Podcast – The Glorio Blog: Recent Episodes
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Summer 2026 continues to indulge our vices with lots of smoking propaganda and lesbian robots.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b6wp547ahmdtz37y/gloriochat_218.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO
Tokusatsu Update
- 11:06 Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity
- 20:47 Kamen Rider Zeztz
28:16 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
37:26 The World is Dancing
46:22 Draw This, Then Die
59:27 Chainsmoker Cat
1:14:04 Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
1:28:48 Goodbye, Lara
1:44:34 Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
2:05:52 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
We kick of Year 15 of the GLORIO era with a record length episode, featuring a record amount of nudity and drug use.
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Show Notes7:57 An Annual Tradition: Looking back at 2016
18:23 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
25:38 The World is Dancing
41:55 KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE
46:45 Draw This, Then Die
59:40 Chainsmoker Cat
1:15:06 Dara-san of Reiwa
1:23:23 GROW UP SHOW
1:28:00 Sparks of Tomorrow
1:41:53 I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day
1:47:45 Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
1:59:58 Goodbye, Lara
2:10:20 Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
2:30:01 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
We try to hide our disappointment as we give our final thoughts on the Spring 2026 season.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cnjuur7tv62vddjk/gloriochat_216.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes7:10 Go for it Nakamura-kun
22:06 Digimon: Beatbreak
35:22 Marriagetoxin
53:09 Nippon Sangoku
1:19:41 Witch Hat Atelier
1:45:01 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
We have come to the end of our ride on the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This week it’s the fifth and final of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the conclusion of the reboot film trilogy in ‘Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution’
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1Title font by Daeres
Show Notes Topical World Cup/Global Politics jokes * The incredibly baffling opening minutes of the movie * This movie is actually a direct chronological sequel to Anemone but it takes way too long to make that clear * Multiversal stories are difficult at the best of times and this is not the best of times. * Bending the story to fit the tropes that the writers felt had to be included * Losing the core essence of what defines a Eureka Seven work * New Donk City & Greninja * Eureka pounding on the walls of reality * I studied the blade * Is Dewey intentionally funny? * Some of the most pointless cameos of all time * Some praise for the mecha design and action choreography * Noting a few voice actor changes * Anemone is here and her competence is off-putting * The excellent mid-air hijacking setpiece * The sequence is great but everything here is so absurdly out of character * Iris is here but why is she here? * Chopped Holland * Product placement * The crew embraces sexism * Some unfortunate adoption subtext * Dewey and the amazing technicolour teleportation * Bigfriend Babychild Roadtrip Adventure * Getting jumped in the parking lot * Good Iris, Good Iris Faces * Cooking mama * RIP random background guy * Classic anime naked exposition * Hasta la Vista Dewey * Sometimes the old ways are the best * Hathaway? * Bellforest Rave Club edition * Do it for the drawing * Dewey really not beating the allegations * Hooray for the Super 6!? * We finally reach the tipping point into full incoherence * Kyoda should probably stop posting * Dewey the Jedi * Trying to parse the insane mixture of timeline shenanigans here * Dewey gets his phone call * The betrayal of Holland * Spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack * Finally the Suicide Machine comes good * Humanity unites for the purposes of blowing the shit out of stuff * The Platonic idea of Renton * Problematic Age Gap discourse * Iris Skywalker * Discussing where this movie ranks among the trilogy * Thoughts on the post-series movies as a whole * Why do these movies fail to convey the essence of the TV show * Sometimes you have to just let go * Turns out the problem is capitalism * Closing the loop * Bad as they are, these movies cannot damage our appreciation for the TV show * The past, present, and future of Eureka Seven* * Thank you everyone for listening
