Note: this post contains heavy spoilers for the original Steins;Gate anime. If you had the power to change the natural course of things for the better, would you do it? What if, even if the changes were a net positive, they ended up hurting someone? This is the question posed by the Steins;Gate anime, and…
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Digicast 13: Bolgmon Spelled Backwards is Nomglob (Frontier Part 1)
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/Digicast13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Frontier train has no brakes, and apparently neither does this podcast. Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy have perhaps their least unified discussion yet as they discuss the codification of Digimon archetypes, Zoe’s hat, the sexual appeal of squidgirls, and whether or not Bokomon can be given the same…
Third Seat by the Window Episode 7: Bushido is Bollocks
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/3S7-Bushido_is_Bollocks.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBuggy and Chris are joined by Niente de Nada to discuss samurai, samurai fiction, and why everything you know about Bushido is a lie.
Getting Along with Hopelessness: The Existential Joy of Girls’ Last Tour
Part 1: Zetsubou~, Zetsubou~, Zetsubou~ …So there was no hope after all. All those years, toiling away alone…. But well, now that I’ve failed…I feel so relaxed. ~Ishii, Chapter 16 Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryouko, localized as Girls’ Last Tour, is a series by Tsukumizu that focuses on Chito and Yuuri, two girls driving around a post-apocalyptic…
Digicast 12: Kari’s KFC Adventures (Tri Part 5)
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/Digicast12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMost Digimon podcasts get their Tri episodes out in a timely manner. We are not most Digimon podcasts. Tom, Buggy, Chris, and Maddy growing increasingly frustrated with this episode of Tri until it goes from 0 to 60. And even then they’re still pretty frustrated with it. Also, this…
Juni Taisen, Battle Royales, and Survivor Edgic
Juni Taisen is, in my opinion, about the worst possible way you can write a battle royale storyline. It’s entirely predictable, and while many battle royales are, that’s because they usually have a clear protagonist, unlike the ensemble cast that Juni Taisen has. And yet, in spite of this very complaint, I actually find Juni…
The Last of Us and the Importance of Player Agency
So I just recently finished The Last of Us (yes, yes, I’m years late to this party) and I am…upset about it. I was really enjoying the game until the ending, at which point everything completely fell apart for me. I’ve never been the type of person to think that something needs a good ending…
Deathnet Noteflix
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/Deathnet_Noteflix.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHaving just watched the Netflix live-action Death Note movie (while consuming apples, potato chips, and a little bit of rum), Buggy and his friend Jonathan sit down to give their impressions on the film.
Spiral Radio Episode 2 – Death Note
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/Spiral_Radio_2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download“How did you get into anime?” This is a question anime fans love asking each other, and in this episode, Andrew “Buggy” Koerner shares his story of getting into anime through Death Note, as well as searching for why its once-insane popularity seems to have waned so drastically.
Third Seat Special 3 – Monogatari Interview with Josh Dunham
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https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/3S_Special_3-Monogatari_Interview_with_Josh_Dunham.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAlmost a year and a half ago, I had my first conversation with Josh Dunham, which I used as material in the first episode of Spiral Radio. It was heavily pared down and I didn’t want the conversation to just go unheard, so I’m releasing the unedited audio for…