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AGP#184 – Thousand Arms
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<p>Just ignore the outdated number in the intro, this one took… a while. Evan fulfills a Golden Ticket request from patron FatDrunkFriendOtaku with a review of the PlayStation JRPG/dating sim <em>Thousand Arms</em>! Topics include: the heart of the swords, Thousand Dates, and DAAAAARKNESS.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 40 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2> <!-- wp:list -->
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Patrick.</li>
<li>The Review: <em>Thousand Arms</em>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: TOSE, Red Company, Teruhisa “Ohji” Hiroi, Sakura Wars, SEGA, Atlus, Takehiko Itou, Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari, Ryuu Knight, Outlaw Star, Urusei Yatsura, Macross</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Teaser: AGP Bonus: Metal Wolf Chaos, aka From Soft vs. Anti-From Soft
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<p>This is a teaser for a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99947348">podcast available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon</a>.</p>
<p>To celebrate Patron Appreciation Month 2024, for the first time EVER the entire current Ani-Gamers staff — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — host a podcast together to discuss the cult favorite 2004 action video game Metal Wolf Chaos! A game about defending America’s freedoms, gassing the entire city of Chicago, and fighting three basketball players in mech suits. It‘s also a From Software video game, so our Pro-From faction (David and Pat) face off against our Anti-From faction (Evan and Inaki). You don’t want to miss this one!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">14 minutes</time></p>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #17 – Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Volume 2
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<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading <cite>Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Vol. 2</cite>, continuing the story of Erich and his TRPG build. Topics include rye bread, teething remedies for infants, and <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</cite>. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">46 minutes</time></p>
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Seasonal Sampler Winter 2024: Delicious in Dungeon, Metallic Rouge, Meiji Gekken: 1874, & More
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<p>Evan and Ink recap the anime of Fall 2023, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Winter 2024! The shows: <cite>Brave Bang Bravern</cite>, <cite>Burn the Witch #0.8</cite>, <cite>Delicious in Dungeon</cite>, <cite>Delusional Monthly Magazine</cite>, <cite>The Fire Hunter</cite> S2, <cite>Maboroshi</cite>, <cite>Meiji Gekken: 1874</cite>, <cite>Metallic Rouge, A Sign of Affection</cite>, <cite>Snack Basue</cite>, <cite>The Witch and the Beast</cite>. Bonus: Evan worked as a Story Consultant on <cite>Meiji Gekken: 1874</cite>, so this episode contains some discussion of what it was like to work on an anime series!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 6 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ink">Ink</a></li>
<li>Evan has written for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#183 – Quicksave: So Long 2023!
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<p>For our final episode of the year, Evan and David check in for a Quicksave podcast about a bunch of anime, manga and games they’ve been checking out recently, including <cite>Mario Wonder</cite>, <cite>Talk to My Back</cite>, <cite>World of Horror</cite>, <cite>Frieren</cite>, <cite>Pluto</cite>, and <cite>Super Mario RPG</cite>. Thanks for listening for the past year and see you in 2024!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">46 minutes</time></p>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>Quicksave
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<li>David is playing <cite>World of Horror</cite></li>
<li>Evan is reading <cite>Talk to My Back</cite></li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Frieren</cite> and <cite>Pluto</cite></li>
<li>Evan and David are playing <cite>Super Mario Bros. Wonder</cite></li>
<li>Evan and David watched <cite>Godzilla Minus One</cite></li>
<li>Name drops:</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #062 – Planetes
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<p>Reuniting for the annual <a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/2023/10/02/anime-secret-santa-2023-call-for-participants/">Anime Secret Santa project</a>, Jared and Ink stuff your stocking with opinions about 2004’s <em>Planetes</em> via a special episode of Oldtaku no Radio. Thank you, Santa!!! The choices originally presented to Ink were <em>Stars Align</em>, <em>Planetes</em>, <em>Godzilla Singular Point</em>, and <em>Project Blue Earth SOS</em>. When Ink told Jared <em>Planetes</em> was gifted, the stars aligned, and both hosts, who previously only read the manga, decided they <em>needed</em> to watch and talk about the anime, which had been on their radar for years.</p>
<p>Since <em>Planetes</em> takes place in space, we’ve formatted our review in line with our other Oldtaku in Space episodes (available to $5/month Ani-Gamers Patreon subscribers <a href="https://www.patreon.com/anigamers">here</a>). See the show notes below if you don’t care to hear about the real world and just want to get to the anime hot takes.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hours, 39 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
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<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Jupiter Bringer of Jollity,” Bernard Haitink conducts the LPO – Philips LP 1970 recording</li>
<li>00:01:27 – Space News!
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<li><a href="https://www.space.com/international-space-station-25th-anniversary-nasa-planning-end">25-year olds are too mature for NASA employees (Goodbye, ISS.)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.space.com/colliding-space-junk-emits-detectable-signal">In space, no-one can hear you scream, but on Earth, we can hear space junk collide.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.space.com/space-force-domain-awareness-abnormal-observables">Tracking “unknown observables” in Earth’s orbit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.space.com/international-space-station-lost-tomato-frank-rubio-found">Missing tomato … FOUND!</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>00:13:14 – <em>Planetes</em> discussion</li>
<li>01:18:30 – Questions</li>
<li>01:30:00 – What the hell have Jared and Ink been doing besides not podcasting?</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Jupiter Bringer of Jollity,” Bernard Haitink conducts the LPO – Philips LP 1970 recording</li>
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<p>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/inkthepoet.bsky.social">Ink</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jarednelson.bsky.social">Jared Nelson</a></p>
<p>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</p>
<p>Jared has a <a href="https://jarednelsonbooks.com/">new website</a> and previously written for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</p>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #16: The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2
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<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2, continuing the story of Maomao and the mysteries she encounters inside the imperial court. Topics include our uncle who works at Japan, Umineko When They Cry, and the Blowfish Challenge (don’t try this at home).</p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">52 minutes</time></p>
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Ani-Gamers Podcast: Seasonal Sampler Fall 2023: Frieren, SHY, 100 Girlfriends, & More
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<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-9810 size-full" src="https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren.webp" alt="Frieren, a white-haired Elf girl, standing holding a suitcase." width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren.webp 1920w, https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren-300x169.webp 300w, https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren-768x432.webp 768w, https://cms.anigamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frieren-1536x864.webp 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>We missed an episode, so Evan and Ink recap both Spring and Summer 2023, then dive into Fall 2023! The shows: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really Love You, Bullbuster, Dark Gathering, FLCL: Grunge, FLCL: Shoegaze, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, KamiErabi GOD.app, MF Ghost, Migi & Dali, Overtake!, Precure: Full Bloom, Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions, SHY, Under Ninja. Apothecary Diaries and Pluto will be covered in an upcoming Patreon-exclusive episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 19 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ink">Ink</a></li>
<li>Evan has written for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #15: Spice and Wolf Volume 2
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spice and Wolf Vol. 2</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of the wise wolf Holo and her traveling merchant companion, Lawrence. Topics include the ancient profession of shepherding, the curvature of a sabre, and some educated guesses on sheep anatomy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#182 – Otakon 2023 with Tom Aznable
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<p>Evan is joined by Ani-Gamers Podcast editor Patrick Sutton and friend of the show Tom Aznable to recap their weekend at Otakon 2023. Topics include: train man, Macross in America, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuSrP7bO8kc">the big train for small hands</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 6 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Patrick.</li>
<li>Otakon Discussion
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuSrP7bO8kc">Here’s that Johnny Cash Lionel ad</a></li>
<li>Name drops: AnimeNEXT, Carl Li, Wah, Johnny Cash, Macross, Shoji Kawamori, Hidetaka Tenjin, Big West,</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #14: Slayers Volume 2
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Slayers-2_.jpeg" alt="Slayers Volume 2 cover." /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slayers Vol. 2</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of sorceress Lina Inverse and her swordsman companion, Gourry. Topics include tabletop roleplaying games, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryu ga Gotoku</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and another impassioned food rant from Inaki.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #013: Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Volume 2
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Vol. 2</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of an average teenage boy and his 27-year old girlfriend. Topics include the famous Hitachi Magic Wand back massager, the truth behind bloomers fetish, and bad ideas for romantic gifts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">48 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#181 – Quicksave: Tears of the Kingdom
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<p></p><p>It’s summertime and that means lots of travel and conventions! In between Anime Expo and Otakon, Evan and David sit down to recap what they’ve been up to, which includes Anime Expo for Evan and a whole lot of <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</cite> for both hosts. Topics include: working for Small Manga, Boxers Link, and THE DEPTHS.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 10 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>Quicksave</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan attended Anime Expo 2023 with Azuki.</li>
<li>Evan and David are playing <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</cite>.</li>
<li>Name drops: Studio Trigger, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Geek Boat, <cite>Cyberpunk Edgerunners</cite>, <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>, <cite>Breath of the Wild</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#180 – Tomie
<div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Tomie_.jpg" alt="Tomie, a beautiful young girl with a beauty mark under her left eye."></div>
<p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan and David review <cite>Tomie</cite>, the manga that started Junji Ito’s career as one of the most famous horror artists in the world. We confront the original girlboss and become gaslit into believing that Tomie is a nice girl who is simply misunderstood. Topics include: the Evan Minto Disclaimer Corner, the internal logic of Tomie’s funky ruleset, and Junji Ito’s day job before comics.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 11 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Tomie</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Junji Ito’s other manga titles (<cite>Uzumaki</cite>, <cite>Gyo</cite>), <cite>Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater</cite>, Rumiko Takahashi’s <cite>Mermaid Saga</cite>, <cite>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</cite>, the Netflix <cite>Death Note</cite> adaptation<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2023: Oshi no Ko, Skip and Loafer, The Witch from Mercury, and More
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<p>Evan and Ink discuss what they finished in Winter 2023 and take a look at the anime premieres of Spring 2023! This time we cover <cite></cite>Birdie Wing Season 2, The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses, Heavenly Delusion, Insomniacs After School, Magical Destroyers, The Marginal Service, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2, My Home Hero, Oshi no Ko, Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, Rokudo’s Bad Girls, Skip & Loafer, Too Cute Crisis, and Yuri Is My Job.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#179 – Cave Story
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<p><p>Fulfilling a <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers">Patreon Golden Ticket request</a> from Jums, Evan reviews Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s famous indie action-platformer <cite>Cave Story</cite>, with a lot of help from <cite>Cave Story</cite> fan David. Topics include: being a little guy, gamefeel, and <cite>Undertale</cite> vindication.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 12 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Cave Story</cite></li>
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<li>Name drops: Pixel, Nicalis, Undertale<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #011: Torture Princess Volume 2
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Torture Princess</span></cite><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Vol. 2</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of a hapless dummy pulled between the elegant and sadistic Elisabeth and his homicidal robot girlfriend, Hina. Topics include offal cuisine, positivity in the face of overwhelming edginess, and </span><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are You Okay with a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend</span></cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">, again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">54 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#178 – Quicksave: Pokémon Sucks and Very Sucks
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<p><p>Evan and David sit down to chat about the latest anime and games they’ve been checking out in another Quicksave episode! We cover <cite>Pokémon</cite>, <cite>Bocchi the Rock</cite>, <cite>Stardew Valley</cite>, and <cite>Citizen Sleeper</cite>. Topics include: Nintendo finally admits <cite>Pokémon</cite> is bad, melting guitarists, and inventing the Torment Nexus. Note: As mentioned in the episode, future episodes will be moving to a monthly schedule!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">54 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>The Queue</li>
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<li>David is playing <cite>Pokémon Scarlet and Violet</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Stardew Valley</cite>.</li>
<li>David is watching <cite>Bocchi the Rock</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Citizen Sleeper</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Seasonal Sampler Winter 2023: Trigun Stampede, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and More
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<p><p>The Seasonal Sampler boys are back after a packed Fall 2022 anime season to discuss what they finished last time and take a look at the anime premieres of Winter 2023! This time we cover <cite>Trigun Stampede</cite>, <cite>Ippon Again!</cite>, <cite>Buddy Daddies</cite>, <cite>Lee’s Detective Agency</cite>, <cite>Revenger</cite>, <cite>Sugar Apple Fairy Tale</cite>, <cite>Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari</cite>, <cite>The Tale of Outcasts</cite>, <cite>High Card</cite>, <cite>The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady</cite>, and <cite>Tomo-chan Is a Girl!</cite></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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AGP#177 – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with Callum May
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/CanipaShow">Callum May</a> from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4ZjuO7HrynjRrRlur1yWg">The Canipa Effect</a> YouTube channel joins Evan and David to review the latest anime series from Studio Trigger, <cite>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</cite>. We discuss its connection to the original tabletop game and the infamous video game <cite>Cyberpunk 2077</cite>, the incredible production work from Trigger’s staff, and much more. Topics include: resurrecting dead protagonists, <cite>Crank</cite>, and the violence and the banging (both of which are well represented in this show).</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 31 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by Evan Minto.</li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: Studio Trigger, <cite>Cyberpunk 2077</cite>, CD Projekt Red, <cite>The Witcher</cite>, Mike Pondsmith, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari, Shigeto Koyama, Kai Ikarashi, Kazuki Nakashima, Bihou, Masanobu Nomura, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, <cite>Promare</cite>, <cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>, <cite>Space Patrol Luluco</cite>, <cite>BNA</cite>, <cite>Crank</cite>.</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CanipaShow">Callum</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Watch Callum’s YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4ZjuO7HrynjRrRlur1yWg">The Canipa Effect</a>!</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #011: Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Volume 2
<p></p><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Bottom-Tier-Character-Tomozaki-2_.jpg" alt="Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Volume 2."></span></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Vol. 2</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of a gamer who just can’t catch a break inside a high school filled with intimidating normies. Topics include </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are You Okay with a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Saitama, and anime for bottoms.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">49 minutes</time></p>
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Seasonal Sampler Fall 2022: Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and More
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<p><p>Evan and Ink start the show with a discussion of the Mob Psycho 100 III casting controversy, in which Mob actor Kyle McCarley tried to get CR to agree to a meeting with actor’s union SAG-AFTRA, only to have CR recast him instead. Then the hosts recap their Summer 2022 shows and discuss the massive Fall 2022 anime season. Shows: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Spy X Family Season 2, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, DIY, Chainsaw Man, Bibliophile Princess, Pop Team Epic Season 2, Love Flops, Mob Psycho 100 III, My Master Has No Tail, Akiba Maid War, Bocci the Rock!, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Raven of the Inner Palace, and Urusei Yatsura.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 20 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#176 – Deathloop
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<p><p>Evan and David return from a little unplanned hiatus with a review of Arkane Lyon’s 2021 first-person shooter <cite>Deathloop</cite>! Topics include: FPS with powers, fucked up little guys, and killing rich assholes is fun (in <cite>Minecraft</cite>).</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">57 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a>.</li>
<li>The Review: Deathloop</li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: Arkane Lyon, <cite>Dishonored</cite>, <cite>Prey</cite>, <cite>System Shock</cite>, <cite>BioShock</cite>, <cite>Overwatch</cite>, <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #010: So I’m a Spider, So What? Volume 2
<p></p><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Spider-So-What-Volume-2_.jpg" alt="Cover of So I’m a Spider, So What? Volume 2 by Okina Baba with illustration by Tsukasa Kiryu."></span></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>So I’m a Spider, So What?</cite> Vol. 2</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, continuing the story of a spider who just can’t catch a break inside a dungeon filled with fearsome monsters. Topics include effective menuing, the differences between light novels and regular books, and spice.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">49 minutes</time></p>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #009: Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
<p></p><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Higehiro_.jpg" alt="Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway by Shimesaba. Illustration by booota. A high school girl sits on the side of a road looking glumly at the camera."></span></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this ninth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading </span><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway</span></cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the story of a work freak who is rejected by his hot boss, so he decides to take in a high school runaway after shaving. Topics include criticisms of modern workplace culture, making mistakes you immediately begin regretting for the rest of your life, and lots of bickering at the end about </span><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sword Art Online</span></cite><span style="font-weight: 400;"> when we were supposed to mention the next book (it’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>So I’m a Spider, So What?</cite> Vol. 2</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">42 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#175 – Quicksave: Studio Trigger News and More
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<p><p>Evan and David are back on the mic with a Quicksave show covering a bunch of anime news plus two games they’ve been playing! First up is a recap of the anime cons Evan attended this summer, then news about two new Studio Trigger projects coming soon: <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite> and <cite>Delicious in Dungeon</cite>. Then, of course, the boys cover the big news about Crunchyroll buying RightStuf before talking about their games: <cite>Final Fantasy XIII</cite> and the indie roguelike <cite>Noita</cite>. Topics include: Gainax is definitely real, fans win, and waiting for paint to dry.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">54 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan Minto</a>.</li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan went to anime cons: Anime Expo, Otakon, and Crunchyroll Expo</li>
<li>Studio Trigger is making more <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite></li>
<li>Studio Trigger is animating <cite>Delicious in Dungeon</cite> by Ryoko Kui</li>
<li>Crunchyroll bought RightStuf</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Noita</cite></li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Final Fantasy XIII</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a> and check out their new exclusive series, <cite><a href="https://www.azuki.co/series/hikaru-in-the-light">Hikaru in the Light!</a></cite></li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #008: Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World
<p></p><div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Minmaxing-My-TRPG-Build-in-Another-World_.jpg" alt="Cover of Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World. Author is Schuld. Illustrator is Lansane."></div>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading <cite>Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World</cite>, the story of a tabletop gaming nerd who is reborn into another world and accrues a harem of monster girls. Topics include <cite>Dark Souls</cite>, drunkenness at weddings, and George R.R. Martin.</p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">43 minutes</time></p>
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Seasonal Sampler Summer 2022: Lycoris Recoil, RWBY, Yurei Deco, and More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Ink_just_ink">Ink</a> recap the anime series they watched from the Spring 2022 season and then discuss their Summer 2022 shows: <cite>Call of the Night</cite>, <cite>Extreme Hearts</cite>, <cite>Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer</cite>, <cite>Lycoris Recoil</cite>, <cite>Onipan!</cite>, <cite>RWBY: Ice Queendom</cite>, <cite>Shadows Hause</cite>, <cite>Uncle from Another World</cite>, <cite>The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting</cite>, and <cite>Yurei Deco</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">35 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #007: Tearmoon Empire
<p></p><div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Tearmoon-Empire_.jpg" alt="Cover of Tearmoon Empire. A princess is drinking tea in front of a table full of food with a butler and maid behind her."></div>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading <cite>Tearmoon Empire</cite>, the story of a bratty princess who is reborn with a chance to correct her life after dying by the guillotine. Topics include persistent disagreement between the hosts, school setting fatigue, and being reprimanded by librarians for having the gall to show interest in books.</p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">43 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#174 – Steam Deck and Vampire Survivors
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<p><p>It’s a double header this episode as <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and our editor <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> (subbing in for <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>) review the Steam Deck and the only game they’re playing on it: the addictive casual roguelike <cite>Vampire Survivors</cite>. Topics include: buying games you’ll never play, falling asleep mid-run, and knockoff Queen songs.</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan Minto</a>.</li>
<li>Review #1: Steam Deck</li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: Valve, Superhot, Cave Story, Noita, Deathloop</li>
</ul>
<li>Review #2: <cite>Vampire Survivors</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: Castlevania, Robotron, Geometry Wars</li>
</ul>
<li>Bonus: <cite>Air Twister</cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Kyle is a Managing Editor at <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/Believe_it_09">Crunchyroll News</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a> and check out their new exclusive series, <cite><a href="https://www.azuki.co/series/hikaru-in-the-light">Hikaru in the Light!</a></cite></li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #006: She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
<p></p><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Pupil-of-the-Wise-Man_.jpg" alt="Cover of She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man by Ryusen Hirotsugu and fuzichoco. It shows a young girl in a dress, pulling off a robe in a fantasy setting."></span></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this sixth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the story of a gamer who is transported into a video game. That’s it, that’s the premise. Topics include Bethesda game design principles, anti-guns-in-fantasy-novels sentiments, and sympathy for creators just trying to feed themselves.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">40 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#173 – Planetes
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<p><p>It‘s another Golden Ticket episode! On request from patron Nice (that’s their name), Evan and David review the 2003 hard sci-fi anime series <cite>Planetes</cite>, about space debris haulers. But because Evan is Evan, he also read the manga, so this discussion includes both the anime <em>and</em> Makoto Yukimura’s original manga series. <span data-offset-key="2g172-0-0"><span data-text="true">How does this beloved series hold up nearly 20 years later?</span></span> Topics include: space ninjas, frozen poop, and GO TO THERAPY HACHI.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 29 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan Minto</a>.</li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Planetes</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: Makoto Yukimura, <cite>Vinland Saga</cite>, Sunrise, Goro Taniguchi, <cite>Code Geass</cite>, <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cardine">Kyle</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Kyle is a Managing Editor at <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/Believe_it_09">Crunchyroll News</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>. Read his <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-03-28/the-battle-for-union-anime-dubs/.183842">reporting on anime dub unionization efforts</a>!</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a> and check out their new exclusive series, <cite><a href="https://www.azuki.co/series/hikaru-in-the-light">Hikaru in the Light!</a></cite></li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #005: Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend?
<p></p><p><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Are-You-Okay-with-a-Slightly-Older-Girlfriend_.jpg" alt="Cover of Are You Okay with a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend, showing a young woman in a school uniform."></p>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading <cite>Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend?</cite>, the story of an average teenage boy and his new 27-year old girlfriend. Topics include <cite>Kirby Super Star</cite>, <cite>Mega Man Battle Network</cite>, and <cite>Super Smash Bros.</cite></p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">44 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#172 – Elden Ring with Kyle Cardine
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<p><p>In celebration of Elden Ring’s massive mainstream success, David records his first-ever full-length podcast review of a From Software title, featuring returning guest <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cardine">Kyle Cardine</a> of Crunchyroll News! Topics include: George Rest & Relaxation Martin, the most fucked up little guy, and the Dark Souls of high school.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 25 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan Minto</a>.</li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Elden Ring</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Namedrops: From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki, George R. R. Martin, <cite>A Song of Ice and Fire</cite>, <cite>Game of Thrones</cite>, <cite>Demon’s Souls</cite>, <cite>Dark Souls</cite>, <cite>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice</cite>, <cite>Bloodborne</cite>, <cite>Armored Core</cite>, <cite>Berserk</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cardine">Kyle</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Kyle is a Managing Editor at <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/Believe_it_09">Crunchyroll News</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>. Read his <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-03-28/the-battle-for-union-anime-dubs/.183842">reporting on anime dub unionization efforts</a>!</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #004: The Executioner and Her Way of Life
<p></p><div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Executioner-Way-of-Life_.jpg" alt="Cover of The Executioner and Her Way of Life."></div>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading <cite>The Executioner and Her Way of Life</cite>, the story of a mopey assassin besieged by the amorous advances of her childhood best friend and her latest target. Topics include the beauty of muscles, character arc haircuts, and redemption for <cite>Torture Princess</cite>.</p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">42 minutes</time></p>
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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2022: Birdie Wing, Spy x Family, Shikimori, and More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Ink_just_ink">Ink</a> recap the anime series they watched from the winter season and then discuss their Spring 2022 shows: <cite>Dance Dance Danseur</cite>, <cite>Fanfare of Adolescence</cite>, <cite>Healer Girl</cite>, <cite>Love After World Domination</cite>, <cite>Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie</cite>, <cite>Tomodachi Game</cite>, <cite>BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story</cite>, <cite>Spy x Family</cite>, <cite>Ya Boy Kongming!</cite>, and <cite>Aharen-san wa Hakarenai</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">59 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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UNLOCKED: Ani-Gamers Book Club: KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Volume 1
<p>(Originally published on March 4, 2020 on the Ani-Gamers Patreon) What’s up, readers, hope you like stories about getting sent to other worlds, because we got another isekai light novel for you on this second episode of the Ani-Gamers Book Club, run by me, David “at-sign QX20XX” Estrella from the Ani-Gamers Podcast. I have a nice chat with my cohost, Anarchy “Uncle Nax” Inaki, about the first volume of KonoSuba, a book about a bunch of underachieving dimwits in a fantasy world struggling not to get each other killed by their unrepentant stupidity. Catch us next month when we discuss a book about a girl reborn in another world as a spider.</p>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #003: Konosuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Volume 2
<p></p><div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/KonoSuba-Volume-2_.jpg" alt=""></div>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC. This time, we’re reading the second volume of <cite>Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!</cite>, the story of a guy reborn into a totally normal RPG world with no advantages except the companionship of a pampered goddess.Topics include the reason why there were no new episodes for a while (sorry), inaccurate dinosaur toys, and mana transfers.</p>
<p>Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">44 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#171 – Quicksave: Double-Jumping Horse
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Elden-Ring-Horse_.jpg" alt="Elden Ring character on a horse jumping up a sheer cliff."></div>
<p><p>It’s another Quicksave episode as Evan and David cover all the news they missed about <cite>Gran Turismo</cite>, the <cite>Advance Wars</cite> delay, <cite>Dragalia Lost</cite> shutting down, Activision Blizzard lawsuits, Crunchyroll and FUNimation’s merger, and more. Then David gets to rave about <cite>Elden Ring</cite> while Evan rolls his eyes and Evan gets to rave about <cite>Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye</cite> while David rolls his eyes. Finally, the boys come together to talk about how great <cite>Yoshi’s Island</cite> is. Topics include: capitalist fans win, getting isekai’d to a world with better FromSoft games, and Yoshi noises.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan Minto</a>.</li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22984748/gran-turismo-7-maintenance-downtime-credits-car-prices">Gran Turismo 7 patched in extra microtransation stuff after release</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22968764/advance-wars-remake-switch-reboot-camp-release-date-delay-russia-ukraine">Advance Wars delayed due to Ukraine invasion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22990969/dragalia-lost-ending-nintendo-mobile">Dragalia Lost is ending this summer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22994994/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-sexism">New lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for harassment and sexism</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-01/funimation-anime-content-heads-to-crunchyroll/.183135">FUNimation is getting rolled into Crunchyroll</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-24/crunchyroll-to-remove-food-wars-akame-ga-kill-bang-dream-girls-und-panzer-no-game-no-life-more-anime/.183959">HIDIVE titles are getting pulled from Crunchyroll</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-26/crunchyroll-to-halt-ad-supported-streaming-starting-with-spring-2022-season/.184038">New simulcasts won’t have free episodes on Crunchyroll</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Elden Ring</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Yoshi’s Island</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>. Read his <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-03-28/the-battle-for-union-anime-dubs/.183842">reporting on anime dub unionization efforts</a>!</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#170 – The Daily Lives of High School Boys
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<p><p>Evan and David reminisce on their youth with a review of the 2012 anime series <cite>The Daily Lives of High School Boys</cite> (a.k.a. “Nichibros”), based on the manga by Yasunobu Yamauchi. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the anime! Topics include: fucking around, diegetic comedy, and the funkiness of high school girls.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">50 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a>.</li>
<li>The Review: The Daily Lives of High School Boys</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Square Enix, <cite>Gangan Online</cite>, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Shinji Takamatsu, Sunrise, <cite>Nichijou</cite>, <cite>Azumanga Daioh</cite>, <cite>K-ON!</cite>, <cite>School Rumble</cite>, <cite>Here Is Greenwood</cite>, <cite>YuruYuri</cite>, <cite>Yuyushiki</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #002: Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen
<p></p><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Torture-Princess_.jpeg" alt="Cover of Torture Princess, showing a young scantily clad girl holding a red sword."></span></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Torture Princess</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the story of a guy reborn into servitude to a bratty noble girl with a disturbing penchant for violence. Topics include Elizabeth Báthory, grimdark media clichés, and a certain infamous baby from history.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">43 minutes</time></p>
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AGP#169 – Best of 2021
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/eva_.jpg" alt="Asuka, Shinji, and Rei from Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0."></div>
<p><p>It’s time for our annual Best of 2021 show! Evan and David run down their favorite video games, manga, and anime of last year. We managed to fit this in before March! Topics include: JoJo’s frogs, various kinds of guinea pigs, and farewell to all of anime.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 11 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Video Games</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Loop Hero</cite></li>
<li><cite>It Takes Two</cite></li>
<li><cite>Metroid Dread</cite></li>
<li><cite>Final Fantasy XIV</cite></li>
<li><cite>Melty Blood Type Lumina</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Manga</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Manga Theater</cite></li>
<li><cite>Look Back</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Anime</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>The Heike Story</cite></li>
<li><cite>Pui Pui Molcar</cite></li>
<li><cite>Oddtaxi</cite></li>
<li><cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean</cite></li>
<li><cite>Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0</cite></li>
<li><cite>Demon Slayer: Mugen Train</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Ani-Gamers Book Club #001: Boogiepop and Others
<p></p><div><img decoding="async" class="portrait-image" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Boogiepop-and-Others_.jpg" alt=""></div>
<p>We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of the newly rebooted Ani-Gamers Book Club, now permanently on the main podcast feed! (Yes, we reset the numbering for this new version of the show.) We are joined by the boss, Evan Minto, who selected <cite>Boogiepop and Others</cite>, the story of a group of classmates caught in a secretive conflict between the forces of good and evil. Topics include the works of Satoshi Kon, arguments about the qualification for media to be considered goth, and gender.</p>
<p>Post in the <a href="https://discord.gg/SAm2EW5">Discord</a> or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.</p><p></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 1 minute</time></p>
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AGP#168 – Quicksave: Fans Keep Winning in 2022
<p><div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Girls-Frontline_.jpg" alt="Three girls with guns running through a snowy forest in Girls Frontline."></div>
<p>Evan and David are trying out a new show format! These “Quicksave” episodes will feature our news, Queues, and mailbag segments, freeing up our other shows to focus 100% on their respective review or discussion topics. In this episode, the boys talk anime company acquisitions (Sentai Filmworks and RetroCrush), the specter of NFTs haunting the game industry, Final Fantasy XIV disallowing new signups, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html">Wordle</a>, and <cite><a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/girls-frontline/">Girls Frontline</a></cite>. This episode was recorded a few weeks back so the news isn’t totally up to date! FFXIV reopened signups! Wordle got bought by <cite>The New York Times</cite>! Topics include: fans win, 100% reason to forget the name, and M16-nee-chan.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 2 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/amc-networks-acquires-sentai-holdings-sentai-filmworks-hidive/.181259">Sentai Filmworks got bought by AMC Networks!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-06/cinedigm-to-acquire-asiancrush-retrocrush-owner-digital-media-rights/.181280">And then RetroCrush got bought by Cinedigm!</a></li>
<li>All the game companies are obsessed with NFTs and it sucks</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/1479865779822551040">Mike Shinoda</a></li>
<li><a href="https://quartz.ubisoft.com/welcome/">Ubisoft</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.konami.com/games/memorial-nft/en/">Konami</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2022/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president_2.html">Square Enix</a></li>
</ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22839463/ff14-endwalker-servers-square-enix-game-time-patch"><cite>FFXIV</cite> stopped allowing new signups</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html">Wordle</a></li>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/girls-frontline/">Girls Frontline</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>The Discussion: How do our hosts choose what to recommend for Anime Secret Santa?<cite><br /></cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Seasonal Sampler Winter 2022: My Dress-Up Darling, Miss Kuroitsu, Sabikui Bisco, and More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Ink_just_ink">Ink</a> recap the anime series they watched from the summer season and then discuss their Winter 2022 shows: <cite>Ranking of Kings</cite>,<cite> Sabikui Bisco</cite>,<cite> Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department</cite>,<cite> Tokyo 24th Ward</cite>,<cite> Love of Kill, My Dress-Up Darling</cite>,<cite> Akebi’s Sailor Uniform</cite>,<cite> Yamishibai S10</cite>,<cite> Girls’ Frontline</cite>,<cite> Police in a Pod</cite>,<cite> Requiem of the Rose King</cite>,<cite> Tribe Nine</cite>,<cite> I’m Kodama Kawashiri, Sorairo Utility</cite>, and<cite> Slow Loop</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">59 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#167 – Anime Secret Santa 2021 Roundup
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<p><p>It’s a full house as Ink and Patrick join Evan and David to discuss the anime they watched for <a href="https://www.agcpodcast.com/2021/10/04/anime-secret-santa-call-for-participants-2021/">Anime Secret Santa</a>, the annual blogger tradition wherein participants secretly recommend anime series and movies to each other. Hear short reviews of <cite>Mononoke</cite>, <cite>Kageki Shojo</cite>, <cite>GoShogun: The Time Etranger</cite>, and <cite>Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon</cite>, followed by some discussion of how each of the hosts pick out anime when they’re the secret santa! Topics include: <cite>Baki</cite> is the only good anime, <cite>Lupin</cite> without the Lupin, and getting everyone to watch <cite>Kill Me Baby</cite>.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 14 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Reviews</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Mononoke</cite>, reviewed by Ink. <a href="/reviews/mononoke-love-at-first-fright">Read his full review!</a></li>
<li><cite>Kageki Shojo</cite>, reviewed by David. <a href="/reviews/kageki-shojo-theater-kids-arent-alright">Read his full review!</a></li>
<li><cite>GoShogun: The Time Etranger</cite>, reviewed by Patrick. <a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/2021/12/25/anime-secret-santa-2021-lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro-goshogun-the-time-etranger-weathering-with-you-and-oddtaxi/">Listen to his full review!</a></li>
<li><cite>Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon</cite>, reviewed by Evan. <a href="/reviews/lupin-iii-the-legend-of-the-gold-of-babylon-thieves-vs-mobsters-vs-miss-lasagna">Read his full review!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.agcpodcast.com/2021/12/29/anime-secret-santa-2021-the-revelation/">Here’s the full list of who got assigned to who</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Discussion: How do our hosts choose what to recommend for Anime Secret Santa?<cite><br /></cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Patrick co-hosts the mecha podcast <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#166 – Jolyne Cujoh, Florida Woman
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<p><p>It’s been a busy holiday season with both hosts narrowly missing the Omicron COVID variant at Anime NYC and picking up lots of games for Black Friday! We discuss both of those, as well as the new <cite>JoJo’s</cite> part, <cite>Stone Ocean</cite>, and the 3DS <cite>Ocarina of Time</cite> port. Topics include: cool games Evan will never get around to playing, what if JoJo was a lady, and Jen Psaki saying anime.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 6 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan and David picked up a bunch of games for Black Friday.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David watched the first Netflix season of <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan played <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D</cite> on the 3DS.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Discussion: Anime NYC 2021<cite><br /></cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#165 – Metroid Fusion: You're a Computer, I Have a Gun
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<p><p>It’s Metroid Time again! Evan and David dive back into 2-D Metroid with a review of Metroid Fusion for the Game Boy Advance. There’s some Dread talk in here too since Evan finished it and keeps comparing it and Fusion. Topics include: sexist commanding officers, the worst spider in history, and fix your N64 emulator Nintendo.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 18 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>Review: <cite>Metroid Fusion<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, <cite>Metroid II</cite>, <cite>Metroid Prime</cite>, <cite>Metroid Dread</cite>,<cite> Super Metroid</cite>.<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #061 – Millennium Actress
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<p>Jared, Ink, and Phillip continue their dive into Satoshi Kon’s anime career with <cite>Millennium Actress. </cite>Joined by the movie’s number one superfan, Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, the hosts discuss this movie of movies about movies and memory: those who make them, those who love them, and how both nations and individuals are changed by them.</p>
<p>Stream Millennium Actress via <a href="https://tubitv.com/search/millennium%20actress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tubi</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KasqdsIaIs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Actress-Mami-Koyama/dp/B07YQ72XZT/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=millennium+actress&qid=1635191669&s=instant-video&sprefix=millennium+ac%2Cinstant-video%2C100&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon Prime</a>.<br />Purchase Millennium Actress via <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Millennium-Actress-Blu-ray-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right Stuff</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Actress-Blu-ray-Miyoko-Shoji/dp/B07WWB1VYF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours, 43 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Millennium Actress</li>
<li>1:27:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Evan also contributes to <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/search?q=evan+minto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANN</a> and Otaku USA.</li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Seasonal Sampler Fall 2021: Ranking of Kings, The Heike Story, Sakugan, & More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a> recap they shows they watched from the summer season — <cite>Sonny Boy</cite>, <cite>Kageki Shoujo!!</cite>, <cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Duke of Death and His Maid</span></cite>, and <cite>Yamishibai</cite>. Then it’s time for Fall 2021! Shows: <cite>The Aquatope on White Sand</cite>, <cite>Sakugan</cite>, <cite>Takt op.Destiny</cite>, <cite>Blue Period</cite>, <cite>Muteking The Dancing Hero</cite>, <cite>Mieruko-chan</cite>, <cite>Rumble Garanndoll</cite>, <cite>Taisho Otome Fairy Tale</cite>, <cite>PureOre! ~ Pride of Orange ~</cite>, <cite>Ranking of Kings</cite>, <cite>Deep Insanity: The Lost Child</cite>, <cite>My Senpai is Annoying</cite>, and <cite>The Heike Story</cite>.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 5 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Sign up for Evan’s new <a href="https://www.azuki.co">official manga subscription service, Azuki</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #060 – Primal
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<p>In <cite>Primal</cite>, a caveman and dinosaur travel alongside one another through the unrelenting nature of prehistory. Director Genndy Tartakovsky (<cite>Samurai Jack</cite>), in a true return to form, ups his minimal dialog ante by almost completely eliminating it and leverages his visual storytelling expertise to evolve the bonds between the travel companions as they face omnipresent threats both natural and supernatural. Along with Genndy Tartakovsky Correspondent Kate from the Reverse Thieves, Jared and Ink discuss the highs and lows of this Emmy Award-winning series and speculate about where Season 2 might lead.</p>
<p>Stream <cite>Primal</cite> via <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn%3Ahbo%3Aseries%3AGXk8fHwihoY7CZgEAACkr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HBO Max</a> or <a href="https://www.adultswim.com/videos/primal">[Adult Swim]</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 45 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Primal</li>
</section>
<p><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2021/08/adult-swim-primal-genndy-tartakovsky-second-half-season-1-1234659436/#!"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Indiewire</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> piece on <cite>Primal</cite>.<br /></span><a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/primal-season-2-genndy-tartakovsky-unicorn-warriors-eternal"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SYFY Wire</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> interview with Genndy<br /></span><a href="https://www.polygon.com/interviews/22642789/primal-season-2-genndy-tartakovsky-animation-emmys"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polygon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> interview with Gennedy</span></p>
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<li>1:15:30 – <cite>The Good Place</cite> spoilers</li>
<li>1:15:56 – Question</li>
<li>1:25:05 – Season 5 wrap party</li>
<li>1:31:55 – Hiatus notice</li>
<li>1:40:00 – Inadvertant <a href="https://azuki.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Azuki</a> advertisement</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Kate co-hosts <a href="https://reversethieves.com/the-speakeasy-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Speakeasy</a> podcast over at the <a href="https://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a> blog.</li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#164 – Necrobarista
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<p><p>Happy Halloween! In celebration of the season, Evan and David review the 2020 indie visual novel <cite>Necrobarista</cite>, the story of a Melbourne café whose customers include both the living and the dead. Plus some news, including the tragic death of voice actor Chris Ayres (Frieza in <cite>Dragon Ball</cite>) and Netflix’s new live-action <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite> trailer. Topics include: Australian words for cigarettes, Lives Are Strange, and helmet heads.</p>
<p>NOTE: After releasing this episode we discovered lead artist Ngoc Vu’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ngoctmvu/status/1405853826553241600">allegation</a> that director Kevin Chen failed to pay the full amounts agreed to for her work on the game, including a $10K superannuation. <strong>We recommend you consider this if and when purchasing the game.</strong></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 35 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Voice actor Chris Ayres has passed away at age 56.</li>
<li>Netflix’s live-action <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite> has a new trailer out.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Necrobarista<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Saya no Uta</cite>, Studio Shaft, Nisioisin, <cite>Monogatari</cite>, Ned Kelly, <cite>Fate</cite>, <cite>Death Parade</cite>, <cite>Life Is Strange</cite>, <cite>Time of Eve</cite>.<cite><br /></cite></li>
<li>Evan mentioned <a href="https://medium.com/@damonreece/the-uncanny-valley-of-culture-9d035a3c1776">this article about the uncanny valley of culture</a> from the lead writer.</li>
<li>David mentioned <a href="https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object?uniqueId=28926">this painting of Ned Kelly</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
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AGP#163 – Star Wars Is Anime
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<p><p>Much to our chagrin it’s time to talk about <cite>Star Wars</cite> content. Evan reviews <cite>Star Wars: Visions</cite>, a surprisingly varied anthology from star anime creators like Hiroyuki Imaishi and Eunyoung Choi. But before that, David and Evan discuss the final <cite>Smash Bros. Ultimate</cite> character (yes, it’s Sora), the upcoming <cite>Super Mario Bros.</cite> animated movie, <cite>Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl</cite>, and <cite>Metroid Fusion</cite>. Lots to talk about this episode, including a full rundown of every short in <cite>Visions</cite>! Topics include: Chris Pratt Mario in Smash, lightsaber high heels, and <cite>Star Wars: Visions</cite> vs. Marvel’s The Vision.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 34 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton</li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Sora in <cite>Smash</cite>!</li>
<li><cite>Super Mario Bros.</cite> movie: Chris Pratt is Mario. Charlie Day is Luigi. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5YqFKjTCY">Zendaya is Meechee</a>.</li>
<li>Nozomi Entertainment has a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/160939828/lets-dub-the-dirty-pair-tv-series">Kickstarter for a dubbed <cite>Dirty Pair</cite> Blu-ray set</a>. It’s still going!</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan played <cite>Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl</cite>.</li>
<li>David finished <cite>Metroid Fusion</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Star Wars: Visions<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Kamikaze Douga, <cite>Pop Team Epic</cite>, <cite>Tokio of the Moon’s Shadow</cite>, <cite>Animator Expo</cite>, Takanobu Mizuno, Colorido, <cite>Penguin Highway</cite>, <cite>A Whisker Away</cite>, “Bubu & Bubulina,” Taku Kimura, <cite>A Place Further Than the Universe</cite>, Trigger, <cite>Promare</cite>, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kinema Citrus, <cite>Made in Abyss</cite>, Hitoshi Haga, <cite>The Rising of the Shield Hero</cite>, <cite>Sin in the Rain</cite>, Production I.G, Kenji Kamiyama, <cite>Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex</cite>, Science Saru, <cite>Devilman Crybaby</cite>, <cite>The Night is Short, Walk on Girl</cite>, Abel Góngora, Takafumi Hori, Masahiko Otsuka, <cite>Petite Princess Yucie</cite>, <cite>FLCL</cite>, Geno Studio, <cite>Genocidal Organ</cite>, <cite>Golden Kamuy</cite>, Yuuki Igarashi, <cite>Eizouken</cite>, Science Saru, Eunyoung Choi.<br /><cite><br /></cite></li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #059 – Lily C.A.T.
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<p>Oldtaku no Radio’s celebrating Halloween a little early this year with <cite>Lily C.A.T.</cite> Gather around a campfire or shine a flashlight up towards your chin as Jared and Ink pick apart this 1987 OVA from Hisayuki Toriumi and Studio Pierrot about impostors, aliens, and rot.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream the </span><a href="https://www.retrocrush.tv/video/007127v/lily-c.a.t.-(subbed)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sub</span></a> and <a href="https://www.retrocrush.tv/video/007086v/lily-c.a.t.-(dubbed)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dub</span></a> of <cite>Lily C.A.T.</cite> via Retro Crush, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/tv/watch/tt0093420" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDb</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lily-C-T-Mike-Reynolds/dp/B07DMJTMRB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon Prime</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 1 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Lily C.A.T.</li>
<li>43:13 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#162 – This Right Here Is a Superb Metroid
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<p><p>In preparation for <cite>Metroid Dread</cite>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a> review the classic SNES game <cite>Super Metroid</cite>. Plus more <cite>Evangelion</cite> box set news, the Switch bluetooth headphone update, <cite>WarioWare</cite> for the Gameboy Advance, and <cite>The Heike Story</cite> episode 1. Topics include: it’s pronounced “yee-ro-scope,” the ancient Chorizo alien race, and more dang game difficulty arguments.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 31 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Evangelion now has a <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Complete-Series-Limited-Collectors-Edition-Blu-ray">Collector’s Edition</a> and <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Complete-Series-Blu-ray">standard edition</a> available.</li>
<li>The Nintendo Switch <a href="https://www.polygon.com/22675377/nintendo-switch-bluetooth-audio-update-headphones-microphone">now supports bluetooth audio pairing</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>WarioWare</cite></li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>The Heike Story</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Super Metroid<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Nintendo, <cite>Metroid</cite>, <cite>Metroid II: The Return of Samus</cite>, <cite>Metroid Prime</cite>, <cite>Super Mario World</cite>, <cite>Megaman X</cite>, <cite>Megaman X2</cite>.<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to Evan’s <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service Azuki</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#161 – Wow Cool Evangelion with Lynzee Loveridge
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<p><p>In this jam-packed episode, Evan and David enlist the help of <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>‘s <a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Lynzee">Lynzee Loveridge</a> to say farewell to all of <cite>Evangelion</cite>. That’s right, it’s our review of <cite>Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time</cite>! Plus: the <cite>Eva</cite> Blu-ray news, <cite>The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles</cite>, <cite>Link’s Awakening</cite> (the Game Boy Color version), and <cite>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</cite>. Topics include: wow cool robot, toxic wife guys, and RIP <cite>Blue Uru</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 55 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Lynzee is playing <cite>The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles</cite></li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Link’s Awakening DX</cite></li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Hideaki Anno, Gainax, <cite>Blue Uru</cite>, <cite>Death and Rebirth</cite>, <cite>End of Evangelion</cite>.<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Lynzee">Lynzee</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Read Lynzee’s articles on <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a> and watch her on <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/aftershow/">The ANN Aftershow</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Evan just launched a <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service called Azuki</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #058 – Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
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<p>For this episode, Jared and Ink talk about <cite>Kaiji</cite> – the anime about a hapless loser with a heart of gold (and a gambling problem). This anime from 2007, which adapts part of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s original manga, is competitive gaming like you’ve never seen before and still stands out visually and thematically among its peers. So listen in and find out all that’s to love about the first season of <cite>Kaiji</cite>!</p>
<p>Stream <cite>Kaiji</cite> via <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/kaiji" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.<br />Purchase <cite>Kaiji</cite> on BD via <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kaiji-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>, <a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/kaiji-seasons-1-2-complete-series-blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sentai</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kaiji-Blu-ray/dp/B08VCKKD26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<br />Purchase <cite>Kaiji</cite> manga via <a href="https://denpa.pub/series/kaiji" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denpa LLC</a> or <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/category/Manga?keywords=kaiji" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 40 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Yamato questions</li>
<li>08:10 – Kaiji</li>
<li>35:00 – Kaiji BD giveaway contest winner entry!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
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<li>Read about <a href="https://anigamers.com/reviews/folktales-from-japan-folk-art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the importance and allure of folktales</a> from Ink.</li>
<li>Contribute to the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
UNLOCKED: Oldtaku on a Bender Episode 1
Listen:
Anime World Order Show # 201 – Otakon 2021 Report with Evan Minto
Listen:
Seasonal Sampler Summer 2021: Sonny Boy, Kageki Shojo!!, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, & More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a> recap they shows they watched from last season — <cite>Oddtaxi</cite>, <cite>Megalobox: Nomad</cite>,<cite> SSSS.Dynazenon</cite>, <cite>Those Snow White Notes</cite>, and <cite>Wonder Egg Priority</cite> (technically two seasons ago but the finale just aired). Then it’s time for Summer 2021! Shows: <cite>Beastars</cite> Season 2, <cite>Eden</cite>, <cite>Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop</cite>, <cite>Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S</cite>, <cite>Peach Boy Riverside</cite>, <cite>The Aquatope on White Sand</cite>, <cite>Higurashi – SOTSU</cite>, <cite>RE-MAIN</cite>, <cite>Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san</cite>, <cite>I, Tsushima</cite>, <cite>The Duke of Death and His Maid</cite>, <cite>Kageki Shojo!!</cite>, and <cite>Sonny Boy</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 5 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#160 – Falling for a Scam to Own the Anime Industry
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<p><p>Evan and David discuss Evan’s new digital manga service <a href="https://azuki.co">Azuki</a> (the subject of a new recurring disclaimer), the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, the Switch OLED, and AnimeTube. In the queue the boys talk about some old games (namely <cite>Metroid II: Return of Samus</cite> and <cite>Sonic the Hedgehog</cite>), then Evan reviews the new movie <cite>Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash</cite>. Topics include: what is Kazuya Mishima’s thing, very important Switch kickstand updates, and Tomino Names.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 15 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Metroid II: Return of Samus</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Sonic the Hedgehog</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Mobile Suit Gundam</cite> (aka First Gundam or Gundam 0079), <cite>Zeta Gundam</cite>, <cite>Char’s Counterattack</cite>, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shukou Murase, Shinichiro Watanabe, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Hiroyuki Sawano.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Evan just launched a <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service called Azuki</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#159 – Breath Baby Boots, Never Worn
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<p><p>Evan is back after a break (and a cross-country move) to talk the first half of E3 2021 with David. The boys cover the Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Square Enix press conferences. Evan is getting slowly sold on Game Pass against his better judgment and David just wants some good <cite>Final Fantasy</cite> remasters. Then in the Queue it’s time for a Kojima double feature: <cite>Metal Gear Solid V</cite> (Evan) and <cite>Death Stranding</cite> (David). Topics include: On Game Pass Day One, <cite>Dark Souls</cite> Guy in famous <cite>Game of Thrones</cite> scenes, and Norman Reedus Simulator.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 22 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Metal Gear Solid V</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Death Stranding</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Evan is about to launch a <a href="https://azuki.co">digital manga service called Azuki</a> (it got announced after this was recorded).</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #057 – Thunderbolt Fantasy
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<p>Inspired and made possible by the magic of Pili’s glove puppetry as well as the bloodthirsty mind of Gen Urobuchi, Thunderbolt Fantasy is a wuxia tale about sword keepers, wandering swordsmen, tricksters, assassins, demons, and just about everything else you could ever want as a fantasy fanatic. Listen in as Jared, Ink, and special guest Grant Jones (of Blade Licking Thieves infamy) discuss what may just be the bloodiest and most elegant puppet theater we have reviewed to date.</p>
<p>Stream Thunderbolt Fantasy on <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/thunderbolt-fantasy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 45 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Intros</li>
<li>06:35 – A little background on wuxia</li>
<li>20:54 – Thunderbolt Fantasy!</li>
<li>51:50 – Spoilers</li>
<li>1:15:55 – Non-OnR host questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/grantthethief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grant</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Grant appears on the <a href="https://bladelickingthieves.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blade Licking Thieves</a> podcast and writes for <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/search?q=%22Grant+Jones%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANN</a>.</li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/TFSwordCrew_.jpg" alt="The cast and puppets of Thunderbolt Fantasy arranged bleacher style in a group photo at the wrap of show."></p>
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AGP#158 – Flawless Victory: Mortal Kombat (2021)
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<p><p>David and Patrick host a rare no-Evan episode (he’s busy moving to New York). First the boys discuss the news about a new Madoka sequel movie, <cite>NieR: Replicant</cite>, and <cite>Halo: Master Chief Collection</cite>. Then it’s time for the main attraction: a review of the 2021 <cite>Mortal Kombat</cite> movie. Topics include: no refunds for Evan Minto fans, “toasty,” and <i>*Mortal Kombat voice*</i> “MORTAL KOMBAT!”</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 35 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>There’s a new <cite>Madoka</cite> movie coming out called <cite>Turning the Tide of Walpurgis</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Patrick is playing <cite>NieR: Replicant</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Halo: Master Chief Collection</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Mortal Kombat<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Midway, Simon McQuoid, James Wan, Lewis Tan, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>David writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David is <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Patrick co-hosts <a href="https://thecockpit.net">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #056 – Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
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<p>We’re going way, way, way back to live in the present by talking about something set in the future: <cite>Space Battleship Yamato 2199</cite>. Leading us on this journey of appreciation and learning regarding all things <cite>Star Blazers</cite> are experts Tim Eldred and Dave Merrill. Strap in for a ton of knowledge and quite possibly the fastest “Actually…” ever recorded on this episode about a reboot of a classic show, where it came from, how it’s changed, and why it’s worth watching. And when you’re done listening to all of us gab, take a gander over at CosmoDNA (<a href="http://ourstarblazers.com/">ourstarblazers.com</a>) for an endless and constantly updated gravity well of <cite>Yamato</cite> articles, interviews, and more.</p>
<p><cite>Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2199</cite> is streaming on <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/star-blazers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FUNimation</a>.<br />Purchase <cite>Yamato 2199</cite> via <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Star-Blazers-Space-Battleship-Yamato-2199-Complete-Series-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>, <a href="https://shop.funimation.com/home-video/blu-ray%2Fdvd/star-blazers%3A-space-battleship-yamato-2199---the-complete-series---bd/BLR-00504.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FUNimation</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Blazers-2199-Battleship-Complete/dp/B081KQ4LZG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 53 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Star Blazers: a History</li>
<li>32:15 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199</li>
<li>01:08:15 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
<ul>
<li>Note: Yamato 2199 is no longer streaming via Crunchyroll (if we said it was). See streaming options above.</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TimJEldred" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Eldred</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/terebifunhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Merrill</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Tim Eldred does way too many things with every second of the day. Find out more <a href="timeldred.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
<li>Cartooning maniac Dave Merrill offers up hours and hours of entertainment at <a href="misterkitty.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">misterkitty.org</a> and <a href="https://letsanime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letsanimate.blogspot.com</a>.</li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2021: To Your Eternity, Oddtaxi, Megalobox: Nomad, and More
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a> kick off a <strong>brand new podcast series</strong>, covering the first episode or two of various anime series from the current TV and streaming season. Shows: <cite>86</cite>, <cite>Battle Athletes</cite>, <cite>CESTVS The Roman Fighter</cite>, <cite>Combatants Will Be Dispatched</cite>, <cite>Fairy Ranmaru</cite>, <cite>Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly</cite>, <cite>Highrise Invasion</cite>, <cite>Joran The Princess of Snow & Blood</cite>, <cite>Mars Red</cite>, <cite>Megalobox: Nomad</cite>, <cite>Oddtaxi</cite>, <cite>Pretty Boy Detective Club</cite>, <cite>Shadows House</cite>, <cite>Those Snow White Notes</cite>, <cite>Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan</cite>, <cite>To Your Eternity</cite>, <cite>Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song</cite>, <cite>Zombieland Saga 2</cite>.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 2 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte/Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow/Llamame_La_Muerte_-_Where_Sun_Is_Spreading_Shadow_-_06_Dancing__Assuming_Consequences_digital_edit">Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)</a>” by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Llamame_La_Muerte">Llamame La Muerte</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Ink have written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#157 – Have the Kids Heard of Azumanga Daioh?! with Wah
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wah________">Wah</a>, anime blogger from <a href="http://analoghousou.com/">Analog Housou</a>, joins Evan for an extended episode revisiting the classic high school girl sitcom manga and anime <cite>Azumanga Daioh</cite>, which is now over 20 years old! Plus: <cite>Abunai Deka</cite>, <cite>Kamichu</cite>, <cite>Fragments of Horror</cite>, <cite>What a Wonderful World</cite>, <cite>Here Is Greenwood</cite>, and more in the Queue. Topics include: being mean is funny, pervert teachers, and the indelible charm of one Takino Tomo.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 44 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Wah is watching <cite>Abunai Deka</cite>, <cite>Kaiji</cite>, and <cite>Kamichu</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is reading <cite>Fragments of Horror</cite>, <cite>What a Wonderful World</cite>, and <cite>Here Is Greenwood</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Azumanga Daioh<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Kiyohiko Azuma, <cite>Dengeki Daioh</cite>, <cite>Yotsuba&!</cite>, Yasuhisa Kato, Hiromi Kato.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/wah________">Wah</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Wah writes for his anime blog <a href="http://analoghousou.com/">Analog Housou</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #055 – Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/MGNShojoManga_.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>What better to follow our episode about a formative sitcom than a genre satire? This month, Jared and Ink focus on <cite>Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun</cite>, which adapts some of <span style="font-weight: 400;">the 4-koma by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Izumi Tsubaki. Comedy runs high, and romance can’t seem to find a foothold in these tales about a high school mangaka, the girl who adores him, and the loons that surround them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream <cite>Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun</cite> on </span><a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/monthly-girls-nozaki-kun" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crunchyroll</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (JP), </span><a href="https://www.hidive.com/stream/monthly-girls-nozaki-kun" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HIDIVE</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (JP + EN), and </span><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80081848" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Netflix</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (JP + EN).</span><br />Purchase <cite>Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun</cite> via <a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/search?q=monthly-girls-nozaki-kun-complete-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sentai Filmworks</a>, <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Monthly-Girls-Nozaki-kun-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Monthly-Nozaki-Kun-Blu-ray-Artist-Provided/dp/B018AXRL32/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 59 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun</li>
<li>49:10 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Contribute to the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#156 – Molcar, the Ultimate Lifeform
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-Molcar_.jpg" alt="A stampede of felt guinea pig car plushies driving down the street."></div>
<p><p>Pui Pui! This episode Evan and David review the recently completed series of stop-motion anime shorts <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81416349">Pui Pui Molcar</a>, which has been a huge success in Japan. Plus, in the news and queue segments the hosts discuss the shutdown of the PSN store for PSP, Vita, and PS3; the US Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of the Sony Crunchyroll buyout; <cite>Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia</cite>; and <cite>Vlad Love</cite>. Topics include: the possible return of antitrust regulation, the origin of the Molcar species, and a world without Elon Musk.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">56 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David watched <cite>Fate/Grand Order Babylonia – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Vlad Love</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Pui Pui Molcar<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Tomoki Misato, Shin-Ei Animation, Bandai-Namco, Studio WIT, <cite>My Little Goat</cite>, <cite>Cars</cite>, <cite>Spongebob Squarepants</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>David is streaming video games every Saturday night on <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David and Evan write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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UNLOCKED: Ani-Gamers Book Club Second Season #03 - 86—EIGHTY-SIX
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AGP#155 – In Which David Sings the Dragon Quest Song
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Dragon-Quest-III_.jpg" alt="Dragon Quest III cover art, with a collection of heroes with a variety of costumes."></div>
<p><p>It’s all games this episode as Evan and David talk <cite>Xenoblade Chronicles</cite> and <cite>Carto</cite>, then settle in for David’s review of <cite>Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation</cite>, based on the mobile port. Topics include: dude city, crying about <cite>Dragon Quest</cite> over breakfast, and finding a cool stick.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 17 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Xenoblade Chronicles</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Carto</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Chunsoft, Square Enix, <cite>Dungeons & Dragons</cite>, <cite>Final Fantasy</cite>, <cite>Dragon Ball</cite>, <cite>The Daily Lives of High School Boys</cite>, <cite>Yuusha Yoshihiko</cite>, <cite>Blue Fire</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>David is streaming video games every Saturday night on <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">Twitch</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David and Evan write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #054 – Kimagure Orange Road
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<p>Oldtaku’s digging into an ’80s classic with the <cite>Kimagure Orange Road</cite> TV series, which stars an incredible array of talent across the board. Jared and Ink are pleased as punch to welcome back Dawn of the <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Nostalgia Podcast</a> for some class, in-depth insight, and a whole lot of giggles. Listen in and hear for yourself why this anime, based off of the original manga by Izumi Matsumoto, has been so influential. We mainly talk about the TV series, but there is some discussion of the OVAs and movie as well.</p>
<p>Stream <cite>Kimagure Orange Road</cite> via <a href="https://www.retrocrush.tv/series/017610s/kimagure-orange-road" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RetroCrush</a> and <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/kimagure-orange-road" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.<br />Purchase <cite>Kimagure Orange Road</cite> via Rightstuf (<a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kimagure-Orange-Road-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TV</a>, <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kimagure-Orange-Road-OVAs-Movie-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OVAs and Movie</a>), or Amazon (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kimagure-Orange-Road-Complete-Blu-ray/dp/B07MT1VRSS">TV</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kimagure-Orange-Complete-Movie-Blu-ray/dp/B07T2LX5QH">OVAs + Movie</a>).</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours, 32 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Kimagure Orange Road (TV)</li>
<li>Read Dawn’s <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-03-03/30-years-of-kimagure-orange-road/.112950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 Years of Kimagure Orange Road</a> feature on Anime News Network.</li>
<li>01:06:10 – Spoilers!</li>
<li>01:44:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dawn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Dawn runs the <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Nostalgia Podcast and blog</a> and writes for <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/search?q=%22dawn+h%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>. He also sporadically talks about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#154 – Wattsman ... WATTSMAAAAAN!
