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About mistahlistah

I've inhabited this planet for thirty years, teach high school English, enjoy reading and writing, play the occasional video and tabletop game, and am completing my thesis over the teaching and censorship of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

Season 9: Episode 13 – Shut Up and Do Space Stuff

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Things get even worse for Tylor and the crew as Dom and Shia Has of the Raalgon Empire get on board The Soyokaze and attempt to take Captain Tylor prisoner. Will they succeed? How much of it is not-so-secret spy Harumi’s fault? Will Tylor’s luck save the day once again? Find out the answers to these questions by listening to our review of Episode 15, “Shiny! Happy! (Deadly) Germs!”

Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on Crunchyroll or YouTube.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Movie Review: Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood’s End

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Bonus episode time! Josh and Andy braved the awful Midwest weather to go see the theatrical re-release of Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood’s End! In this review, they go over what stood out most, reminisce on the original series, and generally enjoy being back on the mic together!

This review was done on Andy’s phone, so the quality may be a bit different than other reviews. He managed to clean it up quite a bit still.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Season 9: Episode 12 – Sounds Like Math

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Things get tense this week as the crew of The Soyokaze are once again caught off guard by a Raalgon attack. And this time Tylor and Harumi aren’t on the ship to help them. Will they be able to avoid conflict, or if push comes to shove, will they have enough power to fight back against this threat? Find out as we review and laugh a lot at Episode 14, “Equation of Kindness.”

Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on Crunchyroll or YouTube.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Season 9: Episode 11 – That’s Not Science

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We’re back with new Captain Tylor reviews! The crew of The Soyokaze emerges from the Demotion Sector, and they immediately find their way into trouble. Can Tylor and company escape a second encounter with Admiral Donan? Find out by listening to our latest review of Episode 13, “Be Prepared, Be Smart, or Be Lucky”!

Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on Crunchyroll or YouTube.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Casual VGC: 2024 Portland Regionals

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By: Andrew Lister; January 9, 2024

Welcome to my brand new article series, Casual VGC. I’ll begin with a few caveats. I am not a full-time Pokémon player. I have never won any major VGC tournaments. Heck, I’ve only officially competed in two in-person tournaments–Milwaukee and Peoria in 2023. However, I have been playing Pokémon since Red and Blue came to North America while I was in high school, and I started dipping my toes into competitive Pokémon starting in Sword and Shield. One of my favorite ways to pass the time when not grading my students’ essays or podcasting is following official Pokémon events.

The most recent Pokémon VGC Regional took place in Portland, Oregon from January 5th-7th. Being the first official tournament under the new Regulation F ruleset, fans were curious which Mons would make a bigger splash than Magikarp. Some of the same strategies held over from the previous season, but the inclusion of the new Pokémon from the Indigo Disk shook up the meta like a Ground Terastalized Earthquake.

Here are some of the major takeaways and meta developments coming out of Portland.

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Patreon Preview: Bonus Episode 52 – Anime Battle Showdown

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As we get back into the swing of things, we are going to not only add content to this main feed, but we are also going to make sure our Patrons receive some bonus content as well. Today you get a taste of our most recent bonus episodes!

Ever wonder who would win in a fight between Vash the Stampede and Beyond the Grave? What if one of them also had the powers of The Great Will of the Macrocosm? These are the kinds of match-ups we debate in this bonus episode! Toon in for some wacky hypothetical battles to determine the very best anime character!

If you liked what you heard here, go listen and watch the rest of this episode and get all kind of other content, become a Patron today! You’ll gain access to all these bonus episodes, our Tooning In series, and other great rewards!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Bonus Episode: A Trivial Episode

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We’re back, everyone! We took an unexpected hiatus, which we talk about at the start of this episode and on our social media in depth. We apologize for this break, but we want to do better and bring you new episodes!

Today we have a very special trivia episode for you all. Expect some wacky anime titles, 20 questions, and some janky online quizzes!

Our new release schedule for 2024 will be Tuesdays starting on January 16th.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Summer Viewing Program: Dave Made a Maze

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We are back from our extended break. Sorry we disappeared like that. To be honest, we got a little lost in our creation. And you know who else got lost in their own creative endeavor? A guy named Dave. Who is Dave? Well, he’s just a normal guy that wants to feel like he succeeded at creating something. That thing turns out to be an elaborate cardboard labyrinth, and now his wife-to-be and friends need to face uncountable dangers to rescue him. Will he survive? Guess you better listen to our impressions of the first of three Summer Viewing Program Episodes! This week it’s Dave Made a Maze, and you won’t guess what we’re reviewing next week…

Watch Dave Made a Maze on Peacock.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Season 9: Episode 10 – Handful of Drugs

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This week the crew find themselves unexplicably caught in some sort of spooky otherworld. It’s up to Yamamoto of all people to try and save the day as he is temporarily promoted to captain by Tylor. Will Andy’s favorite character steel himself in order to save everyone? If you’ve watched the show at all or listened to us talk about it, you probably know that answer. Enjoy our review of Episode 12, “The Day the Soyokaze Vanished.”

Starting next episode, we’ll be taking a break from the anime for our annual Summer Viewing Program! Check our Facebook and Twitter for the reveal of our first review!

Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on Crunchyroll or YouTube.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!

Season 9: Episode 9 – Yuriko is Not Amused

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After a few weeks off, we’re back with a brand new review of Captain Tylor! This week it’s an old fashioned anime girl feud. We certainly don’t miss this old media trope. Instead of lifting one another up, Yuriko and Kim are at each other’s throats all throughout Episode 11, “In Demotion Does a Woman Bloom.” Thankfully, things don’t stay too strained for long, especially when they have something in common: a distaste for the Captain’s antics.

Watch The Irresponsible Captain Tylor on Crunchyroll or YouTube.

Help support the show on Patreon! While you’re there, listen to our new Patron-only series, Tooning In!

Season 9 will be our review of the anime The Irresponsible Captain Tylor!  E-mail the show at TooningJapanese@gmail.com!