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| S3E2 Children Should Have Grenades | 24 Feb 2025 | 02:36:10 | |
In this episode, an Italian Episode, we zoom in on our featured Food and Operator, pink-petaled playboy photographer Prosciutto di Parma, and the Fake Japanese/Fake Italian/Fake Alice Liddell Suzuran, and ask a concerned question: Wait, are there child soldiers? And possibly pig soldiers? Then, we look at the freaks, Focaccia, Crepe, and Shamare, asking, well... Hey, do all these guys kinda suck, actually? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| BONUS 6 Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow Watchalong: Our $1000 Trip To Germany, Yet Is Our Body Still Made Of Swords? | 23 Feb 2025 | 01:51:36 | |
Happy Vowentine's Day! Er, Valentine's Day. In this very special bonus episode that all of you donated $1000 to charity to make us record, we watch the prequel to... beloved? Let's go with a tentative beloved, anime movie Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht: The Nameless Girl, IN PERSON, and let me tell you, we have a lot of questions: Is this movie good? Is it even really a movie? What does any of this have to do with Prisma Illya? Why does it look like that? What's with ball? Will there actually be a vow? What's with his body being made of swords? And most importantly, will we ever ultimately reach that most hallowed destination? That's right, I'm talking about Germany. Please watch along on your favorite legal website, and let's find out together. Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S2E4 I Do Not Wish To Share An Image With Anyone But My Wife | 01 Dec 2024 | 03:31:08 | |
In this episode, our fourth Limbus Company episode, in which we get extremely into the weeds about modernist korean poetry, we look at the scientist and ideally odd and strange man Yi Sang, and ask a question about someone that we regard as that precious: Who, or what, in this image is Yi Sang's wife? And are they about to bite him randomly all over, or...? Read this episode's official companion fanfic, "Composing Beneath The Covers": Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| BONUS 4 Yi Sang's The Wings Soporific Reading To Sleep/Chill To | 24 Nov 2024 | 00:58:07 | |
Yi Sang, born Kim Haegyŏng, 1910-1937, was a prolific and influential Korean writer and poet during the Japanese imperial occupation of Korea. An outstanding member of the literary group Guinhoe, or the League of Nine, Yi Sang was known for his biting wit and his distinctly detatched and self-critical autobiographical style, and is an influential figure in Korean literature today. Soul Mates! is proud to present this reading of one of his most accomplished works, The Wings, published shortly before his tragic death at 26. Featuring an original soundtrack by Pandora Grace, we ask you to join us for this timeless piece of writing, about a man so self obsessed that he loses all perspective on the world around him, only to be overwhelmed once beginning to gain it back. We hope you enjoy, and we hope you are inspired to seek out more works by this great artist. Listen to more of Bunnygirl Brainwave's music: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E17 An Engagement With Estrogen | 17 Nov 2024 | 02:15:07 | |
In this episode, our first ever first part of a two-parter, we zoom in on the first part of Yui Yagi, estrogen-infused perpetual shy girl with a poor sense of taste but a great taste in overcoats, and ask a question that considering our proclivities we really should know the answer to: What does spironolactone do? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E16 Fellas Stay With Me/Fellas We're Back | 03 Nov 2024 | 02:18:07 | |
In this episode, in which we excessively discuss the creation and consumption of goop, we zoom in on the very attractive and stylish witch/teacher/herbalist Leia, who prompts us to ask a prudent question of all you fellas (gender neutral): Are you with me? Fellas, are you staying with me? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| News! We're Streaming For Extra Life 2024 On November 2nd! | 26 Oct 2024 | 00:02:24 | |
