Home me, now I'm finally fulfilled.
This is what my heart's been waiting for.
Home me, now I'm finally fulfilled.
Pick me up to dance and pick me up again.
Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to What You Say anime.
I'm your host Peter. On today's episode, we are
getting comfy and we are clearing out our schedules and
we are watching some pretty average to above average anime.
It's the fall first impressions episode.
So what this means is we'll go over a bunch of new shows.
Actually not going to be a whole bunch just because of the
season, but we'll go over to the new shows to give our thoughts
on whether you should check them out or not.
And at the end, we'll talk about some sequels.
You the listener, Yes, you the listener.
This is a warning to you that we will be talking about the curly
airing shows that some of them I have a few episodes, so there's
going to be some little spoilers in between here.
So if you don't mind little spoilers, you should be fine.
This episode where I'll do our best to avoid like the big ones.
But if you want to avoid all spoilers, this is now the time
to turn the episode off. Though joining me today is the
anime connoisseur and my confidant, the lovely and
talented Miles. So Miles coming in this season,
we both sort of thought that this would be a catch up slash
light season. So has that changed for you that
that we're in a few weeks into this this fall season?
Yeah, I got a OK, so this is here's the context of me.
I, I am a a busy man that that might be lying.
I, I have a child I take care of that's busy and stuff.
Yeah, I suppose so. I don't get a lot done but I do
feel busy all the time so. I feel busy and I'm single and
no and have no kids. No, I got you.
It's probably. Because you it's probably
because you are busy. So, but this this season, I, you
know, before this season, summer, maybe late spring, I've
kind of been in an anime slump. I just haven't really been
feeling it, you know, I just never really got in the mood to
watch, to spend what little free time I had, you know, doing a
bunch of seasonals or anything like that.
This season as objectively mitted is by looking at these
Mal scores with nothing above an 8.
There's zero new shows are above an 8.
Correct has really reignited for me there's a lot of stuff in
here that I'm really liking and so I'm I'm excited to talk about
like a lot of these and and then also one dance wow and.
You watch your fucking mouth. Real.
Oh, OK, we'll have to. We'll get to it, yeah.
OK, But yeah, this show is or the season I think I I've really
been liking and I think part of it is because I never really
watch like a ton of things. Like I'm watching like 7.
I'll probably move it up to 8 or 9, but it's not a ton of shows
all things considered for Someone Like You who's probably
watching what, like 20 or 15? Yeah, I'm saying it's it's a
light season for me. I'm forcing myself.
I have been dropping shows that I've actually enjoyed, but I
told myself that this was going to be a light season, so I'm
forcing myself to be like to have a light season.
OK, what's your light season though?
I think for new new shows it's like 10 and then sequels it's
like 4. OK.
I want to say so my 15 was pretty close.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 141415 because Twisted Wonderland
hasn't started yet. So oh, true.
That's the only thing going on. Yeah, So I guess my thought was
that because, like, this is like a heavy season for me, but it's
still only like, what, 7-8 shows something like that.
My impression of seasons is maybe like, a little different
than someone who's, like, really going deep because a few of
these have just really hit for me.
And because we're not really getting into the weeds, right?
Whatever's on that surface, if that is good, I'm having a good
time and I've been having a good time.
Or it's the amount of cold medicine I'm taking.
Hey, which just makes me enjoy this.
Who knows? Hell yeah.
Enjoyment should be the number one factor and I'm glad you're
enjoying it. You know, it's, it's funny
because you brought this up pre that you wanted to like talk
about this coming into the season because we both thought
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, like it's only whatever.
And it's like, damn, you know, I'm actually like really
enjoying these shows. And I think a big part of it is
like the mental mindset because in summer, I think we all agree
that it was like on paper, absolutely stacked.
Like it was overwhelming how many good shows that there were.
And so just consuming for some reason incredible stuff all the
time was like exhausting. This season, it's like this
show's A7 but like that. That was chill, That was fun,
that was whatever. I'm like, I'm really enjoying
this. Like sitting down and watching
345 episodes of shows when before, like last season's like
sometimes you just need to digest what you watched.
This season. I'm not really digesting.
I'm just, I'm just indulging. So it's been a, it's been a fun
season. It's been a nice, light, fun
season. It's a It's a It's the Club
sandwich of gourmet meals. I like, I don't know.
Again, we're, we're, we'll talk about it.
I'm not giving these shows sevens, Pete, in fact.
Yeah, OK. Nothing has A7.
There are are there's some sixes, Yep.
But there's no sevens, there's nothing.
I'm giving A7 OK. If you like the number, I guess
for my rings, if you like the average score of A7, you're
going to like what I'm going to say.
But let's just dive into it because we're going to start
talking about these shows and we'll give our thoughts.
So sort of what we do is we'll we'll have like what we write to
show right now. That way we can come back and
see by the end of it if we were right, if we were wrong, if we
missed the mark on something like that, because I like going
back and seeing like my my dress up darling takes and stuff like
that, where I said like, you know, it's never going to give
above or whatever. And then just like season 2
knocked out of the park and it's like, well, glad I was wrong on
that one. So we'll see where we I'll.
Make a spreadsheet for it right now man.
OK, fuck it. Dude, All right, dude, what up?
OK, first of all, we're going to start with, and this is so far
my favorite new show of the season, and that is this monster
wants to eat me. And I need.
I've been thinking about how I was going to compare this show
and how it's only bring it to fruition and how I want to like
talk about it because there's a very specific horror show that I
really enjoy That's it's its stride after episode 4 and
really changed the narrative of the show for me.
And the monster that wants to eat me is doing the exact same
thing. And it reminded me a lot of
miracle chance. So, and I, I mean that in the,
in the instance that I liked Miracle Chan whatever in the
first couple episodes, then episode 4 hit and I thought it
was like a 10 out of 10 episode and completely changed the
direction on how I viewed that show.
That's what this show did for me.
Like what people love the manga a lot.
I, I know two people that have read it and they both really
enjoy it. And I, I watched the first
episode. I was like, OK, like that was
that was fine. Like, I don't really see like
what's like the hype is about, but like I'll let cook, you
know, maybe just like a step episode.
And it was, this is exactly what it was.
And we started cooking and we've been cooking ever since.
And the twisted Episode 4 which I don't think you watched
episode 4 yet. I'm at I'm at 3.
OK, I'm not going to say anything.
So spoiler, something happens in episode 4 where it's fucking
awesome and it just is like, yes, this is what I was waiting
for in this show. So I normally do a rule of three
for this show, do a rule of four because after episode 4, I was
locked in. I was hooked.
I loved what they did with like how they set the characters, how
they set the narrative, how they set sort of like the struggle
with the main character because she's dealing with a lot of
personal issues. Suicide is like a huge topic of
this of the story. Like she is fine with the
monster eating her. Like she just wants it to sort
of be over and then starts diving more into that of why she
feels that way. And I just sort of think how
they're like introducing that with like the yokai and her
story of, of being like irresistible to, to the yokai
because she smells so good. Kind of figuring out that reason
why. So a lot of these elements of
this show have been just clicking for me.
Like I, I love this little mystery aspect that we got with
the characters. Like why are they so enamoured?
Why does she smell so good to these yokai type of thing?
And it's just like it's, it's great to see.
And it, we're going to be reviewing Ikaru for watch club.
And it's just like it. It kind of just is a breath of
fresh air for horror in anime because with anime, a lot of
times with the horror, you can add to the element of like gore
and stuff with the animation. And I think that's kind of like
my introduction to horror anime in general, but with like Hikaru
and this is more of a suspense, a thriller, a mystery behind
what's going on in this. So Miles, what are your thoughts
so far on This Monster Wants to Eat?
Yeah, I had like a 47 second rule with this.
There are sometimes things that are just made for people and
like this is pretty close to something that's made for me.
Yeah, I'm pretty damn close. What I love about this is just
the utter despair of the concept.
I just love this idea that you have this poor lost girl and
then you have this person in her life who is one of the few
people who is like kind to her, but for like nefarious reasons.
And that the more delicious Hinoco will get, the less likely
it is that she will want to be eaten.
And I love that. I love it because it just sets
up such a good dynamic between these two characters.
Right? Like, sure.
Like it's, it's just it. It's such a neat thing to me
where this mermaid wants to basically promise Neverland her
but with prior knowledge. Like, and it's only Gretel.
Like fatten her up as much as possible before.
