Battle City Broads
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA Yugioh recap podcast where two friends (plus guests) talk about every episode of that fun cardgames anime. Having covered the original Toei anime, we're now on Yugioh Duel Monsters, while taking plenty of side steps along the way into the original manga, movies, and other related content. Contact us at [email protected].
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Episodes
035 - Fish Are Too OP
January 17, 2022 01:17 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBs1e07 "Attack from the Deep" This week we DIVE on in to a very nonsensical duel against the top ocean duelist, Mako Tsunami. There's a lot of unpacking of when & why this season's inconsistent dueling rules do or don't work for us. Also we discover three equally acceptable backstories for one character, and play another round of our ship guessing game. SHOW NOTES: - Jonouchi does the "creepy chin face" in this episode
034 - The SuperSniffer
January 03, 2022 04:43 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBs1e06 "First Duel" It's Joey's first tournament match, against Mai Valentine, which gives us the opportunity to discuss whether Joey knows any math, if women be sniffing, and even more Naruto references than we normally make (which is a lot). Also some Jojo's Bizarre Adventure thoughts and fun facts about Mai's voice actors.
033 - Bug Get Wet
December 28, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBs1e04 & 5 "Into the Hornet's Nest" / "Ultimate Great Moth" It's bug time! The first duel of the tournament, Yugi vs Weevil Underwood, taught us plenty of new things about bizarre rules, how to duel with honor, and exactly what noise a moth makes. No show notes! 🐛🐛
032 - Angsting in Socks & Sandals
December 20, 2021 03:07 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBs1e03 "Journey to Duelist Kingdom" This week we say hello to some new rival characters and GOODBYE TO EXODIA as Yugi &co make their journey to the Duelist Kingdom tournament. No one is surprised that this show is at its best when there is no actual dueling in the episode. SHOW NOTES: - As promised, you can find links to the uncut dub of the first few episodes here. - The referenced panel of Yami being sad on the school roof Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
031 - Rob Liefeld's Yugioh
December 13, 2021 03:48 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBs1e02 "The Gauntlet is Thrown" Enter Maximilian Pegasus via VHS tape, to kick off the main plot of this season. We, along with our guest Lydia, are all very happy to see him! Also featuring lore clarifications, our favorite guessing game, and Jenny forgetting that heterosexuality exists SHOW NOTES: - Our guest was @cactusboyband! - It was too hard to cut around it without missing some very funny conversation, so I'll warn you that though we usually try to stay relatively spoiler-free on ...
030 - Kaiba Turns Kids Into Nihilists
December 05, 2021 23:11 - 1 hour - 59 MBS1e01 "Heart of the Cards" Having finished the Toei anime, we start our journey to Duelist Kingdom! Today we're joined by special guest Lydia, who knows nothing about Yugioh, to give a fresh perspective on how well this pilot episode works as an introduction, despite the adaptation decision to skip 7 manga volumes (spoilers: not very well!). Along the way we manage to also discuss the X-Men, German philosophers, and why Grandpa should be the protagonist of the show. SHOW NOTES: - Our gues...
029 - An Educational Journey
November 21, 2021 20:01 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBSeason Zero Wrapup We've made it to the end of the Toei anime season! In this retrospective episode we talk about our feelings on the season as a whole as well as giving some rankings of our favorite & least favorite episodes, games, and other moments. Plus one last round of voice actor fun facts, and we pull out our script doctor hats and discuss how we would fix this series to be better (you're welcome). [Quick note: Audio quality is a little scratchy for Ellie during this episode due to...
028 - Film History Was Made
November 14, 2021 23:47 - 58 minutes - 39.6 MBYu-Gi-Oh (Movie 1999) The anime may be done but before we can close the book on Toei's Yugioh we need to also watch this short movie with great animation. It's pretty hard to work this into any sort of canon timeline, but that won't stop us from trying! We also give our regular recommendations and discover a new favorite film reviewer. No show notes! Next episode: A wrapup discussion of the whole Toei anime! Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
027 - Castle Pointy Parts
November 08, 2021 02:42 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBs0e27 Friendship - From Legend to Myth On the last episode of Toei's Yugioh (1998), we witness the end of the Monster World arc and talk about Zorc's final form, when your hand is reverse-possessed, and how well this works as a finale. It's a good time!
B.03 - The Boss Baby Species
November 01, 2021 00:03 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBUnadapted Manga Chapters: The Death-T Arc Happy Halloween all! This week's extra-length bonus episode is an overview of all the manga chapters relating to Kaiba's theme park of death that weren't covered in the anime -- featuring poisoned hamburgers, serial killers, and (most horrifying of all) this really bad baby. Plus some quick horror movie recommendations. feels like this should have a content warning of some kind but I don't know how to properly warn for "perverted anime baby" SHOW ...
