Episode 45 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. The best part of watching anime is that you get both the good and the bad. One day you're running with the wind, and the next you're rising with the shield hero. I can't think about any clever way to work Double Decker! into that framework, but those are what Ben, Andy, Duncan, and Jon talked about before moving to this week's spotlight, the first cour of the 2016 series Bungo Stray Dogs! Get on it like a genetically modified soldier from the moon.
Spotlight:
Bungo Stray Dogs (54:14)
Discussed:
Run with the Wind (0:48)
A Certain Magical Index III (16:53)
The Rising of the Shield Hero (17:36)
Goblin Slayer (32:01)
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord (41:15)
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (44:43)
My Hero Academia (1:09:50)
Mushishi (1:42:54)
Devilman Crybaby (1:43:52)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009) (1:46:00)
Paprika (1:52:21)
Listener Questions (1:42:31):
- What is an anime that shows the uniqueness of the medium and how does it do that?
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