Anime Is For Jerks

In which Cass & Alex discuss Puella Magi Madoka Magica, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto and produced by Shaft.Next month we will be discussing Night on the Galactic Railroad directed by Gisaburo Sugii and produced by Group TAC. Discussed: we fucked up, a subtle textural difference, yu gi oh beds, getting genied, She entered the Home of Phobia and wasn't even scared, saya no uta, "Madoka Magica Writer Urobochi Compares Plot to Al-Quaeda", the visceral horror of discovering that your soul is in an egg, the gospel according to dad, the free marketplace of ideas, inductive reasoning, the last refuge of the scoundrel, straight women tiktok, the most powerful energy source in the universe: teen girls, dying for the sake of the universe, livestock, what's really going on, foreshadowing, a song about cake and fruitFINAL SCORES:Walking Around 3/5Fellowship 5/5Deliciousness 3/5Transcendence 5/5Goofing 3/5Amelioration 5/5Coitus 2/5Enthrallment 5/5Evil Cats: infinity/5Homosexuality: 5/5Alex's Book Recommendation: Kindred by Octavia E ButlerCass's Book Recommendation: The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsSocial:Show Twitter: @animeisforjerksShow Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.coolShow Cohost: @animeisforjerksShow Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.comCass's Twitter: @prophet_goddessCass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.coolCass's Cohost: @prophet-goddessAlex's Twitter: @dunndunndunnAlex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.armyAlex's Cohost: @catalina

In which Cass & Alex discuss Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st Gig, directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G.Next month we will be discussing Puella Magi Madoka Magica, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto and produced by Shaft.Discussed: what production i.g. stands for, trying to make cass like your show by mentioning frederic jameson at the last second, copaganda, that fuckin swedish show alex likes, surveillance, the experience machine, cyberbrain autistic mode, genderswapped karl marx, wine fraud, being a hot lady with huge boobsFINAL SCORES:Walking Around 3/5Fellowship 4/5Deliciousness 1/5Transcendence 1/5Goofing 2/5Ameliorate 2/5Coitus 0/5Enthrallment 2/5Genderswapped Karl Marx: 4/5Postmodernism: 3/5Alex's Book Recommendation: Martin Beck Police Mystery series by Maj SjöwallCass's Book Recommendation: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSocial: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 Shirobako, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and produced by P.A. Works.Next month we will be discussing Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st Gig, directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G.Discussed: the truly incredible eva reference in this show, angel beats, our low expectations for this show, pa works sowing, pa works reaping, liking donuts, jiggy jiggly heaven, naughty directors go to storyboard jail, calling someone to say you're visiting them as you're getting on the train to visit them, explaining to people who don't work in the entertainment industry what it's like to work in the entertainment industry, carefully examining a cat's thighs, moe, quitting anime to become a confectioner, neon locomotive evangardion, the taste of tea, revolutionary girl utena ep39 director's commentary, a professional shitbag, the worst meeting in the world, goth baseball loli-sama, an element of cool with the cute, andes chucky, if anyone is making good anime these days, the bizarre honor economy of old japanese menFINAL SCORES:Walking Around: 5/5Fellowship: 5/5Deliciousness: 3/5Transcendence: 1/5Goofing: 4/5Amelioration: 4/5Coitus: 0/5Enthrallment: 3/5KPH over the speed limit: 7/5Introspection: 5/5Alex's Book Recommendation: His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick MacraeCass's Book Recommendation: The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachSocial: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 Memories, directed by Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, and Katsuhiro Otomo and produced by Madhouse and Studio 4°C.Next month we will be discussing Shirobako, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and produced by P.A. Works.Discussed: the epic highs and lows of anime compilation movies, the william faulkner short story a rose for emily, madama butterfly, The Himbo Goes Deeper a big wet room, "huh, i wonder who that's for", shooting and blasting with all your strength, a single boob, remembering when you weren't stinky, virginia woolf dunking on ulysses, an entirely too long section on a specific incredible text box in the japanese version of final fantasy 7, friend of the show esteban fajardo, angel beats, not apologizing to the frenchFINAL SCORES:Walking Around: 5/5Fellowship: 2/5Deliciousness: 0/5Transcendence: 2/5Goofing: 4/5Amelioration: 1/5Coitus: 0/5Enthrallment: 3/5Faulknerism: 2/5Chunky User Interface Design: 5/5Alex's Book Recommendation: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfCass's Book Recommendation: Light in August by William FaulknerSocial: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 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