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There's a lot to talk about in this episode including how Attack on Titan once again delivers a delicious meme in this episode with the introduction of mad as hell Yelena and whatever the hell that scary thing is in the opening. I'm slowly running late for work and typing this description while I try to talk to a vet so I'm just going to let you guys do the rest and make up your own description because I know you'll do a great job. I believe in you. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Ay yo, we're back on the seasonal shenanigans. We're going over almost the entirety of MAL's Winter 2022 lineup and picking and choosing what we MIGHT be watching for our new seasonal review because nothing is set in stone and I don't feel like suffering through bad anime. It's like a seasonal draft pick or something for anime, I guess. I don't sport so maybe I'm wrong? I think I'm right. I know a lot about FOOBAW. I held one once. Did you know that my ex had to teach me how to throw a football and ride a bike? Dad didn't teach me anything. Can't even shave. I just rip the hair out one by one. Anyways, seasonal anime. Which anime will we pick? Do you have any suggestions? Let us know through Discord or e-mail! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

We're back to talk more titans! An actual attack on a titan starts in this episode and we got to see some sweet monkey butt. We briefly discuss CG  vs. traditional animation but we mostly just get more and more hyped for this new season! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Sasageyo! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Your results will vary. For sure. Anyways, snow came and it turns out you need an internet connection or something to watch anime so we didn't really have the time (or ability) to watch anime this week so we made a buyer's guide for all your weeb friends! Like... what should you get a weeb for Christmas? We answer that. Do we answer it well? Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Maybe? Is Christmas almost a year away? It is but you should just go ahead and buy everything now. You don't want to have a repeat of what happened that one year. Anyways, it's late and you need to go to bed. Well, I need to go to bed. So I am. Good night. Sweet dreams. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

More Aggretsuko! More us talking about more Aggretsuko! Haida fans, I would sit this episode out. I don't wanna make you upset or anything but there are not many kind words about ya boi in here. At least I warned you this time. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Do you remember when we used to trade shows? No? Is it because we only did it once? Jog your memory then cause we're going at it again except now it's in non-denominational holiday form! That said, we're trading Saint Young Men (which has bishonen Jesus) and Itsudatte! My Santa (which is about Christmas) so maybe you shouldn't read too much into the non-denominational part. We're getting in the holiday spirit and celebrating with anime that shares the spirit of the season with religious figures and bad experiences by reviewing and discussing those shows! Does it make for a good episode!? Maybe! I think we're bating at about 40/60 for episode quality but it's probably Craig's fault if they're bad. It's not like he reads the descriptions. Are you even reading this far? I hope you have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS if you are and a EH KINDA MID HOLIDAYS if you aren't! Get your fill of holiday cheer with us this year! Also Santa IS real as long as you believe he is! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

Episode description is on hold until our POSTMASTER returns from the dredges of work. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website  at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social  media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the  conversation! Ganbatte!

Special thanks for DarthEgg for recommending this show! We enjoyed it! Or did we!?!? (we did thank you so much for listening) Anchor's mobile website sucks and has deleted my episode description three times and I have to go to work so here's a funny anecdote to fill space: my roommate calls my Joseph Joestar cosplay scarf a "Yo Gabba Gabba scarf". I just think that's pretty funny. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

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We normally cover the very worst of anime on this podcast but hey! We needed content and we were lucky to recruit a very knowledgeable guest who would be all too familiar with the kind of manga that flop hard: David from the Shonen Flop Podcast! We talked our top five bottom manga (and one light novel) and broke down what exactly just irked us about all these failures. From rom coms that don't know what an ending is to manga that just want to capitalize on that sick rugby craze, there is a whole variety of manga in this episode for you to (not) check out! Or do? I don't really have control over what you do because if I did then I wouldn't change anything. You're perfect and I love you for who you are. I'm just saiyan, will you Goku prom with me? <3 Anyways, big thanks to David for helping to fill in for Audrey this week! You can check out his stellar podcast at www.shonenflop.com and also everywhere you listen to podcasts! I'd include all the links but Anchor is being really difficult right now but trust me when I say his podcast is EVERYWHERE and you should follow them on every social media platform too. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use. Featured Anime OPs and EDs: "Guts Guts" - Akira Kushida (Toriko OP 1) "Heart Pattern" - Nao Toyama (Nisekoi ED 1)

Usually you go into dealer's rooms at cons expecting to leave with some new piece of anime merch or something of the like but sometimes you leave with some fresh new music and people you want to talk with on your podcast like how we went to Anime Weekend Atlanta a few weeks ago where we met today's guest Greshmon! Greshmon is an American rapper, actor, and streamer who is bringing (in our opinion) a great sound and helping to build a bridge from the world of geekdom to hip hop with engaging lyrics and an energy unlike any other musician out there. We had a fantastic time hanging out with him and discussing anime, geekdom, and what he didn't like about BoBoBo. We hope you'll check out his songs wherever you stream music and that you'll keep your attention on him as he continues to excel in the future. Thanks for hanging out with us! As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! Check out more on Greshmon by visiting his website! Listen to Greshmon on Spotify! Listen to Greshmon on Apple Music! Listen to Greshmon on YouTube!

