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 Alain’s picks:

• Mecha Roundup
  The Cockpit looks back on the best and the worst robots shows of 2017.
• Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride
  Imagine being nomitaed for the Nobel Prize 84 times but never winning.
• The Human Cycle
  A look at the second half of the Martian Chronicles.

  Kate’s picks:

• Samurai For a Day
  Join the fray in a Battle of Kawanakajima of 1561 reenactment.
• Rey Mysterio Joins NJPW in Long Beach
  Masked wrestler Rey Mysterio issued a challenge to Jushin “Thunder” Liger. This will be the first time Rey Mysterio has wrestled with New Japan!

One day will will do a Gundam SEED rewatch podcast:

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 Kate’s picks:

• A New Detective is on the Case!
  I’m very excited about this animated detective series project on Kickstarter. There’s already a pilot episode to entice which was a lot of fun and had a great atmosphere.
• Tropes Done Right
  Great write-up of the wonderful Chronicles of Prydain book series. I just recently re-read these myself and its such a goodie.

 Alain’s picks:

• “No Matter How Much I Make Up, There’s Stuff in History That’s Just as Bad, or Worse.”
  History on Fire teams up with The History of Westeros Podcast to examine some (but hardly all) of the real world historical influences on Game of Thrones.
• What Are 20 Years Between Friends?
  Some clarifications on the history of Khosrau Anushirawan.
• Just Make it Cheaper!
  A look at why modern AAA games cost so much to make.
• The Dying Martians
  A look at the Martian half of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles.

Fingers-crossed for this project to get funded!

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 Alain’s picks:

• A Tale of Three Lupins
  The Castle of Cagliostro, Lupin III: Dead or Alive, and Lupin III: Episode 0: First Contact are all three very different looks at the definitive anime thief.
• Another Look at the Queen of the Pirates
  More on Cheng I Sao, the pirate that surpassed all other pirates.
• Everyone Loves Recovery of an MMO Junkie
  What was good the good anime from Fall 2018.
• How Much Should a Game Cost?
  Is $60 too little?

  Kate’s picks:

• Tokyo Mystery Circus
  A new venue that specializes in the escape games.
• R.I.P. Ursula Le Guin
  An amazing woman writer of fantasy and science-fiction. Sounds like its a good time to revisit her many works and to finally read some of the ones I’ve been meaning to.

THE anime femme fatale: