*ahem*

We Stan-Stan for Clan-Clan.

FBI, no, Uma fans have learned, you do not the horse!

I could not stop laughing for a good five minutes

Why is Hulk clearing out Aldi's entire bean stock? Why is he insisting on feeding this poor family nothing but beans?

Why are they not green beans?!

Just a lil guy!

Friend got it for me a few years back. One of his feet broke off at some point, sadly.

Put away the gauss cannon for just long enough to give maid fren headpats

Pls be a guntanl pls be a guntank pls be a--

Speaking of sad

Beautiful song with some great visuals. When this show wants to punch you in the gut, it really goes in.

Both this and Plastic Memories are well worth watching if you don't mind being miserable for a bit after.

The Yui episode broke me like a twig. ;_;

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I'M NOT CRYING I'M NOT CRYING

OKAY I AM ;_;

This one kicked my ass hard. Fantastic opening too - nice little detail, Isla's expression in her close-up changes each episode... which just makes the ending hit EVEN WORSE. I can't look at a ferris wheel the same anymore.

Bonus points to the dub for actually translating the songs. The English version has very Bonnie Tyler energy (probably intentional, Jim Steinmann did the music for Streets of Fire, which was an inspiration for BGC, and wrote for Tyler) and it's an equal hot jam.

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I love this entire intro sequence in general. The smoothness, the detail, the color choices, the HOT JAMS, everything here and in most of Bubblegum Crisis is the most "fuck yeah" you could get.

Took a hiatus, time to catch up and pick a slightly less known show.

(Angels of Death)

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This does not scream "horror/suspense show srt in basically a Jigsaw warehouse" but it's Masaaki Endoh, I'll allow it.

Same energy as early censored DBZ dubs. Vegeta blows up a news airship, Tien offscreen quickly adds "I CAN SEE THEIR PARACHUTES, THEY'RE OKAY!"

Alright fine Symphogear is less mecha and more Kamen Rider but Everyone is Lesbians and Idols but Chris does the Heavyarms gatling pose more than once so it counts

Watch Symphogear

Also it does that thing another idol-themed franchise does with the music: the songs are sung by the cast in-character.

Speaking of that franchise!

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HEY GUYS HAVE I MENTIONED I LOVE MECHA MUSUME STUFF BECAUSE SYMPHOGEAR IS FUCKING AWESOME

ALSO I LOVE NANA MIZUKI

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Obligatory honse jam. Won't be the only one here.

The opening that defines Uma: Tons of hype, lots of silly (especially season 1 when they were just throwing shit at the wall), and a very fun lighthearted franchise that isn't afraid to tug at the heartstrings.

I think IBO in general, this song, and Gundam Breaker 3 combined got me back into the franchise. It's just an incredibly good track and the visuals here are amazing. I want MWAM to do more openings, dammit.

Also obligatory to yell the chorus when it comes up, shit is HYPE.

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