Anime Is For Jerks

In which Cass & Alex discuss Perfect Blue, directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse.Next month we will be discussing Memories, directed by Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, and Katsuhiro Otomo and produced by Madhouse and Studio 4°C.Discussed: "Excuse Me, Who Are You?: Performance, The Gaze, and the Female in the Works of Kon Satoshi", a threatening fax, how people used to use the internet, cow brand milk, "The Real History of 'Perfect Blue' and 'Requiem for a Dream'", "Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time", english translation of satoshi kon's last blog post, shot comparison between persona and perfect blue, big body big boy pizza, simulated coitus of the worst variety, abnormal mapping, insert credit, the history of philosophy without any gaps, citations needed, in our time, list of crimes involving a silicone maskFINAL SCORES:Walking Around 2/5Fellowship 0/5Deliciousness 1/5Transcendence 5/5Goofing 2/5Amelioration 5/5Coitus ?/5Enthrallment 5/5Jungianism: 4/5Trains: 4/5Alex's Book Recommendation: Frame Analysis by Erving GoffmanCass's Book Recommendation: Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite by Michael P. Ghiglieri and Charles R. Farabee Jr.Social:Show Twitter: @animeisforjerksShow Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.coolShow Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.comCass's Twitter: @prophet_goddessCass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.coolAlex's Twitter: @dunndunndunnAlex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In which Cass & Alex discuss Only Yesterday, directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli. Next month we will be discussing Perfect Blue, directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse.Discussed: the greatest puma ad ever made, hallmark movies, mamoru hosoda, seizing the means of production, knowing how to eat the pineapple, the king of fruits, hungarian farmer music, dividing fractions, growing up normal, r/antiwork, getting a headache from blowing too much, the soul of a farmer, problematizing the pineappleFINAL SCORES:Walking Around 4/5Fellowship 2/5Deliciousness 1/5Transcendence 0/5Goofing 3/5Amelioration 1/5Coitus 0/5Enthrallment 1/5Old West Style Showdowns: 3/5Trains: 3/5Alex's Book Recommendation: In the Woods by Tana FrenchCass's Book Recommendation: The Railway Journey: The Industrialization and Perception of Time and Space by Wolfgang SchivelbuschSocial:Show Twitter: @animeisforjerksShow Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.coolShow Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.comCass's Twitter: @prophet_goddessCass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.coolAlex's Twitter: @dunndunndunnAlex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In which Cass & Alex discuss Kaiba, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Madhouse. Next month we will be discussing Only Yesterday, directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli. Discussed: this show sucks, midgar (i cut a tangent about barrett calling midgar a rotten pizza in the japanese version of ffvii, if you want that content go watch Let's Mosey: A Slow Translation of Final Fantasy VII by Tim Rogers) , the finger on the monkey's paw, bobs big boy burbank, mf said skonk, a graph theory themed fertility tattoo, extreme looney tunes shit, xkcd 483: Fiction Rule of Thumb, the second matrix sequel, the cursed horny, fucking yourself to death via inflation, fucking yourself to death being a crime, big titty goth gf memory smuggler, azumanga daioh, releasing your brain eggs into the hypersphere, a smoking baby in a tall robot, Just A Baby by Neil Cicierega, how penises work, hundreds of tiny robot dogs, t-posing to assert dominance, who in this show invests in crypto, bioshock infinite, "me: i am fundementally opposed to the monarchy and the church as ruling powers. history is a record of their atrocities" by @headfallsoff FINAL SCORES: Walking Around: 0/5 Fellowship: 0/5 Deliciousness: 0/5 Transcendence: 0/5 Goofing: 0/5 Amelioration: 0/5 Coitus: 0/5 Enthrallment: 0/5 Fuck You: 0/5 Eat Shit: 0/5 Alex's Book Recommendation: Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn Cass's Book Recommendation: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.cool Show Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.com Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In which Cass & Alex discuss Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and produced by TMS/Po10tial. Next