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The White Sox won a game. Chelsea have not. The Kraken are still in the playoffs though. My chaotic sports life is more chaotic than usual. Anyway. This episode, Basil (@itsbasiltime) joins me to talk about Love All Play, the badminton anime. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Basil and I talk about Love All Play. 32:21 - We take question, from you. You know who you are. Next time is Ippon Again! I think.

Speaking of football, Chelsea are about to play Real Madrid in the Champions League, and I happen to like both teams. I have no idea what Chelsea is doing though, between sacking Thomas Tuchel near the beginning of the season to hiring Graham Potter to letting Bruno Saltor manager a game against Liverpool of all teams to now hiring Frank Lampard again as a caretaker manager (I've learned a lot of British football terms over the last year and change). Will they win a game again? Who knows! Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy) and Basil (@itsbasiltime) join me to talk about Aoashi! A football anime. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Listen Show notes: We just talk about Aoashi the whole time. Next time is Love All Play, which is confusing since I said that was the segment before. Look I had a plan and it's being changed live.

Chelsea scored a goal! They scored two goals! They're moving on in the Champions League! Life...life finds a way. Anyway. The first half of this episode is Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Love Live! Superstar!! featuring Chris (@gokuffy), Ruby (@PassionTentacle), and Kenny (@Minoru79). And the second half of this episode is Love Live! Superstar!! featuring the folks from the first part, plus Mikey (@MikeyShiota). Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Ruby, Kenny, and I talk about Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 56:16 - We take your Nijigasaki questions 1:05:44 - Chris, Ruby, Kenny, Mikey, and I talk about Love Live! Superstar!! 2:19:56 - We take your Superstar!! questions Next time is Love All Play

I've been following Chelsea for a couple years now; in depth since their most recent Champions League win. And I have no idea what's happening? Like does this happen with all football teams? Not the "owned by a Russian oligarch" thing, but the "big amounts of turnover leading to ???" thing. Can't wait for the all 11 with just forwards. Also tweetbot broke again because twitter sucks like immediately after recording this podcast, so I'm back off twitter. Anyway. This episode, it's our annual top lists extravaganza! Chris (@gokuffy), Helen (@WanderinDreamr), and Chris (@antoniuspius) join me to talk about our favorite anime of the year 2022 for nearly four hours. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Number fives 37:48 - Number fours 1:10:44 - Number threes 1:46:48 - Number twos 2:28:12 - Number ones 3:06:06 - Also rans Next time is top movies of 2022

The podcast is here! If you want to check out the reveal, click the link and you'll just go there and see it. Thanks to Evan of The Anigamers and AlexanderCase for being my and Pat's Santa, respectively. ----- A lot of stuff happened, but it all means that this won't come out on time. I at least like to have a placeholder so AGC didn't have to update the post after I finally finished it though, so here it is. Thanks to Vinnie and Diego of AGC for organizing this in the stead of the OGs, the Reverse Thieves. I watched Tatami Galaxy and SSSS.Gridman. Patz (@PatzPrime) watched Otherside Picnic. And Chris (@gokuffy) forgot to sign up, but he asked Kate to randomly pick three anime from his shelf, so he ended up with Shiki, Santa Company, and Dusk Maiden of Amnesia. So in a way, Ink was his secret Santa. Hopefully the actual episode will be up before the new year, but no promises. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris talks about Shiki 17:18 - I talk about Tatami Galaxy 28:19 - Patz talks about Otherside Picnic 36:19 - Chris talks about Santa Company 42:38 - I talk about SSSS.Gridman 58:02 - Chris talks about Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Next time is top anime

