9.6: Tiger of Solomon from 2023-09-09T04:01

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This week on MSB, Thom still can't stop talking about Anavel Gato and a 2014 interview with 0083 director Imanishi Takashi offers some unexpected insight into Gato's historic...

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9.5: Hour of the Hippo (P.M.) from 2023-09-02T12:53:17

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On the podcast this week, Nina finally gets to talk about a screenshot that's been sitting on her desktop for years, and the Hour of the Rabbit-hole that it led her down as s...

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9.4: White Devil from 2023-08-26T04:01

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On the podcast this week, Thom wants to know how we know what we know about Amuro Ray's war-time nickname. He emerges from the sticky morass of continuity with a sur...

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9.3: Edge of Childhood from 2023-08-19T04:01

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On MSB this week, Nina returns to War in the Pocket to examine the contents of Al's back pocket as displaying in the show's 'eye-catch' sequence. In particular, she digs into...

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9.2: War Fantasy from 2023-08-12T04:01

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This week Thom overcomes a cold to take his turn dusting off an old idea for a research piece, although his first pick isn't really very old at all... On MSB 9.2, Thom digs i...

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9.1: Playing with Guns from 2023-08-05T04:01

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No break in the MSB action this time around as we dive immediately into Season 9 with research from Nina on 'toy' guns: air guns, BB guns, and especially airsoft gun...

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8.16: No Highly Esteemed Deed is Commemorated Here from 2023-07-29T04:01

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Here we are again at the end of another season. Thank you all for joining us for the ups and downs, the highs and lows, the romance and the betrayal of Stardust Memory! This ...

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8.15: Spike Field from 2023-07-22T04:01

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8.14: This Place is Best Shunned and Left Uninhabited from 2023-07-15T04:01

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This week on Mobile Suit Breakdown: the climactic finale of Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory! Plus our long-promised discussion of the mobile suits, from the GP01 to the Neue Zie...

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8.13: Part of a System of Messages from 2023-07-08T04:01

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8.12: The Center of Danger is Here from 2023-06-24T04:01

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8.11: Landscape of Thorns from 2023-06-17T04:01

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8.10: The Form of the Danger is an Emanation of Energy from 2023-06-10T04:01

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8.9: We Believed Ourselves to be a Powerful Culture from 2023-06-03T04:01

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8.8: This Message is a Warning About Danger from 2023-05-27T04:01

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8.7: The Danger Is Unleashed Only If You Substantially Disturb This Place from 2023-05-20T04:01

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8.6: Nothing Valued is Here from 2023-05-13T04:01

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This week on the podcast: Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory Episode 6: フォン・ブラウンの戦士 (Warrior of Von Braun). Thom thought he wouldn't have much to say this week. The runtime showed t...

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8.5: Sending this Message was Important to Us from 2023-05-06T04:01

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8.4: The Danger is in a Particular Location from 2023-04-29T16:01

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8.3: Rubble Landscape from 2023-04-22T04:01

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8.2: The Danger is to the Body and It Can Kill from 2023-04-15T04:01

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8.1: This Is Not a Place of Honor from 2023-04-08T04:01

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7.10: Artesia Rides Again! from 2023-04-01T04:01

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7.9: The End of the Beginning from 2022-12-31T05:01

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7.8: Artistic Temperaments from 2022-12-24T05:01

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7.7: Of Meitzer and Men from 2022-12-17T05:01

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7.6: Unfulfilled Potential from 2022-12-10T05:01

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7.5: Noblesse Oblige from 2022-12-03T05:01

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With the plot out of the way, it's time to dig into the stories that Gundam F91 set out to tell. So this week we're focused on characters and politics.

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7.4: Colony Collapse from 2022-11-19T05:01

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This week on the podcast we finally start talking about the movie Gundam F91 with an episode focused entirely on the plot.

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7.3: What Happened? from 2022-11-12T05:01

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7.2: Dragon Ball G from 2022-11-05T04:01

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7.1: Stardust Precognitions from 2022-10-29T04:01

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MSB presents The Witching Hour - Prologue from 2022-10-12T21:45

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Season 7 Schedule Update from 2022-10-12T19:33:24

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6.14: Somewhat Delightful from 2022-07-09T04:01

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6.13: Rave in a Cave from 2022-06-25T04:01

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6.12: They're Just Little Guys from 2022-06-18T04:01

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6.11: Tour de Gundam from 2022-06-11T04:01

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6.10: Gundam Must Die! from 2022-06-04T04:01

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6.9: Knight Errant from 2022-05-21T04:01

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This week on MSB: SD Gundam Gaiden episode 3: The Order of the Knights of Argus! While his friends battle a giant in the desert, Amuro goes on a study abroad trip to the far-...

