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Sep 28, 2026 · 1:22:37
Covering: To Terra... / Towards the Terra full manga As a stop-gap measure to prepare for all the Code Geass movies we have to watch for next time, Mel and Katherine take a look…
Sep 24, 2026 · 3:11:45
Covering: Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (aka. Ultraman Powered) episodes 11 to 13 Well. Ultraman Powered certainly had a conclusion. Yep.…
Sep 17, 2026 · 2:32:31
Covering: Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (aka. Ultraman Powered) episodes 7 to 10 We continue to make our way through Powered and debate what merits these episodes even have, also…
Sep 12, 2026 · 1:26:40
Covering: Ultraman Teo episodes 3 to 7 So far, Teo is shaping up to be pretty good. We like these guys! Twitter | Bsky |…
Sep 10, 2026 · 2:45:25
Covering: Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (aka. Ultraman Powered) episodes 4 to 6 What happens when the American team with a shoestring budget tries to remake arguably the best…
Sep 3, 2026 · 3:12:17
Covering: Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (aka. Ultraman Powered) episodes 1 to 3 Kicking off our first episode of this season of All-American Ultraman with a big, beefy podcast. And…
Aug 31, 2026 · 3:26:56
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 episodes 17 to 25 We have concluded the original run of Code Geass. Zero Requiem has happened, and Mel has checked a box off her…
Aug 29, 2026 · 1:58:28
Covering: Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999 film) We finish off the Kerberos trilogy with the movie everyone has seen and heard of. How does it stack up to the previous ones?…
Aug 23, 2026 · 1:58:36
Covering: Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (Teito Monogatari) Brad and Mel join the hosts of the podcast What'cha Toku-ing About to watch a big blockbuster Jissoji movie that may be…
Aug 21, 2026 · 3:06:11
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 37 to 39 And so Gridman comes to a close with an alright finale. And also the other episode is crazy.…
Aug 13, 2026 · 1:50:16
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 34 to 36 In the penultimate episode of Gridman, things continue to be off the rails, except for the one episode where they don't. Also,…
Aug 6, 2026 · 2:10:39
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 31 to 33 The "Gridman is a show where anything can happen" train continues, as the show continues to deliver on the most unexpected…
Jul 30, 2026 · 2:15:33
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 28 to 30 There's unfortunately some 90s era queerphobia in this batch, but also one of wildest plots to date as Takeshi learns how to…
Jul 27, 2026 · 1:55:42
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 episodes 9 to 16 R2 gives us more to chew on this batch, with a mix of some good and some bad. Also, we are finally done with…
Jul 23, 2026 · 1:39:33
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 25 to 27 The battle for Khan Digifer reaches a mid-season climax, and then we pivot to an episode with some of the biggest swerves…
Jul 18, 2026 · 1:08:28
Covering: Ultraman Teo episodes 1 to 2 Another year, another new season of Ultraman. Only this year it is both the 60th anniversary and Tsuburaya Productions is extremely on…
Jul 16, 2026 · 1:55:04
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 22 to 24 Gridman gets a new dinosaur/dragon friend this week, whilst Takeshi tries to hack more novel things like "the Japanese power…
Jul 9, 2026 · 2:13:07
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 19 to 21 What a batch! We regret to inform you that Gridman this week has brought on some real hard hitting misogyny. Also, we meet…
Jul 3, 2026 · 2:14:36
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 16 to 18 This week, we reach perhaps the most baffling batch of Gridman yet. Not only do we get a stunning example of Showa style…
Jun 28, 2026 · 1:46:02
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 episodes 1 to 8 We start off the second season/half of Code Geass with some status quo shake ups and going through the motions…
Jun 25, 2026 · 2:25:44
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 13 to 15 We reach a weird stretch of Gridman with respect to the main trio and their relationships, but Takeshi continues to delight us…
Jun 21, 2026 · 1:29:40
Covering: Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991 film) We watch the second of the Kerberos trilogy of films, with a movie that is at once quite different and in the spirit of the…
Jun 11, 2026 · 2:05:00
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 10 to 12 We unfortunately run out of good subs, but the show continues to be a great time as Daichi is still the MVP and we get some…
Jun 4, 2026 · 2:48:58
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 7 to 9 Khan Digifer and Takeshi are out here continuing to cause problems while we grow to appreciate our heroes' families more and…
May 28, 2026 · 2:11:19
