Evaludate

A bi-weekly podcast about examining straight dating sims from a gay perspective. Co-hosted by @dragonomatopoeia and @rinmemesuoka

Episode Navigation

You’ll find our full episode list below. Clicking the series titles will take you to their series tag on this blog. Clicking the episode names will take you directly to the episode on Buzzsprout.

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Non-Series Specific:

01. So Many Sadboys (Common Character Tropes in the Otome Genre) | 02. We’re Gay, it’s Fine (The Ladies of Otome) | 03. Harvest Moon Speedrun (Relationship Mechanics in Social Sims) | 08. Satan isn’t in the Anime (Your Spooky Questions!) | 15. JPEGS are Ephemeral, Friendship is Forever (Mobile Dating Sims) | 46. My Uncle Who Works at Capcom (Mechanics in otome games)

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Hakuoki:

04. Pwease no Personal Responsibility :3c (Hachiro Iba from Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds & Edo Blossoms) | 05. Lesbian Ghost (Kazue Souma from Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms) | 06. Let’s Boogie! (Ryouma Sakamoto from Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds and Edo Blossoms) | 07. Helpful Background Lesbians (Discussing the New Additions to Hakuoki) | 09. Solid Snake; Model Murderboy (Okita Souji and Saito Hajime of Hakuoki) | 10. There’s a Horse?! (Chikage Kazama and Toshizou Hijikata of Hakuoki) | 11. Platonic Goodfriends (Sanosuke Harada and Shinpachi Nagakura of Hakuoki) | 12. Vampire Poetry (Susumu Yamazaki and Keisuke Sanan of Hakuoki) | 13. Lap Equality (Heisuke Toudou of Hakuoki) | 14. A Game About Suffering (Hakuoki Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts)

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Mystic Messenger:

16. Chihuahua Dot JPEG (Kim Yoosung from Mystic Messenger) | 17. Rabbit Coded (Zen from Mystic Messenger) | 18. Friendship Simulator (Kang Jaehee from Mystic Messenger) | 19. Cat in the Coalmine (Han Jumin from Mystic Messenger) | 20. @God, it’s Me, Ya Boy (707 / Luciel Choi / Choi Saeyoung of Mystic Messenger, Part 1) | 21. Saeyoung Has Become Ex-Catholic (707 / Luciel Choi / Choi Saeyoung of Mystic Messenger, Part 2) | 22. Jihyun Buffet (V / Kim Jihyun from Mystic Messenger, Part One) | 23. Metaphors Did This (V / Kim Jihyun from Mystic Messenger, Part Two) | 24. Tinder Meets Discord (Ray/Saeran Choi from Mystic Messenger)

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Code Realize:

(Guardian of Rebirth)

25. Public Domain (Code:Realize Guardian of Rebirth) | 26. Say It. Out Loud. (Impey Barbicane from Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~) | 27. Non-Threatening Brunette Anime Boy (Victor Frankenstein of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Part 1) | 28. Solid Snake is Not Involved (Victor Frankenstein of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Part 2) | 29. Stop Saying Odd Shit (Saint-Germain of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~) | 30. Hell is Real (Saint Germain of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ part 2) | 31. Steampunk Heterosexual SasuNaru AU (Abraham Van Helsing of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ | 32. Code:Realize: Shippuden (Part 2 of Abraham van Helsing of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~) | 33. THE THEMES (Arsène Lupin of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~) | 34. Ladies Love Lockpicking (Arsène Lupin of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Part 2) | 35. Is Divine Right of Kings Canon? (Arsène Lupin of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Part 3) | 36. Blitzball Prison (Arsène Lupin of Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Part 4) | 37. Steampunk Spencer’s Gifts (Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Wrap Up and Final Thoughts)

(Future Blessings)

38. What if We Kissed… In the Bathysphere? (Impey Barbicane, Code: Realize Future Blessings) | 39. The Anime Boy Panopticon (Victor Frankenstein, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~) | 40. Hermes Trismegistus Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way (Saint Germain, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings) | 41. Chill Fun Times With Trauma Squad (Van Helsing, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~) | 42. Bad Radio (Arsène Lupin, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~) | 43. You Almost Did a Class Consciousness! (Code:Realize ~Future Blessings~ Extra Scenario) | 44. Problems Clown (Herlock Sholmès, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings) | 45. Plague Doctor CIA (Finis Beckford of Code: Realize ~Future Blessings)

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Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You:

47. The Entire Periodic Table (Jiwoo of Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You) | 48. I Gave You All the Clues (Jihae of Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You) | 49. Catboy Oppression (Jiyeon of Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You) | 50. Sh*t Moratorium (Jisoo of Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You) | 51. All the Layers are Nasty (Jieun of Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You)

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7'Scarlet:

