Shows
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 55 - Extra-Special K-ON Movie-Along!!we watched a movie and we are making YOU watch a movie but YOU HAVE TO DO IT!!!!!!!lol
2025-01-261h 58
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 54 - Yama no Susume S1 + S2A show so small we've covered it all! No thats a lie we onlky did like a thuird of it. i justbnwanted to rhyme im so.rr,y
2024-12-212h 17
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 53 - Kofuku Graffiti (feat. Mercedes)the food bitches are back to cook up a frickin episode. get ready for lots of bad jokes
2024-12-012h 30
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 52 - Non Non Biyori (feat. Cherry Scampers)oh my god its only a bloddy legend of the streamer rats its Chezza here to discuss Non Non Biyozza with Mazza and Razza. im outnumbered by brits help me
2024-11-092h 11
Jabari VOC MediaDelly AFTF episode 6:04Had an amazing conversation with Connecticut's very own!! Delly AFTF! check out his music link below!! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6iM9o6qWFFAfhy491P20uN?si=rDqwF6SUR4On__G6Nt_04g
2024-10-2532 min
2024-09-212h 02
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 50 - Free! Iwatobi Swim Club feat. Sørena special friend for a special show... a step through the KyoAni looking glass...
2024-09-062h 57
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 49 - Yuru Camp S2, Movie, and S3 (feat. Piss)we are back with a brand new track. yuru camp for you to vamp
2024-08-092h 19
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 11 - Spring 2024 Recap (Girls Band Cry discussion)yeah another OVA sue us. more stuff soon xoxo
2024-07-122h 26
2024-06-221h 52
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 48 - KinMoza Spectacular (S2 + Extras)Finally, yet again finally, we are back from the Month of Mysterious Circumstances to discuss the remainder of the Kiniro Mosaic franchise. Tune in for our thoughts on KinMoza, what we've been up to for a month, and the latest opinions on the Drake-Kendrick beef!
2024-06-072h 07
Theo Jaffee Podcast#15: Perry Metzger - Extropians, Nanotech, AI Optimism, and the Alliance for the FuturePerry Metzger is an entrepreneur, technology manager, consultant, computer scientist, early proponent of extropianism and futurism, and co-founder and chairman of the Alliance for the Future.
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - How Perry got into extropianism
7:04 - Is extropianism the same as e/acc?
9:38 - Why extropianism died out
12:59 - Eliezer Yudkowsky
17:19 - Perry and Eliezer’s Twitter beef
19:46 - TESCREAL, Baptists and bootleggers
22:34 - Why Eliezer became a doomer
28:39 - Is singularitarianism eschatology?
37:51 - Will nanotech kill us...
2024-05-141h 44
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 9 - Winter 2024 Seasonal CatchupWOW WHAT A BIG SEASON!!! So many heavy hitters! There was the gay show, the gay show, the dyke show, the other gay show, and then 15 other shows we watched too! MahoAko, Bucchigiri, Bravern, Metallic Rouge and Many Many More!!!!!!!!! Tap in!
2024-05-042h 55
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 47 - GochiUsa S2We're back with a... maybe not brand-new track. Also this one is short lol enjoy
2024-04-061h 18
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 46 - New Game!! (S2)more of this extra exclamation point nonsense... its S2 and we're here to see if the show is finally good or not
2024-03-222h 38
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 45 - RPG Real Estatethis one has a spoiler section i have a timestamp in there enjoy the episode
2024-02-232h 08
2024-02-092h 19
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 43 - Hoshikuzu Telepath feat. @BeamposterIts still a "seasonal" episode because we are in a "Season" called Winter. Thanks for waiting
2024-01-282h 12
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 8 - 2023 Fall Wrap-up (Year In Review) feat. Iris @Beamposterfirst of two episodes from our positively epic sesh with the delightful and insightful Iris (@Beamposter). we actually did a year end episode finally thats cool huh!
