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The episode discusses the anime Spider Riders, focusing on its premise and story arcs.

A hidden Inner World. A kid with a diary clue. And a team of heroes riding giant mechanical spiders into a full-on fantasy war. That’s the pitch for Spider Riders, and on Mecha Monday we finally tackle it head-on, even if it’s one of those “it made the cut” picks while we hunt down 52 mecha anime to review. We lay out the premise fast, then keep it listener-friendly by breaking the series into two big story arcs instead of drowning you in episode-by-episode details. We walk through the...

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