Yeah, but the way that she does that is by helping her get over
her depression and make her enjoy life, which might cure her
suicidal tendencies, like. But then that's when you'll get
betrayed. It's this neat cycle.
It's a dark make a wish. It is, and I am enamored with
it. I am enamored with Hinoco's
mindset. As someone who has gone through,
you know, a whole bunch of mental illness things, this
thought of drowning in being stuck in a moment, but that
almost being enticing. It is relatable and luckily I
had friends that didn't want to eat me, but I do find it
interesting with that. I also like that that they're
sort of slow playing. Any potential romance here.
It doesn't come off with Shiori being like, I'm going to eat
you, but also I want to, you know, like, their relationship
is pretty contractual to begin with.
Hinoko wants to die. Jori wants to eat Hinoko.
Yeah. It's a win, win, right?
It's a win win. Who?
Who could possibly lose in the situation besides Miko?
And so, you know, I, I, I, I have to imagine episode 4 has
something to evolve with her given the cliffhanger that I had
at the end of episode 3. But like, even just that, like
festival scene, I don't know. There's a good drama in this
too. It is a fun, fun show.
They also haven't oversaturated it.
I like our small cast. It's kind of like there's a lot
of, and these shows aren't perfect comparisons.
OK, like, I, I completely understand that I'm going to
name a show that is insanely different.
But if you were staring at this without your glasses on from
like 100 feet away, Yep. Right, Something like Rosario
vampire. Oh yeah, yeah.
OK, see you see the comparison when you're very far away, I.
I totally I totally get where you're coming from when when I
take my glasses off and I can't see.
So like a a a lot of these sort of monster romances, let's call
them add in more. There's a lot of people like a
lot, you know, like even Twilight, a show we have
reviewed for watch club. You know, you still have your
Jacob added. And so far we have a very tight
cast and I like that. I I like tight casts and anime.
I think they tend to bloat casts because it sells merchandise.
And so you know what? Whoever wrote this really didn't
need to worry about selling merchandise.
They're riding a nichery supernatural loga.
So yeah, it's it's I'm, I'm glad.
I don't know. I I'm liking this.
To me, this is like going to be a nine or A10.
I don't know where you're at on it.
I'm at I'm at a nine right now because it's interesting because
like episode 1 is like a six, Episode 2 was like a seven,
Episode 3 was an 8, and then episode 4 was like a 10.
Almost like, yeah, like it's it's rampant.
Really nice. But it's funny that we, I
mentioned earlier, it's like we like to go back and compare what
we said this episode to like a review episode.
I'd be funny to see like your thoughts after you watch episode
4 instead of how you would react to the show.
Because I even though I'm I'm like 98% sure you're going to
love what they present in episode 4.
I think there's like a 2% chance that you hate it.
So I just you got to just I guess let the people know in a
Discord sick plug when you get to episode 4 because I need to
hear your thoughts because OK, this show's great.
But yeah, this this, this show has been fantastic.
I I've been absolutely loving it. 9 for me.
Miles is almost in the 10 range for our.
I just love the feeling of it. I love, I like to spare.
My favorite anime is Devil Man Crybaby.
I like this feeling of helplessness and the show
presents and it's. There and it's there.
Well, a show that doesn't really have a whole lot of despair that
we're going to talk about. Miles and that is, may I ask for
one final thing? I was thinking of this show.
I was also thinking, how am I going to compare this show?
Miles, what is the difference between you cooking a steak on a
grill versus a restaurant cooking a steak on a grill?
I'll fuck it up. OK, what if you knew how to cook
it? You could took it just how you
want it. OK, the answer is the restaurant
uses more butter. And so may I ask for one final
thing? To me is a steak, a really good
steak with a whole lot of butter?
Like it's just delicious. It's I, I'm eating it and I'm
consuming it almost like, yes, this is so good, but like it's
not presenting me anything I haven't seen before.
But every bite is just scrumptious.
It is just the goods, man. It is the goods.
It's so simple. Watching rich evil people get
punched in the face by badass women is it's a it's just give
me all of it all the time. It's so much fun.
I love watching the show. It's just always so enjoyable.
I'm always going to expect a rich evil noble to get punched
in the face and I laugh every time.
It's it's great, Miles. You love evil women.
You love I. Do she's not really that evil,
but. This is the thing though, OK
because she's not evil, but she fits a lot of the criteria and
Julius is maybe my spirit animal.
He's such a douche, I love him. I love him.
What a piece. Of shit, he's so cool.
He is the coolest, maybe second coolest character we will talk
about because like he's like, it's not romantic love.
I just like seeing you be insane.
And I feel that to my core. Because he's like, I don't love
you, but you make the day really fun, like.
Yeah. I was like, at least you're
honest, at least you're a douche and you're.
Honest, this has a lot of things that I I love in it.
One at first I was shocked that that they were stopping the
slave trade, but then I remembered this isn't from the
perspective of an Isakai person, which is why that is allowed to
happen. Of course, it also has my other
favorite trope in villainous stories slash other things is
when the the Isakai person is he's the villain.
I love that I I, it makes me so happy because I knew it was
going to happen. Is that why you loved 20 years
so much? Yes, because the villain is now
for me. OK, I was thinking about.
Making this. Comparison he is like the story
doesn't present him that way, but like, you know, from like a
certain perspective. But like this kind of reminds me
of like what wicked is to the Wicked Witch of the West.
This is like Malty telling her side of the story.
Two, it's not it's. Not perfect, but I just loved
her beating the shit out of everyone and I, I, I love our
villain. I love her too.
How have you? Are you caught?
Up on this? I'm caught up.
OK I just want to make sure because I don't remember when
they reveal it, but from the smirk she gives in episode 1 I
was like OK she's she's Isa Kite in here.
She is that normal role. Plus the Ed of this which goes
fucking hard has her like I don't know if I've ever seen an
Ed completely dedicated to a villain before, which is really
neat. Which this show does.
And it has her like a Alice in Wonderland sort of thing, which
is a great imagery for like what happens in this and her like
playing with people. And it really, it's a
deconstruction of these idea of this, like, typical thing where
someone gets reincarnated in this world that has a set path
and then fucks around with everything to make themselves
the main cast, even in ways that are positive, right.
Like, what are you doing to people when you have all of this
prior knowledge and everything? And so I think that that is very
interesting. I also love how Scarlett was
like, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
And then just beat the shit out of that guy.
Yeah, he was like, no, seriously, she's from another
world. And she was blessed by.
And then she just freezes time like she's Link in Breath of the
Wild and beats him up and then let's go to the stasis and he
goes fucking flying. It's amazing.
And somehow limp. He somehow survived being team
rocketed and then landing somewhere.
Well, that that guy has the power of being functionally
invincible. Invincible.
Vulnerable. Yeah, I guess immortal in the In
the Words of Jackie Chan adventures, all throwback for
people's childhoods. Immortality hurts, but I thought
he was fun. I think everyone in this show,
it is fun, except for maybe the dog.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, Nanaka. What was weird, what was weird
is like, so he dressed up as a maid to to kill her and I was
like, like, OK, sure, but but then tell me if you caught this,
he actually is just a maid, I guess because the other maids
were like, Hey, you're like out. Of yeah, he's like a servant,
yeah, yeah, or something like that.
Yeah, yeah, it's. Like this guy's just just
literally a maid and they just have him in the maid uniform.
Worked out well. That works.
I love her brother. I think he's so funny because
he's just like please be normal. And she just beats the shit out
of people because she's amazing and I love her.
She's I've been watching the dub, I've watched this, but I
stuck with the dub and I think the dub is amazing.
They do a great job of localizing it.
You know, just, I don't know, are you watching sub or dub?
No, I'm watching a dub the the Scarlett's English VA is
amazing. It's my favorite dub performance
of the year. Like she is killing us.
She's so great, just like the the proper like, oh, you're
being so uncouth that she like puts on her brass knuckle type
things, starts beating people. Oh my God, I love it.
I, I just love the show. I think it is amazing to me.
This is like, as you could tell, I, I don't have a lot of
experience with steaks, so I'm just excited to get the steak.
I don't care how much butter is on it.
Yeah, I mean, I've been looking for like a staple for villainous
shows and I think it's going to be like this.
And even though 7th time loop is like on Mal considered like a
villainous show, but this is like the villainous show for me.
I am a huge fan. I think you mentioned the the
two things that are making the show like be absolutely what it
is is the 2 mainly. They're so good.
