A couple of podcasters called Jack and Rick, get together to give our views and take on anime shows and movies. Sometimes we love the shows or movies that we watch and other times we really do not like them, but regardless of what we watch, we love to get together and talk about it and bring joy to all of our listeners!
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Review - The Beach Episode That Never Ends
The war gets turned off, the school stays on, and we have a lot of thoughts about what's left.
Genres: Action, Comedy
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Source: Light Novel
Jack's Score: 2/10
Rick's Score: 2/10
Verdict: A whole season of the same gag on repeat with zero story progress, so just skip it.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro and what Fumoffu actually is
02:31 - First reactions: how far everything regressed
03:03 - Going back to back through the whole series
05:19 - Does the comedy actually land?
07:46 - The one big loop that makes up most of the show
10:02 - Taking everything way too literally
11:52 - Why every episode feels like the same cycle twice
12:25 - Episode counts, split episodes, and what never aired
15:38 - So what is Full Metal Panic really about?
17:44 - Final thoughts: a money grab or a fair wrap-up?
19:58 - Scores
20:43 - Next week
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28 Sept 2026
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory Review - Where's the Victory?
Thirteen years after The Second Raid, Full Metal Panic finally comes back, drops the school comedy, and goes full war story, but does it actually stick the landing?
Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Military
Studio: Xebec
Source: Light Novel
Jack's Score: 4/10
Verdict: A darker, grittier return that burns two episodes on recaps, skips the context it needs, and stops halfway through the story.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro (Rick is out this week)
00:15 - Where Invisible Victory picks up
02:39 - First impressions: Mithril falls way too easily
03:28 - 13 years later: new studio, new look, zero context
04:51 - The two recap episodes nobody needed
05:57 - Where's the victory? Sosuke and the Lambda Driver everywhere
08:58 - A season with no resolution
10:14 - The Whispered, Nami, and characters we're told to care about
13:50 - The villain upgrade: Kurama and the Léon lookalike
17:14 - Final thoughts
18:03 - Jack's score and next week
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21 Sept 2026
Episode Title: Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Review - Darker, Heavier, Still Worth It
Sosuke and Kaname get a taste of normal life, but normal doesn't last when a new enemy group with a grudge against Mithril shows up.
Genres: Mecha, Military, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Source: Light Novel
Jack's Score: 7/10
Rick's Score: 7/10
Verdict: A heavier, more grown up season than the first, with real stakes and character growth, even if some of the plot still feels shoehorned in.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro, previously on AI workforce chat, Patreon plugs
00:04 - Full Metal Panic Second Raid recap begins, Amalgam and Gates introduced
09:40 - Sosuke caught between soldier life and a normal one
15:09 - Tessa's brother and the Whispered explained further
21:01 - How the Lambda Driver actually works
23:16 - Tone shift: more mature content and darker themes
26:11 - Konami's growth and the debate over what "protection" means
30:22 - Where the story goes from here
32:12 - Scores and final verdict
35:05 - Next week and outro
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
9 ratings
Spotify
4.4 / 5
18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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YouTube
68
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