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-154-Wattsman_.jpg" alt="Mad scientist Dr. Wattsman from Dirty Pair: Project Eden wearing reflective glasses, smirking."></div>
<p><p>Evan and editor <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a> (filling in for David) talk about adventures in vaccinations and Playstation 5’s, then Evan gushes about the surreal currently airing anime <cite>Wonder Egg Priority</cite>. For the review, the hosts tackle <cite>Dirty Pair: Project Eden</cite>, the gorgeous movie follow-up to the 1980’s sci-fi action-comedy anime series <cite>Dirty Pair</cite>. Topics include: Carson D. Carson, Very Important wine, and of course, WATTSMAAAAAN.</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 10 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Pat got a PS5 and is playing <cite>Astro’s Playroom</cite> and marveling at its load times.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Wonder Egg Priority</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Dirty Pair: Project Eden</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Sunrise, <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Patrick hosts <a href="https://thecockpit.net">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a> and <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#153 – Best of 2020 with Dawn
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-153-Eizouken_.jpg" alt="Kanemori from Eizouken holding her hands out to the side with her eyes closed in a pose from the OP."></div>
<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon">Dawn</a> from the <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com">Anime Nostalgia Podcast</a> joins Evan and David to celebrate their favorite anime, manga, and video games of 2020 and look back on one hell of a year. Topics include: Vtuber Jail, Kafka’s BL Metamorphosis, and Jigen hotness discourse.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 50 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>Video Games</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<br /></cite></li>
<li><cite>Among Us</cite></li>
<li><cite>Sakura Wars</cite></li>
<li><cite>Doom 64</cite></li>
<li><cite>Granblue Fantasy Vs.</cite></li>
<li>Honorable mentions: <cite>Ghost of Tsushima</cite>, <cite>Star Wars: Squadrons</cite>, <cite>Fall Guys</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Manga</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>The Rose of Versailles</cite></li>
<li><cite>Glaeolia 2</cite></li>
<li><cite>Chainsaw Man</cite></li>
<li><cite>How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?</cite></li>
<li><cite>BL Metamorphosis</cite></li>
<li><cite>Heavenly Delusion</cite></li>
<li>Honorable mentions: <cite>Maison Ikkoku</cite>, <cite>Mermaid Saga</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Anime</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Baki</cite> Season 2</li>
<li><cite>Lupin III The First</cite></li>
<li><cite>Appare-Ranman!</cite></li>
<li><cite>Akudama Drive</cite></li>
<li><cite>Deca-Dence</cite></li>
<li><cite>Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!</cite></li>
<li>Honorable mentions: <cite>Sleepy Princess in the Demon’s Castle</cite>, <cite>BNA</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon">Dawn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Dawn hosts <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/">The Anime Nostalgia Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #053 – The Tale of Princess Kaguya
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<p>Eight years and a ton of effort went into this re-telling of an ancient tale about a bamboo cutter who finds a thumb-sized princess inside a bamboo stalk one day. Join Jared and Ink as they discuss <cite>The Tale of Princess Kaguya</cite>, the final movie directed by the late Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli, and why this monogatari is still so powerful.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 5 min</p>
<section>
<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – The Tale of Princess Kaguya</li>
<li>(Stream <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/folktales-from-japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Folktales from Japan</a>)</li>
<li>44:55 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Takahata_stares_at_the_moon_.jpg" alt="Isao Takahata stares at the moon from the rooftop of Studio Ghibli 7."></p>
<ul>
<li>Read about <a href="https://anigamers.com/reviews/folktales-from-japan-folk-art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the importance and allure of folktales</a> from Ink.</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#152 – Be Gay Do Akudama Crimes with Paul Chapman
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<p><p>Evan reviews the 2020 anime series <cite>Akudama Drive</cite> with <a href="https://gmepodcast.com">Greatest Movie EVER Podcast</a> host <a href="https://twitter.com/Gooberzilla">Paul Chapman</a>. Plus, Evan, David, and Paul discuss <cite>Donkey Kong Country 3</cite>, <cite>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</cite>, and <cite>Hitman</cite> (2016) in the Queue. Topics include: killing the real Sean Bean, downloading <cite>Danganronpa</cite> from the Something Awful forums, and “we’re all dirty cops.”</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 16 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Donkey Kong Country 3</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</cite>.</li>
<li>Paul is playing <cite>Hitman</cite> (2016).</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Akudama Drive</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Kazutaka Kodaka, <cite>Danganronpa</cite>, Studio Pierrot, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, Hiroyuki Imaishi, <cite>Great Pretender</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Paul hosts <cite><a href="https://gmepodcast.com/">The Greatest Movie EVER Podcast</a></cite> and writes for <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/SanchoPanzer">Crunchyroll News</a>.</li>
<li>Evan, David, and Paul write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #052 – Speed Grapher
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<p>After an economic bubble burst in Japan, the Tennouzu Group buys a city and a nation by catering to its leaders’ perversions. The underground (literally) club that serves the basest desires of the rich and powerful is only open to those willing and able to pay lifelong yearly dues to the tune of ¥24,000,000 … ¥120,000,000 if they want to see others of the same tier face death or monstrous transformation by kissing a mesmerized “goddess.” But everything starts to crumble when a celebrated war photographer with a heart of gold disrupts the ritual and runs off with its centerpiece. Listen in on a vaguely spoiler-ish discussion hashing out the road buddy monster movie that is <cite>Speed Grapher</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Say cheese! (<cite>Speed Grapher</cite> discussion)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPZDVaT9-ek"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Original OP</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with “Girls on Film” by Duran Duran</span></li>
<li>59:25 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
<section></p>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">2009 </span><a href="https://anigamers.com/2009/01/otakudemia-translation-as-definitive.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Otakudemia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> column entry by by Ink (Ani-Gamers)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.fandompost.com/2015/05/12/ten-years-later-speed-grapher-anime-series/">Speed Grapher – 10 Years Later</a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Ink (Fandom Post)</span></span></li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#151 – Reading Indie Manga with Glaeolia 2
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<p><p>The boys are back from their New Year’s break! Evan kicks off 2021 with a review of Glacier Bay Books’ fascinating new indie manga anthology <cite>Glaeolia 2</cite>. Before that he and David discuss the big “FUNimation bought Crunchyroll” news, then <cite>Star Wars Squadrons</cite> and <cite>Final Fantasy IV</cite> in the Queue segment. Topics include: fans win, a whole town dedicated to hating the player, and Wario’s entrepreneurial spirit.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">51 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-09/sony-funimation-global-group-to-acquire-crunchyroll-for-usd1.175-billion-in-cash/.167254">FUNimation Global Group (Sony’s anime arm) bought Crunchyroll.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite><a href="https://glacierbaybooks.com/product/glaeolia2-standard/">Glaeolia 2</a></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Evan’s favorite stories:</li>
<ul>
<li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Moondog” by Nakayama Nozomi</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Family Restaurant” by Miki Yamamoto</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“From Far Away” by Mori Masayuki</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Days” by INA</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Lisa’s Left Hand” by Kenya Oba</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<li>Name drops: Glacier Bay Books, Korone, Studio Ghibli, MessyOL Tokyo, <cite>A Big Mess 2</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a> wrapped up Season 2.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #051 – Tokyo Godfathers
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<p>Three bums talk about three homeless people who find a baby. For our second installment of our Satoshi Kon episodes, Phillip rejoins us to talk about the Christmas (should-be) classic: <cite>Tokyo Godfathers</cite>. We were a little giddy with holiday spirit, so please forgive us our mania.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Intros, backgrounds, and love for Satoshi Kon and <a href="https://gkids.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GKids</a>.</li>
<li>0:15:50 – Tokyo Godfathers</li>
<li>1:01:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>Phillip also writes for <a href="http://www.otakunews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Otaku News</a> and <a href="https://www.easternkicks.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">easternkicks.com</a>.</li>
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AGP#150 – Super Mario Bros. Super Podcast
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<p><p>Do the Mario! To celebrate our 150th episode and close out Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, Evan and David discuss <cite>Super Mario Bros. 1</cite>, <cite>2</cite> (including both the <cite>Doki Doki Panic</cite> and <cite>Lost Levels</cite> versions), and <cite>3</cite>, available on the Nintendo Switch Online NES Collection. Then they move to some newer <cite>Mario</cite> content with <cite>Super Mario 35</cite> and <cite>Odyssey</cite>. Plus: the <cite>Metal Gear Solid</cite> live-action casting news (of course). Topics include: uncles who work at Nintendo, Mario’s dad, and young Jenny Lewis sightings.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 24 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/oscar-isaac-metal-gear-solid-snake-1234846432/">Oscar Isaac is playing Solid Snake in the planned <cite>Metal Gear Solid</cite> movie.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Reviews</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Super Mario Bros.</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Bros. 2</cite> US (a.k.a. <cite>Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic</cite>), <cite>Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Bros. 3</cite>, <cite>Super Mario 35</cite>, and <cite>Super Mario Odyssey</cite>.</li>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Kirby’s Adventure</cite>, <cite>Donkey Kong</cite>, <cite>Mario Bros.</cite>, <cite>Super Mario World</cite>, <cite>Tetris 99</cite>, <cite>Super Mario 64</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Sunshine</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Galaxy</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan is hosting his <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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AGP#149 – Turn on That Good Netcode
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<p><p>David makes his return to the Queue segment to catch up with Evan on the games and anime they’ve been checking out, including the latest <cite>Smash Bros.</cite> Fighters Pass, <cite>Guilty Gear XX Accent Core + R</cite> (got that goood netcode), <cite>Ghost of Tsushima</cite>, the “Crown Tundra” <cite>Pokemon</cite> DLC, and the <cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite> anime. Topics include: horny gambling, <cite>Sekiro</cite> vs. <cite>Tsushima</cite>, and problematic ships.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 9 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News … Sorta</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan and David tried out Min-Min and Steve in <cite>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</cite>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-18/sentai-filmworks-licenses-both-kaiji-tv-anime-series/.166473">Sentai Filmworks licensed <cite>Kaiji</cite>.</a></li>
<li>The Playstation 5 is out, but we don’t have one yet.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David is playing <cite>Guilty Gear XX Accent Core + R</cite>.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan is playing <cite>Ghost of Tsushima</cite>.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David is playing <cite>Pokémon DLC Crown Tundra</cite>.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan is watching <cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite> Season 1.</span></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan is hosting his <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> watchalong podcast <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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AGP#148 – Baki Brings Back the Violence and the Banging
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<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a> makes his triumphant return to the podcast, joining <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a> in a review of the completely bonkers 2018 martial arts anime <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80204451">Baki</a></cite>. We cover the whole show in-depth with quite a few minor spoilers mixed in. Learn about which karate techniques can counter monofilament wire, the advantages of building up your finger strength, and much more. Topics include: never-before-seen muscles, best boy Biscuit Oliva, and sex that gives you superpowers.</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 34 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Review: <cite>Baki</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Baki the Grappler</cite> (original manga), Keisuke Itagaki, <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite>, Paru Itagaki, <cite>Beastars</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Pat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Pat co-hosts The Cockpit Podcast, which has a <a href="https://thecockpit.net/gundam-thunderbolt-jam-session-w-sean-gray/">new episode about</a> <cite>Gundam Thunderbolt</cite> out now!</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>David hosts <a href="https://twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">video game streams on Twitch</a> every Saturday night.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #050 – Dorohedoro
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<p>For Oldtaku no Radio’s very first golden ticket request, we’re reviewing Q Hayashida’s <cite>Dorohedoro</cite> manga (Volumes 1 & 2) as well as MAPPA’s adaptation of the same as directed by Yuichiro Hayashi. Dive deep into za hole with us as we talk lizard men, buff babes, masked sorcerers, and the insanely engaging world that is <cite>Dorohedoro</cite>.</p>
<p>The <cite>Dorohedoro</cite> manga (23 volumes) is published in North America by Viz and can be purchased online via their own <a href="https://www.viz.com/dorohedoro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> or <a href="https://www.comixology.com/search?search=dorohedoro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comixology</a>/<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dorohedoro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>/<a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/category/Manga?keywords=Dorohedoro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RightStuf</a>.<br />The <cite>Dorohedoro</cite> anime is streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80991903" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 13 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Intro</li>
<li>02:00 – Dragon Ball D(orohedoro)</li>
<li>48:30 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #049 – Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
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<p>As if 2020 wasn’t scary enough, we’re checking out a vintage 2004, 3-part OAV from Director Akiyuki Simbo and Studio Daume. <cite>Le Portrait de Petite Cossette</cite> is a gothic romance about a blood pact between a stemware-bound ghost and an aspiring artist who works in his uncle’s antique store. As always, the devil’s in the details, which are what we dive into with this Halloween-themed episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 55 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Ruff” by eddy</li>
<li>00:00 – Happy Halloween!</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://newvoices.org.au/volume-2/transcultural-flow-of-demure-aesthetics-examining-cultural-globalisation-through-gothic-lolita-fashion/">Transcultural Flow of Demure Aesthetics: Examining Cultural Globalisation through Gothic & Lolita Fashion</a> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Masafumi Monden</span></li>
<li>43:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU</li>
</section>
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<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#147 – Happy Hells-oween
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<p><p>To celebrate the spooky season, Evan and our editor <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> review the 2008 action-comedy anime film <cite>Hells</cite>, which has some incredible design and animation work but a whole lot of story issues! Plus news about Anime NYC’s virtual event and opinions on the Fall 2020 anime season and video games from the distant past of 2001. Topics include: hypebeast anime cons, rapping idol boys, and Wife Guy Adam.</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 21 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="http://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://animenyc.com/online/">Anime NYC is hosting an online event</a> via the hypebeast app NTWRK.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is watching Fall 2020 anime, including <cite>Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle</cite>, <cite>Akudama Drive</cite>, <cite>Moriarty the Patriot</cite>, <cite>Hypnosis Mic</cite>, and <cite>That Is the Bottleneck</cite>.</li>
<li>Pat is playing games from 2001, including <cite>Final Fantasy X</cite> and <cite>Halo</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Hells</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Hells Angels</cite> (original manga), Sin’Ichi Hiromoto, Madhouse, Yoshiki Yamakawa, <cite>B: The Beginning</cite>, <cite>Hi-Score Girl</cite>, <cite>Kill Me Baby</cite>, Kazuto Nakazawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Mamoru Hosoda, <cite>Redline</cite>, Takeshi Koike, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Studio Trigger, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, Yasushi Nirasawa, “Resurrection of Monstress.”</li>
<li>Watch <cite>Hells</cite> on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RJ1XWNW">Amazon Prime</a> (dub only) or buy it from <a href="https://discotekmedia.com/Hells-Blu-ray.htm">Discotek</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Pat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Pat co-hosts The Cockpit Podcast, which has a <a href="https://thecockpit.net/gundam-thunderbolt-jam-session-w-sean-gray/">new episode about</a> <cite>Gundam Thunderbolt</cite> out now!</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #048 – Chihayafuru (Season Three)
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<p>Six years after the end of its second season, the Chihayafuru anime that adapts Yuki Suetsugu’s josei manga returned for its third season. After what seemed like a lifetime, Jared and Ink discuss this anime, at length, on their own show for the very first time (believe it or not). There is a general section up front, to cover what Chihayafuru’s all about, and some impassioned discussions regarding the characters, themes, and art of the third season.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Chihayafuru </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/chihayafuru" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a> (English/Japanese dub) and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/chihayafuru" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a> (Japanese dub).<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the whole shebang via </span><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/search?q=chihayafuru*" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/search?keywords=chihayafuru" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chihayafuru&i=movies-tv&ref=nb_sb_noss" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours, 01 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Welcome and thank yous</li>
</section>
<section>
<li>0:05:30 – Chihayafuru (general)</li>
</section>
<ul>
<li>Jared’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Furuquest?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#FuruQuest</a></li>
</ul>
<section>
<li>0:22:00 – Chihayafuru S3-specific discussion</li>
<li>01:38:25 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
</section>
<p>More of Ink on Chihayafuru:</p>
<ul>
<li>AG Chihayafuru <a href="https://anigamers.com/features/chihayafuru-poetic-propaganda-reading-between-cards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a></li>
<li><a href="http://drunkenotaku.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/chihayafuru-episode-6-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oe’s role in S2</a></li>
<li>Reviews for S2 Eps <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-chihayafuru-2-episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1-4</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/chihayafuru-impressions-eps-5-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5-8</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-chihayafuru-2-episodes-8-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9-12</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-chihayafuru-2-episodes-13-16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13-16</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-chihayafuru-2-episodes-17-20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">17-20</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-chihayafuru-2-episodes-21-25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">21-25</a></li>
<li>Otaku USA review (<a href="http://www.wanderingmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OtakuUSA-2014-06-Chihayafuru-01.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page 1</a>, <a href="http://www.wanderingmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OtakuUSA-2014-06-Chihayafuru-02.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page 2</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.osmcast.com/2014/02/osmcast-chihayafuru-2-3-2014/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OSMcast</a> Chihayafuru episode</li>
<li><a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/best-of-2013-chihayafuru-season-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AG Best of 2013</a></li>
<li>Anime Is Lit <a href="https://animeislitpod.libsyn.com/ep-13-chihayafuru-anime-is-poetry-and-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode</a></li>
</ul>
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<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#146 – The Deca-Dence of Late Capitalism with Lynzee Loveridge
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Deca-Dence_20201014205559.jpg" alt="Natsume falling off the Deca-Dence while Kabu reaches out to her."></div>
<p><p>Anime News Network Executive Editor Lynzee Loveridge (<a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Lynzee">@ANN_Lynzee</a>) joins Evan to discuss their latest anime and gaming escapades (<cite>Re:Zero</cite> Season 2 and <cite>Into the Breach</cite>, respectively). Then they review the 2020 anime series <cite>Deca-Dence</cite>, a post-apocalyptic survival story that’s so much more than it seems. Spoiler warning: we spoil the series after the first few minutes of the review! Topics include: “why Rem and not Ram,” Minions, and drinking cyborg poop liquor.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 24 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: Evan Minto</li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Lynzee is watching the docudrama series Lore and the anime <cite>Re:Zero</cite> Season 2.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Into the Breach</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Deca-Dence</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Yuzuru Tachikawa, Studio NUT, <cite>Mob Psycho 100</cite>, <cite>Death Parade</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Lynzee">Lynzee</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Lynzee writes and edits for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and Anime News Network.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#145 – Working for the (Anime) Man with Matt Schley
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-145-Shirobako_20201001170436.jpg" alt="Miyamori and Yano from Shirobako at their desks. Miyamori is on the phone and freaking out while Yano is sipping coffee."></div>
<p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/rhymeswithguy">Matt Schley</a> from <a href="https://otakuusamagazine.com">Otaku USA</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/">The Japan Times</a> joins Evan for a discussion of some recent developments in labor practices in the anime industry, particularly the Black Kigyo “Union” (more on what that word means in this case in the podcast) and their lawsuits to recoup wages for production assistants at Studio 4°C and Trigger. Plus <cite>Violet Evergarden: The Movie</cite> and <cite>Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes</cite> in the Queue segment! Topics include: unions get the goods, nobody’s innocent in the anime industry, and bourgeoisie yakitori.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 23 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Matt watched <cite>Violet Evergarden: The Movie</cite>, Kyoto Animation’s comeback film. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/10/01/films/film-reviews/violet-evergarden-the-movie-anime/">Read his review!</a></li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Discussion: Anime Industry Working Conditions</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Studio 4°C, Studio Trigger, Science Saru, Studio Tear, Black Kigyo Union, <cite>Fragtime</cite>, Terumi Nishii, Eunyoung Choi, JAniCA.</li>
<li><a href="https://otakuusamagazine.com/osamu-tezuka-responsible-low-anime-wages-maybe-not/">Tezuka’s impact on the cost of anime</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-10-29/general-support-union-crowdfunds-production-assistant-labor-abuse-court-case-against-studio-4c/.152709">Studio 4°C case</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-30/trigger-pays-former-employee-unpaid-overtime/.161244">Trigger case</a></li>
<li>COVID stuff: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-21/list-of-shows-films-manga-games-affected-by-covid-19/.158799">list of show/films affected</a>, <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">Evan’s article</a>, <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-07-31/how-is-voice-recording-in-japan-adapting-to-covid-19/.161545">voice acting impacts</a>, <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-09/how-much-longer-is-it-taking-to-make-anime-under-covid-19-mantan-web-investigates/.160412">delays in compositing</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-15/fragtime-anime-tear-studio-plans-to-file-for-bankruptcy/.154407">Studio Tear filed for bankruptcy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-07-21/terumi-nishii-netflix-bigger-budgets-havent-trickled-down-to-actual-animators/.162022">Terumi Nishii on Netflix budgets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-07-30/tokyo-keizai-poor-accounting-at-animation-production-studios-is-the-reason-behind-low-animator-wages/.162383">Poor accounting as part of the problem</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gogetfunding.com/2020-animator-dormitory-project/">Animator Dormitories short anime film funding</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/rhymeswithguy">Matt</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Matt writes for <a href="https://otakuusamagazine.com">Otaku USA</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/">The Japan Times</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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AGP#144 – Blaseball! It's Baseball with an L! with Elliot Trinidad and Cassandra Lugo
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP144-Blaseball-Idols_20200915174839.jpg" alt="List of top idolized Blaseball players, including names like PolkaDot Patternson, Jaylen Hotdogfingers, and NaN. Team names incude Baltimore Crabs, Hades Tigers, and Unlimited Tacos."></div>
<p><p>The forbidden book has been opened and the umpire’s eyes are glowing red. That’s right, it’s time to play ball! Former Crunchyroll host Elliot Trinidad (<a href="https://twitter.com/nameoftheyear">@nameoftheyear</a>) and game designer Cassandra Lugo (<a href="https://twitter.com/prophet_goddess">@prophet_goddess</a>) join Evan to plodcast about the surrealist virtual splorts betting game-slash-collaborative fiction project <cite>Blaseball</cite>. Plus a bunch of Nintendo and anime news, entirely too much <cite>Gundam</cite> talk for a podcast without Pat on it, and <cite>Pathologic 2</cite>! Topics include: <cite>Zelda</cite> battle royale games, dropping an asteroid on the Earth is good actually, and flootball.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 22 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>Crunchyroll is producing a <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/09/04-1/shenmue-anime-announced-as-crunchyroll-and-adult-swim-production"><cite>Shenmue</cite> anime adaptation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/8/21427031/hyrule-warrriors-age-of-calamity-nintendo-switch-zelda">Nintendo is releasing a <cite>Breath of the Wild</cite> prequel</a>, but unfortunately it’s another Hyrule Warriors.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/3/21417260/nintendo-direct-september-2020-super-mario-switch-35th-anniversary">A bunch of <cite>Mario</cite> news</a>, including: <cite>Super Mario 3D All Stars</cite>, a collection of <cite>64</cite>, <cite>Sunshine</cite>, and <cite>Galaxy</cite> with a weird limited release window; <cite>Super Mario Bros. 35</cite>, a <cite>Tetris 99</cite>-esque battle royale game (also limited availability); and a Switch re-release of <cite>Super Mario 3D World</cite>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-05/right-stuf-unveils-the-irresponsible-captain-tylor-bd-release-interspecies-reviewers-anime-license/.163658">RightStuf is releasing a fancy Blu-ray box set for <cite>The Irresponsible Captain Tylor</cite></a> with a confusing, Kickstarter-style pre-order scheme.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Cass is playing <cite>Pathologic 2</cite>.</li>
<li>Elliot is watching through all of Universal Century <cite>Gundam</cite>. We talked about <cite>Victory</cite>, <cite>Zeta</cite>, <cite>Double Zeta</cite>, and <cite>Char’s Counterattack</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching Gundam Unicorn.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review:<cite> Blaseball</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: The Commissioner, Thomas Dracaena, Wyatt Mason, Nagomi Mcdaniel.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/nameoftheyear">Elliot</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/prophet_goddess">Cass</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://skeleton.cool/@prophet_goddess">Cass</a></li>
<li>Elliot is a Blaseball Historian (check out <a href="https://blaseball.fandom.com">the wiki</a>), and Groundskeeper for the Blaseball community Discord. Check out the Crunchyroll Anime Academy video he hosted (written by Evan): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1MGq30dhBg">Basics of Motion</a>.</li>
<li>Cass <a href="https://prophetgoddess.itch.io">makes video games</a> and co-hosts the <a href="https://anime.gripe">Anime Is for Jerks</a> podcast.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #047 – Space Brothers #0
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/SpaceBrothers0PoseOfCourage_20200827175912.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p><cite>Space Brothers #0</cite> tells the tale of two aspiring astronauts who just happen to be siblings. Mutta, the older brother, has fallen behind his younger brother, Hibito, in working towards their childhood dream of going to the moon. Meanwhile, Hibito is experiencing doubt about his own direction while training as a mission substitute. An anime prequel movie unlike most other anime movies, SB0 actually adds pertinent content that bolsters the original anime series which is based off of the manga of the same name by Chuya Koyama. There are spoilers ahead, but only in the spoilers section. So listen in and see if this is a movie worth watching and one that might ultimately launch you into the <cite>Space Brothers</cite> anime.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Space Brothers #0 on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/movies/space-brothers-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a> and b</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">uy it via <a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/search?q=space%20brothers*" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/search?keywords=space%20brothers" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=space+brothers+anime&ref=nb_sb_noss_2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Space Brothers on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/space-brothers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a> and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-brothers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a> and buy the whole shebang via the links above</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 47 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Jupiter, the Bronger of Jollity” by Gustav Holst</li>
<li>01:20 – Space Brothers #0</li>
<li>21:30 – Let’s go to Spoiler Town</li>
<li>42:20 – Question!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Space News!</strong><br />ISS takes a leak in space (via </span><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/08/20/crew-spending-weekend-in-stations-russian-segment/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NASA</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not just a laser light show (via </span><a href="https://www.space.com/lunar-laser-bounce.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">space.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Related: NASA’s OG(S2) AF! (via </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/new-ground-station-brings-laser-communications-closer-to-reality"><span style="font-weight: 400;">NASA</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takashi Taniguchi’s Onara Goro really does exist! (via </span><a href="https://www.desy.de/news/news_search/index_eng.html?openDirectAnchor=1887&two_columns=1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DESY</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GO Ms. Tree catches space load in fishnet stoppings (via </span><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-rocket-payload-fairing-catch-video-starlink-11.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">space.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hope course corrects (via </span><a href="https://www.space.com/hope-mars-mission-uae-first-course-correction.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">space.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Related: Check out the UAE’s English-friendly </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae/">homepage<br /></a></span></p>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#143 – Bander’s Problematic Love Life with Vinnie Averello
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Bander-Book-Shunsaku-Ban_20200901151811.jpg" alt="Bander sitting at a bar. Shunsaku Ban is talking to him while pointing."></div>
<p><p>Vinnie Averello from All Geeks Considered joins Evan to dive into the <a href="https://www.retrocrush.tv">RetroCrush</a> catalog with <cite>One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book</cite>, the first of Osamu Tezuka’s NTV specials. It’s an extremely weird movie featuring all sorts of wacky Tezuka alien designs and also Space Gangster Black Jack. Plus: the new Anilog YouTube channel, <cite>Great Pretender</cite>, and virtual board games! Topics include: the anime kids love <cite>Future Boy Conan</cite>, Bander’s sister-slash-girlfriend, and Sears catalog time machines.</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">59 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News</li>
<ul>
<li>A bunch of anime studios <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-07/toei-kodansha-other-anime-firms-launch-youtube-initiative-with-overseas-plans/.162682">launched a new YouTube channel called Anilog</a> with big plans to distribute older, unlicensed anime series in English and Chinese! No this is <em>not</em> a shot across the bow at Crunchyroll and FUNimation, despite what certain angry nerds online said about it.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Vinnie is playing the online tabletop game <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229853/teotihuacan-city-gods">Teotihuacan: City of Gods</a> on <a href="https://en.boardgamearena.com/">Board Game Arena</a>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Great Pretender</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review:<cite> One Million Year Trip: Bander Book</cite> <cite></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Osamu Tezuka, NTV Super Special, <a href="https://www.retrocrush.tv">RetroCrush</a>, <cite>Marine Express</cite>, Tezuka Productions, Mushi Production, <cite>Astro Boy</cite>, <cite>Black Jack</cite>, <cite>Princess Knight</cite>, <cite>Jungle Emperor Leo</cite>, Vertical, Ed Chavez, <cite>MW</cite>, <cite>Ode to Kirihito</cite>, <cite>Ayako</cite>, <cite>Three-Eyed One</cite>, <cite>Belladonna of Sadness</cite>, <cite>Cleopatra</cite>, <cite>Tales from a Certain Street Corner</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VinnieAveAGC">Vinnie</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Vinnie writes and podcasts at <a href="http://www.allgeeksconsidered.com">All Geeks Considered</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #046 – Memories
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/MemoriesTitle_20200820112126.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Memories is a 1995 anthology movie (one feature comprised of multiple vignettes) that showcases directorial efforts of Koji Morimoto (<cite>Magnetic Rose</cite>), Tensai Okamura (<cite>Stink Bomb</cite>), and Katsuhiro Otomo (<cite>Cannon Fodder</cite>). Despite short run times, each of the three stories provides plenty to talk about. Join Jared and Ink and special guest Kory as they discuss the power of deception, art, and farts.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 2 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Generalities!</li>
<li>0:04:15 – Magnetic Rose</li>
<li>0:21:30 – Stink Bomb</li>
<li>0:32:30 – Cannon Fodder</li>
<li>0:48:40 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/impassionatek" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kory</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>Kory co-hosts the <a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku and Manga in your Ears podcasts</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#142 – BNA: Brand New Anime with Kyle Cardine
<div> <img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/BNA_20200816215912.jpg" alt="Neon-colored cityscape. The wolf-man Shiro stands on a ledge facing away, while tanuki girl Michiru sits on the ledge facing the camera, holding a basketball. A logo says BNA: Brand New Animal."></div>
<p><p>There’s a new Trigger show out and naturally Evan is on the case. In this episode he’s joined by fellow Trigger super-fan <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cardine">Kyle Cardine</a> from <a href="https://crunchyroll.com">Crunchyroll</a> to talk <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81220429">BNA</a></cite> (a.k.a. Brand New Animal), directed by Yoh Yoshinari (<cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>) and written by Kazuki Nakashima (<cite>Promare</cite>, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>). Plus, we chat about <cite>The Tale of Princess Kaguya</cite>, <cite>Anime: A History</cite>, and … online anime mahjong? Topics include: a good year for furries, <cite>Bad News Bears</cite>: The Anime, and “what animal do you look like?”</p>
<p>For more <cite>BNA</cite> content, check out Evan’s <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/39785716">interview with concept designer Genice Chan</a> on our Patreon!</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 24 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</cite> (again?!)</li>
<li>Kyle is playing <cite>Mahjong Souls</cite>.</li>
<li>Kyle watched <cite>The Tale of Princess Kaguya</cite>.</li>
<li>Kyle read <cite>Anime: A History</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review:<cite> BNA</cite> <cite></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Kazuki Nakashima, Yoh Yoshinari, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Akira Amemiya, Genice Chan, Yusuke Yoshigaki, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, <cite>Promare</cite>, <cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>, <cite>Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann</cite>, <cite>Batman: Ninja</cite>, <cite>Beastars</cite>, <cite>Animal Crossing</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cardine">Kyle</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Kyle writes and edits for <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/news">Crunchyroll News</a>. Check out <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2020/07/17-1/the-unbreakable-heart-of-kyoto-animation">his interview with Kyoto Animation President Hideki Hatta</a>!</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
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AGP#141 – We Sushi Otakon Online and Tsuredure Children
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<p><p>Evan and substitute co-host <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> (<a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a>) recap Otakon Online and review <cite>Tsuredure Children</cite>, a four-panel ensemble romantic comedy manga by Toshiya Wakabayashi. Topics include: watching panels while half asleep, late-night anime will ruin your life, and “does sushi mean like or love???”</p>
<p>Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 21 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>First we talk Otakon Online.</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <a href="https://twitter.com/DarylSurat">Daryl Surat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelToole">Mike Toole</a>, Megan (a.k.a. <a href="https://twitter.com/brainchild129">@brainchild129</a>), Nate AM (a.k.a. <a href="https://twitter.com/kbnet_">@kbnet_</a>), Doug Wilder (a.k.a. <a href="https://twitter.com/nigoki">@nigoki</a>), Kyoto Animation.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Tsuredure Children</cite></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://kodanshacomics.com/tsuredure-children">Available from Kodansha Comics</a></li>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Toshiya Wakabayashi’s Four-Panel Collection</cite>, Comiket.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Patrick hosts <a href="https://thecockpit.net">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#140 – Witch Hat Appreciation Hour with Helen
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<p><p>Helen (<a href="https://twitter.com/WanderinDreamr">@WanderinDreamr</a>) from <a href="https://www.theoasg.com">The OASG</a> and the <a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/category/episode/manga/">Manga in Your Ears</a> podcast joins Evan to talk about Summer 2020 anime, including the big <cite>Deca-Dence</cite> Twist (spoiler-free of course). Then we review the currently running fantasy manga series <cite>Witch Hat Atelier</cite> by Kamome Shirahama. The story is delightful but more than anything else it serves as a showcase for Shirahama’s incredible artwork! Topics include: witch dads, problematic <cite>Rurouni Kenshin</cite> references, and hat opinions.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> of <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 3 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The Queue:</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan and Helen are watching <cite>Deca-Dence</cite>.</li>
<li>Helen is watching <cite>Healin’ Good PreCure</cite>, <cite>Fruits Basket</cite>, and <cite>Build Divers ReRise</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Review: <cite>Witch Hat Atelier</cite></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://kodanshacomics.com/witch-hat-atelier">Available from Kodansha Comics</a></li>
<li>Name drops: Kamome Shirahama, <cite>Morning Two</cite> magazine, Kodansha, <cite>Eniale & Dewiela</cite>, <cite>Rurouni Kenshin</cite>, <cite>Okami</cite>, Kaoru Mori, <cite>A Bride’s Story</cite>, <cite>Emma</cite>, <cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/WanderinDreamr">Helen</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #045 – Lu Over the Wall
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<p>Talk about a deep <em>dive</em>! This episode, Jared and Ink talk about <a href="https://www.sciencesaru.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Science Saru</a>‘s original animated movie, Masaaki Yuasa’s <cite>Lu Over the Wall</cite>. This movie centers around a withdrawn Tokyo transfer student who accidentally draws out like-minded, music-making friends as well as a music-seeking mermaid – the local legends about which both scare his fellow port town residents and benefit the town’s tourist trade. The animation draws on a surprising range of old-school sources while <em>flashing</em> the Yuaasa style so familiar to Science Saru fans. There’s a lot to explore, so jump in; the water’s juuuust fine.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream <cite>Lu Over the Wall</cite></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80238911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the whole shebang via </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Lu-Over-the-Wall-Blu-ray-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Over-Blu-ray-Christine-Marie-Cabanos/dp/B07JZB1WGF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3F1Z7DPP9M4K1&dchild=1&keywords=lu+over+the+wall&qid=1594343559&sprefix=lu+over%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 10 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – <cite>Lu Over the Wall</cite></li>
</section>
<section></section>
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<section></section>
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<section></section>
<section>Jared’s DMs:</section>
<section>4:32pm – I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH AND IM ONLY 9:56 INTO IT!!!!!!</section>
<section>4:32pm – HOW IS HE SO GOOD</section>
<section>5:02pm – THERE ARE DOGFISH WHAT IS HAPPENING</section>
<section>6:17pm – IT’S SO GOOD</section>
<section></p>
<li>0:22:35 – Spoilers</li>
<li>0:33:25 – sources:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/02/the-mysterious-mermaids-of-japan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mysterious Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/magical-mermaids-japanese-folklore-005755" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ancient Origins</a></li>
</ul>
<li>0:43:00 – Questions</li>
<li>0:55:25 – In case you’re wondering, it’s a parody of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/linda-holmes-4/copmom-momcop">this</a>.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/QX20XX" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@QX20XX</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hisuiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#139 – Streaming Anime Con-pocalypse
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<p><p>David’s on break (hence the delay in getting the episode out), so our editor <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> (also co-host of <a href="https://thecockpit.net">The Cockpit Podcast</a>) joins Evan as co-host for this episode. We talk about the news from virtual anime conventions Anime Expo 2020 Lite, FunimationCon, and KuroCon, then we discuss our latest anime and video game escapades: <cite>Kaguya-sama: Love Is War</cite> and <cite>Final Fantasy XIV</cite>. Topics include: getting owned by how good <cite>The World Ends with You</cite> looks, turning into an old person, and two betas who think they’re alphas.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The News:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/the-world-ends-with-you-anime-debuts-worldwide-in-2021/.161421"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The World Ends With You Anime Debuts Worldwide in 2021</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/funimation-to-stream-the-world-ends-with-you-anime/.161442"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Funimation to Stream The World Ends With You Anime</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/manga-planet-licenses-kia-asamiya-silent-mobius-manga/.161323"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Manga Planet Licenses Kia Asamiya’s Silent Möbius Manga – News</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/j-novel-club-releases-slayers-novels-in-both-print-digital/.161424"><span style="font-weight: 400;">J-Novel Club Releases Slayers Novels in Both Print, Digital</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/denpa-licenses-romy-oishi-meshe-lockdown-zone-level-x-kengo-hanazawa-under-ninja-manga/.161399"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Denpa Licenses Romy Oishi, meshe’s Lockdown Zone: Level X, Kengo Hanazawa’s Under Ninja Manga</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/denpa-licenses-akili-vampeerz-manga/.161432"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Denpa Licenses AKILI’s Vampeerz Manga – News</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/yen-press-licenses-unnamed-memory-5-other-novels-6-manga/.161378"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yen Press Licenses Unnamed Memory, 5 Other Novels, 6 Manga</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/seven-seas-licenses-berserk-of-gluttony-ride-your-wave-manga-light-novels-2-more-manga/.161414"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seven Seas Licenses Berserk of Gluttony, Ride Your Wave Manga, Light Novels, 2 More Manga</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/viz-media-licenses-dr-stone-reboot-byakuya-asadora-beast-complex-call-of-the-night-manga/.161408"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Viz Media Licenses Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya, Asadora!, Beast Complex, Call of the Night Manga</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/viz-media-shonen-jump-adds-my-hero-academia-team-up-missions-jujutsu-kaisen-0-naruto-shikamaru-story-mourning-clouds/.161407"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Viz Media’s Shonen Jump Adds My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Naruto: Shikamaru’s Story—Mourning Clouds</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/crunchyroll-streams-tonikawa-so-im-a-spider-so-what-ex-arm-anime/.161290"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crunchyroll Streams TONIKAWA, ‘So I’m a Spider, So What?’, EX-ARM Anime</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-04/funimation-licenses-attack-on-titan-~chronicle~-recap-film/.161459"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Funimation Licenses Attack on Titan ~Chronicle~ Recap Film</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-03/funimation-to-stream-our-last-crusade-or-the-rise-of-a-new-world-naruto-more-anime/.161389"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Funimation to Stream Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Naruto, More Anime</span></a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue:</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Kaguya-sama: Love Is War</cite>.</li>
<li>Pat is playing <cite>Final Fantasy XIV.</cite></li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>BNA</cite>.</li>
<li>Pat is reading <cite>Sweat & Soap</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Pat</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Pat hosts <a href="https://thecockpit.net">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#138 – The Year of the Time Loop
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<p><p>Sony’s new router just got revealed so Evan and David convene to discuss the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo">PlayStation 5 event</a> and all the games in this totally-not-E3 show, including <cite>Spider-Man: Miles Morales</cite>, <cite>Demon’s Souls</cite>, <cite>Resident Evil VIII: Village</cite>, <cite>Deathloop</cite>, <cite>Kena: Bridge of Spirits</cite>, and more. Plus: send us receipts for donations to social justice charities and activist groups (including Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ orgs, and more) alongside a review recommendation and we’ll give you a shoutout and pick something from the entries to review on a future show! Topics include: cockroaches in your PS4, shootmans, and time loops vs. dragons.</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> of <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a> for editing this episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 14 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>The games:</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Spider-Man: Miles Morales</cite></li>
<li><cite>Demon’s Souls</cite></li>
<li><cite>Deathloop</cite></li>
<li><cite>Resident Evil VIII</cite></li>
<li><cite>Pragmata</cite></li>
<li><cite>Horizon: Forbidden West</cite></li>
<li><cite>Stray</cite></li>
<li><cite>Kena: Bridge of Spirits</cite></li>
<li><cite>Project Athia</cite></li>
<li><cite>Returnal</cite></li>
<li><cite>Jett: The Far Shore</cite></li>
<li><cite>Little Devil Inside</cite></li>
<li><cite>Grand Theft Auto V</cite></li>
<li><cite>Gran Turismo 7</cite></li>
<li><cite>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart</cite></li>
<li><cite>Sackboy: A Big Adventure</cite></li>
<li><cite>Destruction Allstars</cite></li>
<li><cite>Goodbye Volcano High</cite></li>
<li><cite>Oddworld: Soulstorm</cite></li>
<li><cite>Ghostwire: Tokyo</cite></li>
<li><cite>GodFall</cite></li>
<li><cite>Solar Ash</cite></li>
<li><cite>Hitman III</cite></li>
<li><cite>Astro’s Playroom</cite></li>
<li><cite>NBA 2K 2021</cite></li>
<li><cite>Bugsnax</cite></li>
<li>Bonus round (not part of the PS5 showcase): <cite><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/12/21289246/star-wars-squadrons-project-maverick-leak">Star Wars: Squadrons</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Correction: Pretty sure Evan was wrong about ray-tracing already being common in games. It’s common in animation but not so much in games.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #044 – Porco Rosso
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<p>Take to the animated skies (and bars and secret beach hideouts and so much more) with Jared and Ink as they talk about Ghibli’s 1992 feature, <cite>Porco Rosso</cite>. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this movie depicts a post-WWI man-turned-anthropomorphic pig – a war pilot-turned-deserter/bounty hunter. The movie, while warmly humorous throughout, tackles such issues as identity, war, and fascism. Listen in to find out how (and how effectively)!</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream <cite>Porco Rosso </cite></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXrHaagZUsZUxjAEAAAAC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HBOmax</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the movie via </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Porco-Rosso-Blu-ray-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Porco-Rosso-Bluray-Combo-Blu-ray/dp/B074JV6XY6/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2IIY48DF94AGQ&dchild=1&keywords=porco+rosso" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 40 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>00:00 – Shout-outs & introductions </li>
<li>01:15 – Porco Rosso</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/QX20XX" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@QX20XX</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hisuiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#137 – Liz, a Blue Bird, and a Golden Ticket with Natasha H.
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<p><p>Last week we took a break from regular content while our staff took part in the global (and ongoing) #BlackLivesMatter movement against racism and police brutality, but now we’re back with a very special episode! Evan is joined by <a href="https://ign.com">IGN</a> and <a href="https://crunchyroll.com/news">Crunchyroll News</a>‘ Natasha H. (<a href="https://twitter.com/illegenes">@illegenes</a>) to review the anime film <cite><a href="https://www.elevenarts.net/titles/liz-and-the-blue-bird">Liz and the Blue Bird</a></cite>. This review was requested by our patron Zane (<a href="https://twitter.com/enazzle">@enazzle</a>) using his “Golden Ticket.” To get your own Golden Ticket and force us to review one title of your choice, sign up on the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> for just $5 a month! Topics include: falling into mobage hell, unhealthy anime relationships, and “I fought in the moe wars.”</p>
<p>Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> of <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a> for editing this episode.</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 21 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode Edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a></li>
<li>Evan and Natasha do a little tribute to the late Zac Bertschy, Executive Editor of Anime News Network, who <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/editorial/2020-05-22/zac-bertschy-in-memoriam/.159803">passed away two weeks ago</a>.</li>
<li>Review: <cite><a href="https://www.elevenarts.net/titles/liz-and-the-blue-bird">Liz and the Blue Bird</a></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Kyoto Animation, Naoko Yamada, Reiko Yoshida, Futoshi Nishiya, Kensuke Ushio, <cite>Sound! Euphonium</cite>, <cite>K-ON!</cite>, <cite>A Silent Voice</cite>, <cite>Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket</cite>, <cite>Whisper of the Heart</cite>, <cite>In This Corner of the World</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>The last episode Natasha was on was <a href="https://anigamers.com/podcasts/088-nier-automata-being-yoko-taro-with-natasha-illegenes">our NieR: Automata review in Episode #088</a>.</li>
<li>We did a <a href="https://anigamers.com/podcasts/special-episode-kyoto-animation">special Kyoto Animation tribute episode</a> last year in response to the arson attack.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/illegenes">Natasha</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Natasha writes for <a href="https://shibirerudarou.wordpress.com/tag/by-illegenes/">Isn’t It Electrifying?</a>, <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/incomplexity">Crunchyroll News</a>, and <a href="https://www.ign.com">IGN</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
UNLOCKED: Oldtaku in Space Episode 1 – Feel So Moon
Listen:
UNLOCKED: Oldtaku in Space Episode 1 – Feel So Moon
Oldtaku no Radio #043 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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<p><cite>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</cite> is a gelling of past and present; an awakening; a transition (multiple transitions, really); and a handoff. But this movie, as an experience, is ultimately a visually enthralling, action- and emotionally packed exploration of what being a hero means to self and community and the means by which it takes for that to manifest. Join Jared and Ink as they babble on about the 2018 movie: all it accomplished, all it drew from, and, hopefully, all it will lead to.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81002747" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Spider-Verse-Blu-ray-Shameik-Moore/dp/6317632464/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590453329&sr=1-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Purchase this piece of art via </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Spider-Verse-Blu-ray-Shameik-Moore/dp/6317632464/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590453329&sr=1-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a> (or hopefully other outlets and your local retail stores)</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 16 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Oldtaku no Radio: Into Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</li>
<li>0:59:17 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
</section>
<p>Jared’s Spider-Man rankings:<br />1. Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse<br />2. Spiderman 2<br />3. Spiderman: Homecoming<br />4. Spiderman: Far From Home<br />5. Spiderman 1<br />6. The Amazing Spider-Man<br />7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2<br />8. Spiderman 3</p>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
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<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#136 – Death Stranding Is Real Now
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<p><p>Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has made <cite>Death Stranding</cite> real, Evan attempts to review the game without going completely over time. Since David hasn’t played it, the review is spoiler-free! Plus, Evan and David discuss <cite>The Ultimate Doom</cite>, more <cite>Gal & Dino</cite> and <cite>Sing “Yesterday” for Me</cite>, EVO Online, and Netflix’s announcement of the release date of <cite>BNA</cite>. Topics include: netcode debates, <cite>Doom</cite> on your calculator, and the new “strand game” genre.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 17 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/status/1261310370490265602">BNA is coming to Netflix on June 30.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/14/21258675/evo-2020-online-dates-smash-bros-ultimate-lineup">EVO Online announced their lineup.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue:</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Gal & Dino</cite> and <cite>Sing “Yesterday” for Me</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>The Ultimate Doom</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Death Stranding</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Konami.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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AGP Special Episode: Anime Lockdown with Daryl Surat
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AGP#135 – The Dungeon of Capitalism
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<p><p>Evan and David continue their coverage of anime con and TV series cancellations due to COVID-19 (including some positive news about the online convention <a href="https://animelockdown.com/">Anime Lockdown</a>), then talk about <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina</cite> of Time and <cite>Sound! Euphonium</cite>. Then David reviews the manga series <cite>The Dungeon of Black Company</cite>, a transported-to-another-world story that’s surprisingly anticapitalist. Topics include: Cute Girls Actually Doing Things, foot manga, and Ant Socialism.</p>
<p>NOTE: Otakon 2020 cancelled a day after we recorded!</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 12 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fanime.com/news/fanimecon-2020-deferred-to-2021/">FanimeCon</a>, <a href="https://www.comic-con.org/cci">San Diego Comic Con</a>, and <a href="https://www.anime-expo.org/2020/04/17/anime-expo-return-los-angeles-2021/">Anime Expo</a> have cancelled their 2020 events. <a href="https://www.otakon.com/news/2020/04/27/the-cancellation-of-otakon-2020/">Otakon cancelled</a> a day after we recorded.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-21/list-of-anime-and-manga-affected-by-covid-19/.158799">Lots of anime series and movies have been postponed</a> due to COVID-19.</li>
<li><a href="https://animelockdown.com/">Anime Lockdown</a> is a virtual anime convention. Evan is hosting “Anime Burger Time” at it and <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a> is hosting “But I HATE Sports Anime.”</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue:</li>
<ul>
<li>David is playing <cite><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d-3ds/">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/sound-euphonium">Sound! Euphonium</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite><a href="https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/the-dungeon-of-black-company/">The Dungeon of Black Company</a></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Youhei Yasumura, <cite>Mag Garden</cite>, <cite>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</cite>, <cite>Kaiji</cite>, <cite>Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann</cite>, <cite>Section Chief Kosaku Shima</cite>, <cite>Mad Max</cite>, <cite>Terminator</cite>, <cite>Battle Angel Alita</cite>, <cite>Sword Art Online</cite>, <cite>Spice & Wolf</cite>, <cite>Bleach</cite>, <cite>Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope</cite>.</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #042 – Dennou Coil
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<p>As the song goes, “You always hurt the one you love,” and our takes on <cite>Dennou Coil</cite> (alt. <cite>Den-Noh Coil</cite>) are definitely not sparing. Scott Spaziani rejoins our humble ‘cast as we break down what endears this much-overlooked darling of a Sci-Fi series to us and explore some of its weaker points. This original story from Mitsuo Iso began production in 1997 and features tech that wouldn’t be made publicly available until nearly 20 years later! There are no spoilers discussed in the first half, so feel free to dive in to get a feel for whether this is something you’d like to watch. But after you’ve watched, continue on to our spoilerific section!</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Dennou Coil (alt. Den-Noh Coil) </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/den-noh-coil?q=Den-noh+Coil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the whole shebang via </span><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/den-noh-coil-complete-collection-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=a471ff528&_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/search?keywords=den-noh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Den-noh-Coil-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B07GVZMKCK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=den-noh+coil&qid=1587733503&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 23 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Intros and shout-outs!</li>
<li>0:03:00 – Dennou Coil</li>
<li>0:48:50 – Spoilers</li>
<li>1:09:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ScottSpaziani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>Scott writes for <a href="https://otakuinreview.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Otaku in Review</a> and logs his shutter clicks over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scottspaziani/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>.</li>
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UNLOCKED: AGP Bonus – Working in Anime with Yoshihiro Watanabe at Otakon 2019
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AGP#134 – All Hail Chainsaw Man
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<p><p>Evan and David check out some anime from the Spring 2020 season, including <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/gal-dino/"><cite>Gal & Dino</cite></a>, <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/listeners/"><cite>Listeners</cite></a>, <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80997338">Hi Score Girl</a></cite> Season 2 (technically not this season but … Netflix), and <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/sing-yesterday-for-me"><cite>Sing “Yesterday” for Me</cite></a>. Then Evan reviews the unhinged, hyper-violent <cite>Weekly Shonen Jump</cite> manga <a href="https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/chainsaw-man"><cite>Chainsaw Man</cite></a>! Topics include: playing video games to lose weight, air horns, and being allegedly horny for Zero Two. Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit</a> for editing this episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 14 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/1247448420937125888">Nintendo Switch shipments are halted in Japan</a>, stymying David’s attempt to get a hold of <cite>Ring Fit Adventure</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Spring 2019 anime season:</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan and David watched <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/gal-dino/"><cite>Gal and Dino</cite></a>.</li>
<li>Evan watched <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/listeners/"><cite>Listeners</cite></a>.</li>
<li>David watched <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80997338"><cite>Hi-Score Girl</cite></a> Season 2.</li>
<li>Evan watched <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/sing-yesterday-for-me"><cite>Sing “Yesterday” for Me</cite></a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite><a href="https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/chainsaw-man">Chainsaw Man</a></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Tatsuki Fujimoto, <cite>Weekly Shonen Jump</cite>, <cite>Fire Punch</cite>, <cite>My Hero Academia</cite>, <cite>One Piece</cite>, <cite>Naruto</cite>, <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite>, <cite>One-Punch Man</cite>, <cite>Attack on Titan</cite>, Hajime Isayama, <cite>Tetsuo the Iron Man</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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AGP Queue – Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Granblue Fantasy Versus
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<p><p>Since so many of our listeners are stuck at home (or working extra hours if they’re at an essential job!) due to COVID-19, we’re providing a bit of bonus content on the main feed. In this short episode, Evan and David run through their usual “Queue” segment, discussing some games they’ve been playing — specifically <cite>Animal Crossing: New Horizons</cite> and <cite>Granblue Fantasy Versus</cite>. Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> for editing the episode!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">34 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a></li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Animal Crossing: New Horizons</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Granblue Fantasy Versus</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan wrote about <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">how COVID-19 is affecting anime production</a> for Anime News Network.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Listen:
Review: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! with Evan Minto
Listen:
AGP#133 – Beastarsonas with dakazu
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-133-Beastars_20200331200704.jpg" alt="Louis the deer holding Legoshi the wolf by the tie in a suggestive pose."></div>
<p><p>Evan and David cover the latest COVID-19 news, including the cancellation of Comiket 98, then sit down with <a href="https://twitter.com/dakazu">dakazu</a> from the <a href="https://mangamachinations.com/">Manga Machinations Podcast</a> to review Studio Orange’s 2019 anime adaptation of Paru Itagaki’s anthropomorphic animal manga <cite>Beastars</cite>. Topics include: “Anime Cons Cancel Your Damn Conventions” challenge, <cite>Animal Crossing</cite> is better than Slack, and the return of The Violence and the Banging. Note: <a href="http://www.animenext.org/animenext-cancellation-announcement-next-steps">AnimeNEXT cancelled</a> about a day after we recorded. Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit</a> for editing this episode!</p>
</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 38 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Episode edited by: <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick Sutton</a> from <a href="https://thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">Comiket 98 is cancelled.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">SakuraCon is cancelled.</a></li>
<li>FanimeCon and Anime Expo haven’t cancelled yet. <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/2020/03/27/update-ray-chiang-ceo-spja/">Anime Expo released a statement.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">AnimeNEXT cancelled after we recorded!</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Beastars</cite> anime</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Paru Itagaki, Keisuke Itagaki, Studio Orange, <cite>Land of the Lustrous</cite>, <cite>Baki the Grappler</cite>, <cite>Neon Genesis Evangelion</cite>, Gainax, “Thanatos,” <cite>Zootopia</cite>.</li>
<li>We’ve got a spoiler section after the main discussion.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dakazu">dakazu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>dakazu co-hosts the <a href="https://mangamachinations.com/">Manga Machinations Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote about <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-03-18/how-deeply-is-covid-19-impacting-anime-production/.157606">how COVID-19 is affecting anime production</a> for Anime News Network.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#132 – Wash Your Hands Edition
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Guilty-Grown-Virus_20200315160720.jpg" alt="Scene from the anime Guilty Crown. A young woman on a hospital bed. Half of her body has turned into crystals."></div>
<p>Grab some canned goods and hunker down, it’s time for a COVID-19-centric episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast. Evan and David discuss the impacts of the global pandemic on the anime, manga, and video game industries and answer some listener questions about the virus. Keep in mind, this episode was recorded a week ago, before many of the more visible impacts of the virus such as Italy’s health system breakdown and the cancellations of the NBA season, E3, and Anime Boston. Then we take a break from pandemic news with Death Stranding, Final Fantasy VIII, and Evan’s review of His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano), Hideaki Anno’s post-Evangelion shojo romance anime adaptation. Topics include: Face-touching privilege, buying Cat Planet Cuties at Albany Comic Con, and using COVID-19 to fight aliens.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 17 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://genericon.org/"><cite></cite>Genericon</a> is cancelled.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-07/sxsw-event-cancelled-eccc-event-postponed-due-to-coronavirus/.157245">SXSW is cancelled.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-02/manga-magazines-post-issues-for-free-after-schools-close-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus/.157011">Some Shonen Jump issues are available online for free.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-27/doraemon-shimajiro-anime-films-delayed-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-as-japan-asks-schools-to-close-until-april/.156901">Doraemon and Shimajiro films are postponed.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gdconf.com/news/important-gdc-2020-update">GDC is postponed.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-26/animejapan-2020-event-canceled-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns/.156866">Anime Japan is cancelled.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-17/a-certain-scientific-railgun-t-anime-7th-episode-delayed-due-to-effects-of-coronavirus/.156535">A Certain Scientific Railgun T</a> and <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-18/infinite-dendrogram-anime-episode-7-delayed-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-production-issues/.156578">Infinite Dendogram</a> postponed episodes.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/ghibli-museum-closes-on-february-25-march-17-due-to-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns/.156751">The Ghibli Museum is closed for a few weeks.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is playing more <cite>Death Stranding</cite>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Hideo Kojima</li>
</ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Final Fantasy VIII</cite>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Final Fantasy VII</cite></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>His and Her Circumstances</cite> (a.k.a. <cite>Kare Kano</cite>)<cite></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Gainax, Hideaki Anno, Masami Tsuda, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari, Masahiko Otsuka, Sushio, Mayumi Shintani, <cite>Neon Genesis Evangelion</cite>, <cite>FLCL</cite>, <cite>Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann</cite>, <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan was a guest on an <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2020-02-01/.156029">episode of the ANNCast</a> to talk about the definition of anime.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#131 – Hyrule vs. Lorule
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP131-Link-Between-Worlds-Hyrule-Lorule_20200229163136.jpg" alt="Link standing at the edge of a lake looking at Hyrule Castle. In the lake’s reflection you can see a dark version of the castle."></div>
<p>Evan and David catch up on the news and their queues this episode, including the What the Font?! manga license, the launch of Pokémon Home, and Masaaki Yuasa’s new anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Then David digs up his 3DS to review The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (the sequel to A Link to the Past), and talk about its influence on more recent Nintendo games. Topics include: Kemono Fonts, “when they go Lorule we go Hyrule,” and the capitalism Zelda game.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 2 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2020/02/20/seven-seas-has-a-type-with-license-of-what-the-font-a-manga-guide-to-western-typeface/">Seven Seas licenses <cite>What the Font?! – A Manga Guide to Western Typeface</cite></a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is trying out <a href="https://home.pokemon.com/en-us/">Pokémon Home</a>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/keep-your-hands-off-eizouken">Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!</a></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: Masaaki Yuasa</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: 3DS, <cite>A Link to the Past</cite>, <cite>Link’s Awakening</cite>, <cite>Wind Waker</cite>, <cite>Twilight Princess</cite>, <cite>Skyward Sword</cite>, <cite>Breath of the Wild</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Odyssey</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan was a guest on an <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2020-02-01/.156029">episode of the ANNCast</a> to talk about the definition of anime.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#130 – Three Houses, One Podcast
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Switch_FireEmblemThreeHouses_12_20200214084347.jpg" alt="Dmitri from Fire Emblem: Three Houses with an eyepatch."></div>
<p>Golden Deer vs. Blue Lions! Evan and David have both finished Fire Emblem: Three Houses, so it’s time to dig into this tactical RPG behemoth. In this in-depth review, the hosts cover the game’s balance of turn-based strategy combat and social sim elements, its extremely anime story, and the many amazing, memorable characters. Plus: some news about Byleth’s appearance in Super Smash Bros! Topics include: Felix hates everyone, Smash paypigs, and Rhea’s butt. </p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 42 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/16/21067916/super-smash-bros-ultimate-new-dlc-character/">Byleth is in Smash Bros.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Fire Emblem review:</li>
<ul>
<li>What is Fire Emblem? What’s its history in the US?</li>
<li>What is Three Houses about?</li>
<li>How does it balance the combat and the social sim elements?</li>
<li>Who are our favorite characters?</li>
<li>A whole spoiler section discussing the back half of the game!</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan was a guest on an <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2020-02-01/.156029">episode of the ANNCast</a> to talk about the definition of anime.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
ANNCast - Do You Mean “Anime” Anime or like, Actual Anime?
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Oldtaku no Radio #041 – Weathering With You
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Weathering_With_You_Temple_Sun_20200209191549.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Finally, a Shinkai film that makes <cite>Children Who Chase Lost Voices</cite> look good!</p>
<p>How does Makoto Shinkai twist “boy meets girl” this time? How do Jared and Ink tweak their takes on the auteur’s output this time? The answers are as predictable as weathermen are accurate in our most recent episode, and you have a front row seat to Gallagher-style hot takes. (Pro-tip: bring an umbrella for saline showers and vitriol-whipped saliva.)</p>
<p>Warning: this episode is pretty much a spoiler-cast from the get-go (for <cite>Weathering With You</cite> AND <cite>your name.</cite>), so don’t press play until you’re ready.</p>
<p>Ready? Go ahead and press play!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 06 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Weathering With You</li>
<li>44:15 – Questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#129 – Best of 2019 with Gerald from Anime World Order
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<p>It’s our annual roundup of the best anime, manga, and video games of the past year! This time Evan and David are joined by Gerald (@Gerald_AWO), one-third of the Anime World Order Podcast. We cover the stuff you’d expect — Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Promare — as well as some picks that haven’t gotten any airtime on the show before, including Baba Is You, Vinland Saga, and… Miru Tights. Plus a discussion of a few big news stories from 2019 at the end of the show. Topics include: podcast hostages, Lovecraftian racism, and Gerald’s workout routine.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 53 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Video game list:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Sekiro</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Dead or Alive 6</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Baba Is You</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Pokémon Sword and Shield</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Resident Evil 2</cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Manga list:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>At the Mountains of Madness</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Witch Hat Atelier</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Bakemonogatari</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Chainsaw Man</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World</cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Anime list:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Vinland Saga</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Dororo</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Mob Psycho 100 II</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Hitoribocchi</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Promare</cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Miru Tights</cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Big 2019 news stories:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-30/hideaki-anno-details-his-falling-out-with-gainax/.154892">Hideaki Anno detailed his falling out with Gainax.</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-17/fire-breaks-out-in-kyoto-animation-1st-studio-building/.149097">A man committed a brutal arson attack against Kyoto Animation.</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-30/far-from-perfect-fans-recount-unwanted-affection-from-voice-actor-vic-mignogna/.142212">Anime fans and industry workers went public about accusations of sexual assault by voice actor Vic Mignogna.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gerald_AWO">Gerald</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Gerald is one of the hosts of the <a href="https://awopodcast.com">Anime World Order Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan, David, and Gerald write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #040 – Kase-san and Morning Glories
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<p>This episode of Oldtaku no Radio welcomes Erica Friedman for a review of “a story of survival,” <cite>Kase-san and Morning Glories</cite> – both the anime adaptation and the manga! The anime’s a short affair about a developing relationship, but there’s a lot to learn and love about choices made in its adaptation as well as its source material’s publication. Lend us an hour, we’ll sell you a love story.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the BD on </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Kase-san-and-Morning-Glories-Blu-ray"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuf</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kase-san-Morning-Glories-Blu-ray-Takahashi/dp/B07VDMN7WQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T2YQ615ZVLCV&keywords=kase-san+and+morning+glories+blu-ray&qid=1578086813&sprefix=kase-san%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/kase-san-and-morning-glories-complete-collection-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=0a3e93bbd&_ss=r"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai<br /></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the </span><a href="https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/kase-san-and/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seven Seas</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> release of the manga via </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/category/Manga?keywords=kase-san"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuf</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kase-san+manga&ref=nb_sb_noss_2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 8 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Kase-san and Morning Glories and so much more!</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ozaku’s </span><a href="http://okazu.yuricon.com/2019/11/03/interview-with-kase-san-series-creator-takashima-hiromi/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with Takashima</span></li>
<li>0:50:00 – Questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
<li>Contribute to the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ozakuyuri">Erica</a>, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erica Friedman produces </span><a href="http://okazu.yuricon.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ozaku</span></a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#128 – Pokémon: Breath of the Wild Area with Kallie Plagge
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<p>Evan and David are joined by Pokémon superfan and GameSpot reviews editor Kallie Plagge for a deep dive into the latest Pokémon games: Sword and Shield. This is a long episode, covering the ins and outs of the new Pokédex, the introduction of the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, various quality-of-life improvements over previous games, and the new battling and breeding meta. We recorded this before the Pokémon Direct, so some of our speculation is a little out of date! Topics include: playing Pokémon in the park, communicating via Pokémon nicknames, and Evan getting mercilessly made fun of.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 48 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>It’s all <cite>Pokémon Sword and Shield</cite> all the time this episode. A summary:</li>
<ul>
<li>We summarize how the games fit into the larger franchise.</li>
<li>David dives into the controversies around the game, namely the much-publicized Pokémon cuts.</li>
<li>Kallie and David spend a lot of time talking about in-depth Pokémon metagame stuff while Evan asks questions about all the terminology he doesn’t understand.</li>
<li>We also chat about the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, as well as the game’s story.</li>
<li>Name drops: Nintendo, Game Freak, <cite>Earthbound</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/inkydojikko">Kallie</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Kallie is reviews editor at Gamespot. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/profile/kallie/content/">Check out her articles.</a> She even wrote the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-sword-and-shield-review-curry-favor/1900-6417363/">review for Pokémon</a>!</li>
<li>Kallie is one of the hosts of the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamespot-after-dark-podcast-episode-4-nintendo-dir/1100-6468991/">GameSpot After Dark podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #039 – Patlabor (OVAs)
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<p>It’s time again for Anime Secret Santa, and a certain special someone left us one heck of a present to unpack: <cite>Patlabor</cite>! While we were given the OVAs and movies to review, we had more than enough to talk about with just the OVAs, so we’ll get around to the movies on a bonus episode or three. We talk about the OVAs as a collection in general and then get into specifics about each of the six OVAs (counting the two-parter as a single OVA), and the results, knowing the inclinations of the two hosts, may surprise you! Happy holidays to all, and a special thanks to our secret Santa.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream the Patlabor OVAs </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/movies/patlabor-the-mobile-police-the-original-ovas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the whole shebang via </span><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/patlabor-the-mobile-police-ultimate-collection-blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Patlabor-the-Mobile-Police-Ultimate-Collection-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patlabor-Ultimate-Blu-ray-Mamoru-Oshii/dp/B07FSRBH15" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 26 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> Theme of <cite>Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</cite></li>
<li>0:00:00 – General impressions</li>
<li>0:27:10 – Second Unit, Move Out!</li>
<li>0:37:00 – Longshot</li>
<li>0:39:45 – The 450 Million-Year-Old Trap</li>
<li>0:48:45 – L’s tragedy</li>
<li>0:53:15 – SV 2’s longest day</li>
<li>1:04:15 – SV 2, to the North!</li>
<li>1:10:56 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<cite>End of the Movie</cite>” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
<li>Contribute to the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#127 – Die-Harderman
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<p>Evan and David had to postpone the Pokémon episode until January, so in the last AGP episode of 2019 the hosts check in for some news and anime/video game discussion. We cover GKids’ license of Tokyo Godfathers, the state of animator pay in Japan, the new Xbox with the silly name, and the complete revamp of Amazon’s colonialism simulator New World. In the queue segment, David is watching the 1990 Moomin anime series and Evan is working his way through Death Stranding. Topics include: Xbox Zero, Kojima’s rope-grabbing threesome, and Taxi Driverman.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 2 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-19/gkids-to-release-tokyo-godfathers-anime-film-with-4k-restoration-new-dub/.154552">GKids is re-releasing <cite>Tokyo Godfathers.</cite></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-19/labor-newspaper-criticizes-wage-disparity-in-japanese-anime-industry/.154156">Japanese Labor Newspaper criticized the low pay of Japanese animators.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/12/21019837/xbox-series-x-new-xbox-console-scarlett-tga-2019">Microsoft announced the new Xbox</a>, which is just called … <a href="https://www.polygon.com/xbox-scarlett/2019/12/16/21025133/xbox-series-x-name-scarlett">“Xbox.”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/12/21020033/new-world-amazon-trailer-tga-windows">Amazon completely revamped their upcoming game <cite>New World</cite></a> after it was harshly criticized for being uhhhh a colonialism simulator.</li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is watching <cite>Moomin</cite> (1990).</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Death Stranding</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
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AGP#126 – If You Die in the Game You Die for Real
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<p>Evan and David check in on the anime and Japanese TV they’re watching, including Carole & Tuesday and Game Center CX, touching on Ani-Gamers’ Best of the Decade lists, algorithms, and Elon Musk along the way. Then, in this episode’s review, David delves into the Sword Art Online light novels. Topics include: moé war veterans, gamer wife guys, and ragging on Ernest Kline.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 16 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>David is watching <cite>Game Center CX</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Carole & Tuesday</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Sword Art Online </cite>(light novels)</li>
<ul>
<li>Name-drops: Reki Kawahara, <cite>Accel World</cite>, <cite>Ready Player One</cite>, Ernest Kline, Tim Maughan, <cite>Paintwork</cite>, <cite>.hack//</cite>, <cite>.hack//Quantum</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #038 – Perfect Blue
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<p>The works of Satoshi Kon are few but powerful, and his directorial debut, <cite>Perfect Blue</cite>, is no exception. This adaptation of Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s novel, <cite><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Perfect-Blue-Novel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis</a></cite>, is a psychological thriller that follows the career of pop star and aspiring actress Kirigoe Mima. It’s biting commentary on idol culture and the ugly dangers therein. Join Jared and Ink and special guest Phillip as they dance around spoilers to bring you a deep dive into a deep film.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Perfect Blue </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07NP8SN2Z/ref=msx_wn_av" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Perfect-Blue/15836">VUDU</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy Perfect Blue via </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Perfect-Blue-Blu-ray-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Blue-Bluray-Combo-Blu-ray/dp/B07L5DTDLG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=perfect+blue&qid=1575002425&sr=8-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 14 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
<li><a href="https://the-artifice.com/the-idol-phenomenon-in-japan-and-anime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Idol Phenomenon in Japan and Anime</a></li>
<li>Phillip’s review of <a href="https://anigamers.com/reviews/saint-seiya-saintia-sho-magic-armor-gutsy-attacks-and-a-host-of-saints" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saint Seiya Saintia Sho</a></li>
<li>Contribute to the <a href="https://patreon.com/anigamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a> to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/EeepersChoice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phillip</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>Phillip’s blog is <a href="https://eeeperschoice.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, and he produced the <a href="https://anigamers.com/trap-door/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Trap Door</a> column on Ani-Gamers.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#125 – Read the Bible Before Saint Young Men
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<p>It’s the holiday season, so Evan and David convene to celebrate the most important holiday of all: Gundam Day. Then Evan talks about his slow progress through the first season of Psycho-Pass, David checks in with first impressions of Pokémon Sword, and Evan reviews the three volumes of the Saint Young Men manga that are currently out in English. It’s a sitcom about Jesus and Buddha living together as roommates in Tokyo! Topics include: too many video games, mobile suit veterans, and pulling an Evan Minto by reading the Bible.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">52 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gundamglobalportal/posts/2538121992890594?__xts__[0]=68.ARA6geDrWEpteaEUW2EbV8ZPvadC8F7KWlfoZXg222L6qE3SNPabBkXuFJBD5Fj51cIUbMLoUvHtveqFEZYuIVhxwTGVAcFoG02vRe0CdBCVVOaC-sHC6xzqTTVx_i41FmskUXKdZn0hCgeq4ejc768QzSFhLvZBS4OevCeHw8jnhXhKFfkP0HEYsYTxmwSQemHSDyguMkSkKocjIA6jwZv0ihXqyUpknbPvp0UBZkjJXHfsfDP6CzqoEZ1nityAIp8N8anxHiqxpr_V2yg89AQd2c2OTKT8j3cXYRb6Y3fsewZb-erqBneBB9vBEkiEPeTl4h_JB-1xOpAfEvrXSzsXRw&__tn__=-R">November 15 was Gundam Day in New York City.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Psycho-Pass</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Pokémon Sword</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Saint Young Men<br /></cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name-drops: Hikaru Nakamura, <cite>Arakawa Under the Bridge</cite>, The Bible.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
<li>Check out Evan’s new <cite>His Dark Materials</cite> companion podcast, <a href="https://shadowparticles.club">Shadow Particles</a>!</li>
</ul>
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AGP#124 – Can Murder Quest Become Not-Murder Quest?
