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Under the Kotatsu

Daniel, Austin, and Danielle

Grab a warm drink, get comfy, and join Austin, Danielle, and Danny under the kotatsu as they watch anime both old and new!

leisure animation & manga

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02:21:30

Episode 49: Through the Fire and the Flames (Recorder...

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2023/01/25

Surprise! We decided (literally at the end of this episode's recording, lol) to cut our coverage of Lucky Star a bit short. There's only so much to be said about a 15 year old comedy anime that (like a lot of comedy) hasn't aged well. Did that stop us from going nearly two and a half hours on these episodes? Hell no! You know how we do. Tune in next time for our second show and tell episode and to celebrate our two year anniversary! Anime Discussed: Lucky Star 7-12 Next time: Show and Tell! Send

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01:41:30

Episode 48: Not Cringe Enough

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2023/01/11

It's time for a new show, and Danielle has selected the well loved KyoAni comedy classic Nichi—I mean Lucky Star! In true Under the Kotatsu fashion, we all have different feelings about this show so far, but at least it's not as heavy as some of the other things we've been watching recently. Anime Discussed: Lucky Star 1-6 Next time: Lucky Star 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:

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02:24:46

Episode 47: The Uncharted 3 of Anime

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2022/12/28

After covering the beloved anime classic Ghost in the Shell last time, it's time for us to cover it's much less talked about sequel. In a rare occurrence, none of us had actually seen this one before, and what we discovered was mostly a film with some cool scenes but not a lot of great thematic work to back it all up. Hope you like guys citing quotes back and forth at one another! At least we got more great Kenji Kawai music and a whole lot of basset hound. Anime Discussed: Ghost in the Shell 2:

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03:10:31

Episode 46: The Phantom Menace of Anime

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2022/12/14

Because we enjoyed Angel's Egg so much, and because somehow neither Danny or Danielle had seen it before, we watched the 1995 Mamoru Oshii directed classic, Ghost in the Shell! While there is much to love about this film (just look at the length of this episode) from the music, to the extremely well aged mix of traditional and computer animation techniques, we unfortunately still aren't saved from having to deal with this film's conservative gender politics. Regardless, we had a pretty great time

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02:33:43

Episode 45: The Other Shu Drops

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2022/11/30

Last time we were left divided on how we felt about Now and Then, Here and There. Well now on the other side of this show we've found unity. Unfortunately we've unified around how awful this show turned out to be. What we thought might turn out to be a show about the refusal of fascist ideology and the fight for a better future somehow managed to backpedal into pro-life conservative nonsense in it's second half. Despite the show being appalling and bad, we manage to have a pretty good time ripping

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02:47:52

Episode 44: Lt. Surge, What Are You Doing Here?

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2022/11/16

After a short break, we return to your regularly scheduled programing to talk about the 1999 Isekai Now and Then, Here and There! While Austin and Danny are deeply interested by this show's violent depiction of an apocalyptic world consumed by fascism and what it means for one to have to maneuver within said world, Danielle is rightfully dismayed by the show's handling of it's few women characters and the ways in which this show uses sexual violence against women as a short hand for broader systemic

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01:39:39

Episode 43: It's Like Poetry It Rhymes

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2022/10/26

It's that spooky time of year, so we watched Mamoru Oshii's moody, atmospheric 1985 OVA, Angel's Egg. We gush all over this one from the music, to the striking direction, to the poetic nature of it's storytelling. This one's an all time classic Anime Discussed: Angel's Egg Next time: Now and Then, Here and There Episodes 1-7 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:

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01:59:52

Episode 42: Do it for Saeki Sayaka

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2022/10/12

We're back to finish Bloom Into You, and since the anime offers no attempt at an ending, we turn towards the manga to see how things turn out in the end for Yuu and Touko. Join us as we compare and contrast that half of the manga the anime adapted and then deep-dive into the half that wasn't adapted. Anime Discussed: Bloom Into You manga Next time: It's a Halloween Special! We're watching Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg Send us your questions! You can email us at

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02:44:14

Episode 41: Enter the Yuri-Space

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2022/09/28

The curse of incomplete Yuri anime adaptions gets the better of us this episode as we discuss the second half of Bloom Into You. Despite this show not giving us a lot of closure on it's core themes and concerns, we still manage to have a lot to say about just how weird this adaption feels, how it might've ended up that way in the first place, and how we would've done it differently given the chance. Anime Discussed: Bloom Into You 7-13 Next time: Bloom Into You manga Send us your questions! You can

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02:11:03

Episode 40: A Messy Bitch That Lives For Drama

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2022/09/14

Somehow we've done 39 episodes of this podcast without talking about a yuri romance anime. Well, it's Danielle's turn to pick the show, and she's here to fix that with 2018's Bloom Into You. We have much to say about these first six episodes ranging from adaptation choices to genre tropes to messy relationship dynamics (though maybe not messy enough) to our scathing indictment of student council narratives—it's a great episode! Anime Discussed: Bloom Into You 1-6 Next time: Bloom Into You 7-13 Send