2024-01-132h 39
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 42 - TamayomiBaseball season! Not yet lol but holy fuck did you hear about that guy with the $69000000000 contract what the hell??? Tamayomi is a cool show please enjoy this episode
2023-12-162h 35
2023-11-291h 03
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 41 - Hidamari Sketch x Hosshimitsu (Season 3)back again with that HidaSketch sauce. 10/10 podcast 10/10 cohosts 10/10 off-topic banter 10/10 release schedule adherance
2023-11-072h 08
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 6 - 2023 Summer Seasonals Showdown: Bang Dream vs. Love LiveHoly moly! Which of these idol franchise titans will produce the better anime! Probably the one with a history of doing so! Still a fun comparison. Sorry for the late upload!!!!! Enjoy
2023-10-212h 06
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 40 - Anima YellCheerleaders are HERE-leaders!!!!! Thanks so much enjoy
Happy 2 years of AFTF :D
2023-09-242h 13
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 39 - Castle Town DandelionWhat would a royalty-focused drama be without intrigue, insurrection, and perhaps even a little interest? In what might be our dodgiest recording yet, enjoy 2 hours of Castle Town Dandelion fun-finding with Mallory and Ranka.
2023-09-082h 21
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 38 - Anne HappyTime for an happy episode of the podcast!! Stay tuned til the end of a fairly short but fun episode for one of our greatest puns of all time. Mailbag heavy, is that a good sign or a bad sign? Who can say..
2023-08-262h 01
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 37 - Doujin WorkWow are we a local Toronto pizza chain that is less sub-par than you would expect from the branding? Cause this episode is a 2-for-1!! We discuss the 14-minute episodes of Doujin Work (the Kirara manga adaptation) as well as the 10-minute episodes of Momo-chan & Kimi-Kimi's Doujin Waku Waku (this one is freakin weird). Which was better? Which was even tolerable? Find out inside!
2023-08-051h 55
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 5 - Spring 2023 Wrapup & AFTF Season 3 In-ReviewIt's here! The culmination of so much anime watching -- the AFTF Seasonal Roundup and Podcast In-Review!
Rankings, ravings, rantings and rambunctious rambling abound inside. A classic "Mallory and Ranka Argue A Lot" episode for true die-hards to enjoy.
There's a lot of spoiler segments but I mention them as they come up and I hope that's good enough for you
2023-07-083h 29
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 36 - Gakkou GurashiReturned once again with another (hopefully) (somewhat) well-known Kirara title to close out the season! Gakkou Gurashi sure turned a lot of heads with its gotcha bait-and-switch when it dropped in 2014, but is it really just all shock value? Did it only turn heads or did it turn Ranka and/or Mallory into zombie revivalist believers? Listen and discover
2023-06-172h 11
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 35 - Shorts SpectacularSeveral shows just for you!! Wakaba Girl, Komori-san wa Kotowarenai, Ooya-san wa Shishunki, Pan de Peace, Mangirl! and Aiura
Wow, that's 6 whole shows!! Wait they're how long? Aw beans!!! Ok well enjoy lol
2023-05-272h 38
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 34 - HanayamataWe return!!!! Thank you all for suffering the long long wait but: AFTF Fridays is back yet again with a bona-fide Kirara! Does Hanayamata stick the landing on its unique blend of SoL and shoujo-esque drama? Any jokes in this one? Anything at all? Do you guys know who the author is on this one? We didn't!! These and many more surprises inside. Enjoy!!
2023-05-132h 03
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 33 - Winter 2023 Seasonal RecapSurprise! It's not Hanayamata!
We did a double-recording to tide you over while Ranka is out of town, and we wanted to talk about the latest crop of seasonals before it became even less timely and/or relevant. Hanayamata next episode!! Enjoy!
2023-04-221h 21
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 32 - Nichijou feat. Iris (@Beamposter)The legends return with a suitably legendary anime. Yet again fallen off of the Kirara train, here we are talking about perennial favourite Nichijou! You've seen it right? Of course you have. Or at least you've seen the gifs. The much-vaunted Iris joins us for a thoughtful conversation on a show so big no one has bothered to record a podcast about it yet. Lucky us!
2023-04-013h 39
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 31 - New Game! feat. @burgeroiseWe got a REAL LIFE game dev to come on to talk about New Game! was gonna be the pitch for this episode but does New Game even talk about game dev?? A fun chat about mostly yuri and the trials and tribulations of Kirara middery. Enjoy!
2023-03-043h 42
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 30 - Blend S feat. @mostlynopalClock in wagies let's get that bread!! A cafe-set romcom sounds like a Slam dunk! Can it Stick the landing? How many S words can we think of? Luckily we brought S-word expert* Mercedes in to help! Enjoy two bonafide food workers bullying Ranka for more or less no good reason.