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<p>Evan and David team up to review the anime movie Blackfox from Studio 3Hz (Dimension W, Flip Flappers, Princess Principal), which is ostensibly a sci-fi ninja revenge story. Plus, Fortnite and HBO Max anime news (go figure), the Dororo anime, Super Mario World, and a quest to discover which animal ears are the scariest on an anime character. Topics incude: drones are evil, Brad City, and tradwife-bots. Reminder: the Metal Gear Solid stream is back on November 9th!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 26 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li>Epic announces <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/chapter2">Fortnite Chapter 2</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2019/film/news/hbo-max-studio-ghibli-rights-1203373947/">Studio Ghibli movies will stream on HBO Max.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LordBalvin/status/1189316273643102209">Crunchyroll and Adult Swim titles too!</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue (Fall 2019 anime edition!)</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Dororo</cite> anime</li>
<li><cite>Super Mario World</cite> on Switch</li>
</ul>
<li>Review: <cite>Blackfox</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Name drops: <cite>Flip Flappers</cite>, Studio Trigger, <cite>Gun Gale Online</cite>, <cite>Trigun</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #037 – Higurashi When they Cry
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<p>There are several reasons why Higurashi When They Cry consistently finds itself on so many must-watch series when October rolls around, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a show for everyone. Listen in as Jared and Ink are joined by AGP’s @QX20XX and Reverse Thieves’ Alain Mendez to dig into the origin and makeup of this iconic series about a series of gruesome murders and mysterious disappearances in the small village of Hinamizawa. If you’ve yet to see the series, there’s a spoiler-free section, and if you have seen the series, there’s an indulgent, spoilerific section that follows. Enjoy!</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stream Higurashi no Naku Koro ni </span><a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/when-they-cry"><span style="font-weight: 400;">S1</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/when-they-cry-kai"><span style="font-weight: 400;">S2</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Kai), and </span><a href="https://www.hidive.com/movies/when-they-cry-rei"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rei</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on HIDIVE.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buy the whole shebang via </span><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/products/when-they-cry-complete-series-blu-ray?_pos=1&_sid=e30634777&_ss=r"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sentai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/When-They-Cry-Complete-Series-Blu-Ray"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rightstuff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-They-Cry-Complete-Collection/dp/B0753FDK2M/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=when+they+cry&qid=1570837317&sr=8-1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 47 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Let’s visit Hinamizawa(-zawa, zawa-zawa)</li>
<li>(To clarify the Hitchcock reference, check out Ink’s Otaku USA review of <a href="https://www.otakuusamagazine.com/when-they-cry-starts-with-a-thwack-and-goes-out-with-a-bang/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When They Cry</a>.)</li>
<li>0:42:45 – Spoilers</li>
<li>1:16:00 – Questions</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)</li>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/QX20XX" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@QX20XX</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hisuiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
<li>David also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Otaku USA</a> magazine.</li>
<li>Alain writes and podcasts for <a href="http://www.reversethieves.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>.</li>
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AGP#123 – SF Hard-Boiled the Gun Smoke Drifts Muzzle Talks
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP123-No-Guns-Life_20191019152856.jpg" alt="Juzo Inui from No Guns Life. His head is a revolver and he’s smoking a cigarette."></div>
<p>The Fall 2019 anime season has started and Evan and David are feeling the seasonal anime itch again. This episode, the hosts discuss some gaming news, including the big Blizzard/Hong Kong debacle, and talk about four shows they’re sampling from the current anime season. Topics include: normie pop culture, and incel turtles, and the mind-bogglingly weird tagline for No Guns Life (used as the title of this episode).</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">57 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://me.ign.com/en/ps4/166292/news/outer-wilds-is-coming-to-ps4-this-month">Outer Wilds is out on PS4!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kotaku.com/blizzard-suspends-hearthstone-player-for-hong-kong-supp-1838864961">Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for statement in support of Hong Kong protests.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue (Fall 2019 anime edition!)</li>
<ul>
<li><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Africa Salaryman</span></cite></li>
<li><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Guns Life</span><br /></cite></li>
<li><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babyloni </span></cite></li>
<li><cite>Case file n°221: Kabukicho</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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AGP#122 – Guess I’m in Charge of the Conspiracy Cops Now
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<p>After a brief break due to our two-part Evangelion podcast, Evan and David check back in on anime industry news, Rie Kugimiya’s ticketed AnimeNYC appearance, Super Nintendo games on Switch, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. And in this episode’s Mini-Review, Evan discusses Control, the new supernatural action game from Remedy Entertainment. Topics include: gacha guest signings, turning into a tree, and getting hired and instantly promoted.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 17 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://kotaku.com/super-nintendo-games-are-coming-to-switch-for-online-su-1837883647">Nintendo announced and released the Super Nintendo collection on Switch.</a> Evan talks about what he’s played so far on it.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/cool-japan-fund-invests-in-north-american-anime-group-led-by-sentai-holdings">Cool Japan Fund invests in Sentai Filmworks.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/09/06-1/crunchyroll-and-viz-media-europe-group-enter-a-new-relationship">Crunchyroll buys controlling share of VIZ Media Europe.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/sony-anime-funimation-aniplex-joint-venture-1203346579/">Sony merges anime business, including Aniplex, under FUNimation.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2019-10-01/rie-kugimiya-makes-us-appearance-debut-at-anime-nyc/.151743">Tickets to voice actor Rie Kugimiya’s event at AnimeNYC will cost $125 per person!</a></li>
</ul>
<li>The Queue</li>
<ul>
<li>Both Evan and David are playing <cite>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Mini-Review: <cite>Control</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>We name-drop <cite>Max Payne</cite>, <cite>Alan Wake</cite>, <cite>Quantum Break</cite>, <cite>Infamous</cite>, <cite>Prototype</cite>, and <cite>Dishonored</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #036 – Oldtaku no Oddities
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<p>If you don’t remember MTV back in the ’90s, when it was 98% music and 1% Kurt Loder, then you definitely don’t remember the other 1% – the ballsy, experimental animated shorts of Liquid Television and the longer, more serial (but not any less weird) shorts of the Oddities animation programming block. Join Jared and Ink as they reflect upon their teenage cartoon obsessions by talking about Liquid Television’s Aeon Flux as well as The Head and The Maxx from MTV’s Oddities after a fresh rewatch of all three! And to mark our three-year anniversary as a podcasting duo, Jared and Ink reminisce about the past year as well as the two before that. So grateful to have you(r ears). Now press play already!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 50 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Oldtaku no Radio anniversary party!</li>
<li>Transitory music from Liquid Television intro</li>
<li>0:17:10 – Aeon Flux</li>
<li>Transitory music from Oddities outro (Niki Navasio)</li>
<li>0:43:57 – The Head</li>
<li>Transitory music from Oddities outro (Niki Navasio)</li>
<li>1:10:50 – The Maxx</li>
<li>1:40:50 – Question!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#121 – Netflix Genesis Evangelion with Dawn, Part 2
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP121-End-of-Eva_20190915205255.jpg" alt="Scene from End of Evangelion: a white humanoid figure with giant wings hunched over the planet Earth, with the Sun visible distantly overhead."></div>
<p>Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to wrap up our extended discussion of the legendary 1995 anime TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. In this half, we answer audience questions and get into the spoiler portion of the show, covering the end of the TV series and the mind-bending finale that is End of Evangelion. Topics include: Evangelion presented by Tesla, “Both of You, TikTok Like You Want to Win,” and Shinji says fuck.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">59 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>First up is the non-spoiler questions segment, with a mix of silly and more serious questions, including the ultimate Eva fan debate: Pen Pen or Jet Alone?</li>
<li>Then, after a spoiler warning, we discuss the ending of the series, including its abstract final two episodes and the feature film End of Evangelion.</li>
<li>Finally we wrap up with more questions, this time focusing on the end of the series and Anno’s relationship to the story.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon">Dawn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Dawn hosts the monthly <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/">Anime Nostalgia Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Dawn accepts donations through <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bunnycartoon">Ko-Fi</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#120 – Netflix Genesis Evangelion with Dawn, Part 1
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Neon-Genesis-Evangelion-Episode-1_20190906141837.jpg" alt="Shinji standing in front of Evangelion Unit 01, his shoulders hunched, while Misato and Ritsuko look on, exasperated."></div>
<p>To celebrate Neon Genesis Evangelion being available legally in the US for the first time in about a decade, Evan and David sit down with Dawn (a.k.a. Usamimi) of the Anime Nostalgia Podcast for an in-depth discussion of the legendary 1995 anime series and movies, covering the show’s themes, some of their favorite episodes, the new translation, and more. The episode ran so long that we had to split it in two. This one has most of the main (spoiler-free) discussion, while the second episode has the questions segment and the spoiler segment in which we discuss our thoughts on the ending(s). Topics include: karaoke deep cuts, David’s MMA friend, and the original TV Tropes.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 22 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>We start with some context about what Eva is.</li>
<li>Then we discuss how we all first came across the series and our initial thoughts.</li>
<li>Next we dive into the themes and characters.</li>
<li>Of course, we shout out some of our favorite episodes.</li>
<li>Yes, yes, OK, fine, we talked about our “best girl” picks.</li>
<li>We wrap up with the discussion of the new Netflix translation and dub, then final thoughts.</li>
<li>We name-drop Hideaki Anno, Studio Gainax, <cite>Ultraman</cite>, and <cite>Space Runaway Ideon</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon">Dawn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Dawn hosts the monthly <a href="https://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/">Anime Nostalgia Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Dawn accepts donations through <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bunnycartoon">Ko-Fi</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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AGP#119 – Romance of the Train Otaku
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<p>Evan and David discuss the news around Kizuna Ai’s body swap and the rumored SNES Switch Online offering, finally get back into seasonal anime with JoJo’s and Lord El-Melloi (aka “Detective Waver”), and try out a new segment: a short “Mini-Review” of the josei manga Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura. Topics include: bad Kiznaiver jokes, the Odakyu Bitter Singles Car, and gymnastics.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 7 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/co22i0/full_timeline_of_multiple_ai_project/">Kizuna Ai has been swapped out with a <em>different</em> Kizuna Ai.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/13/20803624/nintendo-switch-online-snes-controller-super-nintendo-games">Nintendo has submitted an FCC filing for a wireless SNES controller</a>, indicating SNES games on Switch Online might be on the horizon.</li>
</ul>
<li>Evan is catching up with the <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind</cite> anime.</li>
<li>David is watching <cite>Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note</cite>, better known as Detective Waver.</li>
<li><strong>Mini-Review:</strong> <cite>Maiden Railways</cite>, a josei manga by Asumiko Nakamura, published in the US by Denpa. Evan namedrops <cite>5 Centimeters per Second.</cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #035 – Barakamon
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<p>Looking for one of the cutest stories about a tortured artist? Look no further than Barakamon, which focuses on a professional calligrapher (who knew?) who butts heads with the Tokyo art crowd and is sent to live on a remote island to cool his head and refine his art. Doesn’t sound cute? Just wait until you meet the village brat Naru … not to mention an entire cast of characters so charming of course you’ll only find them in fiction. Jared and Ink discus the values of fluff, how they relate to some of the storylines, and more! <cite><i>Barakamon</i></cite> is currently streaming on <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/barakamon/?qid=9b9e85a4923260fa#videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FUNimation.com</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 52 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00 – Barakobamamon!</li>
<li>0:39 – Questions!</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Suzuko-Hara/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naru’s VA page</a></span></li>
<li>Don Music (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51LT4kBwAGY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Row, Row, Row Your Boat</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP Special Episode: Kyoto Animation
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AGP#118 – Ani-Gamer Boy Bath Water
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<p>Evan and David check in with some news about the Nintendo Switch Lite and some thoughts on the 2018 Switch drumming game Gal Metal, the 2004 Gunbuster sequel OVA Diebuster, and the 2004 TV anime Samurai Champloo. And yes, the biggest news of all is that David is watching anime again! Topics include: Tak Fujii name-searching, MOMRPGs, and the Ani-Gamered Podcast. NOTE: This episode was recorded shortly before the horrific apparent arson attack at Kyoto Animation, so we don’t cover it in here. Expect some discussion of it in an upcoming episode.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">53 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/10/18693262/nintendo-switch-lite-price-release-date-features">Nintendo announced the Switch Lite</a>, a handheld-only variant of the Switch. <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/1151657847362469888">It comes in <cite>Shinesman</cite> colors.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>David is watching anime again, starting with <cite>Samurai Champloo</cite>. We name-drop Manglobe, Shinichiro Watanabe, Kazuto Nakazawa, Sayo Yamamoto, <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite>, and <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan just finished the Nintendo Switch game <cite>Gal Metal</cite>. We name-drop Tak Fujii, <cite>Guitar Hero</cite>, <cite>Rock Band</cite>, <cite>Elite Beat Agents</cite>, and <cite>Rhythm Heaven</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan recently finished the OVA <cite>Aim for the Top! 2: Diebuster</cite>. We name-drop Gainax, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Masahiko Otsuka, Sushio, Yoh Yoshinari, Trigger, <cite>Aim for the Top! Gunbuster</cite>, <cite>FLCL</cite>, <cite>Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann</cite>, <cite>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>, and <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>!</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #034 – The Transformers: The Movie
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<p>The Transformers toy line is legendary, and the car-toon it inspired was hugely popular with many of the kids growing up in the ’80s. But when one set of toys outwears its welcome in the marketplace and a new set of toys is ready to be sold, there remains a question of transition. The answer is a HUGE animated movie showcase that surprised just about everyone who saw (and heard) it. Bringing together familiar TV voices and some serious star power (Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, and Eric Idle to name a few), 1986’s <cite>The Transformers: The Movie</cite> brought <cite>The Transformers</cite> to a new plane with more intense visuals, more mature subject matter, and a linear story unlike anything seen so far in the TV series. Join Jared and Ink as they talk giant (transforming) robots as well as the movie’s inspirations and influences with none other than Patrick from <a href="http://www.thecockpit.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Cockpit</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 31 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Let’s talk giant (transforming) robots!</li>
<li>1:12:26 – Questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>Barbara Leaming, Orson Welles biographer, on <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/welles-last-role-original-transformers-wbna19378720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Welles’ last role</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80161603?trackId=200257859" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toys that Made Us</a> Transformers Episode</li>
<li>The The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition Steelbook BD (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Limited-Anniversary-Steelbook-Blu-ray/dp/B01HHGAIHE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DYPFDBFJ8X6S&keywords=transformers+30th&qid=1563246147&s=gateway&sprefix=transformers+blu%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Transformers-Movie-30th-Anniversary-Edition-Steelbook-Blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>)</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/CockpitBlog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Cockpit</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/patzprime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#117 – In Loving Memory of E3 2019 with Nathan Grayson
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<p>It’s an overstuffed E3 recap show as Evan and David are joined by Kotaku’s Nathan Grayson (@Vahn16) to look back at the press conferences and announcements from the game industry’s big annual event, including the Breath of the Wild sequel, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Elden Ring, Halo Infinite, Watch Dogs Legion, the Xbox Scarlett, and the rise of streaming game services like Google Stadia. We had a bit of a recording SNAFU, so Nathan sounds like he’s calling in from a tin can in space, where he may or may not have just met Master Chief. Topics include: Microsoft Excel on Xbox, a very special wake for E3, and “one more thing.”</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 42 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>First up is the Microsoft press conference, including <cite>Halo Infinite</cite>, <cite>Gears of War</cite>, <cite>Cyberpunk 2077</cite>, <cite>Elden Ring</cite>, Project xCloud (also Google Stadia), and Project Scarlett.</li>
<li>Next is Square Enix, including <cite>Trials of Mana</cite>, <cite>Final Fantasy VII Remake</cite>, and <cite>The Avengers</cite>.</li>
<li>We wrap up with Nintendo, including <cite>Animal Crossing</cite>, <cite>Pokémon Sword and Shield</cite>, and the addition of Dragon Quest Hero and Banjo & Kazooie to <cite>Smash</cite>. Oh yeah, and that little <cite>Breath of the Wild</cite> sequel, but stay tuned until the end of the show for that…</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Vahn16">Nathan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>, and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/nathangrayson">Nathan streams sometimes too</a>!</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #033 – Keijo!!!!!!!!
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<p>Get ready for Jojo’s Bustzarre Assventures as Jared and Ink talk about the 2016 sports parody <cite>Keijo!!!!!!!!</cite> by Xebec with special guest Basil from OSMcast. This shonen anime, which adapts a portion of Daichi Sorayomi’s manga (alt title: <cite>Hip Whip Girl</cite>), centers around a fictional sport wherein girls in bathing suits do battle atop different floating stages in a pool using nothing except for their butts and boobs. Don’t worry; we haven’t dove off the deep end – there’s quite a bit to muse on and laugh about regarding this amusing series. Listen and find out! Keijo!!!!!!!! can be streamed legally on <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/keijo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>. </p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00:00 – We dive right into Keijo!!!!!!!!</li>
<li>0:47:30 – Questions!!!!!!!!</li>
<li>1:06:00 – Plugs!!!!!!!!</li>
<li>1:11:45 – A new challenger has appeared!!!!!!!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QEiuhkV2Ms">All attacks in order</a> (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.osmcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listen to OSMcast!</a></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.otakuusamagazine.com/review-keijo/">Ink’s OUSA review</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/2017/01/01/scorching-ping-pong-girls-and-keijo/">Taiiku Keijo!!!!!!!! episode</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.taiikupodcast.com/2018/06/12/avengers-infinity-war-and-wanna-be-the-strongest-in-the-world-and-keijo-oavs/">Taiiku Keijo!!!!!!!! OVA episode</a></span></li>
<li>Rumors about poor sales/streaming numbers were false. (<a href="https://www.inquisitr.com/4466384/keijo-season-2-release-date-manga-rumors-wrong-second-season-of-keijo-hip-whip-girl-anime-possible/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">inquisitr</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></li>
<li>Inspired real-life Keijo!!!!!!!! in Portugal. (<a href="https://goboiano.com/keijo-is-about-to-become-a-real-life-sport/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">goboiano</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)
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<section>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/OSMcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OSMcast</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/itsbasiltime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Basil</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#116 – Our Yuri Experience with Erica Friedman
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP116-Lesbian-Experience_20190615125206.jpg" alt="Kabi in My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness lying under the covers in bed and shouting about how she’ll “claw her way out of bed with her last dying breath.”"></div>
<p>The boys get serious this episode as Evan and David are joined by Okazu’s Erica Friedman (@OkazuYuri) to talk about the history of yuri manga and its intersection with lesbian identity, then review Kabi Nagata’s auto-biographical manga My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary. Get ready for lots of talk about everyone’s favorite subjects: depression, loneliness, and dysfunctional family relationships! Topics include: “after Europe and trains,” the linguistic power of 14-year-old girls, and Google Trends-driven manga publishing</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 19 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan and Erica attended AnimeNEXT 2019 in Atlantic City, NJ, where Erica presented a panel called “100 Years of Yuri.”</li>
<li>Erica name-drops a couple titles:</li>
<ul>
<li>The first yuri story: <cite>Yaneura no Nishojo</cite> (<cite>Two Maidens in the Attic</cite>)</li>
<li><cite>Revolutionary Girl Utena</cite></li>
<li>The first yuri manga:<cite> Shiroi Heya no Futari</cite></li>
<li><cite>Heart of Thomas</cite></li>
<li><cite>The Story of My Tits</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>First up is <cite>My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness</cite> by Kabi Nagata.</li>
<li>Next is <cite>My Solo Exchange Diary</cite>, also by Kabi Nagata. That said, we kind of talked about both in the same discussion.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/OkazuYuri">Erica</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#115 – Pokémon Drink Water
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP115-Pokemon-Masters_20190603132447.jpg" alt="Collage of Pokémon trainer characters and their signature Pokémon with the logo for Pokémon Masters underneath."></div>
<p>The Pokémon hits just keep coming as Evan and David discuss game news, including the new Death Stranding trailers and the FOUR new Pokémon announcements (a new Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Home, Pokémon Sleep, and Pokémon Masters). Then Evan recaps FanimeCon 2019 and the state of panels at the San Jose, CA convention, and talks about the Old Boy manga. Topics include: The Paprika Child, the President of Jack Shit, and deep-fried Playstation discs.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">53 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/05/30/death-stranding-japanese-release-date-reveal-trailer-new-footage"><cite>Death Stranding</cite> released a new trailer</a> and revealed the release date: November 8, 2019.</li>
<li>Nintendo announced a bunch of new <cite>Pokémon</cite> stuff: a <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/28/18643518/pokemon-detective-pikachu-2-nintendo-switch">Switch <cite>Detective Pikachu</cite> game</a>, <a href="https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2019/5/28/18643538/pokemon-home-cloud-storage-pokemon-go-nintendo-switch">Pokémon Home</a>, <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/28/18643531/pokemon-sleep-tracker-pokemon-go-niantic-nintendo">Pokémon Sleep</a>, and <cite><a href="https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2019/5/28/18643565/pokemon-masters-mobile-game-dena">Pokémon Masters</a></cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Evan went to FanimeCon 2019, where he hosted four panels and moderated events with <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite> character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto. Check out his <a href="https://anigamers.com/interviews/toshihiro-kawamoto-cowboy-bebop-designer-talks-art-styles-and-live-action-adaptations">interview with Kawamoto</a>!</li>
<li>Evan read the original <cite>Oldboy</cite> manga while researching for his “Anime Goes to Hollywood” panel. Check it out on <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Old-Boy/comics-series/48429?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9zZXJpZXNTbGlkZXI">Comixology</a>.</li>
<li>Questions:</li>
<ul>
<li>Is the PS5 going to come out in time for <cite>Death Stranding</cite>?</li>
<li>Have we already seen basically everything from <cite>Death Stranding</cite>?</li>
</ul>
<li>Come see Evan at <a href="http://animenext.org/">AnimeNEXT 2019</a> in Atlantic City, NJ!</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#114 – Detective Pikachu and Accountant Charmander
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP114-Detective-Pikachu_20190517190613.jpg" alt="Detective Pikachu from the movie looking concerned while standing on top of a car hood."></div>
<p>It’s a double-feature movie night as David talks Detective Pikachu and Evan talks Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (spoiler warning for the original Code Geass, but we don’t spoil the movie). Are the realistic Pokémon disturbing? Is Code Geass still as lovably dumb as we remember it? And in the questions segment, the hosts dish out some advice for aspiring anime, manga, and game reviewers. Topics include: Pokémon or DJ name, Kallen did nothing wrong, and the McDonald’s Fish o’ Fillet.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 11 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David watched <cite>Detective Pikachu</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan watched <cite>Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection</cite>. As mentioned above, spoilers for the TV series were unavoidable, but Evan makes a point of not spoiling the movie.</li>
<li>Questions:</li>
<ul>
<li>What are your tips for reviewing anime, manga, and games? Any reviews you regret?</li>
<li>Fuck/marry/kill: burger, pizza, fries.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #032 – Girls' Last Tour
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/GirlsLastTourPortrait_20190511042552.jpg" alt=""><img alt=""></p>
<p>Originally meant to accompany our <cite>PEZ</cite> episode for a grand, post-apocalyptically themed episode, we’re talking about the whimsical despair that is <cite>Girls’ Next Tour</cite>! This anime features Takaharu Ozaki adapting Tsukumizu’s manga (which we also discuss! …briefly) about two friends, Chito and Yuri, exploring the world into which they’ve been thrust by war and trying their best to survive its fallout. This show is slice-of-moé solemnity at its best … or worst. You decide. (We just talk.) Spoilers are woven throughout our commentary, so we advise you to check out <cite>Girls’ Last Tour</cite>, currently streaming on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/girls-last-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a>, before listening. Although like all good road trip movies, the value of experience lies in the journey and not the destination.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 56 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kettenkrad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kettenkrad videos</a>!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG0ztMHf0nk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Girls’ Last Class</a></li>
<li>39:15 — Questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#113 – Just Don’t Get Hit
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP113-Reggie_20190422111946.jpg" alt="Reggie Fils-Aime sitting at his desk, smiling. There is Nintendo paraphernalia on the shelves behind him."></div>
<p>It’s a sad episode as Evan and David discuss the death of legendary manga artist and Lupin III creator Monkey Punch and the retirement of Nintendo of America President and de-facto Nintendo mascot Reggie Fils-Aime. Evan’s also catching up on anime and games — specifically Aggretsuko and Kirby’s Adventure (NES) — while David is getting his From Software fix with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. On that subject, the hosts jump into the recent conversation around difficulty and accessibility in games surrounding Sekiro. Topics include: don’t cancel Reggie, Zelda is a Mario game, and leaving Netflix to autoplay Carole & Tuesday.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 16 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News<cite></cite></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-16/lupin-iii-creator-monkey-punch-passes-away/.145797">Monkey Punch, creator of <cite>Lupin III</cite>, has passed away.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Reggie/status/1117851934239514625">Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down as President of Nintendo of America.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Evan finally finished the first season of the <cite>Aggretsuko</cite> Netflix series.</li>
<li>Evan played through <cite>Kirby’s Adventure</cite> on the NES collection on Switch.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice</cite>.</li>
<ul>
<li>We talk about the Internet arguments over game difficulty and accessibility, sparked by this <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/i-beat-sekiros-final-boss-with-cheats-and-i-feel-fine/">PC Gamer article</a> and this <a href="https://twitter.com/Fetusberry/status/1114364382606053378">Twitter response</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Questions:</li>
<ul>
<li>What was the best recent year for anime? For games?</li>
<li>Is it OK to pirate a Netflix show if you leave it to autoplay on Netflix once it comes out officially?</li>
<li>Is Kirby the most moé Nintendo character?</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#112 – Permadeath and Taxes
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<p>David is back on the mic to talk TAX NEWS (specifically the alleged tax evasion of Ufotable’s president) and his secret tryst with Granblue Fantasy. Then Evan talks about his return to The Witcher 3 and his week at the Game Developers Conference, including: game worker unionization; sessions about animation, accessibility, and censorship; and the experimental controllers at Alt.Ctrl.GDC. Topics include: the God Damn Convention, the Dark Souls of LED strips, and bring your own teabags.</p>
<p>For more on Granblue Fantasy, check out <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/26298272">David’s companion article for this post</a>, available on the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a>. It’s just $5 a month for bonus articles and podcast episodes from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 5 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite></cite><cite></cite><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-28/bunshun-magazine-fate-studio-ufotable-under-investigation-for-alleged-tax-evasion/.145097">Ufotable president Hikaru Kondo is under investigation for tax evasion.</a></li>
<li>David has been playing <cite>Granblue Fantasy</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan has been trying to get back into <cite>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan attended the <a href="https://gdconf.com/">Game Developers Convention</a>. Some stuff that got talked about:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.gameworkersunite.org/">Game Workers Unite</a></li>
<li>The animation of <cite>God of War</cite> and <cite>Marvel’s Spider-Man</cite> (PS4)</li>
<li>Accessibility and ethical game design</li>
<li><a href="https://lostlevels.net/">Lost Levels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gdconf.com/alt.ctrl.gdc">Alt.Ctrl.GDC</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. David reviewed the <cite>Snow White with the Red Hair</cite> manga and Evan has a feature about <cite>Evangelion</cite> in the latest issue.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #031 – PEZ Manga and Denpa Interwiew
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<p>We’re talking this episode about Hiroyuki Asada’s <cite>PEZ</cite> – a small, full-color manga with big heart, impact, and presentation – published and distributed in the USA by Denpa LLC. For something a little different, we are also excited to be able to talk with the Denpa’s Ed Chavez! The interview is a lot longer than the review, but it does also touch on <cite>PEZ</cite> as well as the stateside manga publishing biz and other fun bits. Make to to lend your ears to all of it!</p>
<p>PEZ is currently available from <a href="https://denpa.pub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denpa</a> via <a href="https://www.powells.com/book/-9781634421065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Powell’s</a>, <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/PEZ-Manga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pez-Hiroyuki-Asada/dp/163442106X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00:00 – We’re talking about a whimsical take on the apocalypse!</li>
<li>0:14:20 – Interview with Denpa Founder/President/CEO/Emperor Ed Chavez!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li><a href="https://denpa.pub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denpa’s Website</a></li>
<li>Smashing Pumpkins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3eus4ZSo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tonight, Tonight</a> video</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/denpa_books">Denpa LLC</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mangacast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and has written for <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#111 – Four S Gridman with Patz and Tom Aznable
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<p>It’s another long one as Evan is joined by Patz (@PatzPrime) and Tom (@TomAznable) of The Cockpit Podcast to review Studio Trigger’s 2018 anime series SSSS.Gridman, based on the 1993 tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman, a.k.a. Gridman the Hyper Agent, a.k.a. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. This episode has two separate spoiler sections, one for things that happen after episode 2 and another for the ending, so keep an ear out for those! And in a very appropriate question segment, the trio answer how best to avoid spoilers when reviewing something. Topics include: hacking your toaster, Baby Dan Dan, and staying hydrated.</p>
<p>For more banter and all the Gridman discussion we had to cut for time, check out <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/25646836">this podcast’s bonus episode</a>, available on the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a>. Subscribe for just $5 to get access to bonus podcasts and articles from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 57 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>First break song: “UNION” by OxT (<cite>SSSS.Gridman</cite> OP)</li>
<li>Second break song: “Yume no Hero” by Norio Sakai (original <cite>Gridman</cite> OP)</li>
<li>It’s all <cite>SSSS.Gridman</cite> this episode! The topics:</li>
<ul>
<li>An intro to the franchise and the previous versions, which include the 1993 tokusatsu series <cite>Denkou Choujin Gridman</cite> and the 2015 Animator Expo short “Electronic Superhuman Gridman: boys invent great hero.”</li>
<li>Evan wasn’t too into the first episode of the anime series.</li>
<li>There’s also talk about the animation style, specifically the 3DCG fights.</li>
<li>After a spoiler break, the hosts reveal the villain of the show and how their story connects both with the main characters and the original <cite>Gridman</cite> series.</li>
<li>After the final spoiler break it’s time to break down the surreal ending of the series and the closure it provides for all of the characters.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patz</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomAznable">Tom</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/winter-comiket-2018-my-pilgrimage-to-the-otaku-mecca/">article about Winter Comiket</a> for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about <cite>Evangelion</cite> in the latest issue.</li>
<li>Patz and Tom host <a href="http://www.thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Tom writes for <a href="http://www.zimmerit.moe/">Zimmerit.moe</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#110 – Alita Fever with Daryl Surat and ABCBTom
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<p>In this extended episode, Evan brings in special guests Daryl Surat (Anime World Order, Otaku USA) and ABCBTom (The Fandom Post, Crunchyroll News) to review Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Gunnm, aka Battle Angel Alita. The episode is mostly spoiler-free, other than a section at the end marked by a handy spoiler alert. David sat this one out, but fear not, he’ll be back soon. Topics include: the dang anime eyes, CGI My Neighbor Totoro, and the Truth of Zalem.</p>
<p>For more Alita, check out <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/25673727">Evan’s companion article for this podcast comparing Alita and Captain Marvel</a> on the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers Patreon</a>. Subscribe for just $5 to access bonus podcasts and articles from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 46 minutes</time></p>
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<h2>Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>It’s all <cite>Alita</cite> this episode! The topics:</li>
<ul>
<li>The movie’s long road to finally being made.</li>
<li>How did it do as an adaptation of Kishiro’s manga?</li>
<li>How well did it do as a standalone movie?</li>
<li>What does it mean for other anime movies going forward?</li>
<li>After the main discussion is over, the hosts start spoiling the movie, so look out for that spoiler warning!</li>
</ul>
<li>Tom appeared on <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/crunchycast/episode-10-is-it-wrong-to-try-to-pick-up-tom-zoth-in-a-dungeon-684469">Crunchycast Episode 10</a>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DarylSurat">Daryl</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCBTom">Tom</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan and Daryl write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/winter-comiket-2018-my-pilgrimage-to-the-otaku-mecca/">article about Winter Comiket</a> for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about <cite>Evangelion</cite> in an upcoming issue.</li>
<li>Daryl hosts the <a href="https://awopodcast.com">Anime World Order Podcast</a> with co-hosts Gerald and Clarissa.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/search?q=Daryl+Surat">Daryl writes for Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote about <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/21/dragon-ball-super-broly-is-the-ultimate-dragon-ball-action-experience"><cite>Dragon Ball Super: Broly</cite></a>’s action-packed finale for IGN!</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #030 – Record of Lodoss War (OVAs)
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<p>We’re d-elvin’ deep into some serious fantasy nerding with The Record of Lodoss War OVAs, which are base on a novel series based on a D&D campaign published in a magazine back in 1986! Joining the party on this, our epic quest, are the goodly gentlemen from All Geeks Considered: Vinnie and Diego! (Ink is definitely the acrobat in this episode.) The Record of Lodoss War OVAS are available via <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/Record-of-the-Lodoss-War-OVA-Blu-ray-DVD-Chronicles-of-the-Heroic-Knight-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RightStuf</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=record+of+lodoss+war&ref=nb_sb_noss_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>Special Bumper Track: Music by Natentine (<a class="url-ext" href="https://t.co/hNtmoLzfkP" target="_blank" rel="url noopener noreferrer" data-full-url="https://natentine.com">natentine.com</a>) Marian Nimra – Big Boss Battle</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/AGC_Blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All Geeks Considered</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vinnieaveAGC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vinnie</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/DM_AGC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diego</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#109 – Fire Emblem: Anime Hogwarts
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<p>Evan and David talk about the news from the recent Nintendo Direct, the Activision Blizzard layoffs, and the slew of sexual assault accusations against Vic Mignogna. Then the hosts talk about the anime and games they’ve checked out recently, including the Resident Evil 2 remake, Apex Legends, Psycho-Pass, and Armitage III. Topics include: all history derives from Resident Evil 4, what if they made the whole game out of the Reaper, and Naomi Armitage’s ridiculous costume.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 13 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announcements-switch-news-and-game/1100-6464988/">Nintendo announced</a> <cite>Super Mario Maker 2</cite>, a <cite>Link’s Awakening</cite> remake, <cite>Tetris 99</cite>, and details on <cite>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</cite>.</li>
<li>Activision Blizzard posted record profits and proceeded to <a href="https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-begins-massive-layoffs-1832571288">lay off 800 employees like a bunch of ’80s movie villains</a>.</li>
<li>Anime voice actors Vic Mignogna and Todd Haberkorn have been <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-30/far-from-perfect-fans-recount-unwanted-affection-from-voice-actor-vic-mignogna/.142212">accused by multiple people of sexual assault and harrassment</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David is playing the <cite>Resident Evil 2</cite> remake.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan is playing <cite>Apex Legends</cite>.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan is watching some cyberpunk anime in preparation for a panel at <a href="http://genericon.org/">Genericon 2019</a>, including <cite>Psycho-Pass</cite> and <cite>Armitage III</cite>.</span></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/winter-comiket-2018-my-pilgrimage-to-the-otaku-mecca/">article about Winter Comiket</a> for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about <cite>Evangelion</cite> in an upcoming issue.</li>
<li>Evan wrote about <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/21/dragon-ball-super-broly-is-the-ultimate-dragon-ball-action-experience"><cite>Dragon Ball Super: Broly</cite></a>’s action-packed finale for IGN!</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
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AGP#108 – Best of 2018 with Ink and Jared
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<p>In the first full Ani-Gamers/Oldtaku no Radio crossover episode, Evan and David are joined by Ink and Jared from their sister show to list off their favorite anime, manga, and video games of last year! This year there’s a twist, though: Evan has imposed a time limit on each title, so the boys will need to stay under time while still heaping praise on their favorite titles. Also there was some alcohol involved, so you may notice some things get a little … slower as the show progresses. Topics include: lowercase straightedge, Masaaki Yuasa vs. David, and Hellshake Yano sakuga.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 29 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Here’s everyone’s full video game lists:</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel’s Spider-Man</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Celeste</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Donut County</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</cite><br /></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dark Souls Remastered</span></cite></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Manga lists:</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">CITY</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Voynich Hotel</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ink</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wakako-zake</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">PEZ</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happiness</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jared</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">PEZ</span></cite></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And anime lists:</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Night is Short, Walk on Girl</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Devilman Crybaby</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pop Team Epic</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">David</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Devilman</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ink</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Garo: Vanishing Line</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Night is Short, Walk on Girl</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">MEGALOBOX</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jared</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Devilman Crybaby</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Violet Evergarden</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai</span></cite></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared">Jared</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out our 2018 Staff Picks, featuring writeups from Evan and Ink about their favorite <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/staff-picks-our-favorite-anime-of-2018">anime</a>, <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/staff-picks-our-favorite-manga-of-2018">manga</a>, and <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/staff-picks-our-favorite-video-games-of-2018">games</a> of the year.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest “Anime USA” special issue. He’s also wrote an <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/winter-comiket-2018-my-pilgrimage-to-the-otaku-mecca/">article about Winter Comiket</a> for the Otaku USA website and is working on a feature about <cite>Evangelion</cite> for an upcoming issue.</li>
<li>Evan wrote about <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/21/dragon-ball-super-broly-is-the-ultimate-dragon-ball-action-experience"><cite>Dragon Ball Super: Broly</cite></a>’s action-packed finale for IGN!</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#107 – Boss Baby’s First Comiket
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<p>Evan just got back from his very first Comic Market in Tokyo! He and David talk through his impressions of the massive fan convention for indie comics and more, and give listeners some advice about planning their own trips to Japan. Topics include: Boss Baby doujins, secret weeaboo Saudi princes, and buying porn “for a friend.”</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 25 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
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<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>This episode’s all about Winter Comiket 2018, aka Comiket 95, held <span style="font-weight: 400;">December 29–31</span>, 2018 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. Evan attended the giant indie comics expo, while David recounts his experience at Comiket back in 2013.</li>
<li>Check out this <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/1083878982699778049">Twitter thread of most of the things Evan bought</a>.</li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://nextshark.com/doujinshi-illustrator-collapses-comiket/">Brother of Japanese Illustrator Who Died at Comiket Posts Heartwarming Thank You</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for a season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a> about animation in anime, and hosted four episodes of it.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #029 – Mary and the Witch's Flower
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<p>With this witch-driven fantasy feature, does Studio Gah-jibly offshoot Studio Ponoc merely ape its mentor’s style? Is there more? Does it matter? Join Jared and Ink as they wring the berry essence of this studio’s debut from their combined viewing experiences. <cite>Mary and the Witch’s Flower</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80217130" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 53 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#106 – Super Smash Boys
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<p>We recorded this episode way back when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out but Evan’s holiday travel pushed it back a bunch! In this episode, Evan and David convene to fight each other in Smash (guess who won) and discuss the latest entry in Nintendo’s crossover party/fighting game. In the news segment, the hosts cover the announcement of the Saint Seiya CG series and Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama’s Ghost in the Shell CG series, and for the audience questions they discuss etiquette when interviewing anime creators. Topics include: the damn Duck Hunt can, Bowsette palette swaps, and too many Fire Emblems.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 27 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-08/netflix-debuts-cg-knights-of-the-zodiac-saint-seiya-anime-english-dubbed-teaser/.140565">Netflix released a trailer for their upcoming license of <cite>Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya</cite>.</a></li>
<li>The producer talked about the decision to swap Shun’s gender in a <a href="https://twitter.com/eugeneson/status/1071613869703843840">Twitter thread</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-07/new-ghost-in-the-shell-3dcg-anime-project-to-premiere-on-netflix-in-2020/.140540">Netflix announced a new CG series called <cite>Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045</cite>, directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #028 – The Garden of Sinners
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<p>We’re doing a Type Moon thing! And who better to help us on our exploration of this very memorable eight-plus-part OVA series about a paranormal investigation agency than Alain/Hisui of Reverse Thieves infamy. After exploring a bit about how this property came to be via the general leanings of its creators, we dive into each of the OVAs as they are presented (non-linearly). <cite>Garden of Sinners</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="https://crunchyroll.com/the-garden-of-sinners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>. Additional notes from Saber Fan #1 (aka @hisuiRT) follow the show notes for some more in-depth background that will add a lot more appreciation to the discussion.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Intros and general discussion on Type Moon, Nasu, and Takeushi</li>
<li>0:22:45 – Overlooking View (Thanatos.)</li>
<li>0:35:00 – Murder Speculation A (…and nothing heart)</li>
<li>0:49:00 – Remaining Sense of Pain (ever cry, never life)</li>
<li>1:09:00 – The Hollow Shrine (garan-no-dou)</li>
<li>1:16:00 – Paradox Paradigm</li>
<li>1:33:35 – Oblivion Recording (Fairy Tale.)</li>
<li>1:43:15 – Murder Speculation B (…not nothing heart.)</li>
<li>1:51:20 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
</section>
<p> More Show notes from Alain (@hisuiRT):</p>
<p><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Timeline/KaraNoKyoukai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A simple timeline</a> of the chronological events of Kara no Kyoukai. If you have a hard time picturing what happened when this helps immensely. It is filled with spoilers BUT it helps reflection on the story after you have seen it immensely.</p>
<p>The History of Kara no Kyoukai is very interesting. The Ufotable movies are not based on the original version but the more refined commercial publication. It is worth noting that Kara no Kyoukai is in many ways the bedrock of the Type-Moon universe. Mahoutsukai no Yoru may have been written before Kara no Kyoukai, Tsukihime might have made them famous, and everything Fate might be what they a most know for now it is worth remembering that Kara no Kyoukai is the first major project Nasu and Takeuchi worked on. It shaped, influenced, and crosses over with much of what would come after it while still being its own work that can stand alone.</p>
<p>The very first version was basically the first 5 stories (Overlooking View through Paradox Spiral) that were released on the web via Nasu and Takeuchi’s shared Takebōki blog. Those chapters were then combined with the final two stories and sold at Comiket 56.</p>
<p>BTW This original version of Kara no Kyoukai is very rare. While the handful of original copies of Mahoutsukai no Yoru are far more expensive and rare only a person with tons of money (or Yomiko Readman) could own an original version of Kara no Kyoukai.</p>
<p>I know this version of Kara no Kyoukai is different from later versions but you really have to be fluent in Japanese to hunt down what those differences are.</p>
<p>Type-Moon was formed after this book was released and eventually they created Tsukihime which was their first big hit. To celebrate the success of Tsukihime they released the Tsukihime PLUS-DISC which was a disc of extra material you could buy alongside the game. One of the extras was the first 4 stories of Kara no Kyoukai. This increased the popularity of the original and the novel was released again at Comiket 61. I’m not sure if this version was different from the Comiket 56 version. I assume there were some small changes but it is another question for someone with Japanese fluency.</p>
<p>After Type-Moon really started blowing up in popularity Kara no Kyoukai was licensed by Kodansha which gave them wider distribution. This is the version the movies and manga are based on.</p>
<p>The Future Gospel material was all written after the initial Kodansha release so that is why they are not part of the original movie materials. There is a story called Final Record which has yet to be adapted into animation. It is a short story with the girls of the Reien Academy and a magical movie projector.</p>
<p>A last little thought experiment for any deep lore nerds. Considering that most of the material about Touko or Aoko mention at least in passing Touko’s fervent desire to defeat and/or kill Aoko all of Garden of Sinner could just be seen as a prelude to a plot centering around Touko building up Shiki’s abilities to unleash her on Aoko, I’m not saying that is what the story is about but it would hardly be out of character for that to be a long-term scheme of Touko’s and would cast all of the series in a very different light.</p>
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<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/reversethieves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hisuiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#105 – Netflix Presents The Reappraisal of Evangelion with Tom Aznable
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<p>Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) of The Cockpit Podcast returns to the AGP to talk to Evan and David about Anime NYC and the future of anime conventions, the recent anime announcements from Netflix and Crunchyroll (Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop live action, and the Blade Runner anime series), and the recent controversy surrounding Studio Trigger’s homage to Masami Obari in SSSS.Gridman. Topics include: bullying Rei Ayanami, The One Piece Rap Musical, and asset replication.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 31 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>First up, the hosts talk about <a href="http://animenyc.com/">Anime NYC</a>, the history of anime cons in New York City (including Big Apple Anime Fest, New York Anime Festival, and New York Comic Con), and where anime cons are going from here.</li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-26/netflix-to-stream-evangelion-series-death-and-rebirth-end-of-evangelion-films-next-spring/.140003">Netflix will stream the <cite>Evangelion</cite> TV series and movies.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-28/netflix-produces-live-action-cowboy-bebop-series/.140062">Netflix is producing a <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite> live-action series.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-11-30/adult-swim-and-crunchyroll-producing-all-new-blade-runner-anime-series-with-alcon-television-group/.140173">Crunchyroll and Adult Swim are producing a <cite>Blade Runner</cite> anime series called <cite>Blade Runner: Black Lotus</cite>.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Evan references these news stories about Tomorrow Studios developing a <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-06/sunrise-to-co-produce-live-action-cowboy-bebop-tv-series/.117094"><cite>Bebop</cite> live-action series</a> and a <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-21/one-piece-manga-gets-live-action-hollywood-tv-show/.119132"><cite>One Piece</cite> live-action series</a>.</li>
<li>Tom references this <a href="https://youtu.be/wsfkp3TKqIk">live-action <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite> short directed by Shinichiro Watanabe</a>.</li>
<li>Then it’s <cite>SSSS.Gridman</cite> discussion time. We’re saving a full discussion for a review episode when it finishes airing, so this time we focus on animator Masami Obari’s criticisms of the creative team’s homages to his animation, specifically a sequence from <cite>The Brave Express Might Gaine</cite>.</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/out_sall/status/1066668237931319297">The Twitter post calling attention to Obari’s comments.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/11/27/ssss-gridman-production-notes-8/">SakugaBlog’s coverage of the controversy.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
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Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #027 – In This Corner of the World
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">In This Corner of the World</h1>
<p>Adapting the original manga by Fumiyo Kouno, MAPPA’s <cite>In This Corner of the World</cite> depicts the life and times of people in Kure and Hiroshima during World War II. The show’s protagonist – an easily-distracted, artistically-inclined, young woman – marries into a family in a nearby city. The audience watches her grow from child to young woman to wife – all behind a transparent theater of war that doesn’t so much raise or lower but focuses perspective on a humanity often overlooked. Don’t blink; every detail of this animated adaptation is the direct result of the director’s absolutely immersive (one might argue obsessive) research into this historical fiction’s places and people. <cite>In This Corner of the World</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80192244" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 30 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li>Ink confuses Tetsu and Shusaku … a lot … throughout this podcast.</li>
<li>51:20 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>Shout Factory! <a href="https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/in-this-corner-of-the-world?product_id=6403" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homepage</a> for In This Corner of the World</li>
<li>Buy In This Corner of the World (<a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/In-This-Corner-of-the-World-Blu-ray-DVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RightStuf</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Corner-World-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B074JS68B4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543106042&sr=8-1&keywords=in+this+corner+of+the+world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>)</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#104 – Lucio Healing Manga
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<p>David finally started playing Overwatch, so the boys convene to talk about their favorite and least favorite characters. Plus, Evan talks about the two manga he’s been reading (Pink and Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?), and there’s some news about Netflix’s upcoming anime productions, a surprising new Mari Okada movie, and that dang K/DA League of Legends video. And of course, this is our first episode with our new Ani-Gamers Patreon! Topics include: roboscoping, Mercy gets all the credit, and Piranha plant feet.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 16 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://anigamers.com/notices/introducing-the-ani-gamers-patreon">We’re proud to announce the Ani-Gamers Patreon!</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-08/netflix-reveals-3-anime-works-by-japanese-studios-pacific-rim-animated-show/.139210">Netflix reveals three new Japanese animation projects and two new non-Japanese ones, but calls them all “anime.”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-07/shuzo-oshimi-the-flowers-of-evil-manga-gets-live-action-film-in-2019/.139203">There’s going to be a <cite>Flowers of Evil</cite> live-action movie with a script by Mari Okada and directed by … Noboru Iguchi?!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4"><cite>League of Legends</cite> put out a bonkers music video ad for some new character skins.</a></li>
</ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Overwatch</cite> (finally).</li>
<li>Evan is reading some manga.</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Pink</cite> by Kyoko Okazaki</li>
<li><cite>Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?</cite> by Makihirochi<cite><br /></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>In the questions segment:</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Smash Bros. Ultimate</cite> final roster thoughts (spoilers: Evan talks about Waluigi again).</li>
<li>A very special fuck/marry/kill.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
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Oldtaku no Radio #026.5 – Flowers of Evil
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Oldtaku no Radio’s Halloween Special</span></h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">Flowers of Evil</h1>
<p>Hiroshi Nagahama’s anime adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi’s Flowers of Evil manga is infamous among anime fans for its art and pacing choices, but does it deserve the vitriol? Join Ink, Jared, and special guest (and horror movie expert) Chris from Taiiku Podcast as they examine the similarities and differences between the manga and anime as well as the portion of the manga that didn’t get adapted. This episode’s a true Oldtaku dive; lengthy takes on scene composition, art style, atmosphere, character development, and concepts abound! If you’ve yet to see the series and want to check it out prior to out spoiler-heavy discussion, or have already listened to us and are drooling to get started, go check the 13-episode series out on <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/flowers-of-evil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours, 42 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/taiikupodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gokuffy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#103 – Three Ways To Say FLCL With Dave Cabrera
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<p>Returning guest Dave Cabrera from Kawaiikochans joins Evan and David to discuss the two FLCL sequel series, Progressive and Alternative. We cover the differences between the two series, how they interpret the themes of the original, and whether or not it’s worth it to watch past season 1 of FLCL. And of course, it wouldn’t be a FLCL discussion without multiple pronunciations of the title, and we cover the whole spectrum, from F L C L to Furi Kuri to Fooly Cooly. Topics include: the puberty alien, Urusei Yatsura light novels, and Jared Leto Haruko.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 13 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite>FLCL</cite> music inserts:</li>
<ul>
<li>“Ride on Shooting Star” by The Pillows from <cite>FLCL</cite></li>
<li>“Spiky Seeds” by The Pillows from <cite>FLCL Progressive</cite></li>
<li>“Star Overhead” by The Pillows from <cite>FLCL Alternative</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>We talk the original <cite>FLCL</cite> and the announcement of its sequels, then <cite>Progressive</cite>, then <cite>Alternative</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan references his <a href="https://anigamers.com/interviews/flcl-progressive-designer-chikashi-kubota-on-following-in-flcls-footsteps">interview with FLCL Progressive character designer Chikashi Kubota</a> a few times.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuraiger">Dave</a></li>
<li>Dave’s got an excellent webcomic called <a href="http://kawaiikochan.moe/">Kawaiikochans</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a></li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #026 – The Dragon Prince
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<p>There are some pretty high expectations for <cite>The Dragon Prince</cite> given that it is the brain-child of Aaron Ehasz (head writer for <cite>Avatar: The Last Airbender</cite>) and Justin Richmond. Thankfully, this fantasy-set tale of unlikely allies from different halves of a war manages to capture the charm of <em>ATLA</em> while forging a mostly different world populated with very round and refreshingly diverse characters. Join Jared and Ink as they chime in on the cast, the storytelling, the art, and the magic of first season of <cite>The Dragon Prince</cite> – currently streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80212245" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 53 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGAneO79lY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One</a>)</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes</li>
<li>OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ajmartinsson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ajmartinsson</a>) of Black Market Eagle</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#102 – Castlevania and Anime-Inspired Animation with Ink
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-102-Castlevania-Trevor-Whip_20181014133507.jpg" alt="Trevor Belmont from the Netflix Castlevania series using his whip"></p>
<p>Evan and David invite Ink from the Ani-Gamers blog and Oldtaku no Radio to celebrate the Halloween season with the Castlevania Netflix series. Plus, the trio chat about what they’re watching for the Fall 2018 anime season. Topics include: “Inferno Cop meets Clerks,” Dracula’s one-year bluff, and Adi Shankar-sama.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 25 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>We talk about our favorite (and least favorite Fall 2018 anime):</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite></li>
<li><cite>Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san</cite></li>
<li><cite>Zombie Land Saga</cite></li>
<li><cite>SSSS.Gridman</cite> (<a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-ssss-gridman-episode-1">Evan didn’t like the first episode very much</a>)</li>
<li><cite>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</cite></li>
<li><cite>Radiant</cite></li>
<li><cite>Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai</cite></li>
<li><cite>Gurazeni</cite></li>
<li><cite>Mr. Tonegawa’s Middle Management Blues</cite></li>
<li><cite>Run with the Wind</cite></li>
<li><cite>Hinomaru Zumou</cite></li>
<li><cite>Jingai-san no Yome</cite></li>
<li><cite>Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>We talk about the <cite>Castlevania</cite> Netflix animated series and look forward to Season 2.</li>
<ul>
<li>At one point Evan namedrops Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director of <cite>Ninja Scroll</cite> and <cite>Demon City Shinjuku</cite>.</li>
<li>There’s a whole discussion about whether it counts as “anime.” You’ve been warned.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ink">Ink</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a></li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#101 – Spider-Podcast, Radioactive Spider-Podcast
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-101-Spidey-Selfie-Bowsette_20180928104643.jpg" alt="Spider-Man doing a selfie and holding up a peace sign in front of the original Bowsette comic, drawn by AYYK92"></div>
<p>Evan and David recap some recent news, including Telltale Games’ abrupt closing; the announcements for Uru in Blue, Gunbuster 3, and Akubi o Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru; and Bowsette, aka Sexy Bowser. Then it’s time to talk about Spider-Man PS4 and the PS1 Spider-Man game that David has been playing (Evan forgot to talk about how Spidey is a cop but he definitely is a cop). Topics include: sexy is back on the menu, pedantic ghosts, and the water guy.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 14 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-03/denpa-licenses-today-menu-for-emiya-family-manga/.136303">DENPA licensed <cite>Today’s Menu for Emiya Family</cite>.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-07/gaina-announces-uru-in-blue-anime-for-2022-new-top-o-nerae-3-anime-project/.136482">Gaina announced that they’re producing <cite>Uru in Blue</cite>, New <cite>Top o Nerae! 3</cite>, <cite>Akubi o Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru</cite>.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.usgamer.net/amp/report-telltale-games-shutting-down-the-wolf-among-us-2-and-stranger-things-canceled">Telltale Games is closing.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=bowsette">Everybody is obsessed with Bowsette.</a></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/1044848265458536450">Even Evan!</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Marvel’s Spider-Man</cite> for PS4. David is playing a much older <cite>Spider-Man</cite> game.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan and David write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and is hosting four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #025 – Dead Leaves
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<p>Imaishi Gone Wild! After all the mentions on previously published podcasts, we’re finally, on this first day of Autumn 2018, releasing our <cite>Dead Leaves</cite> podcast. Get it? (We knew you would.) This proto-TRIGGER production is a visual smorgasbord of sex and violence with a fairy tale structure and American comic book stylings. <cite>Dead Leaves</cite> is a divisive title, and one of the first upon which Ink and Jared disagreed, so it has a lot to bemoan or celebrate depending upon your predispositions. Give a listen and maybe consider giving this OVA a chance!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 2 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>0:00:00 — Welcome to the freak show! (Introductions and summary)</li>
<li>0:01:45 — We get down to brass tacks & dick drills.</li>
<li>0:24:10 — Spoilers!</li>
<li>0:56:30 — Twitter “questions”</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #024 – Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
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<p>There’s no denying Rumiko Takahashi’s <cite>Urusei Yatsura</cite> — a school-set, shounen rom-com that leverages a love for mythology and puns — is a staple of manga and anime history. <cite>Beautiful Dreamer</cite>, the second <cite>Urusei Yatsura</cite> movie, proves that a tiger indeed can change its stripes. But is it for better or worse? Oldtaku no Radio proudly welcomes Anime Nostalgia’s Dawn to help us flesh out all there is to enjoy about this second movie and discuss what works and what doesn’t for long-time fans as well as newcomers to the property.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hr, 32 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>0:00:00 — It’s our second anniversary episode, everybody!!! (Intros & movie summary)</li>
<li>0:04:05 — Dawn lays out some of <cite>Urusei Yatsura</cite>‘s background and history.</li>
<li>Anime Nostalgia’s <a href="http://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-anime-nostalgia-podcast-ep-66.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">40 Years of Urusei Yatsura</a> podcast.</li>
<li>0:14:15 — Summary of characters appearing in the movie and some Yumiko Takahashi discussion.</li>
<li>0:19:00 — The Oldtaku (Ink- & Jared-core) appeals of Beautiful Dreamer.</li>
<li>0:24:15 — Beautiful Dreamer vs. Urusei Yatsura</li>
<li>0:32:40 — Let the analysis begin!</li>
<li>1:30:45 — Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kyuhoshi.com/2015/07/10/urashima-taro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taro and the Dragon Palace</a> fairy tale</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stray-Dog-Anime-Films-Mamoru/dp/1403963347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Ruh’s book on Mamoru Oshii</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="http://animenostalgia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Nostalgia</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bunnycartoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dawn</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#100 – Metal Gear Solid, Live from Shadow Moses Island
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<p>Evan and David celebrated 100 episodes of the Ani-Gamers Podcast by playing through the first hour of Metal Gear Solid live on Twitch! This episode is the audio of the stream (slightly edited by Evan to make for better podcast listening), complete with that all-important Metal Gear Solid voice acting. Topics include: TL notes, the return of Revolcel Volcelot, and snakeboarding.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 23 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan and David play through Metal Gear Solid up until right after the Ocelot fight!</li>
<li>At the end they answer some questions about Crunchyroll Expo 2018 and the Summer 2018 anime season.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> (alongside new contributor David!) and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_uH2mnIsg&list=PL70z2t41-3ajaa7MadyYTt9PpOQpzEqUO">Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series</a>, and is hosting four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a> (which hosted this very episode’s livestream!)</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #023 – Wolf Children
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<p>You don’t have to be a furry to get a warm fuzzy or burst into tears from Mamoru Hosoda’s <cite>Wolf Children</cite>. This two-hour movie follows the life of a young woman named Hana as she moves from adolescent to mother to working widow. As emotional as Jared and Ink were while watching, both sit down to pick apart just how the movie accomplished its emotional manipulation as well as discuss some of the more outstanding strengths and weaknesses of plot, characters, and art.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 8 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink has also written for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/castmembers/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
Bonus – No Need for Dippin' Dots at Otakon 2018
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<p>Another Otakon, another cacophonous gathering of anime personalities. This year Anime World Order hosts Gerald Rathkolb (@Gerald_AWO), Clarissa Graffeo (@ClarissaG), and Daryl Surat (@DarylSurat), The Cockpit’s Patz (@PatzPrime) and Tom Aznable (@TomAznable), and Corey Proft (@Modandrocker, formerly of The BME Podcast) join Evan to talk about the guests, the fan panels, and … the abortive alt-right rally in Washington, DC. We recorded around a single microphone so we apologize for the messy audio. Also, this episode is a bonus because we’re still working on recording the official Episode 100! Trust us, it’ll be worth it. Topics include: visionary creator Shoji Kawamori, Tenchi Muyo incest, and Dippin’ Dots.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 8 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gerald_AWO">Gerald</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClarissaG">Clarissa</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DarylSurat">Daryl</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patz</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomAznable">Tom</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Modandrocker">Corey</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Gerald, Clarissa, and Daryl host the <a href="https://www.awopodcast.com/">Anime World Order Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan, Gerald, Clarissa, and Daryl all write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Daryl are writing occasionally for <a href="https://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>.</li>
<li>Patz and Tom host <a href="http://www.thecockpit.net/">The Cockpit Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan sometimes updates his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#099 – Promare and Premieres at Anime Expo 2018