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6.8: Attack on Titan from 2022-05-14T04:01

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6.7: You Must Gather Your Party Before Venturing Forth from 2022-05-07T04:01

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6.6: It Belongs in a Museum from 2022-04-23T04:01

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6.5: This Is Not A Place Of Honor from 2022-04-16T04:01

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6.4: The Hour of the Hippo from 2022-04-09T04:01

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It's time... for the Ultimate Battle of the Sky Castle. That's right, the Hour of the Hippo is upon us! In this episode, SD Gundam finally gives us what we didn't even know w...

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6.3: Rock 'n Roll High School from 2022-04-02T04:01

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This week: SD Gundam returns to theaters and MSB returns to your ears. We're covering the first half of SD Gundam's Counterattack, and we... liked it? Is that possible? While...

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Mustelid Snoot Boopdown from 2022-04-01T04:01

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6.2: Adventures in SD Land from 2022-03-26T04:01

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We're back to wrap up our coverage of SD Gundam Mk II, with parts 2 and 3 in a double header! Luckily (?) there's not much substance to part 2. But Part 3? We've got thoughts...

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6.1: The Rolling Podcast Affair from 2022-03-19T04:01

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He's Woody, we're MSB, and this is episode 1 of Season 6! This week we breakdown SD Gundam Mk II, Part 1: The Rolling Colony Affair. It's chock full of jokes, and about one a...

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5.8: War in the Podcast from 2022-02-26T05:01

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We're looking back at another season of Gundam through the rear view mirror, and we have a few loose ends to tie up. Lingering musings, listener questions, and a few more res...

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5.7: Grown Up from 2022-02-19T05:01

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On MSB this week, we've stopped crying long enough to talk about the final episode of War in the Pocket, and Thom has a Rapid Fire Research Roundup as he works through a whol...

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5.6: Fight or Flight from 2022-02-12T05:01

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This week we're covering episode 5 of War in the Pocket: "Say it Ain't So, Bernie!" and Nina has research on the Spanish painter whose work must have inspired the m...

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5.5: Things Never Go Wrong from 2022-02-05T05:01

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This week on MSB: Thom discloses his bias, Nina says several brilliant things, and a new(ish) guest joins us to discuss anime, animation, and animators in 0080! 

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5.4: Child&Soldier from 2022-01-29T05:01

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It's parallels all the way down as our coverage of War in the Pocket continues! This week we're talking about episode 3: And at the end of the rainbow...?

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5.3: Falling In from 2022-01-22T05:01

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They're back! MSB came back! Hurray! This week we're talking about War in the Pocket episode 2: Reflections in a Brown Eye. The research covers Al's home electronics and what...

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5.2: The GMs of Navarone from 2022-01-15T05:01

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We finally get started on Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, and it makes quite the impression! Was it the good or bad kind of impression? There's only one way to find out!

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5.1: Passing the Torch from 2022-01-08T05:01

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It's time to start our coverage of the much-anticipated Gundam side story 0080: War in the Pocket! Kind of!

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Radio Drama for Season 4: Content Creators of Axis from 2021-12-25T05:01

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The saga that started on a whim with the Titans News Network back in Season 2 finally reaches its thoroughly avoidable conclusion in this action packed radio drama-style sati...

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4.7: On the Other Side of Darkness from 2021-12-18T05:01

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On the podcast this week: our final episode of Season 4, Iraj returns to talk about asteroids, nuclear explosions, and capes, Thom names names, and Nina looks at alternative ...

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4.6: Committing Thousands of Sins from 2021-12-11T05:01

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This week, Nina and Thom are joined by new guest Tatiana - a filmmaker, professional editor, and sometime animator to discuss technical aspects of filmmaking in Char's Counte...