52. Kaiba Brain (Hino Kagutsuchi of 7'Scarlet) | 53. The Pinky Finger of a Man (Isora Amari of 7'Scarlet) | 54. Hannah MonToa (Toa Kushinada of 7'Scarlet) | 55. Among Us LARP (Sosuke Tatehira of 7'Scarlet) | 56. Alexandria’s Genesis (Yuzuki Murakumo of 7'Scarlet) | 57. Cinnamon Sins (Toa Kushinada of 7'Scarlet, True Route) | 58. There Was No Point (Hanate Yatsukami of 7'Scarlet and 7'Scarlet Wrap-Up)

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Cafe Enchante:

59. So, No Head? (Canus Espada of Cafe Enchante) | 60. Found Family Speedrun (Canus Espada of Cafe Enchante, Part 2) | 61. Vennia Did Nothing Wrong (Canus Espada of Cafe Enchante, Part 3) | 62. Were-Wife (Ignis Carbunculus of Cafe Enchante) | 63. Furry Story (Ignis Carbunculus of Cafe Enchante, part 2) | 64. Don’t Trust Catboys (Ignis Carbunculus of Cafe Enchante, Part 3) | 65. Have I Mentioned That I’m Old? (Kaoru Rindo of Cafe Enchante, Part 1) | 66. Bestie, Kill! (Kaoru Rindo of Cafe Enchante, part 2) | 67. Good Instructions (Il Fado de Rie of Cafe Enchante) | 68. The Otome Route Ever (Il Fado De Rie of Cafe Enchante, part 2) | 69. Pastel Chuuni (Il Fado De Rie of Cafe Enchante, Part 3) | 70. Heaven is a Fancy Murder Basement (Il Fado de Rie of Cafe Enchante, part 4) | 71. Time Prison (Misyr Rex of Cafe Enchante, Part 1) | 72. You Are All So Boring (Misyr Rex of Cafe Enchante, Part 2) | 73. Secret Good Misyr Route (Misyr Rex of Cafe Enchante, Part 3)

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Bustafellows:

74. Murder Boy, Professionally (Shu Lyn O'Keefe of Bustafellows, Part 1) | 75. Chekov’s and Other Guns (Shu Lyn O'Keefe of Bustafellows, Part 2) | 76. Why Does Teuta Call You Baby Girl? (Shu Lyn O'Keefe of Bustafellows, Part 3) | 77. A Mean Choice (Shu Lyn O'Keefe of Bustafellows, part 4) | 78. Longest Thread in the History of Forums (Helvetica Orsted from Bustafellows, Part 1) | 79. An Ocean of Spite (Helvetica Orsted of Bustafellows, Part 2) | 80. You’re ALL Criminals (Helvetica Orsted of Bustafellows, Part 3) | 81. HIPAA Violation (Helvetica Orsted of Bustafellows, Part 4) | 82. Scarecrow Catholic Moments (Scarecrow of Bustafellows, part 1) | 83. Purse Chihuahua (Scarecrow of Bustafellows, Part 2) | 84. The Drowning Part (Scarecrow of Bustafellows, part 3) | 85. Everything Happens at the Container Yard (Scarecrow of Bustafellows, part 4) | 86. Ink-Read Bergman (Mozu Nile Shepherd of Bustafellows) | 87. Teuta is an Industry Plant (Mozu Nile Shepherd of Bustafellows, Part 2) | 88. Autism Salad (Mozu Nile Shepherd of Bustafellows, Part 3) | 89. Depression Kabedon (Mozu Nile Shepherd of Bustafellows, Part 4) | 90. Who Said Brunettes Can’t Fake Their Own Death? (Limbo Scott Fitzgerald of Bustafellows, Part 1) | 91. Hot Literary Takes (Limbo Scott Fitzgerald of Bustafellows, Part 2) | 92. Insufferable Convention (Limbo Scott Fitzgerald of Bustafellows, Part 3) | 93. World’s Worst Polycule (Limbo Scott Fitzgerald of Bustafellows, Part 4) | 94. 27 Year-Old Minor (Full Circle and Auld Lang Syne routes of Bustafellows)

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even if Tempest:

95. Devoured By Clowns (even if TEMPEST, prologue) | 96. Blood Splatoon (Crius Castlerock of even if Tempest, Part 1) | 97. Training-Wheels Baby Mode (Crius Castlerock of even if Tempest, Part 2) | 98. Should’ve Been Hugo (Crius Castlerock of even if Tempest, Part 3) | 99. The Devil Is Real (Tyril I Lister of even if Tempest, Part 1) | 100. Diversity Win! (Tyril I Lister of even if Tempest, part 2) | 101. You Guys Have The Devil? (Tyril I Lister of even if Tempest, Part 3) | 102. Hystorica, Oklahoma (Tyril I Lister of even if Tempest, Part 4) | 103. You Wouldn’t Know Digimon (Zenn Sorfield of even if Tempest, Part 1) | 104. Wish I Was A Baller (Zenn Sorfield of Even If Tempest, Part 2) | 105. Red is Niceys (Zenn Sorfield of even if Tempest, part 3)