Episode 85 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. If you've come to hear a discussion of comedy in anime, you've come to the right place! Who better than Ben, Andy, Duncan, and Jon, four people who spend most of every episode of this podcast laughing at their own jokes, to talk about the many forms and functions of humor in this medium? After you're done laughing with satisfaction at their keen insight, stick around to hear Jon's thoughts about this season of anime, as well as about Earwig and the Witch and flashbacks as a storytelling device. You won't regret it!
Discussed:
Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town (4:20)
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (8:51)
Osomatsu-san (9:52)
Urusei Yatsura (14:38)
K-ON! (17:10)
Pop Team Epic (18:40)
Excel Saga (21:47)
Gintama (24:15)
Jujutsu Kaisen (27:46)
Tokyo Ghoul (31:03)
KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!! 2 (38:25)
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!! - Legend of Crimson (45:57)
Back Arrow (51:39)
Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai (2020) (52:30)
Dr. Stone: Stone Wars (53:37)
Cells at Work! Code Black (55:01)
Horimiya (56:21)
Kemono Jihen (1:02:57)
So I'm a Spider, So What? (1:04:27)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (1:11:54)
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (1:14:39)
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 2nd Season (1:18:05)
Otherside Picnic (1:19:56)
Non Non Biyori Nonstop (1:22:23)
Earwig and the Witch (1:23:27)
Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World Season 2 Part 2 (1:37:38)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1:41:03)
Space Brothers (1:45:52)
Related Links:
As promised, here's "Hellshake Yano" from Pop Team Epic
The tendency for gag-based comedy series to develop dramatic plots over time
Who is Akira Toriyama?
What is a "black" company, in Japanese parlance?
People are miffed at the decision by So I'm a Spider, So What? to split its narrative focus
An interview with Goro Miyazaki explaining his father's return and production choices on Earwig and the Witch