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4.5: You Belong to Me, I Belong to You, We Belong to Earth from 2021-12-04T05:01

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Holidays or not, we're back with another episode! This time we're joined by long time friend of the show, and neuropsychology consultant, Dr. Shar! She returns to the program...

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4.4: More Than Peace, More Than Freedom, More Than Justice... All I Want Is You from 2021-11-27T05:01

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This week we're joined by two returning guests, costume designer Sarah McCostumes and theatrical mask consultant Sean DMR to talk about costuming, mobile suits, and what the ...

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4.3: The Cobalt Blue Planet from 2021-11-20T05:01

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With last week's general discussion of the plot of Char's Counterattack out of the way, it's time to start diving deep on specific aspects of the film. This week: environment...

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4.2: Inescapable Moebius Loop from 2021-11-13T05:02

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This week, we recap and discuss Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア), while trying to avoid spoiling the discussions coming up in future episodes. Before...

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Season 4 Extra: The History of the Universal Century So Far (Char's Counterattack Edition) from 2021-11-13T05:01

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This special bonus episode is a companion for Season 4 of Mobile Suit Breakdown. It's a brief recap of the history of the Universal Century up to the start of CCA, for the be...

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4.1: Beyond the Time from 2021-11-06T04:01

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This week begins our coverage of Char's Counterattack with... a bunch of things that happened before Char's Counterattack. We recap and discuss the first two SD shor...

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3.47: Episode 47... Again from 2021-09-11T20:30

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This week we revisit the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ in light of the fir...

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3.46: Perspective from 2021-08-07T04:01

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Warning: Due to an error, an uncensored version of this episode was briefly available for download. The error has been corrected, and we apologize for the oversight that allo...

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3.45: Into the Wilderness from 2021-07-31T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 47 - “Warrior, Once More” (戦士, 再び......), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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3.44: Perfect Machines and Flawed Pilots from 2021-07-24T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 46 - “Vibration” (バイブレーション), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentar...

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3.43: Bring Me the Head of Haman Karn from 2021-07-17T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 45 - “The Battle of Axis” (アクシズの戦闘), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and con...

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3.42: The Puppet from 2021-07-10T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 44 - “Emary's Glory” (エマリー散華), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research ...

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3.41: The Snake Eats Its Own Tail from 2021-07-03T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 43 - “The Girl from Core 3, Part 2” (コア３の少女 (後)), discuss our first impressions, and provide comme...

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3.40: Cat-eyed Chara from 2021-06-26T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 42 - “The Girl from Core 3, Part 1” (コア３の少女 (前)), discuss our first impressions, and provide comme...

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3.39: Panic! At the Theme Park from 2021-06-12T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 41 - “Rasara's Life” (ラサラの命), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research o...

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3.38: Like Looking in a Mirror from 2021-06-05T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 40 - “Tigerbaum Dream” (タイガーバウムの夢), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and rese...

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3.37: What's the Plan Here? from 2021-05-29T01:30

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 39 - “The Second Coming of Sarasa” (サラサ再臨), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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3.36: Maiden Voyage from 2021-05-22T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 38 - “The Iron Wall of the Jamru Fin” (鉄壁, ジャムル·フィン), discuss our first impressions, and provide c...

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3.35: Long Live the Argama from 2021-05-15T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 37 - “Nahel Argama” (ネェル·アーガマ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research...

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3.34: The Pillar of Heaven from 2021-05-08T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 36 - “Ple 2 Under Gravity” (重力下プルツー), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and re...

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3.33: Hero of the One Year War from 2021-05-01T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 35 - “Falling Sky” (落ちてきた空), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary on the use of I...

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3.32: The Relentless Machine from 2021-04-17T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 34 - "Kamille's Voice” (カミーユの声) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and res...

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3.31: Peace in Our Time from 2021-04-10T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 33 - "Afternoon in Dublin” (ダブリンの午後) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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3.30: The Last Days of August from 2021-04-03T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 32 - "Across the Salt Lake” (塩の湖を越えて) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary a...

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Bonus Episode: MSB Presents a Complete History of the Mecha Anime Genre from 2021-04-01T04:01

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Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the ...

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3.29: King of a Mole Hill from 2021-03-27T04:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 31 - "Blue Corps, Part 2” (青の部隊 (後)) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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3.28: Blue Bloods from 2021-03-20T00:45

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 30 - "Blue Corps, Part 1” (青の部隊 (前)) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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3.27: Footprints in the Sand from 2021-03-13T01:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 29 - "Runaway Roux” (ルーの逃亡) discuss our first impressions, and talk to physics consultant and...

