Your Uncle's Beach House

I'm joined today by Red (@gender_redacted) to have a casual discussion about Legend of the Galactic Heroes. I read the books, they've seen the anime, and we just kinda shoot the shit about our favourite guys and our frustrations with the series and its reputation.

It's time for the final Beach House of 2023, and we read Delicious in Dungeon! The whole thing! It's a great manga and we had a good time discussing it even if our job is pretty difficult because the main thing is just: look at it. I mean look at it bro. We'll be back next year with a slightly reduced Beach House schedule but we'll update you ahead of time on what the next episode is going to be!

The strike is over! After what seems like a lifetime, the 2023 writers strike came to an end and with it the request podcasts not do promotional work. Which means we can get back to talking about movies! We're really excited, but also it's been a tough year, so we decided to make one short episode talking about where we're at, where we're headed, and if you're seeing this in your feed, what that means for the show you're listening to. Sorry to Beach House for being the kinda bad news winner this shake up. Also, as a thank you to everyone for supporting us, the newest voip recorded days before the strike began is now up free for everyone at patreon.com/abnormalmapping! You don't have to, but while you're there maybe think about subscribing? It truly helps us out a lot.Until the next real episode, Amurooooooo!

I'm joined this time by Liv to talk about Hyouka, the 2012 KyoAni mystery show that gave us a lot to chew on. Thank you so much to Liv for coming thru again, go listen to TBH: An Anime Podcast!

We're back! With one of our most relevant Beach Houses actually talking about a topical show. It's time to watch the breakout hit of 2022, Bocchi the Rock!Next Month: Terror in Resonance

I'm joined by Madiha to talk about a show that we thought was going to just be a little easy watch but ended up revealing hidden terrors deep within….

We are joined today by Dia to watch some OVA trashy goodness, but some of us might just be too young to appreciate that.

I'm joined by Luc today for the return of Bad Mecha Anime Hour. I (Jackson) will be doing some bonus extra free episodes without Em during the writers strike, while they are doing the FFT let's play at the $5/tier. Which means watching shit they would never touch in a thousand years. Like Valvrave The Liberator.Next Episode: Demon City Shinjuku

It's our Dennou Coil episode! We finally watch the long awaited and beloved show and see if it lives up to its reputation.

We watched Konosuba! And had a conversation about the friction of the genre.Next Month: Dennou Coil

It is Yandere time, motherfuckers. It's time to talk about Future Diary, a weird manga that Jackson wanted to check out for curiosity reasons.

This month we watch the early 90s OVA version of Ah! My Goddess and come to different conclusions.

This certainly is a surprise. Jackson watched all of Cross Ange and surprised everyone with an episode about it, dropping it on the GGP feed with no explanation. But, it is a Beach House so now you can click on this episode aware of the terrifying surprise. Let's learn all about The Most Anime Ever Made.Thank you so much to Luc (@Spacedrake1) for joining me for this episode. Go check out their upcoming roguelike Overthrone when it's out!

We've both watched and read this one and we're here to talk about how embarassing it is to be both young and old.Next Month: Ah, My Goddess!

We finish our coverage of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by watching the second season and the movie! That includes Endless Eight, of course. Only villains skip that.

This month we watch Bubblegum Crisis, classic 80s OVA that we should have watched years ago. Folks, they can't all be winners.

It's the first episode of 2023 and it's a brand new start for Beach House! We're watching the first season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, all 14 episodes in their original broadcast order. Later in the year we'll have the 2009 episodes and a movie. Ticking off some big ones off our list.

We are joined by Red to talk about Psycho Pass: The Movie, Gen Urobuchi's second entry in his back to back best anime movies of all time duology. How does the man keep doing it.

We are joined by Chris to talk about Scott Pilgrim! We read the books and read the movie and talk a little about both. You will not be surprised which way we land.

We are joined by Austin (@notaninn) again to talk about some 90s western mecha?? Mecha adjacent?? It ended up not being what we expected but led to a really good conversation! Thanks to Austin for joining us.

We're taking care of all our debts in 2022, today we're finishing Bodacious Space Pirates at long last! It's a pretty mid show but sometimes that's okay.

We're joined by Rick again reading some more incredible Manga! You gotta read this one you just gotta, the 80s sci fi anthology 2001 Nights

We are joined today by sniperserpent again to talk about season 2 of Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated! It's time to dive deep into Scooby Doo... now with Lore!

We're joined again by Nick to talk about the second half of Kamen Rider OOO! Also the mid-season movies. Happy Birthday!

We're joined by Chris to tackle one of the Biggest Isekai of Them All, or at least the season we have right now. Jackson even read all six of the Light Novels covered in these episodes, please salute their sacrifice.Next Month's Kamen Rider Watchlist: Let's Go Kamen Riders film OOO 29-36 The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals film OOO 37-48

We're joined again by Liv (@GhostGirlMusic) to cover the 2002 Konaka penned cult classic Texhnolyze... where not everything is as it seems. It's Showtime.Listen to Liv's show! TBH: An Anime Podcast!

We're joined again by Eric to talk about a really cool movie largely animated by just one guy, about rock music and being a lazy god damn teenager. I feel so old.

