1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Celtic Mythology meets poignant recovery allegory in the 2017-2018 anime &quot;Ancient Magus Bride&quot;. Returning pod friend Shadon and our good friend Bethany join us to discuss this beautiful anime that's very personal and meaningful to all of us. This episode is a long one, but it's packed with discussion about the surprisingly intricate narrative the show builds about healing and learning to build healthy relationships. The first half of the episode is a spoiler-free introduction to the anime and themes, and Bethany gives much insightful history and context for the show's representations of creatures from actual Celtic mythology. From 1:53:45 begins the in-depth spoilery discussion of story and themes. ***Content warning for respectfully nuanced, but involved discussions including trauma, abuse, suicide, mental illness, recovery, and drug addiction.*** Shadon on twitter and podcast Warui Deshou Bethany's Twitter | Cosplay Instagram @AnimeisLitPod on twitter animeislitpod@gmail.com Timestamps: 0:30 - Guest Intros/Preface 3:32 - Spoiler-Free Show Intro 17:10 - Our personal feelings on the show, overview of themes &amp;amp; favorite characters 1:03:35 - Spoiler-free discussion of the mythology of the show ***1:53:45 - SPOILER WARNING - In-depth narrative and themes discussion (Content warning for respectful discussions of trauma, child abuse, suicide, drug addiction, mental illness, and recovery) 2:47:30 - Cartaphilus and the show's ending 3:06:50 - Remaining Twitter questions 3:11:27 - Outtros, Where you can find our guests and us on the web Link to the blog Bethany referenced on the robin story in the mythology section Opening theme - &quot;Here&quot; by JUNNA Ending theme &quot;Iruna Eteluro&quot; イルナエテルロ (Lindel's Song), sung by Daichi Takenaka &amp;nbsp; Anime is Lit http://animeislitpod.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6764425/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/21913364