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3.26: My Turn To Be Happy from 2021-02-27T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 28 - "Leina's Blood, Part 2” (リィナの血 (後)) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentar...

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3.25: The Demon Judau from 2021-02-20T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 27 - "Leina's Blood, Part 1” (リィナの血 (前)) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentar...

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3.24: Lonely Hearts from 2021-02-13T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 26 - "Masai's Heart” (マサイの心) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and resear...

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3.23: Duel in the Desert pt. Deux from 2021-02-06T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 25 - "Rommel's Face” (ロンメルの顔) discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and resea...

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3.22: Never to Return from 2021-01-30T01:35

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 24 - “Sibling Love Blooms in the Southern Seas” (南海に咲く兄妹愛), discuss our first impressions, and pro...

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3.21: Heart to Heart from 2021-01-23T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 23 - “The Burning Earth” (燃える地球) (sometimes also translated to English as “Earth ...

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3.20: Earthbound from 2021-01-16T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 22 - “Judau, Launch!” (ジュドー、出撃!!) (sometimes also translated to English as “Judau Sorties!”), disc...

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3.19: Wish You Well from 2021-01-09T03:50

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 21 - “Crybaby Cecilia (Part 2)” (泣き虫セシリア (後)) (sometimes also translated to English as "Tearf...

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3.18: Furusato from 2020-12-26T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 20 - “Crybaby Cecilia (Part 1)” (泣き虫セシリア (前)) (sometimes also translated to English as "Tearf...

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3.17: Time Over from 2020-12-19T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 19 - “Ple and Axis” (プルとアクシズと) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and researc...

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3.16: Ple's Brother from 2020-12-11T22:00

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 18 - “Haman's Black Shadow” (ハマーンの黒い影) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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3.15: Bits and Pieces from 2020-12-04T23:00

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 17 - “Retrieve the Core Top!” (奪回!コア·トップ) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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3.14: Endra Corps from 2020-11-21T05:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 16 - “Melee Aboard the Argama” (アーガマの白兵戦) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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3.13: Giants and Messiahs from 2020-11-14T01:36

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 15 - “The Phantom Colony, Part 2” (幻のコロニー (後)) - discuss our first impressions, and discuss Cargo ...

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3.12: Lost and Found from 2020-11-07T02:15

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 14 - “The Phantom Colony, Part 1” (幻のコロニー (前)) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commen...

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3.11: With a Little Help From My Friends from 2020-10-30T23:02

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 13 - “Little Sister!” (妹よ!) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research o...

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3.10: Hostile Takeover from 2020-10-23T21:27

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 12 - “Leina Vanishes” (リィナが消えた) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and resear...

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3.9: Putting the Pieces Together from 2020-10-16T16:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 11 - “Activate! Double Zeta” (始動！ダブル・ゼータ) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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2.53: A Noble Mind - Interview with Dr. Bayley Garbutt from 2020-10-09T16:43

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This week, Nina and Thom interview Dr. Bayley Garbutt about Kamille Bidan's psychological development!

"Bayley is a longtime fan of Gundam, having started watching it...

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What the heck is a Gundam, and why did they build a giant walking robot? from 2020-10-02T23:00

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When footage of the Walking Gundam went viral earlier this week, your loyal podcast hosts received a deluge of questions from friends and family about it. "Did you see this? ...

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3.8: Drifting from 2020-09-25T22:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 10 - "Sayonara, Fa"/さよならファ - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on...

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3.7: A Bunch of Dummies from 2020-09-18T21:00

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 9 - “Judau in Space” (宇宙のジュドー) - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and researc...

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3.6: Leaving Home from 2020-09-11T21:00

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episodes 7 and 8 - "Gaza Storm" (ガザの嵐) and "The Funeral Bell Tolls Twice" (鎮魂の鐘は二度鳴) - discuss our first i...

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3.5: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch from 2020-09-04T22:31

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 6 - "The Zssa Menace"/ズサの脅威 - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research o...

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3.4: Compulsory Education from 2020-08-28T18:01

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 5 - "Judau's Decision"/ジュドーの決意 - discuss our first impressions, provide commentary, and present pa...