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 4 to 6 While Brad is away at Combo Breaker, Red and Mel discuss some more fun episodes of Gridman. Now featuring The Noisler 2.…
May 26, 2026 · 2:52:44
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 18 to 25 We no longer care about Gavan Infinity. Anyway, Code Geass season 1 ends with a final batch that goes absolutely…
May 21, 2026 · 2:57:07
Covering: Gridman the Hyper Agent episodes 1 to 3 We begin a new season of Ultraman except it's not actually Ultraman. And yet, it's still Ultraman. Baby Dan Dan.…
May 14, 2026 · 3:36:00
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 24 to 26; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 24 to 26 By some twist of fate, we recorded this episode…
May 7, 2026 · 3:07:37
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 21 to 23; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 21 to 23 As we reach the final stretch, Ultraman Kids…
Apr 30, 2026 · 3:16:35
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 18 to 20; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 18 to 20 We're back as we truly enter the final stretch of…
Apr 25, 2026 · 2:52:06
Covering: The Red Spectacles (1987 film) A new Detour Quarry season begins as we dive in to Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos Saga film trilogy, beginning (naturally) with its first entry,…
Apr 22, 2026 · 3:04:29
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 9 to 17 The plot thickens in Code Geass as multiple status quos shift and consequences happen. Also, Gavan Infinity…
Apr 15, 2026 · 0:44
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Apr 9, 2026 · 2:30:02
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 15 to 17; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 15 to 17 For some reason, Ultraman Kids is really attached…
Apr 2, 2026 · 3:03:30
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 12 to 14; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 12 to 14 We've reached the halfway point of this season,…
Mar 26, 2026 · 2:29:39
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 9 to 11; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 9 to 11 The wacky hijinks continue in both our shows,…
Mar 24, 2026 · 2:21:38
Covering: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 1 to 8 A new era for the Tea Timers begins, as we begin watching a show that is one of The Most of all time.…
Mar 19, 2026 · 3:16:03
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 6 to 8; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 6 to 8 We're all still searching for mother here, but also…
Mar 13, 2026 · 2:45:07
Covering: Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 3 to 5; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 3 to 5 It's a good thing Mel is watching Evangelion because…
Mar 5, 2026 · 3:23:46
Covering: Ultraman Kids: The Pleasant Friends of Planet M7.8; Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother episodes 1 to 2; Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes 1 to 2…
Feb 27, 2026 · 1:18:19
Covering: Gamera Rebirth Gamera is super over for real party as we watch a Netflix anime that synthesizes the franchises disparate eras into a pretty enjoyable whole. Also, we…
Feb 26, 2026 · 2:39:18
Covering: Ultraman: Towards the Future (aka. Ultraman Great) episodes 11 to 13 We wrap up Australian Ultraman, a show that ultimately charmed us in the end and closes out with…
Feb 19, 2026 · 2:48:45
Covering: Ultraman: Towards the Future (aka. Ultraman Great) episodes 7 to 10 It's a post-Gudis world and Great has settled into an environmentally based formula of sorts.…
Feb 13, 2026 · 1:27:36
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 23 to 25 Another year, another Skipping the Queue in the bag, and somehow Omega has delivered on being perhaps the best modern Ultraman season…
Feb 12, 2026 · 2:25:23
Covering: Ultraman: Towards the Future (aka. Ultraman Great) episodes 4 to 6 We're already through the first half or so of Ultraman Great, and find ourselves having a pretty good…
Feb 5, 2026 · 3:22:53
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 27 to 31 We have finished Golden Kamuy. How do we feel about the ending (and some of the eyebrow raising aspects within) and how do we feel about…
Feb 3, 2026 · 0:36
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Jan 29, 2026 · 2:15:29
Covering: Ultraman: Towards the Future (aka. Ultraman Great) episodes 1 to 3 We're back with a new season, the first of the 90s! And somehow, this brings us to *checks notes*…
Jan 26, 2026 · 45:46
Covering: Nezura 1964 Mel and Katherine are back with a rebrand that is Gamera free. So of course, we start by talking about an extra Gamera thing for which there isn't actually…
Jan 22, 2026 · 3:18:57
Covering: Ultra Q the Movie: Legend of the Stars The wait is finally over, as we watch Jissoji's Ultra Q movie at last. Was the wait worth it? Well, yes, obviously.…
Jan 15, 2026 · 2:11:13
Covering: Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (aka. Ultraman USA) Here we reach the beginning of Ultraman's foreign collab era, as Tsuburaya tries to compensate for no money at home…
Jan 8, 2026 · 2:57:37
