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This week, Shaun is going to keep the Ghibli momentum rolling as we watch the spin-off of last week's movie with The Cat Returns. Will this sequel live up to the original film's promise, or will we wind up with a direct-to-VHS disappointment?

Meanwhile Remington debates the cost of a feline exorcism.

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This week, Shaun thinks it's been long enough since we've last hopped on Mister Ghibble's Wild Ride, and figured a slightly deeper cut with Whisper of the Heart would be perfect.

Meanwhile Remington yearns for scrungle.

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This week, Shaun is adamant on finding something modern that Remington will enjoy. Will 5 episodes of The Summer Hikaru Died finally do the trick?

Meanwhile Remington is beginning to unravel.

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This week, Shaun has been enjoying this season's latest shonen hit & wants to see how much Remington can make him regret it by showing us 4 episodes of Gachiakuta!

Meanwhile Remington wants to poke Shaun with a stick.

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This week, Shaun is dreading having to watch Dylan's cat Hermaeus for a week, and his worst nightmares have infiltrated the podcast as we watch the first three episodes of Nyaight of the Living Cat!

Meanwhile Remington probably should have been neutered.

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This week, Shaun feels we have little choice but to revisit his second-favorite franchise about horses as we not only watch 6 more episodes of Umamusume: Pretty Derby, but also have Remington play the game to see if horse girl fever is contagious.

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This week, Shaun has been spending a lot more time chatting with his Canadian friends & wanted to be able to feel closer to their culture is his own way, which is why he decided to have us watch the first 5 episodes of Anne Shirley, the 2025 anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.

Meanwhile, Remington breaks the recording 3 separate times.

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Wait a second, this isn't the 1970's animated series Josie and the Pussycats, this is 2020's Josee, the Tiger and the Fish! Well at least there's no completely irrelevant social media drama behind Shaun's reason for picking this movie & it's purely to honor disability pride month!

Meanwhile, both Shaun and Rem learn how to read.

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This week, Shaun has been really getting into the influencer space & feels that 5 episodes of Ya Boy Kongming! would help him work on his brand.

Meanwhile, Remington is dripping.

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This week, Shaun follows through with his promise of a show that's sure to upset Remington as he sits us down for 5 episodes of the controversial Love Stage!!

Meanwhile, Remington is going to upset some of the more toxic fujoshis.

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This week, for some godsforsaken reason Shaun has decided to take us into the Omegaverse with 3 episodes of Tadaima, Okaeri.

Meanwhile, inside Remington there are 3 wolves.

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This week, Shaun is getting into the swing of things as we revisit (and finish) Bloom Into You.

Meanwhile Remington secures an invite to the yam table.

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This week, Shaun is bringing in Pride on a chariot of confused sexuality & gender identity with 5 episodes of Senpai wa Otokonoko!

Meanwhile Remington is going to forcefem you.

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This week, Shaun is getting us ready for Pride Month with 4 episodes of the original BanG Dream! as we try not to joke about the name.

Meanwhile Remington may or may not be thinking of Hi!Hi! Puffy AmiYumi.

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This week, Shaun's been spending time doing a *deep* dive into certain religious figures & has mythologies on the mind, which is why he has lined up the first 5 episodes of Record of Ragnarok for us.

Meanwhile Remington enlists Shaun & Dylan to carry his rack.

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This week, Shaun is fulfilling David from Shonen Flop's wish by showing Remington an anime of his choice, just not the one he was expecting! Can Remington survive 4 episodes of Witch Watch without turning into an abomination?

Meanwhile Remington kidnaps J. Kenji Lopez-Alt & forces him to make dino nuggies.

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This week, Shaun puts Remington's memory to the test as we revisit Spy Family with episodes 6-12!

Meanwhile Remington makes Shaun sound like a defective squeaky toy.

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This week, Shaun has an interesting choice lined up. Will Remington choose to watch 3 episodes of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes or the modern remake of Ranma ½?

Meanwhile Remington cracks some eggs.

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This week, David and Jordan return! Shaun has found it in his heart not to bamboozle everyone again, so we are finally watching the first 7 episodes of Dandadan!

Meanwhile David drops more Big Tony lore.

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Last week was more than a little heavy, so Shaun has elected to have Remington watch 4 episodes of the stop-motion animated Pokémon Concierge as a chaser.

