Evan’s not flying back to New Jersey for AnimeNEXT , but he did attend FanimeCon 2014 in San Jose, CA. In this podcast, recorded on the fourth and final day of Fanime, Evan sits down with his Crunchyroll 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 Kill la Kill cosplay, Anime Hell, anime triathlons, and the “flipping off Evan” meme. This podcast was recorded in a ...
Jun 01, 2014
May 30, 2014
Mar 26, 2014
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 Super Sonico, Nidhogg, Mother (the original, not the good one or the other good one ), Cardcaptor Sakura, Inside Mari, being a tourist in Japan, being a BAD tourist in Japan, Japanese food, and oddly-specific otaku stores. We’re not putting timecodes in the show note...
Feb 12, 2014
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 Kill la Kill for a while, so that’s kind of the main topic of thi...
Oct 31, 2013
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 Vinnie 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. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes) [0:00:...
Sep 13, 2013
Jul 07, 2013
Jul 07, 2013
It’s been far too long since we’ve put out a podcast, so here’s a little discussion of the drool eriffic 2012 anime series Mysterious Girlfriend X, 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 Mysterious G...
Jun 03, 2013
In this episode, I’m joined by indie comics writer Rachel Pandich and anime blogger/podcaster Kate (a.k.a. Narutaki) from the Reverse Thieves 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 Kick-Heart Kickstarter , which is about to hit its deadline TONIGHT (10/30) after reaching its goal a few days early. Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More e...
Oct 30, 2012
David and Evan make their long-awaited return to talk about Magic Knight Rayearth, Fruits Basket, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Darker Than Black, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Summer 2012 anime, the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and … Animorphs? 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 real science ). We tried a slightly different, slightly looser format tha...
Sep 29, 2012
Aug 04, 2012
For years we have languished under the oppression of our ANNCast 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 Anime News Network ‘s popular podcast to talk about Otakon 2012. Unfortunately the audio recording is one iteration away from Alvin Lucier’s “I am sitting in a room,” but I guess it’s in kee...
Jul 31, 2012
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 Muv-Luv visual novels, Black Jack (manga), Mars (manga), Bodacious Space Pirates, Spelunky, and The Dark Knight Rises (yeah it’s not anime, manga, or games, but we keep the discussion of it to a minimum). No show notes this time, since I need to pack for Otakon. (Also I apologize in advance for any...
Jul 26, 2012
Jul 12, 2012
Jul 11, 2012
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! 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 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the show — we’...
Jun 28, 2012
I was recently on an episode of the Anime World Order podcast , chatting with Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa about the big lawsuit between FUNimation and ADV as well as the fine piece of Japanese animation known as Sword for Truth . 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 tw...
Feb 10, 2012
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 Spice & Wolf anime with Evan, Ink, and THEM Anime Reviews ‘ very own Bradley C. Meek. Prepare for economics, wolf girls, and infuriating moé shepherds . That, plus a few mild spoilers, but there honestly isn’t...
Jan 30, 2012
Featuring: Alex Leavitt , Chris Beveridge , Ed Chavez , Jennifer Fu , Clarissa Graffeo , and Ada Palmer Yes, yes, I promised a review of Spice & Wolf 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...
Jul 14, 2011
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Bradley C. Meek , Ink Topics: Reading E-mails, What’cha Been Doing? 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 ha...
May 21, 2011
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Elliot Page, Ink Topic: “What’cha Been Doing?” 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 Anime Secret Santa pick, Fate/Stay Night . Plus, in the last fifteen minutes or so, Evan and Elliot have an in-depth discussion of the wildly popular indie game Mine...
Dec 20, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Daryl Surat Topic: Mass Effect 2 (2010) and expectations for Mass Effect 3 We’re back with more Mass Effect talk, this time with a discussion of Mass Effect 2 and 3 (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 Mass Effect or our opinions thereof, do let us know through the comments or e-mail. Show...
Sep 12, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Daryl Surat Topic: Mass Effect 1 (Mass Effect 2 and our expectations for 3 are in part 2) 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 spo...
Aug 28, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, Ink Recording: A panel called “Fandom & Criticism: The Art of Active Viewing” at AnimeNEXT 2010 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 b...
Jul 24, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer , Evan “BakaTanuki” Krell Topic: What’cha Been Doing? In this episode, Mitchy and I square off against Evan Krell (a.k.a. BakaTanuki) of Insert-Disc , who also happens to now be an Ani-Gamers blogger. We discuss what we’ve been doing, which includes playing Red Dead Redemption , playing Red Dead Redemption , and watching some animoos. Did we mention playing Red Dead Redemption ? Show notes and links are, as usual, after the break. DIRECT DOWN...
Jun 23, 2010
DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 28 minutes) 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 trainwreck 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 M...
Jun 16, 2010
DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 18 minutes) 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?) Reggie Fils-Aime, president of the North American division of the game publisher and console manufacturer unve...
Jun 16, 2010
DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 22 minutes) It’s a little late, but I’ve got all of the tantalizing news from Microsoft’s awful 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. 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 v...
Jun 15, 2010
Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui and Narutaki Topic: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (both Season 1 and R2) (2006) In part two of the Reverse Thieves’ podcasting extravaganza, I chat with them for a lengthy hour-plus podcast about the 2006 TV anime Code Geass , 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-dept...
May 19, 2010
