Episode 47 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. In this episode, we're visited by a benevolent alien named Jon, who wants only to enjoy all the anime! As he searches for more shows to watch and love, he befriends the anxious and depressed Ben, the troubled but talented Duncan, and the mysterious foreigner Andy. The wacky quartet talk about the wrap-up of the winter 2018 season, then they move onto the spotlight anime, which happens to have been based on their adventures, the 2012 show tsuritama!
Spotlight:
tsuritama (1:44:10)
Discussed:
A Certain Magical Index III (0:53)
The Magnificent Kotobuki (16:20)
Trigun (30:04)
Girly Air Force (31:43)
Fullmetal Alchemist (37:08)
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (38:09)
Run with the Wind (40:28)
Mob Psycho 100 II (42:21)
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (55:11)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (1:01:53)
Dororo (2019) (1:12:28)
The Promised Neverland (1:15:06)
The Rising of the Shield Hero (1:30:17)
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (1:37:21)
So I'm a Spider, So What? (manga) (1:38:25)
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (manga) (1:40:22)
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