We’re back with some previews for the Summer 2026 season and final thoughts on season 2 of Dorohedoro.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yzbegry5waujwutf/gloriochat_215.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring belated discussion about the Crunchyroll Anime Awards
13:50 Final thoughts on Dorohedoro season 2
Previews36:27 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance
49:20 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
1:02:08 Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
1:15:36 Chainsmoker Cat
1:19:31 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
1:26:52 Dara-san of Reiwa
1:32:40 Sparks of Tomorrow
1:36:50 Iron Wok Jan
1:41:54 Goodbye, Lara
1:42:52 GROW UP SHOW – Sunflower Circus
1:45:22 Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This installment it’s the fourth of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss further adventures in reboots in ‘Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution’
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1Title font by Daeres
Show Notes Cart racing with Tupac * Going over some quick production notes, with specific references to the CGI animation * Quick introduction to our small additions to the voice cast * Jumping straight to the salient points * This movie is not even really a Eureka Seven movie at all * Multiverse stories are extremely tiresome at this point * The inherent cynicism of the movie * Setting up the new world and the new version of Anemone we are following * Exploring why Anemone is actually a pretty bad choice to base a movie around * The dialogue in this movie is absolutely atrocious * Tackling the Evangelion-shaped elephant in the room * At 25:07 Gee says ‘Evangelion’ when he means to say ‘Eureka Seven’ * Aqua delivers his Patented Hot Take * Humanity appears to have some pretty poor tacticians * The movie’s weak attempts at sociopolitical commentary * ChatDOM * The astral-projection universe hopping is one of the better ideas on show * Jet Li’s Eureka Seven * What is even the point of all the AI stuff? * Preorder now for Funko Pop Dr Bear * PUNISHED VENOM DEWEY * Dewey is much less interesting as a magical sage than as a common thug * The shallowness and facileness of the imagery and themes * Somehow the tabloid press still exists in this universe * Zigg’s One Fear * Anemone’s dad is a naive idiot * “The Eureka 7 you all have been watching isn’t Eureka 7” * The complicated interplay of nostalgia, meta-commentary, iconoclasm, and hubris that this story stirs up * Another re-affirmation that we will never cover AO* * Once again, it’s not that deep bro * The attempts at meta-commentary are deeply damaging to the fabric of the story * Shin Gulliver as a metaphor for the whole creative endeavour * An overly simplistic emotional climax * What is The Silver Box? * Super Gulliver 128 * Gay EoE??? * Who is Renton? Where is Renton? Why is Renton? * Trying to wrap up this mess of a movie * A quick preview of some stuff from the third movie
Next Time – Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
We catch up on Tokusatsu, talk about the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway movie, and Jel gets cut due to technical difficulties (and not because of the Go For It, Nakamura-kun! episode 8 discourse).
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fsg8zahcwq4ngx3p/gloriochat_214.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring Macross recommendations
Tokusatsu Takeover
- 8:19 Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity
- 16:15 Kamen Rider Zeztz
23:01 Iro goes to the U.S. Sumo Open
26:26 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
56:05 Marriagetoxin
1:06:19 Nippon Sangoku
1:17:29 Witch Hat Atelier
1:26:36 Digimon: Beatbreak
1:31:02 Go for it Nakamura-kun
1:34:14 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
1:46:22 Dorohedoro
We’re now deep into the Spring 2026 season. Some shows are hanging in there, some are getting dropped, but one thing we know for sure: Smoking is cool.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6xj8sp76exwynxhn/gloriochat_213.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes3:19 Marriagetoxin