*Not a euphemism just an unfunny rush job
Timestamps:
Start to 25:00 - Intro & Cast/Crew
25:00 to 57:40 - Show discussion
59:15 to 1:35:25 - Shipping and Comedy Discussion
1:37:10 to End - Big-ass Mailbag
2023-02-182h 42
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 29 - Ochikobore Fruit TartAFTF returns with another never-before-seen (by us) Kirara Manga Time anime adaptation! As self-professed experts in the "high octane nonsense yuribait," "comedy jokes," and "idolshit" genres, will Mallory and Ranka find entertainment with the resident artists of Mouse House or will they graduate the entire unit of washed-up losers with extreme prejudice?
2023-02-042h 22
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 28 - Do It Yourself!! & Fall 2022 SeasonOftentimes, we end up having to do it for ourselves. But what if... that was a good thing? Join us as we discuss a unique studio original from Pine Jam, Do It Yourself!! as well as the remainder of the Fall 2022 anime season as well as the remainder of your mailbag questions!
Timestamps:
Start to 1:03:50 - Intro and Fall 2022 Discussion
1:05:35 to 1:49:00 - DIY!! Discussion
1:50:30 to End - Mailbag
2023-01-212h 34
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 27 - Bocchi the RockIn our most exciting bout of attention-whore clout-chasing yet, to kick off 2023 we get to discuss a bona-fide Kirara anime which is also relevant in the anime-viewing popular culture!! A true New Year's treat!!
We will be discussing the rest of Winter 2022's shows next episode, as there were a ton of shows people watched (including us).
Timestamps:
Start to 4:40 - Intro
4:40 to 20:40 - Cast & Crew
20:40 to 54:10 - Show Discussion
55:40 to 1:08:50 - Best Gags + Moments
1:08:50 to 1:50:40 - Shipping Discussion
1:52:10 to End - Mailbag
2023-01-072h 42
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 26 - Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (feat. Lianna)It's cold outside, and yet... the podcast still moves! Join us for an extended analysis on a somewhat overlooked Studio Shaft classic, and stay with us for a deep dive into one of the most beloved manga runs of the 21st century, notes on adaptation, and the finest textbook on communication ever printed. Featuring special guest and long-time collaborator, Lianna the Yuripig! Find her works here: https://yuripigsty.neocities.org/
Long episode, timestamps below:
Start to 5:30 - Introductions
5:30 to 24:30 - Cast & Crew
24:30 to 1:13:45 - Anime Discussion
1:15:20 to 2:24:30 - Best...
2022-12-173h 57
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 25 - K-ON!! (Season 2)It's here! We've done it! Full circle! Over one year later! K-ON!! The two exclamation points means Season 2! AND Season 3 of the podcast!! Enjoy!
Timestamps:
Start to 1:19:40 - Show Discussion
1:21:10 to 1:50:00 - Pairing Discussion
1:50:00 to 2:14:30 - Special Project That Mallory Has Made For You :)
2:16:00 to End - Mailbag and Final Thoughts
2022-11-263h 25
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 4.2 - AFTF's Season 2 Rankings + MailbagIT'S HERE!!!! WE RANKED EM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO!!! COUNT TO 12 BACKWARDS WITH US!!!
Mailbag starts at 1:13:45
2022-10-291h 53
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 4.1 - Summer 2022 Recap and Autumn 2022 Preview (feat. Lycoris Recoil Discussion)Time for our quarterly report! We discuss everything we saw last season and dig into Lycoris Recoil in particular. Lotsa stuff!
I should probably timestamp all this but I won't. Lycoris Recoil discussion starts at 1:16:20, everything before then is every other Summer show we watched. There's a spoiler alert at like 50 minutes in when we talk about Cyberpunk. Have fun!
2022-10-222h 18
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 24 - Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? Season 1Season 2 of AFTF comes to a close as Mallory and Ranka finally visit one of Kirara's most popular properties in recent memory, GochiUsa! WIll this magical-realism ambiguously European slice-of-life deliver the right drinks (jokes and a fun time) to the right table (our brave hosts) or do the cafe wenches of Rabbit House need some extra sessions with the Demon Trainer? Pour yourself a hot cup of AFTF and join us in the break room!