It's the 100th episode of the podcast! As I say on the recording itself, this isn't the actual 100th episode; we've had a few above 100 since I've done quite a few 0.5 episodes (like the top movies podcasts) that aren't in the mainline of episodes. But at least the episodes where we talk about a sports anime or manga, it's 100 episodes. I reached this milestone a bit earlier on Manga In Your Ears, just because our formerly biweekly and currently thriceweekly (is that a term for every three weeks?) would outpace Taiiku's monthly schedule regardless of whether I was actually on time on every single month of Taiiku (which I have not been). It's still a lot of episodes to be podcasting. I also joked on Manga In Your Ears that I've now started two podcasts, but I have no idea how to end any. So I guess anyone listening is stuck pretending to listen until...I die? Anyway, I digress. Thanks so much to everyone who's been on the podcast up to this point. Thanks to everyone who's listened and commented that you like an episode; it truly brings me unbridled joy (what is the etymology of unbridled? can I also be ungroomed? I kid.). Thanks especially to Camellia, who started this podcast journey with me. She doesn't appear on as many, or any, episodes anymore, but both iterations of the website literally would not exist without her help. And I owe her a lot more than I give credit to probably. The standing invite will always be there too. Thanks to Kyle for joining up on that first episode of Chihayafuru with us two; the former Chihayafuruhime himself. Thanks to Chris and Chris, who have joined up along the way to cover a multitude of subjects, including sports anime, sports manga, just anime in general on a lot of the top anime shows, and branching out into movies, first with our top movies shows, then later with covering a director at a time. I can't wait to jump into Jean-Pierre Melville, and I learned so much from you two watching Kurosawa and Lynch. Thanks to Ink and Basil, who have been on just so, so many episodes of this podcast and I would certainly have a lesser catalogue if not for those two being always willing to talk about the weirdest and worse dredges of sports anime. And finally, and of course, thanks to everyone who jumped into this podcast and recorded segments for it. Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), Basil (@itsbasiltime), Austin (@bebopshock), Grant (@grantthethief), Lum (@LumRanmaYasha), Mikey (@MikeyShiota), and Tony (@tondog). Here are a few of the other things mentioned on the podcast: AWO podcast Basil mentioned on REDLINE - Anime World Order Show # 96 – Redlining a Herocaine Sandwich with Tim Maughan Blade Licking Thieves - #15: REDLINE Chris's REDLINE review on Mania (now Fandom Post) - Why Redline is Important and you SHOULD Believe the Hype! Listen Next time is Anime Secret Santa. Ho ho ho.

The White Sox are eliminated from playoffs, but the Mariners are in, so this is a Mariners fan podcast now. Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I close out the David Lynch series entirely and talk about David Lynch: The Art Life. Next, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I talk about Futsal Boys!!!!! Finally, Ink and I talk about Fanfare of Adolescence. That 30 for 30 podcast is called Bloodlines. Listen Show notes: 0:38 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about David Lynch: The Art Life 45:14 - Our next director 54:07 - Ink, Basil, and I talk about Futsal Boys 1:27:44 - Futsal Boys questions, answered! 1:39:44 - Ink and I talk about Fanfare of Adolescence 2:06:11 - We take questions on Fanfare of Adolescence and favorite horses in general Next time is our 100th episode and REDLINE.

I forgot to write this whole intro thing I always do and now the podcast is edited and ready. Anyway, I'm surprised Chelsea fired Thomas Tuchel and I can't imagine what the guy was like behind the scenes with his relationship to the owners to possibly prompt this. Anyway. Here's another long episode! First, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I finish up David Lynch's filmography and Twin Peaks with Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 9-18. Second, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Kenny (@Minoru79), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I talk about PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~ and Soriairo Utility. Third and finally, Ruby (@PassionTentacle), Vinnie (@VinnieAveAGC), Basil, and I talk about BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-. Here are some articles on the Orientalism of Diane in Twin Peaks: Hanh Nguyen at Indie Wire, Penny Wang at Inciting Sparks, Frank Guan at Vulture (more broadly about all of Lynch's works) Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 9-18 2:52:21 - Ink, Kenny, Basil, and I talk about PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~ 3:41:44 - Ink, Kenny, Basil, and I talk about Sorairo Utility 3:51:32 - Basil, Ruby, Vinnie, and I talk about BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- 4:25:54 - Basil, Ruby, Vinnie, and I answer your questions about BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- Next time is David Lynch: The Art Life, Futsal Boys, and Fanfare of Adolescence

Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I went to an NWSL game! Angel City FC v Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars (my first team, but truth be told, I would support any NWSL team) seemed passive in attack; maybe as a result of no Mal Pugh. And Angel City came out with the 1-0 victory. Great game, always a great experience, and most importantly easy trip to the stadium on the metro. Ban cars. Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I are back to talk about two Twin Peaks things, but first we had a quick chat about Otakon 2022. Then it's The Missing Pieces. Then it's The Return Parts 1-8. Then it's finally time for the second segment with Chris, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I where we chat about Tribe Nine. And finally Basil defends his Taiiku Southern Championship against newcomers Nate (@NateMing) and Bill (@wbforeman999), and also we all talk about Hajime no Ippo. It's a long episode. I have some regrets about it. Also apparently I pre-recorded Tribe Nine with intent to post it in a different date than I will, so that explains why it's "November." It is August. Here's a link to the Effectively Wild episode on Blaseball. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I chat about Otakon for a bit 22:25 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Missing Piece 35:09 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8 1:46:39 - Chris, Basil, Ink, and I talk about Tribe Nine 2:36:15 - Basil, Nate, Bill, and I talk about Hajime no Ippo 4:05:25 - We talk about Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road 4:14:02 - We talk about Mashiba vs. Kimura 4:17:19 - We take questions about Hajime no Ippo Next time is Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 9-18, PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, Sorairo Utility, and BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-.