Meanwhile Remington worries about all the Gardevoir.

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Shaun's been foreshadowing this one for weeks but it's time to find out if Remington is ready for Studio Ghibli's legendary drama Grave of the Fireflies.

Meanwhile Remington may come to regret some jokes.

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We've come up on April, and you know what that means: Eggfest baby! To kick off the celebration Shaun has decided we should watch all 10 episodes of Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (for some reason).
Meanwhile Remington makes some... prescient comments.
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This week, Shaun brings back the Wheel of Revisits with a twist: Rem gets one free re-spin!
Meanwhile Remington rewrites history and this story.
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This week, David and Jordan from Shonen Flop have joined us to watch something truly special, the first 5 episodes of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You!
Meanwhile Remington questions David's tastes.
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This week, Shaun has to make good on his promise to Remington & has decided the best fit for him is the 2006 Satoshi Kon film Paprika.
Meanwhile Remington has been having some weird dreams.
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This week, Shaun & Dylan are wrapping up their move & for some reason it's caused Shaun to start thinking about the perils of mixing business & pleasure. Will 3 episodes of I Have a Crush at Work scratch his workplace romance itch?
Meanwhile Remington decides next week's episode ahead of time.
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Is Shaun running out of ideas or does moving suck and everything hurt? Find out as we watch Lugia Mangione rise from the depths in Pokémon the Movie 2000!

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This week, Shaun felt that since we were still in February it would only be appropriate to visit a property that both Shaun & Rem love with Pokémon Origins!
Meanwhile Remington realizes "minimize" makes for a frustrating encounter.
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This week, it's our seven year anniversary! To celebrate, Shaun thought it would be fitting for us to cover 7 episodes of the wildly popular The Apothecary Diaries!
Meanwhile Remington rants about deerstalker hats.
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This week, Shaun has broken out a new tool in his arsenal to torture Rem; The Weel of Revisits! Which horror from the past will he force upon his cohost?
Meanwhile Remington does some stretching.
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This week, Shaun's been on an arranged marriage kick & it's making Dylan nervous. Will 4 episodes of My Happy Marriage sate his thirst?
Meanwhile Remington pulls some papal strings.
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It may be a month too late for A Christmas Story, but Shaun still felt the need to give Remington a choice between Past, Present, & Future. Will he choose 5 episodes of Azumanga Daioh, Blue Period, or Sakamoto Days?
Meanwhile the patron reads absolutely break Remington.
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This week, Shaun continues to blue-ball our Blue Period fans by having Remington watch the entirety of the short-form Jingai-san no Yome.
Meanwhile Remington elaborates on how he acquired some interesting scars.
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Well Shaun heard the uproar from last week & decided to offer Remington an... artistic choice. Will Rem choose 5 episodes of Blue Period or Blast of Tempest?
Meanwhile Remington comes up with a surprisingly effective pick up line.
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It's 2025 and that means it's time to watch an anime from 2024! It's not Blue Lock, it's not Blue Period, and it's certainly not Blue Boutique; Join us as we watch 3 episodes of Blue Box!
Meanwhile Remington's got some resolutions.
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Thank you all so much for sticking with us through this year and helping us raise $500 for the Tracy Aviary! Next year is going to be a big one for us and we hope you enjoy the ride.
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This week, we are 1 week away from our holiday special & Shaun thought we could use a bit of a palette cleanser between that and last week, so why not go with 3 episodes of A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!?
Meanwhile Remington hijacks the show in a completely different way.
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This week, it's the start of the 12 Days of April Fools! Each day for the next 11 days after this episode goes live to the public, we will be releasing 1 patron-exclusive bonus episode where Remington is in control! We're kicking things off with a nostalgic twist where Shaun must complete Rem's challenge while watching Nightmare Before Christmas, otherwise future horrors await!
Meanwhile Shaun reenacts his favorite Haus of Decline comic.
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This week, Shaun is in the mood for just some guys doing dudes stuff & wanted to show Remington 3 episodes of Daily Lives of High School Boys to scratch that itch.
Meanwhile Remington says dudes rock.
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This week, I never thought I would see a hamster pirate, but when Shaun decided we were going to watch 5 episodes of Hamtaro that seemed to be the only way forward!
Meanwhile Remington gives Dylan a good way to mess with Shaun in the future.
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