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Thinking Too Hard About Anime

An episode by episode discussion of some of our favorite anime. A little bit of history, a little bit of analysis, and a lot of over-examining the Japanese cartoons we love so much. New episodes every other Thursday.

Podcast · By Noah Carden & Aaron J. Shelton · American English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    S06E03: Big Screens, Small Mouth - Sword of the Stranger (opens the original)

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    Studio Bones really cooks with their animated Jidaigeki Chanbara Sword of the Stranger (2007) . Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

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