I went to two White Sox games here while they were in Anaheim. They only won half the games I went to, but on the other hand, Shohei Ohtani pitched well and that was very exciting on the other end. They're in San Francisco now, and I sort of regret not going to one of those games, but alas. Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I talk about David Lynch's most recent feature film, Inland Empire. Then Basil (@itsbasiltime) and I talk about Backflip!! And finally, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Helen (@WanderinDreamr), Basil, and I talk about Dance Dance Danseur. Also I mention this in the podcast, but I have a lot of podcasts recorded but not released, so I'll double up until I don't have any in the queue, then yet again scramble to figure out what to do for episodes each month. If I have a movie only month, now you know why. Also if it feels close-y at the end of segments, that is also why. Link to the interview with the Yuri!!! on Ice staff by Ink and Evan on Ani-Gamers. Listen Show notes: 0:35 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Inland Empire 49:44 - Basil and I talk about Backflip!! 1:15:10 - Helen, Ink, Basil, and I talk about Dance Dance Danseur 1:57:44 - Dance Dance Danseur questions 2:10:39 - Macross side bar Next time is back to Twin Peaks with The Missing Pieces and The Return parts one through eight, Tribe Nine, and Hajime no Ippo.

Next year is Chelsea's year I feel. Just need a dependable goal scorer and two or three new defenders. Down with City. Anyway. This episode, Corey (@Modandrocker) and Bamboo (@ANN_Bamboo) rejoin me to talk about some more Marvel Cinematic Universe with MCU TV from WandaVision to Moon Knight. Then we talk about Spider-Man: No Way Home. Listen Show notes: 0:45 - We talk about some MCU TV 22:22 - We talk about Spider-Man: No Way Home We're gonna talk about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness eventually.

You know, I am beginning to think that hiring Tony La Russa, septuagenarian hall of fame manager well past any point of relevancy, was a poor idea. Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I continue our David Lynch series with the other movie that we've all seen, Mulholland Dr. Then Ink (@ink_just_ink) joins me to talk about Your Lie in April. Listen Show notes: 0:34 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Mulholland Dr. 47:09 - Mulholland Dr. clues 1:05:25 - Mulholland Dr. questions 1:07:29 - Ink and I talk about Your Lie in April 1:49:04 - Questions from you, our listeners, and you, our co-host of this episode Next time is Inland Empire, Sorairo Utility, PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, and Backflip!!

As I'm writing this, the White Sox just stopped an eight game slide (their first since 2018) with a win against the Royals, and thanks to a three-run home run by Andrew Vaughn. All I ask is that the White Sox score more runs, and prevent more runs, leading to more wins. Is that so much to ask? Anyway. This time, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I continue our journey through David Lynch's filmography with The Straight Story. Then Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and I talk about Salaryman's Club. Made two random factual errors in this podcast. Iowa's area code is 712, not 714. 714 is California, and also where I worked, so I got confused. Also the miracle on ice was v. the Soviet Union, not Canada. I regret these errors. Listen Show notes: 0:34 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about The Straight Story 53:42 - Helen and I talk about Salaryman's Club Next time is Mullholland Drive and Your Lie in April

Been watching a lot of mechanical keyboard related things, and bought one for my work setup (currently, I'm moving my existing mechanical keyboard, which is just some Razer one I bought, back and forth). So if you also like them, you know, teach me everything. Anyway. This time, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I continue through David Lynch's filmography with Lost Highway. Then Ink (@ink_just_ink), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I talk about RE-MAIN, the water polo anime. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Lost Highway 1:07:23 - Ink, Basil, and I talk about RE-MAIN 1:48:17 - Questions from you, the listeners Next time is Straight Story and Backflip!!

Trying to get into hockey more, and watching some Kraken hockey as I edited part of this podcast. While I still do not know much about the rules and the advanced stats like I like (I gotta find a Kraken podcast...), I have a feeling this last place 17-36-5 team with 39 points is not that good. Anyway. This time, Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) join me in a return to the town of Twin Peaks with Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Then Chris, Ink (@ink_just_ink), and Jared (@JLayneNelson) join me to talk about Chihayafuru 3. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me You can hear our new cat for the first time around the 30 minute mark of the podcast. And also throughout randomly. 1:14:00 - Chris, Ink, Jared, and I talk about Chihayafuru 3 2:26:19 - Questions from you, and also me Next time is Lost Highway and RE-MAIN.

