Is this the start of a new ongoing series? No, it's not. 9 Months after Salt gave up on continuing with Kamen Rider Gotchard, Lan lured him back into watching weekly Kamen Rider with the first episode of the 2024-2025 season, Kamen Rider Gavv. Did Salt like it? Does Lan regret keeping up with Gotchard? Will Gotch Watch ever come back? Find out in this preview for a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode of Midnight Grappler Animals!Liked what you heard from this preview and want to hear the full episode? Subscribe to our Patreon to get episodes early, as well as access to our extensive backlog of bonus episodes:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠</a><ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com⁠</a></li><li>Follow Lan on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@LanTweets⁠⁠</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/TheeFantomas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠⁠</a>and on Bluesky:<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@lanskeets.bsky.social⁠⁠</a></li><li>Follow Keigen on Twitter,<a href="https://twitter.com/hole_4_threepio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@hole_4_threepio⁠⁠</a>, and on Bluesky:<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hole43PO.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@hole43PO.bsky.social⁠⁠</a></li><li>Follow Serg on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/TheeFantomas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@theefantomas⁠⁠</a> and on Bluesky:<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theefantomas.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠@theefantomas.bsky.social⁠⁠</a></li><li>Follow Salt on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saltmbank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@saltmbank.bsky.social⁠</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@MGAPod⁠</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;⁠</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS⁠</a></li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review!</li></ul>

Gabbing About Gavv (MGA Patreon Preview)

After going through the roller coaster that was Chapter 3 of Kamen Rider Gotchard, Ei and Lark take a breather and discuss Episodes 28 to 31 of the show; four relaxed episodes that aren't bound to provoke any- sweet mother of god, what's going on in there!? <ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lark and Ei on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/EiP__" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EiP__</a>, Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a>, and join EiGo’s Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG</a>&nbsp;</li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li><li>A link to Ei's Ebay store; buy his cards so he can afford a new mic: <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=395386569475&amp;rt=nc&amp;_ssn=eistore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=395386569475&amp;rt=nc&amp;_ssn=eistore</a></li></ul>

8. Peaks and Valleys

Ei and Lan return to answer the age-old question: Can we squeeze over an hour's worth of discussion out of just two episodes? The answer is yes, as we cover episodes 26 and 27 of Kamen Rider Gotchard, and discuss our overall thoughts on this show's third chapter. <ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lark and Ei on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/EiP__" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EiP__</a>, Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a>, and join EiGo’s Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG</a>&nbsp;</li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li><li>A link to Ei's Ebay page, so you can buy his cards and get him a new mic: <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=395386569475&amp;rt=nc&amp;_ssn=eistore " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=395386569475&amp;rt=nc&amp;_ssn=eistore </a></li></ul>

7. The End, Again?

Ei and Lan return to the Gotch Watch table after watching episodes 22-25 of Kamen Rider Gotchard to discuss what it means to be a Zukyun, pacing backstories, and whether or not we've gotten tired of What's Ya Fire yet. Want access to show notes, as well as episodes early, and 2 bonus episodes of Midnight Grappler Animals' main show every month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a><ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lark and Ei on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/EiP__" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EiP__</a>, Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a>, and join EiGo’s Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG</a>&nbsp;</li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li></ul>

6. Ironing Out Our Backstories

After roughly 3 months, Gotch Watch makes its triumphant return as Lan is joined by fansubber extraordinaire Ei as they cross the rubicon of the show's second- wait what, this is the third chapter? Okay, Lan and Ei are apparently covering the first five episodes of the show's THIRD chapter (17-21) and talk about how effective this reboot/relaunch/rebrand/revice??? was for the show. Keep Gotch Watching this space, as more new episodes are coming your way! Want access to show notes, as well as episodes early, and 2 bonus episodes of Midnight Grappler Animals' every month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a><ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lark and Ei on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/EiP__" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EiP__</a>, Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a>, and join EiGo’s Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/sUzRS5EdkG</a>&nbsp;</li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li></ul>If you're listening to this episode early, that means you subscribed to our Patreon! Thanks!