Julius is incredible, Scarlett's incredible.
They both play their roles great.
I love that they're not like pulling punches literally and
figuratively in the show with sort of like how they're
presenting the characters, because I just love the Julius
is that cocky, Like he knows he's the shit, but he's like
like, it's like, I don't know, like when someone is just like
so ignorant, but they're upfront about it.
Like you kind of respected a little bit like like you.
Know what, it kind of reminds me of cautious hero with Saitama
and restarte where they're both like hyper competent or
whatever. But there are these times that
she thinks she's being romantic and and then he's and she's
like, I don't know why I ever. And like if Scarlett falls into
that same thing with him, just like turning the charm on, but
then he's like and it's very entertaining to watch you like I
watch a play or whatever. It's just like something that's
like very dehumanizing, but like in an innocent way, almost from
him. And then she's like, Oh my God,
why do I put up with this guy? Still, this person, he hasn't
changed. Yeah, it's great.
When they're when like competing at school or whatever and he's
like, oh, you came in first. I did have fun watching you try
so hard, like after class or. But it was just so funny, Yeah.
The dynamic between the two is great.
It's like, will it lead to something?
Maybe. But if it doesn't it doesn't
matter. Like it.
They're just so fun together. Oh my God it would almost be
worse if they became romantically evolved.
I imagine they will. It has the romance tension.
Child but get divorced or something like that.
That'd be lit. Like like they're tied together
through a child, but they hate each other but so that way
they're always somehow. Involved.
They still fuck though, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Every now and then someone slips up and like, you know, and then
when they're like 65, they finally realize what they had
was what they wanted the whole time.
And they and then they notebook it and then it's, it's tragic
and horrible and sad. And then they die.
Yeah, right. Right When they realize no.
Like Julius is the one that has dementia and he like can get his
mind back for like a day if Scarlett punches him hard enough
but like she can only punch him in the face so many times.
Imagine having time magic and not using it to cure your
lover's dementia, but like. It's like it's also her biggest
hater. So like you have to like balance
it. That's that's true.
Like, yeah, that's. Why?
She's like punching him, Yeah. Exactly.
Yeah, like if if she can get something out of it too, she
would. But if it only benefits him,
then I think that she wouldn't do anything.
Yeah, the show's great, though. I have it like, AI have it like
a really high 8. It's probably going to be a
nine. Oh, yeah.
The show's lovely, lovely show. Yeah, I, I, I miss it at 9.
I, I love this. I love everything about this.
I've had so much fun watching this.
There's like a few things that like keep it from like a 10 for
me where it's just sort of it, it does some trophy stuff every
once in a while that I'm not a fan of, right.
But for the most part, it's just knocking it out of the park for
me. I love Scarlet best girl
contender, I love Julius. Oh yeah, that's right, because
we're kicking Mao Mao out this year, so you have to pick.
Yeah, because you said Mao Mao can't win.
Anymore two term, no Queens, no Queens, no Queens, no Queens in
this in our in our enmity or voting.
You get 2 terms of being best girl or best boy and then you're
out of here. Mao Mao is so important to me
that my Mao Mao figure is like in my living room because like,
I saw it in my like, weeped in here.
It's just like, like, I don't care if regular people seek
that. Yeah, yeah, Baba was full of
shit, Yeah. Yeah.
We spent a lot of time, we got move on.
We got a bunch of shows. OK, Next one that we're talking
about is Sonda. I was scared about Sonda because
Science Arrow has two teams. And so it's are you getting the
Don to Don team? Are you getting the Ike
Monogatry team? Are you getting The Time Machine
Blues team, that type of thing or are you getting the Yuri deco
team? So what?
Because they, they, they essentially made two teams after
UASA wasn't going to, or he's like leaving as president,
leaving as like lead director. And so Scientario sort of had
like 2 main directors and the new one that they brought in did
Yuri deco, which was terrible. I was scared that we will get
Yuri deco for Sonda, but it seems like we got a decent team
on Sonda. I don't know if it's like
they're full Don de Don team. It doesn't really have that
production value like Donadon does, but it has it more than
Yuri Deco. The show has been really fun so
far. It's like pure chaos all the
time, which is like a detriment and a positive because the
episodes go by so fast. But I also feel like they're
missing like a huge chunk of context somewhere.
I don't know if you had this, but sort of like the the how we
went from episode 1 to episode 2 felt way too fast like that,
that conflict with like the the kid trying to expose Santa Claus
and like the teacher. To me, it felt like there was no
build up. And that's sort of where I feel
Sanda's biggest issue is probably going to lie going
forward. To me at least, it's just sort
of how they're pacing these stories together.
It just, it just seems like the core group that I think that we
have now after three episodes is going to be these three kids.
But like, it just seems like how they got together was a rush,
like there was no build up for the relationship, their
communication and then sort of the conflicts that happened so
far. But production wise, it looks
great, especially like the the line, the line work and the
shadow work in Sonda have been great.
Same with the sound design. There's like a scene because
like his feet can turn into skis.
There's there's some scenes where like he was like jumping
around and sliding and gliding around with that and sort of I
caught on to kind of how that that was laid out and I I was
like, OK, this is great. Like science are known for their
sound production with Don to Don.
Like they knocked it out of the park with that and it's
continuing with Sonda. So Miles, what's your thoughts
so far with Sonda? I really like Sonda.
I was not convinced by the initial pitch, but if you
remember our or a preview, I sort of talked to myself.
You talked me into it. I was like, you know what, fuck
it, we ball. And that's how I feel about
Sonda. Because you were like, I don't
know about the setup. And it's like, man, I don't
fucking care about the setup. This dude's Santa Claus.
Yeah. But I know I get that for sure.
And then like, because to me it started off with like that whole
like stabbing scene and ever. And I was like, how does it
recover from here? And like I, I thought it did.
I thought it did a good job of recovering from there.
I was like, oh, you know what? This is all plausible enough.
I suppose Shiori is going to feel really dumb if he doesn't
turn into Santa Claus, but he's going to.
So, you know, there's that. I love buff Santa.
I, I, I like what they did with his like mentality where he's
like, he has this like father grandfatherly feeling for like
all of his classmates now because he's Santa.
Yeah. She's like just kissing.
He's like, I can't, Yeah. I know.
I thought that was super funny. I think that like the principal
is creepy in like a fun and campy way.
It's sort of like the vice principal from 100 Girlfriends,
but instead of being the worst thing ever, it's good.
And like, the show's good, so that's different too.
It's good if I could shoot me. Do you want me to?
Please don't OK, I just had like a lot of fun with this.
I think it's very silly. I I but like in a in a fun and I
think the action is good. I think the production value is
good. Like it's not dawn to dawn, but
it's it's good enough where, you know, I don't know, to me,
there's like a plateau where it's just like, this is good
enough or like where it's very good.
And I think it's there. OK.
They did. They did.
Like the music has been like sort of sad remixes of like
Christmas carols. Yeah, right.
Yeah. Yeah, there's like a joy to the
world, but like a creepy version.
It's so good. It's really good.
So like, I don't know, I'm going to watch all of Sonda and I'm
going to really like it and I'm probably going to give it an 8.
I don't. I don't know what you think
about. I have 7 right now and I guess
I, I'm pretty sure when we did our first or like our preview,
sort of like what I was hoping for with because like episode 3
was like diving into some like real shit.
And so I kind of suspected that the show is going to be mixing
like some of the goofiness and wildness and outlandishness of
Sonda and mix in some of the real stuff like we did.
And we see that with something like Golden Comboy, which is
sort of what I was hoping we would get something along those
lines where that show does build up the relationships.
It does build up sort of the upcoming conflicts in a way that
I think is what makes Golden Comboy such like a prestige
show. Sonda is sort of just, you know,
it's skipping the middle man. It's just going to the next
part, which is, which is fine, but I, I do wish that there were
parts where especially episode 3, where I feel like that's an
episode that could probably be like two or three episodes long
and sort of draw that out and build up the relationship
between the characters and sort of the emotional ties with this
classmate. I think though, it's not.
Yeah. And you mentioned the production
value. It's not Don to Don, but it is
Sondeson. Like it's like one step below,
but it's it's good. Yeah, this is great.
Like I could see there like I could, I'm pretty sure, like my
ceiling is probably going to be like an 8.