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<p>Evan is back from Anime Expo, so he and David recap the news and premieres from the huge convention, including the Gundam live-action movie, Promare, Gridman, and Sirius the Jaeger, and the games that David has been playing in the meantime (spoilers: it’s more Fate/Grand Order). In the questions segment, the hosts muse about their dream retro anime remakes. Topics include: Benedict Cumberbatch as Amuro Ray, 3DCG Kamina, and two-million-dollar remake ideas.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 18 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David is playing Fate/Grand Order again for the anniversary event.</li>
<li>David is playing Umineko.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan went to Anime Expo 2018. Topics:</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Gundam</cite> live-action movie</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Promare</cite>, Trigger’s new show<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trigger’s <a href="https://www.patreon.com/studioTRIGGER">Patreon</a><br /></span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go Nagai’s <cite>Cutie Honey Universe</cite> panel</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Premieres: <cite>Cells at Work</cite>, <cite>Gridman</cite>, and <cite>Sirius the Jaeger</cite></span></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #022 – Robot Carnival
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<p>Anthology films — feature-length presentations comprised of multiple, stand-alone stories — afford their contributors great artistic freedom and, quite often, crucial visibility. <cite>Robot Carnival</cite>, which was initially released mid-1987, gathers some names you have probably heard of before, but for many, this was their debut. Including the bookend animation (a worthwhile story/anecdote in its own right), there are eight installments centered around the loose theme of “robots,” and Jared and Ink dig into each of them. (Spoilers via plot point run rampant, but enjoying these stories does not hinge on plot.) Join us as we talk for nearly the length of the anthology about the components thereof: their themes, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they complement each other and contribute to the overarching theme as it builds piece by piece.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 29 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>0:00:00 — General intro and discussion</li>
<li>0:06:25 — Robot Carnival Opening Sequence – Katsuhiro Otomo</li>
<li>0:19:15 — Franken’s Gears – Koji Morimoto</li>
<li>0:26:43 — Deprive – Hidetoshi Omori</li>
<li>0:33:00 — Presence – Yasuomi Umetsu</li>
<li>0:48:26 — Star Light Angel – Hioyuki Kitazume</li>
<li>0:56:38 — Cloud – Mao Lamdo/Manabu Ohashi</li>
<li>1:03:05 — Strange Tale of the Meji Era (A Tale of Two Robots) – Hiroyuki Kitakubo</li>
<li>1:12:26 — Chicken-Man and Redneck (Nightmare) – Takashi Nakamura</li>
<li>1:18:50 — Twitter question!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Buy <cite>Robot Carnival</cite> on DVD<span style="font-weight: 400;"> or BD</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> over at <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/search?keywords=Robot%20Carnival" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rightstuf</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=robot+carnival" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</span></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #021 – Ergo Proxy
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/ErgoProxyAwakening_20180702204530.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Airing wayyyyyyyyy back in 2006, <cite>Ergo Proxy</cite> is the story of a bored, privileged goth girl (Re-l) and her flamboyant autoreiv companion, Iggy, in an oasis cursed to be both cradle and catacomb. Romdo is a domed city and, to its inhabitants, the last viable living space on an otherwise toxic planet. But there’s an influx of immigrants from the outside world seeking refuge, a disease sweeping the robotic residents (autoreivs) that’s making them gain consciousness, and an unknown monster threatening the daily comfort of the bourgeoisie.</p>
<p>Join Jared and Ink as they look at all this dystopian future sci-fi series as we look at the themes it touches upon; if it conforms to, bends, or breaks certain genre touchpoints; and just how gosh-darned pretty it still is. (Seriously, folks, if you love an emo-as-f*ck anime written by a wordy philosophy/theology major, this is your jam.)</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 28 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>01:10:00 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>ANN <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-09-20/interview-dai-sato/.120756">interview</a> with screenwriter Dai Sato</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watch </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ergo Proxy</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on </span><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/ergo-proxy"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crunchyroll</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (sub), </span><a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/ergo-proxy/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FUNimation.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (dub), </span><a href="https://vrv.co/series/GYQ42D876/Ergo-Proxy"><span style="font-weight: 400;">VRV</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (sub/dub)</span></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> & <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> and watches bad sports anime for <a href="http://taiikupodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#098 – E3 is Every Day with Miranda Sanchez
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<p>IGN’s Miranda Sanchez (@HavokRose) joins Evan and David to recap some of their favorite announcements and demos from E3 2018. Evan gushes about Smash Ultimate, David has a lot of Kojima thoughts about Death Stranding, Miranda is ready for more Halo and Kingdom Hearts, and much more. Plus a bit of anime news about Rose of Versailles and Kill la Kill. Topics include: Waluigi is a beautiful man, Kojima dating sims, and Netflix Light & Ryuk as playable characters.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 25 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk E3. Topics:</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miranda describes what it’s like to cover E3<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>My Hero: One’s Justice</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVnkAoWyDpo">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o">trailer + lots of gameplay minutiae</a>)</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Death Stranding</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP3UngLFou4">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Kingdom Hearts III</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3C5XUJvsQ">trailers</a>)</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Jump Force</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U50iYupwBE">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Halo Infinite</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmdb-KmlzD8">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>The Last of Us Part II</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btmN-bWwv0A">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Knights and Bikes</cite> (<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foamsword/knights-and-bikes">Kickstarter page</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SngvMTU1IfE">trailer</a>)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Wattam</cite> and <cite>Donut County</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHBIZhodPBk">combined video about both from IGN</a>)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Resident Evil 2</cite> remake (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lEnz5QKuM">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Fallout 76</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8gV7LSt6sI">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Cyberpunk 2077</cite> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2kIfS6fb8">trailer</a>)<br /></span></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/HavokRose">Miranda</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Dave is <a href="https://www.polygon.com/users/davecabrera/posts">writing about games for Polygon</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
<li>Check out Miranda’s writing on <a href="http://www.ign.com/">IGN</a> and her posts on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/HavokRose/">Instagram</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and Miranda will be at <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo 2018</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#097 – FLCL and Unwanted Sequels with Dave Cabrera
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<p>Evan and David are joined by their buddy Dave Cabrera (@sasuraiger), video game writer and author of the excellent webcomic Kawaiikochans, to talk about their impressions of the premiere of FLCL Progressive, the sequel to FLCL. Plus Hinamatsuri, Dark Souls, and lots of shmup talk from the two Daves. Topics include: Noboru Iguchi’s Virtua Tennis, We Have to Blow up the Dong Factory, and 10-hour Gradius binges.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 23 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>We talk to Dave about his webcomic, <a href="http://kawaiikochan.moe">Kawaiikochans</a>.</li>
<li>Dave and Evan are watching <cite>Hinamatsuri</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing through <cite>Dark Souls</cite> and <cite>Bloodborne</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan references the trailer for Noboru Iguchi’s campy action-comedy film <cite><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnPum8W92kI">Robo Geisha</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Then it’s time to talk about the Episode 1 premiere of <cite>FLCL Progressive</cite>, the sequel to <cite>FLCL</cite>. They’re kind of down on it, but also hopeful that the rest of the show can make good on its super cool intro sequence.</li>
<li>Games that get referenced in the shmup talk: <cite>Mushihimesama</cite>, <cite>Touhou</cite>, <cite>Gradius</cite>, Cave shooters.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sasuraiger">Dave</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kawaiikochans">Kawaiikochans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Dave is <a href="https://www.polygon.com/users/davecabrera/posts">writing about games for Polygon</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
<li>Come say hi to Evan and Dave at <a href="http://www.animenext.org/">AnimeNEXT 2018</a>!</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #020 – Kids on the Slope
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/KOTSKidsOnTheFloor_20180511213341.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p><cite>Kids on the Slope</cite> sees <cite>Cowboy Bebop</cite>‘s Shinichiro Watanabe (director) and Yoko Kanno (music) adapt Yuki Kodama’s manga about youths in 1960s Japan (Kyushu) who find each other and themselves through jazz. As MAPPA’s first production, <em>KoTS</em> needed to make a splash. Its musical performances, VA work, art, storyboarding, choreography, characterization, and soundtrack make it an anime of legend. Find out what went into making this insanely enjoyable anime and what hosts Jared and Ink as well as guest Alex Osborn got out of it. (We do run long on this one, but there is a <em>lot</em> to unpack here.)</p>
<p><a href="https://ia601505.us.archive.org/25/items/OldtakuNoRadioKidsOnTheSlope/ONR%20E20%20-%20Kids%20on%20the%20Slope.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Direct Download</a> – <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/OldtakuNoRadio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/oldtaku-no-radio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a> – <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Icgcda5oy645ryforzx4rovssuu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Play: Music</a> – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oldtaku-no-radio/id1165660083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a><a><br /></a><a href="mailto:oldtakunoradio@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a> – <a href="http://anigamers.com/podcast/oldtaku-no-radio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More episodes</a> <audio class="podcast-player" src="https://ia601505.us.archive.org/25/items/OldtakuNoRadioKidsOnTheSlope/ONR%20E20%20-%20Kids%20on%20the%20Slope.mp3" preload="auto" controls="controls"></audio></p>
<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hr, 16 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>0:00:00 – Introductions!</li>
<li>0:39:00 – Spoilers!</li>
<li>1:43:50 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li><cite>Kids on the Slope</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kids-on-the-slope" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a> and <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/kids-on-the-slope" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HIDIVE</a> and can be purchased on DVD/BD via <a href="https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/kids-on-the-slope-complete-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sentai Filmworks</a>, <a href="https://www.rightstufanime.com/search?keywords=kids%20on%20the" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RightStuf</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Slope-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00B6DTGLO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/alexcosborn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex</a></li>
<li>Alex also writes/edits for IGN and vlogs on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfud7xQ63zFrr5zLAraccDA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a> and is the official bad sports anime correspondent on <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#096 – Go Nagai Invented Cell Phones
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP096-Devilman-Crybaby-Akira-Ryo-Cell-Phone_20180507200304.jpg" alt="Akira and Ryo from Devilman Crybaby standing next to each other in an airport while Ryo looks at his cell phone"></div>
<p>Evan and David finally get around to properly discussing Devilman Crybaby, now that everybody else has finally stopped talking about it and they both finished it. Plus, a little send-off to Ghibli founder Isao Takahata, who passed away a few weeks ago, some Life is Strange and Bloodborne talk, and the long-awaited answer to which host is the seme and which is the uke. Topics include: “wowsers,” The Ikuhater, and K-pop Ryo.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 15 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Isao Takahata passed away a few weeks ago! Evan talks about why he’s such a big fan of the Ghibli co-founder.</li>
<li>Evan finished <cite>Life is Strange</cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Bloodborne</cite>.</li>
<li>We chat about <cite>Devilman Crybaby</cite> and whether it’s our Anime of the Year 2018 yet.</li>
<li>We namedrop a few notable anime creators throughout the episode: Isao Takahata, Masaaki Yuasa, Eunyoung Choi, Go Nagai, Osamu Tezuka, and Kunihiko Ikuhara.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan made a “fighting game visual novel” called <a href="https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/friendship-fighter">Friendship Fighter</a> for a game jam!</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#095 – The Ballad of Harmagedon Joe
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<p>Evan and David welcome back the AGP’s reigning bad ’80s anime champion Stephen McAuliffe to talk about the legendary apocalyptic psychic action movie Harmagedon (a.k.a. Genma Wars) at the request of friend of the podcast Vinnie Averello. The trio marvels at both the nonsensical plot of the movie itself and Central Park Media’s extremely powerful English dub. Topics include: Street Fighter diversity, “American Indian,” and psyonic racism.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 24 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>The boys talk <cite>Harmagedon</cite> (1983), directed by Rintaro with character designs by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced at Madhouse, and based on the manga <cite>Genma Wars</cite> by Shotaro Ishinomori and Kazumasa Hirai.</li>
<ul>
<li>It’s out of print but <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=harmagedon">you can still find it for pretty cheap on Amazon</a>.</li>
<li>Check out some of <a href="https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=genma_taisen">the actually great animation from this movie</a>!</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out Evan’s post about <cite><a href="https://anigamers.com/features/one-hour-one-life-you-are-our-future-multi-generational-mmo">One Hour One Life</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #019 – Miss Hokusai
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<p>Not a lot is known about O-ei, Katsushika Hokusai’s third daughter, and that’s what makes <cite>Miss Hokusai</cite> less an interesting biopic than dramatic historical fiction. This movie, which adapts Hinako Sugiura’s original manga, paints a portrait of an artist in vignettes and brings to light a historical figure who lived in the shadows for a good deal of her life. Daughter, sister, artist, woman – <cite>Miss Hokusai</cite> crafts how O-ei is defined and grows by integrating nods to her work and her father’s with intimate moments that made her who the mangaka wanted her to be today. We’ve included some links to easily Google-able reference materials in the show notes, and we strongly urge you to check those out if you dig the character and historical figure as we now do.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/MissHokusaiBlossomBrothelBars_20180411205546.jpg" alt=""></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 35 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>There is no spoilers section. (It’s a movie, watch it on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80075828" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> and come back for a listen without worry.)</li>
<li>The hosts regret to inform you that they may be wrong about facts they did not study thoroughly but wish to convey their confidence in their analysis of artistic presentation.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Some awesome starting places to lear more about Katsushika O-ei:</li>
</section>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.britishmuseum.org/hokusai-and-oi-keeping-it-in-the-family/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The British Museum’s O-ei entry.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soranews24.com/2014/02/14/the-artists-daughter-the-girl-behind-hokusais-prints/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sora News 24 piece on O-ei.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/kurara/3018009/?cid=nwd-facebook-vod-rtg3s_us_30-kuraraengsub2018apr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NHK’s live-action show on O-ei.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.katsushikahokusai.org/biography.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hokusai’s bio</a>.</li>
</ul>
<section>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#094 – The PUBG Of Arcade Sticks
<figure><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/GDC-That-Party-E-Cheese-Zone_20180403092302.jpg" alt="Game developers crowding around a screen playing E-Cheese Zone in a dark room at a party"><figcaption>E-Cheese Zone, one of the games at “That Party.”</figcaption></figure>
<p>This episode Evan and David talk Celeste and David’s new PS4 (he’s playing Bloodborne), the parties and wacky indie games of the Game Developers Conference, game dev unionization efforts, and their most anticipated Spring 2018 anime. Topics include: The Daily Isin Dose, the Ed Chavez anime, and Godwin’s Law but for game streamers and slurs.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 3 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan finished <cite>Celeste</cite>.</li>
<li>David got a PS4 and now he’s playing <cite>Bloodborne</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Turn A Gundam</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan name-drops <cite><a href="https://onehouronelife.com/">One Hour One Life</a></cite>, which everybody should go play right now.</li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-30/vertical-licenses-katanagatari-dark-maidens-serial-killer-detective-novels/.129752">Vertical licensed <cite>Katanagatari</cite></a></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan was hanging around the Game Developers Conference</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parties</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">That Party</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">Witchball</span></cite></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><cite><span style="font-weight: 400;">E-Cheese Zone</span></cite></li>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alt Ctrl Party: Evan posted <a href="https://twitter.com/antrasporus/status/979837643705016322">a thread on Twitter about the games he played</a>.</span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>1000 Button Project</cite> by Amanda Hudgins</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Wobble Garden</cite> by Robin Baumgarten</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>Choosatron</cite> by Jerry Belich</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>8-Player NES Controller</cite> by Patrick LeMieux</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yoko Taro gave a talk and took off the mask.<br /></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan went to <a href="http://lostlevels.net/">Lost Levels</a>.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Game workers are trying to unionize!<br /></span></li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.gameworkersunite.org/">Game Workers Unite</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://kotaku.com/it-s-time-for-game-developers-to-unionize-1823992430">Kotaku article about the unionization advocacy</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Spring 2018 anime</li>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Golden Kamui</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Legend of the Galactic Heroes</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cutey Honey Universe</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Captain Tsubasa</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gegege no Kitaro</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lupin Part V</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Megalo Box</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Magical Girl Site</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hisone and Masotan</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hinamatsuri</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Piano Forest</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oshiri Tantei</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gurazeni</span></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out our <a href="/interviews/relife-anime-staff-adapting-manga-hiring-women-creators">interview with staff from <cite>ReLIFE</cite></a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>. He also has an <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-02/ranking-the-best-anime-from-studio-trigger/.127301">article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network</a>!</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his new Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #018 – The Eccentric Family
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><cite>The Eccentric Family</cite>, which adapts the novels of Tomohiko Morimi, is directed by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Masayuki Yoshihara and features animation production via P.A. Works. The story focuses on the Shimogamo family, which is comprised of shape-shifting tanukis, in a fictionalized but superbly rendered Kyoto which is also inhabited by tengus and humans. <cite>The Eccentric Family</cite> is, above all things, about familial relationships: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really, really strange. Listen to Jared and Ink and special guest Helen as we talk about what it means to own your idiot blood — what works and what doesn’t in seasons 1 and 2 of <cite>The Eccentric Family</cite>.</span></p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 20 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/wanderindreamer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helen</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li><cite>The Eccentric Family</cite> <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/the-eccentric-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Season 1</a> and <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/the-eccentric-family-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Season 2</a> are streaming on Crunchyroll.</li>
<li>Helen writes for <a href="http://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narrative Investigations</a> and podcasts via <a href="https://twitter.com/MangaInYourEars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manga In Your Ears</a> and OASG’s <a href="https://www.theoasg.com/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lengthily named audio stream</a>.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#093 – Neo Yokio’s Three Most Eligible Bachelors
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<p>Jersey Boy Evan and New Yorker David bring in guest Rickie Sherman to talk Neo Yokio, the inscrutable vanity anime co-production from Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig. But first, a recap of Evan’s weekend with Studio Trigger at Genericon 2018 and some Boogiepop news. Topics include: Kim and Kanye’s favorite anime, the pineapple on pizza of anime, and a shockingly sincere discussion of race and class in America.</p>
<p>Production note: Rickie’s mic was having some issues, so apologies for the crappy quality. I tried my best to clean it up in post!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 15 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan went to <a href="https://genericon.org/">Genericon 2018</a>.</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/969990353590857729">He tweeted a bunch of cool stuff live from the Trigger panel.</a></li>
<li>@AlphaJarmel on Twitter posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/AlphaJarmel/status/970086396655480834">thread with shots and a summary of Masumoto’s production process lecture</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-09/boogiepop-and-others-light-novel-gets-2018-tv-anime-by-madhouse/.128808">There’s a new anime adaptation of Boogiepop and Others coming out!</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/rickie">Rickie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out our <a href="/interviews/yuri-on-ice-staff-discuss-sayo-yamamoto-skating-animation">interview with staff from <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite></a>.</li>
<li>Rickie has his music up on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rickiesherman">SoundCloud</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>. He also has a new <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-02/ranking-the-best-anime-from-studio-trigger/.127301">article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network</a>!</li>
<li>David is streaming every weekend on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/uwusmolbean">his new Twitch channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#092 – Fate/stay under the kotatsu
<div><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP092-Todays-Menu-for-the-Emiya-Family_20180225170009.jpg" alt="Taiga, Saber, and Illya sitting under the kotatsu, contented, while Shirou cooks in the kitchen."></div>
<p>Evan and David recap some anime news, including Crunchyroll streaming The Garden of Sinners, the incredibly cool staff for next season’s Hisone to Masotan, and Genericon 2018’s Trigger guests. Then the hosts talk Darling in the Franxx, Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family, more Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and the latest indie darling platformer, Celeste. Plus questions about video game nostalgia and ambitious anime adaptations. Topics include: Animal Crossing anarchy, Hideo Kojima’s Wikipedia binges, and volcel sacrifices.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 8 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-14/crunchyroll-adds-the-garden-of-sinners-film-series/.127763">Crunchyroll Adds The Garden of Sinners Film Series</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-10/bones-hisone-to-masotan-tv-anime-reveals-11-cast-members-visual/.127632">BONES’ Hisone to Masotan TV Anime Reveals 11 Cast Members, Visual</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Darling in the Franxx</cite></li>
<li><cite>Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family</cite></li>
<li><cite>Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker</cite></li>
<li><cite>Celeste</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out Evan’s <a href="/reviews/mary-and-the-witchs-flower-ghibli-minus-ghibli">review of <cite>Mary and the Witch’s Flower</cite></a> and our <a href="/interviews/yuri-on-ice-staff-discuss-sayo-yamamoto-skating-animation">interview with staff from <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite></a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>. He also has a new <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-02/ranking-the-best-anime-from-studio-trigger/.127301">article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network</a>!</li>
<li><a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com">David’s blog</a> hasn’t been updated in a little while.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#091 – Best of 2017 with Nate Ming
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Made-in-Abyss_20180213014937.jpg" alt=""></div>
<p>The hosts look back on the best anime, manga and video games of last year, including Zelda, NieR, Land of the Lustrous, and In This Corner of the World, with guest Nate Ming from Crunchyroll. Plus listener questions and lots of pontificating on the nature of Best-of lists. Topics include: fancy root beer glasses, nuclear takes, and Shigesato Itoi’s Mother starring Jennifer Lawrence.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 7 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><strong>Edited by:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/_Samtaro">Sam Wolfe</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li>Video Games: <cite>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</cite>, <cite>Super Mario Odyssey</cite>, <cite>NieR: Automata</cite>, <cite>Yakuza 0</cite>, <cite>Night in the Woods</cite>, <cite>Doki Doki Literature Club</cite></li>
<li>Manga: <cite>Golden Kamuy</cite>, <cite>Land of the Lustrous</cite>, <cite>The Promised Neverland</cite>, <cite>Delicious in Dungeon</cite></li>
<li>Anime: <cite>In This Corner of the World</cite>, <cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>, <cite>Land of the Lustrous</cite>, <cite>Made in Abyss</cite>, <cite>Kizumonogatari Part 3</cite>, <cite>Kemono Friends</cite>, <cite>Dragon Ball Super</cite>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/NateMing">Nate</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Nate is launching his martial arts comic, Shaw City Strikers, around Q1 or Q2 this year!</li>
<li>Check out our <a href="/search/tag/2017%20Staff%20Picks">2017 Staff Picks</a>, Evan’s <a href="/reviews/mary-and-the-witchs-flower-ghibli-minus-ghibli">review of <cite>Mary and the Witch’s Flower</cite></a>, and our <a href="/interviews/yuri-on-ice-staff-discuss-sayo-yamamoto-skating-animation">interview with staff from <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite></a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>. He also has a new <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-02/ranking-the-best-anime-from-studio-trigger/.127301">article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network</a>!</li>
<li>David’s got an <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/168112583016/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this">article about <cite>YU-NO</cite></a> on his blog.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #017 – The Great Passage
<p><img alt=""><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/TheGreatPassageMajime_20180211153803.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Adapting the novel by Shion Miura, <cite>The Great Passage</cite> tells the story of an editorial crew assembling a dictionary. Exciting stuff, right? Well, actually this simple tale of ordinary people who love words and all they can do is as gripping and dramatic as it can be visually beautiful. Sadly, not too many people have experienced this imagery-heavy anime. It premiered in the noitaminA programming block on October 14, 2016, but exclusively streaming rights, granted Amazon Prime’s (then double-paywall) service Strike, held up the release until later in 2017. Since then, the double paywall has vanished, and there is now <em>no</em> reason not to enjoy this fine, 11-episode show.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 52 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>26:30 – Spoilers! Start one of your Amazon Prime free tirials and marathon <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vastness/dp/B01MY70YFT/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518394726&sr=8-2&keywords=the+great+passage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Great Passage</a></cite> and then come back.</li>
<li>35:00 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
Anime World Order Show # 161 – No Kentucky Fried Movie or Shigeru Mizuki References
Listen:
AGP#090 – The Yuasa Disrespecter
<div><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP-090-Pop-Team-Epic_20180127002002.jpg" alt=""></div>
<p>There’s lots of anime and games to talk about this episode as Evan and David discuss the baffling Nintendo Labo cardboard accessory system, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the absurd comedy of gdgd men’s party and Pop Team Epic, and of course, Devilman Crybaby. In the questions segment, the hosts give some advice on how to avoid feeling inadequate about the amount of anime you’ve seen. Topics include: Nintendo Labo vs. Metal Gear Acid; the gdgdverse; and Decoy Octopus, master of disguise.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">52 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><strong>Edited by:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/_Samtaro">Sam Wolfe</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li>Nintendo is making cardboard Switch accessories?</li>
<li>Evan is playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.</li>
<li>David is replaying Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.</li>
<li>gdgd men’s party is bringing back the genius of gdgd Fairies and we’re extremely happy about it.</li>
<li>Pop Team Epic is experimental absurdist comedy. It rules.</li>
<li>We haven’t finished watching Devilman Crybaby yet but we like it a lot so far.</li>
</ul>
<li>Check out our <a href="/search/tag/2017%20Staff%20Picks">2017 Staff Picks</a> and Evan’s review of <a href="/reviews/mary-and-the-witchs-flower-ghibli-minus-ghibli">Mary and the Witch’s Flower</a>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David’s got an <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/168112583016/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this">article about <cite>YU-NO</cite></a> on his blog.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #016 – Bubblegum Crisis
<p><img alt=""><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/BubbleGumCrisisBurgerMachine_20180112060953.jpg" alt=""></p>
<p>Time for a deep cut to some awesome mecha designs and ’80s rock music! Jared finally gets robot-anime h8ter Ink to sit down and watch all eight <cite>Bubblegum Crisis</cite> OAVs. Come for Jared’s idol debut and stay for some great discussion and reminiscing with special guest <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BuddyCopDoug" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doug Weinman</a> about this late-’80s, early-’90s cyberpunk series that packs some serious talent. In addition to general takes, we talk specifically about each OAV.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 56 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>41:36 — Tinsel City Rhapsody</li>
<li>46:16 — Born to Kill</li>
<li>48:32 — Blow Up</li>
<li>54:54 — Revenge Road</li>
<li>59:32 — Moonlight Rambler</li>
<li>1:10:49 — Red Eyes</li>
<li>1:15:37 — Double Vision</li>
<li>1:24:13 — Scoop Chase</li>
<li>1:32:48 — Sequels, reboots, and related anime</li>
<li>1:37:29 — Other media tie-ins</li>
<li>1:42:00 — Twitter questions</li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040407164515/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/bgc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animerica Feature</a> on BGC and the aniticpating the 2040 reboot.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BuddyCopDoug" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doug</a></li>
<li>Doug hosts the <a href="http://www.spaceoperasatellite.com/animated-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animated ACTION!</a> podcast.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#089 – Flat Earth Anime
<figure><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/AGP089_JAXAAnime_20180107155528.jpg" alt="Anime characters wearing NASA spacesuits"><figcaption>From the 2013 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGUddLHDVts">JAXA/NASA collaboration anime</a>.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Evan and David are back for the new year to talk about their favorite anime from Fall 2017, their most anticipated anime from Winter 2018 (although they forgot a couple big ones!), and Kim-Jong Un’s favorite manga. Plus an important Kyoto Animation confession. Topics include: Kino’s Journey is Windwaker, the prequel to Boss Baby, and raw milk idols.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 11 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-01-02/swiss-expert-outs-n-korea-kim-jong-un-as-avid-manga-reader-poor-student/.125993">Kim-Jong Un liked manga when he was younger.</a></li>
<li>Fall 2017 anime: <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phosphophyllite/dp/B0767P3MV6/">Land of the Lustrous</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/juni-taisenzodiac-war">Zodiac War</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kinos-journey-the-beautiful-world-the-animated-series">Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World</a></cite></li>
<li>Bonus: Some <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/City-Great-Pit/dp/B073S2MKR2/">Made in Abyss</a></cite> talk</li>
<li>Winter 2017 anime: <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/a-place-further-than-the-universe">A Place Further than the Universe</a></cite>, <cite>Pop Team Epic</cite> (actually it’s on almost everything now: <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/pop-team-epic">Crunchyroll</a>, <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/pop-team-epic">HIDIVE</a>, <em>and</em> FUNimation), <cite>Darling in the Franxx</cite>, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/cardcaptor-sakura-clear-card">Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card</a></cite>, <cite>Violet Evergarden</cite> (check out <a href="https://anigamers.com/posts/impressions-violet-evergarden-episode-1">Evan’s writeup of the first episode</a>)</li>
<li>We forgot to mention <cite>Devilman Crybaby</cite> and <cite>gdgd Men’s Party</cite>, we humbly beg your forgiveness, dear listeners.</li>
</ul>
<li>David namedrops “Meguka” and Evan still has no idea what that is.</li>
<li>Evan throws in an embarrassingly specific reference to <a href="https://youtu.be/3asNnLc7w8o?t=4m23s">this Flat Earth YouTube video</a>.</li>
<li>Evan wrote a <a href="https://anigamers.com/reviews/space-adventure-cobra-the-movie-1982-classic-best-looking-anime">review of <cite>Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie</cite></a> for Ani-Gamers!</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David’s got a new <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/168112583016/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this">article about <cite>YU-NO</cite></a> on his blog.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #015 – Casshern Sins (Reverse Thieves Secret Santa Episode)
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<p class="intro-blurb">Welcome to <a href="https://reversethieves.com/secret-santa-project/">Anime Secret Santa</a>, a gift exchange run by our friends at <a href="https://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a> where the gifts are anime review recommendations!</p>
<hr>
<p>For their first Reverse Thieves Secret Santa entry, Jared and Ink stare into the bleak and violent landscape of <cite>Casshern Sins</cite>. This reboot of the 1973 anime <cite>Casshan</cite> follows an immortal, amnesiac robot named Casshern, whose initial act of violence brought death to the doorsteps of humans and robots alike. As Casshern interacts with the dwindling population, he learns more about what it is to live and what it means to be truly alive. <strong>Be warned: we do not hold back on spoilers in this episode.</strong> Thanks to the Reverse Thieves for organizing this wonderful project, and thanks to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/LandofObscusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George</a> (<a href="http://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Land of Obscusion</a>) for the recommendation!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 47 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#088 – Being Yoko Taro with Natasha (@illegenes)
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<p>At long last, the NieR: Automata show has arrived! David and Evan sit down with their buddy Natasha (@illegenes on Twitter) from Isn’t It Electrifying and Crunchyroll News to discuss the game’s multiple playthroughs and fan-favorite characters, as well as the indelible charm of its creator, Yoko Taro. Topics include: getting owned by Yoko Taro, 9S’s pineapple pizza preferences, and Evan’s bad NieR opinions.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 36 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>The main topic is <cite>NieR: Automata</cite>! We cover:</li>
<ul>
<li>Combat</li>
<li>Quests</li>
<li>Multiple playthroughs</li>
<li>The final choice and the weird Easter Egg related to it</li>
<li>Yoko Taro</li>
<li>Playing with expectations from <cite>NieR</cite> veterans</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/illegenes">Natasha</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David’s got a new <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/168112583016/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this">article about <cite>YU-NO</cite></a> on his blog.</li>
<li>Natasha blogs at <a href="https://shibirerudarou.wordpress.com/">Isn’t It Electrifying?</a> and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/incomplexity">Crunchyroll News</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#087 – EA’s Going to Video Game Rehab
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<p>We had to postpone our NieR: Automata episode due to scheduling problems, but there’s a lot of news for Evan and David to go over in the meantime, like the Batman Ninja trailer, Nobuhiro Watsuki being a pedophile, and EA’s Battlefront 2 loot box shenanigans. Then it’s time for David to actually watch anime for once: In This Corner of the World, Fate: Apocrypha, and Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel. And at the very end: a special call for our listeners to help defend Net Neutrality! Topics include: Who’s That Pedophile?, Duke Nukem the Fate servant, and the fact that Phos from Land of the Lustrous is just Gem Akko.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 12 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>News</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwPFxcefpdU"><cite>Batman Ninja</cite> trailer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-03/animeigo-to-crowdfund-gunsmith-cats-blu-ray-disc/.124808"><cite>Gunsmith Cats</cite> Blu-ray Kickstarter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-21/rurouni-kenshin-creator-nobuhiro-watsuki-charged-with-child-pornography-possession/.124308">Nobuhiro Watsuki (<cite>Rurouni Kenshin</cite>) charged with possession of child pornography</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/16/16668264/star-wars-battlefront-2-loot-crates-microtransactions-ea">EA got owned trying to launch loot boxes in <cite>Star Wars: Battlefront 2</cite></a> and now <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/22/16690182/battlefront-2-loot-crates-hawaii-belgium-banned-regulation-investigate">the government is on the case</a>.</li>
</ul>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.inthiscornermovie.com/">In This Corner of the World</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80180849">Fate: Apocrypha</a></cite></li>
<li><cite>Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel Part 1</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">Mastodon</a> (new decentralized social network): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David’s got a new <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/168112583016/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this">article about <cite>YU-NO</cite></a> on his blog.</li>
<li><strong>Help us protect Net Neutrality and the open Internet by visiting <a href="https://www.battleforthenet.com/">Battle for the Net</a> and sending messages to your elected officials.</strong> The FCC votes on December 14 to overturn the protections guaranteeing a free and open Internet, protections that allow Ani-Gamers to deliver content to you without charging extra for faster speeds.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #014 – Kino's Journey (2003)
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<p>Released in 2003, the first <cite>Kino’s Journey</cite> anime is an episodic affair that centers around an AI-imbued motorad named Hermes and its rider, a traveler named Kino. They visit country (town) after country and stay no more than three days at a time to observe the inhabitants and their customs. The series, based on a series of light novels (…no wait, keep reading!) by Keiichi Sigsawa and directed by Ryutaro Nakamura (<cite>Serial Experiments Lain</cite>), offers settings not bound by any solid sense of chronology or aesthetic; countries can combine such disparate genre elements as sci-fi and Western, and the differences between neighboring countries can make them seem centuries apart. <cite>Kino’s Journey</cite> is one of Ink’s favorite anime, and Jared just watched it for the first time. Find out what we have to say and then maybe go <a href="https://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/products/kinos-journey-2017-complete-collection">grab yourself a copy</a>. (The sale referred to during the podcast is over, but the series is still a steal at $20.) Jared and Ink also talk a little bit about the recent reboot, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kinos-journey-the-beautiful-world-the-animated-series" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kino’s Journey – the Beautiful World – The Animated Series</a></cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 9 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>00:01 – Let’s talk 2003 Kino!</li>
<li>19:50 – Chris Beveridge’s Kino’s Journey <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/2011/12/08/kinos-journey-complete-collection-anime-dvd-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a></li>
<li>30:30 – Chromatic Aberration Everywhere’s insightful and thorough post on <a href="https://eyeforaneyepiece.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/kinos-journey-and-buddhism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><cite>Kino’s Journey</cite> and Buddhism</a>.</li>
<li>39:00 – New Kino!</li>
<li>50:40 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li>63:20 – Ink’s <cite>Kino’s Journey</cite> <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/10/03-1/the-viewtiful-world-how-is-kinos-journey-a-slice-of-life-anime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slice-of-life</a> and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/10/03/the-road-twice-traveled-a-look-forward-to-kinos-journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">induction</a> features for Crunchyroll.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#086 – Most Wanted Gamer
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<p>Evan and David discuss the biggest gaming news of the decade: the CIA’s release of Osama bin Laden’s personal files, including a bunch of downloaded video games. Then it’s time to talk Super Mario Odyssey, the Super NES Classic (David’s playing Donkey Kong Country), and the currently airing TV anime Juni Taisen – Zodiac War (based on a novel by the Monogatari series’s Nisioisin). Topics include: Bomb Home, the bin Laden walking simulator; millionaire teenage Vine stars who are younger than the Gamecube; and the Greatest Generation of Donkey Kongs.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">52 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/2017-press-releases-statements/cia-releases-additional-files-recovered-in-ubl-compound-raid.html">The CIA released the list of files from Osama bin Laden’s computer</a>, including a bunch of video games and some anime.</li>
<li><cite>Super Mario Odyssey</cite></li>
<li>Super NES Classic</li>
<li><cite>Donkey Kong Country</cite></li>
<li><cite>Juni Taisen – Zodiac War</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for his own side blog, <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/">QX20XX</a>.</li>
<li>Look forward to next episode, in which we’ll chat with <a href="https://twitter.com/elliotpage">Elliot Page</a> about <cite>NieR: Automata</cite>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #013 – Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack
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<p>Happy (month of) Halloween! To celebrate, we at Oldtaku no Radio bring you the <em>true</em> horror that is <cite>Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack </cite>– the 2012 OVA which adapts Junji Ito’s <cite>Gyo</cite> manga. Because we were too scared to tackle this title alone, we decided to re-traumatize All Geeks Considered co-host Vinnie via an invite. After having read the original manga and watched the movie, we speak to the differences between them as well as what worked, what didn’t, and why. Press play and give a listen and don’t forget to leave a comment to share your thoughts or just say hi!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 55 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>00:00 – Intros and summary</li>
<li>04:00 – 3DCG: failures and slightly lesser failures</li>
<li>10:00 – Divergences from the manga</li>
<li>14:00 – Escalations</li>
<li>15:20 – Here there be spoilers!</li>
<li>41:00 – Twitter questions.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VinnieAveAGC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vinnie</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Vinnie co-hosts the <a href="http://www.allgeeksconsidered.com/?cat=11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All Geeks Considered</a> podcast.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>, <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>, and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/tag/animated+ink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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AGP#085 – Talking TRIGGER with Studio PR Tattun
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<p>Evan and David are joined by Tatsuru Tatemoto, a.k.a. Tattun, PR rep for anime studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Inferno Cop) to talk about what it’s like to be an American working for an anime studio, the charms of Little Witch Academia’s new TV series, and gaming in Japan. Then we answer listener questions about Trigger’s mascot Trigger-chan and the influences for Little Witch. Topics include: debates over Nendoroid panties, the real-life Turning Girls, and Costco pizza.</p>
<p>The views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent Studio Trigger or its partners or affiliates.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">59 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li>What’s it like to work for <a href="http://www.studio-trigger.com/en/">Studio Trigger</a> in Japan? Tattun gives us the scoop.</li>
<li>At one point we talk about <cite><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gEPTJ81LuI&list=PL8Vd-cvqk4GsTSENFj9aSHltWdb6pRSir">Turning Girls</a></cite>, the incredible lo-fi comedy anime shorts produced by non-animator staff at Trigger. Go watch it if you haven’t!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80156387"><cite>Little Witch Academia</cite> is all up now on Netflix</a>.</li>
<li>Tattun talks about gaming in Japan and his <cite>Overwatch</cite> mains.</li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Trigger_Tattun">Tatsuru</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Check out <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/09/13-1/meet-the-heroes-of-darling-in-the-franxx-in-new-pv">the latest ads from Aniplex for Trigger’s upcoming series <cite>Darling in the Franxx</cite></a>, featuring mechanical designs from Shigeto Koyama (<cite>Heroman</cite>, <cite>Inferno Cop</cite>) and action directing from Trigger’s Hiroyuki Imaishi (<cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, <cite>Gurren Lagann</cite>)!</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for his own side blog, <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/">QX20XX</a>.</li>
</ul>
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AGP#084 – We Never Mario Party Anymore
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<p>Evan and David go over the news from the Nintendo Direct; get unexpectedly excited for the upcoming Studio Trigger/A-1 Pictures anime Darling in the Frankxx; confess their sometimes mixed feelings on Code Geass and its spin-off, Akito the Exiled; and delve into the psychological horror visual novel Tokyo Dark. Topics include: Mario’s nipples, Battle Royale the movie but with Kirby, and Evan’s old MythWear Rurouni Kenshin messenger bag.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 3 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/09-13-2017/">Nintendo Direct</a>: <cite>Super Mario Odyssey</cite>, <cite>Kirby: Battle Royale</cite>, <cite>Octopath Traveler</cite></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-05/studio-trigger-a-1-pictures-darling-in-the-frankxx-anime-reveals-video-visual-staff/.118447"><cite>Darling in the Frankxx</cite>‘s staff got revealed back in July</a> but Evan just found out about it. Whoops!</li>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y3WYQHG">Re:CREATORS</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/code-geass">Code Geass</a></cite>, <cite><a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/code-geass-akito-the-exiled/">Code Geass: Akito the Exiled</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/Tokyo_Dark/">Tokyo Dark</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for his own side blog, <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/">QX20XX</a>.</li>
</ul>
<figure><img decoding="async" src="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/Magane_ReCreators_20170916191215.jpg" alt="Magane smiling"><figcaption>Magane Chikujoin is one of the highlights of <cite>Re:CREATORS</cite>.</figcaption></figure>
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Oldtaku no Radio #012 – Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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<p>If you’ve yet to watch the epic drama about traditional storytelling that is <cite>Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju</cite>, get yourself on over to <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/showa-genroku-rakugo-shinju" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a> and do so. If you’ve yet to watch the sequel, <cite>Descending Stories</cite>, feel free to listen up until the spoilers section (or past if you don’t care about such things).</p>
<p>In our final episode of our first season of Oldtaku no Radio, we return to a show about which we could not stop praising in our first episode. We find the sequel/second season a little more divisive, which means there’s even <em>more</em> to talk about. But don’t worry, we keep things concise and focus on analysis instead of plot this time around. We look into the imagery, characters, plot devices, storytelling implementation, chronology, and more to hammer out why this anime is so effective. Listen, enjoy, and let us know what you think!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 16 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>00:00 – Introduction</li>
<li>01:20 – Summary</li>
<li>02:35 – Reconnecting with characters</li>
<li>04:15 – Word choice: tonal shifts and chronology</li>
<li>09:55 – Exploring the main thematic conflict</li>
<li>16:25 – Playing around with how storytelling is used to tell a story</li>
<li>22:00 – Character attachments</li>
<li>28:15 – Dramatic use of imagery in rakugo sets</li>
<li>32:55 – Here there be spoilers…</li>
<li>63:22 – Twitter questions</li>
<li>71:00 – Thank yous and more thank yous!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#083 – It’s Pronounced “Ryuk”
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<p>Con season is officially over for our hosts, so Evan “The Teflon Criminal” Minto and David “The Content God” Estrella are back to catch you all up on Crunchyroll Expo, David’s Nintendo Switch escapades, and the greatest live-action anime adaptation of all time: the Netflix Death Note movie. Topics include: anime TED talks, “sleep is the key to strong thought,” and the horniest Nintendo system.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 19 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Topics</li>
<ul>
<li>Evan went to <a href="http://crunchyrollexpo.com/">Crunchyroll Expo</a>.</li>
<li>David bought a Switch and he’s playing <cite><a href="http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/splatoon-2-switch">Splatoon 2</a> </cite>and <cite><a href="http://www.sega.com/games/sonicmania">Sonic Mania</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Both of them watched the live-action <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80122759">Death Note</a></cite> movie on Netflix.</li>
</ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1QI1fI7Stc">Jesus Christ Super Saiyan</a>, the YouTube video Evan looks up during the show.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and his side blog <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David writes for his own side blog, <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/">QX20XX</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#082 – Wild Stallions Of Anime Podcasting At Otakon 2017
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<p>Once again Evan roped a bunch of his podcaster friends into a post-Otakon episode. Reigning Ani-Gamers Podcast champions Al and Kate (@hisuiRT, @narutakiRT, Reverse Thieves), Carl (@sdshamshel, Ogiue Maniax) and Patz (@PatzPrime, The Cockpit) discuss the anime convention’s new Washington, DC location, their favorite and least favorite fan panels, the premieres of Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution and In This Corner of the World, and the Jam Project/T.M. Revolution concerts. David was going to show up but unfortunately couldn’t make it this year. Topics include: the song Rescue Fire from the show Rescue Fire, the most annoying Gundam character Yoshiyuki Tomino, and REAL ANIME Reddit. Apologies for the audio quality; the show was recorded on a portable recorder.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 20 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/narutakiRT">Kate</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patz</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sdshamshel">Carl</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hisuiRT">Al</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Al and Kate blog at <a href="https://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a>, where they also host the <a href="https://reversethieves.com/the-speakeasy-podcast/">Speakeasy</a> podcast.</li>
<li>Patz hosts anime podcast <a href="https://www.thecockpit.net">The Cockpit</a>.</li>
<li>Carl blogs at <a href="https://ogiuemaniax.com/">Ogiue Maniax</a>.</li>
<li>Evan’s got an <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a> blog.</li>
<li>Stinger: featuring Twitter’s <a href="https://twitter.com/JRNJamJam">JRNJamJam</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #011 – Otaku no Video
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<p>Released in 1991 as a pair of OVAs, <cite>Otaku no Video</cite> is much more than this podcast’s namesake. <cite>Otaku no Video</cite>, produced by animation studio Gainax, is a time capsule, an enshrined symbol of counter culture, commentary on the otaku way of life, a commercial, and on the surface … a pretty poorly written slice-of-life anime. Want to find out how one title can be so many things? Just click play or download at will to hear hosts Jared and Ink dig into the various aspects of <cite>Otaku no Video</cite> alongside special guest, Ani-Gamers’ own Evan “VamptVo” Minto. (Excuse his exuberance; his audio does level down pretty quickly.)</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 22 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sean O’Mara’s (@colonydrop) <a href="http://www.zimmerit.moe/secret-history-of-gainax" target="_blank" rel="noopener">piece</a> about the pre-Eva history of Gainax.</span></li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitters: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vamptvo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Evan</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Evan also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> (and <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ANN</a>?).</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#081 – The Mii Zone
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<p>Your soft boys David and Evan are back to talk about No Man’s Sky’s insane ARG for its upcoming update, Splatoon 2, My Hero Academia, their disdain for TV anime, and Genocidal Organ. Plus listener questions about superpowers and real-life violence. Topics include: No Man’s Content, the horniness of Kaiji, and ＧＡＭＥＲＳ.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">54 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite>No Man’s Sky</cite> is about to drop another update and Hello Games is <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/6orsy9/waking_titan_megathread_phase_2_begins_edition/">teasing it with an elaborate ARG</a>.</li>
<li>Evan played <cite>Splatoon 2</cite> but hasn’t bought it yet.</li>
<li>David is watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/my-hero-academia">My Hero Academia</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Neither of them is watching much new TV anime, and it turns out it’s because TV IS BAD.</li>
<li>Evan watched <cite>Genocidal Organ</cite>, part of the Project Itoh anime movies.</li>
<li>You can watch <cite>Blue Fire</cite> (aka <cite>Blue Blazes</cite>) on <a href="https://www.viki.com/tv/31798c-blue-fire?locale=en">Viki</a>!</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network, <a href="https://joinmastodon.org/">more here</a>): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Read David and Elliot’s <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/162324751346/pro-fgo-tips-for-scrubs">giant <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite> guide</a><cite> </cite>on David’s Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan’s got an <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a> blog.</li>
<li>Evan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhs27UmjHEA">was a guest on the Re:Anime Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David will both be at <a href="https://www.otakon.com/">Otakon</a>, where Evan is running his panel “The Rise of CG Anime.”</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #010 – Spice & Wolf
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<p>It’s time for Old Spice & Taiikuwolves! For episode ten of Oldtaku no Radio, Jared and Ink are joined by Kory and Chris of the <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a> to talk about the <i>mostly</i> beloved anime <cite>Spice & Wolf</cite>. And don’t you worry, this ain’t just a Holo fancast; some surprising revelations come up in the discussion that will <em>really</em> make you rethink the series and BEG another watch. We were a bit crunched for time, so my usual nitpicky audio editing was not fully employed, but I think we still sound easy enough to fall asleep to. But just in case a serious discussion about an anime mainly driven by dialog and that revolves around mercantile economics isn’t wiley enough for ya, we have some group howls too. Listen in and sing along. (We kept the episode fairly spoiler free, but be warned we did not have any specific spoiler section this time around.) And just in case you need a cheat sheet, here’s a list of coins from the series and their exchange rates (where applicable).</p>
<p><b>Coin list:<br /></b>Lute silver coin (equals 3 Trie copper coins)<br />Trie copper coin (equals 1/3 Lute silver coin)<br />Trenni silver coins (replaced Lute Silver Coins)<br />Philing silver coin<br />Lumione gold coins (equals ~35 Trenni silver coins)<br />Farum silver coin (can be confused for fake Marinne silver coin, similar to later version of Bishop Radeon silver coin)<br />Marinne silver coin<br />Bishop Radeon silver coin<br />King Ranbalt silver coin<br />Mitzfing Cathedral silver coin (and fake)<br />Saint Mitzfing silver coin<br />Pireon gold coin<br />Numai gold coin<br />Irrades (1600 (dub) 15000 (sub) equals 400 Trenni silver coins)<br />Rimmer (pronounced “Lima”) gold coin (14 = 500 (dub) 300 (sub) Trenni silver coins)</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 26 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Wonderful </span><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaODUqK1UEw&feature=youtu.be"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline;">breakdown</span></a><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"> of differences between the S&W novels and anime.</span></li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
</section>
<p>Listen to the Taiiku Podcast for all things sports, Kurosawa, and more!<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ImpassionateK" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kory</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gokuffy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/taiikupodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast</a><br />Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.<br />Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</p>
Listen:
AGP#080 – Live Studio Audience at Anime Expo 2017
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<p>Evan and David were at the same convention and actually carved out some time to podcast together! In this episode, recorded on Saturday night (Day 1) of Anime Expo, the hosts sit down with guests Natasha (of Isn’t It Electrifying) and Peter Fobian (of Crunchyroll and Anime Feminist) to discuss the con thus far, including events for Yuri!!! on Ice, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Welcome to the Ballroom. Also the recording was definitely a little … bad, but we did our best to balance the audio. Topics include: 7-hour lines, Fate/Cartoon Girlfriend, and the Miles Davis of EDM druids.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 6 minutes </time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>The crowds and the location are super annoying at AX.</li>
<li>David went to the AniSong World Matsuri, aka the idol concerts.</li>
<li>Evan went to the Mari Iijima (<cite>Macross</cite>‘s Minmay) concert.</li>
<li>Natasha and Peter went to the Production I.G panel. They talk about <cite>Ancien and the Magic Tablet</cite>, <cite>Kuroko’s Basketball</cite>, and <cite>B: The Beginning</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan went to the Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsuro Kubo (<cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite>) panel.</li>
<li>Evan, Natasha, and Peter went to the <cite>Welcome to the Ballroom</cite> panel.</li>
<li>Natasha and Peter went to the <cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite> premiere.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/illegenes">Natasha</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterFobian">Peter</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Natasha writes for her blog <a href="https://shibirerudarou.wordpress.com/">Isn’t It Electrifying</a>.</li>
<li>Peter writes for <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/news">Crunchyroll News</a> and <a href="http://www.animefeminist.com/">Anime Feminist</a>, and co-hosts the latter’s podcast, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chatty-af/id1229467306?mt=2">Chatty AF</a>.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Read David and Elliot’s <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/162324751346/pro-fgo-tips-for-scrubs">giant <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite> guide</a><cite> </cite>on his Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan started a new blog for <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #009 – R.O.D. (2001) OVA
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<p>Produced<em> waaaaaaay</em> back in 2001, R.O.D. (Read or Die), directed by Koji Masunari, revolves around special agent Yomiko Readman (a.k.a. “The Paper”) and her allies at the British Library as they try to obtain and protect a book that, in the wrong hands, could lead to the end of all human life on Earth. This OVA is, despite only being sixteen years old, a classic among classics…but why? Is it the pulpy presentation of the protagonists’ (and antagonists’) superpowers? the magical realism of their daring-do? the dreaded pirate moé? Listen to Jared and Ink as they banter about and stumble upon what makes this bookworm’s tale-turned-spy thriller so impactful.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>00:50 – /Corny Sketch & Intros.</li>
<li>01:30 – An Oldtaku no Radio first: real nostalgia? (The feels!)</li>
<li>02:30 – How our memories failed us. (Forgotten undertones & scenes.)</li>
<li>04:22 – Ink mispronounces endear as “endow.”</li>
<li>05:10 – Plot(-holed) fluidity and devices.</li>
<li>09:40 – Plot structure.</li>
<li>14:08 – Someone steps on Jared’s tail.</li>
<li>15:25 – Pulpy aspects.</li>
<li>15:54 – Ink mispronounces trumpet as “sax.”</li>
<li>17:56 – Animation, character/mechanical design quality.</li>
<li>24:22 – Is Agent Paper a protagonist with which current audiences can sympathize?</li>
<li>26:58 – Proto-moé? (Girls with bandages are <em>ADORBS</em>.)</li>
<li>32:45 – SPOILERS!</li>
<li>“Hand-wavy bullsh*t”</li>
<li>Defining powers via animation as opposed to over-explanation</li>
<li>Anti-climactic villains and clumsily constructed allies.</li>
<li>Too distracting/charming for analysis?!</li>
<li>Nomenclature rant.</li>
<li>Problematic transitions.</li>
<li>Hooray for older characters! (Classrooms be damned.)</li>
<li>Movin’ pictures r purty (and gritty).</li>
<li>Disparity of capability as interest investment.</li>
<li>61:40 – Twitter questions.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Trivia: Before its reboot, the Ani-Gamers podcast used a cut from the R.O.D. theme as its intro.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#079 – The Real Colossus Is the Controls
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<p>Evan and David go over the latest news from E3 plus the big Pluto anime announcement, then discuss Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Blue Blazes before answering listener emails about anime conventions and their favorite music. Topics include: self-owns, The Gamer Zone, and Mugen on Switch.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 20 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-14/pluto-anime-new-patlabor-ezy-anime-series-projects-revealed/.117465"><cite>Pluto</cite> is getting an anime!</a></li>
<li>A bunch of E3 news:</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/11/15779420/dragon-ball-fighterz-xbox-one-e3-2017">Dragon Ball FighterZ</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/11/15778018/e3-2017-star-wars-battlefront-2-starfighter-gameplay-preview">Battlefront 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/14/15800206/shadow-of-the-colossus-ps4-remake-e3">Shadow of the Colossus remake on PS4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/13/15786474/super-mario-odyssey-hat-nintendo-switch-interview-e3-2017">Super Mario Odyssey</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/13/15792724/kirby-nintendo-switch-e3-2017">A Kirby game on Switch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/13/15791660/metroid-prime-4-nintendo-switch-e3-2017">Metroid Prime 4 on Switch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/13/15793854/metroid-samus-returns-release-date-nintendo-3ds-e3-2017">Metroid: Samus Returns</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/13/15788898/pokemon-nintendo-switch-nintendo-e3-2017">A core Pokémon game on Switch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/13/15794464/sony-cross-platform-play-rocket-league-minecraft">Rocket League on Switch</a></li>
</ul>
<li>David is playing <cite>Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE</cite></li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Blue Blazes</cite> (<cite>Aoi Honoo</cite>) even though it’s tragically still unlicensed.</li>
<li>Bands mentioned by the hosts in the questions segment:</li>
<ul>
<li>Boris</li>
<li>Minus the Bear</li>
<li>Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets</li>
<li>Sloan</li>
<li>Jellyfish (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n54KEDp30Rs">Puffy’s cover of “Joining a Fanclub”</a> is … interesting)</li>
<li>Superdrag</li>
</ul>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Read David’s <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343754966/kemono-friends-cured-my-cynicism">blog post about <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite></a><cite> </cite>on his Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan started a new blog for <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>David and Evan are both attending <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo 2017</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
The Geekbox: Episode 424
Listen:
AGP#078 – Revolcel Volcelot
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<p>Evan and David are back (on time for once!) to talk about Mamoru Hosoda’s upcoming anime movie Mirai, Code Geass, Super Mario RPG, and KonoSuba. Topics include: ARMS vs. feet, learning to read by playing video games, and volcel inspirations.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">58 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-17/summer-wars-mamoru-hosoda-reveals-his-next-film-mirai-for-may-2018-debut/.116208">Mamoru Hosoda is making a new movie.</a></li>
<li>David bought all of <cite>Code Geass</cite> on Blu-ray for $20 and Evan’s angry about it.</li>
<li>Evan is practicing Japanese with memorization app Memrise.</li>
<li>David is replaying <cite>Super Mario RPG</cite>.</li>
<li>David is reading a bunch of light novels, including <cite>KonoSuba</cite>. It’s anime <cite>Always Sunny</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Read David’s <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343754966/kemono-friends-cured-my-cynicism">blog post about <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite></a><cite> </cite>on his new Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan started a new blog for <a href="https://animeburgertime.tumblr.com/">Anime Burger Time</a>.</li>
<li>Evan made a game for Ludum Dare! <a href="https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/$20347">Play it here!</a></li>
<li>Evan will be running panels at <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon 2017</a> and <a href="http://animenext.org">AnimeNEXT 2017</a>.</li>
<li>David and Evan are both attending <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo 2017</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #008 – your name.
<p><img decoding="async" src="http://www.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/yournamekeyart_20170503142554.jpg" alt="©2016 TOHO / CoMix Wave Films / KADOKAWA / JR Kikaku / AMUSE / voque ting / Lawson HMV Entertainment" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">©2016 <cite class="e company"><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=39">TOHO</a></cite> / <cite class="e company">CoMix Wave Films</cite> / <cite class="e company"><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15420">KADOKAWA</a></cite> / <cite class="e company"><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1018">JR Kikaku</a></cite> / AMUSE / voque ting / <cite class="e company"><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13404">Lawson HMV Entertainment</a></cite></span></p>
<p>Because we were not invited to the <em>cool</em> podcast (actually, we recorded this before the AGP), the Oldtaku crew and special guest Scott Spaziani recorded our own <cite>your name.</cite> podcast. Scott and Ink are seasoned Shinkai viewers (both have panels on the director that they present at cons), and this is Jared’s first exposure to the cloud/foot/loneliness director extraordinaire. We kept the first half free of spoilers by discussing themes and technique, but the second half contains spoilers galore for the purpose of digging into the meat of the movie. While it’s almost impossible to spoil Shinkai’s movies, which are more about experiencing the journey than knowing the ticketed endpoint, certain plot points in <cite>your name.</cite> are better experienced unadulterated the first time around. (So listen to the spoilers section at your own risk!)</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 49 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>00:18 – The corniest intro ever!</li>
<li>00:47 – Introductions and summary.</li>
<li>02:18 – Spoiler free discussion.</li>
<ul>
<li>Structure</li>
<li>Linearity</li>
<li>Emotional context/audience manipulation</li>
<li>The supernatural</li>
<li>The techn(olog)ical</li>
<li>Character design/Art</li>
<li>(Ink references <a href="https://reversethieves.com/2017/03/10/your-name-here/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this</a> Reverse Thieves review.)</li>
<li>Feet</li>
<li>Clouds</li>
<li><cite>your name.</cite>‘s place in Shinkai’s repertoire</li>
<li>Time management</li>
<li>Sub and dub (use of sound)</li>
</ul>
<li>40:50 – Here there be spoilers!</li>
<ul>
<li>The (third) impact</li>
<li>Time itself!</li>
<li>Carrot yanking</li>
<li>Upending expectations</li>
<li>Building an emotional rollercoaster</li>
<li>Resolutions</li>
<li>59:20 – Five Centimeters per Second spoiler</li>
<li>59:50 – Carry on</li>
<li>Unexplored backstories and relevance/potential thereof</li>
<li>Dreams and fading memories</li>
<li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/your-name-is-the-new-anime-by-the-next-hayao-miyazaki-japanese-director-makoto-shinkai">Interview</a> with Shinkai about <cite>your name.</cite> (vice.com)</li>
<li>Negative message about rural Japan?</li>
</ul>
<li>1:21:30 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>1:45:10 – ?</li>
<li>1:46:07 – Goddamnit</li>
</section>
<section>– Header picture via ANN’s <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-04-28/interview-comix-wave-koichiro-ito/.115324" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with CoMix Wave’s Koichiro Ito.<br />– Scott’s review of <cite>your name.</cite> can be found on <a href="https://otakuinreview.com/2017/04/22/review-your-name/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Otaku in Review</a>.<br />– Ink’ review of <cite>your name.</cite> can be found on <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/2017/03/21/your-name-anime-review-english-subtitles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fandom Post</a>.<br />– Evan “<a href="http://www.twitter.com/vamptvo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VamptVo</a>” Minto’s review of <cite>your name.</cite> can be found right <a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/your-name-kimi-no-na-wa-makoto-shinkai-ode-to-a-generation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> on Ani-Gamers.<br />– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottspaziani" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a><br />– Scott Spaziani writes (for) <a href="http:///www.otakuinreview.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Otaku in Review</a>.<br />– Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.<br />– Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</section>
Listen:
AGP#077 – It’s Your Name! We’re Swappin’ Bodies!