We're joined again by timeandpatience to talk about the 16 episode 2007 show Baccano! It's the 30s and things are absolutely ridiculous. Jaccuzi Splot.

At last, we're here to tackle the second half of Trigun, and boy this is a weird one! Huh! These 13 episodes! What's up! What's up with all that! Weird! Huh!

Merry Christmas! This year we're joined by Olivia for our Christmas Special, now less Christmas Themed than ever! We're talking the 1998 Gainax anime adaptation of the classic manga, Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances. It's a bumpy ride, but Yukino is so good she can anchor us all.

We've finished Akira! Thank you to Rick for joining us for this incredible journey, it's been a great time and I'm glad we split it out like this. The comic truly deserved it.

Rick's back to take us through the penultimate Volume of Akira and what a volume it is. This comic is pretty damn good. See you in a couple weeks for the grand finale.

We're joined again by Liv to take a look at the the beating heart of anime, for everything good and bad that may mean, the classic 80s OVA Megazone 23.

We're joined agin by Rick to fully diverge from the movie's plot and reach uncharted territory as we experience the wild Akira Volume 4.

We are joined again by Rick to continue our journey through Akira! Episode 50 ended up being a particularly short episode because not a lot of meaty stuff happens in this volume but it sure ends on some incredible panels to remind us just how good Otomo is at this shit.

We're joined by Rick again to read volume 2 of Akira! Less dense this time but we still have some truly incredible action scenes to read. Last time went long but this is the range you should expect the Akira episodes to be in. Quick check ins on fantastic manga.

We are joind again by Austin Ramsay to talk about the second half of Gurren Lagann! We jump off from a show we didn't like much at all to talk about the limits of anime storytelling generally, the things we're looking for from these stories, and the way we approach stories in the problematised genre of shonen anime without just turning into joyless communists yelling at cartoons. I mean like more so. Okay don't be rude.

Today we are joined by Hannah to talk about Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You, a fascinatingly awful movie about one of the nastiest little freaks anime has ever seen. And we're here to pour over every ideologically loaded second of it. It's truly wild.

We're joined by Red today to watch the recent cult classic to a tragically small cult made up of about fifteen of people I am friends with on twitter. It's Granbelm, the Mecha/Magical Girl show from a couple years ago, which turns out to be a delightful surprise!

Blog SettingsAdd PostClearAllDraftsReviewScheduledAudioToday we're joined again by Rick for a slightly different kind of Beach House. This year we've been trying to transition away from splitting up our series so much, hoping to eventually be covering most anime in one episode. So of course we immediately have two experiments diverging from that simple goal. Last time was half a Toku show and I think it worked well. Today is Volume 1 of Akira! We'll be doing shorter Akira episodes every four to six weeks, nothing rigidly planned just when we can fit them in, but we'd like to be regular about them. We thought if anything deserved the more episodic approach it was Otomo's famously dense manga. And if this episode is anything to go by, we're in for a great time.Join us!TextTagsClick to add tags.CategoriesClick to add categories.Comments OffNo comments allowed.DraftThis post will not be visible.

We're joined once again by Nick to talk about the first 28 episodes of Kamen Rider OOO, Beach House's inaugral Toku episode. We were a little unsure at the start how covering toku would turn out for our format but came out the other side feeling great. I think this is a fantastic episode, I hope you enjoy!

Evangelion is over. It's time to talk about the Rebuild movies! We've eschewed our usual summaries just to have a broad conversation about the movies, especially the just released finale. The third and final end of Evangelion. If you've done your homework and watched all the movies please enjoy us reckoning with the final conclusion to this series we all used to care about, long ago, in a different time.

We are joined today by sniperserpent again to talk about the second half of the first season of Scooby Doo Mystery Inc! We had a good time with the show and a great time with the pod. Check back next year for the grand finale as we tackle season 2.

We are joined once again by Casey (@MinovskyArticle) to talk about the third and final movie in the 90s Gamera trilogy. These have been great fun, and I hope you've also all enjoyed the ride.

Today we're joined by Rick to talk about the manga Domu: A Child's Dream by Katsuhiro Otomo, of Akira fame. This one however has a Young Detective, so we just had to read it first.

We're joined by Chris this week to talk about the 2018 coming of age antarctic adventure, A Place Further Than The Universe! It is time to learn the meaning of friendship and also exposit about how cool boats are. Let's go.

This week we are joined by timeandpatience to talk about the fantastic live action drama, Blue Blazes (Aoi Honoo), based on the semi autobiographical manga from Kazuhiko Shimamoto.Here's a picture. It'll give you the idea.

This time we are joined by Liv (@NoLoveDeepTrans) to talk about the 2005 slice of life classic Aria the Animation. It's a bit of a short one but a good one nonetheless, the vibes are immaculate.

We're joined today by Eric Sayour to talk about the 2013 Yuasa anime Ping Pong. We're still unsure as to our immediate schedule going forward but this one was recorded right before our recent troubles so I hope everyone enjoys!

This week we're joined by Casey (@MinovskyArticle) to watch the 1996 Kaiju movie, Gamera 2: Advent of Legion. As the sequel to an all time classic, how does it hold up?

We're joined this week by Austin Ramsay to talk about the first fifteen episodes of Gurren Lagann. The head is as empty as it gets. We're going to successwin our way to revolution.