatory fan service and beach episodes of anime in the workplace: just how much fan service can get you fired, anyway? Also, with only five episode left, HDN chooses to plop in some filler. When does fan service get in the way of good story? And are we really supposed to care about P-ko? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We talk about episode 7 of "Hyperdimension Neptunia" just as soon as Andy stops being totally psyched about the upcomig obligatory beach episode. From that awkward vegetable-related oral scene that took the joke just a little too far all the way to Plutia's complete transformation into a dominatrix, this episode is full. We also talk about the return and transformation of Arfoire as a character before reminiscing about the Sould Calibur franchise. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We watch episode six of "Hyperdimension Neptunia," which starts a new arc that seems to center around perving out on women. Hooray, anime! We talk about Vert's creepy behavior with Nepgear, discuss anime's ability to get abstract, and go on a big tangent about One Piece. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

In episode 5 of "Hyperdimension Neptunia," piracy has been defeated for all time! Yeah, right. We talk about Arfoire's justfications for piracy, Ninento's console experimentation, and Microsoft's quasi-ability to claim PC gaming as its realm, too. Plus, Japanese anime is really perverted! Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

The fourth episode of "Hyperdimension Neptunia" finally reveals the big bad and it's AWESOME. We take a couple moments to discuss the sisters' transformations before Rage drops some breadcrumbs on the allegory for Arfoire. We talk about piracy, DLC, and stealing content. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

The third episode of "Hyperdimension Neptunia" may be the first of the series to avoid awkward Jpanese Beastiality, but it makes up for it with unconfortable tentacle cords! We talk about the progression of the story, the depth of the allegory into each character, and what this show would look like in a cell phone gaming world. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

For our discussion of the second episode of "Hyperdimension Neptunia," we debate if maybe this show is too awkwardly Japanese to continue watching. There's some creepy stuff in here, but there's also some really intruiging world building: is it worth watching a monster who likes to lick little girls if you also get to see a cool take on Xbox's anime world? Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

This episode, we start our viewing of a new series, "Hyperdimension Neptunia" at episode one. We talk about the show's allegorical premise that the four goddesses represent the different competitors in the gaming industry's console wars. We also giggle a bit at the bounciness of the boobies and try to keep it classy in our work break room. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We finish watching "Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning" as our intrepid uo finally nabs their theif. Except, it wasn't the duo and the nabbing was kinda anti-climatic. We talk about the movie's usefulness as an introduction to te series, including how it reduces so many of the subtly nuanced characters to stock roles. Next week we start our viewing of "Hyperdimension Neptunia." Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

We talk about the middle third of the "Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning" anime movie. The titular superhero duo take down the statue-animating child, the whole crew fails at happy hour, and the STATUE OF JUSTICE gets stolen. But really, how does a team of 8 superheroes and an entire camera crew not figure out that the villain's got a swap/teleportation power? We sort through that and maybe some other stuff. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.

Rage and Jolly revisit another previously-watched series by checking out "Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning." This anime movie spends some time recapping events from the serial show before starting a new story. This week, we watched the first 30 minutes, which sparks a discussion about why the heck anybody would ever live in a city with this kind of insane supervillainy. Other than the great art deco srchitecture, of course. Lunch Hour Anime Special is a Night of the Living Geeks podcast. Go to www.NOTLG.com for other great shows or show your support for this program at patreon.com/NOTLG.