Lucy and Robin dive into X, volume 8. Things finally come to a head, and a decision has to be made…plus we get an unexpected visit from some old friends. It’s a wild ride.
Here’s a link to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast’s episode on RetroCrush, a new streaming service for older anime series.
CW: blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Lucy and Robin blast through the fasted volume of X yet: volume 7. Everyone we love is upset, Kamui’s destiny is starting to look a little more complicated than before, and there’s no going back now.
CW: blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death a lot (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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We continue our read through X with vol 6, and things really start taking off.
The dynamic page Robin talks about can be seen here.
CW: blood, gore, death, assault, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death, specifically familial death, a lot in these episode (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Lucy and Robin dive into volume X volume 5…coming atcha from the past. Before con closures, shelter-in-place mandates, and “social distancing.”
(Note: we’re both sick in this episode, but it was recorded before COVID-19 made it to the US…we’re both fine now!)
CW: blood, gore, death, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death, specifically familial death, a lot in these episode (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Lucy and Robin fight past colds and con crud to discuss vol. 4 of X! We learn a little bit more about all this destiny stuff…as well as just how much we still don’t know.
(Note: we’re both sick in this episode, but it was recorded about a month ago, before COVID-19 made it to the US…we’re both fine now!)
CW: blood, gore, death, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death, specifically familial death, a lot in these episode (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
Our journey through X continues as Lucy and Robin tackle Volume 3…many new and familiar faces are starting to come together, but there are so many questions still unanswered.
CW: blood, gore, death, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death, specifically familial death, a lot in this episode (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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Lucy and Robin tackle volume 2 of X, as things get darker and gorier in the span of just a few quick hours of story-time.
CW: blood, gore, death, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects. We joke about death periodically, specifically familial death (it’s one of those laugh-so-you-don’t-cry things).
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At long last, our heroes make it to one of their favorite CLAMP series: X! They’ll laugh, they’ll cry…well, mostly they’ll reminisce about high school and talk about the end of the world. Join Lucy and Robin this week as they begin their X discussion with volume 1.
CW: blood, gore, death, and other grisly things. Also a potentially glib/dark humor approach to grim subjects.
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Here’s the interview we mention in the episode, made available on Chibi Yuuto’s wonderful website!
Here’s a link to the podcast Headlong: Surviving Y2K on Spotify, which Robin recommends if you want to know more about panic in the leadup to the millennium.
And finally, follow Robin’s twitter account to cheer her on as she finished the last pages of her graphic novel! (You can also follow Lucy for occasional rambling about pop culture and being back in school)
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Continue readingThis transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and readability, which basically just means I cut out some “ums” and some of the many, many, many times we say “yeah” while the other person is talking. I tried to keep the flavor and personality of the episode intact, without making it too annoying to read. Hope you enjoy it!
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