Timestamps:
Start to 1:01:00 - Intro, Cast & Crew, Show discussion
1:02:40 to 1:35:50 - Tippy Talk, Best Funnies...
2022-10-082h 43
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 23 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya feat. @no_stunts and MeanMachineryHappy Anniversary!!!! With this release, AFTF celebrates its first birthday! To reward you all for listening, here is the upload of our Haruhi episode, over one week late! Enjoy as Mallory, Ranka, Gigi and MM talk serious shop about Haruhi: the girl, the god, the show and the cultural legacy it left in its wake.
2022-09-243h 44
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 22 - Acchi KocchiThe rarest of Kirara rarities: a hetero romance. It is absolutely the first thing, but is it at all the second thing? Let alone, is it even a fun thing?? Enjoy as Ranka and I try our hardest to make a compliment sandwich for Acchi Kocchi, and then settle on a compliment tartine, or maybe more of an hors d'oeuvre, or a canape. I'm having a turkey sandwich right now; very underrated deli meat. Such a good partner to mayo. Try chopping some basil up into your mayo next time you make a nice cold cut sandwich!
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2022-09-032h 22
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 21 - Stella no MahouThat Kirara show about video games? Yeah you know the one. No not that one. It's Stella no Mahou!! In one of our most heartfelt and intellectual conversations thus far (for real), we gush over Stella's love and attention to the doujin creation and doujin market scenes while waxing nostalgic on our own convention experiences. Genuinely one of my favourite episodes we've done yet, please enjoy!
Three parter inbound, timestamps below:
Start to 1:03:00 - Show intro, Cast & Crew, General impressions
1:05:00 to 1:48:00 - Themes, Doujins, Shipping Discussion
1:50:00 to End - Mailbag
2022-08-203h 14
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 20, Part 2 - Azumanga Daioh Mailbag (feat. Aurora & G)The pod returns. Azumanga returns. You asked one billion questions. We answered all of them. Just under 2 hours. Have a grerat time
It's all mailbag so no timestamps. There's a break at like 1:05:00 or something
2022-08-061h 54
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 20, Part 1 - Azumanga Daioh (feat. Aurora & G)It's finally here! Our actual, for realsies, biggest episode to date! We tackle the legendary comedy of the modern era, Azumanga Daioh! Aurora (@request_healing) and G (@no_stunts) come in as our pinch hitters to discuss the legacy and cultural impact of one of the most enduring comedy animes of all time. Part 1 covers our entire show discussion, whereas Part 2 will reach your feeds shortly, with just about 2 hours of pure unadulterated mailbag! Stay tuned!
Timestamps:
Start to 35m - Intros and Cast & Crew
35m to 1:48 - Show analysis & comedy talk
2022-08-012h 52
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 19 - Machikado Mazoku 2nd Season & Spring '22 Season Wrap-up (& also Healer Girl)Another season passed! Time to talk about upwards of a dozen shows we watched. That's so many!! Don't worry, one of them is Machikado Mazoku Season 2!! And another one of them is Tomodachi Game!? Discover the rest inside
2022-07-163h 20
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 18 - Dream Eater MerryA very special episode, dedicated to all of you who have been clamouring for us to discuss a long-forgotten shounen series that randomly happens to fall within our Manga Time Kirara purview! Yes, that's right, it's finally here, Dream Eater Merry! The inexplicably Kirara-published battle series packs a visual punch and mild dramatic/romantic intrigue, but is that enough for us to actually like it when there's no lighthearted pastoral antics to be had? Also our mailbag is full of nonsense this time so I hope you're read up on Mnemosyne.
2022-07-012h 35
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 7: June 17thSummer is disgusting! I hate the rainy season!! Comment below if you either agree or disagree or have no opinion!! Also rate 5 stars on iTunes if you agree or disagree or have no opinion thank youuuu!!!!mwah
2022-06-2014 min
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 17 - Sakura TrickIt's finally here, for real this time! Mallory and Ranka argue incessantly over what might be the #1 yuri-anime-you've-seen-people-post ever, Sakura Trick! Who liked it and who hated it? Who is this show for? How off-topic can the mailbag possibly get? All this and more, right behind the play button!
2022-06-182h 03
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 6: June 6th/June 7thThe rain brings out lots of emotions you didn't realize you were suppressing. You can learn a lot from someone when they're at their most comfortable and natural. Cozy up for a spot of HidaSketch with Mallory!
