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Toni, Vrai, and Peter return to their Monogatari watchalong with the ultra-violent 3-part movie trilogy Kizumonogatari!

0:00:00 Intros
0:01:25 Watch order
0:02:25 Suffering and gore
0:06:20 Visual style
0:12:35 Impressions
0:15:44 Hanekawa
0:22:35 Araragi’s savior complex
0:28:14 THAT scene
0:36:44 Sexualizing Hanekawa and Shinobu
0:41:33 Ending
0:44:44 Self-sacrifice vs self-destructiveness
0:47:41 Bodily autonomy
0:51:37 Scars/bonds
0:53:17 Edgelord deconstruction
0:55:52 Vampire mythology
0:59:22 Buddhist themes
1:02:26 Final thoughts
1:03:48 Outro

Toni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social
Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Friday 17th May 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Alex, Toni, and Peter check in on a number of eyebrow-raising romances and some science fiction series with big but as-of-yet unrealized potential in the Spring 2024 season!

0:00:00 Intros
0:02:05 DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
Red Flags
0:08:31 Mysterious Disappearances
Neutral Zone
0:11:36 Train to the End of the World
0:16:54 Tonari no Yokai-san
0:18:14 Kaiju No. 8
It’s Complicated
0:26:26 Tadaima, Okaeri
0:36:19 Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
0:40:34 Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
Feminist Potential
0:50:39 YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
0:53:02 Whisper Me a Love Song
0:59:06 A Condition Called Love
1:08:43 Outro

Alex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social
Toni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Friday 24th May 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Toni, Vrai, and Peter return for Nadeko Snake and Tsubasa Cat, talk about examination versus exploitation, and anguish over the now-unfinished streaming status of the series.

0:00:00 Intros
0:01:39 Lost media
0:02:59 Ranking OPs
0:08:53 Sexual assault imagery
0:11:18 Tsubasa cat
0:21:08 Apparitions and metaphors
0:27:05 Hanekawa’s victimization
0:30:58 Nadeko Snake
0:35:54 Dramatic reading
0:44:46 Araragi and Senjogahara’s date
0:53:18 The Oshino question
0:57:02 Pacing, temporarily, and influence
1:02:55 Official girl ranking
1:11:40 Outro

Toni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social
Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Thursday 4th April 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Vrai, Peter, and Alex take a much delayed look back on the 2024 Winter anime season where some of our bottom titles managed to pull out some good content before the end and top titles that took an absolute nosedive in the second half.

0:00:00 Intros
Red Flags
0:02:11 The Witch and the Beast
Yellow Flags
0:06:49 BUCCHIGIRI?!
Neutral Zone
0:12:52 Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord
0:15:11 ‘Tis Time for Torture, Princess
0:16:36 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
0:17:20 Mr. Villain’s Day Off
0:17:52 Demon Prince of Momochi House
0:22:56 Deliciousness in Dungeon
It's Complicated
0:27:00 Solo Leveling
0:29:13 Sengoku Youko
0:31:40 Metallic Rouge
Feminist Potential
0:39:29 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
0:46:42 Brave Bang Bravern!
0:53:22 A Sign of Affection
0:57:56 The Dangers in My Heart
1:03:23 The Apothecary Diaries
1:08:04 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
1:12:41 Outro

Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social
Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social
Alex: bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social

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Recorded Saturday 47th April 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first 8 episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as it was influential, Bakemongatari!

0:00:00 Intros
0:00:54 Toni’s justification for doing this
0:02:53 Bakemonogatari in the anime zeitgeist
0:10:34 Copycats
0:14:22 Visual style
0:22:53 Hanekawa
0:25:00 The male gaze and Ararai’s ahoge
0:28:58 Senjougahara’s sexuality
0:35:52 Portrayal of sexual abuse
0:38:22 Mayoi Snail (briefly)
0:41:07 Kanbaru
0:51:55 Suruga Monkey
0:56:25 BaruHara
1:00:54 Final thoughts
1:05:49 Outro

Toni: bsky.app/profile/poetpedagogue.bsky.social
Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social
Peter: bsky.app/profile/peterfobian.bsky.social

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Recorded Sunday 17th March 2024

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to cover the conclusion of the Black Rose arc, the beginning The End of the World, and Akio being both the worst and relentlessly sexy on convertibles.


0:00:00 Intros
0:01:03 Content warnings
0:02:08 Feelings
0:05:59 Keiko
0:09:46 Mikage
0:22:45 End of the World
0:29:02 Akio
0:32:36 Cycles of abuse
0:35:49 Kozue and Daddy Longlegs
0:41:30 Anthy and Utena
0:45:17 Nanami
0:49:10 Toga
0:56:34 Ohtori’s OSHA compliance
0:59:12 Outro


Vrai: bsky.app/profile/writervrai.bsky.social
Cy: bsky.app/profile/pixelatedlenses.bsky.social
Chiaki: bsky.app/profile/terrible.moe


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Recorded Tuesday 12th March 2024


Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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