On November 2nd, the cast of Soul Mates! will be streaming for Extra Life 2024, raising money for children's hospitals! We'll be playing Dokapon Kingdom Connect, and have a bevvy of fun donation incentives, including assigning Cute/Appealing/Kinsey numbers to guys of your choice, and making us watch another Fate movie! More information on our donation page below. Check out our Extra Life donation page: Follow ash on Twitch: Follow the show on YouTube: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E15 She's Got Those Hands Like A Mii | 20 Oct 2024 | 03:02:09 | |
In this episode, in which we cover SEVEN outfits, we zoom in on the perpetually terrified specifically of the viewer shrine maiden Mai Aiahara, who prompts a very spooky question, when it isn't even Halloween yet: Are we sure that this girl is like, alive? Flesh and blood, and not a mere wandering spirit? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E14 Put Your Thumb Over This Old Man | 06 Oct 2024 | 02:38:36 | |
In this episode, fueled by an anime watching experience that was certainly, uhm, well, anyway, we zoom in on Washizu Iwao from mahjong anime Akagi, who plays mahjong with your blood, but not necessarily with your heart because he's kinda, well, anyway, we ask a very geometric question: What are the shapes on this man's face actually supposed to be? Why does he look so different sometimes and exactly the same others? Follow along: | |||
| BONUS 3 Akagi Watchalong: Enter NOW For Your Chance To Win FREE Tickets To See Smooth Hands & The Hole LIVE In Concert!!! | 29 Sep 2024 | 02:03:13 | |
In this episode we watch Akagi. But more importantly, Soul Mates! is giving away 5 FREE tickets to see Smooth Hands & The Hole LIVE in concert, featuring the WORLD PREMIER of their newest single from their upcoming album! Plus, one of those winners will get a GRAND PRIZE featuring tonnes of Smooth Hands & The Hole merch, a commemerative 12" vinyl record of their first album, Show Me The Blood! plus a backstage pass to meet Smooth Hands & The Hole in person! How do you enter? Just send us a message using the Tumblr asks feature or the YouTube comments feature with the hashtag #smoothhandsandthehole and your favorite fact about the band, along with your favorite song! It's that easy- so enter NOW! Some conditions apply. Support the show: | |||
| S2E3 Worst Boy Grip Who Shall Grip AKA I Can't Think Normally About Milk Anymore | 22 Sep 2024 | 03:13:20 | |
In this episode, our third Limbus Company episode, and also our longest episode ever and certainly our most infected, we look at perpetual failboy trapped in his egg Emil Sinclair, and ask a truly insane question that I promise by the end of the episode you will maybe understand: How much milk could you drink out of a woman's gambeson? Read this episode's official companion fanfic: | |||
| S1E13 Back And Bird-er Than Ever | 09 Sep 2024 | 02:48:27 | |
In this episode, our first one back after our summer of surgical fun, we're very excited to have our friend Ema on to zoom in on Joseph, also known as Joe Ron Mike Wazowski's Dad, the fun and goofy adventurin' man, and he prompts an obvious question: Will we ever get bored of how he says word funny? Dear listener, ron? Follow along: | |||
| S1E20 The Belts, The Gun, And The Tummy | 09 Feb 2025 | 02:16:16 | |
In this episode, which may or may not be for the tummy people, we zoom in on Aru from fellow gacha game Blue Archive, a scheming and villainous... young woman, maybe, who is definitely evil don't question it, and ask an ephemeral question: What makes a character in a piece of art look like a teenager? WHY can you tell, when you can? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| Gone Fishin'! E4: Arknights: Special Disease Beam | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:38:52 | |
On this, Gone Fishin'!'s final voyage, we do the thing that Ivy has had as a called shot since day one and play Arknights! In the critically acclaimed tower defense gacha game featuring music by Mili and published by Yostar, I think that cute girl should be an old man, autobattle autobattle autobattle autobattle, cheer a lot for furries as a concept, and ask a beleaguered question: Why 14 gigabytes? Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| Gone Fishin'! E3: Bandori BanG Dream! Girls Band Party: Beginners' Punch Card | 18 Aug 2024 | 01:57:59 | |
On this, Gone Fishin'!'s third voyage, we come to a well-fished harbor to take a gander at Bandori BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! In this, one of the only rhythm gacha games that is on the market which I have not played, I fistfight Apple, affirm who is and is not a freak, out myself as a fan of a particular webtoon for some reason, and ask a yet-unanswered question: When will MyGo release on the global version? Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| Gone Fishin'! E2: Food Fantasy: Fruity Energy | 11 Aug 2024 | 01:47:13 | |