026 - Zorc's Used Cars
October 25, 2021 04:02 - 57 minutes - 37.1 MBs0e26 "Rival Clash - The Greatest Crisis" The Monster World arc continues with a cute but fairly uneventful episode. Fortunately we have the debut of final boss Zorc and the return of our guest Suzie to carry us through. Plus, an investigation into what Yugioh fandom was like back in the mid-00s. [Show notes coming soon!]
025 - Comatoast
October 18, 2021 03:26 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBs0e25 "A New Development - Attack of the Handsome Boy" We're joined by a VERY special guest this week, Jenny's sister Suzie, who helps us discuss the "normie" perspective. Yugi & his friends make some foolish decisions and are introduced to tabletop roleplaying in the first part of the Monster World arc. (Quick note- We had lots of technical difficulties while recording this and there are some blips & cutoffs in our audio during the 2nd half of this episode - still completely listenable bu...
024 - Sexy Clown Rankings
October 10, 2021 23:12 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBs0e24 "Now! The Time of Decision - The Miracle of Friendship" The Death-T arc concludes with... not much of a bang, but some wacky decisions and a lot for us to discuss. Also we gave our usual recommendations and spent a weird amount of time talking about clowns. NOTES: - For a visual reference, the photo of the young Kaiba brothers looks like this in the anime. - if you're curious, we were able to later confirm that the main character of D.Gray-Man IS literally a clown who worked in a c...
023 - Chess Facts
October 04, 2021 16:23 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBs0e23 "Capmon King! The Decisive Battle" Hey... listen... we love Yugioh and the power of friendship is REAL this episode! Also Mokuba continues to be a gremlin and we sort of give a con report. NOTES: - Shout out to two artists who had some Yugioh merch at an anime convention Ellie went to! Here's where you can find them -- Holobat (here's a pic of their YGO pins) & adrawer4ever
022 - Killdozer
September 27, 2021 02:50 - 1 hour - 21.4 MBs0e22 - "Tearing - Borderline Shooting" Death-T is in full swing now with a jam-packed episode: Grandpa peril, a deadly Saw riddle, and a laser tag battle. Plus we chat about languages and get opinionated about ship names (even more so than usual) #GirlImTeleporting
021 - We Goofed
September 20, 2021 14:54 - 52 minutes - 18.1 MBs0e21 "Completed!! The Ultimate Game Land" It's almost time for Death-T, baby! Kind of a low-key episode of Yugioh but we made time with some fun facts about Kaiba's voice actor and also some weird tangents about hair, IDK. NOTES: - Our favorite decade-old viral videos: Kung Fu Grandpa at Food Lion Parking Lot // SAIL Cat
020 - Kaiba Medical Castle
September 13, 2021 00:29 - 52 minutes - 34.5 MBs0e20 "Come Out!! The Strongest and Final Trump Card" Yet another Gaming Grandpa is introduced this week, along with a classic Bad Anime Dad, as we dive into some more of Seto Kaiba's backstory. Also we talked about our unpopular Pokemon opinions for maybe too long NOTES: - If you need a visual for our Pokemon conversation: Jenny's faves / Ellie's faves
019 - Double Gremlin Cameo
September 05, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 37.2 MBs0e19 “The Grand Melee!! Popularity Contest” Who’s the most popular teen at Domino High? We don’t really find that out in this episode but hey, still fun. Also we talk about strange school memories and what Yugioh characters would play sports.
018 - Tokyo Has Been Destroyed
August 23, 2021 01:34 - 57 minutes - 37 MBs0e18 "In a Forbidden Game - Show Your Hand" This week we along with guest Kry watched Yugi meet another creepy little goth with magic powers. There's dragons, bizarre natural disaster lore, and a gaming dungeon. Also, our book recommendations and we debate what a Yugioh musical would be like. NOTES: - Our guest was @Krypkaktus ! - the only relevant image that comes up when you google "goth joey wheeler" (i just realized this fanart is from 2 months ago. love it!) - If you want a visual...
