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Classic Review: "Penguindrum" with @iblessall

Episode Summary

The train of destiny is finally here! It's time for our classic reviews from the end of last season, starting with our deep dive into Ikuhara's timeless(?) classic(?) Penguindrum!

Episode Notes

(Note: We recorded this episode on June 29th, so some of the stuff we talked about might be very outdated!)

Today's full-series classic review:

• Penguindrum
  • Stream on HIDIVE or VRV

Stuff we're watching/reading:

• Sing "Yesterday" for Me
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War
  • Sexy shojo Ishigami
• Tower of God

Stuff we mentioned:

• Kunihiko Ikuhara
  • Sailor Moon
  • Utena
  • Yurikuma Arashi
  • Sarazanmai
• Nick Creamer's Penguindrum write-ups
• Haruki Murakami
• Murakami's Underground
• Infographic showing progress of the apple over the show (don't worry, it still won't make sense)

Recommendations:

• Fast and the Furious series
• Legends of Runeterra
• Kingdom (the Korean zombie movie, not the Japanese manga about China)

In the after show:

• Tower of God
• Sword Art Online
• "Please do it at home" Tokyo metro slogan

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