17:38 Nippon Sangoku
38:40 Eren the Southpaw
49:19 Witch Hat Atelier
1:04:06 Digimon: Beatbreak
1:15:32 Go for it Nakamura-kun
1:27:29 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
1:39:23 Dorohedoro
The amazing logo from Eren the Southpaw
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This installment it’s the third of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the reboot movie ‘Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1’
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1Title font by Daeres
Show Notes The Hate threatens to spill over before we have even finished the introduction * How even to introduce this movie? * The AOlephant in the room * The omnipresent shadow of Evangelion reappears * Another attempt to clarify exactly what this movie is * This movie is actually two movies * Trying to break down the new opening segment and the stylistic changes from the TV show * The Gee classic mecha appreciation power hour * Shout outs to the incomparable Raul Julia * A casting decision which is truly unfortunate in retrospect * Having Adroc as an active character is a mistake * “The Acid Jazz isn’t synching” * Absolutely awful dialogue and the way it bulldozes any subtext or theme * Crashing out over what the rest of this movie actually is * Losing our collective minds over the Charles & Ray adoption retcon * Why is this story told non-linearly? * The movie is terrible for fans but even worse for new viewers * Taking the Eureka out of Eureka Seven * Without the context surrounding it even stuff that was good in the TV show is rendered banal * The crew prove they do occasionally stay in touch with pop culture with an MCU reference * Using the ‘Vodarac Girl’ subplot as an explainer for how the movie misses the point of even the good material it recycles * Temprorary diversion into Gundam: Reconguista in G* talk just so we can feel something again * Zigg goes off on a full rant * Monday mentioned! * We cannot even agree on the ending theme * Summing up time! * BONES’s 20th anniversary PV for the show
Next Time – Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
We talk about the rest of the new Spring 2026 shows, Jel attempts to get cancelled multiple times, and we sound REALLY old.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pzxdzawmccbyhqdk/gloriochat_212.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring Pragmata
8:35 Marriagetoxin
22:55 Nippon Sangoku
39:01 Needy Girl Overdose
43:22 Witch Hat Atelier
52:23 Eren the Southpaw
59:48 Akane Banashi
1:11:08 Go for it Nakamura-kun
1:20:54 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
1:33:07 Dorohedoro
1:48:43 Quick thoughts on My Ribdiculous Reincarnation and Kujima: Why Sing When you can Warble?
1:51:34 Iro and Gee finished Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex season 2
1:54:05 Zigg saw Akira in the theater
Screenshots from Go for it, Nakamura-kun that were mentioned in this episode…
A split episode this time as we wrap up the Winter 2026 anime season and start talking about the Spring season. DOROHEDORO IS BACK!!!
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Show NotesFinal Thoughts
8:22 Oshi no Ko Season 3
12:42 You and I Are Polar Opposites/Ramparts of Ice
23:45 Isekai Office Worker
26:40 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
41:42 Journal with Witch
55:09 Fate/Strange Fake
First Impressions
1:13:33 Akane Banashi
1:23:39 Snowball Earth
1:30:44 Go for it Nakamura-kun
1:38:36 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
1:55:42 Dorohedoro
We preview the Spring 2026 anime season which most importantly means DORORHEDORO IS BACK.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zi5r45xfitjzzds3/gloriochat_210.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring Kamen Rider Zeztz
4:46 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run
27:51 Rooster Fighter
31:31 The Ramparts of Ice
34:58 Snowball Earth
38:21 Akane Banashi
45:11 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
52:45 MAO
58:53 Witch Hat Atelier
1:11:15 Eren the Southpaw
1:16:13 Rokkotsu – Goddess: “What Do You Want to Turn Into When You’re Reincarnated in Another World?” Me: “Into a Hero’s Rib.”
1:21:01 The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
1:25:54 Kujima: Why Sing When You Can Warble?
1:31:46 Fist of the North Star
1:47:24 Go For It! Nakamura-kun!
