Rare Encounter

Jeep radios, woke dragons, and getting our asses to Mars!

Show opening theme: Welcome to the Fucking Gameshow!

Show Notes

Live! Casino, Maryland

• Indoor smoking section, no masks required if you got one lit
• Nearby mall far more busy than the casino itself

Live! Unveils “Play It Safe” Plan Outlining New Health & Safety Protocols - YouTube

Anime

Peter Grill

Will we see a second season or at least get an OVA, given the hobgoblin girl hook in the final episode of the series?

"Those precious juices of yours belong to me!"

Kami-sama ni Natta Hi

English title: The Day I Became a God

• Possible sequel to Angel Beats?
  • A few years ago a sequel to the show was announced, then full radio silence
  • Writer for Angel Beats also working on this show
  • Key & Jun Maeda
• OP/ED by Nagi Yanagi
• Protagonist is studying for school entrance exams, and told not to bother since the world will end, by a girl who claims to be a god
• "Goddess" girl is MEAN!

Jun Maeda Bingo (clean version)

Kamisama ni Natta hi (The Day I Became a God) · AniList

The Day I Became a God - Wikipedia

Official Trailer | The Day I Became a God – 2020 | English Sub - YouTube

Majo no Tabitabi

English title: Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

Majo no Tabitabi (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) · AniList

Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls

Iwa Kakeru!: Sport Climbing Girls (Iwakakeru - Sport Climbing Girls) · AniList

Dogeza de Tanondemita

English title: I Tried Asking While Kowtowing (unofficial)

Perverted short anime of the season.

Dogeza de Tanondemita · AniList

Strike Witches: Dai-501 Tougou Sentou Koukuudan ROAD to BERLIN

English title: Strike Witches: Road to Berlin

• More CG than in the original show
• Miyafuji (protagonist) is studying medicine in Switzerland
  • Cool setting: Alps, historic buildings
• There are now actually male characters now
• Major Sakamoto now wears pants?! WTF!
• The Iceburg attacks, so they shoot it to death
  • Why didn't the Titanic think of this?

Jeep radio

Miyafuji

WWII US MILITARY GEAR PRICE GUIDE - MilitaryItems.com

The radio in the jeep looks to match this.

Strike Witches: Dai-501 Tougou Sentou Koukuudan ROAD to BERLIN (Strike Witches: Road to Berlin) · AniList

Higurashi (2020)

It's a sequel, not a remake!

Rika

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU) · AniList

Other new anime

100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatte Iru

English title: I'm Standing on a Million Lives

100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru (I'm Standing on a Million Lives) · AniList

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimeru Seisen

English title: Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen (Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World) · AniList

Maou-jou de Oyasumi

English title: Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

Maou-jou de Oyasumi (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) · AniList

One Room

One Room: Third Season (One Room 3rd) · AniList

Tonikaku Kawaii

English title: TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You

Tonikaku Kawaii (TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You) · AniList

Dungeons & Dragons keeps getting woker

Dungeons & Dragons Officially Removes Negative Racial Ability Score Modifiers From Rules

Nier

Nier Replicant re-release

• Scheduled for [2021-04-22 Thu] in Japan to coincide with the anniversary of the original release
• Scheduled for [2021-04-23 Fri] everywhere else

'Nier Replicant' remake release date, story, gameplay, and everything to know

Nier Reincarnation mobile game

Nier Reincarnation - Wikipedia

Yoko Taro

Yoko Taro - Wikipedia

The Strange Works of Taro Yoko: From Drakengard to NieR: Automata: Turcev, Nicolas, Yoko, Taro: 9782377840489: Amazon.com: Books

Useful book for anyone who's mostly unaware of Yoko Taro or his creations other than Nier: Automata. Almost nothing new for existing fans of the Drakengard series.

Charles Guiteau

Trial and execution

Assassination of James A. Garfield - Wikipedia

He received ample media attention during his trial for his bizarre behavior, including constantly insulting his defense team, formatting his testimony in epic poems which he recited at length, and soliciting legal advice from random spectators in the audience via passed notes. He claimed that he was not guilty because Garfield's murder was the will of God and he was only an instrument of it.

Blizzard co-founder starts new game studio

Dreamhaven

Former Blizzard president unveils new company, Dreamhaven | PC Gamer

Michael Morhaime - Wikipedia

Films

Total Recall

Continued from Encounter #13.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Definitely wanted to be 2001 in the Star Trek universe.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Wikipedia

Dune

Release moved to [2021-10-01 Fri] due to COVID.

Dune Release Date Officially Delayed Until Fall 2021

Hog Story

Hog Story #121 Old Tower – Hog Story

The episode with AbleKirby.

Hog Story #74 – Beaver Blaster – Hog Story

coldacid's first appearance In The Smoker.