017 - Come On, Aileen
August 15, 2021 21:29 - 57 minutes - 37.3 MBs0e17 "A Last Minute Match - The Invited Model" This week, along with guest host Kry, we're talking about the next of the Four Game Masters... a cool fashion model with a pet tiger and hypnotism powers (sort of?). Which is just what rich people are like, I guess! SHOW NOTES: - Our guest this week was Kry @krypkaktus! - This is the "Yugioh or 50 Shades of Grey" buzzfeed quiz - "Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Musical" Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
016 - Golf is the Worst Sport
August 08, 2021 20:49 - 46 minutes - 30.6 MBs0e16 - "Breadth's Change - Crisis of the White Robe" A really terrible doctor and the introduction of a new recurring character, on this week's episode. Plus, more ship guessing, our hot takes on epic fantasy novels for some reason, and us not understanding golf. No show notes! Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
015 - The Legwarmer Curse
August 02, 2021 20:00 - 56 minutes - 37.4 MBs0e15 "Eerie Woman!! Unable to Transform" Double, double, toil and trouble... Fellas, don't you hate when you think you get to date a cute witch but it turns out she just wants to steal your Duel Monsters cards? SHOW NOTES: - We link each other a bunch of pictures of clothes over the course of this podcast... here's your photo references: Shirt 1 / I lost the link to the 2nd shirt, but it was just text which we read out loud / Shoes / Shirt 3
B.02 - Fanfic Lets Us Down Again
July 25, 2021 19:45 - 46 minutes - 30.8 MBUnadapted Manga Chapters: 22-23 & 25 Another manga episode this week as we talk about the second adventure of Yugi's most obscure buddy, Hanasaki. Then Jonouchi gets in a street fight and also we complain about people not writing the fanfiction we wish existed. NOTES: - Here's a screenshot of the villain of chapter 25 as promised Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
014 - Magic Earring Joey
July 18, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 36.8 MBs0e14 "A Bomb Game - The Worst Date" It's maybe the closest Yugioh will get to a beach episode in this one full of SUMMER FUN at a water park. But also terrorism. SHOW NOTES: - A KnowYourMeme article explaining the origins of the UwU smiley - I don't know if you need this but here's a link to Neopets solitaire Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
013 - Secret Prince Theory
July 11, 2021 17:20 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBs0e13 "Targeting a Schoolgirl - The Fang of a Great Prediction" I can see the future... I predict that you WILL listen to this podcast to hear us discuss fortune telling scams, a great milestone in Yugioh continuity, vacations we went on last month, and the problem with sports anime... It's manifesting in front of me... NOTES: - Content warning: The villain of this Yugioh episode is a real 90s anime creep and so there's some talk of threatened sexual assault (only briefly; we skim over it...
B.01 - The Cheerwine Cask of Amontillado
July 04, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBUnadapted Manga Chapters: 2, 3, & 6 Our first bonus episode! It's pretty close to what we normally do, except talking about some chapters from the manga that Toei decided not to turn into anime episodes. Discover the appropriate level of punishment for someone stealing your spot at a school carnival! Also, a lot of very specific childhood nostalgia in this one. NOTES: - You can read these chapters here on Shonen Jump. - As promised, a picture of that wild Elvis outfit - How quickly can ...
012 - Hi, I'm a Virgo
June 28, 2021 20:18 - 58 minutes - 37.6 MBs0e12 "A Lucky Foe Calls Out - The Invincible Legend" The second of the Four Game Masters makes his debut... This week we (and guest Erin) share other anime recommendations, diagnose Yugi's fatal flaw, and ponder how exactly luck works in the universe of Yugioh. [PS: my (Ellie's) audio is really scratchy on this episode for reasons of technical difficulties. I did my best and it should still be listenable, just warning you! I'll go back to normal next episode.] NOTES: - Our guest was @Er...
011 - Enter the Minecraft Egg
June 20, 2021 19:25 - 56 minutes - 37.2 MBs0e11 "The Rumored Capmon's New Appearance" This week we welcomed our friend @ErinWormMoon, a Yugioh newbie, as a guest host to talk Capsule Monsters! It's a new game of the week that will surprisingly keep being prominent in later parts of the series... not that you'd guess that from this wacky episode. [BTW, my (Ellie's) audio is really scratchy on this episode for reasons of technical difficulties. I did my best and it should still be listenable, just warning you! I'll go back to normal...
010 - The Number of Bathrooms I've Screamed In
June 13, 2021 20:57 - 37 minutes - 24.9 MBs0e10 "The Pressing Beautiful Teacher - A Secret Mask" Bit of a shorter episode today, but we still had time to introduce a new little mini-game (listeners can play along at home!) and also for a conversation that includes one of us going "I think this is the weirdest thing you have EVER said to me," so, eventful. No show notes! Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
009 - I'm GAY (Good At Yo-yos)
June 06, 2021 20:08 - 58 minutes - 38.8 MBs0e09 "Explosion - The Ultimate Yo-Yo Technique" Are your kids getting dangerously into yo-yos? Recognize the signs! We've been excited about watching this Yugioh episode for a while now, and I think it mostly lived up to our hopes. Also this week, some yo-yo fun facts and we discuss the implications of various anime hair colors. NOTES: - around 40 minutes in, an image is referred to. this is the picture in question Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
008 - Dolls Are Weak to Energy Beams
May 30, 2021 18:00 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBs0e08 - The Four Game Masters Finally Appear All the way from England, it's the first of the Four Game Masters! You know, the ones you've totally all been waiting for??? What, they were never mentioned before now? Well... anyways..... In this episode we (and guest Petunio) learned a lot of new things about dolls, Seto Kaiba's interests, and the CW. Also, we make some hot predictions for upcoming episodes. NOTES: - Our guest was @UnclePetunio who you can also hear on the @RollOutPodcast ! ...
