Episode 12 of Key Frames: Inbetweens, a mini-podcast about anime. Happy holidays! We got you a Christmas episode. What, are we too late? Well, if Honey and Clover can have its Christmas episode in May, we can certainly have ours in January. Snuggle in with Ben, Andy, and Duncan as they talk about Christmas traditions in Japan, iconic Christmas episodes from anime, and what terrible shows they would give each other as part of a white elephant gift exchange.
Discussed:
Ore Monogatari!! (9:32)
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (11:19)
Honey and Clover (12:47)
March Comes in Like a Lion (16:56)
K-ON! (25:31)
Lucky Star (28:31)
My Santa (31:43)
Tokyo Godfathers (32:45)
Spice and Wolf (39:02)
Toradora! (44:12)
Turning Girls (50:28)
New Game! (51:26)
Aggressive Retsuko (52:13)
Uzamaid! (55:11)
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (58:29)
Run with the Wind (59:12)
The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (1:09:52)
NouCome (1:12:02)
Dominion Tank Police (1:16:10)
Maria†Holic (1:18:20)
Love Lab (1:21:24)
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