But I mean, as long as it continues with like its
production value and everything that's going on with this and
it's it's craziness, I'll still be in the 7-8 range I think for
the entire time. Yeah, I mean, I think so too.
They're still like pretty wack world building that happens on
this. They really are doing a lot of
reaching, I guess. I don't know, It's it's it's a
bit of a weird world they have built in order to set up this
circumstance. But like, again, to me, you
know, I don't know, I have often been known for having a hard
time turning off my brain, right.
Like this is a thing that we discuss.
Like can I, can I turn off my brain and like I have a hard
time doing that. But with this show, it just
instantly the very first thing they told me to do was to turn
off my brain and just be like watch Santa do cool shit and
like we'll make some connections and like don't think too hard
about them. Santa.
And like I think some of the stuff is relatively clever.
The way that if he starts wearing red, he turns into
Santa. That's like the the thing.
And so like, it gives him sort of like a get out of jail free
card for like getting wounded and stuff is neat because that
both gives him some sort of Santa plot armor.
But it also sort of makes sense in a world where a child is
shazamming into. Yeah.
Yeah, exactly. Yeah, Shazamming into Santa
Claus. Love it.
OK, well, that is Sonda We're. Oh, man, I've been waiting to
talk about this one. It was probably by it actually,
it was it was my most anticipated new show.
And that's wand dance. And it's behind us.
We got Madhouse doing it. So I'm like, oh, incredible.
And then you start watching this show, it's like, OK, you know,
Madhouse did like loving Yamada. It was pretty.
It's not free, right? But it still looks good.
And I was watching. It's like, yeah, you know, this
is maybe Madhouse's B team doing this everything.
And then and then they started dancing and the Internet blew up
and everyone's like, what is this abomination of CG?
And I was like, it can't be that bad.
It can't be that bad. It's Madhouse.
It was worse. It was worse.
It. Was worse.
It got so bad it was crazy. But hold on, I am the wand dance
defender. This is the same thing that
happened with the girl I like that forgot her glasses with
fucking go hands. And we saw the opening clip of
them doing the CG walk up the stairs and it's like the worst
thing you've ever seen. It's just like why would you do
this? And then you watch the rest of
the show and it's not like that like at all.
It's like they use CG for like 8 seconds of the show and then
everyone thinks it's dog shit. And it ended up being pretty
good. Wand dances to me is my dress up
darling with G biote CG budget. Like I don't know what they're
doing because outside of the worst CG, it's it's and I say
it's the worst CG because of who is behind it.
Is it the worst CG I've ever seen?
No, but with madhouse behind it, it's the worst CG because this
is a S tier studio. This is I put them at the same
level as Kyoto animation. I put them at the same level as
you foldable. I put them at the same level as
like the main team of bones or something like that.
And you get this and the what are those?
Come on, man. It's it's so pathetic, but I
love this show. I think the show is great.
I think the show the dynamic between a main character sort of
having a speaking issue, but like he's not like a loser.
Like I'm glad that they're not presenting him as like some
fucking nerd or whatever. It's just that he is just, he
just has a stutter and he that's that his, that's his insecurity.
Like people don't think he's weird.
People don't think he's like a loser or anything like that.
They just think he has a stutter because like he's tall, athletic
and everything like that. He's just a normal person, but
he's able to express himself in a way that he hasn't been able
to before. And I like that.
I like that a lot in a main character.
And then Wanda to me is essentially the Marin version of
this where she's she's helping like I guess like how Gojo
helped Marin with like her costumes and he was sort of the
support Wanda in the same way as helping the main dude, like
break out of his shell, but also like learn how to help him
express himself through dance because that's how they're both
expressing themselves. Because she's a little quieter.
She doesn't have like with the newest episode, like we found
out that she doesn't really use like WhatsApp or line or
whatever that they use over there.
Like she's kind of like she didn't like the notification, so
she showed off her line. She's like that type of person.
So yeah, honestly, like it's like everything but the the CG
and the show is great. I know I've been writing, but
there's one more thing I want to say.
What's that? Oh, so in episode 3, they were
talking about how Japanese dancers are different than like
Western dancers is because of the pop style of Japanese J pop.
They do it in different beats. And so all most Japanese music
is in the same beat. So then people dance to those
beats. So when they hear Western style
beats, it's different. So they're not used to that
style of dance. And I was like, oh, that's super
interesting. Like that is what I love about
like these style of shows when you're deep diving into like a
specialty, like whether it's like, you know, like it could be
like art or craftsmanship or something like that.
But when you get into the deep down, like grittiness, like I
love those little snippets of like information of like why
they're doing it, why they're doing it in this tempo, why
they're doing it in these beats type of thing.
And it's just been it's been great.
Like this show is really good outside of the worst thing
you've ever seen with your eyes, though.
Miles, what are your thoughts on Juan Dan?
One this has reminded me of of of the thing I still feel
terrible about from high school. There was this very cool kid in
our high school. He was a year above us.
I was in a criminology class with him and I had no idea he
had a stutter and he was like a very cool dude.
No one cared he had a stutter. I'd never heard him talk for a
prolonged period of time. He started stuttering in the in
the class. I laughed because I thought he
was just trolling the teacher or something.
I had no idea. And like some guy came up to me.
He was like how dare you do that?
I was like, look man, I get it. I I feel so bad.
I had no idea. I thought it was a.
Joke, I thought. I really.
Yeah, I I apologize. It's a Curb Your Enthusiasm
episode. I was like I am so sorry but
also I thought it was a bit. At the time it was hilarious.
I feel bad now. The thing about this show is
you, you, you, you raise great points, right?
The the interactions between the main characters, the comparison,
I think to dress up darling is I think you know, the detail that
go into explaining dance and everything and like how that
relates to the music there. That's all great, Pete.
It looks like they don't have bones.
Yeah, they're like, they're like a combination of a wacky
waveable inflatable 2 man and then plankton from SpongeBob.
I'm not watching any more of this it I I.
Thought you I thought you didn't care about animation.
I thought so. Too.
This is the breaking point for Miles.
This is my breaking point. We have found it.
It is war. Because I watched Handshakers
and I was like, yeah, fuck it, 6 out of 10, why not?
I was like, you know what? I really like the very upfront
approach to incest they had. And I really liked Wow, listen
to our review. I found it very refreshing that
they did a tiptoe around it. I thought it was insane.
But you know what, if you're going to go down that route,
good for them. And I really liked that one joke
about the person, people breaking their arms.
That was all it is. That was to to me.
You were, you were being mean to go hands, Pete, when you were
comparing this to go hands. Have you seen the the the walk
up scene from Yeah, I have. It's terrible.
I have seen it. This is.
It is terrible. This is crying baby versus
crying baby. This is this is a nuke that
unleashes crying babies. The dancing in this is so maybe
it's. Just dancing, baby versus
crying. Like I just one second I need a
cough. This is a side note we can add
to this out or keep this in our discord mute thing because it's
Halloween is someone screaming and I've had to mute I don't
know two dozen times during this because I I am sick and every
time I'm scared just like who was screaming?
Who's screwed, Kayla? Who's Yeah, I was like, is my
family OK? Well, I don't, I'm just glad
that you could finally realize that animation does matter in
anime. It does and like, of course,
like it was always a little bit of a bit of a bit right, like
because it does matter. Like if you remember a now and
then here and there episode like and I try to be like a cognizant
of when things were made, but like that had like 1 frame on
screen for like 37 seconds and it broke me.
It was just like the end. So like I tend to be very
forgiving. And then there's a point and it
it chatters and I can't. It ruins everything for me.
And this is just frankly horrifying because you need to
animate one thing well in this show, and that's them dancing.
Yeah, right. The the focal point of the show.
And it is like as you mentioned, the ratio, right, of what you
should expect from this studio to what you are getting is the
worst thing I think I've ever seen.
You will see that this has a 6.31 on Mao and like look, I get
it. There's other stuff in this.
It doesn't matter, Pete. I know that you think it
matters, but it doesn't matter because it it looks like
someone's not even like a senior class project, like a freshman
class project in animation one O 1.
This is this is big. And this is big not because of
like the show, it's just, this is called character growth mile.
And I'm just, we're experiencing it live right in front of us
because I, I've brought this up before and it, it can be a
multitude of thing. It doesn't have to just be
animation. And the thing that always, I
always pick out is season 1 of fire Force when they're having
the fight and then the girl who's in the show is just on the
side randomly losing her clothes.
It's about pulling you out of a story, pulling you out of what
you're experiencing. It doesn't matter what it is
when you have a show about dancing and the characters look
like they are made of petroleum Jelly, like it pulls you out of
it because especially when we did the background, like the,
the, the dance director for the show is the dance director for
BTS, the K pop like it's insane. And the dancing itself in the
show I think is fine. Like I don't, I'm not a street
dancer, but I've seen St. dancing before and it kind of
looks like what they're presenting.
So like. How you would tell I mean if it
was good or not I mean. I think this is her arm when
it's. Up here, you're going to have to
be doing, you have to do a lot of imagining joints.
Yeah, I just, I just. Man, yeah, the the I'm going.
To tough, it's tough. I'm going to do a quick call
back to another show we were talking about where the opposite
of this is Sonda is so silly that the fact that it's so silly
doesn't pull me out of it. But like if those plot points
were in something else, it would really hit for me in like, like
a negative way or whatever. And like the same way that even
something that I would normally defend, right, Like Blue Lock,
right. Well, once you have like that
great animation in like season 1 and stuff, and then you move to
them spending the entire budget on one minute in the penultimate
episode, which did look sick as fuck.
But like, you know, it does take you out because of the medium
you're watching, right? Like things go from being fluid
and looking in a certain way to looking completely different or
being a PowerPoint presentation. And frankly, I've seen
PowerPoint presentations with better transitions and like.
There's some sick transitions in PowerPoint.
Yeah, right. Like, yeah, right.
Zoom in zoom. In the fake thing in and then
fake. Oh oh, oh, gotcha.
Oh my God, I just, but like, I don't, I don't know.
I I can't do it and I'm not going to.
Fair, that's fair. I'm going to give it the benefit
of the doubt because I like everything except for that,
which is 95% of the show. I feel like it's also weird you
you dropped it. So episode 3, the the club
teacher sort of had like a solo performance for like 15 seconds
and it looked fine. Like it, it looked like normal
CG. And then they had the rest of
the class dance and it went back to like the old shit.
I was just like, I don't know man.
It's like, I hate harping on that one thing, but that one
thing is just such. And it makes the zombie lands.
It's not like a CG look like a beak, Yeah.
Right. She looks terrible.
We got to move on though. I'm going to be contrarian to
most people. I have to show an 8.
Like, I do think that the core of the show and what it's
presenting is really good. I like the characters, I like
what they're doing outside of I like what they're doing outside
of the core focus of the entire show, outside of that great
Miles where you dropped it? So I dropped it.
Yeah, fair enough. Yeah, we'll do like a speed
round. So there's like 4 shows.
I was going to talk about 1:00. I'm going to recommend three are
on the chopping block and we'll just go from there.
These are shows that Miles haven't, it isn't or hasn't
seen. So the first one is a manga Ka's
weirdly wonderful workplace, which is the show I would
recommend. It's like a common.
So if you have a bell curve and on one side of the bell curve is
Shira Bako and on the left side it's something like, I don't
know, comic girls, something like very cutesy and Moe.
This is like in between. So it's like you're getting the
educational stuff of like being a manga.
Like you see it with like her editor, who is also like a, a
core part of the show. So it's not just the manga side
we're seeing like the business side, the assistant side.
We saw that and it's it's been fun.
It's it's it's a nice mix of like mixing the educational with
the fun. It is The One Show that I would
recommend of these other ones. I would, I have a 7 but adult
cast really fun. I would highly recommend it if
you're a fan. It's of like Shiribako or
something along the lines of like creating manga.
Check that out. The the three other shows that I
have on my chopping block. The first one is Isakai Quartet
season 3. I like the first two seasons.
I think I'm just over it. I like, I don't think I need
more like I don't know if I care like.
Yeah, I could see that. I watched the first season.
I just. It was fun, yeah.
It was it was fun and there was like a movie before it that I Oh
yeah. It is on Crunchyroll and but
like so I really want to watch like an hour and a half Isakai
quartet movie where I'm kind of just like on the fence to begin
with. Like it's fine.
The thing is just like I don't know if I want more content.
So it's on the chopping block for me.
But like the episodes are 12 minutes.
So it's like sometimes I watch it when I'm at like work and I
have to like kill 10 minutes type of thing.
So it's but it's been fine. The Little Miss vampire can't
suck it right, Which is Miles's favorite title.
I'll. Never watch that show.
Yeah, yeah, I like like the shows like Interview with
Monster Girls where it's like cohab humans and like other
mythical creatures in the same type of like school setting.
So it's more along the lines of that is what I'm liking.
But I like I don't care if there's like romance or anything
with that. So we'll see where the show
goes. I watched the first like 2
episodes. It was fine.
But like we'll we'll see if it's like episodes three and four can
pick it up where I'm looking for.
If not, it's being dropped. And the last one is Shibake.
I think it is. Yeah, I had high hopes for this
one. Yeah, like the first episode.
So I was hoping it'd be a little bit more like Yata Garasu where
it was more drama and it's with like the the the fantasy
mystery. I don't know if it's just the
first episode, but it felt way too light.
It wasn't sort of the vibe I thought it was going for.
It could later on do some other shit, but like it didn't seem as
serious of a show that I would want in this type of set, though
haven't dropped it. But it didn't really like it, I
would say after the first episode.
So we'll we'll see if I continue with it.
But it it like on paper looks good.
But man, in the first episode, just like there was a it was a
big old nothing burger. So those are four shows that I'm
watching the Maoism. But let's get back into what we
are watching together. And this one is probably my now
it's probably my third favorite show of the season.
Interesting. OK.
Janos Kuhn's Ordinary Days reminds me of a lot of Gigi
Harem or Pseudo Harem, which was a show that I thoroughly,
thoroughly enjoyed. This one I'm also thoroughly
enjoying. I I like that it's not just the
same joke every time. I would say like so far we've
gotten a mix, especially when we find out with like Jano is like
super athletic. He's just gets he just gets hurt
all the time. Like that was funny.
Like that was a that was a twist to something that's different
when using Yano with not just like his cleanliness or, you
know, him being prone to these sort of like natural disasters
that only target him with whether it's getting hurt or
like a paper bag flying over his head.
But the dynamic between the the two leads has been great.
I love like the caretaker role that Kiyoko had and I also
really like the fact that like she has accepted that she likes
him, but like she's cool with just being a teenager for right
now. Like she's fine.
She's having a lot of fun playing this like caretaker role
for Yano and all of her days that she's spending with it,
she's enjoying. And if anything, it seems like
to me like if anything more happens, that's cool, but like,
she's just having a lot of fun in the moment.
And then that's something that I appreciate where it's like they
don't need to get to get like, who's going to confess for a
separate thing? It's just like they can just
have fun together. And that's what we're getting
right now. So I've been loving Yano's
ordinary days. Miles, you've been hating this
show. What are your thoughts so far on
this one? I.
Think it sure is fine. I don't.
I don't no you hate it man, just say it.
OK, what? So OK, there's an obvious
comparison in the Miles lore to make the show do it, because in
the show in a lot of ways is a a fixed Shiki Mori.
Right. Oh, 100%.
But it's better. There's it is.
It is undeniably better. Are we have to make a new
YouTube Shard for this? There's a heart, there's a hole
in my heart where the hatred should be when I'm watching this
and I it feels a little empty because say what you want about
Shikamori is not a cutie. Is lived rent free in my head,
both of us, for three years now. I feel like we bring it up every
other seasonal episode. Probably it and it's just me.
I don't know because this show you can view it as a fixed cheek
and more is not a cutie, but I think you could also view it as
a worse skip and loafer. Wow and.
I I I didn't put the skip and loafer connection together so
I'd love to hear your thoughts. I, I, OK, so like, it's not
exactly the same, but it you, you just sort of have this like,
I don't know, the general vibing of like, I like this guy, but
I'm OK with it if it's not going to be there.
And here's our group of friends, but here are the main two
people. Yeah.
And we're we're hanging out and our colors are a little muted in
the production. And she's like the class
president, and so is Mizuki, or I think her.
Name is, yeah. I mean, it's not, you know, it's
not like a one to one or anything.
No, I get it. There's a show we're going to be
talking about later. I don't know if you're going to
like it more than this or not. I know what show you're talking
about. I'll tell you right now, I like
this show better. Oh my God I love this show.
Wait, this show or the show that we're going to talk about later?
Well, no, I think this show's fine.
