Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui and Narutaki Topic: What’cha Been Doing? 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 Code Geass . 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 br...
May 08, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Frederik L. Schodt , Ed Sizemore Topic: Second half of our comparison of all versions of the Astro Boy story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and Pluto manga) This is the second half of episode #028, featuring a continuation of our discussion of Astro Boy and its many adaptations. If you’re confused about this show, I’d suggest you listen to the first half, which you can find right here . Additionally, listen till the...
Apr 17, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Frederik L. Schodt , Ed Sizemore Topic: Comparison of all versions of the Astro Boy story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and Pluto manga) In a last-ditch effort to release a podcast for Osamu Tezuka Month, I recorded this episode with manga translator Fred Schodt (author of The Astro Boy Essays , translator of Astro Boy and Pluto ) and manga reviewer Ed Sizemore ( Manga Worth Reading ), featuring an in-depth discuss...
Mar 31, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, “Knuckles Dawson” Topic: What’cha Been Doing? 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 Dragonball Z and presence of robot dragons in Escaflowne couldn’t get any more sidetracked, we include gems like an in-depth analysis of our favorite flavors...
Mar 11, 2010
(NOTE: This episode has been renamed due to an admittedly poor choice of words in my original title. Sorry!) 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 “o...
Feb 20, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, Elliot Page Topic: “What’cha Been Doing?” We’re back, this time with a new format for our shows (and a new hosting service Podbean !). 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 a...
Jan 29, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer Topic: Sword of the Stranger (anime, 2008) Today we’re talking about Sword of the Stranger, 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 Golgo 13 podcast . I’m not sure just yet what we’ll be doing...
Jan 09, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui (Alain) and Narutaki (Kate) Topic: Shjo anime that appeals to guys This episode is also called “The Answer is ALWAYS Golgo 13!” 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 Ouran High School Host Club, Revolutionary...
Nov 29, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Erin and Noah Topic: New York Anime Festival 2009 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 Ninja Consultant Podcast ! 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! Next episode will feature Al and Kate from the Reverse Thieves blog as we tackle shjo an...
Nov 07, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Zac Bertschy , Sean Russell Topic: The Anime News Network’s editorial choice to cover fansubbed anime in their Fall Preview Guide 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 Anime News Network , 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 Pr...
Oct 16, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer , and Patz Topic: Digital Distribution [This episode is NOT censored for swear words or sexual references. Listen at your own risk.] 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 The Gaming Dungeon ‘s very own Patz! Mitchy is along for the ride too, discussing his love affair with Steam and his burning hatred of ...
Oct 04, 2009
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 Ev...
Aug 31, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Alain (Hisui), Kate (Narutaki), Carol (Kohaku) , and Carl Topic: Otakon 2009 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 thi...
Aug 11, 2009
DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Runtime: 25 minutes) 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 popu...
Jul 15, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer Topic: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) This time we’re talking about a movie from Evan’s favorite anime director: Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Paranoia Agent). 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. 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 t...
Jul 08, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Elliot Page Topic: Black Jack (Manga: JP-1970, NA-2008) In this episode, Mitchy reappears to talk about Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack 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 Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extravaganza , was invited onto the podcast between the first segment and the review, so he joins us for the remainder of the episode. Th...
Jun 03, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Kyle Hebert Topic: Street Fighter IV (2009) As promised, this episode features a special guest appearance from anime/game voice actor and podcaster Kyle Hebert (of The Big Bald Broadcast ), as he joins Evan to discuss the always fun and often frustrating Street Fighter IV, a game which Kyle starred in as Ryu. 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-we...
May 20, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer Topics: Natsu no Arashi (2009), Shikabane Hime: Kuro (2009), Ristorante Paradiso (2009), Shangri-La (2009) 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. Oh y...
Apr 25, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer Topic: The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983) 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 The Professional: Golgo 13, and some Links of the Day at the end. What more could you ask for? Maybe a special secret mes...
Mar 29, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Brigid Alverson, Alain a.k.a. “Hisui,” Kate a.k.a. “Narutaki,” Scott VonSchilling, Greg Topics: New York Comic Con 2009 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 bloggers sitting around a round table in the press room...
Feb 14, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Alain a.k.a. “Hisui,” Kate a.k.a. “Narutaki” Topics: Fate Tiger Colosseum Upper (Game-PSP), The Daughter of Twenty Faces [or Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief ] (Anime-Sub) 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 Reverse Thieves anime blog. These two are here to talk about some overlooked gems from 2008 – including the Capcom game (featuring Type Moon characters) Fate T...
Jan 27, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer Topics: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Game-PC/360), Me and the Devil Blues (Manga), The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (Anime-Sub) 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, C&C: Re...
Jan 11, 2009
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. If you want us to feature a promo for YOUR podcast, don’t hesitate to send us an email at podcast [at] anigamers [dot] com . Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes –...
Jan 04, 2009
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer Topics: Playstation Home beta and Christopher Handley’s manga obscenity trial 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...
Dec 27, 2008
MitchyD makes his debut appearance on the podcast to review Mirror’s Edge 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 podcast@anigamers.com . Show notes and links can be found after the break. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Email [...
Dec 10, 2008
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, ...
Nov 26, 2008
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. First, Mitchy, Max and I sat down and talked about Shadow of the Colossus. Naturally, Max forgot to hit record. Then, when we tried to rerecord, Mitchy was doing more important, more Canadian things, and couldn’t come on the podcast. Next, ...
Nov 16, 2008
(Ack! I accidentally titled this episode 005 for nearly a week. Sorry for the error. This is actually episode 006.) 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 Gurren Lagann (ADR Director, Kamina, and Leeron respectively), but they’ve also played characters from Robotech, Eureka Seven, Dragonball Z, Cowboy Bebop, The Big O, and even Toonami! On a more technical not...
Oct 03, 2008
Here we are at episode five already! Tune in this episode to hear Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer and I ramble aimlessly about the recent psychological drama anime Ghost Hound, Production I.G.’s 20th Anniversary project. We’ve got the Links of the Day segment thrown in at the end there, but What’cha Been Doing is M.I.A. for this episode. FYI, the audio balancing on this episode is probably going to be criminally off thanks to tech problems with Karl’s new mic. Oh, and check us out at New York Anime Festi...
Sep 06, 2008
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. 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. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Email...
Aug 17, 2008