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<p>Yes indeed it’s time for Evan and David to talk about Makoto Shinkai’s smash hit film Your Name (Kimi no Na wa). Spoiler alert for those of you living under a rock (also spoilers for 5 Centimeters Per Second). Everybody else, expect lots of serious discussion of the themes and execution of the film, as well as whether or not the characters actually bang (we’ve gotta stay on brand). Topics include: Hayao Miyazaki the cat, “pulling a Shinkai,” and Horniness Correspondent Davide Bestrella. </p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 20 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>The main topic is <cite>Your Name</cite>.</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.funimationfilms.com/movie/yourname/">Official site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=yourname.htm">Box office gross</a></li>
<li>Director is Makoto Shinkai</li>
<li>Character designer is Masayoshi Tanaka</li>
<li><cite>Garden of Words</cite> character designer (also an animation director on <cite>Your Name</cite>) is Kenichi Tsuchiya</li>
<li>Other movies from Shinkai: <cite>Voices of a Distant Star</cite>, <cite>The Place Promised in Our Early Days</cite>, <cite>Five Centimeters Per Second</cite>, <cite>The Garden of Words</cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. He <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Machine-Dreams-8798.aspx">wrote about the <cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> franchise</a>.</li>
<li>Evan reviewed <cite><a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/your-name-kimi-no-na-wa-makoto-shinkai-ode-to-a-generation">Your Name</a></cite> and David reviewed <a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/kizumonogatari-part-3-reiketsu-hen-scarred-for-life"><cite>Kizumonogatari</cite> Part 3</a> on Ani-Gamers.</li>
<li>Read David’s blog post about <cite><a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343729776/posting-in-the-age-of-fascism">Kemono Friends</a> </cite>on his new Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan made a game for Ludum Dare! <a href="https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/$20347">Play it here!</a></li>
<li>Evan will be running panels at <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon 2017</a></li>
<li>David and Evan are both attending <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo 2017</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#076 – Kiss-Shot and Mo-chan
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<p>Josh Dunham of Wave Motion Cannon and Senpai Coast to Coast joins David and Evan to finally talk about the Kizumonogatari films and the Monogatari franchise as a whole. But before that, the gang discuss Spring 2017 anime, Persona 5, and Fate: Grand Order. Topics include: the Eva flip-off guy, the Salt and Shade Podcast, and Mormon “Mo-chan” Jesus.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 47 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Josh is watching <cite>Attack on Titan</cite> and <cite>Boruto</cite>.</li>
<li>Josh is playing <cite>Persona 5</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan finished watching <cite>Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is still playing <cite><a href="http://www.zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></cite>.</li>
<li>David bought a bunch of books on <a href="https://global.bookwalker.jp/">Bookwalker</a>.</li>
<li>Aniplex announced they’re <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-16/aniplex-reveals-more-details-about-fate-grand-order-game-release-in-u.s-canada/.114901">releasing <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite> in North America</a>.</li>
<li>Here’s the <a href="https://twitter.com/RabbeseKing/status/728698846189002753">guy flipping us off from <cite>End of Evangelion</cite></a>.</li>
<li>You can read the <cite>Monogatari</cite> books in English <a href="http://www.vertical-inc.com/books/monogatari/kizu/a_index.html">courtesy of Vertical, Inc.</a></li>
<li>Aniplex released the <a href="http://kizumonogatari-usa.com/"><cite>Kizumonogatari</cite> animated films</a> in the US.</li>
<li>Crunchyroll has the TV anime versions: <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/bakemonogatari">Bakemonogatari</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/monogatari-second-season">Monogatari Second Season</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/josh_dunham">Josh</a></li>
<li>Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): <a href="https://mastodon.social/@VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://kero.ccsakura.jp/@20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Josh writes for the <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com/">Wave Motion Cannon</a> anime blog, which has lots of awesome articles and interviews you should definitely read! He also hosts the <a href="https://senpaicoasttocoast.wordpress.com/">Senpai Coast to Coast</a> podcast.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. He <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Machine-Dreams-8798.aspx">wrote about the <cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> franchise</a>.</li>
<li>Evan reviewed <a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/ghost-in-the-shell-2017-i-watched-it-so-you-dont-have-to"><cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> (2017)</a> and <cite><a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/your-name-kimi-no-na-wa-makoto-shinkai-ode-to-a-generation">Your Name</a></cite> on Ani-Gamers.</li>
<li>David reviewed <cite>Kizumonogatari</cite> Parts 1 (<a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/kizumonogatari-part-one-tekketsu-hen">link</a>), 2 (<a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/kizumonogatari-part-2-nekketsu-hen">link</a>), and 3 (<a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/kizumonogatari-part-3-reiketsu-hen-scarred-for-life">link</a>) on Ani-Gamers.</li>
<li>Read David’s blog post about <cite><a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343729776/posting-in-the-age-of-fascism">Kemono Friends</a> </cite>on his new Tumblr.</li>
<li>Evan will be running panels at <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon 2017</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #007 – Golgo 13
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<p>For episode double-o-seven, Jared and Ink train their sights on the 2008 anime adaptation of a seinen classic: <cite>Golgo 13</cite>. This super-expressionless super assassin has become legend, but why? What is the secret behind Duke Togo’s staying power? Is it the length of his barrel, the cock of his rifle, his prowess in hitting the G-spot, or the uber-ridiculousness of the whole gun fantasy/power trip? Listen and find out!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 06 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>00:45 – Let’s briefly talk source material.</li>
<li>00:53 – Ink is incapable of pronouncing Japanese names…any of them.</li>
<li>01:55 – The interview referenced by Ink can be read <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/golgo-13-assassin-manga-heads-towards-conclusion/.84162" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
<li>03:35 – Let’s talk manly man’s man anime</li>
<li>. . .</li>
<li>41:18 – Twitter questions!</li>
<li>The <a href="https://archive.anigamers.com/uploads/entries/ABigMessGolgo13Comparison_20170325133306.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anatomy of Golgo 13</a> (<a href="http://anigamers.com/reviews/a-big-mess-2-miserably-endearing-life-messyol-tokyo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">via</a>).</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Be sure to visit TV Tokyo’s <a href="http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/golgo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golgo 13 website</a>, but be careful where you point that cursor.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#075 – Pop Team Epic Goes Kamikaze
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<p>Evan and David are back to discuss Nier (the first one), Kemono Friends, a little more The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Kamikaze Douga’s upcoming adaptation of Pop Team Epic. In the questions segment, the hosts answer listener questions about user ratings on MyAnimeList, climate change sci-fi, and their inevitable fight to the death. Topics include: The Kids’ Purge, pineapple on pizza, and bad anime made in 500 days.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 8 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan’s NY pizza shirt is created by his cousin Dave Derwin, aka <a href="http://noapparentfunction.com/">No Apparent Function</a>. He’s got some <a href="http://www.richmondhood.com/?s=naf">merch available from Richmond Hood</a>, including Evan’s personal favorite, the <a href="http://www.richmondhood.com/?s=si+8-bit">8-bit Staten Island shirt</a>.</li>
<li>Evan is still playing <cite><a href="http://www.zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></cite>.</li>
<li>David is playing the first <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier_(video_game)">Nier</a></cite> game.</li>
<li>The hosts are really excited about <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-01/bkub-okawa-surreal-4-panel-manga-pop-team-epic-gets-anime-in-october/.114232">Kamikaze Douga’s upcoming anime version of <cite>Pop Team Epic</cite></a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G64-xD-mnw">SACLA promo video</a>, created by Kamikaze Douga</li>
<li>Evan is struggling to watch enough <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kemono-friends">Kemono Friends</a></cite> to understand why anybody likes it.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYeyTskqtBQ">Bit the Cupid OP</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>. He <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Machine-Dreams-8798.aspx">wrote about the <cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> franchise</a>.</li>
<li>Read David’s blog post about <cite><a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343729776/posting-in-the-age-of-fascism">Kemono Friends</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan will be running panels at <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon 2017</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #006.75 – 2017 Anime Winter Wrap-up and 2017 Spring Fling
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<p>Welcome to Oldtaku no Radio’s first <em>official</em> B-side. In the anime season lulls that happen between regular OnR episodes, we lightly blather about what shows we stuck with – what worked and what didn’t and why – from the past season and try to make predictions as to what might hold our interest or earn our ire in the upcoming season. We have a decisive (if only a smidge divisive) winner for our Winter 2017 affections, but there are other mentionables as well as detestables. Looking forward, we have a bit of fun with the Spring 2017 ani-chart in a segment we’re calling “No Theater.”</p>
<p>If you don’t care for seasonal reflections, we hope you’ll tune in for the next OnR episode proper on its regularly scheduled date (the eleventh of every month).</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 4 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>Ink mistakenly refers to this past winter anime season as 2016.</li>
<p><strong><br />Winter 2017 impressions:</strong></p>
<li>01:30 – <em>Dragon Maid</em> and <cite>Scum’s Wish</cite>, sure, but <cite>Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Descending Stories</cite>!</li>
<li>08:20 – Hold on, what was that about <cite>Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid</cite>?</li>
<li>14:50 – <em>Interviews with Machi, Best Girl</em> (a.k.a. <em>Flying Dullahan</em>)</li>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Anime Feminist opinions referenced by Ink can be found <a href="http://www.animefeminist.com/introducing-anifem-podcast-chatty-af/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> starting at 45:59.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>17:40 – <cite>Saga of Tanya the Evil</cite></li>
<ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://play.spotify.com/track/2uBEyu6FqqYBZZZ1cGsUyf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soundtrack by NIN</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>19:30 – <cite>Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga</cite></li>
<li>21:00 – <cite>Scum’s Wish</cite></li>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>The ANN feature referenced by Jared can be found <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-03-15/scum-wish-tainted-teenage-love/.113250" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>22:50 – <cite>Masamune-Kun’s Revenge</cite></li>
<li>24:15 – <cite>Samurai Girl and Samurai Master</cite>, <cite>Sengokuchojyugiga</cite></li>
<li>25:25 – Jared proffers an indefensible opinion, and Ink does the same.</li>
<li>25:40 – <cite>Yamishibai</cite> S4</li>
<li>27:00 – <cite>One Room</cite></li>
<li>28:34 – <cite>Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends</cite></li>
<p><strong><br />Spring 2017 is upon us!<br /></strong>(Warning: Jared is tired, and Ink is tipsy, so we get a <em>bit</em> giggly and sweary.)</p>
<li>30:00 – The debut of No Theater.</li>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Descriptions come from ANN and elsewhere via anime-planet’s <a href="http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/seasons/upcoming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spring 2017 Anime chart</a>.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>53:04 – Hot takes on expectations for the new season as a whole.</li>
<li>56:00 – What could’ve been shorter, and what <em>needed</em> to be longer (from Winter 2017)?</li>
<li>62:55 – Ink forgets to mention his <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/2017/03/21/your-name-anime-review-english-subtitles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><cite>your name.</cite> review</a> on The Fandom Post.
</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE
</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#074 – Who Framed Mario Mario?
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<p>Guest Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) joins Evan and David to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the trailer for Netflix’s live-action Death Note movie, their bizarre Genericon adventure (featuring Studio Trigger, MD Geist, and a very large, very cold house), and the 1984 mecha anime Panzer World Galient. Plus, existential questions about Mario, an intervention for Evan’s lack of 2-D attraction, and tips on getting into Gundam. Topics include: boning the shark, the Dadaist art form of Gachimuchi, and MD Geist 3 Kickstarters.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 23 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Tom is rewatching <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_World_Galient">Panzer World Galient</a></cite> for a panel.</li>
<li>Netflix released the <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/844558330697859072">first trailer</a> for the live-action <cite>Death Note</cite> movie.</li>
<li><cite>Iron Fist</cite> is bad.</li>
<li>All three hosts went to <a href="http://genericon.org">Genericon 2017</a>.</li>
<li>Evan saw <cite>Logan</cite> at Genericon and it has a lot of stabbing.</li>
<li>There’s an annual <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/billy-herrington-gachimuchi">Gachimuchi</a> panel at Genericon.</li>
<li>Tom watched <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_Geist">MD Geist</a></cite> for the first time at Genericon.</li>
<li>Evan and David are playing a ton of <cite><a href="http://www.zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomAznable">Tom</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>David started a new blog and wrote about <cite><a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343729776/posting-in-the-age-of-fascism">Kemono Friends</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Tom is working on some articles for <a href="http://www.zimmerit.moe/">Zimmerit.moe</a>. <a href="http://www.zimmerit.moe/when-gundam-came-to-hollywood/">His most recent article is about a cancelled live-action Hollywood <cite>Gundam</cite> movie.</a></li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #006.5 – Samurai Jack (Part 2)
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<p>In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a mostly stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadly never got to finish the tale of the samurai. Films were teased and planned, but sadly nothing panned out … until recently. <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> returned to us as of March 11, 2017, and we at Oldtaku no Radio could not be more ecstatic. In celebration, we take a break from analyzing Japanese cartoons to analyze an American one … that just so happens to draw inspiration from/references, among other things, Japanese film directors, animation, and culture.</p>
<p>For the second half of our <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> episode, special guest Kate (Narutaki) of the Reverse Thieves blog/podcast joins us in squeeing over and wringing the most we possibly can out of a fantastic cartoon from the early aughts. This installment covers our favorites and flubs for Seasons 3 & 4 as well as what we’re hoping for in Season 5. As the creators grew in competence throughout the series, so our analysis grew not only in insight but silliness. (Hey, this was a 3+ hour podcast.) Listen and comment. But most importantly, watch <cite>Samurai Jack</cite>!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 19 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>01:20 – Season 3 Favorites and flubs.</li>
<li>20:30 – Season 4 Favorites and flubs.</li>
<li>48:50 – Season 5 hopes and dreams.</li>
<li>54:45 – An Oldtaku no Radio first!</li>
<li>62:50 – Twitter questions!!!</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/narutakiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate</a> is one half of the formidable blogging and podcasting duo known as the <a href="https://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #006 – Samurai Jack
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<p>In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a <em>mostly</em> stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadly never got to finish the tale of the samurai. Films were teased and planned, but sadly nothing panned out … until recently. <cite>Samurai Jack</cite> returns <em>today</em> (March 11, 2017), and we at Oldtaku no Radio could not be more ecstatic. In celebration, we’re taking a break from analyzing Japanese cartoons to analyze an American one … that just so happens to draw inspiration from/references, among other things, Japanese film directors, animation, and culture.</p>
<p>For this episode, which will be published in two parts, special guest Kate (Narutaki) of the Reverse Thieves blog/podcast joins us in squeeing over and wringing the most we possibly can out of a fantastic cartoon from the early aughts. The first installment covers general impressions as well as our favorites and flubs for Seasons 1 & 2, while the second half covers our favorites and flubs of Seasons 3 & 4 as well as thoughts on what Season 5 might bring.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 27 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>1:07 – Introductions and summary.</li>
<li>3:21 – Personal reactions to the rewatch itself and favorite aspects of the show.</li>
<li>25:33 – Jared is wrong.</li>
<li>50:43 – We start talking Season 1 episode favorites and flubs.</li>
<li>1:03:10 – We start talking Season 2 episode favorites and flubs.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/narutakiRT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate</a> is one half of the formidable blogging and podcasting duo known as the <a href="https://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#073 – Kemono Friends Is a Big Mess
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<p>Because we’re always very good at staying topical, we recorded an episode a week before Genericon but waited until the Genericon was mostly over to release it. Whoops! Anyway, Evan and David talk a bunch about Evan’s trip to Japan, David’s love of Kemono Friends, and the cool stuff going down at Genericon 2017 (did you know there are Studio Trigger staffers attending as guests?!). Topics include: the Soft Rock Café, the 420 of hamburgers, and Kemono Friends Ani-Gamers fanart.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 25 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-24/ghibli-producer-suzuki-hayao-miyazaki-is-preparing-to-work-on-new-feature-film/.112659">Hayao Miyazaki is un-retired</a></li>
<li>Kemono Friends is apparently good?</li>
<li>Evan went to these places in Japan:</li>
<ul>
<li>Akihabara (Animate, Tora no Ana, Mandarake)</li>
<li>Nakano Broadway (Mandarake, Taco Che)</li>
<li>Otome Road (Animate, K-Books)</li>
<li>Suginami Animation Museum</li>
<li>Hiroshima Manga Library</li>
<li>Tokyo National Museum</li>
<li>Village Vanguard</li>
<li>Studio Trigger</li>
</ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/834533203243249664">Photos of Evan’s haul from Japan</a></li>
<li>Katsuo Kawai is the indie manga artist Evan met at Taco Che.</li>
<li>“Yobidousa” is the Japanese word for “anticipation/follow-through” in animation</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new <a href="https://portal.publishersserviceassociates.com/carts/sovereign/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=137">Anime USA special issue</a>.</li>
<li>David started a new blog and wrote about <a href="https://qx20xx.tumblr.com/post/157343729776/posting-in-the-age-of-fascism">Kemono Friends</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #005 – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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<p>Not only is OnR Episode #005 the first time we focus on a movie, namely Mamoru Hosoda’s <cite>The Girl Who Leapt Through Time</cite>, but this is also the first episode in which we host a most honoured guest: (exiled) Ani-Gamer turned UK Anime Network podcasting star, Elliot Page! Hosoda’s directing was the lure for Jared, who’d previously not seen this particular title, while Ink and Elliot reveled in an emotional re-watch. And, of course, reflective analysis on the philosphical and artistic elements abounds from all. Give us your ear for a little over an hour, and we’ll give you much to chew on.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 36 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li><a href="http://moesh.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elliot</a> is a writer and podcast host for <a href="http://www.uk-anime.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UK Anime Network</a> and creator of <a class="url-ext" href="https://t.co/r7pdVResAE" target="_blank" rel="url noopener noreferrer" data-full-url="http://hidamari.moe">hidamari.moe</a>.</li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</section>
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AGP#072 – Best of 2016 with Fast Karate
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<p>Evan and David sit down to rattle off their favorite anime, manga, and games of 2016, but this time they’ve got some help from two fellow podcasters: Dave Riley and Joel White from Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman! Tackling anime first, then manga, then games, the four hosts cover everything from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure to Overwatch as they celebrate a year of some pretty good nerd stuff. Topics include: log leg envy, weighted bra straps, and midnight kara-age. Slight spoiler warnings for Erased, JoJo’s, and And Yet the Town Moves.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 42 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
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<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Anime, roughly in order:</li>
<ul>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/erased">Erased</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/mob-psycho-100">Mob Psycho 100</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco">Space Patrol Luluco</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure">JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/yuri-on-ice">Yuri on Ice</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/KABANERI-IRON-FORTRESS-Subbed/dp/B01DU4K5ES">Kabaneri in the Iron Fortress</a></cite></li>
<li><a href="http://kizumonogatari-usa.com/"><cite>Kizumonogatari</cite> Parts 1 and 2</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Manga:</li>
<ul>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.viz.com/read/manga/one-punch-man/all">One-Punch Man</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/soredemo-machi-wa-mawatteiru/volumes">And Yet the Town Moves</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/as-the-gods-will-the-second-series/volumes">As the Gods Will</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/coppelion/volumes">Coppelion</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Video games:</li>
<ul>
<li><cite><a href="http://inkstories.com/1979revolutiongame/">1979 Revolution: Black Friday</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/428550/">Momodora</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/gotta-protectors-3ds">Mamotte Knight 2</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://fireemblemfates.nintendo.com/">Fire Emblem Fates</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com">Pokémon Sun & Moon</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="http://waifubartending.com/">Va-11 Hall-A</a></cite></li>
<li><cite><a href="https://playoverwatch.com">Overwatch</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David (Estrella)</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/fastkarate">Dave (Riley)</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tanakaisfired">Joel</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new <a href="https://portal.publishersserviceassociates.com/carts/sovereign/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=137">Anime USA special issue</a>.</li>
<li>Dave and Joel host <a href="http://daveandjoel.com/">Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman</a>, which is now sporadically posted but still very funny.</li>
<li>Dave and his wife Graziella host a series of podcasts, including an advice show and a Revenge watchalong, at <a href="http://daveandjoel.com/?cat=983">Your Friends from the Internet</a>, as well as video game livestreams at <a href="http://bossdoors.tv">bossdoors.tv</a>.</li>
<li>Dave wrote a book! It’s good! It’s called <cite><a href="http://daveandjoel.com/?p=7388">The Dead-Side Girl</a></cite>! It’s about sad werewolf teens!</li>
</ul>
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Oldtaku no Radio #004 – Moribito Guardian of the Spirit
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<p>We’ve passed the three-episode mark! (Has Oldtaku no Radio passed your test?) In Episode #004, we talk about the 2007 anime series <cite>Moribito Guardian of the Spirit</cite> (<cite>Seirei no Moribito</cite>), which is based on a young adult novel by Nahoko Uehashi and combines animation production via Production I.G. with the directorial hand of Kenji Kamiyama (<cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> SAC & 2nd Gig, <cite>Eden of the East</cite>). This is a re-watch for both hosts, and the p(l)ayback shows in both our enthusiasm for all the things we talk about as well as everything we forget to expound upon. While this may not qualify as a classic at 10 years of age, Moribito is definitely an epic (in all meanings of the word) – one you should watch if you find any of our excited babble the least bit intriguing.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 24 min</p>
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<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Watch the sub or dub of Moribito legally on <a href="http://www.hulu.com/moribito-guardian-of-the-spirit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HULU</a></li>
<li>Help support The Fandom Post via <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/january2017drive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gofundme</a></li>
<li>Help support Wave Motion Cannon via <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WaveMotionCannon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
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Listen:
AGP#071 – The Soft Podcast Boys
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<p>It’s a whole new year, and your favorite soft (or are they spicy?) podcast boys Evan and David are back in front of the microphones to talk about the nascent Winter 2017 anime season and a bunch of old stuff they’re catching up on. First up is the new Fate/Grand Order anime, followed by Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, the Bakemonogatari light novels, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Final Fantasy IX. And in the questions segment, Evan reveals how he and David first met! Topics include: Rider-class Servant Fred Flintstone, media masochism, and the soft-spicy scale.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 1 minute</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David watched the <cite>Fate/Grand Order: First Order</cite> pilot special episode, but Evan was lazy and only watched the first half.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <cite>Mirror’s Edge Catalyst</cite>, which somehow flew under a lot of people’s radar.</li>
<li>David read the first <cite>Bakemonogatari</cite> light novel.</li>
<li>Evan read the first couple volumes of <cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite>.</li>
<li>During the <cite>Sakura</cite> discussion, Evan references <cite>And Yet the Town Moves</cite>. You can <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/soredemo-machi-wa-mawatteiru/volumes">read the manga on Crunchyroll</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yet-Town-Moves-Complete-Collection/dp/B005XB8TAE">buy the DVD/Blu-rays on Amazon</a>.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Final Fantasy IX</cite>, NOT <cite>XV</cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new <a href="https://portal.publishersserviceassociates.com/carts/sovereign/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=137">Anime USA special issue</a>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #003.5 – Au Revoir Autumn 2016, Bonjour Winter 2017
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<p>We were planning on lightly touching on the saving graces and disappointments of the Fall 2016 anime season before talking about <cite>Moribito</cite> for our official fourth episode, but with so many titles to comment on, we ran a little long. After noticing the clock, we decided tack on our thoughts on which Winter 2017 anime we are looking forward to and recorded the whole thing as a separate podcast. Much silliness, including some dramatic readings of plot synopses, ensued, and much fun was had. We hope you enjoy this Oldtaku no Radio b-side, and make sure to come back for our regularly scheduled episode on the 11th!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 49 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>01:26 – Fall 2016 anime triumphs and tragedies.</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Keijo!!!!!!!!</cite></li>
<li><cite> To Be Hero</cite></li>
<li><cite>Izetta: The Last Witch</cite></li>
<li><cite>Flip Flappers</cite></li>
<li><cite>Scorching Ping Pong Girls</cite></li>
<li><cite>Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable</cite></li>
<li><cite>March Comes in Like a Lion</cite></li>
<li><cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite></li>
<li>A fistful of shorts</li>
<ul>
<li>Check out Ink’s <a href="http://anigamers.com/interviews/akitaro-daichi-naoko-matsui-animenext-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with <cite>Nobunaga no Shinobi</cite> director Akitaro Daichi & VA Naoko Matsui</li>
<li>Read Ink’s RTSS review of <cite><a href="http://anigamers.com/reviews/tatami-galaxy-masaaki-yuasa-anime-secret-santa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tatami Galaxi</a></cite></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>32:30 – Anticipations and anxieties regarding Winter 2017 anime</li>
<ul>
<li><cite>Showa Genroku Rakugo Sihinju 2</cite></li>
<li><cite>Yamishibai 4</cite></li>
<li><cite>Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga</cite></li>
<ul>
<li>Read Jared’s RTSS review of <cite><a href="http://www.anigamers.com/reviews/boy-and-the-beast-mamoru-hosoda-blue-exorcist-anime-secret-santa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Exorcist</a></cite></li>
</ul>
<li><cite>Little Witch Academia</cite></li>
<li><cite>Hand Shakers</cite> (featuring a dramatic reading by Jared Nelson)</li>
<li><cite>Demi-chan wa Kataritai</cite> (featuring a dramatic reading by Jared Nelson)</li>
<li><cite>Fuuka</cite></li>
<li><cite>Scum’s Wish</cite></li>
<li><cite>Onihei</cite></li>
<li><cite>Chiruran: Nibun no Ichi</cite></li>
<li><cite>Youjo Senki</cite> (featuring a dramatic reading by Ink)</li>
</ul>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>For more Ink-on-<cite>Keijo!!!!!!!!</cite> action and <cite>Scorching Ping Pong Girls</cite> sighing, listen to <a href="http://www.taiikupodcast.com/episodes/scorching-ping-pong-girls-and-keijo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiiku Podcast #33</a></li>
<li>Anime Planet’s <a href="http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/seasons/winter-2017" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Winter 2017</a> anime chart.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#070 – "Ai City" Doesn't Meet the Password Requirements
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<p>Upon request from the Anime World Order Podcast, Evan and David decided to watch the 1986 anime film Ai City, which is a tremendous mess of 1980s anime tropes and unintelligible storytelling. And to help with the brain-melting task of interpreting Ai City, they brought along their college buddy Stephen. For better or for worse, this podcast accurately reflects the experience of sitting in a dorm room with the three of us talking about an awful ’80s anime. Before we get into Ai City, though, we discuss Fate: Grand Order, Dishonored, and Drifters. And in the questions segment, Evan gives tips on how to learn more about animation technique in anime. Topics include: being eaten alive by rats in your own bathroom, psychic power plays, and giant floating heads.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 34 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David got tricked into playing <cite>Fate: Grand Order</cite> (fan wiki <a href="http://fategrandorder.wikia.com/wiki/Fate/Grand_Order_Wikia">here</a>) and now he’s hooked.</li>
<li>Evan has been playing through the original <cite><a href="https://dishonored.bethesda.net/">Dishonored</a></cite> in preparation for <cite>Dishonored 2</cite>, and Stephen has been playing through both <cite>Dishonored</cite> 1 and 2. (Both versions are currently on sale on Steam: <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/">Dishonored</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/403640/">Dishonored 2</a></cite>)</li>
<li>Stephen is watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/drifters">Drifters</a></cite>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=22861">Baka-Updates entry for SYUFO</a>, the author of the original <cite>Ai City</cite> manga.</li>
<li>There’s a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJuxqqPWqH4">video on YouTube of just the fight from <cite>Ai City</cite> featuring with the greatest song ever written</a>.</li>
<li>Check out the other reviews of <cite>Ai City</cite> from our friends at <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/2016/10/anime-world-order-show-150-clobbering-chuunibyou-in-the-name-of-goodness.html">Anime World Order</a> and <a href="http://daveandjoel.com/?p=7405">Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman</a>.</li>
<li>For fans interested in learning about animation in anime, check out <a href="http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php">AniPages</a>, <a href="https://blog.sakugabooru.com/">Sakuga Blog</a>, <a href="https://sakugabooru.com/">SakugaBooru</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sakuga+mad&page=&utm_source=opensearch">sakuga MADs on YouTube</a>. And read Evan’s new article in Otaku USA!</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>, and contributed a feature about sakuga fandom to the new <a href="https://portal.publishersserviceassociates.com/carts/sovereign/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=137">Anime USA special issue</a>.</li>
<li>Evan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03iqfavgGkM">was a guest on the Crunchycast</a>, the podcast he used to host on Crunchyroll.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #003 – Voltron: Legendary Defender vs. Beast King Golion
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<p>Third time’s the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016’s <cite>Voltron: Legendary Defender</cite>. Both hosts watched <cite>Voltron: Defender of the Universe</cite> on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property’s most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original <cite>Beast King Golion</cite>. For analytical kicks and giggles, Jared watched BKG and VLD episode per episode, while Ink marathoned BKG then VLD. If you have anything to add to the discussion, we look forward to your comments below!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hr, 39 min</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>0:00:55 – Continuously updated <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12NwfzEFgB6G7mcBGeO3EK3N-CoCBDBEvt9n0aDvCAoI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spreadsheet</a> with the RightStuf you need from their annual holiday sale.</li>
<li>0:01:55 – Nostalgia trips</li>
<li>0:06:15 – The battle of the big damn robots (which are essentially the same robot) begins!</li>
<ul>
<li>Thanks and RIP, Peter Keefe. (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/arts/design/11keefe.html?ref=obituaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NYT obituary</a>)</li>
</ul>
<li>1:06:00 – Here there be spoilers…</li>
<li>1:19:30 – Time for questions!</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nerdist.com/voltron-legendary-defender-netflix-cast-release-date-showrunner-interview-dreamworks-animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interview</a> with VLD show runners.</li>
<li><cite>Voltron: Legendary Defender</cite> is streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/search?q=voltron&jbv=80075595&jbp=0&jbr=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Beast King Golion</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://premieredate.tv/tv-series/3308-voltron-legendary-defender-release-date.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Countdown</a> to VLD Season 2.</li>
</ul>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fandom Post</a>.</li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a> and <a href="https://wavemotioncannon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wave Motion Cannon</a>.</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#069 – Can You Bang the Honda Accord?
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<p>After a month of holding back, Evan and David are happy to finally release Episode 69, the NICEst episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast yet. The hosts go over the usual anime/manga/game stuff, including Pokémon and Yuri!!! on Ice, before getting into the meat (heh) of the show: Nitroplus and Gen Urobuchi’s 2003 erotic visual novel, Saya no Uta (Song of Saya). It’s a pretty disturbing piece of Lovecraftian horror, so naturally it was Evan’s first eroge (“erotic game,” for those not familiar with the anime lingo). Topics include: Honda Accord Simulator, soft podcast boys, and the crushing despair that is American politics.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 16 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>There’s some politics talk at the beginning of the show, as you might expect considering recent events.</li>
<li>David is attempting to forget the misery of the real world by playing a bunch of <cite>Pokémon Sun & Moon</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite> and hoping it’s <em>actually</em> gay.</li>
<li>Evan is reading the <cite>One-Punch Man</cite> manga.</li>
<li>Then it’s time for our <cite>Saya no Uta</cite> (<cite>The Song of Saya</cite>) discussion. The game is created by Nitroplus and written by Gen Urobuchi. <a href="https://store.fakku.net/products/saya-no-uta-the-song-of-saya">You can get it from Fakku.</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan <a href="https://gmepodcast.com/2016/11/06/gme-anime-fun-time-episode-23-little-witch-academia/">was a guest on an “Anime Fun Time” show on the Greatest Movie EVER Podcast</a> to talk about the Studio Trigger anime <cite>Little Witch Academia</cite>.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #002 – Yamishibai
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<p>For their second official “Oldtaku no Radio” podcast, Ink and Jared focus on the influences, execution, and effects of the short form horror anime <cite>Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories</cite>. It was Jared’s first time watching and Ink’s second visitation. After discussing <cite>Yamishibai</cite> in general, they dissect, with spoilers, their favorite episodes as well as the bombs of each season. If you have anything to add to the discussion, we look forward to your comments below.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>0:01:15 – Post-Three Episode Test thoughts on Fall 2016 anime</li>
<li>0:18:10 –<cite> Yamishibai</cite> – General Discussion</li>
<ul>
<li>A smattering of history on Kamishibai</li>
<ul>
<li>Check out <a href="http://www.twitter.com/studyofanime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Dunbar</a>‘s posts <a href="http://www.studyofanime.com/2013/07/lanterns-and-paper-boxes-storytelling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href="http://www.studyofanime.com/2013/08/a-medium-evolves-electric-kamishibai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for a more detailed history.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>0:42:55 – <cite>Yamishibai</cite> – Favorites and failures (<strong>Spoilers!</strong>)</li>
<ul>
<li>Summer’s influence on ghost stories in Japan</li>
<ul>
<li>Spiritual via <a href="https://ghostlyaspectsfolklore.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/the-scariest-tales-in-the-world-japanese-ghost-and-folk-stories-part-1-by-m-j-steel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ghostly Aspects</a>.</li>
<li>Seasonal via <a href="http://horror.dreamdawn.com/?p=54891" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris’s Survival Horror Quest</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>1:27:00 – Apologies and thanks</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nude_Party/Live_on_WFMUs_Three_Chord_Monte_with_Joe_Belock_-_December_21_2015/Time_To_Go" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time To Go</a>” by The Nude Party</li>
<li><cite>Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a></li>
<li>The episode of All Geeks Considered that Jared referenced is <a href="http://www.allgeeksconsidered.com/?p=2189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/oldtakunoradio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oldtaku no Radio</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a></li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#068 – The M Stands for “Mob”
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<p>Evan and David are back to chat about the new anime in the Fall 2016 season, Godzilla, and Spice & Wolf. Plus, the politics of Pokémon, a rant about Evan’s anime reviewing pet peeves, and a look at the impact of greater industry awareness among anime fans. Topics include: The Top 69 Under 69, Pokémon slavery, and definition in the ass area. Tune in next time for Evan and David’s Sexy Episode 069 adventure!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime">1 hour, 23 minutes</time></p>
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<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David is reading his giant, beautiful <cite>Spice & Wolf</cite> novel set.</li>
<li>Evan watched Hideaki Anno’s <cite>Shin Godzilla</cite>, aka Neon Genesis Godzilla.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>Pokémon White</cite> in preparation for Sun & Moon.</li>
<li>Both of these idiots actually spent 24 minutes watching <cite>Magical Girl Raising Project</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite>Yuri!!! on Ice</cite>.</li>
<li>David is watching <cite>Scorching Ping Pong Girls</cite>.</li>
<li>Both hosts are watching <cite>Teekyu</cite>, but of course they are.</li>
<li>David is watching <cite>Miss Bernard said</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5smwjdRrz8I">just a guest on the Crunchycast</a> (his old podcast).</li>
<li>David <a href="http://anigamers.com/reviews/va-11-hall-a-pc">reviewed <cite>VA-11 Hall-A</cite></a> on Ani-Gamers.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
Oldtaku no Radio #001 – Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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<p>Hello! Welcome to a brand new monthly podcast, Oldtaku no Radio, hosted by Ink and Jared here at Ani-Gamers. This new cast spun off an impomptu recording by the aforementioned hosts after they hijacked the Ani-Gamers Podcast proper to review ReLife, but now it’s its own monster.</p>
<p>For their first official episode, Ink and Jared talk at length about the Winter 2016 anime <cite>Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju</cite>. Adapted from Haruko Kumota’s josei manga, this show largely follows the turbulent friendship of two sibling-like orators as they train through times of hardship, prosperity, war, and love. The anime is discussed in great detail, so there are plot spoilers. Rest assured, however, that there is no spoiling <em>this</em> anime; it’s even better the second time around! If you have anything to add to the discussion, we welcome your comments below.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 2 hours, 25 minutes</p>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Opening Song: “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kaz_Mirblouk/Live_on_WFMU_with_Liz_Berg_962016/Kaz_Mirblouk_-_06_-_Through_The_Glass" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Through the Glass</a>” by Kaz Mirblouk</li>
<li>Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is streaming on <a href="http:www.crunchyroll.com/showa-genroku-rakugo-shinju" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crunchyroll</a></li>
<li>New World Encyclopedia <a href="http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Rakugo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entry</a> on rakugo.</li>
<li>Characters with changing names (from left to right: younger to older)</li>
<ul>
<li>Shin/Hatsutaro/Sukeroku Yurakutei II</li>
<li>Bon/Kikuhiko/Yakumo Yurakutei VIII (Eight Generation)</li>
</ul>
<li>Ending Song: “<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/NO_FUTURE/ROXO_01/Money_1973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money 1973</a>” by NO FUTURE</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/animatedink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink also writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a></li>
<li>Jared also writes for <a href="https://electrumedition.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Electrum Edition</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#067 – The Teekyu Soul Inside Berserk
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<p>In this episode, Danika Harrod from <a href="http://www.vice.com">Vice</a> (formerly a brand manager at <a href="http://crunchyroll.com">Crunchyroll</a>) joins Evan and David to talk about Inio Asano’s manga <cite>A Girl on the Shore</cite>, aka “by far Asano’s horniest work.” Before that, though, the hosts talk about <cite>Mob Psycho 100</cite>, <cite>Berserk</cite>, and <cite>The Osamu Tezuka Story</cite>. Topics include: A Boy at the Club, <cite>Game of Thrones</cite> with Senpai, and eating the poop.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes</p>
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<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/harharharmony/status/779561697136611329">Evan went to the club.</a></li>
<li>All three hosts are watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/mob-psycho-100">Mob Psycho 100</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Danika is watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/berserk">Berserk</a></cite>.</li>
<li><cite><a href="http://crunchyroll.com/teekyu">Teekyu</a></cite> is definitely the same thing as <cite>Berserk</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is reading <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Osamu-Tezuka-Story-Manga-Anime/dp/1611720257">The Osamu Tezuka Story</a></cite> (look for his review on Ani-Gamers).</li>
<li><cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Shore-Inio-Asano/dp/1941220851">A Girl on the Shore</a></cite> is by Inio Asano</li>
<li>Other Asano manga: <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Solanin-Inio-Asano/dp/1421523213/">Solanin</a></cite>, <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Punpun-Vol-Inio-Asano/dp/1421586207/">Goodnight Punpun</a></cite>, <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nijigahara-Holograph-Inio-Asano/dp/1606995839/">Nijigahara Holograph</a></cite>, <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Wonderful-World-Vol-1/dp/1421532212/">What a Wonderful World</a></cite></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/danikaharrod">Danika</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and just hosted his <a href="https://youtu.be/XRj0SGP_sB4">final episode</a> of the <a href="http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com">Crunchycast</a>.</li>
<li>Danika is working for Vice and makes <a href="https://soundcloud.com/danikamusic">awesome music</a>!</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#066 – The Age of Consent at the Speed of Light
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<p>Evan’s been playing way too much of the highly anticipated, supremely disappointing space game <cite><a href="http://www.no-mans-sky.com/">No Man’s Sky</a></cite>, so we brought <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a> veteran <a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Bamboo">Bamboo Dong</a> on the show to talk about the game, as well as the recent week of big anime news, including Sentai Filmworks’ license of <cite>Chihayafuru</cite> and The Mary Sue’s <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/moe-misogyny-and-masculinity/">controversial article about moé</a>. Topics include: the choice between the charger and the headphones, the <cite>The People v. O. J. Simpson</cite> of anime, and weeaboo eye exams.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes</p>
</div>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/sentai-filmworks-licenses-chihayafuru">Sentai Filmworks licensed <cite>Chihayafuru</cite></a> for home video!</li>
<li><cite>Chihayafuru</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/chihayafuru">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li>Here’s the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oELt0mRfd-Q">2016 Queen Match</a>, the highest level of competitive karuta for women. Check out those slo-mo instant recaps! Of a <em>card game</em>!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.themarysue.com/moe-misogyny-and-masculinity/">Moé, Misogyny and Masculinity: Anime’s Cuteness Problem–and How to Fix It</a>, Amelia Cook’s article on The Mary Sue.</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/themarysue/status/773547706962747393">The Twitter thread</a> in response to Amelia’s article.</li>
<li>Here’s <a href="https://medium.com/@aCanadianGuy_Eh/operationmoe-a-counterattack-to-the-marysues-war-on-cuteness-in-anime-6b1d12dfdb3a">one of the many wonderful response articles</a>, from a “dabbling realist, skeptical.”</li>
<li>Naturally, the GamerGate subreddit KotakuInAction <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/52arzf/opinion_the_mary_sues_war_on_cute_anime_girls/">got in on the, uh, action</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.no-mans-sky.com/"><cite>No Man’s Sky</cite>‘s official site</a></li>
<li>Here’s the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLtmEjqzg7M">E3 2014 gameplay trailer</a> for <cite>No Man’s Sky</cite>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCAcNM8tlE">Sean Murray is a cute moé boy</a> and we want to protect him from the haters (Bamboo later confirmed that he is indeed a precious little moé boy).</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5jWtz3rzco">Jurassic Park <cite>No Man’s Sky</cite> video</a></li>
<li>Here’s <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/15/gamescom-2014-the-sun-will-burn-out-before-you-see-all-of-no-mans-sky">one of many examples</a> of Sean Murray implying that players could meet up in <cite>No Man’s Sky</cite>.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ANN_Bamboo">Bamboo</a></li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com">Crunchycast</a>.</li>
<li>Bamboo writes for <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a>. Check out her <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/love-live-sunshine/.104206"><cite>Love Live Sunshine</cite> episode reviews</a>!</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#065b – Ink and Jared Hijack the Show, Part 2
<figure><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP065b_ReZeroSubaru_20160910170600.jpg" alt="A shot of a badly injured Subaru, the protagonist of Re:Zero." /><figcaption>Jared is watching <cite>Re:Zero</cite>, and it’s pretty brutal.</figcaption></figure>
<p>In the second half of episode 65, Ani-Gamers contributing editor Ink and guest contributor Jared Nelson take over the show to discuss the anime they’ve been watching during the Summer 2016 season. As mentioned last time, David and Evan will be back in about a week with another regular Ani-Gamers Podcast episode. Topics include: confusingly similar anime titles, light novel adaptations of <cite>Scream</cite>, and rampant cultural illiteracy.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 32 minutes</p>
</div>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite>Food Wars</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/food-wars-shokugeki-no-soma">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Orange</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/orange">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Sweetness & Lightning</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/sweetness-lightning">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>The Heroic Legend of Arslan</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.funimation.com/shows/the-heroic-legend-of-arslan">FUNimation</a>.</li>
<li><cite>DAYS</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/days">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Twin Star Exorcists</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/twin-star-exorcists">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Kuromukuro</cite> is streaming on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80103318">Netflix</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Re:Zero</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>91 Days</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/91-days">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Bananya</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/bananya">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Milpom</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/milpom">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Mob Psycho 100</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/mob-psycho-100">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>New Game</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/new-game">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Macross Delta</cite> is streaming NOWHERE ☹️</li>
<li>Ink and Jared contribute — alongside other Ani-Gamers writers — to a column called the <a href="/three-episode-test">Three-Episode Test</a>, in which we discuss our impressions of simulcast anime after the first three episodes.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#065a – Ink and Jared Hijack the Show, Part 1
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<p>In this episode, Ani-Gamers contributing editor Ink and guest contributor Jared Nelson take over the show to discuss simulcast anime series <cite>ReLIFE</cite>. David and Evan will be back in two weeks, so in the meantime you can tide yourselves over with two smart guys who <em>don’t</em> make jokes about porn video games at every opportunity. Topics include: experimental drugs for desperate losers, underage drinking, and the parallels between <cite>ReLIFE</cite> and other NEET series like <cite>Welcome to the NHK</cite> and <cite>Eden of the East</cite>. Look out for the upcoming second half of the episode, in which Ink and Jared discuss the other anime they’ve been watching this season.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 59 minutes</p>
</div>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening/Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite>ReLIFE</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/relife">Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li>Spoilers start at around the 27-minute mark.</li>
<li>Ink and Jared contribute — alongside other Ani-Gamers writers — to a column called <a href="/three-episode-test">The Three-Episode Test</a>, in which we discuss our impressions of simulcast anime after the first three episodes.</li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/savevsjared">Jared</a></li>
<li>Ink writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#064 – Cannon Busters, Under the Dog, and Eating Contests at Otakon 2016
<figure><figcaption><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP064_CannonBustersPremiere_20160819123333.jpg" alt="" />The crowd at the <cite>Cannon Busters</cite> premiere at Otakon. Evan, Clarissa, Gerald, and Daryl are up in front.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Evan and David went to <a href="http://otakon.com/">Otakon 2016</a>, but David got an early train out of town, so Evan had to settle for a huge supergroup of podcasters and bloggers in this post-Otakon show. <a href="http://twitter.com/DarylSurat">Daryl Surat</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Gerald_AWO">Gerald Rathkolb</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/ClarissaG">Clarissa Graffeo</a> from <a href="http://awopodcast.com">Anime World Order</a>; <a href="http://twitter.com/hisuiRT">Alain</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/narutakiRT">Kate</a> from the <a href="http://reversethieves.com">Reverse Thieves</a>/<a href="https://reversethieves.com/the-speakeasy-podcast/">Speakeasy</a>; and <a href="http://twitter.com/sdshamshel">Carl</a> from <a href="https://ogiuemaniax.com/">Ogiue Maniax</a> sit down to discuss their favorite and least favorite parts of Otakon 2016, and the future of the convention as it moves to Washington, DC in 2017. Topics include: accidentally winning eating contests, Koji Morimoto impersonators, and the <em>presumed</em> lowlight of the weekend, the GamerGate panel (“Politics in Video Games”).</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 25<time datetime="PT50M"> minutes</time></p>
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<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Some of the guests we discuss include LeSean Thomas (creator of <cite>Cannon Busters</cite>), Koji Morimoto (producer of <cite>Under the Dog</cite>, not to be confused with the famous animator of the same name), and Muneki Ogasawara (head of studio Kinema Citrus). Masao Maruyama (founder of Madhouse, head of MAPPA) and Jiro Ishii (writer and creator of <cite>Under the Dog</cite>) had to cancel at the last minute.</li>
<li>Daryl references Erin Finnegan briefly. She’s one half of the now-dormant (and excellent) <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a>, but people might not recognize her since they’ve been gone for so long!</li>
<li><b>Twitter:</b><strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Gerald_AWO">Gerald</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/DarylSurat">Daryl</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/ClarissaG">Clarissa</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/narutakiRT">Kate</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/sdshamshel">Carl</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/hisuiRT">Alain</a></li>
<li>Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa host the <a href="http://awopodcast.com">Anime World Order Podcast</a>.</li>
<li>Al and Kate blog at <a href="http://reversethieves.com">Reverse Thieves</a> and host anime podcast <a href="https://reversethieves.com/the-speakeasy-podcast/">The Speakeasy</a>.</li>
<li>Carl blogs at <a href="https://ogiuemaniax.com/">Ogiue Maniax</a>.</li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll.</li>
<li>Evan, Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa write for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#063 – Prepping for Otakon 2016
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<p>As David and Evan are about to head off to <a href="http://otakon.com/">Otakon 2016</a> in Baltimore, our hosts sit down to chat about <cite>Re:Zero</cite>, <cite>Under the Dog</cite>, <cite>The Fruit of Grisaia</cite>, <cite>Patlabor</cite>, and their plans for the convention. Also this episode sounds better than ever thanks to a tweak in David’s mic placement and a wired ethernet connection on Evan’s end (thanks Kenneth Perry for donating to <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/24d3jtmk">David’s GoFundMe for just that purpose</a>, you’re a true hero)! Topics include: sword art websites, dangerous choices between sex and death, and a great iTunes review.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time datetime="PT50M">50 minutes</time></p>
</div>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David’s watching <cite>Re:Zero</cite>, which throws Evan for a loop.</li>
<li>Evan watched <cite>Under the Dog</cite> Episode 0, which is … actually good?</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>The Fruit of Grisaia</cite> after one of our listeners mentioned it last episode.</li>
<li>Evan watched the <cite>Patlabor</cite> OVAs and first movie as part of the research for his Otakon panel.</li>
<li>David and Evan will be at <a href="http://otakon.com/">Otakon</a> in Baltimore this weekend. Evan is co-hosting one panel: <strong>Science in Anime</strong>. The hosts spend a lot of time talking about how much they love Otakon.</li>
<li>We unfortunately can’t find the Eva video David talks about.</li>
<li><cite>Otaku no Video</cite>, mentioned in the answer about documentaries, can be purchased for just <a href="http://www.rightstufanime.com/Otaku-No-Video-DVD-S">$8 on RightStuf</a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Otaku-No-Video-Shouji-Murahama/dp/B00008G5WZ/">$15 on Amazon</a>!</li>
<li><b>Twitter:</b><strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#062 – Hot Single Pokémoms in Your Area
<figure class="type-minor"><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP062_PokemonGo_20160716181740.jpg" alt="A photo of a Tentacool floating over Evan's video chat with David" /><figcaption>Evan chats with David while catching a Tentacool.</figcaption></figure>
<p>David and Evan are back for a regularly scheduled Ani-Gamers Podcast to talk about <cite>Metal Gear Solid</cite> (both 4 and 5), <cite>Mob Psycho 100</cite>, and <cite>Space Patrol Luluco</cite>, but more importantly: the whole world has gone crazy for <cite>Pokémon Go</cite> and our hosts are no exception. Topics include: sakuga/cours sympathizers, real-life Team Rocket, and Studio Trigger performance art. Also featuring David’s nephew making a lot of noise in the background. I did my best to mask a lot of the background noise, but David’s audio is still a little wonky sometimes.</p>
<p> </p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes</p>
</div>
<section>
<h1>Show Notes</h1>
<ul>
<li><b>Opening Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan just got back from a bunch of conventions, including <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon</a>, <a href="https://www.a-kon.com/">A-Kon</a>, <a href="http://animenext.org">AnimeNEXT</a>, and <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo</a>, so he talks about some of them.</li>
<li>David just finished <cite><a href="http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/certification.php5">Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</a></cite>, and Evan is currently playing <cite><a href="http://www.konami.jp/mgs4/us/">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Both hosts are playing way too much <cite><a href="http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/">Pokémon Go</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan and David finished <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco">Space Patrol Luluco</a></cite>. They also discuss more projects from Studio TRIGGER, including <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/inferno-cop">Inferno Cop</a></cite>, <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80079082">Little Witch Academia</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://animatorexpo.com/sexandviolencewithmachspeed/">Sex & Violence with Machspeed</a></cite>, <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kill-la-kill">Kill la Kill</a></cite>, and <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kiznaiver">Kiznaiver</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/mob-psycho-100">Mob Psycho 100</a></cite> in the summer anime season.</li>
<li><b>Twitter:</b><strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan and David will be at <a href="http://otakon.com/">Otakon</a> in Baltimore in August.</li>
<li><b>Ending Song:</b> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
</section>
Listen:
AGP#061 – The History of Anime and Anime Fandom with Helen McCarthy (AnimeNEXT 2016)
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<p>David didn’t make it down to Atlantic City, NJ for <a href="http://animenext.org">AnimeNEXT</a> last weekend, but Evan did get a chance to sit down with a living anime legend: <a href="https://twitter.com/tweetheart4711">Helen McCarthy</a>, founder of <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_UK">Anime UK</a></cite> magazine and the author of the first (or first <em>two</em>, depending on who’s counting) English-language book(s) about anime. Included in the podcast is the full interview, in which Helen walks Evan through her early exposure to anime, the state of anime fandom when she first began writing about it, and the importance of preserving the artistic history of anime. Big thanks to Helen for taking the time to chat at a very busy convention!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime" datetime="PT41M">41 minutes</time></p>
</div>
<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>We start by talking about one of Helen’s panels, “The Last of the Giants,” about the <strong>early post-war manga/anime artists</strong>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Manga artist and anime director Osamu Tezuka is the biggest name mentioned, as he popularized a lot of what we now know as anime and manga.</li>
<li>Rintaro is a director who worked with Tezuka and is still active.</li>
<li>Evan briefly (and quietly) mentions director Osamu Dezaki as an example of someone who worked with Tezuka and recently passed away.</li>
</ul>
<li>Helen discusses <strong>how she first got interested in anime</strong>.</li>
<ul>
<li>The series that she watched when she was younger is called Marine Boy.</li>
</ul>
<li>Followed by the stories of Helen running the <strong>first anime-centric convention video room and first anime magazine in the UK</strong>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Helen name-drops a number of influential figures in UK anime fandom here, including Steve Kyte, Wil Overton, Peter Goll, and Jonathan Clements (who wrote <cite>Anime: A History</cite> and co-authored <cite>The Anime Encyclopedia</cite> with Helen). </li>
</ul>
<li>Evan asks <strong>what areas of knowledge are still lacking in modern anime fandom</strong>.</li>
<ul>
<li>Ben Ettinger from <a href="http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php">AniPages</a> gets name-dropped.</li>
<li>Yukiko Horiguchi is the Kyoto Animation animator Evan mentions.</li>
<li>Our Song is the pop star-centric series Helen mentions.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tweetheart4711">Helen</a></li>
<li><strong>Check out <a href="https://helenmccarthy.wordpress.com/">Helen’s blog</a></strong>, where you can also find information about her books as well as contact information.</li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan will be at <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org/">Anime Expo</a> in Los Angeles on July 4 weekend.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#060 – Grand Theft Monster Girl on the HTC Vive
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<p>David and Evan are surprisingly topical this episode! Evan’s been playing the Overwatch Beta and Firewatch, David’s been playing Melty Blood, and they’ve both been watching Space Patrol Luluco. Topics include: a convention with nuclear reactor-level security policies, the Duck Hunt of Overwatch, a medical drama starring Mario characters, and the question of whether Ninja Slayer could slay the ninjas in <cite>Ninja Scroll</cite>.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes</p>
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Anime Expo <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-07/anime-expo-spja-announces-youth-protection-program/.101855">announced new security policies</a> that require background checks for exhibitors, press, and vendors.</li>
<li>Both hosts are watching <cite><a href="http://crunchyroll.com/space-patrol-luluco">Space Patrol Luluco</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is playing the <cite><a href="https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/">Overwatch</a></cite> Beta.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/411370/">Melty Blood</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan finished <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/">Firewatch</a></cite>.</li>
<li>David watched <cite><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Shell-Innocence-Akio-%C3%94tsuka/dp/B0006A9FMI">Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence</a></cite>.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li>Evan will be at <a href="http://fanimecon.com">FanimeCon</a> in San Jose in May and <a href="https://www.a-kon.com/">A-Kon</a> in Dallas in June.</li>
<li>Both Evan and David will be at <a href="http://www.animenext.org/">AnimeNEXT</a> in Atlantic City, NJ in June.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#059 – Fish Heads and Erased with Bill Zoeker
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<p>Evan managed to convince David to watch <cite>Erased</cite>, so this episode the hosts sit down with freelance video producer Bill Zoeker (currently working at Crunchyroll) to talk about the popular anime series. Having an extra person on the show and having a series with so much to talk about resulted in us going WAY overtime, so this episode is almost two hours long! Topics include fish tails vs. fish heads on a mermaid/merman, the power of #branding in Shadow of Mordor, and whether the weird age differences in <cite>Erased</cite> are more or less OK than the one in <cite>Garden of Words</cite>. <strong>SPOILER ALERT:</strong> We spoil <cite>Erased</cite> late in the show, but we give a spoiler alert before it happens.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime" datetime="P1H36M">1 hour, 36 minutes</time></p>
</div>
<h3>Show Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><cite>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin</cite> is available from Vertical, Inc (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-Origin-Activation/dp/193565487X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461428960&sr=8-1&keywords=mobile+suit+gundam+the+origin">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.rightstufanime.com/Gundam-Mobile-Suit-The-Origin-Manga-Volume-1-Hardcover">RightStuf</a>).</li>
<li>We talked about two notable creators on Gundam: Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of Gundam and director of the original series; and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, character designer of the original series and manga artist of <cite>The Origin</cite>.</li>
<li><cite>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor</cite> is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-Shadow-Mordor-Game-PlayStation/dp/B00WOK8YX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459574214&sr=8-1&keywords=shadow+of+mordor">available</a> on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac.</li>
<li><cite>Triton of the Sea</cite> is available from <a href="http://www.dmpbooks.com/books/1337/">Digital Manga Publishing</a>.</li>
<li>Evan mentioned Osamu Tezuka’s “Star System,” an explanation of which <a href="http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/?page_id=912">is available on Tezuka in English</a>.</li>
<li>The term “gekiga” refers to an alternative style of more hardboiled and/or down-to-earth manga popularized in the wake of Tezuka’s success in the 1950s and ’60s — notable artists include Yoshihiro Tatsumi and Takao Saito. Tezuka himself sought to copy the style once it started to gain traction, though <cite>Triton</cite> doesn’t exactly fall within the artist’s series of “dark,” more adult works.</li>
<li><cite>Erased</cite> is streaming on <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/erased">Crunchyroll</a>, <a href="http://www.funimation.com/shows/erased">FUNimation</a>, and <a href="http://www.daisuki.net/us/en/anime/detail.ERASED.html">Daisuki</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#058 – Two Moves, More Than Enough to Kill Anything on the Map
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<p>Being away for conventions means that David and Evan have a lot to talk about this episode, which runs over an hour long! <cite>Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice</cite> gets some hate at the top, followed by OpenToonz, <cite>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor</cite>, <cite>Fire Emblem: Fates</cite>, <cite>Final Fantasy XIII</cite>, and a little bit of <cite>Erased</cite>. Topics include: Mr. Lord of Rings, Galeforce (a.k.a. the greatest handgun ever made), and <cite>Fire Emblem</cite>‘s tendency to be lookin’ like Goku.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes</p>
</div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>OpenToonz (animation software) is kinda garbage right now, but if you want to give it a try <a href="https://opentoonz.github.io/e/">go right ahead</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor</cite> is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-Shadow-Mordor-Game-PlayStation/dp/B00WOK8YX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459574214&sr=8-1&keywords=shadow+of+mordor">available</a> on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac (not PS3, unfortunately for David).</li>
<li><cite>Fire Emblem: Fates</cite> is available <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fire+emblem+fates">in three versions</a> (Birthright, Conquest, and Revelations) on 3DS.</li>
<li><cite>Final Fantasy XIII</cite> is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-XIII-Playstation-3/dp/B000FQ2DTA/">available on PS3</a>.</li>
<li><cite>Erased</cite> just finished simulcasting and is <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/erased">streaming on Crunchyroll</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
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AGP#057 – Inferno Cop v Dinosaur: Dawn of Justice (Genericon 2016)
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<p>Just when you thought it was time for us to get back to our regularly scheduled programming, both of our hosts went back to their old college anime/sci-fi/gaming con, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/rpigenericon/">Genericon</a>, which Evan was once the chair of. (Evan Minto, by the way, is our absent-minded host who forgot to introduce himself this episode.) We got a chance to sit down with Nick Grippo, the Public Relations Coordinator (Evan’s old job!) and Guest coordinator for the convention on Saturday night, the busiest night of the weekend. Topics include reverse Chinese foot-binding, the legend of Genericon’s baked beans, and Brony terrorism.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime" datetime="PT38M">38 minutes</time></p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/rpigenericon/">Genericon’s official website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Vamos">Igor Vamos</a> gets name-dropped in this episode. He’s a founding member of a “culture jamming” group called The Yes Men and is a professor at RPI, where he teaches “Intermediate Imaging,” a class that Nick is currently taking.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/GenericonRPI">Genericon</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Some relevant photos below:</li>
</ul>
<p>David’s Himouto! Umaru-chan hoodie:</p>
<div><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP057_UmaruChan_20160316000812.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<p>Genericon’s official Baked Beans 2.0:</p>
<div><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP057_GenericonBakedBeans_20160316000812.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<p>The illustrious cast of the Convention Elections panel:</p>
<div><img decoding="async" src="/uploads/entries/AGP057_ConventionElections_20160316000812.jpg" alt="" /></div>
<p>The very special Brony badges that Genericon made for Evan this year:</p>
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Listen:
AGP#056 – Ninja Slayer Catches 'Em All at Katsucon 2016
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<p><a href="http://www.katsucon.org/">Katsucon 2016</a> was quite a show, with a Saturday fire alarm, lots of hotel vandalism, and a snowstorm at the tail end that left the Crunchyroll team stranded in DC for a day. Luckily, that meant that there was time to record a special Ani-Gamers Podcast episode featuring Evan, Crunchyroll’s <a href="https://twitter.com/danikaharrod">Danika Harrod</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/_samtaro">Sam Wolfe</a>, and <a href="http://www.spaceoperasatellite.com/">Space Opera Satellite</a>‘s <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a>. Plus, we got a brief visit from <cite>Ninja Slayer</cite> co-author Phillip “Ninj@” Morzez! Topics include scratch-and-sniff arcade machines, the legend of Vic Mignogna’s fire alarm-pulling antics, and drunken <cite>Pokémon</cite> fans. Keep in mind that the CR folks (Evan, Danika, and Sam) are NOT speaking as official Crunchyroll representatives here, so the opinions they express do not represent Crunchyroll or its affiliates.</p>
<div class="podcast-media-info"><a href="https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp056NinjaSlayerCatchesemAllAtKatsucon2016.mp3">Direct Download</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ani-gamers-podcast/id285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> <audio class="podcast-player" src="https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp056NinjaSlayerCatchesemAllAtKatsucon2016.mp3" preload="auto" controls="controls"></audio></p>
<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 34 minutes</p>
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Listen:
GME! Anime Fun Time Episode #17 – Memories (1995)
Listen:
AGP#055 – Super Mario 64 Petting Mini-Game
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<p>Somehow David and Evan manage to spend another half hour talking about <cite>Fallout: New Vegas</cite> and <cite>Final Fantasy VI</cite>, but after that the hosts discuss the removal of some controversial <cite>Fire Emblem: Fates</cite> features in the English version, Evan shames David for being an idol-liker, and they both trade thoughts on the Shuzo Oshimi manga <cite>Inside Mari</cite>. Topics include bangin’ mini-games, literal objectification in idol games, and our favorite anime VHS tapes.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 59 minutes</p>
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<ul>
<li>Evan got to a more interesting part of <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/22380/">Fallout: New Vegas</a></cite>, while David hit the turning point in <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/382900/">Final Fantasy VI</a></cite>, the Floating Continent.</li>
<li>The English version of <cite>Fire Emblem: Fates</cite> <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/4/10920292/fire-emblem-fates-petting-skinship-localization-change">makes some changes</a> to cover up the bizarre “petting” mechanic in the Japanese version.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite>iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage</cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is caught up on <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/inside-mari/volumes">Inside Mari</a></cite> and David is a little behind. Both of them found its initial premise interesting but are getting bored as it progresses.</li>
<li>In response to a listener question, the hosts also name their most prized anime VHS tapes.</li>
<li>Evan will be at <a href="http://www.katsucon.org/">Katsucon 2016</a> (February 12-14), streaming on <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/live">Crunchyroll Live</a>, and <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/rpigenericon/">Genericon 2016</a> (March 4-6), hosting four panels.</li>
<li>Evan writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and hosts the <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> on Crunchyroll.</li>
<li>The stinger is in reference to the <cite>Dragon Quest</cite> Slime-themed glass David was drinking out of during this episode.</li>
</ul>
Listen:
AGP#054 – Why Do Guns Have to Exist?