The evolution of degeneration is a tricky thing. Where, why, and when does a mind truly go mad? There's no concise answer to this (at least as far as anime fans go) but we're going to talk about Oreimo's 2nd season cause that's as close of a discussion topic, right? Right. We're joined by JD from the Anime Brothers Podcast (CLICK HERE FOR ALL THEIR LINKS!!!) to talk about one of his recent finished anime which, if you can read, is the second season of Oreimo and if you know about Oreimo then you know Oreimo. Does it maintain the highs of the first season? Is this the start of a more profound deviation of degeneration for a budding anime fan? I don't know but we talk about sister fornication a lot because we're two only children so warning there. Is that a good enough description? I think it is so I'm stopping it here. Go listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast with JD's fantastic co-host Earthworm wherever you get your podcasts now! And maybe check us out later? I dunno. If you're in the mood I guess. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use RELATED READING AND ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Answerman - Why Is Incest Such A Common Topic in Anime? from Anime News Network

So we went to Anime Weekend Atlanta over the weekend and it was a ride. After two years of no cosplays with love in the stitches, big gulps of ramune, and disposable income being disposed of in artist's alley, it definitely feels like a new age of conventions. We're getting older and that's definitely not a negative thing by any means but the convention experience has changed and we had nothing prepared for Halloween so here we are once again to talk in the same room about what happened while we attended AWA. It was a long drive so I'm just going to kind of phone in this description, okay? I'm tired and my back HURTS. I DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING TO HURT IT. AM I OLD NOW??????? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

We just needed a reason to do this show and the reason was that Audrey wasn't here to say no. So siscon shenanigans are abound in this week's episode as it's just Matt and Matt to talk about how Matt feels about A Sister's All You Need. Does it satisfy the little sister urge or do you actually need more than just a little sister? As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Made in Abyss got a sequel movie. We watched Made in Abyss. We watched the sequel movie thusly. I'm in the middle of my journey of self introspection so this is your description for this one. Go pour yourself a bowl of Chex Mix and milk. As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

We're taking just three words that we get from a random word generator and trying to think up and make the hottest of seasonal anime with just those phrases! Why? Cause it felt like a good idea and we couldn't watch Dawn of the Deep Soul due to personal issues! Anyways, it's late and I'm tired. No long description this week. Be the description you want to see in this world! Imagine your own sarcastic description! Be free! As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

You would think that the shorter the anime then the quicker the suffering would be, right? Well, Bikini Warriors, an animated ad for a figure line that feels relentlessly bloated at 4 minute long per episode, would beg to differ and it is VERY good at begging. This started as a gag of a bet to watch on a previous episode and now it's here and no one is happy. We probably only really watched maybe two episodes of an anime all in all with Bikini Warriors but it's about the quality of time spent not the quantity and that quality of time is nonexistent. Listen in to this episode and find out why Bikini Warrior  is more powerful than your average pharmaceutical at stopping boners and all those other episode description things I usually put. If Bikini Warriors isn't going to give me a good time then no one is getting a good description. Good bye. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

You can't finish everything that you start and anime is no exception. Maybe the anime is just too boring, maybe the anime looks just that bad, and sometimes maybe it's made by Studio Deen so it's both (this excludes Konosuba don't kill me)? We're going over all the anime we just couldn't finish in this episode, making bold declarations no one is ready for, criticizing each other for not finishing anime, and we even (inadvertently) brought on a special guest for this episode: my Google Nest that accidentally played some Gorillaz. It wasn't even a song I liked. We have a strong commitment to excellence on this show. It just sucks we're not very good at commitment. As always, check out new episodes every Sunday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.

Hi! How are you? That's great. I'm glad to hear that. So before we start, Ro also has a podcast called The One True Podcast and I was originally gonna say this was "feat. Ro of The One True Podcast and Storm" but that felt a little insulting to Storm so go check out The One True Podcast's links here before you even listen to this episode cause it's probably like two billion times better than our stuff but that's generally true of every podcast that collabs with us so... yeah! Anyways, anime conventions! They're happening again! With Otacon setting off the first domino for many other anime conventions to fall over and return, we thought we'd talk about that and paneling at conventions! Why? Cause... we wanted to do that, I guess. I mean, I definitely want to get on stage and talk about the top 10 siscons in anime in front of strangers for them to ridicule me and judge me in an almost biblical sense but I'm also kind of into that just hurting myself over and over thing. And little sister characters. I'm a big supporter of family. And family relationships. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Basically one thing led to another and we have Ro (of The One True Podcast) and Storm (of being alive or something) on to talk about their paneling experiences and anime conventions and all that deep junk! Think of it like Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee or whatever except it's Weebs in a Discord Channel Getting Dehydrated. Maybe we'll do more? Maybe we won't? Go check out the link above to see all of Ro's stuff and check out her podcast and if you see Storm on the street then say hey or something. As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte!

In honor of 3.0+1.0 taking extra long to release, we decided to do the same thing with this episode that talks about that very movie! It couldn't be because all of the Otaku Melancholy Team really just dropped the ball and messed up in multiple ways! We're totally visionaries like Anno because we're all depressed and we all hate our work and just want it to be over! Anyways, here's part two of our coverage of the Rebuild of Evangelion films which features discussion and spoilers for the entire franchise so be wary. We also answer some of the questions our dear patrons asked of us which is super awesome cause they all asked great questions and are very attractive people and I totally crush on every single one. Thank you all for listening! As always, check out new episodes every Tuesday by going to our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! Ganbatte! We do not own or claim to own the songs used in this podcast. All rights belong to their respective owners. All songs used in this podcast are applied for critical analysis and reflect a usage that pertains to fair use.