Covering: The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars We ring in the New Year by leaving the Showa era behind at the tail end of the 80s and watching the first…
Jan 1, 2026 · 1:24:53
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 18 to 22 In a curious twist of events, the penultimate batch of Omega has been the strongest batch thus far, and perhaps the first time we're…
Dec 25, 2025 · 2:08:14
Covering: Ultraman Story Merry Christmas! This week we watch something that's half a movie (and not an especially good one) that also bafflingly contains within it the lingering…
Dec 24, 2025 · 1:01:51
Covering: Gamera the Brave We did it! We watched all twelve Gamera movies in twelve months! And the last one is also pretty good! We have some additional Gamera clean-up to do in…
Dec 18, 2025 · 2:07:38
Covering: Andro Melos episodes 31 to 45 We finish off Andro Melos and surprise, surprise it was a whole lot of nothing with some funny aspects here and there. However, our brief…
Dec 11, 2025 · 1:35:58
Covering: Andro Melos episodes 16 to 30 Perhaps unsurprisingly, the discussion is a bit thin this week, but at least we have only one more week of this. They're calling this the…
Dec 4, 2025 · 2:19:54
Covering: Andro Melos episodes 1 to 15 We dip into our first forays into the Ultraman hiatus years with a curious series about some kind of space cops made with zero money…
Nov 27, 2025 · 1:56:17
Covering: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Happy 60th anniversary to Gamera! And what a movie to talk about for such a day, as we talk about this strong conclusion to a banger trilogy…
Nov 25, 2025 · 4:48:22
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 22 to 26 Our penultimate Kamuy pod ends up becoming our longest podcast ever (and likely for some time) as everyone finds out how much you can and…
Nov 20, 2025 · 1:35:21
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 13 to 17 A new status quo as the heroes get recruited and we sort out or feelings about how we feel about that, and also the show's approach to…
Nov 13, 2025 · 3:30:29
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 48 to 50 Ultraman 80 comes to close, and appropriately enough for this show, it's a pretty low-key ending compared to what has come before. Given…
Nov 6, 2025 · 2:06:35
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 45 to 47 The penultimate batch of Ultraman 80 and we have no idea where things are going but hopefully newcomer Yullian gets to do something with…
Oct 31, 2025 · 1:31:56
Covering: Darkstalkers (1995) episode 3 It's Halloween once again! You know what that means! Brad and Mel are back to discuss Darkstalkers, this time taking a trip to Egypt to…
Oct 30, 2025 · 2:19:44
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 42 to 44 Ultraman's classic consistency rears its head once again as we have a new shake up featuring a new female lead with less than a month left…
Oct 25, 2025 · 1:28:13
Covering: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Not much to say other than the people who made the last banger went on to make a second one. Maybe even better than the previous one! We've…
Oct 23, 2025 · 2:27:05
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 39 to 41 We're coasting with Ultraman 80 as it seems to be giving us some pretty enjoyable episodes. Also, Mel and Red have their extended denpa…
Oct 16, 2025 · 2:25:29
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 36 to 38 This week, the Baltans return with a bizarre plan and we get more hijinks with other whippersnappers of the week.…
Oct 11, 2025 · 59:30
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 8 to 12 Halfway through Omega, and the gang is a bit divided (amongst themselves) about how to feel about the show, but there's definitely a…
Oct 9, 2025 · 2:00:51
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 33 to 35 The gang is all back, as the new format for 80 gives us some good, some mid and one real banger episode.…
Oct 2, 2025 · 2:48:57
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 30 to 32 A Brad-less week as Ultraman 80 reinvents itself once again into something halfway familiar. We even get a good episode out it!…
Sep 25, 2025 · 2:25:35
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 17 to 21 A lot happening in this batch of Kamuy as the status quo reconfigures once again, the detour into Russia wraps itself up and our main duo…
Sep 24, 2025 · 1:42:43
Covering: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe We did it chat, we got the 90s and the movies that everyone likes. Thankfully, we're no exception.…
Sep 18, 2025 · 1:40:19
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 26 to 29 We're really engaged, can't you tell? Twitter | Bsky |…
Sep 15, 2025 · 1:18:02
Covering: Dear Brother full manga (but also the anime too if we're being honest) In this bonus DQ, Mel and Katherine sit down to talk about the classic 70s shoujo manga because…
Sep 11, 2025 · 1:58:11
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 23 to 25 The UGM arc continues to deliver on mid, featuring weird slime this time.…