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<p>Despite our assurances that this would be a short episode, it still ended up being nearly 50 minutes long! Some of that is spent discussing timely anime subjects like <cite>Erased</cite>, <cite>Lupin III</cite>, and <cite>Dagashi Kashi</cite>, but there’s also some video game talk (more <cite>Fallout</cite> and <cite>Final Fantasy</cite>) and then a bunch of gaming-centric listener questions. Topics include “possibly one of the worst anime seasons in recent memory,” ill-advised compilation albums, and the glory of Robert E. O. Speedwagon.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 48 minutes</p>
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<p><strong></p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David’s watching <cite><a href="http://www.funimation.com/shows/dagashi-kashi">Dagashi Kashi</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan’s watching <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/erased">Erased</a></cite> and the new <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/lupin-the-3rd-part4">Lupin III</a></cite>.</li>
<li>The <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/22380/">Fallout: New Vegas</a></cite> train keeps on a-rolling, but Evan’s getting a little bored.</li>
<li><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/382900/"><cite>Final Fantasy VI</cite></a> is a nostalgia trip for David.</li>
<li>David is rewatching the <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure"><cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite> anime</a>, and Evan is reading the Part 1 manga for the first time.</li>
<li>Evan found a <a href="https://gamergatesings.bandcamp.com/releases">GamerGate compilation album</a> and it’s everything you’d expect from that description.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a></li>
<li>Evan hosts the <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/crunchycast">Crunchycast</a> podcast on Crunchyroll and writes for <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
Listen:
AGP#053 – The Imperfect Insider
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<p>We’re back for our first episode of 2016 with a mix of light novels (<cite>Kizumonogatari</cite>), video games (<cite>Fallout: New Vegas</cite> and <cite>Final Fantasy VI</cite>), and anime (<cite>The Perfect Insider</cite>). Topics include the anime-only lifestyle, embarrassing <cite>Zelda</cite> confessions, and the best damn OP animation of 2015. Listen until the end for a <cite>Kizumonogatari</cite> giveaway!</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 44 minutes</p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Evan’s watching <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80002311">Jessica Jones</a></cite> (Netflix live-action superhero show), and it’s good but not <cite>Daredevil</cite> good.</li>
<li>The <cite><a href="http://www.amazon.com/KIZUMONOGATARI-Wound-Tale-NISIOISIN/dp/1941220975">Kizumonogatari</a></cite> novel is one of David’s favorite things of 2015.</li>
<li>Thanks to the long New Years weekend, Evan got a lot further into <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/22380/">Fallout: New Vegas</a></cite>.</li>
<li>The hosts briefly talk about <cite><a href="http://undertale.com/">Undertale</a></cite> as well, but David still won’t play it.</li>
<li>David is playing <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/382900/">Final Fantasy VI</a></cite> again, and <em>this time</em> he’s totally going to finish it.</li>
<li>Both Evan and David just finished <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-perfect-insider">The Perfect Insider</a></cite>, which, it turns out, isn’t so perfect.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a></li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
</ul>
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Listen:
AGP#052 – The Violence AND the Banging
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<p>To make up for last episode’s audio issues, we recorded a slightly longer one this time, featuring a bunch of video game talk (including more <cite>Battlefront</cite>) and, yes, anime. Topics include banging the wrong person, <cite>Metal Gear Solid</cite> references, the moneymaking power of Anime Lesbians, and anime burnout.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 53 minutes</p>
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<p><strong></p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>David is playing <cite><a href="http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=79">Kara no Shojo</a></cite>, which is indeed a porn visual novel, though it’s also a murder mystery.</li>
<li>Evan checked out the behind-the-scenes feature on the <cite><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1311401276/little-witch-academia-2">Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade</a></cite> Blu-ray.</li>
<li>David is watching the lesbian anime comedy <cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/yuruyuri">Yuru Yuri</a></cite>.</li>
<li>Evan is still playing a bit of <cite><a href="http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront">Star Wars: Battlefront</a></cite> (2015), and this time he gets to actually talk about it!</li>
<li>He’s also playing the 2013 <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)">Tomb Raider</a></cite> reboot.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a></li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>Good thing Evan had a backup recording for this episode, because Audacity screwed up <em>again</em>!</li>
</ul>
</div>
Listen:
AGP#051 – A Cry Jam Session
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<p>We promised a new episode every two weeks, so, uh, please don’t be angry that this episode is a little messed up. Audacity skipped every couple of seconds for most of the recording, but I scavenged what I could. In what’s left of the episode, David and I discuss hilariously long <cite>Fallout: New Vegas</cite> quests, melodramatic crying in the <cite>AnoHana</cite> live-action drama, and a tiny bit of <cite>Star Wars: Battlefront</cite> (you’ll need to buy the DLC for our full opinions).</p>
<p> </p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: 22 minutes</p>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
<li>In the intro we talked a bit about <cite><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80002311">Jessica Jones</a></cite> (hence the reference later on), but it all had to get cut!</li>
<li>Evan’s still playing <cite><a href="http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/22380/">Fallout: New Vegas</a></cite>, and it’s got some wacky multi-part quests.</li>
<li>David’s begrudgingly watching the <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anohana-the-flower-we-saw-that-day-drama">live-action drama version of </a><cite><a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/anohana-the-flower-we-saw-that-day-drama">AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day</a> </cite>even though he hates the anime.</li>
<li>Evan is playing <a href="http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront"><cite>Star Wars: Battlefront</cite> (2015)</a><cite> </cite>on his new PS4. Basically all of this conversation had to get cut, unfortunately.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a></li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
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AGP#050 – A New Beginning
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<p>Would you look at that, we hit 50 episodes! It only took us… seven years! To celebrate, we’re aiming to put out episodes more regularly, though if you’ve been listening long enough you know to never trust any Ani-Gamers Podcast-related promise. This time David and Evan sit down to talk about what they’ve been up to lately, which includes being behind on the <cite>Fallout</cite> series, disappointed in <cite>Ninja Slayer</cite>, and confused by the new <cite>Ghost in the Shell</cite> movie.</p>
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<p class="podcast-runtime-note">Runtime: <time class="podcast-runtime" datetime="PT41M">41 minutes</time></p>
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<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a> (yep, new music for the new version of the show)</li>
<li>Evan’s playing <cite>Fallout: New Vegas</cite>.</li>
<li>David’s watching <cite>Ninja Slayer</cite>.</li>
<li>They both saw <cite>Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie</cite>.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a></li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Blues Machine” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Gratton/Intros_and_Outros/Scott_Gratton_-_02_-_Blues_Machine">Scott Gratton</a></li>
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AGP#049 – The REAL Mako (AnimeNEXT 2015)
<p><a title="Future Police Urashiman" href="/uploads/entries/Urashiman_20150617014253.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="right200" src="/uploads/entries/Urashiman_20150617014253.jpg" alt="Future Police Urashiman" width="200" height="248"></a>I flew back East for <a href="http://animenext.org">AnimeNEXT</a> this year, and I figured I’d mark the occasion with a now-rare treat: an actual podcast episode. Our guests include a bunch of super-cool folks you may recognize: Ani-Gamers’ own <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com">Anime News Network</a> writer and prolific con panelist <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelToole">Mike Toole</a>, longtime translator <a href="https://twitter.com/docsane">Neil Nadelman</a>, and returning podcast guest <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a> from The Cockpit. Topics include: cool ’80s anime <cite>Future Police Urashiman</cite>, Studio TRIGGER guests, English-speaking Japanese animator Aya Suzuki, the inherent superiority of East Coast anime con panels, and “ancient” anime conventions from before the year 2010. We tried recording this using two different portable recorders, and I think it came out pretty listenable. Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></li>
<li>We’re recording at <strong>AnimeNEXT 2015</strong> in Somerset, NJ.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">Ink</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelToole">Mike</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/docsane">Neil</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PatzPrime">Patrick</a></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/">The Mike Toole Show</a></strong> on Anime News Network</li>
<li><strong>Patz’s two podcasts:</strong> <a href="https://spaceoperasatellite.squarespace.com/">Space Opera Satellite</a> and <a href="http://www.the-cockpit.net/">The Cockpit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hulu.com/urashiman">Watch <strong>Future Police Urashiman</strong> on Hulu</a></li>
<li><strong>TRIGGER</strong> guests: Sushio (<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=31564">ANN</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sushio_">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sushio_/media">Mako pictures</a>), Hiromi Wakabayashi (<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=78743">ANN</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/waka_geek">Twitter</a>), Shigeto Koyama (<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=25111">ANN</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Joey__Jones">Twitter</a>), Takafumi Hori (<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=24229">ANN</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/porigoshi">Twitter</a>)</li>
<li><strong>Aya Suzuki</strong>‘s <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=21355">ANN</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4925124/">IMDB</a> credits.</li>
<li><strong>Ink’s interview with Suzuki</strong> is <a href="/interviews/animator-aya-suzuki-anime-industry-animenext-2015">here</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</li>
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The Anime Now! Podcast 15: Aldnoah.Zero Part 2
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The Geekbox: Episode 324
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Taiiku Podcast Episode #5: Wanna be the Strongest in the World
AGP#048 – Writing About Anime & Manga (Anime Destiny 2014)
<p><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" src="/uploads/entries/Death_Note_Writing_20150209034835.png" alt="" /><br />After being a guest on <a href="http://twitter.com/MichaelToole">Mike Toole</a>‘s “Writing About Anime for Fun and Profit” panel at Otakon 2014, I hosted a similar panel at tiny college con <a href="http://calanimedestiny.com/">Anime Destiny</a> back in December. The guests are Nate Ming from Crunchyroll News and the Crunchyroll Newsletter and YouTuber Nick Robinson, formerly of Revision3/Fandom Beat, Anime Vice, and Unwinnable. Topics include how to get noticed, our inspirations, and the importance of puns. Yes this podcast took forever to come out, but if it makes you feel better, it only took me a couple days to edit it and release it once I got my hands on the file.</p>
<p><center><a href="https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp048WritingAboutAnimeMangaanimeDestiny2014.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp048WritingAboutAnimeMangaanimeDestiny2014.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="170" height="30" align="middle"></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 59 minutes)</center></p>
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<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></li>
<li>Our guests are Crunchyroll News’ Nate Ming and Nick Robinson, formerly of Revision3/Fandom Beat.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://otakuusamagazine.com">Otaku USA Magazine</a>:</strong> Evan is featured in the new anime-only special issue (<cite>Fate/stay night</cite> cover), where he wrote about Studio Trigger and Hayao Miyazaki’s <cite>Porco Rosso</cite>.</li>
<li>Nate writes for <strong><a href="http://crunchyroll.com/news">Crunchyroll News</a></strong>.</li>
<li>Nick hosts videos on <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/babylonian">his personal YouTube channel</a></strong>, plus he used to write for <strong><a href="http://www.animevice.com/">Anime Vice</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.unwinnable.com/">Unwinnable</a></strong>. He also hosted anime videos on <strong>Fandom Beat</strong> on his now-defunct show, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP__RU4ny6M_yGPE4JM7nNP739UoBPERj">Behind Anime Lines</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Babylonian">Nick</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/nateming">Nate</a> (he doesn’t use it)</li>
<li>Email us at podcast@anigamers.com!</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</li>
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Listen:
AGP#047 – E3 2014 and a Mitch Dyer Reunion
<p><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" src="/media/entry-uploads/AGP047_SmashMarioMegamanPacManSonic_220614_045514.jpg" alt="" />We didn’t do any E3 coverage on the blog this year, but seeing as I’m now rooming with former Ani-Gamers Podcast co-host Mitch Dyer (a.k.a. MitchyD), I figured “why not get Mitch on to talk about E3?” Topics include Nintendo goggles, the “difficulty” of adding women to video games, space simulation games both real (<cite>No Man’s Sky</cite>) and vapor (<cite>Infinity</cite>), and <cite>Smash Bros</cite>: MUGEN Edition. Show notes and links after the break.</p>
<p><center><a href="https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp047E32014AndAMitchDyerReunion.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp047E32014AndAMitchDyerReunion.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp047E32014AndAMitchDyerReunion.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 52 minutes)</center></p>
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<li><strong>Opening Song:</strong> “Read Or Die Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (our old opening music from back when Mitch co-hosted!)</li>
<li>Our guest is IGN Editor and former Ani-Gamers Podcast co-host Mitch Dyer.</li>
<li>We talk about <strong>E3 2014</strong>, the huge annual video game trade show in Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Nintendo showed off <strong><cite>Super Smash Bros.</cite></strong> (new characters: Palutena, Mii Fighter, and Pac-Man), a new open-world <strong><cite>Legend of Zelda</cite></strong> game, <strong><cite>Toad’s Treasure Tracker</cite></strong>, and <strong><cite>Splatoon</cite></strong>.</li>
<li>Mitch’s favorite game at the show was <strong><cite>Rainbow Six: Siege</cite></strong>, the demo of which sparked an outrage about female representation in games.</li>
<li>Ubisoft’s <strong><cite>Assassin’s Creed: Unity</cite></strong> has four playable co-op characters, all of whom are dudes, prompting MORE gender representation controversy.</li>
<li>Mitch liked <strong><cite>Battlefield: Hardline</cite></strong><cite></cite>, a.k.a. “Battlefield: Cops & Robbers.”</li>
<li><strong><cite>No Man’s Sky</cite></strong> is a cool procedurally generated space exploration game. <a href="https://www.inovaestudios.com/"><strong>Infinity</strong></a> is a still-in-development game (not shown at E3, just something Evan likes) with a similar concept, but a more realistic art style.</li>
<li>We loop back and chat about <strong><cite>Super Smash Bros.</cite></strong> again.</li>
<li>In the outro we name drop <strong><cite>Star Wars: Battlefront</cite></strong><cite></cite> and <strong><cite>Mirror’s Edge 2</cite></strong>, two games that EA teased but didn’t have full trailers for.</li>
<li>Check out Mitch’s stuff at <a href="http://people.ign.com/mitchy_d"><strong>IGN</strong></a> (<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/24/ign-arena-podcast-episode-1-first-blood">IGN Arena</a> is his new MOBA podcast) and <a href="http://www.eat-sleep-game.com/"><strong>Rebel FM</strong></a>.</li>
<li><strong><cite>Otaku USA Magazine</cite></strong><strong>: </strong>Evan and Ink wrote articles for the new issue (cover is <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite>). Evan wrote about <cite>Yuyushiki</cite> and <cite>Red Data Girl</cite> (that one was supposed to be in the last issue) and Ink wrote about <cite title="Problem Children are Coming from Another World">Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren’t They?</cite> (it’s credited as “Evan Minto” but it’s really Ink)</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/MitchyD">Mitch</a></li>
<li>Email us at podcast@anigamers.com!</li>
<li><strong>Ending Song:</strong> “WORLD END (Instrumental)” by FLOW (our old ending music!)</li>
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Listen:
AGP#046 – Kill la Killin' It at FanimeCon 2014
<p><a title="A photo taken by Danika mid-podcast" href="/media/entry-uploads/Podcast-FlipOff_010614_192009.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="right200" src="/media/entry-uploads/Podcast-FlipOff_010614_192009.jpg" alt="A photo taken by Danika mid-podcast" /></a>Evan’s not flying back to New Jersey for <a href="http://www.animenext.org/">AnimeNEXT</a>, but he did attend <a href="http://www.fanime.com/">FanimeCon 2014</a> in San Jose, CA. In this podcast, recorded on the fourth and final day of Fanime, Evan sits down with his <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/">Crunchyroll</a> coworkers and arch-frenemies, Victoria Holden (a.k.a. SailorBee) and Danika Harrod (a.k.a. DarlingDaniChan) and cosplay photographer Ben Lam to talk about the con. Topics include <cite>Kill la Kill</cite> cosplay, Anime Hell, anime triathlons, and the “flipping off Evan” meme. This podcast was recorded in a hotel lobby, so the audio has a lot of background noise. Sorry!</p>
<p>Show notes, links, and comments after the break.</p>
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<li><strong>Opening/Ending Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by <a href="http://www.lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></li>
<li>Our guests: Danika Harrod, Victoria Holden, and Ben Lam</li>
<li>Everyone but Ben works at <strong>Crunchyroll</strong>, the anime and Asian drama streaming website.</li>
<li><strong>The “Flipping off Evan” meme</strong> is a thing that Danika started on Twitter for no good reason. Former Ani-Gamers blogger <a href="https://twitter.com/elliotpage">Elliot Page</a> started a <a href="http://flippingoffvamptvo.tumblr.com/">Tumblr compiling the best shots</a>.</li>
<li>Evan ran/participated in four panels: Introducing Studio Trigger (slightly updated version of the “‘Trigger’ Warning” Genericon panel), The Beautiful Backgrounds of Anime, The Changing Faces of Anime, and the Crunchyroll Industry Panel.</li>
<li>Victoria/Danika’s cosplays: Elf/Sorceress (<cite>Dragon’s Crown</cite>), Utena/Maou (<cite>Revolutionary Girl Utena</cite>/<cite>Maoyu</cite>), Griffith/Guts (<cite>Berserk</cite>)</li>
<li>Panels Evan went to: Takami Akai (Gainax char. designer) Q&A, Noir (Gainax marketing) Q&A, Anime & Manga for Parents (run by Gilles Poitras), Anime Hell (this one is from <a href="https://twitter.com/anime_hell">Ryan Gavigan</a>), Most Hilarious Bootlegs (run by <a href="https://twitter.com/zerochan">Heidi Kemps</a>), and History of Sports Anime/Manga (run by <a href="https://twitter.com/calaggie">Tom Langston</a>)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Kill la Kill</cite></strong> was the most popular show for cosplay at Fanime. Watch it right now on <a href="http://crunchyroll.com/kill-la-kill">Crunchyroll</a>, <a href="http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70305217">Netflix</a>, or <a href="https://www.daisuki.net/movies/seriesdetail/KILLlaKILL/t">Daisuki</a>.</li>
<li>We don’t have photos from the con up yet, but we’ll link them here once they’re online.</li>
<li><strong><cite>Otaku USA Magazine</cite></strong><strong>: </strong>Evan and Ink wrote stuff for the new issue (cover is <cite>JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure</cite>). Evan wrote about <cite>Yuyushiki</cite> and <cite>Red Data Girl</cite> (that one was supposed to be in the last issue) and Ink wrote about <cite title="Problem Children are Coming from Another World">Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren’t They?</cite></li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SailorBee">Victoria</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/darlingdanichan">Danika</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/crunchyroll">Crunchyroll</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/shittyguts">Shitty Guts</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/shittygriffith">Shitty Griffith</a> (parody <cite>Berserk</cite> accounts)</li>
<li><strong>Ben’s stuff:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BenLCosplayPhotos">cosplay photography Facebook page</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/prototypemx">Instagram account</a></li>
<li>Email us at podcast@anigamers.com!</li>
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The Geekbox: Episode 273
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The Geekbox — Episode 264
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AGP#045 – The McDonald's Teriyaki Burger, Pride of Japan
<p><a title="Bambool, the eclectic, vaguely pirate-themed anime store in Nakano Broadway" href="/media/entry-uploads/Bambool_120214_182411.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" src="/media/entry-uploads/Bambool_120214_182411.jpg" alt="Bambool, the eclectic, vaguely pirate-themed anime store in Nakano Broadway" /></a>It’s been three months, but we’re back! This time Evan and David talk about anime that’s just old enough that you no longer care enough to be angry about it and video games so old you don’t even remember them anymore. Topics include <cite>Super Sonico</cite>, <cite>Nidhogg</cite>, <cite>Mother</cite> (the original, not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound">the good one</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_3">the other good one</a>), <cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite>, <cite>Inside Mari</cite>, being a tourist in Japan, being a BAD tourist in Japan, Japanese food, and oddly-specific otaku stores.</p>
<p>We’re not putting timecodes in the show notes anymore starting with this episode because it takes too long and you guys probably don’t even care about it anyway. If you’re angry about this development, click that “Continue Reading” link to read the new show notes and leave us a hate-filled comment! Those are our favorite kind!</p>
<p><center><a href="https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp045TheMcdonaldsTeriyakiBurgerPrideOfJapan.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp045TheMcdonaldsTeriyakiBurgerPrideOfJapan.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=https://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp045TheMcdonaldsTeriyakiBurgerPrideOfJapan.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes)</center></p>
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<li><strong>Opening/Ending Song:</strong> “Kill Me” by <a href="http://www.lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></li>
<li><strong><cite>Super Sonico</cite></strong> is an anime about Nitroplus’s mascot character. A few days after Evan said nobody would license it and David said Sentai would… Sentai <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-21/sentai-filmworks-adds-super-sonico-anime">actually licensed it</a>. (Watch it on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/soni-ani-super-sonico-the-animation">Crunchyroll</a>)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Nidhogg</cite></strong> is a 1-v-1 fencing football game or something like that. (Get it on <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/">Steam</a> or the <a href="http://www.nidhogggame.com/">official site</a>)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Mother</cite></strong> is an weird old NES JRPG. The sequel is <cite>Mother 2</cite>, better known in English as <cite>Earthbound</cite>. (You can’t get <cite>Mother</cite> legally in English, but you can get <cite>Earthbound</cite> on the <a href="http://earthbound.nintendo.com/">Wii U Virtual Console</a>)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Cardcaptor Sakura</cite></strong> is a famous magical girl manga series by superstar manga artists CLAMP. (Buy it on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Omnibus-Book-1/dp/1595825223/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392247667&sr=8-1&keywords=cardcaptor+sakura">Amazon</a> or <a href="http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/OZ8fvYBmG69NRmv08q/browse/item/86757/4/0/0">RightStuf</a>)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Inside Mari</cite></strong> is a creepy bodyswap manga by <cite title="Flowers of Evil">Flowers of Evil</cite> author Shuzo Oshimi (Read it on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/inside-mari/volumes">Crunchyroll</a>)</li>
<li><strong>Japan</strong> is a country with some pretty cool stuff in it. We both visited it and talked way too much about it. The otaku meccas we discussed were <strong>Akihabara</strong> (just south of Ueno) and <strong>Nakano Broadway</strong> (just west of Shinjuku).</li>
<li>The pirate-themed shop in Nakano Broadway that we talk about is called <strong>Bambool</strong> (here’s the <a href="http://www.nbw.jp/nbwcgi/emb/shops/detail/118/backurl:@nbwcgi@emb@shops@index@category[0]HOBBY">official listing on the Nakano Broadway site</a>). It turns out they’re not strictly pirate-themed, so I guess Evan was mistaken.</li>
<li>The indie manga shop is <strong>Taco Che</strong>. Here’s the <a href="http://tacoche.com/">official site</a> (in Japanese) and <a href="http://www.nbw.jp/nbwcgi/emb/shops/detail/210/backurl:@nbwcgi@emb@shops@index@category%5B0%5DHOBBY@page:5">Nakano Broadway’s listing for it</a>.</li>
<li>For more info on otaku stuff to do in Japan Evan highly recommends <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cruising-Anime-City-Otaku-Guide/dp/1880656884"><cite>Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo</cite></a></strong>, by Patrick Macias (<cite>Otaku USA</cite> and Crunchyroll News Editor-in-Chief)</li>
<li><strong><cite>Otaku USA Magazine</cite></strong><strong>: </strong>Evan and Ink wrote stuff for the <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Main/Articles.aspx?issueid=a7e64875-2675-4804-baee-daeefe5881f8">new issue</a> (cover is <cite title="Attack on Titan">Attack on Titan</cite>). Evan did a review of <cite title=".hack">.hack//Quantum</cite> (anime) and <cite>Wolfsmund</cite> (manga), and Ink did features on <cite title="Beyond the Boundary">Beyond the Boundary</cite>, <cite>Kamisama Kiss</cite>, and (his favorite) <cite title="Chihayafuru">Chihayafuru</cite>, as well as a review of the ongoing series <cite title="Samurai Flamenco">Samurai Flamenco</cite>.</li>
<li>Read more stuff from Ink at <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/author/ink/">Fandom Post</a>. He just did a pretty great <a href="http://www.fandompost.com/2014/02/04/ten-years-later-paranoia-agent-anime-series/"><cite>Paranoia Agent</cite> writeup</a> recently.</li>
<li><strong>Twitter: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/anigamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/vamptvo">Evan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/QX20XX">David</a></li>
<li>We didn’t mention it in the show, but <strong>we’re going to <a href="http://genericon.union.rpi.edu/">Genericon</a> in Troy, NY again this year! </strong>Evan, Ink, and David will be there alongside Ed Chavez and possibly a couple other online anime folks. Evan’s not staff anymore, but he’s running two panels: “The Beautiful Backgrounds of Anime” (about anime background art) and “‘Trigger’ Warning: Birth of an Anime Studio” (about Studio Trigger, <cite>Kill la Kill</cite>, <cite>Inferno Cop</cite>, etc.)</li>
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Listen:
AGP#044 – Sold My Soul to Crunchyroll
<p><a title="Kill la Kill" href="../media/entry-uploads/AGP044_KillLaKill_311013_013304.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" title="Kill la Kill" src="../media/entry-uploads/AGP044_KillLaKill_311013_013304.jpg" alt="Kill la Kill" /></a>In this episode (our THIRD episode this year — crazy, huh?), Evan, Ink, and David chat about some anime and video games that they’ve been watching and playing, including the Fall 2013 anime season! Topics include failed superheroes, poorly timed apocalypse stories, interminable space brotherhoods, hyperactive tennis clubs, magical glasses, fascist high schools, frog rappers, and the profound pain of game development. We talk about <cite title="Kill la Kill">Kill la Kill</cite> for a while, so that’s kind of the main topic of this show.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break, yo.</p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00] </strong>Opening Song: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:00:18]</strong> Evan’s working for <a href="http://crunchyroll.com">Crunchyroll</a> now, and Ink and David won’t let him live it down.</p>
<p><strong>[0:02:00] </strong>It’s Spring 2013 anime season time. First up, Ink is watching <cite>Samurai Flamenco</cite> (<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/samurai-flamenco">Crunchyroll</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[0:05:00] </strong>David is watching <cite>Valvrave the Liberator</cite> Season 2 (<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/valvrave-the-liberator">Crunchyroll</a>). Here’s <a href="../reviews/valvrave-liberator/">his review of Season 1</a>.</p>
<p><strong>[0:09:00] </strong>Evan is watching <cite>Coppelion</cite> (<a href="http://www.vizanime.com/coppelion">Viz Anime</a> or <a href="http://www.hulu.com/coppelion">Hulu</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[0:15:00] </strong>Ink is (still) watching <cite>Space Brothers</cite> (<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-brothers">Crunchyroll</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[0:17:00]</strong> Evan and David are watching <cite>Teekyuu</cite> (<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/teekyu">Crunchyroll</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[0:23:00]</strong> David is watching <cite>Beyond the Boundary</cite> a.k.a. <cite>Kyoukai no Kanata</cite> a.k.a. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_no_Ky%C5%8Dkai">the OTHER KnK</a> (<a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/beyond-the-boundary">Crunchyroll</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[0:31:00]</strong> And of course, all three of ’em are watching <cite>Kill la Kill</cite> (<a href="https://www.daisuki.net/movies/seriesdetail/t">Daisuki</a> or <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/kill-la-kill">Crunchyroll</a>)! You should be watching this show.</p>
<p><strong>[1:00:00]</strong> We take an excursion into video game land. Evan is playing <cite>AwesomeNauts</cite> (<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/204300/">Steam</a> and <a href="http://www.awesomenauts.com/">official site</a>).</p>
<p><strong>[1:05:00]</strong> David’s not playing a game; he’s making one! We talk a bit about solo indie game development. Spoiler: it’s haaaaaard.</p>
<p><strong>[1:13:00]</strong> Ink lets us know about a leak of an <cite title="The Eccentric Family">Eccentric Family</cite> license from NIS America. Turns out it later <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-25/nis-america-licenses-the-eccentric-family-for-retail-release">got announced for real</a>.</p>
<p><strong>[1:15:00]</strong> See ya next time (in like a million years).</p>
<p><strong>[1:19:00]</strong> Ending Song: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:19:55]</strong> Outro: Heated <cite title="Spice and Wolf">Spice & Wolf</cite> arguments and circular reasoning.</p>
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AGP#043 – Otakon 2013 Carcast
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<p>In this episode we make the mistake of trying to record a podcast in a moving car! Evan and Ink, exhausted from a weekend at Otakon 2013 talk about the ups and downs of the convention with <a href="http://www.allgeeksconsidered.com/">Vinnie</a> and Vince Averello. The audio quality isn’t great, but for a podcast recorded on a portable recorder in a car, I think we did a damn good job. Show notes and links are after the break, as always.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://ia600605.us.archive.org/16/items/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp043Otakon2013Carcast.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://ia600605.us.archive.org/16/items/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp043Otakon2013Carcast.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://ia600605.us.archive.org/16/items/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp043Otakon2013Carcast.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes)</center></p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00]</strong> Opening Song: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:00:15]</strong> Say hello to the GPS navigation voice, and say hello to our four hosts.</p>
<p><strong>[0:04:00] </strong>The classic: “What was your favorite thing at the con?” Hint: the Yoko Kanno concert.</p>
<p><strong>[0:17:00]</strong> We talk Japanese guests, especially Masao Maruyama, Shinichiro Watanabe (and his new show, <cite title="Space Dandy">Space Dandy</cite>), and the Anime Mirai guests. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake charity song that MAPPA did an animation for is called “Hana wa Saku” (“Flowers will Bloom”). The animation isn’t online, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuMlBNCTTFA">here’s a nice music video for the song with English subs</a>.</p>
<p><strong>[0:43:00]</strong> A mix of panel discussion and some concerns about lines, crowd control, and some rude staffers.</p>
<p><strong>[1:21:00] </strong>Final thoughts</p>
<p><strong>[1:26:00]</strong> Ending Song: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
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Crime Scene Investigations #005: AnimeNEXT 2013
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AGP#042 – Mysterious Girlfriend X
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<p>It’s been far too long since we’ve put out a podcast, so here’s a little discussion of the <em>drool</em>eriffic 2012 anime series <cite title="Mysterious Girlfriend X">Mysterious Girlfriend X</cite>, featuring Ani-Gamers contributing editor Ink and our two buddies from across the pond, Phillip O’Connor (Ani-Gamers columnist) and former Ani-Gamer Elliot Page. I’m also there to do the intro/outro and ask a few questions, but seeing as I never watched the show, I mostly just listen this time. NOTE: The podcast has some mild spoilers for <cite>Mysterious Girlfriend X</cite>.</p>
<p>If you’re in the area, remember to come out to AnimeNEXT 2013 this weekend in Somerset, NJ to see Ink and I (I’m running two panels: “The Beautiful Backgrounds of Anime” and “Panel Lightning Round”). Anyway, show notes and links are after the break. Enjoy!</p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00] </strong>Opening Music: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://www.lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:00:18] </strong>Introduction. We talk about AnimeNEXT for a bit.</p>
<p><strong>[0:08:45] </strong>Ink gets us started talking about <cite>Mysterious Girlfriend X</cite>.</p>
<p><strong>[1:03:32] </strong>Evan jumps back in to finish up the show with all our outro stuff. <a href="http://otakuusamagazine.com/">BUY OTAKU USA, PUNKS.</a> Also our outro completely falls apart. This is what happens when you haven’t podcasted in months.</p>
<p><strong>[1:09:19]</strong> Phillip mentions Otakon 2013. Come see us there too!<span style="font-size: 0.75em;"> </span></p>
<p><strong>[1:11:53] </strong>Uh oh, Evan just made a horrible promise to the listeners. But you’ll have to listen to find out what it is!</p>
<p><strong>[1:13:05]</strong> Ending Music: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://www.lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
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Listen:
AGP#041 – Laser Claws and Robot Sex
<p><a title="Space: Punisher" href="../media/entry-uploads/SpacePunisher_301012_005330.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" src="../media/entry-uploads/SpacePunisher_301012_005330.jpg" alt="Space: Punisher" /></a>In this episode, I’m joined by indie comics writer <a href="http://rachelpandich.com/">Rachel Pandich</a> and anime blogger/podcaster Kate (a.k.a. Narutaki) from the <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a> to discuss Western (i.e. non-manga) comics that appeal to anime and manga fans. We also talk about New York Comic Con and Masaaki Yuasa’s <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart">Kick-Heart Kickstarter</a>, which is about to hit its deadline TONIGHT (10/30) after reaching its goal a few days early.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp041LaserClawsAndRobotSex.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a></center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp041LaserClawsAndRobotSex.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp041LaserClawsAndRobotSex.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes)</center></p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00] </strong>Intro Music: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="license">licensed via Creative Commons</a>)</p>
<p><strong>[0:00:17] </strong>Introductions</p>
<p><strong>[0:01:23] </strong>New York Comic Con. Also Rachel and Kate answer the question “What is <cite>Motorcity</cite> anyway?”</p>
<p><strong>[0:10:25]</strong> Promo: <a href="http://daveandjoel.com">Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:11:37] </strong>The hosts start the main comics discussion</p>
<p><strong>[0:13:00] </strong><cite>Tank Girl</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1845767578/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1845767578&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:18:30] </strong><cite>Runaways</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785157328/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0785157328&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:23:21] </strong><cite>Saga</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607066017/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1607066017&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:34:31] </strong><cite>The Dreamer</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613770316/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1613770316&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:39:02] </strong><cite>Space: Punisher</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785163670/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0785163670&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:44:40] </strong><cite>Fables</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140123755X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=140123755X&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:54:52] </strong><cite>Rachel Rising</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892597519/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1892597519&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:00:43] </strong><cite>Persepolis</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037571457X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=037571457X&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:06:40] </strong><cite>Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors</cite> – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607061155/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1607061155&linkCode=as2&tag=anigamer-20">Amazon</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:10:20] </strong>General tips for getting into comics (Rachel and Kate tell Evan to NEVER recommend <cite>Watchmen</cite> to new fans)</p>
<p><strong>[1:17:30] </strong>Masaaki Yuasa’s Kickstarter, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/production-ig/masaaki-yuasas-kick-heart"><cite>Kick-Heart</cite></a>. <a href="../posts/why-im-supporting-masaaki-yuasas-kickstarter-you-should-too/">Evan’s article about why you should support it.</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:18:55] </strong>Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">podcast@anigamers.com</a>! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/ani-gamers-podcast/id285582262">Review us on iTunes</a>! Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">@AniGamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">@VamptVo</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/RachelPandich">@RachelPandich</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/narutakiRT">@narutakiRT</a>)! Check out Rachel’s comic work at <a href="http://rachelpandich.com/">RachelPandich.com</a> and Kate’s blogging/podcasting at <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a>.</p>
<p><strong>[1:19:33] </strong>Outro Music: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:19:57]</strong> Syncing the audio with APPLAUSE</p>
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AGP#040 – Goin' to Anime Club
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<p>David and Evan make their long-awaited return to talk about <cite title="Magic Knight Rayearth">Magic Knight Rayearth</cite>, <cite title="Fruits Basket">Fruits Basket</cite>, <cite title="Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt">Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>, <cite title="Darker Than Black">Darker Than Black</cite>, <cite title="Batman">Batman: Arkham Asylum</cite>, Summer 2012 anime, the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and … <cite>Animorphs</cite>? This show was recorded LIVE in Evan’s apartment, which means it has approximately 50% better jokes and 70% fewer awkward pauses than a typical episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast (based on <em>real science</em>). We tried a slightly different, slightly looser format than usual for this episode. Drop us a line at our email address (linked below) if you like it!</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp040GoinToAnimeClub.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp040GoinToAnimeClub.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp040GoinToAnimeClub.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 47 minutes)</center></p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00] </strong>Syncing with a clap is pretty meaningless when you’re in the same room.</p>
<p><strong>[0:00:15] </strong>Intro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</p>
<p><strong>[0:00:33] </strong>Welcome! Our hosts are Ani-Gamers bloggers Evan Minto and David Estrella!</p>
<p><strong>[0:01:27] </strong>We partnered with Crunchyroll News to cross-post our content. Cool stuff.</p>
<p><strong>[0:03:52] “</strong>What’cha Been Doing?” Evan starts with his self-education in shojo manga via <cite>Magic Knight Rayearth</cite> and <cite>Fruits Basket</cite>. Also Evan keeps talking about how much he loves <cite title="Mars">Mars</cite>.</p>
<p><strong>[0:13:55] </strong>David hasn’t been watching anime from the Summer 2012 season. What this really means is he’s been “barely” watching anime. Evan is the true master of <em>actually</em> not watching anything. Series include <cite title="Joshiraku">Joshiraku</cite> and <cite title="Hyouka">Hyouka</cite>. David also hates on Kids on the Slope.</p>
<p><strong>[0:20:14] </strong>Evan’s watching <cite>Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt</cite>.</p>
<p><strong>[0:28:06] </strong>Evan and David are both watching <cite>Darker Than Black</cite> (David’s already seen it).</p>
<p><strong>[0:31:33] </strong>Evan is playing <cite>Batman: Arkham Asylum</cite>, which is pretty OK.</p>
<p><strong>[0:33:37] </strong>Superhero Comics? Huh? Evan read <cite>Avengers: Disassembled</cite> in an attempt to introduce himself to Avengers comics. It was… kinda lame and confusing. David read a <cite>Hawkeye</cite> comic that was extremely purple and also pretty good. Both bought from <a href="http://www.aquiloniacomicsandcards.com/">Aquilonia Comics</a>.</p>
<p><strong>[0:36:58] </strong>News: <cite title="The Rose of Versailles">The Rose of Versailles</cite> anime got licensed!</p>
<p><strong>[0:38:42] </strong>News: The Wii U has a release date and a bunch of super-weak launch games. Get your Nintendo goggles on!</p>
<p><strong>[0:42:01] </strong>David bought a Neo Geo Pocket Color from <a href="http://www.pastimelegends.com/">Pastime Legends</a>, which is pretty rad.</p>
<p><strong>[0:44:45] </strong>News: Genericon dates are out! March 1-3 in Troy, NY!</p>
<p><strong>[0:45:45] </strong><a href="../../podcasts/040-goin-to-anime-club/#comments">Leave a comment!</a> <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us an email!</a> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ani-gamers-podcast/id285582262">Review us on iTunes!</a> Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/QX_20XX">David</a>)! <a href="http://otakuusamagazine.com/">Read <cite>Otaku USA Magazine</cite></a>!</p>
<p><strong>[0:46:50] </strong>Outro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</p>
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Listen:
Ninja Consultant Show #106 – Otakon 2012 Report
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Pirate ANNCast: Otakon 2012
<p><a title="Pirate ANNCast" href="../../media/entry-uploads/Pirate_ANNCast_Logo_300712_230918.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="right200" src="../../media/entry-uploads/Pirate_ANNCast_Logo_300712_230918.jpg" alt="Pirate ANNCast" /></a>For years we have languished under the oppression of our <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/">ANNCast</a> overlords, who refuse to even record a podcast at the East Coast’s largest anime convention, Otakon. So, with the help of our fearless captain Ed Sizemore, an intrepid team of Otakon pirate podcasters — including yours truly — have hijacked the <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/">Anime News Network</a>‘s popular podcast to talk about Otakon 2012.</p>
<p>Unfortunately the audio recording is one iteration away from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Sitting_in_a_Room">Alvin Lucier’s “I am sitting in a room,”</a> but I guess it’s in keeping with the pirate theme. </p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/PirateAnncast.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/PirateAnncast.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/PirateAnncast.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 43 minutes)</center></p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00] </strong>Intro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)”</p>
<p><strong>[0:00:16]<strong> </strong></strong>Everybody introduces themselves. First off is Justin Sevakis (<a href="https://twitter.com/worldofcrap">@worldofcrap</a>), our captive ANNCast host and the founder of Anime News Network. Then there’s Michael Camacho (<a href="http://twitter.com/GNitro">@GNitro</a>) and Scott Spaziani (<a href="http://twitter.com/ScottSpaziani">@ScottSpaziani</a>) from <a href="http://otakuinreview.com/">Otaku in Review</a>, The Big N (<a href="http://twitter.com/TheBigN">@TheBigN</a>) from <a href="http://bignanime.wordpress.com/">Drastic My Anime Blog</a>, Alain Mendez (<a href="https://twitter.com/hisuiRT">@hisuiRT</a>) from the <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a>, Ani-Gamers’ own Evan Minto (<a href="https://twitter.com/VamptVo">@VamptVo</a>), and Daniel Briscoe (<a href="https://twitter.com/danielbriscoe">@DanielBriscoe</a>) from <a href="http://easternimage.com/">Eastern Image</a>. Ed Sizemore (<a href="http://twitter.com/edsizemore">@edsizemore</a>) from the <a href="http://mangaoutloud.com/">Manga Out Loud</a> podcast forgot to introduce himself, but he’s hosting.</p>
<p><strong>[0:18:12]<strong> </strong></strong>We discuss the city of Baltimore and the weather (seriously).</p>
<p><strong>[0:21:33]<strong> </strong></strong>Otakon culture! The infamous <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwecxY2-oQ">Ice Cold Water guy</a>! Memes!</p>
<p><strong>[0:30:32]<strong> </strong></strong>How safe is Baltimore? It has a reputation as a pretty dangerous city.</p>
<p><strong>[0:34:44]<strong> </strong></strong>We talk about nearby restaurants, the huge number of attendees at Otakon, and their effect on the Baltimore economy.</p>
<p><strong>[0:41:05]<strong> </strong></strong>Justin drops some final comments about the con before we close out the show.</p>
<p><strong>[0:43:25]<strong> </strong></strong>Outro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)”</p>
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Listen:
AGP#039 – Spelunky is Pretty Underground, You Probably Haven't Heard of It
<p><a title="The main character of Spelunky" href="../../media/entry-uploads/AGP039_Spelunky_250712_223547.png" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="right320" src="../../media/entry-uploads/AGP039_Spelunky_250712_223547.png" alt="The main character of Spelunky" /></a>Just in time for Otakon 2012, we’ve got a quick little podcast check-in from David Estrella and I. We talk about our Otakon plans as well as what we’ve been watching/reading/playing. This includes the <cite title="Muv-Luv">Muv-Luv</cite> visual novels, <cite title="Black Jack">Black Jack</cite> (manga), <cite title="Mars">Mars</cite> (manga), <cite title="Bodacious Space Pirates">Bodacious Space Pirates</cite>, <cite title="Spelunky">Spelunky</cite>, and <cite>The Dark Knight Rises</cite> (yeah it’s not anime, manga, or games, but we keep the discussion of it to a minimum).</p>
<p>No show notes this time, since I need to pack for Otakon. (Also I apologize in advance for any audio problems I might have missed in my lightning editing session.) Hopefully we’ll see some of our listeners this weekend!</p>
<p><center><a href="http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp039SpelunkyIsPrettyUndergroundYouProbablyHaventHeardOfIt.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a></center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp039SpelunkyIsPrettyUndergroundYouProbablyHaventHeardOfIt.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp039SpelunkyIsPrettyUndergroundYouProbablyHaventHeardOfIt.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object></center><center>(Runtime: 45 minutes)</center></p>
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Reverse Thieves: Crime Scene Investigations #003: AnimeNEXT 2012
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Reverse Thieves: The Speakeasy #030: Preferred Lies, The Codependent Relationship of Fans and the Industry
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AGP#038 – The Evangelion of Anime (Madoka Magica Review)
<p class="p1"><a title="The cast of Madoka Magica, clockwise from top: Sayaka, Mami, Madoka, and Homura. Kyubey is hiding at the bottom." href="../media/entry-uploads/AGP038_Madoka1_270612_235734.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="right320" src="../media/entry-uploads/AGP038_Madoka1_270612_235734.jpg" alt="The cast of Madoka Magica, clockwise from top: Sayaka, Mami, Madoka, and Homura. Kyubey is hiding at the bottom." /></a>What? Huh? What’s a podcast? I’m not even sure anymore. But luckily David Estrella is here to help re-discover the true meaning of podcasting in the latest episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast. Unfortunately, he doesn’t help me remember to introduce myself. Whoops!</p>
<p class="p1">In this episode, we talk about crying anime girls, genre deconstructions, and spurious voice acting performances as we tackle the hugely popular magical girl anime <cite>Puella Magi Madoka Magica</cite>. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the show — we’ve separated our spoiler talk into a separate section of the podcast after the outro song. Everything in the main section is free of <cite>Madoka</cite> spoilers (though we might slip in some spoilers for older series on occasion).</p>
<p><center><a href="http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp038-EvangelionOfAnimeMadokaMagica.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <strong><a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a></strong> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp038-EvangelionOfAnimeMadokaMagica.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp038-EvangelionOfAnimeMadokaMagica.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object> </center><center>(Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes)</center></p>
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<p><strong>[0:00:00]</strong> Intro: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.bandcamp.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[0:00:17]</strong> Podcast-related news and introductions! (Host Evan Minto forgot to introduce himself, like an idiot.) We also talk about <cite>iDOLM@STER</cite> for a bit since David reviewed it on the site.</p>
<p><strong>[0:05:14] </strong><cite>Madoka</cite> review starts. We decide on not spoiling the series until the end of the show (separated into a post-outro section).</p>
<p><strong>[0:09:58] </strong>The fan culture around Madoka is incredibly important to an understanding of the show, so we take a good look at the zeitgeist.</p>
<p><strong>[0:19:52]</strong> There’s a lot of suffering and sadness in Madoka. Which parts worked, and which ones didn’t?</p>
<p><strong>[0:23:53]</strong> The English dub has some spectacular hits and embarrassing misses. We also describe the fictional life story of Christina Vee.</p>
<p><strong>[0:32:35]</strong> Madoka is undoubtedly a deconstruction of the magical girl genre, but what does that mean? Does it help or hurt the show? Evan says the word “deconstruction” over and over without really explaining what he’s talking about, so, uh… sorry about that. In this case he’s basically talking about examining and taking apart a genre by looking at the consequences of the fantasies inherent therein.</p>
<p><strong>[0:43:04]</strong> Shaft and Akiyuki Shinbo are known for their quirky art style. Is it appropriate for Madoka’s ambitious narrative?</p>
<p><strong>[1:02:44]</strong> We lay down some final thoughts on <cite>Puella Magi Madoka Magica</cite>.</p>
<p><strong>[1:05:35]</strong> Leave us a comment! Review us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">@AniGamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">@VamptVo</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/QX_20XX">@QX_20XX</a>)!</p>
<p><strong>[1:09:38]</strong> Outro: “Kill Me” by <a href="http://lamedrivers.bandcamp.com/">Lame Drivers</a></p>
<p><strong>[1:09:59]</strong> David and Evan spoil the heck out of <cite>Madoka Magica</cite> as they continue their discussion of the series. Don’t listen past the end of the outro song unless you’ve already seen Madoka or are OK with having major plot twists spoiled. Also, uh, we kinda spoil some stuff from <cite>Gurren Lagann</cite> and <cite>Serial Experiments Lain</cite>. Sorry!</p>
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Listen:
Anime World Order Show # 104 – The [Sword for] Truth Has Set Us Free
<p><a title="Sword for Truth is all about the VIOLENCE, man. Also the terrible." href="../../media/entry-uploads/AWO_SwordForTruth_100212_092423.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" class="right200" src="../../media/entry-uploads/AWO_SwordForTruth_100212_092423.jpg" alt="Sword for Truth is all about the VIOLENCE, man. Also the terrible." /></a>I was <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/2012/02/anime-world-order-show-104-the-sword-for-truth-has-set-us-free.html">recently on an episode</a> of the <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/">Anime World Order podcast</a>, chatting with Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa about the big lawsuit between FUNimation and ADV as well as the <em>fine piece of Japanese animation</em> known as <em>Sword for Truth</em>. It was a really fun show, and I want to thank the hosts for having me on. I’ve reposted the episode to our podcast feed, and I plan to continue doing this from now on when our bloggers are guest hosts on podcasts. (I’ve been neglecting to repost guest spots for about two years now…)</p>
<p>Of course, if you’re not already listening to the Anime World Order podcast, <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/">get on it</a>! They’re a veritable treasure trove of information about anime and manga, and they’re funny to boot.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/animeworldorder/AnimeWorldOrder-2012-02-10-104.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://traffic.libsyn.com/animeworldorder/AnimeWorldOrder-2012-02-10-104.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://traffic.libsyn.com/animeworldorder/AnimeWorldOrder-2012-02-10-104.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object></center><center>(Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes)</center></p>
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AGP#037 – Spicy Wolf, Made with Real Wolf!