On this, Gone Fishin'!'s second voyage, we cast a wide net to get a taste of Food Fantasy! In this 'Food Personified RPG', I wade through a world of inexplicable food reviews, try to take care of Peking Duck's many children, and ask a clarifying question: Is it, like, noodles? Chocolate? Cake? Cookies? Glutinous rice cake? Please, I just want to know. Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| Gone Fishin'! E1: Fate/Grand Order: Imagine Yourself Becoming A Fighter Jet | 04 Aug 2024 | 02:13:00 | |
On this, Gone Fishin'!'s first voyage, let's dip our toes into Fate/Grand Order! In this supposed entry point to the Fate series, I try desperately to escape the land of bad art, Marie Antoinette fails the Bechdel test, and I ask a desperate question: What the hell is a Spiritron Dive? Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| TRAILER: Gone Fishin'! | 28 Jul 2024 | 00:05:48 | |
Next week: A whole new voyage across unknown seas! Whaling, but if the whaling was for jpegs! ash gets into some gachas! Gone Fishin'! cover art by ash. Support the show: | |||
| The Great Gacha World Tour Ch 4: NU:Carnival: WLWLBLBLE (Women who Love Women who Love Boys Love who are Boys Love Experts) | 21 Jul 2024 | 01:35:21 | |
CONTENT WARNING: This episode is about a NSFW game and contains explicit sexual content. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Timestamp for the skip-ahead mentioned in the episode is 1:27:34. For our fourth and final (for now!?) stop on the Great Gacha World Tour, we visit the land of NU:Carnival, a sensual place of smooth men- smooth physically, not so much in the talking department. Guided by our local expert Harry, we take a look at Quincy, and more importantly his furry pet Topper, and I am asked a frankly embarassing question: Can you tell if this smooth man is a top or a bottom? Can you pass the yaoi test? ...I'm really not kidding about that NSFW content warning, by the way. The Great Gacha World Tour cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| The Great Gacha World Tour Ch 3: Bandori BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!: The Two-For-One Special | 14 Jul 2024 | 02:20:57 | |
For our third stop on the Great Gacha World Tour, we visit the land of Bandori BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! A rockin' place of teenage girls jammin' out and makin' friends. Guided by our local expert Frankie, we take a look at two seperate characters, Misaki Okusawa and the pink bear Michelle, and ask a puzzled question: Why do you never see these two in the same room together? Do they not like each other or something? ...We will not back down from the position that this bit is funny. The Great Gacha World Tour cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| The Great Gacha World Tour Ch 2: World Flipper: She's Got Such A Subtle Wrist | 07 Jul 2024 | 02:36:30 | |
For our second stop on The Great Gacha World Tour, we visit the land of World Flipper, an electrifying place of cool guys turning into adorable little pixel art pinballs. Guided by our local expert Tam, we take a look at like, SO many different guys, and ask about a lot of them a thrilled question: How do you think she does it? I don't know! What makes her SO good? ...It's a Pinball Wizard reference. A reference to Pinball Wizard by The Who. The Great Gacha World Tour cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| The Great Gacha World Tour Ch 1: Project Sekai: Diagnosing Diagonalitis Disease | 30 Jun 2024 | 01:53:28 | |
For our first stop on The Great Gacha World Tour, we visit the land of Project Sekai, a sparkling place of idols, dreams, and 45 degree angles. Guided by our local expert Birb, we take a look at Haruka Kiritani, and ask her a guiding question: Hey girl, have you noticed that your friend Minori is like, REALLY into you? Has this clicked for you? ...I may get a little bit too mad about framing in this one. The Great Gacha World Tour cover art by ash! Follow along: | |||
| S1E12 Some Joke About Frogs And Kissing | 17 Jun 2024 | 02:27:01 | |
