Log Time is the podcast of The Backloggers where we talk about anime, manga, light novels, and how bananas are not meant to be used as a mind control drug.
In this episode, we talk about how the show Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita uses many elements of the absurdism writing style to satire many aspects of humanity and how it operates.
It sure has been a while folks, but we are back in business in Owningmatt land!
I’ll quickly go over some updates and then we’ll jump straight into the content since I’m sure this is the post that everyone was waiting for after all of this time. If not… well, I guess you’ll have to wait for the next time. Anyway.
Log Time is the podcast of The Backloggers where we talk about anime, manga, light novels, and how we ventured on a journey to enlightenment through watching anime.
In this episode, we talk about the themes present within the plot, the unique world building elements, and how the main character slowly became Jesus in Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, a popular anime adapted from a light novel of the same name.
Log Time is the podcast of The Backloggers where we talk about anime, manga, light novels, and how the podcast always seems to go on way longer than we intend it to.
Oh snap, it’s a double post! Happy Jingle Jangle day!
In this episode, the full Backloggers crew focuses in on the popular anime Death Parade. We have an in-depth discussion about the thematic elements and motifs present within the show, along with how the presentation of those elements affected those themes.
A few seasons past, I started a podcast with my incredibly handsome friends Owningmatt and the equally handsome GeneralTofu about anime and, specifically at the time, what all shows we were watching. If you’ve seen it (which is quite literally one person besides ourselves so congratulations to you, dedicated fan of a very small anime blog), you might have caught a thirty minute discussion (read: accidental rant) surrounding a show that had come out during the spring 2015 season of anime called Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru noha Machigatteiru darou ka or otherwise known as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? It’s probably an easy guess that this anime was based off of a light novel series with a name that long, and while I haven’t read the source material, the show itself is interesting.
The idea of Dungeon is to take your typical MMORPG anime storyline but make it based in an actual fantasy realm instead of a game. Inside of this realm, heroes fight dangerous monsters in ever more difficult levels of a dungeon most likely constructed by the same architect behind the Wayside School building (shout out to Scholastic Book Fairs). As they explore, heroes collect gems that litter the 
different levels. These gems are found inside monsters, with the larger and more powerful gems residing in higher level monsters and more dangerous floors of the dungeon. The heroes use these as a sort of currency by exchanging them for money and resources that they need to continue to take on more and more difficult challenges. Heroes are sponsored by various gods and goddesses who form a higher social class and rely on their heroes’ worship and gem collection in order to grow their power. In exchange, the gods and goddesses give the heroes special powers as well as use their own abilities to assist in the exploration of the dungeon.
The interesting aspects of this show come from the fact that this entire universe is based around the difficult floors of the dungeon that the heroes face. Currency, sports, jobs, etc. are all centered around either the heroes who go into 
the dungeon or assisting the higher class of gods and goddesses with their daily lives. Even most of the powers the gods exhibit are centered around helping the heroes, with some gods being legendary armor and weapon smiths and others holding monopolies on wine and food trade. There are even jobs surrounding support classes for the hero. Some people are hired to do management and consultation for the heroes, while others are hired to collect gems and hold the different heroes’ items while they fight, sharing a percentage of the profits found.
This show had a lot of potential and though it didn’t live up to it, being a bit run-of-the-mill, sans the very elaborate and creative structure of the world and setting, it was a fun ride. However, the extent of my thirty minute discussion during the podcast was actually not about the plot or setting of Dungeon but on a very central theme that the series explored: The idea of chivalry. Specifically, the idea of courtly love that was spawned by chivalry.
We’ll make everyone’s dreams come true!
Note: This will contain some heavy spoilers about the ending of the Love Live! The School Idol Movie. If you haven’t seen the movie before reading this post, then I’d suggest doing so beforehand.
Idol shows are one of those things within the anime community that people either love or absolutely hate. There’s a lot of polarization between fans that like shows with “mature and gritty” stories and those that tend to enjoy milder, “moe” settings. While anime be at all places within that spectrum, idol shows tend to fall on the “moe” side merely because of the character designs and the content discussed, and therefore causes a lot of “tension” (read: shit-posting) between the two fanbases, especially when it comes to the online anime community. Some associate the “moe” side of the spectrum with slice-of-life comedies that have no story or overarching plot; I personally think they’re just missing out.
Log Time is the podcast of The Backloggers where we talk about anime, manga, light novels, and where can’t do an intro to save our lives.
Here’s a little look at some of the mess ups we had while trying to make a damn podcast. Mythos is not the best at starting shows.
Thanks Krista (keytajoy) for making our Logo for this week’s Log Time!
http://keytajoy.deviantart.com/
Intro song: “Timid Girl” by vibe-newgrounds
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/217741
Background music: “bossa nova loop” by hjcrbass
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/203419
Log Time is the podcast of The Backloggers where we talk about anime, manga, light novels, and how Albert Wesker should never be allowed to drive at night given his vision impairments.
Back because of popular demand of the three people who do it, it’s the Log Time Podcast! In this episode, Owningmatt and Mythos discuss strange games about games, the Summer 2015 season of anime, relating Noragami to American Gods, and so much moar!
Thanks Krista (keytajoy) for making our Logo for this week’s Log Time!
http://keytajoy.deviantart.com/
Intro and Outro song: “Platform” by Or4nges
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/458694
So I’ve finally moved in about one thousand five hundred miles away from where I used to live and have a full-time job with slightly odd hours so it’s been a bit harder to make updates. On top of that, I had a bit of writer’s block while writing this and ended up solving it by starting up a second blog for my own passion project of creative writing at StoryTimeWithMythos. However, I will say that now that I’m moved in and finally have some free time, I’m dedicated to updating for you guys with more interesting articles and the like. The next few articles will be more about specific subjects rather than saluting an anime from my youth as I enjoy those a lot better and feel they’re much stronger discussions.
Even today, one hundred years after the remnants of the pioneers finally explored the frontier and civilization started booming, we’re in love with the idea of The West. The Western genre has covered a historical hundred-year gap from the end of the frontier to today with films and shows that explore the ideas from that time in America. It was that wonderful part of history where those who made a mad dash for land carried a gun, lived by their own hands, and occupied lawless towns near inhospitable and harsh wastelands. It’s not just America that’s been fascinated by this idea either. Many countries around the world have loved to make their own ideas from this setting. In fact, the reason the 
famous subgenre of Spaghetti Westerns is called as such is because they were Italian films. Nowadays, you don’t see many westerns being made. Cinema fell in love with the later genres of the 20th century that took hold after the boom of space odysseys in the late 60s through the 70s that changed science fiction from pop serials to the big hit movies of the later decades. However, that doesn’t mean the genre has died out. Recent films like The Good The Bad, and the Weird put their own unique twist on the genre and Clint Eastwood even stepped back into his old shoes to do an oscar-winning and absolutely beautiful revisionist version of the Western in Unforgiven. One of my favorite ideas that has evolved from the Western genre, though, is to take the plot, style, and characters of the Western and apply them to a new frontier to explore. Particularly, in the case of Trigun, I’m referring to the Space Western.
As this post comes rolling through, it seems that half of the Summer 2015 anime has already aired and most people probably have already formed opinions about what they’re watching this season. As standard procedure though, I’m going to roll out what my thoughts are on these series and tell you why I continue watching the anime that I’ve chosen.
The Backloggers 