We've reached the end of the first season of Milky Holmes! Do the girls finally get their Toys back? Does the plot make any sense? Just how important are these boob jokes? Answers will be revealed! Anime Discussed: Milky Holmes 7-12 Next time: Milky Holmes Season 1 Special + Christmas Special! Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social --- Support this podcast:...

We've convened to discuss one of the dumbest (non-derogatory) shows we've watched for the podcast: Milky Holmes. Despite being about a group of detectives, there's not a lot of mysteries being solved, but there is a lot of fun and dumb comedy, even if some of it has aged liked vinegar. Anime Discussed: Milky Holmes 1-6 Next time: Milky Holmes 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:...

It's time to talk about the power of friendship and senshado as we discuss the second half of Girls und Panzer, a show that on paper has not right being as good as it is. This podcast too was senshado the whole time. Anime Discussed: Girls und Panzer 7-12 Next time: Milky Holmes 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/underthekotatsu/support

Panzer vor! We're beginning our foray into the world of Senshado with the first six episodes of Girls und Panzer. Despite some weirdness around the edges with this show's usage of World War II iconography, we had a really fun time with this silly yet well made show. Anime Discussed: Girls und Panzer 1-6 Next time: Girls und Panzer 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:...

Unfortunately, we can't say that Ex-Arm betrayed the hype. It truly is the worst anime we have watched for this show, and that's really saying something. Join us as we close the book on this awful series, and try not to talk too much about Metal Gear Solid 4 along the way. Anime Discussed: EX-ARM 7-12 Next time: Girls und Panzer 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost...

We've been watching too many good shows recently, so we decided to test ourselves by watching the infamously bad, Crunchyroll produced EX-ARM. We were prepared for bad CGI animation, but we were not prepared for everything else about it being equal bad. Turns out it's hard to make a good anime when almost everyone involved has never worked on an anime before! Anime Discussed: EX-ARM 1-6 Next time: EX-ARM 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected]...

We've reached the end of the line on our OVA train, so it's time to wrap things up with a one-off episode on Gunsmith Cats! Apart from the last few episodes of Bubblegum Crisis, we missed out on the 90s in our recent round of OVA picks, and boy, do we get a healthy dosage of 90s anime action in this series. Join us as we discuss the hijinks of gun nut Rally, and grenade girl Minnie as they take down gun runners, Russian assassins, and corrupt politicians on the mean streets of Anime...

Since the OVA was an incomplete adaptation, we've done our due diligence and have read the Alien 9 manga. All of it! Unfortunately that means we read it's two sequels: Emulators and Next, which kinda step all over the interesting parts of the original manga. But hey, we still have a good time picking apart the manga and thinking fondly of the anime. Anime Discussed: Alien 9 Manga (Including Alien 9 Emulators and Alien 9 Next) Next time: Gunsmith Cats Send us your questions! You can email us...

Next up on our current round of OVA coverage is Alien 9! Despite being an incomplete adaption of it's original manga (which we'll be covering next episode), we managed to have a great time discussing this stylistic strong, Evangelion influence OVA from the early 2000s. And Discotek, if you're reading this, please put this one out on blu-ray. Anime Discussed: Alien 9 Next time: Alien 9 Manga (Including Alien 9 Emulators and Alien 9 Next) Send us your questions! You can email us at...

Continuing our run of anime OVA coverage, we watched Dallos, which on top of being the first ever OVA might also be one of the most overtly political. We've got all kinds of great revolutionary imagery and themes to talk through as we discuss a truly one of a kind anime from our boy Mamoru Oshii. Anime Discussed: Dallos Next time: Alien 9 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost...

We finished Bubblegum Crisis! But does Bubblegum crisis really finish? Not really. These last few episodes are a messy and definitely doesn't offer a satisfying conclusion, but hey it does have some sick stuff like more orbital lasers and a spider mech. Anime Discussed: Bubblegum Crisis 5-8 Next time: Dallos Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support this...

We're diving into more 80s OVA goodness with Bubblegum Crisis, a series that has way more style than plot, but hey, who needs plot when you've got style and the budget of an 80s OVA. Join us as we talk about the first few adventures of the Knight Sabers as they fight against *checks notes* Boomers? Anime Discussed: Bubblegum Crisis 1-4 Next time: Bubblegum Crisis 5-8 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can...