1:50:18 DOROHEDORO SEASON 2
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This installment it’s the second of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the alternate continuity movie ‘Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers’
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1Title font by Daeres
Show Notes Everything you know is wrong * What is this movie even called? * Elvis has entered the podcast * The history of non-canon anime movie adaptations and why even among that oeuvre this movie stands out * Talking about the (mostly returning) cast and crew lineup * The decently atmospheric opening scene * ‘Childhood friend Eureka’ is a way less interesting relationship with Renton * Baby Nirvash is simply an error * Aqua is a defender of Baby Nirvash * Comiserations to Gee * The weird repeated use of recycled animation * Problems with reusing imagery that no longer fits in its new context * Why do you need to blow up the Earth? * Sorry South Dakota * We gotta have the homing lasers * Is the world of Eureka Seven communist now? * Dewey Sorenstam named in the Epstein Files * Coda is weirdly important to the structure of this movie * Further Dewey discourse * beep boop i am a robot * Eureka’s relationship with Renton is much less interesting in this movie, and she has no agency * Trying to untangle the complex series of twists that forms the core narrative of the film * The aternate universe chickens come home to roost * Extended ranting on how creatively bankrupt multiversal meta-commentaries are * There are some good ideas surrounding the Gekkostate plot but the characters are not well written enough to make them flourish * Maybe this movie should have been written by a writer * At least we get a toilet scene * Renton the hypocrite * Tonal whiplash is one of this film’s major problems * Tsundere Eureka is terrible * The amazingly awful Hap & Stoner scene * Baby Nirvash is here to make everything hilarious * Coda is the most likable and mature character in the movie * Trying to unpack the multiple dream metaphors we’re running into * Ambiguity is a powerful tool but you need to provide a lead-in to an ambiguous ending * Aquagaze comes out against the coffee shop AU * Two Heroman shoutouts in one podcast season? * Mixed feelings about the new super NIrvash * Holland went out and got himself a Gundam GP03 ‘Dendrobium’ * It’s a very cool fight but why? * I know writers who use subtext etc etc * Anemone as a wise, sage-like figure really does not work * We Need to Talk About Eureka * UMBO (Unindentified Metal Bird Object) * Trying to sum up this amazingly messy movie * Zigg drops a bombshell * Bad title drop alert! * Some notes on scheduling for the near future and our next steps * Someone should do an Evangelion* recap podcast * Final thoughts, wrapup, and plugs
Next Time – Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1
We celebrate International Women’s Day by talking about anime.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8ua6i3khwnif8ic/gloriochat_209.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes5:01 Oshi no Ko Season 3
20:07 You and I Are Polar Opposites
25:05 Isekai Office Worker
38:34 Digimon Beatbreak
49:48 Gnosia
56:21 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
1:17:17 Journal with Witch
1:35:01 Fate/Strange Fake
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This installment it’s the first of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the show’s manga adaptation ‘Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven’ by Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uavwtp84kxrbffc4/Blue_Mondays_Ep266stfb.mp3
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1Title font by Daeres
Show Notes Talking shit about the Star Wars prequels * Some discussion of Kataoka & Kondou’s most notable non-E7 work, Deadman Wonderland* * Our history with this manga adaptation and what we expected from it * The business relationship between manga and anime * Some big picture thoughts on the manga as a whole and how it relates to the TV show * Manga Dewey is a much simpler, less interesting character * The manga is a smaller scale work focused on a much smaller group of core characters * Turns out Zigg cannot count * Show Anemone vs Manga Anemone * Dominic’s wiener factor has been downplayed * The manga’s greater emphasis on gore and body-horror imagery * Does the changed role of the Scub Coral undermine the core message of the series? * Debating the contentious ending of the manga * How the authors bring their own signature style to the E7 mythology * Looking at the manga as a work in dialogue with the TV show * Ruminating on the wider trends in anime/manga adaptations * Making fun of the chapter titles * Wrapup, plugs, and what’s coming next
Next Time – Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
We talk about the end of Number One Sentai Gozyuger and Super Sentai in general, along with our regular slate of Winter 2026 anime.