2022-06-0812 min
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 16 - Comic Girls feat. @AtashiBastardAn anime about manga? What the hell are they going to think up next... Kirara's stab at the shockingly autobiographical leaves Mallory and Ranka with mixed reactions and a lot of hilarious material to talk about. Thank god for that, cause I think we're about to get audited...
Longer one, so it's been broken into 3 segments! Enjoy!
2022-06-042h 46
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 5: May 27thDamn my back is sore I need to get 8 hours of sleep tonight and wake up just before my alarm clock!!!! Might even brush my teeth tomorrow morning, just like Yuno does. If anyone knows where to find natto potato chips let me know.
2022-05-2812 min
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 3 - Hand Shakers feat. Piss @TsukihimeDemakeNot much to say about this one! Hope you like kino, kuso, and kusokinography!
IMPORTANT INFO: We are not only returning to the bi-weekly Friday uploads, we ALSO are delaying Sakura Trick temporarily, thus next episode on June 3rd will be on Comic Girls instead! Please wait warmly!! I love you
2022-05-231h 43
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 4: May 18thDon't we all miss karaoke by now? At least the weather's good, even if it tends to bring bugs along with it.
2022-05-1915 min
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 15 - Koisuru Asteroid (and Hakozume)We talk a lot about the yuri elements of the SoL genre and of Kirara-published manga, but what if a series both leaned into and away from this at the same time? Enter Koisuru Asteroid (Asteroid In Love), a more recent entry into the catalogue that brings with it a heaping pile of ambition crammed into just one cour of televised anime. Does Doga Kobo pull off such an aggressive adaptation? Or does the weight of the manga prove too much? Also, y'all heard about Hakozume? We'll discuss it all!
Note here regarding the release schedule changing s...
2022-05-072h 40
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 3: April 28thPrince was right, sometimes it snows in April. Reflect on the month with me as we revisit Season 1 for the first time in the project.
2022-04-2915 min
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 14 - Slow LoopFish Friday, Good Friday, Food Friday; no matter what you call it, here we are! We discuss our first ever freshly aired anime, Slow Loop, as well as the rest of the Winter season that passed and what we're looking forward to in Spring! A long episode awaits filled to the gills with fish facts and knowledge! Enjoy heartily along with your Abrahamic religious holiday of choice!
Timestamps below:
Start-1:08:45 -- Best of Winter 2022 Season & What We're Watching for Spring 2022
1:10:30-2:32:15 -- Slow Loop discussion & Fish Facts
2:33:35-End -- Mailbag (lots...
2022-04-153h 43
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 2: April 7thWelcome back! It's been a quick one. From now on, these will in fact be going up on the correct day, so there shouldn't be any more sequential episodes like this. Anyways, think some springtime thoughts and enjoy!
2022-04-0817 min
Are Fun Things Fun?365 Days at Hidamari Sou, Episode 1: April 5thOur new side-series where Mallory nerds out on Hidamari Sketch to an even greater degree than on the main show. For certified superfans only!
A day late on the first episode... Ranka says I should call it "Late Registration" and I owe them for that one. That's good stuff. How's your spring going so far? I guess depending on the weather it hasn't really started yet. Spring is all about starting new things, but first you have to start "spring" itself.
2022-04-0717 min
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 13 - Hidamari Sketch x 365Join us as we kick off Season 2 of the podcast with Season 2 of Hidamari Sketch! If you're wondering how we could possibly cover more of a show we've already done 4 hours on, you don't know us well enough! Between Ranka's careful YunoMiya note taking and Mallory's obsessive and smothering love for all things HidaSketch, we have a 3-hour follow-up on our hands! If you heard us talk about the mysterious "Natsume" and wanted to hear more, look no further. If you too were mystified by the shifting numbers on Sae's wall, our mailbag covers this and many more curiosities...
2022-04-023h 08
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 2 - Season 1 RankingsEpisode 12 has come and gone, and this (somewhat arbitrarily) marks the end of our first cour of the podcast! We thought it'd be fun to go back and do an Official Ranking of both our individual favourites and also a combined Podcast Official List to clarify which shows are worth your time, which come with caveats, and which are outright skips. We honest to god thought this would be a shorter episode but it ended up being 2 hours. You know how we do.