What started off as an excuse for us to pay tribute to the late, great Akira Toriyama somehow turned into us reliving the entire 1989 Toei Manga Matsuri movie lineup. So join as we have a great time with Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone and Mobile Cop Jiban: Great Explosion at the Monster Factory of Fear, and then have an alright time with the Akko-Chan and Akuma-Kun movies. Anime Discussed: Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (and the rest of the 1989 Toei Manga Matsuri) Next time: Bubblegum Crisis 1-4 Send...

We finished Bocchi! Let's all hope they make another season though because this show was great. Filled with great music and animation, this is the new anime we've watched for the podcast, and it did not let us down! Anime Discussed: Bocchi the Rock! 7-12 Next time: Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:...

We continue the theme of anime about bands with a completely different show than given: Bocchi the Rock! Join us as we bask in the extremely high highs of this show's production and work to complete our Bocchi-dexes. Anime Discussed: Bocchi the Rock! 1-6 Next time: Bocchi the Rock! 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:...

We say our goodbyes to given by watching the first movie and the OVA (sadly we must wait for the English release of the second movie), and feast on all the nasty, juicy drama between Haruki, Kaji, and Ugetsu... oh, and I guess Mafuyu and Uenoyama are there too. Anime Discussed: given the Movie + OVA Next time: Bocchi the Rock! 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost...

We're not done with given yet, but we are done with the 11 episode TV anime. We bear witness to the power of rock music to let two boys fall in love and process emotional trauma. We also manage to find some time to complain about our least favorite British rock band yet again. Real ones already know which band. Anime Discussed: given 6-11 Next time: given the Movie + OVA Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can...

We're moving on from gay skating to gays in a band with given! The first half of this show is mostly setup, but we still have a good time talking about the boys and their homosexual musical escapades. But before we can get to any of that, it's our 3 year anniversary! Which means it's time for another ranking of all the anime we've watched. Anime Discussed: given 1-5 + 3 Year Anniversary Rankings! Next time: given 6-11 Send us your questions! You can email us at...

We've completed our short program, so now it's time for the free skate as we talk about the second half of Yuri on Ice! We've much to talk about like kissing, wedding rings, JJ style, pork cutlet pirozhkis and more! Anime Discussed: Yuri on Ice 7-12 Next time: Given 1-5 + 3 Year Anniversary Rankings! Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:...

Oops! Someone spilled some gay into my sports anime. We're here to talk about the first half of Yuri on Ice! A show that honestly doesn't need an introduction. If you're listening to this, you probably know about the gay figure skating anime already. Anime Discussed: Yuri on Ice 1-6 Next time: Yuri on Ice 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support...

We're back! After taking a break we're back to talk about... a J-drama, a visual novel, and a tokusatsu show? That's right! It's time for a special non-anime show and tell episode. We've got three very different things to share, from an endearing drama with a cute sci-fi premise, to a visual novel about queerness and devils, to a tokusatsu show about a certain purple robot who fights for justice. Anime Discussed: Show and Tell - Anime Ja Nai Edition Next time: Yuri on Ice 1-6 Send us your...

We finished Canaan! This show was an absolute train wreck by the end, but that didn't stop us from having a good time talking about just how much of a train wreck it was. Maybe you should play 428 Shibuya Scramble instead and skip this anime. CW: Discussion of sexual assault, necrophilia, light body horror, misogyny Anime Discussed: Canaan 8-13 Next time: Show and Tell - Anime Ja Nai Edition Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter...

You know, we've been watching too many good things recently, so it's time for an absolute trash-fire with 2009's Canaan, a sequel to a bonus scenario in 2008's 428 Shibuya Scramble for the Nintendo Wii, and if that sounds like a poor basis for a show, you'd be right! Join us as we try to process one of the messiest shows we've watched to date. Anime Discussed: Canaan 1-7 Next time: Canaan 8-13 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter...

We finished Gunbuster, and it's finally time for us to talk about the Gunbuster in action! Also: Black hole bombs! Melodrama! Budget Constraints! So many exciting things to discuss! Anime Discussed: Gunbuster 4-6 Next time: Canaan 1-7 Send us your questions! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. You can also find us on Cohost @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/underthekotatsu/support