Angelic Layer Ep 3-4: What If Esports Were Good?

We’re back this week to discuss Angelic Layer episodes 3 & 4. Sarah reveals that she’s in an anime slump, oh no! Meanwhile, Joe is raking in the cash from an apparent class action settlement against HiDive. And you thought being an anime watcher wasn’t profitable. In Angelic Layer, having just won her first match, Misaki’s next challenge is to learn some cool dance moves. And a new mysterious and talented boy enters the picture, Ooo la la. We then move immediately into a tournament arc and find out that Hatoko is the coolest kindergartener ever, who’da thought? We double down on how this show really is Shoujo and we imagine a world where Esports are actually good.

We cap off with some recommendations:

• Joe recommends a podcast called Game Studies Study Buddies
• Sarah recommends a video game called WitchSpring R