Re: Anime Podcast FateSteelTaylor

We’re back with a brand new twist! This week, /u/dbcitizen joins us on the first edition of the Re: Anime Podcast Talks, or Trap Talks! For our topic, we discuss how harem anime have become increasingly prevalent in recent years, as well as its potential impact for the future of the industry. On that note, can harem anime ever finds its footing in the West? Or will it stifle anime’s chance of becoming globally “mainstream”? All these questions and more are answered!


1:55 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/dbcitizen

- 2:40 Why talk about harem anime?
- 4:20 Defining Harems in Anime
- 7:24 SAO and Others: Harem or Only Harem Elements?
- 8:30 No Doubt Harems (and their Problems)
- 10:29 Reacting to To Love Ru (Possible Ending Spoilers for the First Series)
- 12:30 Guilty Pleasures and their Place in Media (in the East and West)
- 13:13 Divides in Genre in Western Media
- 15:28 The Reactions to Harem Anime
- 16:48 The Future of the Western Anime Market
- 23:15 Nisekoi: Not as Pointless as You Might Think It Is
- 24:50 Evangelion’s Influence on the Harem Genre (Establishing and Shaking Up Tropes)
- 32:53 The “Best Girl” Mindset


Anime discussed: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Nisekoi, Love Hina, The Testament of Sister New Devil, Rosario + Vampire, Sword Art Online, To Love Ru, Monster Musume

Time Zones can’t stop the Re: Anime Podcast! And we hope it was worth the wait… just like how Steins;Gate, Hunter x Hunter (2011), and many other shows build up to their own hype. What is it that makes these shows worth it in the long-run? How do their beginnings shape up the end? /u/ShaKing807 joins us to discuss how anime can successfully turn a “slow” start into a wild ride. We also wrap up the last of the airing Winter 2016 shows, and have some very special news about what’s to come!

0:44 Tales from the No-Drop Zone

- 0:50 SEKKO BOYS
- 3:41 Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
- 6:30 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
- 10:59 Teekyuu 7
- 11:44 Utawarerumono: The False Faces

13:15 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/ShaKing807

- 13:54 How the Beginning of Steins;Gate Builds Towards its End
- 17:31 Gradual Build Ups vs. Famous Arcs
- 18:02 A Certain Scientific Railgun/A Certain Scientific S’s Sisters Arc
- 21:00 Hunter x Hunter (2011): The Chimera Ant Arc’s Mastery
- 24:01 Plot? Characters? What Drives an Arc
- 27:29 Tamako Market and the Jump to Tamako Love Story

28:27 Nichijou News

30:36 Word Fart Online

Anime discussed: SEKKO BOYS, Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Teekyuu 7, Utawarerumono, Steins;Gate, A Certain Scientific Railgun, A Certain Scientific Railgun S, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Tamako Market, Tamako Love Story, Sword Art Online, Konosuba

This time on the Re: Anime Podcast we dive into the worlds of LRS: long-running shounen! From Naruto to Bleach to One Piece and even the likes of Fairy Tail, what is it that keeps our interest going for hundreds of episodes? Moreover, what keeps these shows going for that long? /u/darthnick426 helps explain the mass appeal, as well as what we can expect from this genre moving forward. We also explore a bunch of other airing Winter 2016 shows, including a trio of shorts and a KyoAni show!

0:33 Tales from the No-Drop Zone

- 0:45 Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World)
- 5:38 Ojisan to Marshmallow
- 6:55 Ooyasan wa Shinsunki! (My Landlord is a Middle Schooler!)
- 8:23 Oshiete Galko-chan! (Please tell me, Galko-chan!)
- 10:22 Prince of Stride: Alternative

13:50 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/darthnick426

- 14:16 The Filler Arcs of Generic Long Running Shounens (Bleach, Naruto)
- 16:02 Why LRS are So Beloved: The Best Arcs
- 18:02 The Strength of the Main Characters (One Piece, Naruto, Bleach)
- 19:20 The Supporting Cast: Nakama!
- 21:00 When Shows Overstay their Welcome
- 22:58 How Hunter x Hunter (2011) Did It Right
- 24:29 The Future of Generic Shounen (Boku no Hero Academia)


28:17 Nichijou News

30:15 Word Fart Online

Anime discussed: Musaigen no Phantom World, Ojisan to Marshmallow, Ooyasan wa Shinshunki!, Oshiete Galko-chan!, Prince of Stride: Alternative, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail, Hunter x Hunter 2011, Boku no Hero Academia, Inuyasha, Dragonball Z, Dragonball, Gintama.