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02:20:58

Episode 39: Imagine if Maximillion Pegasus Was Straight

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2022/08/31

Well we've made it to the end of The Summer of Wixoss™️ but at what cost... Join us as we pick apart this shows attempt to wrap up its plot, get a rundown on the actual rules of Wixoss courtesy of Danielle, and somehow make even more unfair comparisons to Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime Discussed: Selector Spread Wixoss 7-12 Next time: Bloom Into You 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:

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02:07:37

Episode 38: Sound Crimes

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2022/08/17

As The Summer of Wixoss™️ blazes on, we move into Wixoss's second season, Selector Spread Wixoss. Is it any better than the first season? Oh hell no, but it does gives a plenty to chew on from extremely questionable sound design decisions to messy depictions of queerness and abuse. Oh, and it wouldn't be a proper discussion of Wixoss if we didn't spend at least a little time comparing it to gold-standard card game anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! Content Warning for discussion of emotional abuse and manipulation,

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02:12:32

Episode 37: Stuck in Card Game Hell

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2022/08/03

The Summer of Wixoss™️ rages on as we finish the first season of Selector Wixoss. As more of the world of Wixoss is revealed to us, we're left with even more unanswered questions about the nature of the world, but mostly we're just wondering why our new favorite anime sicko isn't in these episodes as much, though she does a have a sick scar now. Anime Discussed: Selector Infected Wixoss 7-12 Next time: Selector Spread Wixoss 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at

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02:26:54

Episode 36: Card Game Jesus

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2022/07/20

We know you've all been waiting for it. It's time for the Summer of Wixoss™! Join us as we start our journey to figure out just what's up with the 2014 Mari Okada written card battle anime about traumatized teenage girls. A show which dares to ask: what if we never explain the rules of the titular card game? Anime Discussed: Selector Infected Wixoss 1-6 Next time: Selector Infected Wixoss 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter

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02:16:29

Episode 35: Devilman's Advocate

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2022/07/06

So you know how we were all really high on this show last episode? Well, a funny thing happened... At least the animation was still great! General CW throughout for discussions of graphic violence, sex, gore, sexual assault, death, familial death and dismemberment. Anime Discussed: Devilman Crybaby 6-10 Next time: Selector Infected Wixoss 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast:

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02:22:57

Episode 34: Devilman Empath

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2022/06/22

We're back with a new anime, and this time we're returning to one of our favorite creators with director Masaaki Yuasa and studio Science Saru's Devilman Crybaby. As you might expect, we go long about this show's unique visual aesthetics while also making time to talk about music, tone, and all the other things we really liked about Crybaby. General CW throughout for discussions of graphic violence, sex, sexual assault, and gore. Anime Discussed: Devilman Crybaby 1-5 Next time: Devilman Crybaby

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02:17:22

Episode 33: No One Tell Miyazaki What a Chuni Is

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2022/06/08

It's time for a special one-off episode, and this time we're doing a show and tell episode! Each of us picked two episodes of something we've seen before to share with the class. From an uncomfortable ecchi to a wholesome romcom to a daring magical girl show, we've got a wide variety of anime to share with y'all! Anime Discussed: Show and Tell! Next time: Devilman Crybaby 1-5 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu ---

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01:48:41

Episode 32: Slenderman Mailman

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2022/05/25

As our time with Flying Witch comes to a close, we must ponder such important topics as ghost cafes, foxes and what sounds they make, time zones, spicy radishes, ladder etiquette, pickling, hotcake lore, and much much more. Anime Discussed: Flying Witch 7-12 Next time: Show and Tell! Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/underthekotatsu/support

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01:51:11

Episode 31: The Seinfeld of Anime

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2022/05/11

Good vibes only this episode as we've watched the first half of Flying Witch, a show that makes up for a sparse plot with good vibes and fun characters. We talk about what makes a show like this work, strange voice casting decisions, bitter foods, dog girls who don't know how good they got it, and more! Anime Discussed: Flying Witch 1-6 Next time: Flying Witch 7-12 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu. --- Support this

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02:14:41

Episode 30: The Virgin Jirak VS The Chad Chaos Jirak

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2022/04/27

We're back to talk more about the cool giant alien man whomst fights the even cooler giant monsters. The second half of Gridman managed to wow us even more than the first half, so join us as we talk through the climax of the show, what characters we liked most, our favorite Kaiju, and all the '93 Gridman references that Austin marked out for. BABY DAN DAN. Anime Discussed: SSSS.GRIDMAN 7-12 Next time: Flying Witch 1-6 Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM

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