Chelsea won a match while we recorded this, which is good. And the Clippers won after coming back from 30+ down. So I feel like this podcast is a good luck charm? Or these are extreme coincidences. But who knows with sports fandom. Anyway. This time, we're back talking about movies. But not David Lynch movies; our favorite movies of 2021. Joining me in this venture is Chris (@gokuffy) and Corey (@Modandrocker). There are some issues with Corey's audio here between connection issues and application issues. But hopefully it's mostly ok ish. Listen Show notes: 0:45 - Number fives 24:25 - Number fours 51:57 - Number threes 1:14:41 - Number twos 1:21:31 - This after a lot of the trouble with Corey's audio happened, and we switched recording platforms and Corey started podcasting from his phone. I put in an interlude. 1:32:01 - Number ones 1:54:13 - Also rans 2:08:11 - Worst ofs Next time is back to David Lynch with Fire Walk with Me and Chihayafuru 3.

It is my opinion that MLB players should, on whole, be paid more and owners should be taxed more. Anyway. This episode, it is our annual January episode, and we are counting down our top five favorite anime of the past year, in this case 2021. Joining me on this four hour tour is Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), Helen (@WanderinDreamr), and Patz (@PatzPrime). Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Number fives 45:41 - Number fours 1:08:13 - Chris rolls through his three to ones before we continue with fours 1:19:39 - Number fours resume 1:34:41 - Number threes 2:01:12 - Number twos 2:37:59 - Number ones 3:13:39 - Also rans Next time is top movies of 2021. It's back on the Taiiku Podcast after 2020 was over at 2D or Not 2D Podcast.

The Chicago Bears are a bad football team, and Justin Fields is the hope for the future of the offense. Matt Nagy I still think is a good head coach (given that he hasn't really lost the faith of his players, it seems, until like this season even though they've been bad for a while), but very obviously a bad playcaller. I hope to one day see Justin Fields tear up the NFL. Anyway. This episode, it's the holidays again, and that means its time again for AGC's (and thanks to the Reverse Thieves for the inception of the idea and for running it for so many years) Anime Secret Santa podcast! Chris (@gokuffy) and Pat (@PatzPrime) join me again to see what Santa gave us this year. And this year, Santas gave us some gems. I talk about Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro and Weathering with You, Pat talks about GoShogun: The Time Étranger, and Chris talks about ODDTAXI. Listen Show notes: 0:45 - We go through what we're talking about. 10:20 - I talk about Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro! 21:35 - Pat talks about GoShogun: The Time Étranger! 36:08 - I talk about Weathering with You! 54:35 - Chris talks about ODDTAXI, non-spoiler section. 1:04:57 - Questions! 1:22:08 - ODDTAXI, spoiler section! Next time is top anime of 2021!

I've been watching that Hawkeye TV show too. It is, regrettably for Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye continuing to exist at all, pretty good. Hailee Steinfeld is incredible. Vera Fermiga is incredible. The Fraction/Aja run of comics is one of the few that I've actually read (pay David Aja dammit), and they are good. But none of this changes that Hawkeye should have died in Endgame. I also remember in Infinity War, Clint practicing a bow with his daughter, and people at the time thought that was a hint that his daughter could be the Kate Bishop Hawkeye, just maybe with a different name. But I guess that was just him playing bow and arrow with his kid. Anyway. This time, Corey (@Modandrocker) and Bamboo (@ANN_Bamboo) join me to talk about the 26th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chloé Zhao's Eternals! Listen Show notes: 0:45 - We just talk about Eternals. That's it. Next time is Anime Secret Santa for real.

The Chicago Sky are WNBA champions. The Chicago Red Stars are moving on in the NWSL playoffs. Sports is good, sometimes. Anyway. This episode, Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I finish up season two of Twin Peaks. Then, Chris, Chris, and I talk about Denis Villaneuve's new Dune: Part One. And finally, Ink (@AnimatedInk), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I talk about Burning Kabaddi. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about the rest of Twin Peaks season two! 1:05:51 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Dune: Part One! 1:21:32 - Chris has to depart, but Chris and I continue chatting about Dune. 1:40:23 - Ink, Basil, and I talk about Burning Kabaddi! 2:10:17 - Kabaddi questions! Next time is Anime Secret Santa!