Category: Editorials

The Speakeasy #045: Barrier Breaker, From Short Seasons to Filler and Everything in Between

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Drink #045: Barrier Breaker,
From Short Seasons to Filler and Everything in Between

In this episode, we meander around anime seasons discussing the short episode counts of recent years, the likelihood of series getting another season, the dreaded filler, the changing function of OVAs, and a myriad of other things related to the way anime is released.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Barrier Breaker

1 1/2 oz dark rum
1/2 oz Galliano® herbal liqueur
2 tsp dark creme de cacao
4 oz cold coffee
crushed ice

Pour all of the ingredients into an Irish coffee glass filled with crushed ice. Stir well.

2 Guys & a Mic and the Dread of the Grave

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hisui_icon_4040 I proclaim that Alain Mendez (aka Hisui) is the detective. The detective is not the culprit. No proof is needed to show this.

I recently listened to the podcast review on the 2 Guys and a Mic podcast of the Umineko no Naku Koro ni anime. It was a good review but Jahmere and Mike only watched the anime. That is not a crime. An anime should be able to stand on its audience needing to lean on supplemental material or the original source product. The anime leaves out some major plot points and explanations so it makes sense they were a bit confused at points.

There is a distinct reason that the anime has the bad reputation it does.

In hopes of shedding a little light on the situation I decided to throw out some blue and red statements to clear up some things.

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I Love it When a Plan Comes Together

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hisui_icon_4040 To any history professional or hardcore aficionado of antiquity this post is going to seem like me stating that water is wet and that the sky is blue. But bear with me. Not everyone can be awesome like you. This is for the rest of us.

Who knows? Maybe this post will get some discussion with you scholars from people you would not normally talk to.

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