I I enjoy the show. The show that we're talking
about in one show. Oh.
OK oh, I thought it was in two shows.
OK. No, no.
Because that's so I was like, yo, BIOS, like yo, I'm like, you
already got your character growth for the episode you got.
Oh, we're no, there's more character growth to see, though
it won't be as big. OK, it'll it, it'll it's
character growth, but like 8 out of 10 character growth.
Oh, OK. But the show that we're going to
talk about next is sort of more of what I'm looking for in this
sub genre, I guess, of like a high school romance type of
thing. Obviously, they're different,
but the next one is sort of stolen the show for me.
I do like the show. I think it's fine.
I'm going to continue watching it all we can.
I just I don't know. I'm not passionate about it in
any way. To me, this is this is like a
7-8 out of 10. We'll have to see what I said.
There were no sevens. I might have lied.
This this is this to me. This is a 7.
Could be an 8 if I grow into it a little bit, which I think is
possible. I feel.
Yeah, I. Got an 8.
I think it's been, I don't know, sort of just like seeing the
characters. I don't know, I like I I thought
that like the the girl character was going to be like the
caretaker role the whole 12 episodes, like that's what her
character was going to be. It's not that it's been changing
throughout the episodes, especially.
Have you seen the newest episode?
Not yet. OK, well, there's something that
happened in the newest episode where it kind of changes the
dynamic a little bit where I was like where I was like, OK, cool.
Like in this stylist show, you don't need to do that and I
would still enjoy it no matter what.
But I like that they added what they did in episode 4.
So it's been very, very enjoyable and I find the comedy
very funny. So I have an 8 right now so.
Well, OK girl. OK, we're not too far off.
No, I mean, OK. Let's get to the show that
you've been eagerly, eagerly waiting for based off what I
found out last show that we talked about and that is a star
brighter than the sun, I love this show.
OK, I love this show. Yeah, I love it.
I mean coming into it I knew it was going to be like super
bubbly because it was made by the same manga as my love story,
which is one of if not the most bubbly ROM com ever made for
anime. Like just that that show is just
pure bubbly. And this is I would say it's
very bubbly because even the the times where there's like
conflict or there is a need for a resolution and more of a non
bubbly tone, I feel like their responses are like overly
bubbly. And if you don't know what I
mean, you just have to like watch the show.
Like everyone is like, really nice.
I can, I can describe it. Yeah, they set up a scenario
where there might be conflict between our main girl and her
new friend who has a crush on the same guy.
And you're like, how is this going to go?
And the New Girl, right, very outgoing, sort of ganky, like
immediately goes to ask him out because she has no idea that
main girl likes her. And then he's like, I like
someone else. And she's like, no worries.
I just kind of thought you were hot, you know, NBD.
And then like, once she learned main girl has a crush, she's
like, I'll totally help you out. You didn't even need to worry.
Why didn't you tell me you've known him longer?
Like I'd be like super down to help you.
Like, it's all chill. And that's what the show is
like. The show is like what if
everything was very happy? And.
Worked out well and sometimes there's drama because that
happens in life, but what if that was resolved pretty simply?
And honestly, I'm here for it. The only thing that could happen
is I've watched 3 episodes of this so far.
There's more to go. No, I think you're caught up OK.
I think there's only three. I think the the 4th episode
comes out tomorrow. OK, I know.
I think it came out today actually did it.
They might have. Point being, I'm close to caught
up. It did come out today, you are
correct. So I I thought it came out on
Tuesday so that's my bad. These people take too fucking
long because. Because like, I can handle some
amount of dancing around, right? I understand how high school
worked. I was there once.
You did the dance. I did the dance, but they're
both like basically just telling each other 24/7 that they like
each other. It's it's he's like, oh, I think
you're the coolest person in the world.
I wish I was like you. I, I think you're great.
And I, I can't tell you who I have a crush on because it's a
secret. And she's like, wow, that girl's
lucky because I think you're the coolest person in the world and
you're the best. You got to figure it out in the
next, I'm going to give them 4 episodes and because they've
already, they've already done this, they've gotten this far
and I only have so much patience for when it is this obvious.
So the only thing that could kill this show for me is if they
just never figure it out or no plot reasonable boundary shows
up to prevent that. I'm willing for that to happen.
Whatever. I don't know if you know what
happens. You're waiting for the third
childhood friend that hasn't been introduced who also is
either super hot or, you know, something along the way.
I will say Myers brothers, they do end up together eventually.
Well, no shit. Yeah, I know.
But you will. You will get an answer at some
point maybe. This season.
Maybe God? Fucking God fucking damn it.
But OK, but outside. But outside of them telling each
other that they love each other, but they don't actually do
anything anything else about the show that you like or don't
like. I like the friend groups.
I like it when friends are nice to each other and act like
friends. I think a lot of the characters
are very funny. There are just like good like.
It has made me laugh quite a few times.
And like, when history is talking to Mio and she's like,
yeah, we're friends. And like, Mio looks like someone
who probably hasn't had friends before, and she just, like, has
to do the math in her head. She's like, yes, I guess I have
friends now. It's quite funny.
I feel like that's got this is like a shojo trope where like
the core friend group is a trio and it's always like the goofy
one or like the goofy slash wild one.
The more like prim and proper to the book character and then
there's someone like in the middle and it happens a lot.
In like you have even not at show Joe, like sign in like
skipping loafer. Let's just bring this up right.
You're yeah, sorry. No, no.
Well, that's that's four girls in skipping loafer.
That's the difference between a sign in and a show.
Joe Miles. There's four.
My bad. There's four girls.
Well, I was thinking more like Kiwinita Dolke kind of has that.
Fruits Basket kind of has that. So you have the your main well,
OK, no fruit's basket, Pete does not have that.
Yeah, it does. All all the characters in
Fruit's Basket, you have a Delinquent and the Wild. 1.
And a goth girl who's like. But she's like, quiet and like.
Pete No. She is quiet, this is true, but
she's quiet. She she says a lot of things and
she's a great character. I love her.
I just I, I do too. I just don't think they
necessarily. OK, let's try it.
Shojos have a lot of time, have a core group of three girls as
the front group they're. I, I OK, well, no, but I think
like main girl is like girl next door pretty, but like in a very
like, not like a traditional way, right?
Like in a sort of homey, comfortable, comfy way.
And then you have nerd girl who isn't traditionally pretty,
who's like sort of outspoken and doesn't quite get social cues.
And then you have like a pretty popular girl.
And then you you do that. And then if you're a sign in,
you get a fourth. Girl.
A fourth girl. Who is the one jealous of the
pretty girl? Yeah, like in Skip and Loafer.
And I like the show. Yeah.
Do you? I I.
He hasn't murdered anybody yet, though.
You said that he looked like a serial killer in our.
Preview He does well in this and I'll stick by in the cover art.
He looks like a serial killer. Now, he isn't one.
He's much closer to a golden retriever, but I'm going to
stick with the fact that he looks like Ted Bundy in the
preview art, no? No, for sure.
And when you said like we're eating this season, I sent you a
GIF of Ted Bundy. You did it.
You sent me a GIF of Jeffrey Dahmer.
Jeffrey. Dahmer.
That's what I meant. Same person.
My bad. Wrong.
I'm not the biggest serial killer guy.
My bad. The guy who eats people or eight
people. My bad.
My apologies. We got the show.
Out more than one of those a nine A9.
I dude. I love this show.
I what you have the show higher than me.
I guess I do, I have the show. And a nine I love.
The show, look at all this character.
Gross. Wow.
I am what? Do you got an 8?
Yeah, but this is like what's what's like a sensory overload,
but for like processing information.
Like I don't know what it you're uploading too much to my brain
right now. I'm sorry.
Man, wait until the next show because we're going to get at
it. Oral four brain not found
because of what Miles has been telling.
Great. This is just, I don't know, man.
This is like watching your son hit a home run at a baseball
game or something like that. Like, I'm really proud of you
right now, Miles. I'm glad I'm I'm I'm.
Proud of you, son. I just love this show.
I was just so happy the entire time because this poor girl,
like one thing is she's like very hard on herself in a way
that makes sense, right? For like a teenage girl,
especially one who's like taller or whatever.
But like she has this great internal monologue and like her
way of sorting things out and like viewing other people's
perspectives and understanding that she has like a biased view
of the world sometimes, but like still validating her feelings.
And I don't know, it's great. She's I just want her to be so
happy and she gets to be in the show.
