Vrai, Mercedez, Chiaki, and special guest Diana continue their watchalong with episodes 24-31 of the quintessential anime melodrama, Dear Brother!

0:00:00 Intros
0:03:08 Content warnings
0:06:10 Fukiko’s damage
0:11:45 Rei is baby
0:13:42 Is Hemni real?
0:16:38 Nanako and the illegal kiss
0:20:19 Sapphic/queer elements
0:23:02 Mariko and her dad
0:28:12 One good man
0:30:15 Influence from ‘70s student protests
0:36:21 Masculinity vs feminine power structure
0:40:04 The snow scene
0:44:03 Misaki
0:48:03 Redemptions
0:49:39 Nanako as protagonist
0:50:57 Predictions
0:53:55 Box cutters vs knives
0:56:00 Final thoughts
0:57:35 Outro

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Recorded Friday 22nd April 2022

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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