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3.3: The Chevalier of Axis from 2020-08-21T21:50

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episodes 3 and 4 - "The Knight of the Endra"/エンドラの騎士 and "Hot-Blooded Mashymre"/熱血のマシュマー - discuss our fir...

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3.2: In Over Their Heads from 2020-08-15T02:50

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 2 - "The Boy From Shangri La"/シャングリラの少年 - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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3.1: Zeta Gundam Part 2 from 2020-08-07T21:20

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We're back! This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 1 - "Prelude of ZZ"/プレリュードZZ" - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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2.52: We'll Meet Again from 2020-07-03T15:09:10

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This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) as a series, discuss our thoughts about the show as a whole, and provide commentary and research on the n...

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2.51: All Together Now from 2020-06-26T19:45:02

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 50 - "Riders in the Skies" (宇宙を駆ける), discuss our impressions, and provide com...

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2.50: Awakening from 2020-06-19T20:26:43

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 49 - "Casualties of War" (生命散って), discuss our first impressions, and provide ...

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2.49: Tabula Rasa from 2020-06-13T00:04:57

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 48 - "The Mirror of Rosamia" (ロザミアの中で), discuss our first impressions, and pr...

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2.48: Goosebumps from 2020-06-06T00:24:09

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 47 - "A Descent Into the Maelstrom" (宇宙の渦), discuss our first impressions, an...

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2.47: Battle Among Gods from 2020-05-30T03:06:38

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 46 - "Scirocco Rises" (シロッコ立つ), discuss our first impressions, and provide co...

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2.46: The Hammer of Zeon from 2020-05-22T15:49:48

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 45 - "Coming from the Heavens" (天から来るもの), discuss our first impressions, and ...

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2.45: Stronger in the Broken Places from 2020-05-16T00:30:06

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 44 - "The Gate of Zedan" (ゼダンの門), discuss our first impressions, and provide ...

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2.44: Strange Bedfellows from 2020-05-09T01:10:34

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 43 - "Haman's Victory" (ハマーンの嘲笑), discuss our first impressions, and provide ...

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Interlude: Nina Predicts the Future from 2020-05-02T01:40:16

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2.43: Rosamia Bound from 2020-04-25T02:08:45

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 42 - "Goodbye, Rosammy" (さよならロザミィ), discuss our first impressions, and provid...

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2.42: The Next Tragedy from 2020-04-18T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 41 - "Awakening" (目覚め), discuss our first impressions, and talk to special gu...

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2.41: The Point of No Return from 2020-04-11T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 40 - "Activation of Gryps" (グリプス始動), discuss our first impressions, and provi...

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2.40: No Rest for the Wicked from 2020-04-04T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentar...

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April Fools 2020 - Mobile Suit Businessdeal from 2020-04-01T04:01

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The music used in the closing section was sourced from Public Domain and CC BY samples uploaded to freesound.org, including:...

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2.39: Aid and Comfort to the Enemy from 2020-03-28T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 38 - "Reccoa's Shadow" (レコアの気配), discuss our first impressions, and provide c...

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2.38: Human Sacrifice from 2020-03-21T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 37 - "The Day of Dakar" (ダカールの日), discuss our first impressions, and provide ...

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2.37: The Devil's Machine from 2020-03-07T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 36 - "Forever Four" (永遠のフォウ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and r...

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2.36: The Mountain Won't Come to Kamille from 2020-02-29T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 35 - "Storm Over Kilimanjaro" (キリマンジャロの嵐), discuss our first impressions, and provide com...

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2.35: The Cactus Flower from 2020-02-22T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 34 - "The Call of Darkness" (宇宙が呼ぶ声), discuss our first impressions, and provide commenta...

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2.34: A Leader For All Spacenoids from 2020-02-15T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 33 - "The Messenger from Axis" (アクシズからの使者), discuss our first impressions, and provide co...

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2.33: A Long Time Ago, We Used To Be Friends from 2020-02-08T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 32 - "Unidentified Mobile Suits" (謎のモビルスーツ), discuss our first impressions, and provide c...

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2.32: Saturday in the Park from 2020-02-01T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 31 - "Half Moon Love" (ハーフムーン・ラブ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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2.31: Nothing New Under the Sun from 2020-01-25T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 30 - "Jerid's Desperate Attack" (ジェリド特攻), discuss our first impressions, and provide comm...