<p><strong><img decoding="async" class="centerFree" title="Lawrence (left), Nora (center), and Holo (right)" src="../../media/entry-uploads/AGP037_SpiceAndWolf_260112_164715.jpg" alt="Lawrence (left), Nora (center), and Holo (right)" /></strong></p>
<p>What’s that? SIX MONTHS? Well, if you listen to the Ani-Gamers Podcast, I guess you’re probably used to super-long waits by now. Anyway, we’re back, and we’re starting off the year 2012 with something very timely and totally not recorded in the spring of last year: a review of the 2008 <em>Spice & Wolf</em> anime with Evan, Ink, and <a href="http://themanime.org/">THEM Anime Reviews</a>‘ very own Bradley C. Meek. Prepare for economics, wolf girls, and <em>infuriating moé shepherds</em>. That, plus a few mild spoilers, but there honestly isn’t much worth spoiling in this show. (Check the show notes for timecodes if you’re really spoiler-phobic.)</p>
<p>We’re also trying out some new intro and outro music, so we would appreciate some feedback on those from our listeners.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp037SpicyWolfMadeWithRealWolf.mp3">DIRECT DOWNLOAD</a> – <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">RSS Feed</a> – <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">iTunes</a> – <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">Send us Feedback!</a> – <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">More episodes</a> </center><center><object id="pcpp" width="170" height="30" align="middle" bgcolor="#f0fafc" data="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://www.archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp037SpicyWolfMadeWithRealWolf.mp3&instantLoad=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://www.archive.org/download/Ani-gamersPodcast/Agp037SpicyWolfMadeWithRealWolf.mp3&instantLoad=0" /><param name="adblockframename" value="adblock-frame-n25" /><param name="adblockframedobject2" value="true" /><param name="adblockframedobject" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object></center><center>(Runtime: 52 minutes)</center></p>
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<p>[00:00] Evan introduces this super-old podcast.</p>
<p> [01:08] Intro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</p>
<p> [01:23] Let’s meet our guests!</p>
<p> [01:53] The review begins with a summary of the setting and characters of <em>Spice & Wolf</em>, and some of our general impressions.</p>
<p> [11:17] We start by talking about the sly wolf goddess Holo.</p>
<p> [16:27] Next up is our straight-man protagonist, the trader <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Kraft</span> Craft Lawrence.</p>
<p> [29:35] Evan gets super-angry about Nora, the shy shepherd girl.</p>
<p> [30:22] Season one spoilers start here.</p>
<p> [31:27] Evan likes to see people die. Also, more spoilers.</p>
<p> [37:27] Incredibly mild spoilers about the final scene in season one.</p>
<p> [37:24] The spoilers are over now. You can uncover your ears, you babies.</p>
<p> [39:16] We talk about the animation, background art, and some of the music in <em>Spice & Wolf</em>.</p>
<p> [44:09] Final thoughts</p>
<p> [48:08] “The awkward ending.” Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">@AniGamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">@VamptVo</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/AnimatedInk">@AnimatedInk</a> (Ink has split his accounts between poetry and anime since this podcast was recorded), and <a href="http://twitter.com/BradleyCMeek">@BradleyCMeek</a>.</p>
<p> [51:10] Outro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers</p>
<p>[51:37] We read food nicknames from <em>Parks & Recreation</em>‘s <a href="http://tomhaverfoods.com/">Tom Haverford</a>.</p>
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AGP#036 – Experts of Fan Controversy
<p><strong>Featuring:</strong> <a href="http://doalchemy.org/">Alex Leavitt</a>, <a href="http://www.mania.com/">Chris Beveridge</a>, <a href="http://vertical-inc.com/">Ed Chavez</a>, <a href="http://jtfu.scripts.mit.edu/fiammata/">Jennifer Fu</a>, <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/">Clarissa Graffeo</a>, and <a href="http://tezukainenglish.com/">Ada Palmer</a></p>
<p>Yes, yes, I promised a review of <em>Spice & Wolf</em> for this episode, but Alex Leavitt has forced my hand by politely requesting this long-overdue recording. That’s right, get ready for ANGRY ARGUMENTS, because this is Experts of Fan Controversy (Anime Boston 2011), in which anime fandom “experts” face off on major issues of the day, including piracy and translation accuracy! OK, let’s be honest here: there isn’t actually much controversy or anger in this panel, but it certainly has lots of very useful insights into the workings of the anime industry and fandom. Plus it’s got points. And who doesn’t love points?</p>
<p>Show notes and links are coming soon, and cross your fingers for that <em>Spice & Wolf</em> episode next time!</p>
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AGP#035 – Trying To Keep This Short (Lies)
<p><a title="Toriko on the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HxCtk22bCPU/TdbszUiRsvI/AAAAAAAABa8/o_Lxn_2tFK0/s800/AGP035_Toriko.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608930752366490354" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HxCtk22bCPU/TdbszUiRsvI/AAAAAAAABa8/o_Lxn_2tFK0/s320/AGP035_Toriko.jpg" alt="Toriko on the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump" border="0" /></a><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://www.themanime.org/">Bradley C. Meek</a>, Ink</p>
<div><strong>Topics:</strong> Reading E-mails, What’cha Been Doing?</div>
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<div>Been fighting back withdrawal symptoms due to the lack of Ani-Gamers Podcasts of late? Well we’re back to help you out, now that my crazy semester is finally over. Will we continue to put out episodes in any timely fashion? We sure hope so! Anyway, this episode features Ink as a co-host once again, but it also features Bradley C. Meek, who’s been trying to get on this podcast for months. (We were happy to have him, but I had to find time to record!)</div>
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<div>Next episode, Bradley, Ink, and I will be discussing the <em>Spice & Wolf</em> anime. That should be up within the next week or two.</div>
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<div>Check out show notes and links after the break.</div>
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(Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes)</center></p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Welcome back to the podcast, everyone!</p>
<div>[00:12] Opening Song: “Anime” by Soulja Boy[00:30] Introductions!</p>
<p>[01:03] We read an e-mail from Nick Korn (from <a href="http://www.oleetkustudios.net/">Oleetku Studios</a>) regarding <a href="../../2010/07/ani-gamers-podcast-032-art-of-active.html">Ani-Gamers Podcast #032 The Art of Active Viewing (ANext2010)</a>.</p>
<p>[10:23] Bradley has been playing <em>Portal 2</em> (which Evan hasn’t been playing, so we don’t spoil it), <em>Heroes of Newearth</em>, <em>Minecraft</em>, <em>Heroes of Might & Magic</em>, <em>Half-Life 2</em>, and more.</p>
<p>[11:55] Bradley is playing the <em>Diablo</em> clone <em>Din’s Curse</em>.</p>
<p>[17:23] Evan’s been reading <em>Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals</em> by Hiroki Azuma.</p>
<p>[27:47] Ink is planning on reading <em>Getting Wet: Adventures in the Japanese Bath</em> by Eric Talmadge (recommended by <a href="../../2011/04/zenkaikon-2011-final-feminism-evolution.html">Kathryn Hemmann</a>).</p>
<p>[29:18] Ink is also playing <em>Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands</em>.</p>
<p>[36:27] Evan passes the ball to Bradley, who has been watching the Spring 2011 anime season. Ink’s been watching some of the shows as well, while Evan isn’t watching any of them. SAD FACE.</p>
<p>[37:57] <em>Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai</em> (Tatsuyuki Nagai, A-1 Pictures)</p>
<p>[42:07] <em>Blue Exorcist</em> (Tensai Okamura, A-1 Pictures)</p>
<p>[44:25] <em>[C] The Money and Soul of Possibility Control</em> (Kenji Nakamura, Tatsunoko Production)</p>
<p>[47:10] <em>Deadman Wonderland</em> (Koichi Hatsumi, Manglobe)</p>
<p>[52:14] <em>Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko</em> (Akiyuki Shinbo, SHAFT)</p>
<p>[54:59] <em>Hanasaku Iroha</em> (Masahiro Ando, P.A. Works)</p>
<p>[59:39] <em>Dog Days</em> (Keizou Kusakawa, Seven Arcs)</p>
<p>[1:02:17] <em>Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera</em> (Yoshitomo Yonetani, Brains Base)</p>
<p>[1:04:38] <em>Kaiji Season 2</em> (Yuzo Sato, Madhouse)</p>
<p>[1:05:27] <em>Nichijou</em> (Tatsuya Ishihara, Kyoto Animation)</p>
<p>[1:09:54] <em>Tiger & Bunny</em> (Keiichi Satou, Sunrise)</p>
<p>[1:12:39] <em>Toriko</em> (Akifumi Zako, Toei)</p>
<p>[1:14:11] And after an exhausting rundown of the Spring 2011 anime season, we’re done! Check out everybody’s Twitters (<a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">Ani-Gamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/BradleyCMeek">Bradley</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/Poetic_Ink">Ink</a>), review us on iTunes, send us an e-mail, and leave us comments! All that good stuff.</p>
<p>[1:16:25] Ending Song: “Anime” by Soulja Boy</p>
<p>[1:16:45] <em>Garfield Minus Garfield</em>.</p>
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AGP#034 – Still Talking
<p><a title="Minecraft, from Mojang Specifications" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TQ99RZVv18I/AAAAAAAABV0/D_WwEDBHnC8/s1600/AGP034_Minecraft.png" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552794603384461250" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TQ99RZVv18I/AAAAAAAABV0/D_WwEDBHnC8/s320/AGP034_Minecraft.png" alt="Minecraft, from Mojang Specifications" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Elliot Page, Ink<br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> “What’cha Been Doing?”</p>
<p>After a ridiculously long break between episodes, we’re back with a 100% Ani-Gamers staff episode (i.e. both co-hosts are Ani-Gamers contributors). We discuss the anime, manga, and video games we’ve been checking out in these last few weeks, including Ink’s <a href="../../2010/11/anime-secret-santa-2010-our-choices.html">Anime Secret Santa</a> pick, <em>Fate/Stay Night</em>. Plus, in the last fifteen minutes or so, Evan and Elliot have an in-depth discussion of the wildly popular indie game <em>Minecraft</em>.</p>
<p>Check out show notes and links after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 58 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Evan plays with the soundboard and annoys Elliot.[00:12] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)</p>
<p>[00:27] Introductions all around. Our hosts this time are Evan, Elliot, and Ink</p>
<p>[01:50] Check out Evan’s appearances on other podcasts: <a href="http://www.anime3000.com/features/20-questions/606-20-questions-with-evan-minto-anigamerscom.html">Anime3000 (20 Questions)</a>, <a href="http://mangaplasma.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/manga-plasma-13-our-guests-just-cant-stop-talking-about-dragon-balls/">MangaPlasma (<em>Dragon Ball</em>)</a>, and <a href="http://mangaplasma.blogspot.com/">MangaPlasma (<em>Princess Ai</em>)</a>.</p>
<p>[02:50] Elliot is reading the slightly disappointing fifth volume of Kiminori Wakasugi’s <em>Detroit Metal City</em> manga.</p>
<p>[08:32] Evan is reading Asuka Izumi’s <em>The Lizard Prince</em>, a silly shjo manga about a pretty-boy Prince who has been transformed into a lizard. Did we mention it’s silly?</p>
<p>[11:52] Ink is watching the anime versions of <em>Shikabane-Hime</em>, <em>Fate/Stay Night</em>, and <em>Claymore</em>. Elliot admits that he has played the <em>Fate/Stay Night</em> game.</p>
<p>[16:43] Elliot bought a Crunchyroll subscription, and is now watching Gainax and Hiroyuki Imaishi’s <em>Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt</em>.</p>
<p>[22:30] Evan’s watching his roommate’s <em>Gundam Unicorn</em> Blu-rays. (The show is from studio Sunrise and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi.) We talk a bit about where the best place to start is for fans who want to get into the Universal Century <em>Gundam</em> timeline.</p>
<p>[32:25] Ink watched the beginning of the Masaaki Yuasa anime <em>The Tatami Galaxy</em>, but had to frequently pause to read the dense dialogue.</p>
<p>[35:40] <em>MINECRAFT</em>! <em>Minecraft</em>? <em>MINECRAFT</em>! Evan and Elliot have been playing, and they get super-excited when they talk about it.</p>
<p>[55:43] Evan goes into the outro. Check out the <a href="../../">site</a>, subscribe or leave us comments on <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">our iTunes page</a>, visit the <a href="http://podcast.anigamers.com/">podcast homepage</a>, and follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers">@AniGamers</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">@VamptVo</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/elliotpage">@elliotpage</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Poetic_Ink">@Poetic_Ink</a>)</p>
<p>[57:30] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP)</p>
<p>[57:45] Evan’s still talking. Still talking. STILL talking.</p>
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AGP#033b – Daryl Talks Mass Effect (Part 2)
<p><a title="Garrus, THE BRO." href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TIxA2iL-AxI/AAAAAAAABQg/d-Qf2PKRy2E/s1600/AGP033_Garrus.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515854949256135442" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TIxA2iL-AxI/AAAAAAAABQg/d-Qf2PKRy2E/s320/AGP033_Garrus.jpg" alt="Garrus, THE BRO." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/">Mitchell Dyer</a>, <a href="http://awopodcast.com/">Daryl Surat</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <em>Mass Effect 2</em> (2010) and expectations for <em>Mass Effect 3</em></p>
<p>We’re back with more <em>Mass Effect</em> talk, this time with a discussion of <em>Mass Effect 2</em> and <em>3</em> (which isn’t out yet, though that doesn’t stop us from spending a good portion of the episode on it). By the way, SPOILERS. Seriously, don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you’ve got something to say about <em>Mass Effect</em> or our opinions thereof, do let us know through the comments or e-mail.</p>
<p>Show notes and links will be posted after the break momentarily.</p>
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(Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)[00:15] Evan re-introduces the podcast. Make sure you listen to Part 1 first!</p>
<p>[00:36] EVERYTHING IS BETTER. (Not really, but close.) Combat is certainly better!</p>
<p>[04:17] Daryl talks about the ups and downs (eh heh heh) of the Mako tank from Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2’s response to some of those problems.</p>
<p>[08:09] Mitchy brings up the “Normandy Crash Site” DLC, which leads us into a discussion of Mass Effect 2’s DLC.</p>
<p>[12:23] What kinds of things transfer between the games, and how will that affect Mass Effect 3?</p>
<p>[13:19] Romances come up. Daryl and Mitchy hate Jack. Evan disagrees.</p>
<p>[19:00] We talk about character interactions, and Evan talks about his feeling of “connection” with the team.</p>
<p>[23:32] Should you play both Mass Effects, or just skip to the considerably better Mass Effect 2? We answer your pressing question. That transitions into discussion of how your choices in 2 might effect big things in 3.</p>
<p>[36:05] Daryl complains about ME2’s lack of urgency in most of its missions.</p>
<p>[40:44] You don’t want to be playing the meta-game in the Mass Effect games, or else you’ll miss out on great revelations and unexpected options.</p>
<p>[46:36] Everybody gives their final thoughts, which involve the overall gameplay structure of Mass Effect, the sense of connection between the player and characters, and the DLC situation.</p>
<p>[1:05:06] Daryl writes for <a href="http://otakuusamagazine.com/">Otaku USA Magazine</a> and runs the <a href="http://www.awopodcast.com/">Anime World Order Podcast</a>. Mitchy writes for <a href="http://bitmob.com/">BitMob</a> and hosts his own podcast, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/">End Of Line</a>.</p>
<p>[1:05:19] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP)</p>
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AGP#033a – Daryl Talks Mass Effect (Part 1)
<p><a title="Liara T'Soni, a.k.a. the Space Autistic, a.k.a. the Space Asian" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/THmAD_e0myI/AAAAAAAABPw/vw7fv79FGfA/s800/LiaraTsoni.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510576425133185826" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/THmAD_e0myI/AAAAAAAABPw/vw7fv79FGfA/s320/LiaraTsoni.jpg" alt="Liara T'Soni, a.k.a. the Space Autistic, a.k.a. the Space Asian" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/">Mitchell Dyer</a>, <a href="http://awopodcast.com/">Daryl Surat</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> Mass Effect 1 (Mass Effect 2 and our expectations for 3 are in part 2)</p>
<p>We’ve got Anime World Order’s Daryl Surat with us this episode to talk about the science-fiction action-RPG series Mass Effect. In part a, we talk about the first Mass Effect game (“Mass Effect 1” for clarity), touching on the parts we both liked and didn’t like in both the storytelling and the gameplay. While I mentioned that the episode would have a lot of spoilers, this first part is relatively spoiler-free in terms of plot twists. However, we do discuss the meta-game a bit, so if you’d rather not know that, listen at your own risk.</p>
<p>Show notes and links are after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 39 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)[00:15] Evan introduces Mitchy and Daryl before getting into the meat of the episode.</p>
<p>[01:13] What IS Mass Effect? We answer that question.</p>
<p>[02:47] Daryl and Evan provide some general opinions of Mass Effect 1. Also some discussion of the setting.</p>
<p>[11:17] Evan gets us into a discussion of the moral choices found frequently in the series.</p>
<p>[20:24] Uh oh, time to talk about Mass Effect’s infamous romances.</p>
<p>[32:55] We talk about the combat and inventory.</p>
<p>[39:25] Just some info for people looking for the second half of the episode.</p>
<p>[39:35] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP)</p>
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AGP#032 – The Art of Active Viewing (ANext2010)
<p><a title="Left to right: Karl (aka Uncle Yo), Evan (aka Vampt Vo), and Ink. Photo taken by Chris Cimi." href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TEpYOeStruI/AAAAAAAABMw/jgcJIXmg6_I/s800/Fandom_Criticism.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497303300832079586" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/TEpYOeStruI/AAAAAAAABMw/jgcJIXmg6_I/s320/Fandom_Criticism.jpg" alt="Left to right: Karl (aka Uncle Yo), Evan (aka Vampt Vo), and Ink. Photo taken by Chris Cimi." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, Ink<br />
<strong>Recording:</strong> A panel called “Fandom & Criticism: The Art of Active Viewing” at AnimeNEXT 2010</p>
<p>This episode isn’t quite a typical Ani-Gamers Podcast episode, in that it’s not a couple of geeks chatting on Skype about silly Japanese cartoons or video games. Instead, this is a recording of a panel that I ran with Uncle Yo and Ink at AnimeNEXT. The audio quality isn’t great, so I apologize upfront for that. (And yes, Uncle Yo had to leave before the end without saying a word, which I forgot to mention in the podcast’s foreword.) If you have any feedback regarding the episode, though, feel free to let us know in the comments or at our e-mail address we’d love to hear you chime in on this interesting subject!</p>
<p>Show notes and links are, as usual, after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)[00:16] Evan’s little foreword. You know, for people who don’t read show notes (i.e. not you).</p>
<p>[01:31] Panel begins with some introductions.</p>
<p>[02:29] First question: “How exactly do we define a good anime versus a bad one, and should we even define a line between them?”</p>
<p>[07:51] “What IS active viewing, and what separates it from the typical viewing that most fans go about?”</p>
<p>[15:48] “How does the social and critical context around a work affect [what kinds of expectations we go in with]?</p>
<p>[21:32] “Can questioning the content of a [work] ruin your enjoyment (or someone else’s enjoyment) of the work?”</p>
<p>[27:47] “What purpose do you think negative comments and reviews serve in critiquing and discussing? Do they help or hinder our discussions?”</p>
<p>[33:28] “How can suspension of disbelief help and hinder critical thinking?” (We bring up “Fan-Wanking.” Hilarity ensues.)</p>
<p>[40:26] “Since anime and manga are foreign materials, how do those cultural differences (and also aspects of translation) factor into how we watch and judge things? A particularly interesting question is ‘Are we reading good translations of Japanese or translations of good Japanese?'”</p>
<p>[49:59] “A big hurdle for young anime critics and people trying to become anime critics is the dated visuals. [How can we convince them to look past dated visuals and storytelling styles?]”</p>
<p>[1:00:10] The critic Ego’s final review from Pixar and Disney’s <em>Ratatouille</em> (as referenced by Ink in the panel). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IvnptQJ__U">Here’s a link</a> to the YouTube video of the clip.</p>
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AGP#031 – Shoot the Dog (In Slow Motion)
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<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/">Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer</a>, <a href="http://insert-disc.com/">Evan “BakaTanuki” Krell</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> What’cha Been Doing?</p>
<p>In this episode, Mitchy and I square off against Evan Krell (a.k.a. BakaTanuki) of <a href="http://insert-disc.com/">Insert-Disc</a>, who also happens to now be an Ani-Gamers blogger. We discuss what we’ve been doing, which includes playing <em>Red Dead Redemption</em>, playing <em>Red Dead Redemption</em>, and watching some animoos. Did we mention playing <em>Red Dead Redemption</em>?</p>
<p>Show notes and links are, as usual, after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)[00:14] Evan (Minto) forgets to introduce himself, but remembers to introduce a very tired Mitchy and an excited Evan (Krell), also known as BakaTanuki.</p>
<p>[01:21] We begin talking about what we’ve been doing. Baka has been playing (and LOVING) <em>Super Mario Galaxy 2</em>.</p>
<p>[6:35] Evan is watching <em>Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ</em> (“Double Zeta”), which is surprisingly much better than <em>Zeta</em>.</p>
<p>[11:39] Mitchy simply will not stop talking about <em>Read Dead Redemption</em> for the Xbox 360. Baka also discusses his role-playing experience when he played <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask</em></p>
<p>[22:35] Baka has been reading <em>Vermonia</em>, volume 1: Quest for the Silver Tiger, which is about silly skateboarding teens in a fantasy world.</p>
<p>[31:18] Evan has been playing <em>Spider-Man 2</em> for the original Xbox, which is actually pretty damn good, especially for a licensed movie game.</p>
<p>[38:11] Baka talks about the shmup <em>Magical Chase</em> for the GameBoy Color. We also discuss THE FUTURE of gaming: Bigger Pixels.</p>
<p>[42:44] Evan was (and still is) playing <em>Super Street Fighter IV</em> for the Xbox 360. What he didn’t mention in the podcast is that he sucks at it. Like, really sucks.</p>
<p>[43:52] In preparation for watching <em>Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo</em>, Evan is reading Alexandre Dumas’s original novel.</p>
<p>[46:47] The show is over, so we talk about Insert-Disc, DownWriteFierce, and Ani-Gamers stuff. That’s all folks!</p>
<p>[51:59] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<em>Code Geass</em> R2 2nd OP)</p>
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Bonus – E3 2010, Sony Press Conference
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<p>Sony’s press conference certainly ran a little bit too long for my taste, but it was much, much more entertaining and useful than Microsoft’s <a href="../../2010/06/e3-2010-microsoft-unveils-kinect.html">trainwreck</a> just a day earlier. If you’re into audio rather than text, why not listen to our Sony press conference wrap-up podcast with me, Elliot, and Kit? Or, if you’re a text guy/girl, head after the break to check out all of the details on the new PlayStation Move motion control accessory, the surprising announcement of the integration of digital distribution service Steam on PlayStation 3, and Sony’s new Xbox Live-esque premium subscription service for PSN. Either way, it’s sure to take less time than the actual conference.</p>
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<p>As Nintendo wisely did with <a href="../../2010/06/e3-2010-new-zelda-kirby-kid-icarus.html">their press conference</a>, Sony left one main presenter in charge of the proceedings, which was Jack Tretton, President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, in their case. Early on in the conference, Tretton discussed Sony’s dedication to 3-D gaming, showcasing gameplay footage (and a Feburary 2011 release date) from <em>Killzone 3</em>. Most importantly, though, the PlayStation 3’s 3-D capabilities will only work if you a) buy a 3-D television and b) buy 3-D glasses. With the unveiling of Nintendo’s 3DS less than three hours prior, it was pretty difficult to take any claims of traditional 3-D seriously.</p>
<p>Speaking of major changes to the PS3, Sony simply wouldn’t stop talking about PlayStation Move, the new motion control device that uses a glowing ball at the end of what is essentially a Wiimote to track movement in 3-D space. The Move wand itself will hit stores in the fall of this year: September 15 in North America, September 19 in Europe, and October 21 in Japan. In terms of pricing, I was surprised to see fully fleshed-out details from Sony, including prices for the wand ($49.99), the suspiciously-similar-to-the-Wii-Nunchuck “navigation controller” ($29.99), a bundle with the Eye camera, Move controller, and <em>Sports Champions</em> game ($99.99), and finally a bundle containing the contents of that bundle with a PS3 ($499.99).</p>
<p>Yes, that’s right, you have to purchase three accessories the wand, navigation controller, and Eye camera to play a first-person shooter like, say, <em>Killzone 3</em>, with the Move. And as luck would have it, <em>Killzone 3</em>, <em>Ruse</em>, <em>NBA 2K11</em>, <em>Time Crisis</em>, and <em>Echochrome</em> will all have Move functionality on launch day, while games like <em>Resident Evil 5</em> will receive software updates patching in the optional Move controls.</p>
<p>Sony is also now poised to offer a premium subscription service on the PlayStation Network (PSN) called “PlayStation Plus” that will provide “exclusive digital content” such as preferred early demos, discounts on products in the PSN store, early access to betas, and even some free game downloads. The service will cost $49.99 for a year and $17.99 for three months, very much like Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold service, but PSN gamers can still play online without subscribing to PlayStation Plus. PlayStation Plus will be available “later this month.”</p>
<p>To promote their slate of third-party titles, Sony brought in EA Chief Operating Officer John Schappert, who announced “unprecedented support” for the PlayStation 3, including, um, “exclusive, limited-edition, PS3-only” versions of <em>Dead Space 2</em> and the <em>Medal of Honor</em> reboot? That sounds pretty <em>precedented</em> if you ask me. After a few more trailers from EA, we were left with release dates for <em>Dead Space 2</em> (January 25, 2011) and <em>Medal of Honor</em> (October 12, 2010) as well as confirmation of “unlockable beards” in the latter. Yes, my friends. He said UNLOCKABLE BEARDS.</p>
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<p>Finally, the most important announcement of all to many gamers, even those who don’t own PS3s: Gabe Newell of Valve stepped onto the stage and put down many of his gripes with the PS3 (while, I can only assume, simultaneously <em>picking up</em> a large bag of money) in order to announce that PC/Mac digital download system Steam will be launching on the PlayStation 3. We don’t quite know how it’s going to work, or even if your games purchased on PC will carry over to PS3, but we do know that <em>Portal 2</em> will be coming out on it! The trailer shows some serious promise, but I’m going to need to see more before I’m sure if I’m interested or not.</p>
<p>In the balance of the conference, Sony managed to announce “PS3-exclusive day-one content for <em>Mafia 2</em>,” a PS3-exclusive pack of missions and a November 16, 2010 release date for <em>Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood</em>, a November 2, 2010 release date for <em>Gran Turismo 5</em>, and finally … a new game in the <em>Twisted Metal</em> franchise on the PlayStation 3. Phew! Overall, the press conference felt much more disjointed than Nintendo’s, since most of the announcements were cut up among multiple speakers and trailers, but it contained enough information to keep hardcore and casual audiences interested (at least until they fell into a coma from sitting way too long at one conference).</p>
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Bonus – E3 2010, Nintendo Press Conference
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<p>Phew, that was some press conference. After Microsoft’s brutally awkward conference yesterday, a lot of us were left wondering if video games truly had all fell into the dreadful mediocrity of motion-control gimmicks. Boy, did Nintendo prove us wrong! (I know, who would’ve guessed THAT, right?)</p>
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<p>Reggie Fils-Aime, president of the North American division of the game publisher and console manufacturer unveiled new title after new title in a rapid-fire series of announcements, surely sating the appetites of even the most hardcore Nintendo fanboys. First off, legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto showed off the new Wii <em>Zelda</em> title, <em>The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</em>. During an admittedly awkward demonstration (held up by so-called “interference” with the Wii’s motion-sensing capabilities), Miyamoto gave us a glimpse into the new control scheme in which the sword is mapped to the Wiimote and the shield is mapped to the nunchuck and the graphical style, which marries the matured designs of Twilight Princess to the cel shading of The Wind Waker while presumably running on the Super Mario Galaxy graphics engine. At the very end of the presentation, Miyamoto tried his very best to gracefully tell the audience that <em>Skyward Sword</em> still needs a lot of work done, and will take until 2011 before it’s finished.</p>
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<p>But it wasn’t long before Reggie launched into what we all expected from a Nintendo presentation casual games. However, much to my surprise, we only saw two new casual games: <em>Mario Sports Mix</em> (think <em>Wii Sports</em> with Mario) and <em>Wii Party</em> (think <em>Mario Party</em> with Miis). The former will hit shelves sometime in 2011, while Reggie promised that we’ll see the latter this holiday season. Meanwhile, Ubisoft presented a trailer for <em>Just Dance 2</em> on the Wii, which will hit this fall.</p>
<p>On the third party front, Nintendo didn’t have very much to show off, though the titles themselves were certainly worth talking about. First is a remake (or maybe it’s a sequel) of <em>Goldeneye</em>, the beloved Nintendo 64 first-person shooter that has stuck in many gamers’ minds as a reminder of the golden days (har har) of Nintendo’s consoles. After that was <em>Disney’s Epic Mickey</em>, featuring a fascinating discussion of the importance of play style from designer Warren Specter. The game will feature choices between solving puzzles by creating or destroying the environment, which Specter hopes will provide a rich experience that is different for every player.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Nintendo unveiled the subtitle, a new trailer, and a 2010 holiday season release date for their previously announced <em>Golden Sun</em> DS sequel, now entitled <em>Golden Sun: Dark Dawn</em>. Additionally, the Wii will see the release of <em>Kirby’s Epic Yarn</em>, the first Kirby console game since the Gamecube’s <em>Kirby Air Ride</em> (2003) and the first side-scrolling console <em>Kirby</em> game since <em>Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards</em> (2000) on yes my friends the Nintendo 64. <em>Kirby’s Epic Yarn</em>, which sports an interesting new art style reminiscent of the Super Nintendo’s <em>Kirby’s Dream Land 3</em> (1997), is already prepped for release this fall. We also got a trailer for the Team Ninja-developed <em>Metroid: Other M</em>, which will arrive on August 31.</p>
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<p>Last but certainly not least, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stepped on stage to present the Nintendo 3DS, a successor to the DS that features a touch screen on the bottom and a slightly larger 3-D screen on the top half (It displays 3-D WITHOUT glasses). The left side of the handheld has a “slide pad” that acts as an analog stick, the insides have a motion sensor and a gyro sensor, and the system can display more powerful graphics than the current DS models. Additionally, the front of the device features two cameras, allowing the 3DS to take 3-D photographs. On the software side of things, Iwata confirmed that the 3DS is capable of playing 3-D Hollywood movies, and Nintendo has already partnered with Disney, Warner Bros., and Dreamworks to provide that content. Finally, a slew of third-party developers, including CAPCOM, EA, Harmonix, Konami, Level-5, and Ubisoft, have signed on to create games for the system, and some of the confirmed games (first- and third-party) are listed below:</p>
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<li><em>Kid Icarus: Uprising</em> from <em>Kirby</em>/<em>Smash Bros.</em> developer Masahiro Sakurai and Sora Ltd.</li>
<li>A new <em>Nintendogs</em> game from Miyamoto</li>
<li>a <em>Metal Gear Solid</em> game from Kojima himself</li>
<li>an <em>Assassin’s Creed</em> game from Ubisoft</li>
<li>a “completely original <em>Resident Evil</em> game” from CAPCOM</li>
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<p>Overall, I was very impressed with Nintendo’s press conference. While a lot of the technology (3DS, swordfighting with Wii MotionPlus) still seems a little wonky or hazy [[<strong>EDIT:</strong> and I was very disappointed in the continued lack of any new IPs]], their presentation was refreshing in how to-the-point it was. Nintendo made it clear much moreso than Microsoft did with their awful Kinect presentations that this was all about games, and whether you are interested in their titles or not, it’s hard to deny that they put on a damn good show.</p>
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Bonus – E3 2010, Microsoft Press Conference
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<p>It’s a little late, but I’ve got all of the <em>tantalizing</em> news from Microsoft’s <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">awful</span> E3 press conference right here in this post, complete with a brief, unedited podcast roundup (starring both me and Elliot). Well, let’s get on with the show.</p>
<p>It’s hard to imagine that it’s been a full year since we first heard about Microsoft’s Project Natal, but today we were given a glimpse into a more fully-featured version of the revolutionary, controller-free Xbox 360 interface, now renamed “Kinect,” presumably to tie into Microsoft’s new phone, the <a href="http://www.kin.com/">Kin</a>. The project has now become a slightly new interface for the Xbox 360, complete with voice commands and hand gesture-controlled menus. Kinect will launch worldwide this fall, specifically in North America on November 4, 2010.</p>
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<p>Granted, most of the games shown at the conference seemed to simply be clones of Wii games, including a sports pack, a cart racer, and even the Wii Fit-esque <em>Your Shape: Fitness Evolved</em> from Ubisoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft also showed off non-game features (actually, a lot of them) that take advantage of the microphone and camera in Kinect. These include a video chat application (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orK2K1RAcYo">demoed by the MOST AWKWARD engineer and her twin sister</a>), new interfaces for interacting with video and music content, and an ESPN application featuring videos of sporting events. [[<strong>EDIT:</strong> Among some of the third-party games available for the new peripheral are a new <em>Forza</em> racing game (available in 2011) and an MTV Games-produced, Harmonix-developed dancing game.]]</p>
<p>Oh yeah, there were some games there too. We saw a previously-released trailer for Activision and Treyarch’s <em>Call of Duty: Black Ops</em>, coupled with an announcement that Microsoft has signed an “exclusive, multi-year agreement with Activision” that will result in all <em>Call of Duty</em> games, map packs, and expansions releasing first on the Xbox 360 through 2012. [[<strong>EDIT:</strong> Of course, <em>Halo: Reach</em> was there, with a video of its single-player campaign (now with GIRL Spartans!).]] Cliff Bleszinski, also known as “CliffyB,” got up on the stage early on to show off <em>Gears of War 3</em> (spoiler: it’s more <em>Gears of War</em>) and Hideo Kojima showed off one of the highlights of the conference: <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-metal-gear/101272">a new trailer</a> for the Raiden-centric game <em>Metal Gear Solid Rising</em>. Apparently this game is about cutting. Cutting everything from limbs to brick support beams to watermelons.</p>
<p>Last but not least, Microsoft announced their new Xbox 360 model (often called the “Xbox 360 Slim” by consumers and press), which is smaller and features built-in Wi-Fi and a 250GB hard drive for the same price as the current Elite model. And it launches … today? Just like the Sega Saturn? Well OK, way to follow in the footsteps of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn#Performance_in_the_marketplace">one of the industry’s greatest success stories</a>. But that just wasn’t enough everyone in the audience was also given a free Xbox 360, a move mirroring Oprah Winfrey’s now-classic “and you get a car” event that left most of the press conference’s audience speechless and somewhat confused.</p>
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AGP#030 – Code Geass (a.k.a. Pepperoni Hotdogs in the Pizza Crust?!)
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<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Hisui and Narutaki</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <em>Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion</em> (both Season 1 and R2) (2006)</p>
<p>In part two of the Reverse Thieves’ podcasting extravaganza, I chat with them for a lengthy hour-plus podcast about the 2006 TV anime <em>Code Geass</em>, from studio Sunrise. The show, a modern take on the classic 50-episode Sunrise mecha formula, follows the events of a political and military revolution, masterminded by the exiled prince Lelouch Vi Brittania. We get pretty in-depth regarding the series, so a <strong>massive SPOILER ALERT</strong> is in effect throughout the episode.</p>
<p>Let us know what you think of the episode, and please feel free to chime in with your own thoughts on <em>Code Geass</em> in an e-mail or the comments thread. Show notes and links are after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “COLORS” by FLOW (<em>Code Geass</em> Season 1 first OP)[00:20] We’ve got the beat! And we’ve got the Reverse Thieves back on for more anime podcasting shenanigans.</p>
<p>[01:46] Let’s get right into things with the summary of <em>Code Geass</em>, provided by Alain because Evan gets too confused when he tries to sum up all of the ridiculous events going on in this show.</p>
<p>[7:53] Is Lelouch a hero or a villain? Is he neither? We also begin comparing him with Light Yagami from <em>Death Note</em>, who is also a morally gray mastermind, despite distinct differences in their personalities.</p>
<p>[20:01] Discussion of Lelouch’s blind, parapalegic sister Nunnally, and how she’s totally the best character in this show.</p>
<p>[25:48] Everybody else seems to hate Suzaku, but we find him really interesting, especially in how he interacts with both Lelouch and Nunnally.</p>
<p>[35:14] Evan’s not a huge fan of C.C. (pronounced “C-Two”), but Al and Kate are fascinated by her vague past and subtly revealed motives.</p>
<p>[44:01] Promo: <a href="http://www.theotagal.com/">Viga the Otagal Podcast</a></p>
<p>[44:33] A big argument ensues around our hosts’ opinions about Princess Euphemia. Evan hates her “stupid pink hair” and the “accidental Geass” scene, while the Thieves think she’s a particularly strong character.</p>
<p>[52:30] We discuss how much we love the ending of <em>Code Geass</em>, while reminding shippers and wishful thinkers of THE TRUTH about the ending. Shut up Cart-Driver-Theorists, we will hear none of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUhNAQokc-c&feature=fvw">your lies</a>!</p>
<p>[1:03:10] Finally! Time to talk about the robot fi aw never mind, the fights suck in this show. It’s not really about the robots. Also, we make fun of Kallen (a.k.a. Karen) and her badonkadonk for about five minutes.</p>
<p>[1:10:10] Uh-oh, now we’re talking about Ashford Academy. Evan thinks it’s a ridiculous waste of time, but Alain cites Shakespeare in defense of the comedy episodes.</p>
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<p>[1:21:59] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<em>Code Geass</em> R2 2nd OP)</p>
<p>[1:22:15] Enabled by the story of a futuristic robot revolution, Kate’s trying to usurp Evan’s host powers once again!</p>
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AGP#029 – I'll Take My Chances With the Robot
<p><a title="Shotaro, the main character of Tetsujin-28. P.S. He's a badass." href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S-TGaiMVamI/AAAAAAAABGI/ZZZYltm46dI/s800/AGP029_Tetsujin.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468714006692063842" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S-TGaiMVamI/AAAAAAAABGI/ZZZYltm46dI/s320/AGP029_Tetsujin.jpg" alt="Shotaro, the main character of Tetsujin-28. P.S. He's a badass." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Hisui and Narutaki</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> What’cha Been Doing?</p>
<p>The Reverse Thieves are back for a podcast double header in episodes #029 and #030. In this episode, I talk with them about the latest anime, manga, and video games we’ve checked out, and in episode #030, we’ll be discussing the anime series <em>Code Geass</em>.</p>
<p>Oh yes, and this episode’s intro announces the winners of our Black Jack giveaway. Check it out to find out if you’ve won! Anyway, check out the show notes after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Contest winners announced![00:55] Opening Song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)</p>
<p>[01:12] Brief introductions. Kate tells everybody about the Aniblog Tourney, which is already well underway.</p>
<p>[05:34] Alain has been watching 1976 shojo anime <em>Candy Candy</em>. Somehow we start talking about Cutey Honey’s boobs.</p>
<p>[11:12] Kate has been watching Yasuhiro Imagawa’s 2004 anime remake of Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s <em>Tetsujin-28</em>, a.k.a. <em>Gigantor</em>.</p>
<p>[19:42] Evan has been watching <em>Poly-Matrix</em> (the 1997 compilation movie of the 1994 cyberpunk OAV <em>Armitage III</em>) and the 2002 sequel movie, <em>Armitage III: Dual-Matrix</em>. Justin Bieber-related threats somehow ensue.</p>
<p>[26:09] Alain has been reading the 1987 shonen manga <em>Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure</em>.</p>
<p>[31:06] Kate has been reading the 2004 “healing manga” <em>Kingyo Used Books</em>.</p>
<p>[36:42] Evan has been watching the 1996 mecha anime <em>Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team</em>. We also discuss <em>Miller’s Report</em>.</p>
<p>[45:39] Alain has been playing the 2010 Wii game <em>Sakura Wars V</em>.</p>
<p>[48:36] Time to say goodbye.</p>
<p>[49:05] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<em>Code Geass</em>R2 2nd OP)</p>
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AGP#028b – The Greatest Podcast on Earth, Part II
<p><a title="Astro Boy and his robot sister Uran" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S8j5yYRSIzI/AAAAAAAABEE/FfkgpUcwjeI/s800/AstroBoy_Uran.gif" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460889192090444594" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S8j5yYRSIzI/AAAAAAAABEE/FfkgpUcwjeI/s320/AstroBoy_Uran.gif" alt="Astro Boy and his robot sister Uran" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://www.jai2.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederik L. Schodt</a>, <a href="http://comicsworthreading.com/manga-worth-reading/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed Sizemore</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> Second half of our comparison of all versions of the <em>Astro Boy</em> story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and <em>Pluto</em> manga)</p>
<p>This is the second half of episode #028, featuring a continuation of our discussion of <em>Astro Boy</em> and its many adaptations. If you’re confused about this show, I’d suggest you listen to the first half, which you can find <a href="../../2010/03/ani-gamers-podcast-028a-greatest.html">right here</a>. Additionally, listen till the end of the show for contest information, primarily that the <em>Black Jack</em> “suggest-a-topic” contest will be ending next Sunday, April 25 at 11:59pm.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 47 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Introduction for people confused about the episode.[00:31] Opening Song: “Tetsuwan Atom” by Atoms (<span style="font-style: italic;">Astro Boy</span> [1980] OP)</p>
<p>[01:03] We begin with talking about the character of Pluto and his relationship with Astro’s sister Uran. We kind of meander off into a discussion of Uran specifically and Urasawa’s interesting take on her character in <em>Pluto</em>.</p>
<p>[07:49] Some more focused discussion here of Urasawa’s art in Pluto and his plans (or lack thereof) for future Osamu Tezuka adaptations.</p>
<p>[12:25] We talk about Pluto’s depiction in Urasawa’s <em>Pluto</em> manga, which gives him less of a “human” personality and makes him much more mysterious than his original character.</p>
<p>[17:28] Ed gets us talking about specific moments, themes, and visual cues from Tezuka’s original manga that Urasawa includes in Pluto. This later expands into some talk about Tezuka’s greater ideas about humanity in his manga. Evan mentions an “internal focus” to Urasawa’s version as opposed to an “external focus” in Tezuka’s original.</p>
<p>[22:40] Then some references to older Astro Boy stories and other Tezuka manga series and the themes therein. Ed calls Astro a “circular” character. We talk about how to introduce people to the Astro Boy canon.</p>
<p>[27:57] We talk about the end of the story and the reasons provided by each story for why Pluto destroyed so many beloved robots. Ed describes Tezuka’s understanding of what Evan calls “second-degree responsibility” and brings up an idea he calls “temporal arrogance.”</p>
<p>[39:35] Evan wraps it up by asking about each person’s favorite adaptation. We provide some final thoughts on what order to read/watch the versions of this story.</p>
<p>[43:24] That’s the end of the show! Check out Ed’s reviews at <a href="http://comicsworthreading.com/manga-worth-reading/">MangaWorthReading.com</a> and Fred’s books and other information at <a href="http://www.jai2.com/">jai2.com</a>. Follow all three hosts on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/edsizemore">Ed is “edsizemore”</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/fschodt">Fred is “fschodt”</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo">Evan is “VamptVo”</a>.</p>
<p>[46:44] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP)</p>
<p>[46:59] Evan throws in some information about the Black Jack contest, which ends on Sunday, April 25 at 11:59pm.</p>
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AGP#028a – The Greatest Podcast on Earth, Part I
<p><a title="A great comparison of the original Astro Boy manga (in orange) and Naoki Urasawa's Pluto retelling (in black). Source unknown." href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S7KgeN6bGEI/AAAAAAAABCI/5qfQdQKPx2M/s800/PlutoAstroBoy_Comparison.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454598539690317890" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S7KgeN6bGEI/AAAAAAAABCI/5qfQdQKPx2M/s320/PlutoAstroBoy_Comparison.jpg" alt="A great comparison of the original Astro Boy manga (in orange) and Naoki Urasawa's Pluto retelling (in black). Source unknown." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://www.jai2.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederik L. Schodt</a>, <a href="http://comicsworthreading.com/manga-worth-reading/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed Sizemore</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> Comparison of all versions of the <em>Astro Boy</em> story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and <em>Pluto</em> manga)</p>
<p>In a last-ditch effort to release a podcast for Osamu Tezuka Month, I recorded this episode with manga translator Fred Schodt (author of <em>The Astro Boy Essays</em>, translator of <em>Astro Boy</em> and <em>Pluto</em>) and manga reviewer Ed Sizemore (<a href="http://comicsworthreading.com/manga-worth-reading/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manga Worth Reading</a>), featuring an in-depth discussion of the <em>Astro Boy</em> story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” and all of the adaptations thereof. The episode was quite long and I wanted to get something out before the end of the month, so this is only the first part of the show.</p>
<p>In it, we only get to two of our discussion topics: Astro’s fateful decision to increase his horsepower and the dichotomy between the philosophies and depictions of Dr. Ochanomizu and Dr. Tenma. In addition, there’s a quick announcement of an Ani-Gamers Podcast contest at the end of the episode, so stick around to find out how to win some fabulous Tezuka-themed prizes, courtesy of Vertical, Inc.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 37 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D. OP” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">Read Or Die</span> OAV OP)[00:16] Evan introduces our two awesome guests.</p>
<p>[02:07] We move on to some background and a plot synopsis of “The Greatest Robot on Earth.”</p>
<p>[05:31] Our trio begins with a quite long conversation about Astro’s decision to upgrade his horsepower from 100,000 to 1,000,000. In doing so, we also bring up the central themes of “The Greatest Robot on Earth” and get into the underlying characterizations of Astro, Dr. Ochanomizu, and Dr. Tenma.</p>
<p>[31:17] Continuing with our discussion of the two doctors, we begin with Evan’s idea of the two as representing an angel/devil dichotomy. (In discussing the topic, Ed brings up an alternative model of the two as representing a yin-yang.)</p>
<p>[35:58] That’s it for this half of the show. Evan announces the (late) Tezuka Month contest for the podcast.</p>
<p>[37:27] Ending Song: “Tetsuwan Atom” by Atoms (<span style="font-style: italic;">Astro Boy</span>[1980] OP)</p>
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AGP#027 – Sucks? Or Is Spectacular?
<p><a title="MitchyD, as portrayed by some jerks on the Internet who hate him for some reason. By the way, this picture is called Mitchychu." href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S5lTfURU4uI/AAAAAAAAA_o/35XDgcXZHhg/s800/file.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447477021763756770" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S5lTfURU4uI/AAAAAAAAA_o/35XDgcXZHhg/s320/file.jpg" alt="MitchyD, as portrayed by some jerks on the Internet who hate him for some reason. By the way, this picture is called Mitchychu." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, <a href="http://achievementhunter.com/">“Knuckles Dawson”</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> What’cha Been Doing?</p>
<p>This just might be the silliest, most off-topic episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast, as Mitchy and I discuss anime and video games (mostly the latter) with gaming journalist Knuckles Dawson. Just when you thought our discussion of the dubs for <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball Z</span> and presence of robot dragons in <span style="font-style: italic;">Escaflowne</span> couldn’t get any more sidetracked, we include gems like an in-depth analysis of our favorite flavors of egg nog. So listen away … at your own risk.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that, this time, I attempted to bleep out Mitchy’s uses of the F-bomb, though I just gave up when it came to censoring “shit.” Hopefully this will keep Apple secret agents from busting down my doors and arresting me for not putting an Explicit tag on our podcast.</p>
<p>(P.S. The picture on the right is a Photoshop of Mitchy, made by some jerks on a forum who think that he is the worst video game journalist on the face of the planet. The maturity of their critique is easily apparent.)</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 48 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Intro: Why can’t we just do a clap like normal people?[00:26] Opening Song: “Opening Theme” by Tsuneo Imahori (<span style="font-style: italic;">Trigun</span> OP)</p>
<p>[00:44] Barad-dur in “eye-definition.” We personally apologize for this terrible pun. Also it was Knuckles’ fault.</p>
<p>[02:04] Evan talks about Tezuka month, forgetting to mention that he’s speaking from the perspective of a week and a half ago. Whoops.</p>
<p>[03:00] Knuckles discusses his limited experience with anime, which includes Noboru Ishiguro’s 1980 <span style="font-style: italic;">Astro Boy</span> remake (the color one), some <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball</span> manga, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball Z</span> anime, <span style="font-style: italic;">Escaflowne</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Appleseed</span>.</p>
<p>[09:47] Evan is watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Zeta Gundam</span>. Knuckles cites some limited <span style="font-style: italic;">Gundam</span> experience, which probably means he’s talking about <span style="font-style: italic;">Wing</span>.</p>
<p>[12:45] Evan is watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass</span>, but Knuckles and Mitchy are too busy chatting on Skype text chat to pay any attention to him. At around 14:00, Knuckles brings up “Over 9000” and the Dragon Box release from FUNimation.</p>
<p>[20:43] Evan is watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu</span>, which he hates very much.</p>
<p>[21:34] Mitchy is playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Battlefield: Bad Company 2</span>.</p>
<p>[35:42] Knuckles is going back to get the multiplayer achievemnts for <span style="font-style: italic;">Lord of the Rings: Conquest</span>.</p>
<p>[36:28] Knuckles is also playing the <span style="font-style: italic;">Bioshock 2</span> multiplayer. Most important fact: “Capture the Sister” mode.</p>
<p>[41:48] Knuckles is going back to play <span style="font-style: italic;">Beautiful Katamari</span>. Meanwhile, Evan has <span style="font-style: italic;">Super Star Wars</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Super Empire Strikes Back</span> on SNES lying around, and he’s hoping to get down to playing them soon.</p>
<p>[43:57] Knuckles is playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Borderlands</span>.</p>
<p>[46:22] In trying to talk about Heavy Rain, Mitchy ends up describing the “ApocalyPS3” that screwed up a bunch of people’s PS3 data on March 1.</p>
<p>[49:17] Heavy Rain is kind of like Egg Nog. We talk about this for two minutes or so. Professionalism!</p>
<p>[50:53] Finally, Evan finished <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect</span> and is looking forward to playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect 2</span>. (He ended up buying it not long after this episode</p>
<p>[51:25] Outro time. Check out <a href="http://achievementhunter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AchievementHunter.com</a>, read Mitchy’s <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/214194/battlefield-bad-company-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Battlefield: Bad Company 2</span> review</a> on GamePro, and follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/MitchyD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchy</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Evan</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/KnucklesDawson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Knuckles</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ani-Gamers</a>).</p>
<p>[48:03] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span>2nd OP)</p>
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AGP#026 – Lawrence Eng Interview
<p><a title="Lawrence Eng presenting a panel at Genericon XXIII" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S4A2Mz6MS7I/AAAAAAAAA9o/CnSASOHeXl0/s800/Lawrence_Eng.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440407943584172978" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S4A2Mz6MS7I/AAAAAAAAA9o/CnSASOHeXl0/s320/Lawrence_Eng.jpg" alt="Lawrence Eng presenting a panel at Genericon XXIII" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>(NOTE: This episode has been renamed due to an admittedly poor choice of words in my original title. Sorry!)</p>
<p>We’re back with a show recorded merely a week before its release (an amazing record for the Ani-Gamers Podcast). Listen on for my fascinating interview with Dr. Lawrence Eng, a longtime anime fan who chose to pursue his fandom as a line of research when he joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)’s “Science and Technology Studies” doctorate program, and focused his dissertation on “otaku studies.” In this interview from Genericon XXIII at RPI, I pick Eng’s brain on the findings of his research, his own life as an otaku, and a few other topics related to anime fan culture.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 46 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Opening Song: “Tatakae! Otaking” by Tsujiya Kooji (<span style="font-style: italic;">Otaku no Video</span> OP)[00:50] Intro time.</p>
<p>[01:00] Lawrence lets everybody know who he is and why he matters.</p>
<p>[05:02] “Did you study otaku because you wanted to study anime, or was it just a fortunate coincidence that otaku were relevant to your studies?”</p>
<p>[07:36] “Describe some of your findings.”</p>
<p>[12:30] “When anime is distributed for free online through fansubs and streaming, how does the dynamic change?”</p>
<p>[15:03] Lawrence goes into some more of his findings.</p>
<p>[24:12] “Since you started in fandom until now, what has changed?”</p>
<p>[29:01] “Is there a single moment in your research that stood out?”</p>
<p>[31:17] “When you were at RPI, did you participate in any of the anime events on campus?”</p>
<p>[34:47] “What do you define as ‘otaku’?”</p>
<p>[36:53] “Have you heard of the Otaku Elimination Game? What do you think of it?”</p>
<p>[41:57] “Have you been reading the Otaku Diaries from the Reverse Thieves?”</p>
<p>[42:55] “What do you think of Genericon this year?”</p>
<p>[44:49] Outro time, complete with plugs for all the usual stuff. (Except for iTunes, which I keep forgetting. <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">REVIEW UUUUUS</a>!)</p>
<p>[45:37] Ending Song: “Duvet” by Ba (<span style="font-style: italic;">Serial Experiments Lain</span> OP)</p>
<p><strong>More Lawrence Eng info online:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.cjas.org/~leng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">His website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lainspotting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">His blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/lawmune" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (@Lawmune)</a></li>
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AGP#025 – Space Racists
<p><a title="Ashley Williams, sarcastic marine and confirmed space racist." href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S2M_Aw38mPI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ZpWsfjtucjE/s800/AGP025_Ashley.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432254857891059954" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S2M_Aw38mPI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ZpWsfjtucjE/s320/AGP025_Ashley.jpg" alt="Ashley Williams, sarcastic marine and confirmed space racist." border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elliot Page</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> “What’cha Been Doing?”</p>
<p>We’re back, this time with a new format for our shows (and a new hosting service <a href="http://podbean.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podbean</a>!). Instead of having What’cha Been Doing? segments before every discussion, we will be recording shorter podcasts dedicated to freeform discussion alongside episodes that only contain a review or a panel discussion. Thus, all of the episodes should clock in at 30-40 minutes, which should hopefully result in an acceleration of our release schedule. And don’t you worry we’ll still be doing our very best to get a variety of guest hosts on the podcast on a regular basis.</p>
<p>For this episode, I talk with Ani-Gamers staffers Mitchy and Elliot about what we’ve been watching, reading, and playing. The major discussions include <span style="font-style: italic;">Ode to Kirihito</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect</span> (the original). By the way, I apologize for some of the weird sound problems (Mitchy’s noisy recording and the occasional echoes). They should be fixed for next episode.</p>
<p>Show notes and links after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Intro: YOU WA SHOCK![00:17] Opening Song: “Ai wo Torimodose” by Crystal King (<span style="font-style: italic;">Fist of the North Star</span> OP)</p>
<p>[00:41] Introduction falls apart. Elliot breaks the fourth wall.</p>
<p>[04:45] Elliot is reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Buddha</span>.</p>
<p>[08:17] Evan is reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Ode to Kirihito</span>. Tezuka’s very similar <span style="font-style: italic;">MW</span> is also mentioned.</p>
<p>[16:50] Evan is playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect</span>. Mitchy is playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect 2</span>, but he’s not talking about it. We also throw in some <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragon Age: Origins</span> discussion.</p>
<p>[29:47] Elliot is watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Hidamari Sketch</span>.</p>
<p>[33:35] Mitchy <em>was</em> playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Darksiders</span>, until he got too annoyed to finish.</p>
<p>[37:56] Evan and Elliot are watching the original <span style="font-style: italic;">Mobile Suit Gundam</span> movie trilogy.</p>
<p>[44:28] Finally, Elliot is playing the <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek Online</span> beta.</p>
<p>[46:05] We finish it off with the typical show outro. Make sure to visit <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DownWriteFierce</a> and <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza</a> and follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/AniGamers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AniGamers</a> (the official Ani-Gamers account) <a href="http://twitter.com/VamptVo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VamptVo</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/MitchyD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MitchyD</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/elliotpage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elliotpage</a>.</p>
<p>[48:03] Ending Song: “Ai wo Torimodose” by Crystal King (<span style="font-style: italic;">Fist of the North Star</span>OP)</p>
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AGP#024 – He's Sort of a Stranger
<p><a title="The cast of Sword of the Stranger, top to bottom: No-Name, Kotaro, and Tobimaru" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S0f-PZOcySI/AAAAAAAAA68/nXzfdIrYL9E/s800/AGP024_SwordOfTheStranger.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424583816614037794" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/S0f-PZOcySI/AAAAAAAAA68/nXzfdIrYL9E/s320/AGP024_SwordOfTheStranger.jpg" alt="The cast of Sword of the Stranger, top to bottom: No-Name, Kotaro, and Tobimaru" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer<br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">Sword of the Stranger</span> (anime, 2008)</p>
<p>Today we’re talking about <span style="font-style: italic;">Sword of the Stranger</span>, a samurai action anime created by studio BONES, directed by first-time director Masahiro Ando, and distributed in the United States by Bandai Entertainment. Mitchy and I loved this movie to death (a state experienced by more than half its cast), so this episode turned out quite a lot like our <a href="/2009/03/ani-gamers-podcast-013-professional.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Golgo 13</span> podcast</a>.</p>
<p>I’m not sure just yet what we’ll be doing next episode, but we definitely want to talk some video games again sometime soon, and our 25th episode milestone IS right around the corner…</p>
<p>Show notes and links forthcoming.</p>
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(Runtime: 49 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[00:00] Intro: Golgo 13 is the sexiest man on Earth. Don’t deny it.[00:21] Opening Song: “Konya Wa Hurricane” by Priss & The Replicants (<span style="font-style: italic;">Bubblegum Crisis</span> episode 1 OP)</p>
<p>[00:37] <strong>EDIT:</strong> I accidentally left in a piece from last episode. This bit is just Evan and Mitchy introducing themselves.</p>
<p>[01:28] We start <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> with Mitchy talking about video game novels, like the <span style="font-style: italic;">Metal Gear Solid 2</span> novel.</p>
<p>[02:44] <span style="font-style: italic;">Assassin’s Creed II</span> is “the BEST GAME of 2009,” according to Mitchy. And we both hate the first game.</p>
<p>[04:26] Mitchy beat <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect</span> for the fourth time, and Evan’s playing it the first time. We both like it, but Evan’s still feeling out the game, since he’s only a few hours in. Like a true cynic, Evan starts his discussion of <span style="font-style: italic;">Mass Effect</span> with what he doesn’t like about it, even though his overall impression is positive.</p>
<p>[06:35] Mitchy is playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragon Age: Origins</span>, a.k.a. “Knights in Shining Armor of the Old Republic.” Cue ensuing discussion of morality systems, <span style="font-style: italic;">Far Cry 2</span>, and a mystery game that Mitchy isn’t allowed to name.</p>
<p>[08:47] Even though it’s mo, Mitchy is considering watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Azumanga Daioh</span>. Evan recommends it before pointing out that it’s totally made for pedophiles.</p>
<p>[09:45] Evan watched <span style="font-style: italic;">Irresponsible Captain Tylor</span>, which he calls, with hesitation, a “dramedy.” It has a weird harem plot and some annoying twin girls characters, but rest assured, he enjoyed it. Also, he never mentioned it, but it takes place on a spaceship, not a boat.</p>
<p>[11:23] <span style="font-style: italic;">Samurai X</span> is so awesome. Mostly just <span style="font-style: italic;">Trust & Betrayal</span> though.</p>
<p>[11:23] This discussion was supposed to be short, but like all of our discussions, it just kept going. Long story short: Evan and Mitchy both love the XLBA game <span style="font-style: italic;">Splosion Man</span>, but Mitchy can’t beat the first boss because he’s a baby.</p>
<p>[15:23] Helen McCarthy’s <span style="font-style: italic;">The Art of Osamu Tezuka</span> is a great read according to Evan, who just finished reading it. It’s got profiles of almost every manga the man ever wrote, and there’s a never-before-translated documentary in the back.</p>
<p>[17:25] <strong>Break:</strong> “Sakura Kiss” Chieko Kawabe (<span style="font-style: italic;">Ouran High School Host Club</span> opener)</p>
<p>[18:32] <strong>Review:</strong> Oh My God it’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Sword of the Stranger</span>! Directed by Masahiro Ando, created by Studio BONES, and forged out of pure awesome.</p>
<p>[19:56] Cue the excited list of the best deaths in this movie. Wrecking ball whip, battle-axe tied to a rope, three-piece staff/scythe combo, and airborne katana. Mitchy’s notes are notably more eloquent than Evan’s.</p>
<p>[21:47] The plot is really basic. There are Japanese people, Chinese people, and a white dude. IMMORTALITY also.</p>
<p>[23:51] At this point we kind of just start spoiling the best deaths. Again.</p>
<p>[25:48] This movie has a Shiba Inu that kills more people than one of the main characters, and even catches a knife in its teeth.</p>
<p>[26:32] Mitchy really liked the plot, but Evan thinks it’s just serviceable. It avoids some clichs and ends up being kind of generic, but a ton of fun.</p>
<p>[28:30] The animation, direction, cinematography, and the MUSIC were all awesome. Goddammit, that music was sooooo good. We go into a long discussion of how beautiful the animation and the background art are, despite the brutality of the violence.</p>
<p>[32:55] The movie isn’t gratuitous, and the end of the movie has some great surprise deaths that the camera doesn’t linger on. Oh, and the old Chinese guy goes out like a punk.</p>
<p>[36:15] The dub for <span style="font-style: italic;">Sword of the Stranger</span> is actually quite good, and the Chinese people actually speak Chinese, which is pretty cool. Evan’s complaint about the subtitles during the dub was actually not a problem on a second viewing. Must have just missed the option or something!</p>
<p>[38:52] Mitchy is in love with this movie, but Evan didn’t like it as much because the story is simple and kind of generic. Even so, we both loved it, and agree that it’s incredibly fun to watch. Highly recommended.</p>
<p>[42:57] That’s the end of the show. Mitchy is currently writing for Official Xbox Magazine, so read some words from him in that fine publication. Also read the <a>FMA: Brotherhood Diaries</a> and our <a>2009 Staff Picks</a> on Ani-Gamers.</p>
<p>[48:15] Ending Song: “Konya Wa Hurricane” by Priss & The Replicants (<span style="font-style: italic;">Bubblegum Crisis</span> episode 1 OP)</p>
<p>[48:42] A rumination on the paradox of jetpacks and videophones.</p>
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AGP#023 – A Melodramatic Podcast Revolt
<p><a title="Revolutionary Girl Utena, one of the surprising number of shjo anime that appeal to guys" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SxG7q0J5eBI/AAAAAAAAA30/AZaj83h2fXY/s800/AGP023_Utena.png" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409310971677734930" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SxG7q0J5eBI/AAAAAAAAA30/AZaj83h2fXY/s320/AGP023_Utena.png" alt="Revolutionary Girl Utena, one of the surprising number of shjo anime that appeal to guys" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><b>Hosts:</b> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hisui (Alain) and Narutaki (Kate)</a></p>
<p><b>Topic:</b> Shjo anime that appeals to guys</p>
<p>This episode is also called “The Answer is ALWAYS Golgo 13!”</p>
<p>Today I am joined by the Reverse Thieves, a blogging duo that has probably been on this show more than recommended by most physicians, to discuss shjo anime specifically the kind that can appeal to boys as well as its traditional target audience of girls. The four series up for discussion are <span style="font-style: italic;">Ouran High School Host Club</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Revolutionary Girl Utena</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Rose of Versailles</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">They Were Eleven</span>.</p>
<p>I have no idea what’s going on for next episode, but I <i>can</i> say that Mitchy has been playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Assassin’s Creed 2</span> and I plan to do the same very soon, and we are both itching to talk about <span style="font-style: italic;">Sword of the Stranger</span>. We’ll see what happens… next time on <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball Z</span></span> the Ani-Gamers Podcast!</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<p>(Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes)</p>
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<p>[0:00:00] Intro: Dave from <a href="http://colonydrop.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colony Drop</a>, recorded at the New York Anime Festival 2009</span></p>
<p>[0:00:04] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:18] Evan introduces the Reverse Thieves, laments Mitchy’s absence, and promotes his Twitter lists, which include one for FANTASTIC PEOPLE and another for dangers to anime fandom. (Yes that means mo fans.)</p>
<p>[0:02:48] <b>What’cha Been Doing?</b> Al and Kate are watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Kimi ni Todoke</span> and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box</span>. Evan watched <span style="font-style: italic;">Baccano!</span></p>
<p>[0:16:42] <b>Break:</b> “Sakura Kiss” Chieko Kawabe (<span style="font-style: italic;">Ouran High School Host Club</span> opener)</p>
<p>[0:17:15] <b>Discussion:</b> To begin the conversation about shjo anime that appeals to male viewers, our hosts go over some basic definitions of shjo and its related anime and manga demographics. (Short version: It means comics and cartoons for girls.)</p>
<p>[0:20:33] The first anime up for discussion is <span style="font-style: italic;">Ouran High School Host Club</span>. It’s got a cross-dressing girl, a team of pretty boys, and a biting self-deprecating wit.</p>
<p>[0:28:37] Next we move backwards in time to the classic <span style="font-style: italic;">Revolutionary Girl Utena</span>, a story about a cross-dressing girl, an academy for princes, and incest.</p>
<p>[0:37:01] Then there’s one of the most prominent influences on <span style="font-style: italic;">Utena</span>, the 1979 shjo epic <span style="font-style: italic;">Rose of Versailles</span>. This anime features a cross-dressing girl (noticing a trend?), the French Revolution, and a sword fight atop a burning church.</p>
<p>[0:46:49] Finally we hit up another anime based on a manga by a member of the “Showa 24 Group,” a loose confederacy of female shjo artists born in or around the Japanese year Showa 24 (1949). This one is the anime film <span style="font-style: italic;">They Were Eleven</span>, with highlights that include a green scaly dude, a super-secret plot twist, and SPAAAACE ACADEMY. (No there is no cross-dressing girl in this one… or is there? We may never know.)</p>
<p>[NOTE] The Reverse Thieves did not have time during the show to mention these other great shjo series from their list of potential topics: <span style="font-style: italic;">Fruits Basket</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Glass Mask</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Honey and Clover</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Kare Kano</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">NANA</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Princess Nine</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Story of Saiunkoku</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">X</span>.</p>
<p>[1:01:27] We’re done! It’s time for pimping things, like the Reverse Thieves’ Otaku Diaries or Secret Santa projects, or Ani-Gamers’ Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Diaries column. Also the typical promotional stuff is in there.</p>
<p>[1:11:48] Ending Song: “WORLD END (Instrumental)” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span> second opener)</p>
<p>[1:12:07] Back for another go, the Reverse Thieves (or at least half of them) attempt another Beatles cover performance. The attempt is partially successful.</p>
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AGP#022 – There Is a Fly on the Microphone
<p><a title="Gegege no Kitaro, an anime about Japanese spirits called ykai" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SvOicauWBaI/AAAAAAAAA10/uieaTb0-mqM/s800/gegege_no_kitaro.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400838987241096610" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SvOicauWBaI/AAAAAAAAA10/uieaTb0-mqM/s320/gegege_no_kitaro.jpg" alt="Gegege no Kitaro, an anime about Japanese spirits called ykai" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erin and Noah</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> New York Anime Festival 2009</p>
<p>Recorded live from the 2009 New York Anime Festival, this episode features none other than the fearsome anime podcasting couple, Erin and Noah of the <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a>! We talk about what we did at the convention and delve into some totally off-topic conversations that may or may not be completely enthralling. You decide!</p>
<p>Next episode will feature Al and Kate from the <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a> blog as we tackle shjo anime that appeal to male viewers. It’s already recorded, and I can guarantee that it’s going to be a pretty fun show.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: <a href="http://mistakesofyouth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wildarmshero, also known as “wah,”</a> recorded at the New York Anime Festival 2009[0:00:11] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:30] Right off the bat we get into the NYAF09 discussion, despite our full mouths due to delicious sandwiches, granola bars, and yogurt. (For more on Erin and Noah, check out their <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> and read Erin on <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime News Network</a>, where she has recently taken over Bamboo Dong’s “Shelf Life” column.)</p>
<p>[0:01:22] Noah talks about the ykai panel he attended, and he and Erin explain what ykai are.</p>
<p>[0:03:40] Erin ties in the news and announcements from the con with a discussion of the Del Rey manga Ykaiden.</p>
<p>[0:05:55] More generally, Evan moves us along to the various industry panels and the relative dearth of manga industry representation.</p>
<p>[0:08:56] And OF COURSE, we talk about Tomino-Con as well.</p>
<p>[0:13:40] More license announcements (and definitions of gothic styles of theatre).</p>
<p>[0:15:20] The CPM Retrospective was really fun, especially since they were able to be very candid about the titles that they put out (since the company is now out of business).</p>
<p>[0:19:00] FUNimation announcements (<span style="font-style: italic;">Afro Samurai</span> Emmy, <span style="font-style: italic;">Initial D</span> rerelease, <span style="font-style: italic;">Blassreiter</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonaut</span> licenses).</p>
<p>[0:21:26] Evan saw Cencoroll, but Erin and Noah didn’t. We do our best to discuss it anyway.</p>
<p>[0:26:12] We get kicked out of the dining area before we’re even a half-hour in, forcing us to end the recording! And then there’s just some basic podcast information before the end of the show.</p>
<p>[0:27:17] Ending Song: “WORLD END (Instrumental)” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span>second opener)</p>
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AGP#021 – The ANN Preview Guide
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<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zac Bertschy</a>, <a href="http://anime3000.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean Russell</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> The Anime News Network’s editorial choice to cover fansubbed anime in their Fall Preview Guide</p>
<p>To wash down our long discussion of digital distribution last episode, this time we’ve got an interview with Zac Bertschy, Executive Editor at the <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime News Network</a>, about a related topic: fansubs. Specifically, my questions revolved around ANN’s choice to cover anime that has not been licensed or legally released in America in their Preview Guide a decision which necessitates the use by ANN’s paid writers of illegally distributed fansubs. Sean Russell of <a href="http://anime3000.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime 3000</a> kindly recorded the discussion and contributed some of his own thoughts as well. If you’ve got an opinion on the issue, don’t be afraid to let us know in the comments section or <a href="mailto:evanm@anigamers.com">through email</a>.</p>
<p>Next episode I’ll probably post something that I recorded at New York Anime Festival: either the Yoshiyuki Tomino Question & Answer session or a brief podcast episode with Erin and Noah of the <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a>.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 33 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: <a href="http://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carl</a> is a horrible, horrible person who will never find love in this world.[0:00:10] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:25] I apologize to regular listeners for the kinda long introduction stuff here. You gotta do what you gotta do!</p>
<p>[0:02:24] <strong>Discussion:</strong> Evan and Sean question Zac about the Anime News Network Preview Guide. Zac begins with his own description of how the guide got started, but quickly the discussion turns toward a consideration of what ANN and other anime outlets need to do to both accurately cover issues related to fandom and support legal methods of distribution. Some believe that news organizations need to report on content regardless of the illegality involved in attaining it, while others believe that, in order to remain a credible source, these organizations should completely shun illegal modes of distribution like fansubs. What do you think?</p>
<p>[0:32:39] Ending Song: “WORLD END (Instrumental)” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span>second opener)</p>
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AGP#020 – Baki The Grappler/Manabi Straight Fanfics
<p><center><a title="Baki the Grappler meets Manabi Straight! in the Most Dangerous fanfiction." href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/Ssiw5dSORcI/AAAAAAAAAyo/AXG7o3RE-cI/s800/AGP020_Baki_Manabi.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388751455308891586" style="margin: 0 0 10px 0px; cursor: hand; width: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/Ssiw5dSORcI/AAAAAAAAAyo/AXG7o3RE-cI/s320/AGP020_Baki_Manabi.jpg" alt="Baki the Grappler meets Manabi Straight! in the Most Dangerous fanfiction." border="0" /></a></center><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer</a>, and <a href="http://thegamingdungeon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patz</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> Digital Distribution</p>
<p><strong>[This episode is NOT censored for swear words or sexual references. Listen at your own risk.]</strong></p>
<p>We’re back after another whole month between episodes, this time with a big, fat discussion of digital distribution (in terms of both anime and games), featuring none other than <a href="http://thegamingdungeon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Gaming Dungeon</a>‘s very own Patz! Mitchy is along for the ride too, discussing his love affair with Steam and his burning hatred of moe shows. This show is a little longer than usual, and my track had some volume balancing trouble, so I apologize for that.</p>
<p>Anyway, next episode should actually be out very, very soon, since it’s a quick discussion between the <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime News Network</a>‘s Zac Bertschy, <a href="http://anime3000.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime 3000</a>‘s Sean Russell, and me about fansub reviewing policies that needs to be up on the Internet while it’s still relevant to the debate. Look out for that within the next week or so.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: <a href="http://animeworldorder.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daryl Surat</a> warns everybody about the 18+ content in this episode…OR DOES HE?!![0:00:11] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:28] Patz introduces himself, then Mitchy is crowned king of the Internet. Not much beyond introductions here.</p>
<p>[0:01:19] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Evan’s watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Manabi Straight!</span> and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2</span> (Wii), Mitchy’s playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story</span> (DS) and <span style="font-style: italic;">DiRT2</span> (360/PS3), and Patz is watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Shin Mazinger Shougeki Z-Hen</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Baki the Grappler</span> and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Onimusha</span> (PS2).</p>
<p>[0:27:49] Promo: <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza</a></p>
<p>[0:28:31] <strong>Discussion:</strong> We rant for around 40 minutes about digital distribution, focusing on five central issues: Convenience, Affect on Sales, Ownership, Curbing Piracy, and Environmental Consciousness. Evan brings up each one in order and asks Mitchy and Patz where they stand on each specific issue.</p>
<p>[1:05:18] Promo: <a href="http://daveandjoel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave and Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman</a></p>
<p>[1:06:19] The episode is over. At this point you are instructed to visit <a href="http://thegamingdungeon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Gaming Dungeon</a> and go <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">review the Ani-Gamers Podcast on iTunes</a>. See you next time!</p>
<p>[1:10:54] Ending Song: “WORLD END (Instrumental)” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span>second opener)</p>
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AGP#019 – Otakon Guests Press Conference
<p><a title="Left to right: Yukio Kikukawa, Masao Maruyama, translator, Noboru Ishiguro, Hidenori Matsubara" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3752654537_b039d1b01b_o.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3752654537_b039d1b01b_o.jpg" alt="Left to right: Yukio Kikukawa, Masao Maruyama, translator, Noboru Ishiguro, Hidenori Matsubara" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Folks who listened to our last podcast episode will know that Ani-Gamers was unfortunately not approved for any interviews at Otakon 2009. So, to make up for this situation, Evan attended a group press conference held by Otakon Press Ops, with guests Noboru Ishiguro, Masao Maruyama, Yukio Kikukawa, and Hidenori Matsubara. The “press conference” part means that, unlike an interview, this meeting entailed a variety of news outlets taking turns asking questions of the guests. Keep an ear out for Evan at the press conference, and enjoy the show!</p>
<p>Show notes (including summaries of each guest’s body of work) and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Voice actor Kyle Hebert (recorded at AnimeNEXT 2009)[0:00:08] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:21] Evan provides some background info about the recording for listeners, including brief descriptions of the careers of each guest at the press conference, who are Noboru Ishiguro (director: <span style="font-style: italic;">Space Battleship Yamato</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Macross</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Legend of the Galactic Heroes</span>), Masao Maruyama (founder/producer at Madhouse), Yukio Kikukawa (producer: <span style="font-style: italic;">Legend of the Galactic Heroes</span>), Hidenori Matsubara (character designer: <span style="font-style: italic;">Ah! My Goddess</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Gankustuou</span>; animation director: <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebuild of Evangelion</span>).</p>
<p>[0:03:45] The press conference proper gets started with a question from <a href="http://animeworldorder.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime World Order</a>‘s Gerald, and the rest of the folks in the audience quickly launch into questions of their own. The conference topics range from very specific (Ishiguro’s reasons for naming a city in <span style="font-style: italic;">Orguss</span> “Atlanta”) to very general (the difficulties in creating an anime studio). Other than the previously-mentioned AWO, the outlets present at the press conference included the <a href="http://anime.advancedmn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Advanced Media Network</a>, <a href="http://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ogiue Maniax</a>, and the <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>.</p>
<p>[1:00:36] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span> second opener)</p>
<p>[1:01:15] Outro: This was the funny stuff that happened directly before we started the press conference, when we actually asked questions of the translator. Highlight: Carl (Ogiue Maniax) asks about “translation influences.”</p>
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AGP#018 – The Mega-Podcast
<p><a title="The Megabus service helped to make our entire Otakon trip Mega." href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SoCrFX00zMI/AAAAAAAAAvg/3kuIuCu-tgE/s800/megabus.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368478864608906434" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SoCrFX00zMI/AAAAAAAAAvg/3kuIuCu-tgE/s320/megabus.jpg" alt="The Megabus service helped to make our entire Otakon trip Mega" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain (Hisui), Kate (Narutaki), Carol (Kohaku)</a>, and <a href="http://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carl</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> Otakon 2009</p>
<p>At long last the Ani-Gamers Podcast has woken from its Otakon-induced slumber. Today we’ve got a mega-podcast (four co-hosts is pretty mega!) that was supposed to be recorded while we were mega-riding the Megabus charter bus service. But since there were so many normal people on the bus, we couldn’t record it, and our intrepid bloggers have come together using the power of Skype to send this Otakon 2009 convention report into the great beyond that is the Internet.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Skype is a fickle friend, so we faced off with such problems as echoes and inexplicable audio dropout. The resulting podcast might not sound as great audio-wise as most of our other episodes, but believe me, it took a lot of work to edit it to a point at which it would actually be listenable. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it!</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Voice actor Michele Knotz (recorded at AnimeNEXT 2009)[0:00:05] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:19] We’ve got a lot of people on the podcast today! So many that Skype can’t handle the power, and it shuts us out of our conversation again and again. Curse you!</p>
<p>[0:01:46] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Kate has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Eureka Seven</span>, Carol has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Kyo Kara Maoh!</span>, Alain has been playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Umineko</span>, Carl has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Pretty Cure All Stars DX</span>, and Evan has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi</span>.</p>
<p>[0:08:40] Break: “Watashi no Kare wa Pilot (My Boyfriend Is A Pilot)” by Mari Iijima (from <span style="font-style: italic;">Super Dimension Fortress Macross</span>) I swear that this is appropriate, because, y’know, Ishiguro directed Macross! Also it was the only Macross song I had on my harddrive at the time. I swear!</p>
<p>[0:09:33] <strong>Discussion:</strong> Otakon 2009 was awesome. However, there <em>were</em> some problems, such as Daryl Surat being shut down for showing Apocalypse Zero and us getting NO INTERVIEWS AT ALL. Highlights include: Yutaka Yamamoto is a classy guy, the Space Battleship Yamato blowing up the Starship Enterprise, and morse code podcasts. For more information about the guests we saw and the panels we attended, check out the <a href="http://www.otakon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official Otakon website</a> or read Ani-Gamers’ <a href="../../search/label/Otakon%2009">continuing coverage of the convention</a>. And finally, that picture of Noboru Ishiguro that I kept talking about is attached to <a href="../../2009/07/otakon-09-cure-for-ignorance-is.html">this post</a>.</p>
<p>[1:04:10] We chatter for way too long as we try to plug everybody’s blogs and say goodbye. Don’t listen to this part. Doctors believe that it actually makes you stupider. (And please do visit the <a href="http://reversethieves.com/">Reverse Thieves</a> and <a href="http://ogiuemaniax.wordpress.com/">Ogiue Maniax</a>)</p>
<p>[1:09:37] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span> second opener)</p>
<p>[1:09:52] Outro: I’ve discovered your true identity, Reverse Thieves! By night you fight crime as anime bloggers, but by day, you’re really… A BEATLES COVER BAND!</p>
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Bonus - Otakon Or Bust!
