The gang says goodbye to 2018 with a double dose of rowdy robot rumbles. John kicks off the show by talking about the third iteration in the Gundam Build franchise, Gundam Build Divers. And details the highs and lows of this different spin on one of the most iconic mechs out there. After that CC joins the quirky cast of Planet With in their interstellar war and gushes about the many well written characters, story developments, surprises, themes and layers of this interesting little sci-fi action show.

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Reviews:

Gundam Build Divers (1:30)

Planet With (30:24)

Related Links:

Crunchyroll: Getting Into Gundam the Build Divers Way

ANN – This Week in Anime: What the Hell is Happening in Planet With?

ANN – This Week in Anime: Planet With Can’t Stop Topping Itself

Crunchyroll: Planet With’s Villains Are Right

Crunchyroll: This Season’s Greatest Hero is a Space Princess!

Sakuga Blog: Comics Come To Life – When Mangaka Work In Anime

Mother’s Basement: You Gotta Watch PLANET WITH – Gurren Meets Earthbound

Hey Everyone,

due to IRL commitments and responsibilities, the next episode will be available on Sunday, December 23rd.

See ya later.

In an episode filled with bad people, CC gets things going by tackling the third season of Overlord and explains why the interesting approach of making the villain of the series the main character didn’t work out as well this time as it did in the previous seasons. After that the hosts unleash their combined game brains and talk about the many ludicrous adventures the main protagonist of Chio’s School Road experiences on the daily way to her temple of education.

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Reviews:

Overlord – Season 3 (1:30)

Chio’s School Road (29:15)

Related Links:

Mother’s Basement: World Building in Anime (Overlord & Darling in the Franxx)

Mother’s Basement: What’s So Great About Overlord

Crunchyroll: Romance of the Reptile Kingdom: The Lizard Love Story of Overlord Explained

Crunchyroll QUIZ: Which Guardian of Nazarick Would YOU Pathetically Serve?

Crunchyroll: I Expected a Cute Anime about a Girl Walking to School, but I Got Chio’s School Road Instead!?

Hey guys,

we’ll be postponing the recording of our new episode until next weekend due to massive work overload. Enjoy the weekend y’all.

CC kicks off this episode by standing his ground against the mongol army in Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion and later wraps things up by joining the hunt for vampires in pre-World War II Japan with Sirius the Jaeger. Meanwhile John bares witness to a fierce stage play in Revue Starlight and dishes out some interesting background information about the type of musical theater this series is based on.

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Reviews:

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion (1:30)

Revue Starlight (18:55)

Sirius the Jaeger (39:02)

Related Links:

Crunchyroll: The Apocalypse Heads to Japan – What Happened Before Angolmois

Crunchyroll: What Does the Word “Angolmois” Actually Mean?

Wikipedia: Mongol invasions of Japan

Twitter: Musical Theater Thread

(Not Quite) Daily Show: Takarazuka Revue & Revue Starlight (Part 1)

Official Takarazuka Revue Website: The 100-years history of the Takarazuka Revue

GaijinPotBlog: 10 Facts to Know About Takarazuka Revue

ANN – This Week in Anime: Revue Starlight is a Dazzling Surprise

This week, the gang gets athletic and discusses to very different kinds of Sports Anime. First talk about how the consistent summer vacation theme and sympathetic characters of the laid-back Beach volleyball series Harukana Receive make for a generally relaxing, good time. Then CC goes into the opposite direction with the high tension Badminton drama Hanebado and explains why the visually impressive series stumbles in the story department.

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Review:

Harukana Receive (1:31)

Hanebado! (28:17)

Related Links:

Gigguk: The Art of Sports Anime

Crunchyroll: How Harukana Receive Changes What You Know About Volleyball

ANN – This Week in Anime: Hanebado! Has No Chill

Crunchyroll: The Badminton Anime You Didn’t Know You Needed

Crunchyroll: Shining the Sports Spotlight on Girls in Hanebado!

Crunchyroll: HANEBADO! Will Prove That Badminton is Better Than Tennis

Crunchyroll: Hating the Game: Toxic Competition in HANEBADO!

Crunchyroll – OPINION: Hanesaki Quitting Badminton is the Ultimate Ending for HANEBADO!

Sakuga Blog: HANEBADO! 01 – Production Highlights

Sakuga Blog: HANEBADO! 02 – Production Highlights

Sakuga Blog: HANEBADO! 03 – Production Highlights

The hosts dive head-first into the giant Anime leaf-piles of fall in the Sneak Peek and bring you their opinions on all the hot premieres they checked out. After that it’s time to return to UA Academy and its many colorful heroes in another amazingly strong outing of My Hero Academia.

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Sneak Peek: (1:30)

Conception (2:27)

Radiant (7:27)

Goblin Slayer (11:22)

Ace Attorney – Season 2 (15:04)

Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (17:18)

Senran Kagura: Shinobi Master (19:48)

IRODUKU: The World in Colors (23:18)

Bloom Into You (27:10)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (29:41)

Boarding School Juliet (33:01)

Release the Spyce (35:54)

Sword Art Online: Alicization (38:02)

Golden Kamuy – Season 2 (45:02)

Space Battleship Tiramisu Zwei (46:17)

SSSS.GRIDMAN (48:20)

Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san (51:46)

Run with the Wind (54:03)

A Certain Magical Index III (56:40)

Zombie Land Saga (1:03:18)

Karakuri Circus (1:08:04)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (1:11:03)

Review:

My Hero Academia – Season 3 (1:15:13)

Related Links:

ANN – This Week in Anime: My Hero Academia Reaches New Heights of Greatness

ANN – This Week in Anime: The Highs and Lows of MHA’s License Exam Arc

Sakuga Blog: My Hero Academia 61 (And General Season 3) – Production Highlights

Anime Feminist: [Feature] Gender Inequity in My Hero Academia

Kotaku: My Hero Academia Is Superhero Anime For People Tired Of Superheroes