The term deconstruction gets thrown around quite a bit in anime, causing quite a bit of confusion and claims of misinformation. The hosts of the Otaku Animecast spend this episode examining why this term has been attached to many of our favorites.

Topics this episode: Narrative, Art, Structure of creativity, Meta, Parody, Deconstruction, Subversion, and more!

The intro for this episode is the OP for Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash called “Knew Day” by KNoW NAME. The outro for this episode is the ED for Puella Magi Madoka Magica called “Magia” by Kalafina.