In this episode, we revisit Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl to zoom in on Kuro, the girlkissing demon girl- and considering how badly this went for us last time, we ask a pleading question: Can you please not be that bad? Can you please just be kind of normal? Follow along: | |||
| S1E19 On The Brink Of Death In Our Second Year | 26 Jan 2025 | 02:02:01 | |
In this episode, following last week's watchalong, we zoom in on Toki (from Toki(and Saki(Side A))) the thigh-loving and future-seeing chronically ill girl who was on the brink of death in her second year of highschool, and ash asks a sanity-check question: Hey, what's up with her weird riichi thing? Why does nobody ever talk about this? Why won't they acknowledge it's weird!? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S2E2 I See Myself Reflected In Her Beautiful Blue Eyes | 03 Jun 2024 | 02:51:34 | |
In this episode, our second of our Limbus Company season, we zoom in on the flirtatious and charming gambler and... well, axe murderer Rodion, aka Rodya, and ask ourselves a dubiously respectful question: Should you pay attention to a woman's great assets or to her greataxes? Well, why not both? Read this episode's official companion fanfic: | |||
| S1E11 Biting And Killing, AND Killing And Biting? | 19 May 2024 | 02:57:50 | |
In this super special birthday episode, featuring furry art expert guest Harry, we zoom in on the fuzzy young tigress and lady-aspirant Hannah, and whisper into your ear a most temptuous question: Isn't being human just the worst, actually? Don't you just feel like an animal? Editor's Note: This episode was recorded under suboptimal conditions and so it's a bit echo-y sometimes. You have to be nice to me about this it's my birthday Follow along: | |||
| S1E10 Britannian Brown Bear Safety Tips | 05 May 2024 | 02:13:08 | |
In this episode, a loose episode, we zoom in on the first of several Code Geass crossover characters, the demure schoolgirl/firery mech pilot Kallen Kozuki, and ask a potentially life saving question: What do you do when you encounter a bear in the woods and don't have the proper equipment? Follow along: | |||
| BONUS 2 Mahjong Soul Pon☆ Watchalong: Tamagotchi Stimulation Simulation Recreational | 29 Apr 2024 | 01:00:28 | |
It's time for our second bonus episode as, on the brink of Mahjong Soul's new "anime" we watch Mahjong Soul's first "anime" which is. Well. Why don't you watch along with us and find out? Surely nothing will go wrong. Surely this will be a completely normal time. Follow along: | |||
| S1E9 The "Wallet Alarm" Incident | 21 Apr 2024 | 02:20:30 | |
In this episode, in which an emote definitely doesn't make one of us cry, we zoom in on the oh-so-cool teenage android KR-967, and ask a- hey, wait, is that my wallet? Hey! HEY! Get back here! Follow along: | |||
| S1E8 The Man Of The Mist | 08 Apr 2024 | 01:34:41 | |
In this episode, in which our energy is totally normal, we zoom in on the diligent student council president Miyuki Shirogane from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, and ask a forward-thinking question: Why are men designed this way? Does it have something to do with the mist? Follow along: | |||
| S2E1 Aah, The Texture Of A Bug | 25 Mar 2024 | 02:50:07 | |
In the first episode of Season 2 of the podcast (don't worry, we'll get back to Season 1 next episode) we zoom in on the loser burnout [redacted] mutant Gregor, from Project Moon's seminal game Limbus Company, and ask honestly just a great question: What's the best texture for an arm? One that makes you wanna just reach out and... nng, y'know? Follow along: | |||
| S1E7 :O Aaaaaaomph! | 10 Mar 2024 | 02:30:56 | |
In this episode, featuring a BONUS SEGMENT at the end (that you can play along with!) we zoom in on the voracious young (kind of?) dragonling Lin Lang, and ask an innovative question: What if the good art could just eat all of the bad art? Y'know, aaaaaaomph? | |||
| S1E6 A Newborn Baby Deer | 26 Feb 2024 | 02:44:56 | |
In this episode, featuring a special guest who may or may not be ash's mom, we look at the shy (and alegedly, gardening) schoolgirl Hana Ninomiya and ask a surprisingly difficult question: What is this girl supposed to look like? And are we sure that that thing is human? | |||
| S1E5 How Deep Is Your Luck | 11 Feb 2024 | 02:32:49 | |
In this episode, we zoom in on probably our favorite woman so far, mahjong... dojo? owner Fu Ji, and are prompted by the game itself to ask, repeatedly, a very important question: How old is this face? Follow along: (additional music in this episode courtesy of CoversPH) | |||