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<p>For the first time in our blog’s history, Ani-Gamers will be sending representatives to Otakon, the largest fan-run anime convention in the United States, which is being held this year from July 17 through the 19th in its traditional location at the Baltimore Convention Center. There to report on the goings-on at the con will be staff writer and columnist Ink as well as yours truly. And let’s not forget Mr. Karl Custer, who will be performing his hugely popular otaku comedy act on Saturday.</p>
<p>Karl and I recently recorded this brief bonus episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast in which, with minimal editing, we discuss our plans for Otakon. Listen if you daaaaare!</p>
<p>Oh yes, and contrary to common belief, we don’t usually bite, so it’s perfectly acceptable to come up to us and say “hi” at Otakon if you like our blog or podcast. (I know, I know, such a thing is rare at best.) After the break we’ve listed a tentative schedule of where you can find us during the weekend-long convention, so if you’re at a panel and you see one of us, come on by and chat. We’d love to get to know some of our readers. (I look <a title="This is the terrifying face of Evan Minto (also your nightmares)" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/Sl0dpcI50DI/AAAAAAAAAto/Jz6a-nqSXOM/s800/DSCN5951.jpg" rel="lightbox">like this</a>, and Karl’s picture is all over <a href="http://uncleyo.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his site</a>. Ink’s identity is a secret to everybody)</p>
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<p>The following schedules are obviously subject to change. Expect writeups of a handful of these panels from our intrepid reporters.</p>
<p><strong>Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto</strong></p>
<p>FRIDAY<br />
10:00-11:00a Know Your Creators<br />
12:45-1:45p Anime Recruitment<br />
1:15-2:15p Let’s Talk Animation with For Tax Reasons<br />
4:30-5:30p Evangelion<br />
7:00-8:00p I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This<br />
9:00-10:00p Bandai Entertainment</p>
<p>SATURDAY<br />
10:00-11:00a FUNimation<br />
12:45-1:45p Anime’s Craziest Deaths<br />
2:15-3:15p From Kenshiro to Kenshin: The Neo-Shonen Revolution<br />
7:00-8:00p Review Anime the Right Way<br />
9:30-10:30p Dubs that Time Forgot<br />
12:30a-1:30p The “Guess the Melons” Game</p>
<p>SUNDAY<br />
10:00-11:00a FUNimation TBA<br />
10:15-11:15a Without Watching the Anime: Opening & Ending Themes<br />
11:30a-12:30p The Art of Translation</p>
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<p><strong>Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer</strong></p>
<p>FRIDAY<br />
9:00-10:00a No Means No, Defense against Fanboys and Fangirls</p>
<p>SATURDAY<br />
9:00-10:00a Surviving a Mecha Attack<br />
10:15-11:15a Uncle Yo: Otaku Stand-Up Comedy</p>
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<p><strong>Ink</strong></p>
<p>FRIDAY<br />
9:00-10:00a No Means No, Defense Against Fanboys & Fangirls<br />
10:00-11:00a Manga, Literacy, and Children<br />
12:30-2:00p Madhouse Panel<br />
2:00-4:00p Aniplex Panel<br />
5:45-6:45p Whose Line is it Anime<br />
7:00-8:00p I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This!<br />
9:45-10:45p Live-Action Whack-a-Catgirl</p>
<p>SATURDAY<br />
9:00-10:00a Anime, Lost in Translation<br />
10:00-11:00a Funimation Panel<br />
12:45-1:45p Anime’s Craziest Deaths<br />
2:00-3:00p From Kenshiro to Kenshin: The Neo-Shonen Revolution<br />
3:00-4:00p Funimation Sneak Peeks<br />
4:15-5:15p Cover Your Bases<br />
11:00p-1:30a Saturday Night Fan Parodies</p>
<p>SUNDAY<br />
10:00-11:00a Funimation Panel<br />
10:15-11:15a Anime Evolves</p>
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AGP#017 – Tokyo Godfathers
<p><a title="Tokyo Godfathers movie poster" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SlOqfxIDMzI/AAAAAAAAAtA/M4_VlvqxYoU/s800/AGP017_tokyo_godfathers.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355811844613419826" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SlOqfxIDMzI/AAAAAAAAAtA/M4_VlvqxYoU/s320/AGP017_tokyo_godfathers.jpg" alt="Tokyo Godfathers movie poster" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell Dyer</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <em>Tokyo Godfathers</em> (2003)</p>
<p>This time we’re talking about a movie from Evan’s favorite anime director: Satoshi Kon (<span style="font-style: italic;">Paprika</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Paranoia Agent</span>). The review portion is sort of short compared to the What’cha Been Doing? segment, which is probably because Evan had to rush to go see Star Trek at the end of the episode.</p>
<p>Our plans for next episode are not yet solidified, but the goal is to record a whole slew of new episodes at Otakon later this month, and to record a <span style="font-style: italic;">Cowboy Bebop</span> episode featuring Evan, Mitchy, and Karl once the former actually finishes watching the show. Till next time, so long, dear listeners!</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 49 minutes)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Voice actor Bill Rogers (recorded at Castle Point Anime Convention 2009)[0:00:04] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:19] Introductions happen. They are brief. Like this summary.</p>
<p>[0:01:11] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Evan has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Cowboy Bebop</span>, reading <span style="font-style: italic;">The First President of Japan</span>, and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Fallout 3</span>. Also he has NOT been reading the yaoi doujinshi that his uncle accidentally bought him. Mitchy has been playing <span style="font-style: italic;">BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">BloodBowl</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Battlefield: Heroes</span>.</p>
<p>[0:22:45] Break: Title music for <span style="font-style: italic;">Tokyo Godfathers</span></p>
<p>[0:23:46] <strong>Discussion:</strong> Mitchy and Evan gush over Tokyo Godfathers for twenty minutes. Highlights of this segment include: a homeless Japanese drag queen, right turns, and Christmas MIRACLES! <3333333</p>
<p>[0:42:54] Promo: <a href="http://anime3000.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime3000 Panel</a></p>
<p>[0:44:02] <strong>Links of the Day:</strong> Mitchy can’t stop laughing at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/agpwow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this kid who goes crazy</a> when his mom cancels his WoW account, and Evan is promoting <a href="http://tinyurl.com/agp017evan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a mini-protest</a> against gender-stereotypes in comics fandom.</p>
<p>[0:47:16] That’s a wrap!</p>
<p>[0:48:42] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span> second opener)</p>
<p>[0:49:00] Outro: Mitchy is Japanese Retarded.</p>
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AGP#016 – Pinoko Is A Creepy Stalker
<p><a title="The central cast of Black Jack (shown here in anime form)" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SiSOCy4yFUI/AAAAAAAAArQ/f7cczYZmlMk/s800/AGP016_BlackJack.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342551236639069506" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SiSOCy4yFUI/AAAAAAAAArQ/f7cczYZmlMk/s320/AGP016_BlackJack.jpg" alt="The central cast of Black Jack" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell Dyer</a>, <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elliot Page</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <em>Black Jack</em> (Manga: JP-1970, NA-2008)</p>
<p>In this episode, Mitchy reappears to talk about Osamu Tezuka’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Jack</span> manga, which we’ve wanted to review since last fall when it began its English language publication courtesy of Vertical, Inc. Our second guest, Elliot from <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza</a>, was invited onto the podcast between the first segment and the review, so he joins us for the remainder of the episode.</p>
<p>This episode was recorded the weekend after the last episode was released, which seems like a fairly reasonable schedule for the podcast going into the future. Maybe we’ll end up doing that.</p>
<p>Or maybe I’ll just end up not having enough time and the episodes will come out weeks late like usual. Which would be terrible. So, look forward to an attempt at a regular, every-other-week schedule from now on, but don’t be surprised if we have to skip a week sometimes.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 53 minutes, 58 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Time to sync up our claps![0:00:09] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:25] Evan begins the show by shamelessly pimping his appearances on the Anime3000 Panel. He was on both parts of the Gaming episode: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/patroh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.anime3000.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=177:s01e07b&catid=34:games&Itemid=103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">part 2</a>.</p>
<p>[0:01:30] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Evan has been watching the 1980 <span style="font-style: italic;">Astro Boy</span> anime remake, reading volume 3 of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Astro Boy</span> manga in preparation for reading Naoki Urasawa’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Pluto</span>, and playing more <span style="font-style: italic;">Far Cry 2</span>. Mitchy has been playing <span style="font-style: italic;">UFC Undisputed</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Red Faction: Guerrilla</span>.</p>
<p>[0:14:16] Promo: <a href="http://thebigbaldbroadcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Big Bald Broadcast</a></p>
<p>[0:15:35] <strong>Discussion:</strong> Elliot of Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza podcast makes a surprise appearance, and joins Evan and Mitchy for their Black Jack volume 1 review. But since he has read into the later volumes, Elliot provides some much-needed temperance to some of the generalizations (and Pinoko-hating) that come up. Highlights of this segment include: Having sex with 12-year-old elves, operating on a self-aware computer, and a child constructed out of jumbled human organs. One of those things doesn’t happen in Black Jack. We’ll let you be the judge of which one.</p>
<p>[0:42:41] Break: SushiTV pilot</p>
<p>[0:43:23] <strong>Links of the Day:</strong> Elliot stays on for this segment, where Evan begins with the <a href="http://agp016evan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pilot for the failed anime TV block SushiTV</a> (provided to the Internet by Justin Sevakis). Then Mitchy suggests a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/px4m9s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wired article about Catan</a>. And finally, Elliot has <a href="http://tinyurl.com/catan16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the announcement of, and video footage from</a>, the new Team ICO project, dubbed “Trico.” An argument between Mitchy and Evan about <span style="font-style: italic;">Shadow of the Colossus</span> ensues. They once recorded a similar argument about the game that never made it to the podcast due to technical problems.</p>
<p>[0:48:54] Mitchy was <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/2009/04/06/one-paragraph-reviews/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing one-paragraph reviews</a> last month over at DownWriteFierce, and Luke and Elliot have been talking about silly things like <a href="http://www.lukeandelliot.com/?p=177" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Angels and Demons</span></a> and <a href="http://www.lukeandelliot.com/?p=165" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek</span></a> over at their podcast. Here at Ani-Gamers, Ink is continuing his column, <a href="../../search/label/Brotherhood%20Diaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fullmetal Alchemist</span>: The Brotherhood Diaries</a>.</p>
<p>[0:52:05] This ending is SO GAY. And we’re all good with that.</p>
<p>[0:53:30] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span> second opener)</p>
<p>[0:53:46] Outro: Protip – It’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span>Evan’s fault.</p>
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AGP#015 – The Weak Lose and the Strong Survive
<p><a title="Ryu in Street Fighter IV" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/ShNvZfDmOeI/AAAAAAAAAqY/5nLx3vor41o/s800/AGP_SFIV.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337732466988169698" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/ShNvZfDmOeI/AAAAAAAAAqY/5nLx3vor41o/s320/AGP_SFIV.jpg" alt="Ryu in Street Fighter IV" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, <a href="http://thebigbaldbroadcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Hebert</a><br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <em>Street Fighter IV</em> (2009)</p>
<p>As promised, this episode features a special guest appearance from anime/game voice actor and podcaster Kyle Hebert (of <a href="http://thebigbaldbroadcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Big Bald Broadcast</a>), as he joins Evan to discuss the always fun and often frustrating <span style="font-style: italic;">Street Fighter IV</span>, a game which Kyle starred in as Ryu.</p>
<p>I fully recognize that our release schedule is totally screwed up, and I am currently looking at a better way to deal with that. A monthly or once-every-two-weeks schedule might be in our future, though the latter might result in slightly shorter episodes. If you’ve got a preference for the release schedule and/or show format of future episodes, do let us know by <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">emailing us</a>.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 42 minutes, 22 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Ken Levine, 2K Boston’s creative genius behind the hit game <span style="font-style: italic;">Bioshock</span>. (Goddammit Garageband, why can’t you get those stupid volume levels right?!)[0:00:05] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:20] Kyle’s on the show with us, and he introduces his voice acting career to those who are unfamiliar. Then Evan touches on the Schoolgirl Milky Crisis <a href="../../2009/05/winning-entries-for-our-schoolgirl.html">contest winners</a>.</p>
<p>[0:02:36] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Evan has been reading the 1949 Osamu Tezuka manga <span style="font-style: italic;">Metropolis</span> (it’s not from the 1950s, as he mistakenly claims in the episode) and watching the 2001 anime film based on the same. Kyle has been watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Death Note</span> and playing some <span style="font-style: italic;">Left 4 Dead</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Halo 3</span>.</p>
<p>[0:11:00] Break: “The Next Door – Indestructible” by EXILE (<span style="font-style: italic;">Street Fighter IV</span> title song)</p>
<p>[0:11:50] <strong>Discussion:</strong> Kyle and Evan talk about what they love (and hate) about <span style="font-style: italic;">Street Fighter IV</span>. They don’t just talk about the game itself, but Kyle’s role in voicing Ryu as well. Highlights of this segment include: slide kicks, the terrible secrets of voice acting, and SETH IS A BITCH.</p>
<p>[0:30:28] Promo: <a href="http://fightbait.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fightbait Anime/Gaming Podcast</a></p>
<p>[0:31:30] <strong>Links of the Day:</strong> Kyle starts off with a video about how silly William Shatner is, with all of his mispronunciations of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/o7merz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">simple words like “sabotage.”</a> Then Evan makes things uncomfortable with news about a Japanese man’s record-breaking… masturbation session? <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ozdzov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judge for yourself</a>.</p>
<p>[0:36:44] Kyle plugs <a href="http://thebigbaldbroadcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Big Bald Broadcast</a> and <a href="http://kylehebert.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KyleHebert.com</a>, and Evan promotes Ink’s new Ani-Gamers column, <a href="../../search/label/Brotherhood%20Diaries">The Brotherhood Diaries</a>.</p>
<p>[0:41:09] That’s a wrap!</p>
<p>[0:42:00] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code Geass R2</span>second opener)</p>
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AGP#014 – Offensive to Pretty Much Everyone
<p><a title="Kuniko Houjou from Shangri-La" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SfJIT6kjyxI/AAAAAAAAAn4/6TRgsmKqIHg/s800/shangrila.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328400816110029586" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SfJIT6kjyxI/AAAAAAAAAn4/6TRgsmKqIHg/s320/shangrila.jpg" alt="Kuniko Houjou from Shangri-La" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer<br />
<strong>Topics:</strong> <em>Natsu no Arashi</em> (2009), <em>Shikabane Hime: Kuro</em> (2009), <em>Ristorante Paradiso</em> (2009), <em>Shangri-La</em> (2009)</p>
<p>The formidable Uncle Yo makes his triumphant return to the podcast to help with our Spring 2009 Anime Season preview (and to insult Russians, theatre-goers, pink-haired people, and pretty much everybody else). We’ve got four different anime up for discussion, as well as our usual “What’cha Been Doing?” and “Link of the Day” segments.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, Evan mentions in this episode that we have a contest going on. If you were unclear on how the rules work, go ahead and read up on them in the show notes, or send us an email to clarify.</p>
<p>And as a final note: Our next episode will most likely feature the awesome voice actor/podcaster Kyle Hebert as a guest-host. That is, as long as Evan can find a chance to play <em>Street Fighter IV</em>, the topic of our upcoming discussion. Look forward to it.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 55 minutes, 19 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Stephen Totilo, <a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MTV Multiplayer</a> blogger, who resigns from that post as of…today! This makes us sad.[0:00:06] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:18] Hey hey, welcome to the show. We do some con talk at the beginning. Karl’s been performing at <a href="http://www.animewasabi.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animeland Wasabi</a> (Denver) and <a href="http://www.tekkoshocon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tekkoshocon</a> (Pittsburgh), while Evan just ran a panel at <a href="http://www.stevens.edu/anime/cpac/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Castle Point Anime Convention</a> in Hoboken. Watch the second half of the panel <a href="http://jerseycowboy.blip.tv/file/1986186/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>! Evan also pimps two podcasts. One is Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza (link below), since we got a nice email from the titular Elliot, who listens to our show. The other one is the Anime 3000 Panel, where Evan <a href="http://anime3000.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guest-hosted on the season opener</a>.</p>
<p>[0:06:16] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Karl’s watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Shikabane Hime: Aka</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">White Album</span>, and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span>. Evan’s watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Cyber City Oedo 808</span>, reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Schoolgirl Milky Crisis</span> (which you can win a copy of in our contest!), and playing a bunch of stuff that he already talked about in previous episodes.</p>
<p>[0:11:33] Break: “Kimi Shinitam Koto Nakare” by May’n (<span style="font-style: italic;">Shangri-La</span> opener)</p>
<p>[0:12:23] <strong>Discussion: <span style="font-style: italic;">Spring 2009 Anime Season</span></strong>. We talk about four different 2009 spring season anime: <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/NATSU_NO_ARASHI" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Natsu no Arashi</span></a>, <a href="http://www.hulu.com/shikabane-hime?c=Animation-and-Cartoons/Anime" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shikabane Hime: Kuro</span></a> (yeah, it’s not technically the spring season, but just roll with it), <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Ristorante_Paradiso" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ristorante Paradiso</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/SHANGRI-LA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Shangri-La</span></a>. Highlights of this segment include: strawberry bombs, zombie kisses, and a giant tank-cutting boomerang.</p>
<p>[0:47:57] Promo: <a href="http://lukeandelliot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza</a></p>
<p>[0:48:20] <strong>Links of the Day:</strong> Karl proclaims his love for humor site Cracked.com, and links to a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/agp014karl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fake script by Michael Bay for <span style="font-style: italic;">Transformers 2</span></a>. There may or may not be transforming boobs in the script. Evan can’t get over how funny <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m64cosplay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this Mega64 “Cosplayers” video</a> is. “Wheeled Beast Cosplays!!”</p>
<p>[0:52:56] That’s it! Show’s over, buddy! Review us on iTunes. Enter our contest! (Oh right, should probably mention the rules right now) <strong>“Schoolgirl Milky Crisis” is a made-up anime title that Jonathan Clements uses throughout his essays. Pretend that it’s a real anime, and write up a brief plot summary (it can be one sentence if you want) describing what its about. Send it either in audio or text form (<a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">via email</a>). And make it funny, because we’re grading on how funny it is. Got it, punk?!</strong></p>
<p>[0:54:46] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p>[0:55:07] Outro: Boobs. No, seriously.</p>
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AGP#013 – The Professional
<p><a title="Golgo prepares for a shot (which he certainly will not miss)" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/Sc9ghSIXJAI/AAAAAAAAAmY/ecfNLi6P01I/s400/AGP013_G13.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318575809866703874" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/Sc9ghSIXJAI/AAAAAAAAAmY/ecfNLi6P01I/s320/AGP013_G13.jpg" alt="The Professional: Golgo 13" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer<br />
<strong>Topic:</strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Professional: Golgo 13</span> (1983)</p>
<p>We went well over an hour in this, one of our longest recent episodes. Maybe that’s because Mitchy’s back, and he and Evan can’t help but talk for an hour about awesome things like Golgo 13 and, um, Golgo 13. This episode’s got “What’cha Been Doing?,” a review of the 1983 anime film <span style="font-style: italic;">The Professional: Golgo 13</span>, and some Links of the Day at the end. What more could you ask for? Maybe a special secret message at the end of the episode. Oh ho ho, but I’ve already said too much.</p>
<p>Oh, and it’s a little late to tell everybody, but Evan is going to host/already hosted a panel about blogging and podcasting at Castle Point Anime Convention in Hoboken. If you’re going/were there, make sure that you say/said hi. Goddamn, now I’m really confused.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes, 9 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: N’Gai Croal, (former) Newsweek games writer and <a href="http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Level Up</a> blogger.[0:00:08] Mitchy and Evan discuss the relative value of our respective systems of measurements. Because we know that anime and game fans are soooo into this kind of stuff.</p>
<p>[0:00:55] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:01:11] We open, then Evan does the whole “other podcast” thing. He was a guest on the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/gdap02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaming Dungeon Anime Podcast</a>, and <a href="http://tinyurl.com/awo76b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime World Order</a> graciously played our promo. Then Mitchy talks up his new(ish) blog, <a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DownWriteFierce</a>.</p>
<p>[0:03:04] Rorschach’s journal, October 12, 1983. Dog carcass in alley this morning. Tire tread on burst stomach. Mitchy and Evan talked about <span style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen</span>. They thought it was a good adaptation. Boring for “normal” people. Soundtrack sucked. No mention of blue penis.</p>
<p>[0:08:05] <strong>What’cha Been Doing?</strong> Mitchy’s reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Jack</span>, watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Shin Angyo Oshi</span>, and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">X-Blades</span>. Evan’s playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Fable II</span>, watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad</span>, and reading <span style="font-style: italic;">With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child</span>. Finally, Evan pimps his <a href="../../2009/03/review-5-centimeters-per-second-sub.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">5 Centimeters Per Second</span> review</a>.</p>
<p>[0:26:40] Break: “Pray For You” (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Professional: Golgo 13</span> opener)</p>
<p>[0:27:16] <strong>Review: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Professional – Golgo 13</span></strong>. For most of this review, we just summarize the plot, and tell everybody how awesome Golgo is. At the end, we talk about how Akio Sugino (animation director) likes shiny things, but our serious discussion of this movie can only last for so long. Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yky4vIcq2vk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">psychedelic car chase</a> (via YouTube) that Evan talks about. Highlights of this section include: Golgo 13 has sex with everyone, impromptu church demolition, and Silver’s improbable grenade “incident.”</p>
<p>[1:04:16] Break: Commander Bragan tries to catch Golgo 13 (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Professional: Golgo 13</span>)</p>
<p>[1:04:56] <strong>Links of the Day:</strong> Mitchy lets everybody know about the <a href="http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Battlefield Heroes beta</a>, and Evan discusses the <a href="http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=317" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first anime convention ever – YamatoCon</a>.</p>
<p>[1:08:31] We’re done, so Evan does the whole outro schtick. <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=285582262">Give us five star reviews on iTunes</a>. Or you’re on Golgo 13’s list.</p>
<p>[1:09:39] Ending Song: “WORLD END Instrumental” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p>[1:10:01] SUPER SECRET PODCAST CONTEST!!1!one! Yeah, podcast listeners get a special contest just for them. (Don’t worry, there will be one on the blog too.) If you want to find out how to enter, how about you listen to the episode? But don’t skip to the end! That’s cheating, and you know what we do to cheaters…</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/gdap02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaming Dungeon Anime Podcast episode 2 (featuring Evan)</a><br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/awo76b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime World Order Show #76b (featuring our promo)</a><br />
<a href="http://downwritefierce.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DownWriteFierce</a><br />
<a href="http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Battlefield Heroes beta</a><br />
<a href="http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=317" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Conventions and Their Yamato Roots (StarBlazers.com)</a><br />
<a href="http://schoolgirlmilkycrisis.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schoolgirl Milky Crisis (official site)</a></p>
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AGP#012 – NYCC09 Blogger Roundtable
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<p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Brigid Alverson, Alain a.k.a. “Hisui,” Kate a.k.a. “Narutaki,” Scott VonSchilling, Greg<br />
<strong>Topics:</strong> New York Comic Con 2009</p>
<p>Recorded on the last day of the New York Comic Con, this episode has four other bloggers and Evan talking about our experience at the con, our favorite announcements and events, and our opinions on the state of the anime and manga industries. This was literally a blogger roundtable, as we were <span style="font-style: italic;">bloggers</span> sitting around a <span style="font-style: italic;">round table</span> in the press room. The guests include the folks from <a href="http://animealmanac.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Almanac</a>, <a href="http://mangablog.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MangaBlog</a>, and <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a>.</p>
<p>You might notice that Evan forgets to introduce himself at the beginning. For those who are new to the podcast and can’t figure it out on their own, he’s the EIC of the blog and the host of the podcast.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 45 minutes, 38 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro: Todd Howard, Executive Producer for <span style="font-style: italic;">Fallout 3</span>[0:00:05] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:21] Getting right into the action, we are recording a live show at the New York Comic Con! Introductions ensue: <a href="http://animealmanac.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott</a>, <a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alain, and Kate</a> and special non-credentialed guest Greg.</p>
<p>[0:01:24] “What are your opinions on the con?” It was packed, particularly on Sunday due to Joss Whedon’s presence. Alain talks about people cutting their fingers off in order to see Whedon. This did not actually occur, though it certainly would have been entertaining if it had.</p>
<p>[0:02:07] Brigid Alverson (from <a href="http://mangablog.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MangaBlog.net</a>) joins in on the fun, bringing her ungodly amount of manga expertise to the podcast.</p>
<p>[0:06:41] We were going to talk about everyone’s favorite announcement, but Scott is intent on industry discussion, so we get into that. He talks about the ICv2 Conference, which I unfortunately didn’t attend. Brigid brings up the awesome new licenses for the Viz Signature and VizKids lines. Yen Press’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Yostuba&!</span> license comes next, and we all fall head over heels in love with Yen. (Hey Scott, if you love them so much, why don’t you MARRY THEM?) Brigid loves CMX too. Also, Viz just licensed Rumiko Takahashi’s new manga, so we talk about that, and Alain predicts the plot synopsis.</p>
<p>[0:18:20] Scott moves us along to anime with a discussion of Bandai Entertainment’s new YouTube-based online distribution system. I bring up the quote, “single-volume DVD releases have gone the way of the dodo,” and we talk about the anime distribution model. (<a href="../../2009/02/nycc09-bandai-entertainment-funimation.html">Read more here</a>)</p>
<p>[0:21:01] We get to a little bit of general comics discussion as we consider the possibilities of comics being published first as webcomics and later as trade paperbacks. According to Art Spiegelman, people will never give up that experience of reading a comic on the printed page.</p>
<p>[0:28:20] I ask everybody about the non-industry events that they went to. Scott and Alain comment on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Yatterman</span> premiere, and how nobody was there to see Takashi Miike since the room was filled with squeeing Sho Sakurai fangirls. (<a href="http://www.colonydrop.com/index.php/2009/02/08/new-york-comic-con-yatterman?blog=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the complete and terrifying story from Dave on Colony Drop</a>)</p>
<p>[0:32:33] Brigid gets to talk about her panel, “NewsFlash! Teen Girls Read Manga.” Evan brings up the really interesting idea of flipping manga aimed at mainstream readers. There will be an article about this on Ani-Gamers in the future. Soon we get to talking about literature being adapted into manga. Then we complain about Del Rey’s new OEL manga featuring (as Kate called him) “Bishie Wolverine.” Evan makes Kate angry by mentioning a potential <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> manga.</p>
<p>[0:44:43] “Final thoughts?” It’s awesome. Crazy and hectic, but so worth it. That’s a wrap!</p>
<p>[0:44:58] Ending Song: “WORLD END” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p>[0:45:17] Outro: Brigid’s in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span> Zone!</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://animealmanac.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Almanac</a><br />
<a href="http://mangablog.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MangaBlog</a><br />
<a href="http://reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a><br />
<a href="http://www.colonydrop.com/index.php/2009/02/08/new-york-comic-con-yatterman?blog=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave’s Yatterman story (Colony Drop)</a></p>
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AGP#011b – Goodbye 2008! (part 2)
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SX4xVomRx2I/AAAAAAAAAhg/B7_5FZ2UbuI/s1600-h/AGP011b.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295724459579262818" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SX4xVomRx2I/AAAAAAAAAhg/B7_5FZ2UbuI/s320/AGP011b.jpg" alt="Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper / The Daughter of Twenty Faces" border="0" /></a> <strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Alain a.k.a. “Hisui,” Kate a.k.a. “Narutaki”<br />
<strong>Topics:</strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper</span> (Game-PSP), <span style="font-style: italic;">The Daughter of Twenty Faces</span> [or <em>Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief</em>] (Anime-Sub)</p>
<p>We’ve got a really short one this time, as the Ani-Gamers Podcast is invaded by Hisui and Narutaki (real names Alain and Kate) from the <a href="http://www.reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a> anime blog. These two are here to talk about some overlooked gems from 2008 – including the Capcom game (featuring Type Moon characters) <span style="font-style: italic;">Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper</span> and the BONES anime <span style="font-style: italic;">The Daughter of Twenty Faces</span>. Oh, and see that litle “part 2” in the title? That means that you should listen to podcast #011a, since this episode is sort of a continuation of that one. Sort of.</p>
<p>And before anybody asks: yes, Alain and Kate are talking about things that were not released in America, even though our Best of 2008 write-ups had that as a requirement. It’s fine – it’s not like we’re giving out any official awards here.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)[0:00:10] Pre-show thing, wherein Evan talks about how you can subscribe to us, where our blog is, and other things that you already know because you’re currently reading the blog. Also, he thanks Erin and Noah of the <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a> for playing our promo on their show. (and for posting <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SX5mCdJLzdI/AAAAAAAAAho/74oR2N5r7vM/s1600-h/Evan_Golgo13.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this awesome picture of him</a> from MangaNEXT)</p>
<p>[0:01:44] Introductions, introductions. Hisui (Alain) and Kate (Narutaki) introduce themselves, but never really manage to mention their online aliases. That’s why we have show notes. They explain how their blog is NOT about burning things in fire. This is a shameful thing for any blog.</p>
<p>[0:03:00] Musical Break: “Try Real!” by Yui Sakakibara (<span style="font-style: italic;">Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper</span> intro song)</p>
<p>[0:04:20] In this segment, Alain is simultaneously explaining why <span style="font-style: italic;">Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper</span> is awesome and trying in to pronounce its name. This game is based on the Type Moon franchises (i.e. H-GAMES), but it has cute little characters and silly storylines. Topics for this segment include Magical Sister Priestess Karin and vicious chibi violence.</p>
<p>[0:09:12] Musical Break: “Kasumi” by 369 miroku (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Daughter of Twenty Faces</span> opener)</p>
<p>[0:10:25] Now it’s Kate’s turn, and she’s talking about <span style="font-style: italic;">The Daughter of Twenty Faces</span>, which could also be called <span style="font-style: italic;">Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief</span> if you were the Anime News Network. It’s a mystery anime by BONES that centers around some girl and a thief who probably doesn’t have twenty faces, but people call him that anyway. Topics for this segment include every mystery cliche ever, Matsuda, and “The Detective Girls.”</p>
<p>[0:17:12] Ending Song: “WORLD END” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p>[0:17:44] Outro: <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Jack</span>? Yes, <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Jack</span>.</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a><br />
<a href="http://www.reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a></p>
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AGP#011a – Goodbye 2008! (part 1)
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SX4rM2cNKXI/AAAAAAAAAhY/N3kP6UcCN1A/s1600-h/AGP011a.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295717711606524274" style="float: right; margin: 0 0px 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SX4rM2cNKXI/AAAAAAAAAhY/N3kP6UcCN1A/s320/AGP011a.jpg" alt="Me and the Devil Blues" border="0" /></a> <strong>Hosts:</strong> Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer<br />
<strong>Topics:</strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3</span> (Game-PC/360), <span style="font-style: italic;">Me and the Devil Blues</span> (Manga), <span style="font-style: italic;">The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk</span> (Anime-Sub)</p>
<p>2009 is finally here, so we’re naturally taking a look back at our favorite anime, manga, and video game titles of the past year. The first half of episode #011 (this show) goes in the following order: In Mitchy’s segment, he and Evan talk about Mitchy’s favorite game, <em>C&C: Red Alert 3</em>. Then the duo moves on to the 2008 manga Evan is currently geeking out over, <em>Me and the Devil Blues</em>. Finally, Karl does a solo recording about <em>The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk</em>.</p>
<p>Remember to email us (podcast@anigamers.com) with comments on this episode!</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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(Runtime: 32 minutes, 8 seconds)</p>
<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (<span style="font-style: italic;">R.O.D.</span> OVA opener)[0:00:15] Evan’s wishing everybody a Happy New Year and explaining the convoluted recording plans that ended us up with two different episodes with a different set of hosts.</p>
<p>[0:01:14] Mitchy is ready to rant and rave about <span style="font-style: italic;">Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3</span> (developed by EA Los Angeles), but first he adds a follow-up to our original <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span> discussion in episode #009. I cut out some of the <span style="font-style: italic;">ME</span> conversation, since we got quite off-topic. Topics for this segment include psychic schoolgirls, tripedal lightsaber-wielding robots, and bearatroopers. Also, Golgo 13.</p>
<p>[0:09:41] Promo: Lather’s Blather Podcast – <a href="http://lathersblather.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lathersblather.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p>[0:10:48] Evan tries his hand at explaining <span style="font-style: italic;">Me and the Devil Blues</span> (by Akira Hiramoto). Basically, Japan finally made something with black people in it that isn’t unintentionally racist. Topics for this segment include ten-fingered hands, bug-eyed white kids, and Golgo 13 again.</p>
<p>[0:22:13] Break: “SWINGING” by Muramasa (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk</span> opener)</p>
<p>[0:23:20] Karl goes this one alone, but he still manages to talk up a storm about <span style="font-style: italic;">The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk</span>. RPG cliches and D&D references abound in this mini-review. Topics for this segment include D20s, the Delicious Happy Fluffy Pink Cupcake of Redundant Happiness, and COOPA.</p>
<p>[0:31:48] Ending Song: “WORLD END” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.reversethieves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reverse Thieves</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/11/review-tower-of-druaga-aegis-of-uruk.html">Review: The Tower of Druaga – The Aegis of Uruk (Sub)</a></p>
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AGP Promo#02
<p>We finally made a second promo! This one is just Evan, because last time we used two people who never actually ended up on the podcast. Oops, false advertising! Luckily for you, Promo#02 is mostly true, because we promise to cure “bad otaku” of their evil ways. Said evil ways may or may not include a “Super Happy Moe-chan” body pillow.</p>
<p>If you want us to feature a promo for YOUR podcast, don’t hesitate to send us an email at <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">podcast [at] anigamers [dot] com</a>.</p>
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AGP#010 – Comic Book Legal DEFENSE FORCE
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<strong>Topics:</strong> Playstation Home beta and Christopher Handley’s manga obscenity trial</p>
<p>As if last episode’s mind-bending advance recording didn’t confuse you enough, this episode was recorded a full twelve days ago. That means that we’re not even thinking about Christmas or our end-of-year top-10 lists, because this was recorded on the 14th. We manage to have some pretty focused discussion in this episode about PS Home and Christopher Handley, so have a listen. For next episode, we might just be doing a big end-of-year episode with Mitchy, Max, and Karl.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro (<a href="http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/2008/01/anime-world-order-show-64-interview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this link</a> is for people who are about to ask me who Walter Amos and Rob Fenelon are)[0:00:10] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:21] We couldn’t find a specific topic, so we decided to talk about the latest posts on the blog. This meant that we pretty much just discussed the Playstation Home beta and Christopher Handley’s manga obscenity trial.</p>
<p>[0:00:42] Evan does the whole introduction thing, then pimps an episode of the Anime Jam Session podcast. Our very own staff member and occasional podcast host Uncle Yo appeared on episode 20 of the AJS podcast, where he performed a bit of his comedy act. Apparently the AJS site is down at the moment, but when it’s working again you can find it at <a href="http://www.djranmas.net/animejams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this link</a>.</p>
<p>[0:01:35] <span style="font-weight: bold;">What’cha Been Doing?</span> We’ve been reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Jack</span>, watching <span style="font-style: italic;">Gurren Lagann</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Appleseed</span>, and playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Far Cry 2</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Valkyria Chronicles</span>. This segment also contains <span style="font-style: italic;">Battalion Wars</span> and unintentional video game racism.</p>
<p>[0:16:55] Break: Clip from <span style="font-style: italic;">Battalion Wars 2</span> cutscene. Engrish ensues.</p>
<p>[0:17:26] <span style="font-weight: bold;">Discussion.</span> We start with the Playstation Home beta launch, and Mitchy talks about how much he is bored by Home. Then I talk for a few minutes about the viral marketing campaign for F.E.A.R. 2. Next is a long rant about Christopher Handley, manga obscenity, and why the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund needs to change into the Comic Book Legal DEFENSE FORCE.</p>
<p>[0:46:46] Break: “Kaeshite! Knee Socks” by Hirano Aya, Katou Emiri, Fukuhara Kaori, & Endou Aya</p>
<p>[0:47:26] <span style="font-weight: bold;">Links of the day:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E4_dqbUm44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right Now, Someone Is Reading This Title</a> (Evan) and <a href="http://tinyurl.com/kat009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katamari on your iPhone</a> (Mitchy)</p>
<p>[0:53:09] Ending Song: “WORLD END” by FLOW (Code Geass R2 second opener)</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.djranmas.net/animejams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Jam Session podcast</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/12/playstation-home-open-beta-to-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Playstation Home open beta to launch this month</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/12/ps-home-beta-launches-amid-no-hype.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PS Home beta launches amid… no hype whatsoever</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/12/urgent-message-from-man.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Urgent Message from “Case Man”</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/12/carl-horn-jason-thompson-respond-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carl Horn, Jason Thompson respond to manga obscenity case</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E4_dqbUm44" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Right Now, Someone Is Reading This Title</a><br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kat009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katamari on your iPhone</a></p>
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AGP#009 – On the Mirror's Edge
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<p>MitchyD makes his debut appearance on the podcast to review <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span> with Evan. We pretty much love this game to death, but – believe it or not – we find some problems with it. Also, Links of the Day are in there at the end. As for future shows, I’m going to try to find a guest host to come in and mix things up. If there’s anybody you want to hear on the show, email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@anigamers.com">podcast@anigamers.com</a>.</p>
<p>Show notes and links can be found after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro[0:00:09] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:24] This episode is our <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span> (Xbox 360) review</p>
<p>[0:00:48] The show is on the road! Mitchy and I discuss podcast things, including the first time he was on the podcast, when we <a href="../../2008/11/ani-gamers-podcast-007-unlucky-number.html">lost the audio</a>.</p>
<p>[0:01:51] Time to find out what we’ve been doing: i.e. reading <span style="font-style: italic;">Watchmen</span>, playing crappy video games (and <span style="font-style: italic;">Left 4 Dead</span>), and maybe watching some <span style="font-style: italic;">Death Note</span>.</p>
<p>[0:16:21] Clip from “Still Alive” by Lisa Miskovsky (<span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span> OST)</p>
<p>[0:17:22] The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span> review. No real structure here; we just sort of talk about the game in bits and pieces. Pretty much, it’s awesome, but the combat sucks. Avoid fighting at all costs.</p>
<p>[0:46:46] Another clip from “Still Alive”</p>
<p>[0:47:26] Links of the day: <a href="http://www.bornegames.com/mirrors-edge-beta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror’s Edge 2D</a> (Mitchy) and <a href="en.akinator.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Akinator</a> (Evan)</p>
<p>[0:53:09] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.hulu.com/anime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hulu Anime Channel</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thenewgamer.com/content/archives/situation_tenpenny_tower" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Situation at Tenpenny Tower (The New Gamer)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bornegames.com/mirrors-edge-beta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mirror’s Edge 2D</a><br />
<a href="en.akinator.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Akinator</a></p>
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AGP#008 – MangaNEXT Superpodcast
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<p>It seems that we’re back on the horse with our release schedule, at least for now. This episode was recorded at MangaNEXT, which started three years ago as the first ever manga-centered convention. An hour or so before I left the con, I pulled together a motley crew of podcasters, bloggers, and (apparently) some random people who were hanging out with us. As such, this episode features a cacophony of awesome sound that your ears just might not be ready for. Hosts include: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Scott VonSchilling of <a href="http://animealmanac.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AnimeAlmanac</a>, DJ Ranma S and Kuro Usagi of the <a href="http://www.djranmas.net/animejams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Jam Session</a> podcast, Scott’s friend Greg, and two Sailor Moon cosplayers who DJ Ranma invited into the podcast.</p>
<p>(Pictured: Scott at left, Evan at center, DJ Ranma at right, cosplayers at front, Greg is taking the picture)</p>
<p>Show notes? You want SHOW NOTES? The conversation was rambling and unstructured, so how’s about I don’t give you show notes? Since there aren’t any notes, though, you should probably know that Frank Pannone (who kindly provided the opener) is the Managing Editor at anime company Media Blasters. Don’t you worry, supplementary links can still be found after that big fat break.</p>
<p>Oh, and next episode MitchyD and I are talking about <span style="font-style: italic;">Mirror’s Edge</span>. It’s already recorded, so get ready!</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost"><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.manganext.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MangaNEXT</a><br />
<a href="http://www.manganext.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AnimeAlmanac</a><br />
<a href="http://www.djranmas.net/animejams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anime Jam Session</a><br />
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=0up3yGpxCrk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our cosplaying friends’ skit (via YouTube)</a></p>
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AGP#007 – Unlucky Number Seven
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SR-M3Kiki6I/AAAAAAAAAXs/BTBp9jrkKUk/s1600-h/lucky_777.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269084968396819362" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SR-M3Kiki6I/AAAAAAAAAXs/BTBp9jrkKUk/s320/lucky_777.jpg" alt="Lucky 7s!" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>This episode is totally late, seeing as it was actually recorded sometime in mid-October. Anyway, if you think our old shows had audio problems, this one will blow you away. Luckily, the show itself sounds good, but the road to this episode was long and hard.</p>
<p>First, Mitchy, Max and I sat down and talked about <span style="font-style: italic;">Shadow of the Colossus</span>. Naturally, Max forgot to hit record. Then, when we tried to rerecord, Mitchy was doing more important, more <em>Canadian</em> things, and couldn’t come on the podcast. Next, my ENTIRE HOUSE HAD A BLACKOUT in the middle of the recording of the review segment. We salvaged what we could of the podcast, giving you what you see before you, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the gods of podcasting have not given us permission to talk about <span style="font-style: italic;">Shadow of the Colossus</span> just yet.</p>
<p>Show notes and supplementary links are after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro[0:00:15] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:31] We’re talking about Shadow of the Colossus! Or not!</p>
<p>[0:01:20] Evan summons “indecision,” then talks up <a href="http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8734" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this episode</a> of Podtoid-san that he appeared on… a full month ago.</p>
<p>[0:02:22] Now we go into “Whatcha Been Doing?”</p>
<p>[0:19:20] Promo: <a href="http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninja Consultant Podcast</a></p>
<p>[0:20:34] We’re back, and full of pain because my house blacked out! Yay? No.</p>
<p>[0:21:22] Now, since we don’t want to record the Shadow of the Colossus review all over again, we are talking about the week’s posts. Yeah, old news. Maybe we provide valuable insights regarding the anime and video game industries. Maybe. Links to the articles we discussed are below.</p>
<p>[0:41:25] Now, since Evan has to leave, it’s time for very quick links of the day! Links are below.</p>
<p>[0:44:49] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)</p>
<p>[0:45:19] Outro</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8734" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podtoid-San 72: New York Anime Festival edition (Bow Tie edition)</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/10/surprise-bungie-and-microsoft.html">TGS08: Surprise! Bungie and Microsoft developing Halo 3: Recon</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/10/blizzcon08-starcraft-ii-split-into.html">BlizzCon08: Starcraft II split into three “stand-alone titles”</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/10/everygamer-spore-faces-controversies-of.html">The Everygamer: Spore Faces Controversies of Evolutionary Proportions</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/10/news-briefs-assassin-creed-sequel-pro.html">News Briefs – Assassin’s Creed sequel, PRO-IP, and MGS4 on 360</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/08/review-mnemosyne-sub.html">Review: Mnemosyne (Sub)</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/10/littlebigplanet-delayed-for-musical.html">LittleBigPlanet delayed for musical reference to Qur’an</a><br />
<a href="http://mother3.fobby.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mother 3 Fan Translation</a><br />
<a href="http://www.conquerclub.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conquer Club</a></p>
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AGP#006 – Tony Oliver, Kyle Hebert, Steve Blum Interview
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SOWQWRcbsZI/AAAAAAAAAUM/qq32XKj0FfM/s1600-h/tony_kyle_steve.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252763252711731602" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SOWQWRcbsZI/AAAAAAAAAUM/qq32XKj0FfM/s320/tony_kyle_steve.jpg" alt="Tony Oliver, me, Kyle Hebert, and Steve Blum" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><em> (Ack! I accidentally titled this episode 005 for nearly a week. Sorry for the error. This is actually episode 006.) </em></p>
<p>In this special episode, straight from the 2008 New York Anime Festival, I interview prolific voice actors Tony Oliver, Kyle Hebert, and Steve Blum. All three of them worked on <span style="font-style: italic;">Gurren Lagann</span> (ADR Director, Kamina, and Leeron respectively), but they’ve also played characters from <span style="font-style: italic;">Robotech</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Eureka Seven</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Dragonball Z</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Cowboy Bebop</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Big O</span>, and even <span style="font-style: italic;">Toonami</span>!</p>
<p>On a more technical note, I’d like to extend a special expression of thanks to Kyle and Steve, since when the room we were in didn’t have power (hence making my laptop useless), they used their iPhones to record the interview. The recording used in the podcast is from Kyle’s phone, so you have him to thank for saving this interview. Okay, funny story: This post’s picture (left to right: Tony, me, Kyle, Steve) was actually taken by voice actor Bill Rogers, who I only recognized AFTER I had asked him for the picture. Thanks Bill!</p>
<p>As usual, show notes and supplementary links are after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)[0:00:17] Quick little intro segment explaining the background info about the interview. Skippable if you read the description for the post.</p>
<p>[0:01:13] Interview starts. I ask each of them about general things like if they’re anime fans, how they got into voice acting, and what their favorite part has been about working on Gurren Lagann.</p>
<p>[0:10:23] Now I begin asking specific questions for each actor, including stuff about script “purity” and changes in the industry with Tony, Dragonball Z acting with Kyle, and Toonami with Steve.</p>
<p>[0:24:47] A couple more general questions before we finish up. These include favorite characters, preference for heroes or villains, and a request for some lines spoken in character.</p>
<p>[0:33:41] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)</p>
<p>[1:22:42] Outro</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://newyorkanimefestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Anime Festival</a></p>
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AGP#005 – Ghost Hound Review
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<p>Oh, and check us out at New York Anime Festival. Karl and I will be rocking the podcast gig at his artist’s alley table, so you pretty much need to come say hi and bring meaning to our purposeless lives.</p>
<p>Show notes and supplementary links after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro (Greg Ayres)[0:00:05] Evan’s little pre-show message about audio quality and other mixups.</p>
<p>[0:00:32] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:55] Karl and Evan get right into the Ghost Hound review, forgetting about “What’cha Been Doing” and all that other stuff. Whatever.</p>
<p>[0:18:58] There’s a jump here because we stopped and re-recorded. Karl’s mic was being crappy and Evan couldn’t hear him all the time. We (sort of) fixed it after this point.</p>
<p>[0:43:16] Musical Break: “Poltergeist” by Mayumi Kojima (Ghost Hound opener)</p>
<p>[0:44:45] Now we move on to animation and sound, the most impressive parts of Ghost Hound.</p>
<p>[1:05:24] Musical Break: “Call My Name ~Kazenari no Oka~” by Yucca (Ghost Hound ending)</p>
<p>[1:06:24] The review is over, so we talk about Links of the Day – <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/26/jon-stewart-fox-news-trad_n_121417.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jon Stewart, Fox News Trade Barbs</a> (Karl), <a href="http://animealmanac.com/2008/08/05/living-legit-a-month-without-fansubs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Living Legit – A Month Without Fansubs</a> (Evan)</p>
<p>[1:16:21] Plug time for the New York Anime Festival. Karl and I will be battling with the forces of anime fandom at his artist’s alley table, complete with press badge and podcast recording equipment. Come say hello!</p>
<p>[1:22:13] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)</p>
<p>[1:22:42] Outro (Damn you, Digg!)</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/26/jon-stewart-fox-news-trad_n_121417.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jon Stewart, Fox News Trade Barbs</a> (Huffington Post)<br />
<a href="http://animealmanac.com/2008/08/05/living-legit-a-month-without-fansubs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Living Legit – A Month Without Fansubs</a> (The Anime Almanac)<br />
<a href="http://newyorkanimefestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Anime Festival</a></p>
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AGP Promo#01
<p>This is a simple, 60-second promo for the Ani-Gamers Podcast recorded by Editor-in-Chief Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Contributing News Editor Alex Osborn, and Anime/Manga Reviewer Jessa “MimixRose” Rose. Equip it to your podcast for a +3 Awesome bonus.</p>
<p>Also, I’d like to apologize if anyone’s been having any problems with the feed. I just changed it over to a new format that gives me more control, so that problem should only be temporary.</p>
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AGP#004 – E3 2008 Analysis (Awkward Pauses edition)
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SJy0g3z-ejI/AAAAAAAAANw/M9Lh4qgDLio/s1600-h/E3_logo.png"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232255343928441394" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SJy0g3z-ejI/AAAAAAAAANw/M9Lh4qgDLio/s320/E3_logo.png" alt="E3 2008" border="0" /></a> So, alright, this is the, um, first “n-normal” episode of the Ani-Gamers………….Podcast? Yes, Maxwell “Pigeonflu” McGee (my gracious co-host) and I will be the first to admit: This episode is fraught with awkward pauses and radio no-no’s (so, like, um, alright, basically) On the bright side, there is only one audio error this time!</p>
<p>In this episode, Max and I sit down for a whopping hour and a half to talk about the latest (not really) news on Ani-Gamers, the big E3 announcements, and of course, what we’ve been playing, watching, and reading. Enjoy, because this is one of the few episodes that we will do in a traditional podcast format.</p>
<p>Check out the show notes and links after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Intro[0:00:11] Opening Song: “R.O.D Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (R.O.D. OVA opener)</p>
<p>[0:00:36] Podcast starts</p>
<p>[0:01:50] What’cha Been Doing? – Highlights include GTAIV, Puzzle Quest, Code Geass, Hellsing manga, Bleach(?), Metal Gear Solid 3, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Ghost Hound, Texhnolyze, Baccano, and Boogiepop Dual</p>
<p>[0:22:23] Audio cuts out, deal with it</p>
<p>[0:22:53] Musical Break: “Gun’s&Roses” by Paradise Lunch (Baccano opener)</p>
<p>[0:23:51] News – Dragonball poster, Puzzle Quest expansion, and Baccano licensed by FUNimation</p>
<p>[0:30:10] Links of the Day – <a href="http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miteru Dake</a> (Evan), <a href="../../2008/07/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remix.html">Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix to receive an OC Remix</a> (Max)</p>
<p>[0:34:27] Promo: Anime World Order (<a href="http://www.animeworldorder.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.animeworldorder.com</a>)</p>
<p>[0:35:03] E3 Analysis – Microsoft, then Nintendo, then Sony. We talk about pretty much everything in these three conferences.</p>
<p>[1:30:56] Goodbyes</p>
<p>[1:31:12] Ending Song: “H.T.” by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun opener)</p>
<p>[1:31:39] Outro</p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong><br />
<a href="../../search/label/E308">Ani-Gamers’ E3 2008 coverage</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/07/new-dragonball-poster-looks-bad.html">New Dragonball poster looks…bad!</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/07/puzzle-quest-expansion-coming-to-xbla.html">Puzzle Quest Expansion Coming to XBLA</a><br />
<a href="../../2008/07/funimation-licenses-baccano-streams.html">FUNimation licenses Baccano!, streams first ep online</a><br />
<a href="http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miteru Dake</a> (on Japanator)<br />
<a href="../../2008/07/super-street-fighter-ii-turbo-hd-remix.html">Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix to receive an OC Remix</a></p>
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AGP#003 – Fansubbing Panel w. Greg Ayres
<p>What’s this? An episode of the podcast that comes out less than three months after the last one? BLASPHEMY I say! This particular episode contains voice actor Greg Ayres’ AnimeNEXT 2008 panel, “Fansubbing.”</p>
<p>It’s all about the negative effect of fansubs on the American anime industry, and Greg really gets his point across well. Listen. You owe it to yourself. Also, I sat down next to Scott from AnimeAlmanac for the duration of the panel. He had just finished his interview with Ayres, which you can read about in the show links. Show notes (really really long this time) and supplementary links after the break.</p>
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<div id="fullpost" class="legacy-fullpost">[0:00:00] Opening song: “R.O.D. Theme” by Taku Iwasaki (I’m thinking of using this opener/closer combination for all future episodes)[0:00:23] I get with the awkward introductions as always. It’s a panel hosted by voice actor Greg Ayres, who has been in Air Gear, Beck, Full Metal Panic, Gravion, Negima, Spiral, and Welcome to the NHK. He talks about his stance on fansubs, so listen up. Unfortunately, I missed the first half hour of the panel, so you’ll have to live with that.</p>
<p>[0:01:41] “The anime industry only makes up 1% of the entertainment industry… Do you think that ‘millions’ is a number that anime distributors ever hear?”</p>
<p>[0:03:04] “How many of you were around when the subtitle vs. dub VHS’s were released?…The dub costs more money to make, so why was the dub cheaper?”</p>
<p>[0:04:03] Name-drops <span style="font-style: italic;">The Humanoid</span>.</p>
<p>[0:04:57] “One of our biggest allies was Suncoast…One of the only companies that had to sell at ‘maufacturer’s sugested retail price.'” Best Buy takes a loss on one item (anime) and jacks up prices of others (keyboards, etc.) Greg lavishes praise on Suncoast.</p>
<p>[0:07:00] “How cheap is anime in Japan?…NOT CHEAP.” $60USD for 2 episodes a disc!</p>
<p>[0:08:30] “The saddest thing is, guess who put more extras in their boxsets than anyone around?… Geneon. Guess who doesn’t exist…”</p>
<p>[0:10:52] Greg’s awesome rant. “I refuse to call it anything but stealing.” He talks about Zac Bertschy’s definition of “fan.” This part is the highlight of the panel. “You’re not a fan, you’re putting fleas on an already flea-ridden dog.” Incredible stuff.</p>
<p>[0:13:33] “To say that anime is not popular is false too, because every convention I go to every year, their attendance grows.”</p>
<p>[0:16:36] “Companies are trying to reinvent DVD sales.” Thinpacks, whole-season releases, 2-DVD-at-a-time releases, etc.</p>
<p>[0:17:51] Things are doing better, but anime companies can’t just reinvent themselves without revenue to survive with.</p>
<p>[0:20:25] My point: “Entertainment is a luxury, and in a time of recession, luxuries are the first to go.” I forget where I heard this, but it was probably Anime World Order.</p>
<p>[0:21:46] Mackenzie report about how many people download vs. buy anime.</p>
<p>[0:23:34] “Who can think of ways to watch anime legally for free or cheap?” The audience lists off a bunch of places, many of which are actually illegal. Veoh? BleachExile? Hurf durf, guys.</p>
<p>[0:25:11] I bring up CrunchyRoll, and Greg discusses its questionable legality. “CrunchyRoll is a place where maybe we will get to see anime for free.” Greg thinks GONZO is the most forward thinking anime company out there. Let’s just ignore the fact that <span style="font-style: italic;">Welcome to the NHK</span> is one of the only shows they’ve made that hasn’t sucked.</p>
<p>[0:29:52] A college student gives her touching anecdote about a school library that helped pay for her anime club’s manga collection. Pretty cool story.</p>
<p>[0:39:10] “Newtype USA, they’re gone. The only thing left is their horrible, imposter little brother, which is not a replacement for Newtype, unfortunately.” Some AWO/Otaku USA fanboy yells out “Daryl Surat would like to have a word with you!” Idiot. Greg shuts him down, and covers Newtype USA with oodles of praise. I don’t agree with his opinion of Otaku USA, which is a fantastic magazine, but he makes good points supporting Newtype. Also, “here’s one thing I can say good about Otaku USA: they’re still striving to bring DVDs in every issue.”</p>
<p>[0:41:52] The biggest issue: fansubbing because something isn’t licensed. Shows like <span style="font-style: italic;">Legend of the Galactic Heroes</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Macross: Do You Remember Love</span>. He discusses the separate licenses that are sold off in parts, making old shows hard to relicense. Also, ways to legally/ethically watch old, unlicensed shows.</p>
<p>[0:51:30] Talking about <span style="font-style: italic;">Beck</span> licensing issues, including the real Beck’s support for the show, and the crazy problem with the Lucille guitar. He also tangentially mentions the “real reason” why <span style="font-style: italic;">Detective Conan</span> was renamed <span style="font-style: italic;">Case Closed</span>, and some points about merchandise and TV rights.</p>
<p>[0:59:10] “Censorship and editing is always a big hot button issue with anime fans.” Adult Swim censored <span style="font-style: italic;">Trinity Blood</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Fullmetal Alchemist</span>, not FUNimation. “The man’s f***ing head explodes!” Classic. 4Kids has the blessing of the Japanese in everything they do. Wow, surprising, huh?</p>
<p>[1:04:51] “Adult Swim is not our friend.” He tells us a story about when he visited Adult Swim headquarters, and saw a shirt that said “because anime is teh suck.” Yes, he’s not lying.</p>
<p>[1:08:49] Hilarious autograph line stories about people who ask for autographs without knowing what shows the actors are in. “If you don’t know who I am, why are you waiting in line for my autograph?”</p>
<p>[1:11:02] Yoshitoshi ABe didn’t understand why <span style="font-style: italic;">Serial Experiments Lain</span> was so popular in America, because the show is a slam on American culture. Most fansub groups missed this, and Geneon intentionally ignored it.</p>
<p>[1:12:53] “All the fansubs my friends have start with: Now, my Japanese isn’t so good, so if you find any corrections, send them to idiot@yahoo.com.” A couple minutes about translation, both on the fansub and the official dub side.</p>
<p>[1:15:50] I mention <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUYlqLlbix0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this series of videos</a> to Greg. Also, he likes his toilet paper under.</p>
<p>[1:17:43] He pimps YouTube recordings of his panel, especially the one right after Geneon collapsed. (“You can see panic on everyone’s faces.”)</p>
<p>[1:18:55] Translation notes, cultural notes, and extras. According to Greg, there are restrictions in the DVD format that cannot include some of these things (or make it hard to include them).</p>
<p>[1:20:23] Instead of asking, “What can the industry do for us,” as he usually does, Greg asks “What can we do for the industry?” He namedrops <a href="http://www.saveouranime.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SaveOurAnime.com</a>, too.</p>
<p>[1:22:03] Closing comments. Greg provides some really nice, inspirational speeches about why anime fans are good people, and how the anime industry still has hope. It’s a little cheesy, but this is a nice ending for the panel.</p>
<p>[1:23:55] Closing song: “H.T.” (Trigun OP) by Tsuneo Imahori</p>
<p>[1:24:24] Generic footer. Check us out on iTunes (finally)! SRSLY! Also, I’m trying my best to get us on Digg, but for some reason that site doesn’t think we’re actually a podcast… Go figure.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.animenext.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AnimeNEXT</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gregayres.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GregAyres.com</a><br />
<a href="http://animealmanac.com/2008/07/01/greg-ayres-and-the-fight-against-fansubs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Ayres and the Fight Against Fansubs</a> (Scott’s piece)<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUYlqLlbix0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The History of Fansubs</a> (video: very critical of modern fansubs)<br />
<a href="http://www.saveouranime.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SaveOurAnime</a></p>
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AGP#002 – Interview with Drummonds and Swaile at AN08
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SHF3gE5WAOI/AAAAAAAAAMI/T4fce1P0JEo/s1600-h/Drummonds_Swaile.jpg"><img decoding="async" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220084836052893922" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand; width: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1sHleFmwN54/SHF3gE5WAOI/AAAAAAAAAMI/T4fce1P0JEo/s320/Drummonds_Swaile.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> At long last I have found the guts (and the technology) to publish episode two of the podcast. This episode features my hour-long press conference with voice actors Brian Drummond, Aidan Drummond, and Brad Swaile.</p>
<p>Since there were only two other news outlets in the room, it was almost like a private interview, which was quite awesome. The other interviewers were the hosts from the Anime Jam Session podcast and two reporters from Montclair University’s newspaper.</p>
<p>The image to the right was taken seconds after we finished recording. From left to right, it’s Brad, me, Aidan, and Brian. Show notes after the break. (Yes, I <span style="font-style: italic;">did</span> just edit in that new truncated-post feature)</p>
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<p>[0:00:00] Over NINE THOUSAAAAAAND</p>
<p>[0:00:14] Opening song: “Ana Ng” by They Might Be Giants</p>
<p>[0:01:06] Introduction for this episode. I give the rundown on the situation, the people, and the audio hiccups contained in this episode.</p>
<p>[0:03:32] Press conference begins. The voice actors all introduce themselves.</p>
<p>[0:06:25] “Did you go to college, and if you did, what was it for?”</p>
<p>[0:08:44] “How did you get your first break into voice acting?”</p>
<p>[0:13:54] “Do you have any favorite characters that stick out from everything else?”</p>
<p>[0:22:02] “What was the difference between voicing live-action (i.e. the Death Note movie) and voicing anime?”</p>
<p>[0:26:04] For Aidan: “What is the hardest role that you’ve played so far?”</p>
<p>[0:27:05] “Is there a difference between playing a hero and a villain, and which would you prefer?”</p>
<p>[0:31:47] “What would you say are the major differences between anime voice acting, American animation voice acting (prelay), and live-action or stage acting?”</p>
<p>[0:38:48] “Did you think that the ‘over nine thousand’ and ‘potato chip’ lines would be as popular as they are now?” In the process of answering, Brian and Brad recite their respective lines in character, as is to be expected.</p>
<p>[0:42:16] “If you could play any character from any series, American or anime, who would it be?”</p>
<p>[0:47:43] “Brad, you are well known for playing both Quatre in Gundam Wing and Light in Death Note, who are very different characters. Have you found a similarity in these characters that helps you play them both?”</p>
<p>[0:49:44] “What do you like to do for fun?”</p>
<p>[0:52:05] I ask all three actors to say a line or two in character for a bit of fun at the end. They were great in this regard, giving us some really entertaining lines in the last moments of the interview.</p>
<p>[0:53:00] I make some final comments thanking the AnimeNEXT staff and letting you all know about the upcoming shows on the Ani-Gamers Podcast. These include a recording of Greg Ayres’ panel on fansubbing and maybe(?) one of Dallas Middaugh’s Del Rey panel.</p>
<p>[0:53:39] Ending song: “The WORLD” by Nightmare (the Death Note opener)</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.animenext.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AnimeNEXT</a></p>
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AGP#001 - Andy Brick Interview
<p>Oh yes, welcome to the first EVER Ani-Gamers Podcast! The podcast is going to host any bonus audio content that I want to add to the site, including audio reviews, interviews, and debates. This episode contains a brief interview I held with world-renowned video game and film composer Andy Brick. Show notes below.</p>
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<p>[0:00:00] Intro from Ben Schoedel, fearless leader of our partners at C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U.</p>
<p>[0:00:10] An excerpt from Andy’s bonus track from the game <em>Merregnon 2</em>.</p>
<p>[0:01:42] I talk for two minutes about what this here ‘cast is all about. Also, I apparently didn’t realize that we DID talk about <em>Zelda</em>. Whatever.</p>
<p>[0:03:55] The 16-minute interview with Andy Brick. We talk about the differences between composing, orchestrating, and conducting, the music Andy has worked on, his career, and…uh, <em>Rock Band</em>. Yep. I’ll post the full interview transcript eventually (this may mean never).</p>
<p>[0:20:13] This little bit of music is also composed by Andy Brick, but for <em>Sim City Rush Hour</em>.</p>
<p>[0:21:47] Podcast outro. Yeah, you can’t quite digg us until we’re actually on Digg. And iTunes… yeah, still working on that. Till I get it on the main iTunes store, you can subscribe by going under Advanced>Subscribe to Podcast, and typing in <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast">http://feeds.feedburner.com/AniGamersPodcast</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.crazyotaku.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C.R.A.Z.Y.O.T.A.K.U.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.andybrick.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AndyBrick.com</a></p>
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