month we will be discussing Kaiba, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Madhouse. Discussed: friend of the show takeshi koike, the sensuality of monkey punch, the dizzy dizzy drug, the giant buddha statue made out of drugs in the basement, the cat pronoun, that picture of john lennon, goemon baths, unmotivated camera movement, getting a real girlfriend, bees, magnum dong, crossdressing: it's free and the cops can't stop you, fiadel kestrel, antiques roadshow, @dril "THERAPIST: your problem is, that youre perfect, and everyone is jealous of your good posts, and that makes you rightfully upset. ME: I agree", lupin's interiority, doing a terrorist attack to get dick, one half of a split fucking second, withered wojack, three years of this podcast FINAL SCORES: Walking Around: 4/5 Fellowship: 2/5 Deliciousness: 1/5 Transcendence: 3/5 Goofing: 3/5 Amelioration: 4/5 Coitus: 3/5 Enthrallment: 3/5 Owls: 5/5 Boobs: 5/5 Alex's Book Recommendation: Pity the Beast by Robin McLean Cass's Book Recommendation: The Panda's Thumb by Stephen Jay Gould Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.cool Show Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.com Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In which Cass & Alex discuss Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and produced by Sunrise. Next month we will be discussing Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and produced by TMS/Po10tial. Discussed: the netflix live action cowboy bebop, @TomatoGrandpa: "Reading the Bebop reviews and yea, this is exactly what I expected.", "Why Does Everyone In Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Talk Like That?" by Gita Jackson, @NotBrunoAgain: "This is bait but whatever: the truly stupid thing about this attitude is that there is a CEASELESS TORRENT OF GREAT ART you could be enjoying instead, more than you could ever possibly get to", relentless american cultural hegemony, "The Genius Design of Cowboy Bebop's Titles" by Linus Boman, "Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence" by Every Frame A Painting, the knife's edge of being stupid, Dirt on the Camera Lens by Mike Rugnetta, faye's outfit, the conceptual definition of the himbo, the boob situation, the great gatsby, tokyo godfathers, The Gun That Makes You Old, touching computer, a gay alien, 17776 by Jon Bois, leaving things in the fridge, gender, star wars, spike's big coat, jet's cop outfit, what guys looked like in the 70s, beta and vhs, LET'S GO TO HELL!!!, the space shuttle columbia, a perfectly spherical dinner suit, the clown as the very image of christ, the young men's cowboy association,"A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is '100 percent fatal'",Marshall Banana, eating two dozen hard boiled eggs with your bro, the loser bar, Uzumaki, Dragon Quest XI: The Kotaku Review,ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS The Final Fantasy VII Remake FINAL SCORES: Walking Around: 5/5 Fellowship: 5/5 Deliciousness: 3/5 Transcendence: 5/5 Goofing: 5/5 Amelioration: 4/5 Coitus: 1/5 Enthrallment: 5/5 Cyberpunkness: 5/5 Cats: 4/5 Alex's Book Recommendation: She Rises by Kate Worsley Cass's Book Recommendation: Babel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.cool Show Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.com Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In which Cass & Alex discuss Tokyo Godfathers, directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Next month we will be discussing Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and produced by Sunrise. Discussed: satoshi kon tried to make a coen brothers movie, the most terrifying baby in the universe, transphobia, the police, your boobs being poggers, stabbing your father who is a cop, primer, getting rid of some trash, shoplifters, slipping on a bar of soap in the shower, calling an ambulance, a police sketch of a baby, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Little Fish by Casey Plett, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, the relationship between trains and cinema, hell of SEO FINAL SCORES: Walking Around: 5/5 Fellowship: 4/5 Deliciousness: 1/5 Transcendence: 0/5 Goofing: 4/5 Amelioration: 2/5 Coitus: 0/5 Enthrallment: 0/5 Winter Vibes: 4/5 ACAB: 1/5 Alex's Book Recommendation: Tiny Pieces of Skull by Roz Kaveney Cass's Book Recommendation: The Anime Machine by Thomas Lamarre Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.cool Show Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.com Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army