This month I'm taking a look at our first anthology film, Robot Carnival.

Also discussed:

• Tomomichi Michimura passes away: https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-08/slam-dunk-street-fighter-voice-actor-tomomichi-nishimura-dies/.231824
• Silent Mobius X Avengers comic series comes out in 2026: https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-05/silent-mobius-x-avengers-comic-series-to-launch-in-2026/.231747

Next Month we're watching the K-Drama version of Boys Over Flowers, and you can check streaming availability here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ggocboda-namja

If you have comments on the podcast or on next month's anime, please send them to animeexplorationspod@gmail.com

Opening:
Donut by Anozira
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• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:05 Opening, End of Season, and News Discussion.
• 00:18:27 Film Discussion

This month we're discussing the 4th and 5th films in the Garden of Sinners series (probably the strongest films in the series so far).

Also discussed:

Newtype Magazine has their anime of the past year picks: https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-10-19/makeine-bocchi-the-rock-anime-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.230103

The Russian government has blocked MyAnimeList because of LGBT+ content: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/28/russia-blocks-worlds-largest-anime-and-manga-database-over-lgbtq-content-a90966

Discotek Media is putting out a 4K release of Project A-Ko (and is including most of the sequels): https://bsky.app/profile/discotekmedia.bsky.social/post/3m5euws774s23

Digital manga publisher Azuki has changed its name to Omoi: https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-13/digital-manga-publisher-azuki-changes-name-to-omoi/.230990

Next month we're watching Robot Carnival, available pretty much everywhere.

If you have comments on the podcast or on next month's anime, please send them to animeexplorationspod@gmail.com

Opening:
Donut by Anozira
Bandcamp Link: https://anoziramusic.bandcamp.com/track/donut
Used with permission

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Please support my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/countzeroor
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• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:05 Opening & New Season/News Discussion
• 00:21:04 Garden of Sinners Parts 4 & 5 Discussion
• 01:06:08 Next Month's Pick

This month we're discussing the horror comedy(?) anime Mieruko-Chan.

Also discussed:

The Ghost in the Shell Arise Tabletop RPG Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manaprojectstudio/ghost-in-the-shell-roleplaying-game

Anime By The Numbers' article on Crunchyroll's subtitling woes: https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-10-09/crunchyroll-cites-internal-system-problems-regarding-subtitles-for-fall-2025-anime/.229669

Anime News Network's article on Crunchyroll's subtitling woes: https://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-10-09/crunchyroll-cites-internal-system-problems-regarding-subtitles-for-fall-2025-anime/.229669

Next Month we are watching Garden of Sinners films 4 & 5, available on Crunchyroll.

If you have comments on the podcast or on next month's anime, please send them to animeexplorationspod@gmail.com

Opening:
Donut by Anozira
Bandcamp Link: https://anoziramusic.bandcamp.com/track/donut
Used with permission

Subscribe to the Podcast: https://feeds.libsyn.com/444780/rss

Please support my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/countzeroor
Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/countzero
Watch my Live-Streams on http://twitch.tv/countzeroor
Watch my Let's Plays at https://www.youtube.com/@CountZeroOrPlays

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:05 Opening & New Season/News Discussion
• 00:31:05 Mieruko-Chan Discussion
• 01:09:28 Next Month's Pick & Kumoricon Notes