Sep 5, 2025 · 1:59:42
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 20 to 22 Balls. Twitter | Bsky | YouTube…
Aug 28, 2025 · 2:04:52
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 16 to 19 This week, it's truly over as Tsuburaya has done it once again and we get the behind the scenes details of what went wrong. Also, we watch…
Aug 27, 2025 · 1:30:24
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 3 to 7 We're in the swing of things now with Omega, and how is the show faring? As well as our leading character's bit, for that matter? And…
Aug 25, 2025 · 1:36:11
Covering: Gamera Super Monster At the end of the Showa era, we have reached a truly baffling movie that barely feels like a movie. And yet, we had a lot more fun watching and…
Aug 21, 2025 · 1:50:16
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 13 to 15 Something is notably absent this week as we get a batch of really mid, run-of-the-mill episodes (well, one of them is a really evil…
Aug 14, 2025 · 2:42:55
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 10 to 12 This week, the gang is all back as 80 decides to espouse its views on women and their propensity to do cruel pranks.…
Aug 7, 2025 · 1:35:27
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 7 to 9 Another week without Brad, but 80 continues to deliver, even if at the same time the gender stuff appears to be on one. We get some good…
Jul 31, 2025 · 2:21:43
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 4 to 6 This week, 80 continues to impress. However, Brad is away, leaving Red and Mel to veer off course talking about MyGo headcanons, straight…
Jul 24, 2025 · 2:55:11
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 1 to 3 Ultra Queue is finally back with another full season as we leave the 70s behind to enter the seemingly less expansive world of the 80s. So…
Jul 19, 2025 · 3:15:51
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 12 to 16 This time we get a truly banger batch of Golden Kamuy, including one in the middle that might be one of the hypest things we've read?…
Jul 17, 2025 · 1:00:46
Covering: Gamera vs Deep Sea Monster Zigra We reach the end of an era with the final of the first stretch of yearly Gamera releases. And not a moment too soon, since we have even…
Jul 16, 2025 · 1:00:02
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 1 to 2 A new Ultraman show has begun which means it's time for "Skipping the Queue" to start up again. This new show has a seemingly fresh…
Jul 10, 2025 · 2:28:02
Covering: The・Ultraman (Battle of the Ultra Brothers) manga; The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman (short) Happy Ultraman day! This week we take a look at the historically…
Jul 4, 2025 · 1:28:12
Covering: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX full series A house long united must divide. At the end of the day, we're Gundam people here at UQ so you should have known we'd have a…
Jul 3, 2025 · 1:43:52
Covering: Hanuman Meets 7 Ultramen (6 Ultra Brothers vs The Monster Army); Ultraman: A New Power of Singapore We take a trip to Southeast Asia today as we watch Ultraman's first…
Jun 27, 2025 · 1:37:42
Covering: Gamera vs Giant Demon Beast Jiger As we reach the penultimate film of this era, our hosts struggle to think up what to say as we end up with a movie that feels like…
Jun 26, 2025 · 3:32:01
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 49 to 51 Somehow. In spite of everything. Ultraman Leo concludes with a banger set of eps, which include some of the best of the show and giving…
Jun 19, 2025 · 2:06:06
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 46 to 48 On this penultimate podcast on Ultraman Leo, we continue to watch the post-retool era Leo and continue having the same confused feelings…
Jun 12, 2025 · 1:50:50
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 43 to 45 Mel is away for a change, leaving Red and Brad to continue the march through Leo's weird endgame retool. Will they feel better about the…
Jun 5, 2025 · 3:04:20
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 40 to 42 It's like starting a whole new show this week as the last stretch of Leo decides to do something completely different by table flipping.…
May 29, 2025 · 3:22:20
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 7 to 11 Another lengthy episode this time, as we are truly past the set up phase of the manga and begin to consider what the manga is trying to do,…
May 26, 2025 · 1:48:48
Covering: Gamera vs Giant Evil Beast Guiron This month, we look at a movie that miraculously is a lot more put together and way more of a movie than the last one. And we finally…
May 23, 2025 · 2:05:41
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 37 to 39 Red is away this week due to last minute mic issues, leaving Brad and Mel to pick up this pieces as they talk about a good episode of…
May 15, 2025 · 2:10:36
Covering: Ultraman Leo episodes 34 to 36 We might be so back this week as Leo gifts us the return of Return of Ultraman, a new goofy guy (with a healthy dosage of piss) and a…
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