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 ...
Nov 24, 2016
For their second official “Oldtaku no Radio” podcast, Ink and Jared focus on the influences, execution, and effects of the short form horror anime Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories. It was Jared’s first time watching and Ink’s second visitation. After discussing Yamishibai 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. Direct Download – RSS Feed – Stitche...
Nov 12, 2016
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! Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Google Music Send...
Oct 19, 2016
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. For their first official episode, Ink and Jared talk at length about the Winter 2016 anime Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. Adapted from Haruko Kumota’s josei manga, this show largely follows the turbulent friendship of two ...
Oct 11, 2016
In this episode, Danika Harrod from Vice (formerly a brand manager at Crunchyroll ) joins Evan and David to talk about Inio Asano’s manga A Girl on the Shore, aka “by far Asano’s horniest work.” Before that, though, the hosts talk about Mob Psycho 100, Berserk, and The Osamu Tezuka Story. Topics include: A Boy at the Club, Game of Thrones with Senpai, and eating the poop. Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via: iTunes , Sticher , Google Music Send us Feedback! More ep...
Oct 02, 2016
Evan’s been playing way too much of the highly anticipated, supremely disappointing space game No Man’s Sky , so we brought Anime News Network veteran Bamboo Dong on the show to talk about the game, as well as the recent week of big anime news, including Sentai Filmworks’ license of Chihayafuru and The Mary Sue’s controversial article about moé . Topics include: the choice between the charger and the headphones, the The People v. O. J. Simpson of anime, and weeaboo eye exams. Direct Download – R...
Sep 17, 2016
Jared is watching Re:Zero, and it’s pretty brutal. 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 Scream, and rampant cultural illiteracy. Direct Download –...
Sep 12, 2016
In this episode, Ani-Gamers contributing editor Ink and guest contributor Jared Nelson take over the show to discuss simulcast anime series ReLIFE. David and Evan will be back in two weeks, so in the meantime you can tide yourselves over with two smart guys who don’t make jokes about porn video games at every opportunity. Topics include: experimental drugs for desperate losers, underage drinking, and the parallels between ReLIFE and other NEET series like Welcome to the NHK and Eden of the East....
Sep 07, 2016
The crowd at the Cannon Busters premiere at Otakon. Evan, Clarissa, Gerald, and Daryl are up in front. Evan and David went to Otakon 2016 , 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. Daryl Surat , Gerald Rathkolb , and Clarissa Graffeo from Anime World Order ; Alain and Kate from the Reverse Thieves / Speakeasy ; and Carl from Ogiue Maniax sit down to discuss their favorite and least favorite parts of...
Aug 19, 2016
As David and Evan are about to head off to Otakon 2016 in Baltimore, our hosts sit down to chat about Re:Zero, Under the Dog, The Fruit of Grisaia, Patlabor, 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 David’s GoFundMe for just that purpose , you’re a true hero)! Topics include: sword art websites, dangerous choices between sex and death...
Aug 09, 2016
Evan chats with David while catching a Tentacool. David and Evan are back for a regularly scheduled Ani-Gamers Podcast to talk about Metal Gear Solid (both 4 and 5), Mob Psycho 100, and Space Patrol Luluco, but more importantly: the whole world has gone crazy for Pokémon Go 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 mas...
Jul 16, 2016
David didn’t make it down to Atlantic City, NJ for AnimeNEXT last weekend, but Evan did get a chance to sit down with a living anime legend: Helen McCarthy , founder of Anime UK magazine and the author of the first (or first two , 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 prese...
Jun 19, 2016
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 Ninja Scroll. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime:...
May 16, 2016
Evan managed to convince David to watch Erased, 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 differenc...
Apr 24, 2016
Being away for conventions means that David and Evan have a lot to talk about this episode, which runs over an hour long! Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice gets some hate at the top, followed by OpenToonz, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Fire Emblem: Fates, Final Fantasy XIII, and a little bit of Erased. Topics include: Mr. Lord of Rings, Galeforce (a.k.a. the greatest handgun ever made), and Fire Emblem‘s tendency to be lookin’ like Goku. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback!...
Apr 02, 2016
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, Genericon , 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...
Mar 16, 2016
Katsucon 2016 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 Danika Harrod and Sam Wolfe , and Space Opera Satellite ‘s Patrick . Plus, we got a brief visit from Ninja Slayer co-author Phillip “Ninj@” Morzez! Topics include scratch-and-sniff arcade machines, the legend ...
Feb 21, 2016
Feb 18, 2016
Somehow David and Evan manage to spend another half hour talking about Fallout: New Vegas and Final Fantasy VI, but after that the hosts discuss the removal of some controversial Fire Emblem: Fates features in the English version, Evan shames David for being an idol-liker, and they both trade thoughts on the Shuzo Oshimi manga Inside Mari. Topics include bangin’ mini-games, literal objectification in idol games, and our favorite anime VHS tapes. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feed...
Feb 08, 2016
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 Erased, Lupin III, and Dagashi Kashi, but there’s also some video game talk (more Fallout and Final Fantasy) 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. Direct Download • RS...
Jan 23, 2016
We’re back for our first episode of 2016 with a mix of light novels (Kizumonogatari), video games (Fallout: New Vegas and Final Fantasy VI), and anime (The Perfect Insider). Topics include the anime-only lifestyle, embarrassing Zelda confessions, and the best damn OP animation of 2015. Listen until the end for a Kizumonogatari giveaway! Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime: 44 minutes Opening Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Evan’s watching Jessic...
Jan 06, 2016
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 Battlefront) and, yes, anime. Topics include banging the wrong person, Metal Gear Solid references, the moneymaking power of Anime Lesbians, and anime burnout. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime: 53 minutes Opening Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton David is playing Kara no Shojo , which is indeed a porn vis...
Dec 15, 2015
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 Fallout: New Vegas quests, melodramatic crying in the AnoHana live-action drama, and a tiny bit of Star Wars: Battlefront (you’ll need to buy the DLC for our full opinions). Runtime: 22 minutes Opening Song: “Blues Machi...
Dec 02, 2015
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 Fallout series, disappointed in Ninja Slayer, and confused by the new Ghost in the Shell movie. Runtime: 41 minutes Opening Song: “Blues Mac...
Nov 18, 2015
I flew back East for AnimeNEXT 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 Ink , Anime News Network writer and prolific con panelist Mike Toole , longtime translator Neil Nadelman , and returning podcast guest Patrick from The Cockpit. Topics include: cool ’80s anime Future Police Urashiman, Studio TRIGGER guests, English-speaking Japanese animator Aya Suzuki, th...
Jun 24, 2015
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Mar 29, 2015
After being a guest on Mike Toole ‘s “Writing About Anime for Fun and Profit” panel at Otakon 2014, I hosted a similar panel at tiny college con Anime Destiny 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 bette...
Feb 10, 2015
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 (No Man’s Sky) and vapor (Infinity), and Smash Bros: MUGEN Edition. Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runti...
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