butlers, bland boys, bops

Can we really tell Shinji to get in the robot if we, ourselves, won’t? This week, inspired by Lee Anne watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, we take some time to sit down and talk about what exactly makes a Boring Male Anime Protagonist. What do we mean by that? Listen and find out! Highlights: Kim thinks Emiya Kiritsugu should stop cheating on his wife, Lee Anne finds herself in the Ikari Shinji Defense Squad, and what even is Rainy Cocoa?

* = spoilers

Weekly Check-in: 00:40 - 16:50

Beastars - 00:59 - 4:45

**cw: discussion of slut-shaming

*Fate/Zero - 5:00 - 8:03

Princess Jellyfish - 8:54 - 12:05

**cw: discussion of sexual harassment

*Neon Genesis Evangelion - 12:06 - 16:50

#mamothon: 16:50 - 25:45

Black Butler - 17:22 - 18:36

**cw: mention of sexual assault

Karneval - 18:37 - 20:01

Rainy Cocoa - 20:20 - 22:04

Tokyo Ghoul √A - 22:05 - 24:54

General Discussion - “Generic” Male Protagonists - 25:45 - 58:10

Haikyuu!! - 27:57 - 28:35

Demon Slayer - 28:39 - 29:26

My Hero Academia - 29:30 - 30:10

*Yu-gi-oh! GX - 30:20 - 31:59

*Neon Genesis Evangelion - 33:17 - 39:58

**cw: mention of sexual assault

*Mirai Nikki - 40:00 - 42:30

**cw: mention of sexual assault

Sword Art Online - 42:40 - 44:25

Overlord - 44:37 - 46:15

Nobunaga Concerto - 46:20 - 47:05

*Tower of God - 47:13 - 48:23

*Ajin - 48:45 - 51:30

Domestic Girlfriend - 52:15 - 53:02

Mystic Messenger - 54:20 - 54:37

Hatoful Boyfriend - 54:38 - 55:19

Code;Realize - 55:20 - 55:48

And now… Favorite OPs from Shows We Haven’t Watched - 58:16 - 1:01:59

Seasonal Check-in - 1:02:00 - 1:05:39

God of High School - 1:02:22 - 1:02:50

**cw: mention of racial stereotypes/caricatures

*Deca-Dence - 1:02:52 - 1:05:09

Oregairu - 1:05:10 - 1:05:39