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Show Notes4:42 The end of Number One Sentai Gozyuger and Super Sentai
36:02 You and I Are Polar Opposites
49:22 Digimon Beatbreak
1:03:42 Gnosia
1:21:49 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
1:33:35 Journal with Witch
1:59:06 Fate/Strange Fake
We add You and I are Polar Opposites, Oshi no Ko, and Isekai Office Worker into the mix, also Digimon War Crimes.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nyk656fwtxkyzkt/gloriochat_207.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes0:00 Intro featuring the GLORIO Sports Update
8:25 You and I Are Polar Opposites and The Invisible Man and His Soon to Be Wife
20:46 Oshi no Ko Season 3
30:40 Isekai Office Worker
37:10 Digimon Beatbreak
48:44 Trigun Stargaze
56:51 Gnosia
1:05:28 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
1:15:46 Journal with Witch
1:30:11 Fate/Strange Fake
We add Frieren season 2 to the watch list and nerd out over Fate/Strange Fake for forty minutes.
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kwivtbwhxxqneghs/glorochat_206.mp3RSS | Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podbean | Stitcher | Youtube
Show Notes5:25 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2
20:29 SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
35:06 Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers
47:38 Trigun Stargaze
1:00:03 Gnosia
1:09:29 Journal with Witch
1:21:26 Fate/Strange Fake
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.
This installment, it’s the grand finale as we cover Episode 49 “Shout to the Top!” and Episode 50 “Wish Upon a Star”
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Hoshi Ni Negai Wo” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol. 2Title font by Daeres
Show NotesIntro: Our feelings about reaching the end of the show
07:30 – Episode 49 – “Shout to the Top!”
- Shout outs to The Modfather
- Kicking off with some Bad Vibes
- The victims of Coralian retribution and the symbolism surrounding their deaths
- Renton and Eureka are (mostly) OK
- Jurgens’s (very brief) last stand
- Not all of our cast get decent resolutions to their arcs
- Parental responsibility involves turning your children into coral
- Dewey has poor aim but also funnels
- More fanboying over how cool the Devilfish is
- Dewey vs Holland the final chapter
- Talking about Dewey’s final, true motive for his actions and whether this was a necessary facet of his character
- Do the themes and worldbuilding of the show become too abstract here at the end?
- Even Dewey’s exit is an act of spite against our heroes
- These last episodes are actually a really great showcase for Holland
1:01:21 – Episode 50 – “Wish Upon a Star”
- Walt Disney and Ukulele Ike
- The rare Eureka monologue
- A delightfully low-key opening to the finale episode
- A surprisingly happy ending for the Ageha Squad
- Jurgens has become a decpetively complex character in a short period of time
- Sometimes you just have to shrug and accept a wizard did it
- The need for a finale specifically for Renton and Eureka
- Vital debate on pizza mechanics
- Shin Holland
- A little clarification on the actual mechanics of what is happening
- Nirvash goes Super Saiyan
- Renton comes dangerously close to being actually cool
- This is so corny and it rules
- Our climactic confrontation is instead a climactic conversation
- HOT MOON TAKES
- Aqua talks a little about why this ending doesn’t work for him, and Gee and Zigg talk about why it did for them
- Zigg is in such a good mood he even offers a compliment to AO
- What exactly is the Nirvash trying to say in this final speech?
- Gonzy surprise
- Some fun details hidden in Axel’s documentation
- Coming full circle
- More moon desecration speculation
- They’re out there and they’re together
02:13:44 – We give our final thoughts on the show as a whole
02:32:00 – A few words about what we’re going to do next
Next Time: Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (manga) by Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou
New year, new season, new anime. Some of them are actually good!
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Show Notes0:00 Intro feat. Wandering Sword and Unbeatable
9:32 Isekai Office Worker
16:44 Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers
29:07 Hana-kimi
37:54 Wash It All Away and some zombie girl nostalgia
43:16 The Darwin Incident
51:06 Fate/Strange Fake
1:08:07 The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife
1:15:52 Trigun Stargaze
1:33:53 Journal with Witch
We take a look at the upcoming shows from the Summer 2025 season and I get called out for liking adult women. Please don't cancel me.
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.This installment we cover Episode 21 "Runaway" and Episode 22 "Crackpot"
Aqua sneak attacks us with the Netflix live action adaptation of Kakegurui, now named Bet, then it's back to our usual anime coverage.