Like I know it's coming. I.
Wish you you watched April showers from last season because
I think what you're describing right now for this show is April
showers but another level above so.
OK, well I guess I'll give it a go.
The concept of April showers, it just made me nervous going. 100%
and it exceeded I, I, Everybody who has watched it has exceeded
everybody's expectations. I'll have to give it a go then.
It is. Also, I'm not even kidding you.
Top 2 funniest shows of this of the year.
It is hilarious of a show. OK Miles, last show had to talk
to you about this we've been waiting for.
I can't believe you saved this until last.
Saved this for last. You saved the the best for last
Miles. You love workplace romances
where the dynamic between the kohai and senpai is something
crazy. And this time around we didn't
really get anything crazy outside the fact that this dude
has 2 tone green hair. So Miles is the my awkward
senpai defender. He was talking about how much he
loves his show. How like everything about it is
just coming to him. So I'm going to let you start
Miles about my awkward step on. OK, so that sounds like a lie,
like what you just said sounded like like, well, because we know
that I hate workplace romances. I you think I would lie on my
own podcast. OK, wait, did you think I was
kidding when I said I liked this?
No, I thought you were dead ass. I am dead ass.
IA 100% am dead. OK I have long searched for a
workplace romance which I thought was an ass and like
people will be like oh what about water koi?
Oh you mean what about that poor woman in an abusive
relationship? Oh wait, that's both of the
women. Yes, Pete, it's both of them.
If some guy comes up to you and is like, I guess we might as
well date because we both have no social life and you'll let me
kill myself while I play video games.
Ladies don't date. That guy.
That's me. Date that guy please.
Don't date Pete. I guess so.
The show I think does one thing that I I like a lot.
It has it has its faults. It really likes the main
characters boobs and like, I get it, they're big.
Who am I to say no to that? But the green hair just as bad
as advertised. It's not great.
I love the build up of their relationship and my voice is
going because I am sick and I've been talking you're.
Just so emotional about this show and 20.
Because I'm so emotional he's. Trying.
He's trying to play it off. He's trying to play it off.
He he's not actually sick, he's just getting really emotional
about this show. I I have the entire previous
hour of me muting and coughing which you can see if you watch
the the YouTube thing was just me pretending for when I knew I
would get emotional. But I I don't know I just love
their dynamic. I think 1.
The fact that it's starting in like such a non romantic way I
think is great. I like that build up.
Lord knows I like the chase right to.
Me. Once people start dating, most
of the time that's the end of it.
That's the end of the show. You've done what you needed to
do. I can imagine the rest.
This starts at an early enough place that we get a lot
potential there. Two, I thought the show was
pretty funny. I laughed a few times.
I know there was just I don't, you know, I don't know.
I just like I don't audibly laugh a lot when I watch things
and I did during the show and I I don't it's just pleasant.
It's nothing groundbreaking, but it just does the job.
It doesn't do anything weird. None of these characters are
lollies, right? Because they like doing that.
They're like, what if? Yeah, can.
Which one are you grabbing? There you go, my senpai is
annoying, OK? I didn't know if you were going
to do my teeny senpai. Do you have that one on the
show? No, I I don't have the I always
watch the anime, which by the way, good show.
Give me the six. You know, okay, this sounds
about right. Honestly, yeah.
See, he's getting, he's getting worked up because he know he's
about. He's supposed to talk about how
great my awkward senpai is. I like their dynamic.
I liked when he like defended her like to those people just by
like not like refuting the way that she acts, but being like, I
get to know her a bit more and she's great and maybe you should
like go a little easier on her. I really relate to her desire
not to do anything social with anyone at work because I have
also spent a long time cultivating that and it's.
Good, you know, in the beginning of your career, but like once
you're like past like your first couple years in the company,
social outings, Nah. Happy hour?
Nah. Unless that's.
What I'm saying unless work is paying for it, Nah.
She she knows what's up. I I I don't know, Pete, you're a
you're a hater, right? You're a my I would say my eater
because yeah, well, like real question.
I believe you have this at a six current.
That is correct. If his hair didn't have the
green bits, does this go up to A7?
It would be a higher six. I'll say that it would still be
a six. Though I didn't know if it was
worth a full point. It's not a full point.
It isn't like it's not Kaiju #8 levels of terrible character
design, but it's it's really bad.
Like it's not the wand dance of character design, but.
I'd like the Kaiju #8 character. Design.
Well, you're you just like that girl, which is sick, I do.
That's 100% true. Yeah, I I know.
I know you better than I know you better than you know
yourself. Oh, man.
Come on. I know.
Exactly.
You don't like you expecting me. You like all character design?
Are you expecting me to have my awkward senpai at an 8 out of
10? Yeah.
OK. Yeah, I did.
Yeah, actually. Yeah, I actually didn't expect
the way that you kind of like I, I know you, it's sort of like
how you type out things and sometimes how you how you
present it. It's like sometimes it's bait,
but sometimes it's too baby. OK.
But this one, I felt that you probably gave it an 8.
Like I, I, I kind of got the feeling and the score on Mal is
like almost a 7. So it's like, I don't think it's
outrageous to think that if you enjoy the show, you gave it an
8. But me, I just don't like how
like every, the whole point of the episode is sort of like to
have you break AUSA out of her like shell and like smile when
she is like cognitively aware of like her actions and what she's
doing and how she's presenting herself.
Like she is very aware. But I guess it's just like she
just can't do it, I guess. Well, that's OK, because this is
the thing like she goes through it's Coggia.
It's just bad Coggia like or worse Coggia, right?
Like yeah, we we need. We need a mini Coggia character
of her. Yes, we need.
Yes, we need the like the two. Small cogggia.
Yeah, and. Then like ice and they can like
have a judge thing and God this show's so fucking good.
It is. It's really good.
It's but like because like there's that scene where she has
like the mirror and she's like trying to smile and she just
isn't sure how to do it because she like wants to be friendly
and stuff. But like he brings it out of her
a little bit naturally. And then they have like an
interesting dynamic where like he's good with that, but like
she literally like is a good mentor for him in like multiple
ways. I also like that they showed her
being competent at her job and like, being able to turn on like
a client facing sort of thing and like breaking down the
difference between those interactions and everything.
Like, again, I don't think this is anything groundbreaking, but
I think they do a good job. That's why I'm getting choked up
and not because of my illness, but I think they do a good job
of establishing romance or potential romance between these
two characters. And I think that I've been so
hungry for something like this, that the fact that it's just
like, we're going to do the thing and it's going to do
nothing. This does nothing brave.
It does. There's no bit here, really.
She's awkward, but she's not so awkward that it's a bit.
She's kind of a normal person for the most part.
She's just that standoffish person at work, more or less.
Like they play it up a little bit.
But that part where she's like, where she's like, I need to
interact with people. And then she's like, you're all
standing in the way, get out of the way.
And then she moves by and she's like, yes, I did it.
It was normal. It was.
So funny. So I also think the two toned
hair works for every character that isn't the main guy.
Her design is she's such a good character design.
Oh my God, she goes. And like they do the eyes super
well. I like she is a top one Oshinoko
knock off character right? That is like 100%.
But I I don't know. I I like the show.
I'm going to continue watching the show and what what would you
like to see more of it from it I guess is my thought.
I guess I the biggest thing I would like to see is obviously
says character sort of break out of her shell by herself.
Because if it's one of those things where like there, there
are moments where you have like a character sort of like do
something or say something where like it clicks in your head And
like, that's what you needed to sort of like realize the
situation, realize what's going on and sort of like change or
adapt to what's going on with that with, with her character,
she is like actively going in her head.
Like these are what is going on. Like I know the steps, blah,
blah, blah. Like she understands, like I
feel like to me like she understands like cues, she
understands like norms and all the stuff.
But like it takes somebody else to get it out of her.
Like outside of like to change her when she can change herself.
So I would like to see development from her, by her.
The way that I sort of view it is that like and she, it's not
like a Greece scenario where she's changing to like please.
Him. She's she wants to fulfill a
role of like being a good senpai.
And so she is trying to make improvements in areas that she
didn't necessarily deem valuable.
And she's doing that herself. But it's because he's the, he's
the catalyst like the same way that like, you know, once I
started seriously dating someone, I was like, maybe I
should learn how to cook. That was always within me and
that person didn't require that I do that.