We will post the full Excel table on the twitter account if you want...
2022-03-261h 54
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 12 - Yurucamp feat. @TsukihimeDemakeWow. Wow wow wow. Has it really, truly, only been 12 episodes? Time sure flies when you're deciding if fun things are fun. Loyal listener, you have reached the finale of our humble podcast's first cour, and as a reward we have a meaty one for you! This finale is another one of our 4-hour spectaculars, featuring special guest Andrew a.k.a. Piss a.k.a. @TsukihimeDemake from excellent anime podcast No Wall Scroll!
I expect most everyone listening to us has either heard of or already seen Yurucamp, so it needs little introduction. But did you k...
2022-03-193h 53
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 11 - A-ChannelAs we approach the end of the first season of the podcast, we continue to aim for anime we consider to be quintessential Kirara-core, and instead find a show that no-one particularly remembers or likes. Is this us finally showing our age here? Has A-Channel been entirely superceded despite its insane traits of 'having Yui from K-On voice a girl with even less social intelligence', 'making an obsessive childhood friend sort of likeable' and 'putting an insert song in every episode'? Vaguely remembered by our hosts as "ok I guess", it's time to turn on, tune in and drop...
2022-03-042h 20
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 10 - Sansha Sanyou"Three Leaves Three Colours" ? Where are they even FINDING these shows? Are you sure this is real??? Yes we are! Not only is Sansha Sanyou a real show, we've got good news regarding its quality! Discover another forgotten gem that left the Fun Finders pleasantly surprised. Our most tangent-filled episode yet, prepare yourself for delightful rambles and archbishop-level bants as we try our hardest to convince you that Sansha Sanyou is worth a watch.
2022-02-052h 33
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 9 - Kiniro Mosaic S1 & Winter 2022 Seasonal ReviewEngland. A fabled country somewhere in "the Europe". Some say every single woman there is blonde, and they are all the height of maybe a small rabbit. At most they stand 3 to 4 apples tall. What if we told you there was an anime which looked into the specificities of such a country? But before we get ahead of ourselves, we must first contend with how much Englishness is even in Kiniro Mosaic; the first Kirara series entirely about race chasing and the consequences thereof. Get the REAL Brit Perspective on the Most (or least?) English Anime Ever!!!
A...
2022-01-223h 02
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 8 - KanamemoHappy New Year!! Fridays have returned, and on this first Friday of 2022, we have returned in kind! This week we discuss Kanamemo, the most forgotten of the early(ish) Kirara adaptations, not to mention one of the only Kirara-published manga to have a Yuri Hime certified author. We discuss its depictions of found family, on-screen homosexual activity, alcoholism and the rare case of the 'slice of life anime-original filler ending'; and long story short, when Mallory compares something to Hidamari Sketch this often - and Ranka compares it to, sigh, Slow Start - its reason for obscurity is probably...
2022-01-082h 35
Are Fun Things Fun?OVA 1 - AFTF Video Games Round-UpWhoa! It's not Friday?! Hell, it's Monday!! And we have something special for you! During Ranka's stay over at my place earlier in the month, we got together some roms of some JP-exclusive games, and wouldn't you know it, all these games are from our Essential Three Pillars (K-ON, HidaSketch and Lucky Star) that we've covered on the podcast! So we thought it might be nice to play each one for about an hour or two and report back with our findings. Our selections run the gamer's gamut from rhythm to board game; from VN to quiz. Are these f...
2021-12-281h 32
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 7 - Harukana ReceiveWe ask quite often (every episode, really!) if fun things are fun... but are sports things sporting? Are we even allowed to cover a sports show? It's Kirara-published, so can't we just do what we want?! Sounds good! Join us for an exciting reach outside of our wheelhouse as we discuss the #Rare Kirara sports series, Harukana Receive. Full disclosure that this episode will, by the nature of this anime, be discussing both beach volleyball, Kuroko no Basuke, and incest in equal amounts. Please enjoy!
2021-12-182h 00
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 6 - Lucky Star feat. @no_stuntsIt's here! Our third and final pillar! Or... is it? In this installment, our Fun Finders are joined by an intrepid expert of the KyoAni oeuvre (and Lucky Star in particular) @no_stunts AKA our friend G, AKA the Fandem Mandem, AKA the Hound of Barkerville. Join us three in our discussion of what is undoubtedly one of the most important shows to the modern era of otaku culture, let alone anime, let alone slice-of-life anime. But... is Lucky Star itself actually a slice-of-life? Or is it just a tiresome pile of references and in-jokes? Who the hell is...