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.This installment we cover Episode 19 "Acperience 2" and Episode 20 "Substance Abuse"
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.This installment we cover Episode 17 "Sky Rock Gate" and Episode 18 "Ill Communication"
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.This installment we cover Episode 15 "Human Behaviour" and Episode 16 "Opposite View"
It's a supersized episode of first looks as we tackle the rest of the new Spring 2025 anime.
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it approaches its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show.This installment we cover Episode 13 "The Beginning" and Episode 14 "Memory Band"
Stuck somewhere in between ending the Winter 2025 season and starting the Spring season.
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it approaches its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show. This installment we cover Episode 11 "Into the Nature" and Episode 12 "Acperience 1"
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it approaches its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show. This installment we cover Episode 9 "Paper Moon Shine" and Episode 10 "Higher Than the Sun"
We saw the Gundam GQuuuuuuX movie and have a lot to say, we wrap up Dragon Ball Daima and Beastars, and catch up with some shows Artemis has been watching. Happy belated Miku Day!
We continue to ride the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it approaches its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show. This installment, we cover Episode 7 "Absolute Defeat" and Episode 8: "Glorious Brilliance"
It's a new podcast series! Zigg & Aqua will be watching the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discussing their thoughts and feelings on it as it approaches its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we surf the trapar waves.This installment, we cover Episode 5: "Vivid BIt" and Episode 6: "Childhood"
In addition to regular season talk, we catch up on tokusatsu, take some more listener recommendations, and even hint at some backlog.
It's a new podcast series! Zigg & Aqua will be watching the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discussing their thoughts and feelings on it as it approachers its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we surf the trapar waves.This installment, we cover Episode 3: "Motion Blue" and Episode 4: "Watermelon"
It's a new podcast series! Zigg & Aqua will be watching the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discussing their thoughts and feelings on it as it approachers its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we surf the trapar waves.This installment, we cover Episode 1: "Blue Monday" and Episode 2: "Blue Sky Fish"
I'm not exactly sure where Beastars Final Season and the new Gundam GQuuuuuuX fit in the anime season schedule, but we talk about those and other shows airing in Winter 2025.
Our excitement for shows like Dan Da Dan, Thunderbolt Fantasy, and Bananya is pitted against the disappointment of GUNDAM: Requiem for Vengeance.
We talk about Metaphor ReFantazio, Look Back, and the greatest work of fiction ever made: Thunderbolt Fantasy.
It's a new season of anime and we talk about big time old shows like Dragon Ball DAIMA, big time new shows like Dan Da Dan, and, most importantly, the new GLORIO DLC for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO.
We give our final thoughts on the shows we watched in Summer 2024, including a few surprise backlog items. This episode is better than 3 out of 5 stars, I promise.
We get nostalgic in both good and bad ways as we preview some of the big name anime airing in Fall 2024.
Another shout out to Megan thee Stallion, a new Kamen Rider, and our final predictions for the Summer 2024 anime season.
Before diving into our usual anime coverage, we say a few words on the passing of voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, laugh at the absurd English language release of Girls Band Cry, and share final thoughts on the disappointing Kamen Rider Gotchard.
We cover two big anime adjacent news events with the end of the My Hero Academia manga and the official English language release of the original Fate/stay night visual novel. Forget the clickbait, listen on if you want to hear the real title of this episode.
Hell has frozen over and Iro finally gets to talk about the Tsukihime remake, then it's on to the surprising number of shows that we are still watching this season. Remember kids, it's not a Domain Expansion, it's called a Reality Marble. Get it right.
We say goodbye to the legendary Gainax before diving into our Summer 2024 preview. Hopefully someone out there understands our inside jokes.
Artemis joins to revive some shows the rest of us dropped, we catch up on Sandland, and then we spend a lot of time talking about girls being stressed about music.