But in order to, you know, that's sort of the way that I, I
view that. But I'm also guessing you have
changed yourself based off of like you like like your
experience. I guess it's more of like, I
don't know, it's just like breaking down something and then
just like not doing it with it to me is just odd, I would say.
And so like her, it's a it's a vibe thing where it's just like,
it would be great to just see her, you know, like that one
episode where like they were dancing or whatever.
And like she like smiled really bright.
He's like, Oh my God, like that's the person that I've been
looking for. Like just see, like those
moments where she can be that person without him.
OK, well maybe we'll see that because like I think that if
he's bringing that out in her and it happens more often, then
maybe we get to see that with like coworkers or whatever.
Yeah, Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
Like she, yeah, that that's actually like a really good spot
where she can, like, I can see that from her, yeah.
'Cause I, I guess I could see that being important, right?
Like it's, she is becoming a more social person overall, not
just in the context of her relationship with him.
So like, we'll see what happens. I I'm happy with it.
I I'm just excited that there's one of these where one of the
characters isn't secretly a child.
It's, it's either mentally or physically.
Yeah. And.
I I guess I should say that I sorry I but I like her as a
character. I don't like the the dude.
I don't like you. I don't really, I'm not enjoying
this character so far. I kind of like him.
He's not anything, OK? He's not supposed to be that
special in my opinion, right? We're supposed to just think Oz
is the fucking best. Yeah, he's fine.
You could tell by their designs. It's like how you can tell who
wins or who lives in like a scenario where like a class is
gonna get eaten by zombies by like how detailed the characters
are or whatever. And like that that scene in you
know, what was that magical girl show we just watched that was
also an idol show? Meiboshi Witches.
Yeah, Meiboshi Witches. How someone was like, wow, this
random throwaway character has a crazy character design that's
and then she shows back up. It's like.
That's how we know. But like, I don't know, I I find
you like relatively relatable as like someone who start, you
know, like the the ramen thing is pretty relatable and being
like, yeah, I'm eating ramen because I spent so much money on
a gunpla. Like I get it.
And I, I don't know, again, I liked how he defended her to the
people by like being like she just has more depth than you're
seeing. Like she does have these issues
that you're mentioning, but like there's more fair.
Exactly, that's it. Should there's depth to her
character, I and I don't mind him pulling it out.
I just don't want him to pull all of it out.
Yeah, no, I, I completely agree there.
I'm just, I, I'm defending him as a character and I'm not going
to try that hard because I I don't he's like a 7 out of 10
character. He's whatever, but I think he's
OK. Yeah, just I'll, I'll, I'll put
down it. But the hair really does make
him worse. I'm like, not lying here.
It it is the wand dance of two toned hair.
Yeah, for 2 tone hair for sure. Yeah.
All right, So what do? What do you actually have it at
right now? You'd have it at an 8.
Oh, OK, I wasn't sure if you were kidding.
OK. And I haven't had a sick.
My more thing is like I do. I like these style of shows.
It's just fine. So that's why it's a sick and
I'm gonna enjoy it. I'm gonna watch all 12 episodes
and it's going to be fine the entire way and I'm going to like
it. It's just going to get us sick.
So Miles, is there any show that we covered?
Oh, actually real quick, before I ask you that question, I need
to bring up a show that I wanted to do for itself and that's Sexy
B Stars. I just want to give a shot.
The Sexy B Stars AKA with you, our love will make it through.
If you like B Stars and you like it but you want it to be more
show Joey boom, this show is for you.
It is sexy. The budget is way better than
you think it's going to be. The production value is
shockingly great at points, so I will give it that.
This main furry yeah right is is the green 2 toed hair of
furries. No, no, This dude is this dude's
great. This dude I.
Bet he is. He's really and he's voiced by
Hachiman though, so my. Question that I had for you
about this was isn't Bay stars or B stars sexy B stars?
So OK good question because people are like you.
How is B stars not sexy? There's there is sex in B * but
it is not sexy. There is a difference between
being sexy and having sex. OK.
B stars is what they do in that show.
I some parts is sexy, but for the most part I would say is
more I would say is more gritty than sexy.
This show is just sexy. You you got to watch it.
It's like I mean I hate to call it Stoney but like when Stoney
has her what ifs or like her hear me outs.
Yeah, hear me outs. And it's a, it's a dog person.
You know, it's probably going to be good because Miles, the last
time we had this was soul leveling and you love soul
leveling so. That's so true, and I completely
understand wanting to fuck that statue.
Yes, like, I get it, Yeah. What that tongue do?
That's not it for me, it's more the murder for.
Me either. You're saying teeth?
It kinda. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, the vibe. OK.
So, OK, before moving away from the I don't want to talk about
Miles, any shows that we talked about or you looked at that you
want to check out or a sequel that you're watching etcetera.
Anything else that we missed you want to talk about real quick?
OK, so the only and I haven't started watching it yet, but
this is this is you ready for more character growth?
The main sequel that I plan on watching this season is a Gary
Cap Cinderella Gray. You know I got my shit on right
now. You know, I got that shit on
right now. I enjoyed season 1.
I gave it an 8 out of 10. I suspect that that will more or
less continue. A little more grounded version
of Uma Musume. If you're looking for something
that's slightly less silly then season 1, at least you're going
to be. So pissed when Ogiri Cap is in
best girl this year. I am because Ogiri Cap is not a
character. Is a character and she is
incredible. She is.
We talked about this at the end of the last watch club.
I was like, she has no personality and you were like,
she eats. She eats.
That is personality Jesus. Christ.
OK, she's a fatty. Does does she continue to eat
food? Yes, even bigger food too.
It's I bet because she's she's moving up the ranks.
But Pete, you have more things to talk about.
Yeah. Yeah, I'll be real quick to some
of the other sequels I'm watching campfire cooking in
another world is back. If you hate Isakai's, don't even
consider this an Isakai is a fancy cooking show is super fun,
it's lovable, it's adorable, the cast is great.
It is one of the most. It's essentially like a What if
laid back camp was a fantasy show because it's mostly yeah,
it's mostly just chilling and cooking food and then eating the
food like that is. If my.
That is 90%. Favorite part of Because you
know my dungeon mesh he takes, right?
Would I like campfire? No.
Of course not. Well, no for the.
Audience, you don't know my dungeon.
Meshy take is it would be much better if they just got rid of
the cooking part, yeah. Yeah, So, yeah, you would hate
this show because it's the focal point is around because one of
his familiars is felony or whatever.
Fenrir, the legendary wolf. So he just he wins every battle
easily, but he doesn't he doesn't know how to cook.
So the dynamic is that he can cook and he is the greatest
whatever hunter and you get a lovable slime and we got a fun
baby dragon this year. So it's been great.
You mentioned Cinderella Gray. We have break this week, which
sucked, but I mean, I love Cinderella Gray.
I finished my rewatch last month.
It's it's I I think by the end of it, I like it more than
season 2, but I really liked season 2.
But Cinderella Gray's knocking out the park and then spy
family. It's my comfort show.
I love spy family. I don't care.
It can be the same. It can be anime original stuff
like Code White all day, I don't care.
I will consume it, I love it, but that is it.
Outside of everything we else we talked about, Twisted Wonderland
is the only other show which I think comes out like relatively
soon because it's only 8 episodes.
So I think it's like middle or beginning of November, I want to
say. So we'll be very soon.
But Miles, do you have any parting word to your adoring
fan? Hi, Mom.
Well, I said a parting word. Fuck.
You. You got me.
What word do you want to say? You get one word high highs.
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Hikaru died. I can't wait.
I've already done my review on if you want to go check out our
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Otherwise we'll have a more like in depth review of Hikaru next
week. Otherwise, if you're here for
non watch club, I think in two weeks I think I need a filler
episode. So probably doing my anime
review list game. We'll see.
Work has just been insane and so I haven't scheduled shit.
I looked at our schedule and I'm like, I am out of content, so
we'll figure something out. We'll have something in two
weeks. I'm not taking another break
though on behalf, I'm going to. Do something.
I can hit you with some ideas too.
Hit. Me hit me with your best shot
viewers listeners, if you want something made all of your
ideas. I can't promise that I can do
it, but it will help me create things going on in my brain for
ideas as well. So let me know otherwise Miles,
thank you as always for being super sick and still taking time
out to talk to anime even though you hate it always thank you to
everyone out there and we will see you next time.
Bye, bye, bye. Bye bye, bye, bye, bye.