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Listeners – 9, 10
「フリーダム / クロスロード・ブルース」 (Furiidamu / Kurosuroudo Buruusu) "Freedom / Cross Road Blues" Listeners has been a coin flip simulator. Some weeks, it's good. Some weeks, it's not good. But it's…
Review: Listeners Episode 10 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 10, “Cross Road Blues,” Echo came to full consciousness in a dilapidated dairy barn. Janis cheerfully informed him that she’d found him unconsci…
LISTENERS – Episode 11
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LISTENERS – Episode 9
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Listeners – Episode 1
Listeners is the best kind of pastiche. It takes a number of familiar elements--a young man stumbling on a mysterious young woman, a post-apocalyptic setting, and the sense…
LISTENERS – Episode 8
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LISTENERS -Episode 7
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LISTENERS – Episode 3
After the intense battle that lead to the conclusion of the previous episode, Echo and Mu find themselves catching a ride on a mysterious flying ship in the…
Listeners Episode Guide
Episode 1: Live Forever Review: Listeners Episode 1 Best In Show In Listeners episode 1, “Live Forever,” Echo had put in another day of sifting through trash to find sellable bits when…
LISTENERS – Episode 4
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LISTENERS – Episode 12 [Final Impressions]
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Listeners episode 1 anime review
Listeners is a welcome return to the imagination of writer Dai Sato. Just like his Eureka Seven, Listeners is an adventure in a desperate post-disaster world, a world…
Listeners – 08
「リアル・ミー」 (Riaru Mii) "Real Me" The Sequel Trilogy looked upon the Original Trilogy for inspiration. Just as Listeners looked upon Eureka Seven for inspiration.
Listeners – 03
The things that annoy me about Listeners fall more in line with execution than intent, and on balance I find that easier to tolerate. Read more The post…
Listeners – 04
If Listeners were doing anything to make me actively dislike it this show would be easy to drop, but because it isn't, it's easier to stick with. Read…
Listeners – 02
「半分人間 (HALBER MENSCH)」 (Hanbun ningen) "Half Man" The fact that these two survived the last 24 hours is ridiculously lucky.
Listeners – 06
「グッバイ・ブルー・スカイ (Goodbye Blue Sky)」 (Gubbai Burū Sukai) "Goodbye Blue Sky" Poor, poor Echo.
Listeners – 07
「Ikari no Hi」 (怒りの日 (problems)) "Day of Rage" I'm not exactly sure what's going on. But I guess you could say I'm enjoying myself.
Listeners – 01
「リヴ・フォーエヴァー」 (Rivu fōevuā) "Live Forever" Recalls many others of its kind but has a spark that I just can't put my finger on.
Listeners – 11
「アイ・アム・ザ・リザレクション」 (Ai Amu Za Rizarekushon) "I Am The Resurrection" That's a new one. Giving epic speeches about the power of friendship in front of many eyes buck naked having freshly…
Listeners – 05
「ビートに抱かれて (When Doves Cry)」 (Bīto ni Idakarete) "In the Embrace of the Beat" Is anyone else wondering whether music plays a part in this show?
Listeners – 12 (END)
「ハロー・グッドバイ」 (Harou Guddobai) "Hello, Goodbye" Soooo... yeah. Incoming rant.
