Nicky and Steve renumerate on the history of BONES' various original anime and take a look at its 25th year anniversary project Metallic Rouge. (There may also be an excessive amount of bone-related puns.)
Feb 8, 2024 • Subscribe
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Metallic Rouge Episode 2: Naomi and Rouge take a bus into the wilderness to look for clues. Unfortunately, they found mercenaries instead.
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Metallic Rouge Episode 9: Rouge had hoped Aes would help her. But it wasn't Aes; it was Alice. How will Rouge get out of this battle intact?
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Episode Guide for Metallic Rouge: Naomi and Rouge's mission: kill the people who killed Rouge's father. But things weren't what they seemed.
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Metallic Rouge Episode 7: Rouge is imprisoned. Naomi, still free, drops a major bombshell about her true identity. Or did she?
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Metallic Rouge Episode 3: Naomi and Rogue investigate an Immortal Nine sighting in a Nean settlement. Naomi's snark went on a rampage!
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Metallic Rouge Episode 12: Naomi and Rouge encountered someone they thought was Gene. But it talked a lot like someone else they knew.
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Metallic Rouge Episode 13: We finally know who killed Roy Junghardt – and now that person is about to wrap up the operation.
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