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2.30: The Gambler from 2020-01-18T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 29 - Crisis at Side Two (サイド2の危機), discuss our first impressions, and discuss the mental ...

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2.29: A Show of Mercy from 2020-01-11T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 28 - The Jupitris Infiltration (ジュピトリス潜入), discuss our first impressions, and provide com...

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2.28: Fatherless from 2020-01-04T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 27 - Rendezvous With Char (シャアの帰還), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary...

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2.27: There Was A Ship from 2019-12-14T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 26 - The Ghost of Zeon (ジオンの亡霊), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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2.26: All Of This Has Happened Before from 2019-12-07T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 25 - Colony Drop (コロニーが落ちる日), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and r...

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2.25: Win Every Battle, Lose the War from 2019-11-30T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 24 - Counterattack (反撃), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and resear...

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MSB's Listener Forum from 2019-11-23T05:01

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This week, we have the text of the forum comments and discussion prompts, and sources for submitted research pieces. Some comments have been shortened or reformatted.

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Questions? Answers! from 2019-11-16T05:01

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Our show-notes are a bit odd this week - no sources, just the text of the questions submitted to us. We have done little or no editing of them, so for the most part they are ...

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2.24: In Armstrong's Footsteps from 2019-11-09T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 23 - Moon Attack (ムーン・アタック), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and re...

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2.23: Harsh Realities from 2019-11-02T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 22 - The Eyes of Scirocco (シロッコの眼), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary...

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2.22: Signed in Blood from 2019-10-26T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 21 - A Sign of Zeta (ゼータの鼓動), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and r...

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2.21: Rocket Man from 2019-10-19T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 20 - The Heated Escape (灼熱の脱出), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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2.20: Stealing Time from 2019-10-12T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 19 - Cinderella Four (シンデレラ・フォウ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary a...

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2.19: A Fateful Encounter from 2019-10-05T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 18 - Mirai Captured (とらわれたミライ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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2.18: Gateway to the Stars from 2019-09-28T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 17 - Hong Kong City (ホンコン・シティ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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2.17: Fog Over Hickory from 2019-09-21T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 16 - Through the Haze of Darkness (白い闇を抜けて), discuss our first impressions, and and provi...

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2.16: Where the Water Meets the Sky from 2019-09-14T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 15 - Katz's Sortie (カツの出撃), discuss our first impressions, and welcome back our special g...

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2.15: It's Been a Long, Long Time from 2019-09-07T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 14 - Amuro Flies Again (アムロ再び), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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2.14: Relics from 2019-08-31T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 13 - “Shuttle Launch” (シャトル発進), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and...

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2.13: Appetite for Mass Destruction from 2019-08-24T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 12 - “The Winds of Jaburo” (ジャブローの風), discuss our first impressions, and provide commenta...

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2.12: The Karman Line from 2019-08-17T04:01:18

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 11 - "Entering the Atmosphere" (大気圏突入), discuss our first impressions, and provide commen...

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2.11: Under Pressure from 2019-08-10T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 10 - “Reunion” (再会), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research o...

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2.10: Discipline and Punish from 2019-08-03T04:01:03

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 9 - "A New Bond" (新しい絆), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and resear...

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2.9: Political Considerations from 2019-07-27T04:01:36

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 8 - "The Dark Side of the Moon" (月の裏側), discuss our first impressions, and provide commen...

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2.8: Pilgrimage from 2019-07-20T04:01:13

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 7 - “Escape From Side One" (サイド1の脱出), discuss our first impressions, and provide commenta...

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2.7: Ain't Seen Nothing Yet from 2019-07-13T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 6 - “To Earth” (地球圏へ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research...

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2.6: Laius from 2019-07-06T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 5 “Father and Son” (父と子と), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and rese...

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2.5: Loyalties from 2019-06-29T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 4 “Emma's Decision” (エマの脱走), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and re...

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2.4: The White Flag from 2019-06-22T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 3 “Inside the Capsule” (カプセルの中), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary an...

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2.3: A Boy Named Sue from 2019-06-15T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 2 “Departure” (旅立ち), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research o...