We talk about our Spy x Family CODE White theater experience, classic (?) 1986 video game Rolling Thunder, and, of course, more Drake vs. Kendrick rap beef.
We talk about the new Spring 2024 shows including the hottest new show of all: Drake vs. Kendrick rap beef.
It's been a pretty solid season, but do any of these shows break The Curse of Kenjiro Tsuda?
We say a few words on the passing of Akira Toriyama, then dive into our Spring 2024 anime preview.
There are a LOT of anime adjacent video games hitting us all at once, so we hit the GLORIO Gaming no Korner in addition to our usual anime coverage.
We've trimmed down our watch list to a lean six shows, but most of them are pretty good... even Metallic Rouge?
Metallic Rouge is bad but should we blame prolific voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda? Will Sengoku Youko be the one to break the curse?
New year, new season, new anime for us to love (or hate). Sengoku Youko is good, we promise!
Is Scott Pilgrim anime? Is Jem and the Holograms anime? You can just give this podcast to men and they will be thrilled.
We get into a spirited discussion about the Gridman Universe movie and talk about the latest news of bad working conditions at MAPPA, this time direct from the CEO's mouth.
With Pluto hitting Netflix and big name shows like Spy x Family and Frieren, will our anime of the year come from this season? We discuss those shows as well as a few anime that will NOT make our top 10 list.
We catch up on more anime from the new season that we didn't get to cover last episode, including Spy x Family season 2.
We a say a few parting words for the Summer season (sorry Undead Murder Farce) and dive into the surprisingly interesting new shows for Fall. Maybe this season isn't as cursed as we thought it was?
Is the Fall 2023 anime season cursed, or will it be redeemed by a few GLORIO favorite manga adaptations?
We talk about the anime we're still watching, catch up on Kamen Rider coming and going, and get into a lengthy discussion about boring anime protagonists. Yeah, it's that kind of season.
Gee is running the show this week which means he's going to use the first 10 minutes to talk about Armored Core 6 instead of the Summer 2023 season of anime. Thankfully Artemis is here to talk about a bunch of anime that nobody else watched.
Smoking cats aside, the number of shows we're watching this season is starting to dwindle. Is it time to hit the backlog?
We talk about more new shows, go in-depth on Shin Kamen Rider, and Iro resists a possible career as an isekai light novel writer.
It's our 11th anniversary and we get a little nostalgic, daring to ask if anime is better or worse than it was in 2013. This might not be the best anime season to ask that question, but hey, we did find some things to watch!
We share our final thoughts on the Spring 2023 season, a solid group of shows that managed to survive some bumpy endings. Yes, that includes Birdie Wing and Gundam.
We do our best to preview the Summer 2023 season, but still end up talking about Birdie Wing and Gundam.
Aqua has dared to question the unassailable Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story, and we wonder if our favorite shows this season will cross the finish line without falling apart.
As we approach the final stretch of the season, I still can't decide if Oshi no Ko is good. But hey, plenty of other good shows as we get into Birdie Wing, Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Daimakyo), and we talk about one episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury for almost as long as the episode itself.
We discuss Oshi no Ko possibly not living up to its explosive start, our disappointment with Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, and everyone's favorite show about star crossed lesbians being manipulated by their parents and powerful corporations... and maybe even some Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury!
Yes, we know there are other anime airing this season besides Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story, so we spend some time talking about other new shows... but we also talk about Birdie Wing.
We wrap up whatever shows from Winter 2023 survived to the end, but nothing else matters because BIRDIE WING IS BACK and that's all I want to talk about.
Gee has taken control of the ship in time for Spring 2023 season preview. Every Weekly Shounen Jump adaptation and isekai this season has been thrown overboard to make more time for Gundam and Birdie Wing speculation.
In addition to our usual anime coverage, we talk about several anime adjacent games we've been into lately. Please play Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society, now available on Playstation, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
1 Aikatsu! fan Peter details their recent trip to Japan, Jel goes to the Kaguya-sama: Love is War movie, and the NieR:Automata anime is back.
