It's time to dive further into the Tokyo Devas arc as the kids learn the importance of Ultimate digivolution and start to get addicted to Blue Cards, the newest drug to hit the streets of Akihabara.
We have some discussion about digivice mechanics, a deep dive into Impmon's character, and an epic gender section! Plus two FoxKids ad breaks!
Spoilers
Things Mentioned
- Monster Rancher [en.wikipedia.org]
- On The Media: “After Oregon” [onthemedia.org] On how the press turns mass killers into media icons
- “Rika (1.5 years later)” by Xeiku9 [xelku9.deviantart.com] The random cool Rika fanart
- “The baffling reason many millennials don’t eat cereal” [washingtonpost.com]
Imagery Mentioned
(Show image attributions)
Snug as a Plug in a Rug
- Ashley: Escaflowne Kickstarter
- Ashley: Fushigi Yugi (http://www.crunchyroll.com/fushigi-yugi)
- Asher: Route 29
- Andrew: Mr. Nietzsche in the Convienence Store (Crunchyroll)
- Jeff: Hamilton (iTunes)
Special Thanks
Our Calumon artwork is by the awesome Mary Cagle. If you want to check out more of her work—which, come on, you really should—she creates the webcomics Let’s Speak English, Kiwi Blitz, and Sleepless Domain. She’s also cubewatermelon on Tumblr and Twitter, where she posts lots of other cool drawings and fanart pieces.
The podcast is made possible with support from our awesome Patremon. If you want to support the show and get some cool rewards (like stickers, buttons, and early episodes), check out our Patreon campaign.
Our intro, outro, and transition music is the opening music of the Japanese version of Tamers, “The Biggest Dreamer” by Wada Kouji, which you can purchase and download from iTunes Japan or Amazon.co.jp.
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| • | Ep. 17: | Duel with the Deva | |
| • | Ep. 18: | Digital Beauty | |
| • | Ep. 19: | Impmon's Last Stand | |
| • | Ep. 20: | Out of the Blue |
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