5. A New Dawn

After four months of watching Kamen Rider Gotchard, we start asking the big questions: Was this worth it? Will this show truly be peak? Can Salt handle watching this show for another eight months? Join us as we discuss episodes 13-16 and wrap our heads around clunky CGI, plots that could make for great Yakuza substories, and-- hey wait didn't we see that forest before? Will this show keep going, or will this mark the end? You can help us decide the future of the show through the polls we've scattered across Patreon, Twitter, and Bluesky! Want access to show notes, as well as episodes a week early, and four episodes of Midnight Grappler animals a month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a> <ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</li><li>Follow Lan on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>, Salt and Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saltmbank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@saltmbank.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a></li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li></ul>

4. The End?

We return to Gotch Watch with a look at episodes 9 to 12, as we're introduced to a new rider, a problematic situationship, and hit the end of the first quarter of this season. Will this be what finally breaks Salt? Find out in this possibly-penultimate episode of Gotch Watch! Want access to show notes, as well as episodes a week early, and four episodes of Midnight Grappler animals a month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a><ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</li><li>Follow Lan on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>, Salt and Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saltmbank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@saltmbank.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a></li></ul> If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!

3. Seeing Double

After a less-than-stellar outing for Gotchard's first month, we came back for month two with quite a few surprises. Just how much did Gotchard improve over the course of a month? Did a lot of our criticisms from the first episode get addressed? See what we have to say about Uchida's first two solo-written episodes as well! For this episode, we covered episodes 5-8 of the show. Did Gotchard find its footing and skyrocket towards greatness this month? Find out by listening to what we have to say. Want access to show notes, as well as episodes a week early, and four episodes of Midnight Grappler animals a month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a> <ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lan on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>, Salt and Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saltmbank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@saltmbank.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a></li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li></ul>

2. Things Get Better?

Salt M Bank has been on a year-long journey of getting into tokusatsu, and after participating in the Month of the Mask back in May/June for Midnight Grappler Animals, it was time to dunk Salt into the deep waters of modern Kamen Rider by making him watch the latest season of Kamen Rider as it comes out weekly. This is partially to catch him up on the "innovations" (both positive and negative) that have happened in the years since the last Kamen Rider season he watched in full (Kamen Rider Kuuga), but also to test the limits of what tokusatsu can be. Enter Gotch Watch, a monthly Midnight Grappler Animals sister series where we watch Kamen Rider Gotchard and give our thoughts, 4 episodes at a time. In this first episode, we cover episodes 1-4 of the show. Did Gotchard stick its landing with its first month or is it doomed to fall into an abyss? Check out our thoughts and find out! Want access to show notes, as well as episodes a week early, and four episodes of Midnight Grappler animals a month? Head over to our Patreon to find them: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals</a> <ul><li>Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us: <a href="mailto:midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">midnightgrappleranimals@gmail.com</a></li><li>Follow Lan on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lantweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LanTweets</a>, Salt and Lan on Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saltmbank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@saltmbank.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lanskeets.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lanskeets.bsky.social</a></li><li>Follow the show’s official Twitter page and Bluesky page: <a href="https://twitter.com/MGApod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MGAPod</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mgapod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mgapod.bsky.social&nbsp;</a></li><li>Join us on Discord:<a href="https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/YnHTnNd3mS</a></li><li>If you liked this episode, please give us a good review and tell your friends!</li></ul>

1. I’m sorry. I feel like I’m doing my best, but please wait a little longer.

Where we watch Gotchard, and give our thoughts

Follow Ei and Lan as they review Kamen Rider Gotchard several episodes at a time to slowly figure out why they even decided to do this in the first place.

Gotch Watch: A Kamen Rider Gotchard Retrospective

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