Endless 08
The year is 2008. We are watching new anime from 2008. Join us as we discuss 2008, the year it is, and the anime that is from this year.
Episodes
Gonzo's harem comedy Rosario + Vampire is back for another bite with sequel Capu2, with a vampire sister here to cause miscellaneous problems and chase everyone around with a bat hammer. BJ and Duffo discuss the true nature of Moka's dual identity, debate exactly how problematic the curry episode is, and enjoy anime opening of the year featuring Nana Mizuki's hit 2008 pop song DISCOTHEQUE. Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
Vampires and werewolves face off in a horror themed Vegeta Linkin Park Akira Toriyama Memorial Bracket pairing, with Vampire Knight symphonic metal going up against Claymore heavy metal.
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
E08's first exploration of the Boys' Love genre is with Studio DEEN's Junjou Romantica, featuring three gay relationships in and around a Japanese university campus. BJ and Duffo discuss the world of BL power dynamics, becoming a famous erotica author writing gay fanfiction about you and your best friend, and the classic age-old discourse around relationship age gaps.
CW: discussions of sexual harassment and sexual abuse.
Class Clown AMVs are back, with some Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei themed dancing coming up against an Ouran High favourite.
Ouran High School Never Ends - Melichan923
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
It's time to take another bite out of the 00s harem genre, and this time we're sinking our fangs into Gonzo's paranormal ecchi romcom Rosario + Vampire, following a human boy who gets accidentally sent to a monster high school filled with supernatural girls vying for his affection. BJ and Duffo discuss the influences of Tim Burton, a variety of classic yokai, and a fascination with showing women's underwear at all times that is unm...
The Artsy bracket has another bye round contestant that brings Higurashi's horror thriller energy, competing against the Kanon/live action mashup that is Twilight.
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
Hero Tales moves into its second half with another direct clash between the divine star warriors, but this time allegiances shift and the empire draws closer to war. BJ and Duffo watch from episode 13 onwards and discuss water bandits, genocidal zombie militias and trying to wrap your show up in the final four minutes of the last episode.
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
From the ill-fated Studio Flag with character design from Fullmetal Alchemists's Hiromu Arakawa, the wuxia inspired action series Hero Tales follows a group of warriors brought into conflict due to a celestial prophecy, with each warrior being an incarnation of one of the stars in the Big Dipper. BJ and Duffo discuss a Chinese empire falling apart due to poverty and corruption, a legendary archer who starts hanging around because h...
The Frankenstein bracket brings us a new compilation featuring a lot of Kingdom Hearts cutscenes, going up against the (now identified as a Karas AMV) post-war story of Memento Mori.
"Falling Dreams - Kingdom Hearts" - MysteriousRyder
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
BJ and Duffo split into chronologic vs broadcast order for the second half of Rental Magica, discovering in the process that the show doesn't entirely make sense either way. Watching from episode 13 onwards, they discuss Christmas carols for orphan ghosts, increasingly dangerous Solomonic rituals with a high failure rate, and ending your show by ruining a gay marriage.
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
It's time for a deeply self-serious mid 00s rock off as first round Vegeta Linkin Park Akira Toriyama Memorial Bracket exemplars compete to make it to the third round.
Watch the contestants here:
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
Rental Magica is a paranormal action show from Zexcs about a teenager with a cursed eye who inherits his father's wizard-for-hire business with zero qualifications or even knowledge about how magic works. BJ and Duffo watch the first 12 episodes and discuss airing your episodes out of order as an artistic statement, working with a guy named Mr Cathouse who lets four cats live inside his robes, and contaminating your body with magic...
Our Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei competitor comes back for round two, going up against a hyperactive entry involving Lucky Star and Haruhi dances, Dancemania music, and Italian "spaghetti fever".
Attack Of The Otaku - Chiikaboom
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
Shaft's romance drama ef: A Tale of Melodies is 2008's most challenging watch yet - the visuals are intense, death hangs over all of the characters, and the narrative is spread across 15 years in two identical cities a whole continent away from each other. BJ and Duffo discuss the Shaft signature style, collecting an alarming number of schoolgirl outfits in your house, and getting an architecture degree for the purpose of challengi...
The future of AMVs is here, and it's a cube in the Metaverse! A proof of concept for the video editor of tomorrow goes up against a romance speedrunner in the world of ef - A Tale Of Memories.
Quatro nAVI System CODE VECTOR - Perfect-Blue
A Sudden Love... or? - Alex Daikou
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
The second season of Yumeta Company's otome fantasy Neo Angelique Abyss picks up six months after the original, with Angelique waking out of her coma to find that their house has burned down, everyone hates them, and also the pope is doing a coup. BJ and Duffo discuss installing a giant retractable slingshot on your sailing vessel, giving birth to a baby holding a pointy metal leaf, and leaving all your friends behind to become a p...
In our first showdown between AMV first round winners, a traditional Frankenstein goes up against one that has called on the voice acting talents of Canadian pop culture comedy improv troupe The 404s to try and take things to the next level.
Watch the contestants here:
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
Charlie and Shamus from Real Fantasy Encounters join us for another bite of Studio Deen's Vampire Knight franchise, where the drama, violence and incest (uh oh) are all ratcheting up. BJ, Duffo and the group discuss Yuki's unfortunate habit of following creepy children into dark alleyways, Kaname bragging about having his DNA inside of Zero in the most homoerotic way possible, and yet another evil pureblood villain whose weakness i...
A strong judges' favourite is back, competing against a bye round contestant featuring Super Smash Bros and classical dubstep.
Watch the contestants here:
Smashing it Old School - Zarxrax
Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.
With the arrival of a new Flame Haze and the villains finally getting into action, Shakugan no Shana II is going to try and pack in all the plot that should have been happening in the first half of this show. BJ and Duffo watch from episode 13 onwards and discuss the Amulet of Kill Yourself, an information network that is too busy getting attacked to do their paperwork properly, and a Christmas Eve villain plot that falls apart bec...
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