E065 - My Broken Mariko, Rent-a-Girlfriend

In this episode of ScreenTone Club Elliot and Andy dive into two very different kinds of relationship, although both with a large amount of grief and yelling - thankfully not at each other!

Series Discussed: My Broken Mariko, Rent-a-Girlfriend Vol. 1

Assignments for next Episode: Mieruko-chan Vol. 1, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya

TIMECODES:
0:00:45 - PSA!
0:02:30 - Returning Champions! Chainsaw Man
0:05:00 - Horimiya
0:08:15 - Andy’s Pick: Rent-A-Girlfriend
0:10:30 - Kazuya Suuuuuuuuuuucks
0:12:15 - “At least he has a personality”
0:16:30 - Emotional labour is labour
0:20:45 - Why it falls flat
0:24:45 - “Exhaustingly horny”
0:25:45 - Elliot’s Pick: My Broken Mariko
0:29:00 - “Bouncing all over the place”  
0:31:45 - Missed Connection
0:35:15 - Going in Blind
0:37:15 - “I never knew them enough”
0:43:30 - Our Picks for Next Episode!
0:45:00 - Closedown

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The intro music is Track 8 on Resting State by HOME, used here under the CC-BY 3.0 license.