| BONUS 5 Saki Episode of Side A Watchalong: My Girlfriend, My Butch Girlfriend, And FunaQ | 19 Jan 2025 | 02:10:52 | |
Please join us for four episodes of Saki Episode of Side A (yes it's really called that) in an effort to make ash understand- and maybe even appreciate- an anime that they do not like. But this isn't just any four episodes of Saki: This is the Toki arc, where the stakes raise and more than just making it to finals is on the line, where the very life of girl-beloved and illness-stricken Toki Onjouji is in peril! Will she be able to stop Teru's weird tornado arm? Will the actual protagonist of this anime do anything? And most importantly, will it be marvelous~? Watch along on your favorite legal website, and let's find out together! Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E4 ash is mad. | 29 Jan 2024 | 02:00:12 | |
In this episode, we zoom in on our first crossover character, Miyu (who of course we all know from Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl) and ask an almost desperate question: Why does art have to be bad? Why does art have to be THIS bad? Follow along: | |||
| BONUS 1 Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl Watchalong: Don't Kill Yourself; Sludge Sludge Sludge Sludge Sludge | 21 Jan 2024 | 01:52:41 | |
Join us as, in preparation for the next character we look at, we do a watch through of Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht - The Nameless Girl- and you can, and probably should, watch along with us! I promise you it's a super normal movie that we are super normal about. Support the show: | |||
| S1E3 Huuuge Yuri | 14 Jan 2024 | 01:49:27 | |
In this episode, we zoom in on the celestial, deific nun Lily Kitahara from Mahjong Soul, and ask a poignent question: Are lesbians allowed to be evil? Is that okay? Follow along: | |||
| S1E2 Coming To An Agreement | 01 Jan 2024 | 01:46:49 | |
In this episode, a climactic finish to 2023, we zoom in on the book-loving Nanaha Onodera from Mahjong Soul, and ask the only slightly prudish question: how horny about book should you be in public? Follow along: | |||
| S1E1 Dripping With Good Taste | 18 Dec 2023 | 02:44:44 | |
In our first episode we zoom in on the moon goddess Kaguyahime from Mahjong Soul, and ask a season-deciding question: Can the art of Mahjong Soul be good actually? Follow along: | |||
| S3E1 Take Me To Fish Heaven | 12 Jan 2025 | 02:53:03 | |
In this episode, our first of our Arknights/Food Fantasy season, we first zoom in on our featured duo, the partygirl priestess Pallas and the friendly- but scary- lignified lady Chishui Moth Tea, and ask: So these two are gonna kiss, right? And in our second half, a trio of consumate professionals in Sea Bream Sashimi, Turducken, and Mostima, asking: Will we be blessed by fish heaven, or damned to bird hell? Listen to this season's pilot episode, S3E0 Two Different Kinds Of Parties: Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E18 Nya Nya! Purr Purr~ | 05 Jan 2025 | 02:51:36 | |
In this episode, the first episode in my heart, we zoom in on the mascot of Mahjong Soul herself, the feline of the shrine, Ichihime! And as we start our 2025 and the second year of the pawdcast, we'd like to extend a gloved hand to you and ask: Hey-nya, won't you join us for some Ichimanthropology, purr? :3 Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| Season 3, Arknights/Food Fantasy, Available NOW!!! Plus, Soul Mates! 2025 Plans! | 22 Dec 2024 | 00:04:38 | |
First and foremost, you can listen to our pilot episode of Soul Mates! Season 3, Arknights/Food Fantasy, RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE: https://ko-fi.com/Post/SM-Season-3-PILOT-EPISODE-Two-Different-Kinds-Of-B0B517SCY9 WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SEASON 3 SO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. Aside from that, with a third season in the mix, a revamped Season 2 ( the Limbus Company one) format, and new, surgery-free summer plans, next year is looking exciting for Soul Mates! and we've prepared this announcement as a little guide so you know what to look forward to. Episode 1 of Season 3 (the Arknights/Food Fantasy one) will debut on January 12th, but until then, GO LISTEN TO THE S3 PILOT! GO GO GO! Listen to S3E0 Two Different Kinds Of Parties: https://ko-fi.com/Post/SM-Season-3-PILOT-EPISODE-Two-Different-Kinds-Of-B0B517SCY9 Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: https://soul-mates-podcast.tumblr.com/ Follow the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Soul-Mates-Podcast Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: https://togetherweshine.podbean.com Art by Ryegarden: https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden Music by Sueños Electrónicos: suenoselectronicos.bandcamp.com Follow and support ash: | |||