2021-12-054h 05
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 5 - Machikado MazokuIn our fifth episode, the fun finders explore what can only be called the 9/11 of the magical girl demon corruption romcom genre - Machikado Mazoku (The Demon Girl Next Door), one of the more popular recent Kirara offerings with a second season on the way. Faced with a series with things like 'actual narrative stakes' and 'character development', we discuss whether the usual Kirara analysis method applies to the show, as well as the highs, lows, and surprising social commentary of a series that would feel equally at home in either Shounen Jump or Yuri Hime.
Note...
2021-11-192h 14
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 4 - Hidamari Sketch (Season 1)In our fourth episode, we return to our roots with a look at the foundational work of the modern slice of life anime, Hidamari Sketch - a show that is near and dear to both of the hosts' hearts. Does it withstand its eighth rewatch by Mallory? Can Ranka prevent themself from writing Yuno x Miyako fanfic live on air? And how does Shaft's unique visual treatment of the series provide an insight on character psychology, the physical space as a representation of the mental landscape and human openness in a way that the genre has rarely touched on...
2021-11-063h 37
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 3 - Slow StartThis week we tackle something of a hidden gem in CloverWorks' studio debut, Slow Start! In our first true going-in-blind episode, we toss around some poignant observations on ship dynamics and discuss what happens when a true doom yurihead starts writing her own manga! Is Slow Start iconic from the beginning, or does it take some time to warm up? If you're ready to hear several iterations on that extremely obvious joke, you're ready to enjoy the episode!
As always, audio credits in the outro.
2021-10-232h 04
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 2 - YuyushikiTime for the second selection! In an effort to ease themselves in, Mallory and Ranka have watched Yuyushiki, one of Mallory's favourites. Does it hold up like she remembers? Does Ranka love, like, or even tolerate it? What does it even mean for an anime to even be a slice-of-life anime? And what does Norm MacDonald have to do with all this, anyway? Discover all these answers in Episode 2: The Fun Finders' First Fracas!
2021-10-091h 56
Are Fun Things Fun?Episode 1 - K-ON! (Season 1)Welcome to the first episode of Are Fun Things Fun? Podcast, where we seek to find out if fun things are truly fun. Join Mallory and Ranka for 2+ hours of discussion: first, on the history and legacy of Manga Time Kirara and what makes something "slice-of-life," then we dig into discussing season 1 of K-ON! as we tease out what made it such a defining pillar of the genre.
2021-09-252h 11
Collective Consciousness ShowEPISODE396 - Collective Consciousness Show1) Maria Allred and Damien Genardi...Film Producers of The Texture of Falling. Tonight's show hearkens back to the roots of our show when we all collaborated and worked closely with the late Aaron Russo in the promotion, rollout and distribution of his documentary, America: Freedom To Fascism (AFTF). I met Maria several weeks ago and told her about our work with Aaron Russo's AFTF and our weekly podcast. Our show tonight supports the spirit and energy it takes to direct, film, produce and distribute an independent film. The Texture of Falling will be theatrically released in NYC during the first...
2018-05-1700 min
Eklektro - Eclectic Electronics Everywhere!America Freedom to Fascism - Authorized version<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ueEfRXZCVA&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ueEfRXZCVA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is the "Director's Final Cut" authorized version of Aaron Russo's documentary, America: Freedom To Fascism (AFTF). Aaron put this documentary up "for free" on YouTube knowing that the hour has come for Americans to either be awakened to...
2008-06-2241 min
Elimination of the SnakesElimination of the Snakes - Show #50Listener Input:Chris (Our very favorite treehugging hippie.)Has Earth Day suggestions.Student Body Asks Media to Leave Va. Tech.Plate: Let's lay down our right to bear arms.N.H. governor to sign bill allowing civil unions.DennisAaron Russo's AFTF Volunteer Call to Action---Join the Truck Out!!!!VideoFor more information on the Truck Out.America: Freedom to Fascism.PatYesterdays news ...... today.Dan finishes the show with a sad story of an ILLEGAL immigrant and his fiance.
2007-04-2340 min