Show # 92: They're All Transformers

Anthony Askew and Bradley Meek break into our vaults with a casket full of compliments for Chaika the Coffin Princess!

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Straight from the creative minds behind Scrapped Princess and Strait Jacket comes the adventures of everybody's favourite caveman-speaking Django impersonator. Chaika proves to be a whale of a fun time, moving along at a sharp clip but never so quick to leave a viewer behind and striking a good balance between action, comedy and character as it goes. So fast does it fly that it isn't long before the show burns through all its source material and leaves us with a majorly abrupt ending, but such is the strength of the series as a whole that it doesn't feel like a wasted journey. Listen in for more on all this plus the SHOCKING REVELATION behind the characters' naming conventions!

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Magic wands

Man eating unicorns

Survival strategies

Show #48: Oh No! Not The Bakery!

Niall and Dwayne explore the terrifying prospects of a world where magic is real in 2007 OVA Strait Jacket!

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Based on the novels of the same name by Ichiro Sakaki this OVA adaptation excels in world building and illustrating the mechanics of it's magical industries with great economy of cinema. The story manages a bit of pathos for the characters but ultimately falls flat and leaves the viewer wanting, which on the other hand could entice some to delve into the source material and learn more about the series' quite interesting setting. Listen in to find out just how interesting it all is, along with some discussion of Boy's Love adaptations of Micheal Collins

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Magic Iron Man

Magic FBI

Magic gone wrong