After our brief foray into video games, it's time to ride back into anime with 2009's RideBack: a show we all thought would be like IGPX with motorcycle mechs, but instead it's more like Terror in Resonance with motorcycle mechs? Either way, we're having a surprisingly good time with this racing anime pollical drama hybrid.Anime Discussed: RideBack 1-6Next time: RideBack 7-12Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

Today we're saying goodbye to anime (temporarily) and hello to video games. We've got another show and tell for y'all with a cyberpunk roleplaying game out in the edges of space, a photography game about trying to soak in the vibes at the end of the world, and a shoot 'em up from one of the bedrock series of otaku culture. And don't you anime sickos worry, we'll be back next time with the first six episodes of 2009's Rideback!Anime Discussed: Show and Tell (Anime Ja Nai, Video Games Ja Yes Edition)Next time: Rideback 1-6Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social

It's time to wrap things up with our favorite gay girls and the world of Pure Illusion. Despite some misgivings about the final conflict of the show, we all made it to the other side with positive feelings towards Flip Flappers. Strap in as we unpack the high highs, and (in the grand scheme of this podcast) not so low lows.Anime Discussed: Flip Flappers 8-13Next time: Show and Tell (Anime Ja Nai Edition)Send us your questions! You can email us at underthekotatsu.anime@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @underthekotatsu and on bluesky @underthekotatsu.bsky.social