| 1st Anniversary Special! Goddess Tryst: Headpiece Heist! | 18 Dec 2024 | 02:20:03 | |
The first anniversary of the podcast is upon us! On this humble day one year ago, we released our first episode of the show, talking about the art of the moon goddess Kaguyahime, and what better way to celebrate that than with... a tarot-based lesbian tabletop RPG about having an encounter with a goddess!? Join our hapless mortal Sarah as she gets embroiled in a plot to steal back Kaguyahime's headpiece, and faces twists, turns, and crises of faith along the way, fate asking her the question: When it comes to your goddess, how deep is your love? Play Ana Valens' excellent Goddess Tryst: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E17.5 Better Than Punk | 15 Dec 2024 | 02:44:33 | |
In this episode, the last episode of the first year of the podcast, we zoom in on the second half of Yui Yagi, getting a little fantastic and a little romantic about her gorgeous ballgowns as we reflect on all we've accomplished in our debut 365 days, while Ivy asks a question she desperately needs an answer to: What actually is Sanrio? She NEEDS to know this so she knows what's appropriate to do in front of Hello Kitty. PLEASE HELP. Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E23 ♪Cat Boy Soda♪ | 04 May 2025 | 01:57:32 | |
In this episode, a musical episode, we zoom in on the cat boy hacker Ling, a misanthropic, mahjong-hating computer whiz with no regard for electrical safety, and ask a legal question: How much of Hatsune Miku's Black Rock Shooter can we put in the episode without being sued? Editor's Note: The audio in this episode is a little bit rough! We had some technical issues that should be fixed next episode. Thank you for your patience. Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S3E3 Barks At You | 21 Apr 2025 | 02:38:15 | |
In this episode, woof woof, we zoom in on our featured Operator and Food, the ontological butler and part-time magician certified Nice Guy Steward, and the boxer (swordfighter? wrestler???) who you could never mistake for anything but a cutie Ganache, and ask a snark question: Have you ever seen a better pair of guy who can serve punch and guy who can take one? Then, we look at a grab bag of Special Rice, Windflit, and Ebenholtz, asking... uhm... I've got nothing, sorry. Writing descriptions while sick is hard... Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E22 She's In Good Hands | 06 Apr 2025 | 02:13:39 | |
In this episode, our April Halloween special, we zoom in on spooky girl Ayako Morikawa, the occult loving, arm-cursed teen with lots of friends (as long as dolls, ghosts, and mirrors count) and ask a moving question: Was the ancient curse posessing your human form just a lack of self-acceptance all along? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S1E21 Friendly Bird Investigators | 23 Mar 2025 | 02:26:18 | |
In this episode, back to our roots in many ways, we zoom in on college girl Hinata Takanashi, the nature-loving, photograph-taking, undercover-agenting, Yui-Yagi-desiring, all around normal girl, and while definitely not normal ourselves ask things like: There's no freaking way I'll be your image... unless!? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||
| S2E5B Can I Get Back To Being In Very Mild Ennui? | 16 Mar 2025 | 02:24:51 | |
In this episode, our Ishmael finale, we zoom in on the second half of Ishmael's indentities, including the good captain of the Pequod who will gaslit-guide you to glory against the great crimson whale, while talking like, TOO much, and ask a mostly unrelated question that I forget to actually answer: Which R Corp Pack Captain is which of the three musketeers? I only mention it because if you have a good answer, please reach out and let us know. Read this episode's official companion fanfic, "international small arms traffic blues": Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash: | |||