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2.2: Back in Black from 2019-06-08T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 1 “The Black Gundam” (黒いガンダム), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and ...

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2.1: Sign of Zeta from 2019-06-01T04:01

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This week, we lay the groundwork for our upcoming review and analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam! We also recap the first series, Mobile Suit Gundam, for any new listeners wh...

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1.39: 1.39 - Encore from 2019-05-25T04:01

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This week we discuss the third and final Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movie, titled: Encounters in Space. We continue to ask: is it a good movie? Does it make sense if you ...

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1.38: 1.38 - Zeon Strikes Back from 2019-05-18T04:01

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This week we discuss the second Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movie, titled: Soldiers of Sorrow. We continue to ask: is it a good movie? Does it make sense if you haven't se...

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1.37: 1.37 - Second Chances from 2019-05-11T04:01

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This week we discuss the first of the Mobile Suit Gundam compilation movies, titled: Mobile Suit Gundam. Is it a good movie? Does it make sense if you haven't seen the show? ...

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1.36: 1.36 - Implications from 2019-05-04T04:01

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This week we discuss implications for the future of Gundam, special guest Edward Bauer reviews the original voice-work and the dub, listener Renato Ramonda helps us understan...

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1.35: 1.35 - Aftermath from 2019-04-27T04:01

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This week, we discuss the Mobile Suit Gundam series as a whole: what do we think of the ending? Do we think the story as a whole is well done? Did the shortened series hurt t...

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1.34: 1.34b - Parting Shots (Part 2) from 2019-04-20T04:02

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 42/41 “Space Fortress A Baoa Qu” (宇宙要塞ア·バオア·クー) and 43/42 “Escape” (脱出), discuss our first impressions, an...

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1.34: 1.34a - Parting Shots from 2019-04-20T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 42/41 “Space Fortress A Baoa Qu” (宇宙要塞ア·バオア·クー) and 43/42 “Escape” (脱出), discuss our first impressions, an...

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1.33: 1.33b - No Family, No Homeland (part 2) from 2019-04-13T04:02

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 40/39 "Lalah's Dilemma" (エルメスのララ) and 41/40 "A Cosmic Glow" (光る宇宙), discuss our first impressions, and pro...

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1.33: 1.33a - No Family, No Homeland from 2019-04-13T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 40/39 "Lalah's Dilemma" (エルメスのララ) and 41/40 "A Cosmic Glow" (光る宇宙), discuss our first impressions, and pro...

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1.32: 1.32 - The Man from Jupiter from 2019-04-06T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 39/38 "The Newtype: Challia Bull" (ニュータイプ、シャリア·ブル), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary ...

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April Fools 2019 - Mobile Suit Breaddown from 2019-04-01T07:01

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We've decided to take the podcast in a new direction. Henceforth this is now Mobile Suit Breaddown, THE definitive bread and bread-related podcast. Yup, it's...

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1.31: 1.31 - Goodbye Forever from 2019-03-30T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 38/37 "Char and Sayla" (再会、シャアとセイラ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on...

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1.30: 1.30 - The Assassination of M'Quve by the Esper Amuro Ray from 2019-03-23T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 37/36 "Duel in Texas" (テキサスの攻防), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the...

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1.29: 1.29 - Monsters from 2019-03-16T04:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 35/34 "The Glory of Solomon" (ソロモン攻略戦) and 36/35 "Big Zam's Last Stand" (恐怖!機動ビグ·ザム), discuss our first im...

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1.28: 1.28 - Sparks Fly! from 2019-03-09T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 34 (33 in the US), "A Fateful Encounter" ("宿命の出会い"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary...

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1.27: 1.27 - Patrimony from 2019-03-02T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 33 (32 in the US), "Farewell in Side 6" ("コンスコン強襲"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary...

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1.26: 1.26 - Fire Broadside! from 2019-02-23T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 31 and 32 (30 and 31 in the US), "A Decoy in Space" ("ザンジバル,追撃!") and "Breakthrough" ("強行突破作戦"), discuss o...

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1.25: 1.25 - Welcome to the Jungle from 2019-02-16T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 29 and 30 (28 and 29 in the US), "Tragedy in Jaburo" and "A Wish for War Orphans," discuss our first impre...

