The Winter 2017 Anime Season is seeing its conclusion, and with that conclusion the Hosts of the Animecast are here to give their final thoughts. What became hits, and which became duds. Listen in and find out in this first of three review podcasts for the season!

Anime Reviewed in this Episode: March Comes In Like A Lion, Konosuba 2, Masamune-kun’s Revenge, Interview With Monster Girls, Akiba’s Trip The Animation, Fuuka, Gabriel DropOut, One Room, and Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2.

Note: Following the spoiler free reviews for these shows, and following the closing music, we go into a spoiler discussion on a few shows. If you have not watched the below shows, avoid listening within their time stamps.

1:55:30-2:11:50 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2
2:11:58-2:22:43 Fuuka Anime and Manga Spoilers
2:22:56-2:24:20 Masamune-kun’s Revenge (quick banter)
2:24:20-2:25:08 Konosuba 2 (quick banter)

The intro music for this episode is the OP for Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2 called “Imawa no Shinigami” by Megumi Hayashibara. The outro music for this episode is the ED for March Comes In Like A Lion called “orion” by Kenshi Yonezu. After the spoiler segment, we close with the ED for Fuuka called “Watashi no Sekai” by Megumi Nakajima