As we grind into the midpoint of the season, we talk about our regularly scheduled shows and... sports?
We add a few more Winter 2023 shows, say some parting words for NieR:Automata ver. 1.1a as it goes on hiatus, and dive back into our complicated feelings toward Trigun Stampede.
In this supersized episode, we tie up some loose ends from last season including the wild finale to Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, then we tackle our apprehension toward the new anime season.
In our final episode of 2022, we make our final predictions for currently airing shows and even fit in a few previews for next season.
First, you save money by growing your own tomatoes at home. Then, you get a loan from your corporate space czar dad. And just like that, you are now a teenage CEO!... In addition to our usual seasonal anime, Peter joins the chat to share their experience at Scotland Loves Animation 2022 and some thoughts on I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss.
We chat about hot "new" video game releases Tactics Ogre Reborn and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, and share our thoughts about the excellent Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Chainsaw Man (the anime) is bad! Bocchi the Rock is good! Gundam Aerial is actually.... These shocking revelations and more in this episode of The GLORIO Chat.
Jel and Iro return to talk about more new Fall 2022 shows, including the mega hit Chainsaw Man.
Fall 2022 features some of the year's highest profile anime. To stay on brand, we talked about less than 10 of them.
We discuss the latest Crunchyroll controversy, rave about Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, then do our best to give final thoughts on Summer 2022 despite most of the shows not ending yet.
It's season preview time again, and we check out the onslaught of high profile sequels that make up the Fall 2022 season.
No children were harmed during the recording of this super-size episode of The GLORIO Chat, which is more than we can see for some of the shows we watched.
Deep in the heart of the Summer 2022 season, we add Kakegurui Twin and, surprisingly, Uncle from Another World to our usual watch list.
We talk about both anime endorsed by Hideo Kojima this season, then hit the backlog because there's not much else to watch.
Somehow, we are still here after 10 years! After a look back at how things looked in our first season (all the way back to Summer 2012), we begrudgingly give our first impressions of the Summer 2022 season.
We bid temporary farewell to the best season of anime comedies in recent memory, including some wild Birdie Birdie speculation for Birdie Wing season 2.
As we rapidly approach the GLORIO blog's 10th anniversary, we find ourselves still trying to get excited about new anime. Please read the Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer manga.
We catch up on Kamen Rider and Digimon, talk about all the shows putting the "romance" in romantic comedy, and declare Birdie Wing the greatest television show of all time.
We discuss wholesome monster girls and debate who had the best bars in all the anime rap battles this season.
We have a serious, nuanced, and mature discussion about the serious, nuanced, and mature anime of the Spring 2022 season.
We give our first impressions of the Spring 2022 season, which seems to be full of light hearted comedies and slice of life series. No complaints here!
We discuss the latest big changes at Crunchyroll, then vent our disappointment with the shows ending this season. Unfortunately yes, that includes Ranking of Kings.
Another anime season is upon us! We chat about the Spring 2022 season, featuring a lot of romantic comedies and the resurrection of ancient properties like Tiger & Bunny and Black Rock Shooter.
We give our first impressions of Elden Ring, wrap up The Orbital Children and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (for now), and discuss potential controversy with Ranking of Kings.
We discuss Crunchyroll's 2022 Anime Awards, some shocking Nintendo Direct news, the Shenmue anime, and of course, the backlog. More Thunderbolt Fantasy!
We hit a wide variety of topics including the Lucifer and The Biscuit Hammer anime announcement, the latest in Saturday morning kids' shows, and some backlog we're finally catching up on. Oh, and I guess some currently airing anime too.
Coming hot off a great year of anime in 2021, 2022 might not be off to the best start. I'm sure we'll find something to watch, right?
We bid farewell to The Heike Story, welcome back Eighty-Six: 86, and go in hard on the latest developments in Sakugan.