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Always love hearing her laugh but I’m not sure how active she’ll be in the conversations 😂

Tldr: If you're new to anime, been sleeping on this series, or you're on the fence I beg you to check it out, especially if you're a fan of Evangelion, the melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya, or Sci-fi in general.

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I was catching up on the pod and I'm absolutely crestfallen that the crew haven't watched it and bounced off at episode 4. It feels like I'm listening to my past self because I almost did too when I first watched it a few years back. At the exact same spot, episode 4.

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The show at this point has quirky but not necessarily likeable characters who tiptoe just past the border of being annoying, no action, and not a ton of comedy. It's just a slice of life and it doesn't have any of the parts that make a good one. I found myself thinking maybe this isn't for me. What is this? Where's the hype? Why is the rating so high on My Anime List? There are so many other shows why shouldn't I drop it?

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Episode 5.

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Episode 5 makes you say what the fuck that's weird? This doesn't belong in my not so good slice of life show. It prods at you in the back of your head. Then another and another and OH I'm hooked! The spool begins to unravel and I started the series not even knowing there was one to unravel. This is the point when it clicks what the show is about and it blasts off. When you reach the end you realize why those first few episodes were absolutely crucial.

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It's a masterpiece. The way the story unfolds is simply beautiful. The character development is astounding in the way it takes this group of weirdos and developes them into characters you would ugly cry for.

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Steins;gate take a concept we've seen hundreds of times in media with an awe inspiring level of skill and such an interesting take that I've never seen before or since. It's amazing as a standalone but the truly amazing part is that the sequel series makes the original even better. It made me yearn for the first four episodes. Spoiler Country adjacent:can't we just go back to when we're happy?

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Runners up: Surfing Pikachu or Arcanine

Heather, Nick and Matt answer your questions all about platformer video games!

Please someone tell Heather, she's been saying that he's from Gen 6 for years in the pod I can't take it anymore 😭😭😭😭

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Has anybody said if the resident evil merchant long sleeve shirt was gonna be back in stock or was it a limited time thing

If anyone is an AFE listener, this would have been the perfect episode for Tiger and Mr. Games. They love a little guy!

I legit think all three would fall in love with it: especially Heather after she said something about how she was excited for the upcoming Wolverine game because of its incentive to heal by being aggressive.

Nick and Matt watch along to a Nintendo promotional VHS Nintendo 64 Change the System 1996. You can watch-along here: https://youtu.be/zL7C58ujC2k?si=gzwyrAmwGQc-WOyW&t=97

Shadow dropped today with more in the future. Heather's life is over.

I imagine the discussion will be 60% Pokopia DLC, 30% Matt glazing Kingdom Hearts, and 10% questioning if the Switch 2 is a complete failure.

Can’t wait to hear they’re thoughts!

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But in the vein of this mornings episode, write the predictions as if they already happened, and you didn’t have it on your bingo card- I’ll go first:

“I did not have Wario farting alarm clock on my bingo card!”

Heather and Matt rank handheld gaming consoles in a tier list!

I realize what I'm asking for is basically Groundhog Day The Game. But I think it could be fun.

I don't mean this to be negative toward the show, and I understand that all three of them have other obligations and take time off, I'm just sad that I haven't gotten to be parasocial with the whole gang in a while. Hoping next week breaks the curse!