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1.24: 1.24 - Making Amends from 2019-02-09T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 27 and 28 (26 and 27 in the US), "A Spy on Board" and "Across the Atlantic Ocean," discuss our first impre...

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1.23: 1.23 - Battle in the Age of Mobile Suits from 2019-02-02T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 26 (25 in the US), "Char Returns," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: ...

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1.22: 1.22 - Because of People Like You from 2019-01-26T05:05

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 24 and 25 (23 and 24 in the US), "The Black Tri-Stars" and "Odessa Day," discuss our ...

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1.21: 1.21 - The Long Shadow from 2019-01-19T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 22 and 23 (21 and 22 in the US), "The Trap of M'Quve" and "Matilda's Rescue," discuss our first impressio...

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1.20: 1.20 - The Fate of a Soldier from 2019-01-12T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 20 and 21 (19 and 20 in the US), "Hand-to-Hand Combat" and "Sorrow and Hatred," discuss our first impressi...

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1.19: 1.19 - Duel in the Desert from 2019-01-05T05:01

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This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 19 (18 in the US), "Ramba Ral's Attack," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and researc...

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1.18: 1.18 - What Will You Do Now? from 2018-12-29T05:01

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 18 (17 in the US), "Zeon's Secret Mine," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the ...

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1.17: 1.17 - Unnecessary from 2018-12-22T05:01

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 17 (16 in the US), "Amuro Deserts," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: flight si...

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1.16: 1.16 - Answers at Any Price from 2018-12-15T05:01

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 16 (15 in the US), "Sayla's Agony," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Song Dyna...

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1.15: 1.15 - The Lost Episode from 2018-12-08T05:01

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 15, "Cucuruz Doan's Island," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the different Ja...

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1.14: 1.14 - Tick Tick Boom! from 2018-12-01T05:01

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 14, "Time, Be Still," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the Neo-Confucian conce...

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1.13: 1.13 - Mothers are Complex from 2018-11-24T07:00

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 13, "Coming Home," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the original Pinocchio and...

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1.12: 1.12 - Into the Storm from 2018-11-17T09:04

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 12, "The Threat of Zeon," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: large public funera...

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1.11: 1.11 - All That Remains from 2018-11-10T08:10

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Content Warning: Suicide.

"What do you mean 'she has lost the will to live?'"

This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 11, "Icelina - Love's Re...

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1.10: 1.10 - The Misfortune of Birth from 2018-11-03T08:26

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Everything continues to go well for the Zabi family.

This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 10, "Garma's Fate," discuss our first impressions, and p...

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1.9: 1.9 - Paranoia and Treachery from 2018-10-27T06:47

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In this episode Thom and Nina discuss Mobile Suit Gundam episode 9, "Fly! Gundam!" , desperate times on the White Base, what Bright actually wants, whether or not there's tim...

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1.8: 1.8 - Family Men Like Us from 2018-10-20T06:21

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Is this what all mothers are like?

This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 8, "The Winds of War," discuss our first impressions, and provide commenta...

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1.7: 1.7 - Freefallin' from 2018-10-13T08:10

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Noh drama! A "mother complex!" and Mobile Suit Gundam Episode 7!

This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 7, "The Core Fighter's Escape," discuss our ...

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1.6: 1.6 - Welcome to Earth, Gundam! from 2018-10-06T07:52

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Ever wonder if Char and Garma were more than just friends? There's more evidence to float that ship than you might think...

On the Gundam podcast this week, we watch M...

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1.5: 1.5 The Descendants of Earth from 2018-09-29T08:19

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This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 5, "Re-Entry to Earth," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: hot towels, the Fukus...

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1.4: 1.4 - On the (Space) Road Again from 2018-09-22T06:28

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On this episode: space-refugees, soldiers as police, cultural changes in the Japanese post-war period, the "granddaddy" of anime, and anime history and aesthetics.

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1.3: 1.3 - Mistakes Were Made from 2018-09-15T14:00

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In this episode: Astrography of the Gundamverse in UC79, what keeps the sides in-place?, collective decision-making, introducing the Minovsky particle, and developments in ph...

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1.2: 1.2 - No, She's Too Strong! from 2018-09-08T14:00:27

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In this episode: Space-Okinawa, society has a short memory, was childhood ever sacred?, nuclear allegory, fancy uniforms, and mutually assured Gundams.

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