007 - Human Digital Pet Guy
May 16, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBs0e07 The Underhanded Digital Pet Rebellion Today we welcomed our first guest host, our friend Petunio, to discuss... a truly wild piece of Yugioh. The animators had the choice to do a typical Yugioh episode that was inspired by the Tamagotchi craze and instead they swerved hard into some very strange places! NOTES: - Our guest was @UnclePetunio whom you can also hear on the @RollOutPodcast ! - Manga panel of Jonouchi saying he & Yugi['s digital pets] should mate - The final boss of Kir...
006 - Shadi Like A Melody In My Head
May 09, 2021 22:42 - 56 minutes - 37.2 MBs0e06 "Desperate Situation - Burning Friendship Battle!" This week's Yugioh episode is a direct sequel to last week, where our friend Shadi returns for a rematch... All of this makes for one of our favorite episodes so far and we will dissect all the weird logistics of these shadow game shenanigans. NOTES: - honestly I'm shocked it took us this long to make a casual reference to Duelists of the Roses, but if you haven't heard of it, yes, they did make a Yugioh video game where all the cha...
005 - The Lorax of Pharaohs
May 02, 2021 18:25 - 56 minutes - 36.9 MBs0e05 - "Now Revealed! Yugi's Secret" In this episode, a mysterious man from Egypt arrives with his own magic items and starts to expand the horizons of the series lore. (It's Shadi, his name is Shadi, in this podcast we briefly try to avoid saying it and then completely fail to keep it secret.) We also chat a bit about other anime we've watched lately and learn fun facts about Miho's voice actor. NOTES: - Artifacts I think the animators referenced: Necklace of Sit-Hathor-Yunet / Statue ...
004 - Idiot Lonely Games
April 25, 2021 20:00 - 53 minutes - 35.6 MBs0e03 "Theft! Rare Watch Battle" This week, Yugioh taught me that you're not a real watch fan unless you wear 10 watches at once and beat people up for them in an arcade. In this episode we also spend way too long talking about geek themed shoes and learn some fun facts about Jonouchi's season 0 voice actor. NOTES: - Game of Thrones sneakers / Fantastic Four sneakers / Yugioh sneakers - That Voltorb Flip game - spoilers for final fantasy vii Our twitter is @battlecitybroad.
003 - Girl, I'm Teleportin'
April 18, 2021 18:55 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBs0e03 "Clash! - The Strongest Monster" Guess who's here! It's our favorite rich jerk, Seto Kaiba, in his smallest & greenest form... and he brought with him not only the game, but also many of the themes, that will later come to define the Yugioh franchise. For now, though, he's just kind of a brat? In this episode we also talk about the real-world origins of collectible card games, get very giggly, and invent a spicy new meme. NOTES: - those naruto cat figures I mentioned - T-Posing Yug...
002 - A Bopper with Ketchup and Fries
April 11, 2021 18:18 - 57 minutes - 38.4 MBs0e02 "Devil Gamer - The Trap of Hell" Hey, have you heard about that new fast food restaurant, Burger World? I heard the food is delicious, but that someone got held hostage by an escaped convict (who may or may not be a teenager's Sonic OC)! In this episode, we also chat a bit about manga censorship and anime opening/ending themes. NOTES: - correction: the main character of Rose of Versailles is not gay, actually, I misspoke - Yugi / Edward Scissorhands outfit comparison - that manga ...
001 - Kids These Days Aren't Into Mummies
April 04, 2021 17:29 - 49 minutes - 32.8 MBs0e01 "Violent Battle - A Game of Darkness" We kick off our discussion of Yugioh with the first episode of Toei's 1998 Yugioh anime, aka "season zero", the FORBIDDEN SEASON known only to us real gamers. In this episode, a kid solves a puzzle and learns a lesson about friendship and also murder. Plus, we talk about our personal history with the franchise and how we became Yugioh fans. NOTES: - We are aware that the audio is a little uneven (but should still be listenable) on this episode -...