Anime Corner: Listeners
Chris Joynson, aka the Infallible Fish, is a writer, blogger and lover of animation living in Sheffield. The blog updates every Friday or you can follow me on…
First Look: Listeners
In a world devoid of music and under constant attack by monstrous creatures known as the Earless, Echo Rec is a boy who makes his living as a…
First Look: Listeners
In a world devoid of music and under constant attack by monstrous creatures known as the Earless, Echo Rec is a boy who makes his living as a…
First Impression: Listeners
Well. Umm. Huh. The first episode of Listeners was…trippy? Yeah, let’s go with that. I mean, it’s a music-themed, post-apocalyptic, giant robot adventure, so what do you expect?…
Review: Listeners Episode 2 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 2, “Half Man,” Echo frantically bemoaned the trail of devastation that he and µ (Mu) had left after the Earless had attacked his…
Review: Listeners Episode 3 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 3, “You Made Me Realise,” µ (Mu) had just taken a terrible beating at the hands of the Neubauten sisters, who were apparently…
Review: Listeners Episode 4 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 4, “Teen Spirit,” µ (Mu) and Echo travelled to the first stop on their quest: the “prestigious” Freak Scene Academy. They’re searchi…
Listeners Episode 12 Best in Show Review
Listeners Episode 12 Review: Best in Show. Echo faces Mu in her final form. Can Echo save the assembled Players? Can he even save himself and µ?
Review: Listeners Episode 7 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 7, “Day of Rage/Problems,” a young Lyde was scavenging in Londinium when the Earless attacked. Along his friend Ritchie, they tried to escape,…
Listeners Episode 11 Best in Show Review
Listeners Episode 11 Best in Show Review. What was our Best in Show moment? Mine had to do Echo -- and he was only in the show for…
Review: Listeners Episode 6 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 6, “Good Bye Blue Sky,” µ (Mu) and Echo were following the map that Denka had given them in the previous episode. Their…
Review: Listeners Episode 1 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 1, “Live Forever,” Echo had put in another day of sifting through trash to find sellable bits when his eye caught a rare…
Review: Listeners Episode 5 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 5, “In the Embrace of the Beat / When Doves Cry, ” µ (Mu) and Echo arrived in Paisley Park looking for the…
Review: Listeners Episode 9 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 9, “Freedom,” Echo tried to pick up the pieces of his life and move on after µ’s “debut,” but he doesn’t get very…
Review: Listeners Episode 8 Best in Show
Quick Summary In Listeners episode 8, “Real Me,” µ (Mu) and Echo had just taken their leave of Roz when three enormous helicopters emerged from the sky to…
Anime Taste Testing: Listeners
So Liverpool and Manchester finally united, and then the apocalypse happened. Sounds about right. I’ll get this out of the way right off the bat: I’m an unapologetic…
Listeners #03 — You’re The Specialest
Yes, only someone truly special could grunt and explode. Impressions: After glancing through both this and Wave before sitting down to actually watch and sort caps, I…
Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners
One indelible truth about gag manga and their adaptations is that they're only as funny as the gags. Read more The post Second Impressions Digest – Kakushigoto, Listeners…
A Mixtape of Influences: Listeners
In a pre-recorded interview for FunimationCon, writer Sato Dai was asked how he came to work on the anime Listeners. His response: the original creator, Jin, specifically sought…
Review: Listeners Episode 6 Special Edition: Pink Floyd References
Introduction: Why a Special Edition? I had intended for this to be just an extra, special section in my regularly-scheduled Best of Show review of Listeners, but as…
Listeners #04 — Tiny Naked Fat Man
The most interesting part of the episode. Appare-Ranman finally got around to its third episode this week. They cheated at a drag race so they could win…
Anibros Podcast Episode 05 – The Bros Talk Charts and Alienate Listeners
Laven and Jack go over the Spring and Summer 2012 seasons. They discuss things they liked and disliked. Laven makes his anti-everything agenda…
Being Entertaining Over Being Great (ft. Listeners)
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Watch it, Hear it, Feel it – Listeners
Well folks, I have done a lot of learning these past two-is years in aniblogging. One of those things is the importance of checking what animation studios are…
Amplifiers, Robots, and Teen Spirit: “Listeners” Series Review
The following may contain spoilers for Listeners. Director / Hiroaki AndoScreenplay / Dai SatouProduction / MAPPARelease Date / April 3, 2020 Around the middle of last year, I…
Hear Me Out – “Listeners” but make it Visual Kei
So if my blog post from earlier this month wasn’t enough to talk about why I liked Listeners so much this post certainly cements that. The fact my…