This week on the Re: Anime Podcast, we tackle, quite literally, #SPORTS anime! So what is it about sports anime that tend to gravitate so many fans? Is it the supernatural elements? Is it the grounded realism they often times bring? Is it the fanservice bait? It’s probably the fanservice bait, isn’t it. In any case, /u/EMPrinceofTennis drops by the show to give his take on what makes the genre so special. We also dive into the rest of the Winter 2016 season and most of the shows that have second cours (spoiler alert: some of them have improved since we last talked about them!).

0:35 Tales from the No-Drop Zone

- 0:42 Akagami no Shirayuki-hime (Snow White with the Red Hair)
- 3:51 Heavy Object
- 6:44 Konosubarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku (KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World)
- 11:38 Mahou Shoujo Nante Ii Desukara (I’ve Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl)
- 12: 37 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

14:18 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/EMPrinceofTennis

- 14:55 The Draw of Sports Anime (Diamond no Ace)
- 17:15 Sports Anime with Superhuman Elements (Prince of Tennis, Eyeshield 21, Kuroko no Basket)
- 20:25 What Sports Anime Do Best: HYPUU (Diamond no Ace, Haikyuu!!)
- 24:55 Realistic and Grounded Sports Anime (Baby Steps, Slam Dunk)
- 26:08 Fanservice at First Glance (Free!, Prince of Stride, I Want to be the Strongest in the World)

29:52 Nichijou News

32:06 Word Fart Online

Anime discussed: Akagami no Shirayuki Hime, Heavy Object, KonoSuba, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Diamond no Ace, Prince of Tennis, Eyeshield 21, Kuroko no Basuke, Free!, Prince of Stride, I Want to be the Strongest in the World, Taisho Baseball Girls, Attack on Titan, Shokugeki no Souma.

Guess who’s back, back again? It’s time for lucky number 13 for us here at the Re: Anime Podcast! We continue our run through the Winter 2016 season talking about the hits (Dimension W, ERASED) and others. LordTakuro stops by for a chat on idols, bands, and music anime, along with what can make the, well, music in anime so special.

0:37 Tales from the No-Drop Zone

- 0:42 Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (ERASED)
- 4:13 Dagashi Kashi
- 6:23 Diamond no Ace: Second Season
- 7:23 Dimension W
- 10:25 GATE

11:45 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with /u/LordTakuro

- 12:41 The Appeal of Love Live!
- 14:40 Similarities and Strengths of iDOLM@STER 2011
- 16:35 K-On!: A Masterclass in Character Interaction
- 19:41 The Characters and Writing and Music of Hibike! Euphonium

24:26 Nichijou News

27:32 Word Fart Online

Anime discussed: Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (ERASED), Dagashi Kashi, Diamond no Ace: Second Season, Dimension W, Gate, Love Live, iDOLM@STER, K-ON!, Hibike! Euphonium, Sword Art Online, Death Note, Girls Und Panzer

After a short break, we’re back and just in time for Valentine’s Day! In honor of that, let’s talk about some shows we love and what makes us love them so much (from the likes of Tamako Love Story, Sora no Woto, Hyouka, and others). Along the way, we give our first impressions of the Winter 2016 anime season, including a surprise in Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash.

1:10 Tales from the No-Drop Zone
- 1:30 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash)
- 6:20 Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
- 9:16 Active Raid

12:40 A Certain Scientific Recommendation/A Certain Magical Review
- Tabi Machi Late Show

15:20 Is It Wrong to Pick Up Guests from the Internet? with Just_One_of_Three
- 17:00 When a Show Immediately Becomes a Favorite (Grimgar)
- 20:15 Recent Shows That’ve Impressed (Akagami no Shirayuki hime, KonoSuba, ERASED)
- 22:40 Why We Rewatch Shows
- 23:20 Picking up on Details in Rewatches

31:00 Word Fart Online

Anime discussed: ERASED, Grimgar, KonoSuba, Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, Active Raid, hyouka, Akagami no Shirayuki hime, Code Geass, T amako Market, Tamako Love Story, Yuuki Yuuna, Sora no Woto