Originally recorded 2019-Aug-08. This Episode marks twenty (That's 2-0!) years of ASO Radio. It seems like only two decades ago that I started this show, but it has actually been twenty years - who could have guessed? ^_- In that time we have reviewed every anime and Japanese video game ever made as well as the majority of manga, visual novels, light novels, and soundtrack CD's, with reviews of millions of comedic and dramatic audio programs on CD and digital as well. Or... that would be awesome...
Jan 02, 2020
Our fifteenth anniversary Episode - originally recorded on August 10th, 2014 - starts with an overview of ASO Radio's beginnings and its early episodes. We then segue to talking about the contemporary anime talk radio shows from back-in-the-day that have disappeared from the Internet over the years as well as what's been happening in the lives of Nz17, DB3, and ZGuy. All that is followed by our usual segments which include an anime review, some unique fan mail, a few zippy video game reviews whi...
Aug 14, 2019
Wow, we did it! Fourteen years of ASO Radio C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-D, completed! Yahoo! All right! PaRappa The Rapper, you gotta believe! Ten seasons finished! Yeah, yeah, yay, woo, wooo! ...And here's to another fourteen years yet to be. We hope you all shall join us on our continuing adventures in anime talk radio broadcasting. Anime Review: "Toradora!" Video Game Review: "Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)"
Aug 14, 2013
Are you prepared for a rocking summer-time episode of ASO Radio? Good, glad to hear it, because we have one that's ready for you! Nz17 is going to take you on spin through some anime reviews "shotgun style," and then we serve up a mighty fine video game review of a compilation of games for PSP. Anime Review: "Katanagatari," "Arakawa Under the Bridge," "Pandora Hearts," "Our Home's Fox Deity," "Kimi ni Todoke," "Bunny Drop," "Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl," "House of Five Leaves," "The Ev...
Aug 04, 2013
This Episode contains a special announcement about some changes we're going to be making around here. But it also contains a review of the anime Working!! (known as Wagnaria!! in North America) and an hour-long interview with the famous voice actor Sonny Strait and the musician - and convention favorite - Warky T. Chocobo. A nice mix of ASO Radio goodness that spans over ninety-eight minutes, this is an Episode you should not miss! Anime Review: "Wagnaria!!" HotSpot: "Sonny Strait + Warky T. Cho...
Mar 02, 2012
Yeesh, ASO Radio steps away from the spotlight for two weeks and the manga industry falters on its foundation. Is it a coincidence or is it the amazing power of ASO Radio's missing presence at work, causing a severe decline in purchasing habits? Yeah, that's what I thought too. Anime Review: "Cromartie High School," "Ponyo" HotSpot: "Japanese for the Beginning Otaku"
May 24, 2010
You know that whole thing about shorter, more manageable Episode lengths? Yeah, about that: got into a bit of a rant about anime production and buyer purchasing habits, so a short Episode isn't happening this time. What is happening is a great bit of anime news, an anime review of a classic from the golden days of the late 80's / early 90's, and a review of a recent release for the Nintendo DS in the HotSpot section. Anime Review: "YaWaRa! A Fashionable Judo Girl" Video Game Review: "Kingdom Hea...
May 03, 2010
It is the end of an era, and the dawn of a new era... and time for more ASO Radio! We wrap up our first decade of ASO Radio with Episode #125, a true milestone! And to celebrate, we bring out some dutifully critical reviews of the new Fullmetal Alchemist anime series, Brotherhood, and the original manga too. Put on your listening headphones and tune into a new decade of ASO Radio, my fellow otaku. Anime Review: "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" Manga Review: "Fullmetal Alchemist"...
Apr 26, 2010
And now we proudly present the first Episode of 2009, #124! *crowd cheers* Yes, yes, we are glad to be back, and this is a great Episode. We feature our expanded Community Section (Anyone have a better name suggestion for this segment?), we have double doses of anime and video game reviews, and we tell you in the anime news segment of the upcoming and pending releases and retractions of the retail world of anime and manga. So let's get the downloads rolling and listen to this shining new Episode...
Feb 02, 2009
DB3 is back for one more Episode of ASO Radio before the summer ends. Tune in to hear him and Nz17 jab their jibs at one another and laugh even more. As a special treat, DB3 is giving us a review of a manga series he has been following recently, and we give another Web site recommendation. Banzai! Web Site of the Week: Bleach Portal Anime Review: "Sakura Wars (OVA)" Manga Review: "Liar Game"
Aug 17, 2008
Holy cows, we are back again! And by we, I mean a special guest and I. Who is this special guest? You'll have to listen to the Episode - or I'll have to stop being a schmuck - for you to find out. I think I'll just stop being a schmuck then, and tell you our super-special guest is none other than long-time and old-time co-host of the show, DB3! For those of you unfamiliar with his work, go back and listen to like #105 and just about everything between #58 and #94. I'm sure it is a good use of th...
Aug 12, 2008
How have you been? Boy, seven months can really fly by when you get busy with life and anime. But hey, we're back, and we're bold, and we are ready with a smorgasbord of anime material that will blow your socks off your feet! We'll try to restrain ourselves, but trust me, we're busting at the seams with new reviews waiting for you, now and in the future. Did I mention the upcoming weekly Episodes? Good times ahead. Anime Review: "Blue Seed," "Chobits," "Eureka Seven," "Galaxy Fraulein Yuna," "Ge...
Jul 21, 2008
Ye gads! It has been nearly a month since our last new Episode! We should better get back to the grind stone, then. With so much time having passed us by, we have a stockpile of anime reviews amassed. You know what that means: shotgun review time! We'll wrap up two series and introduce some new ones too, when we take down them all with a shotgun review. Anime Review: "Boys Be...," "Gunslinger Girl," "Samurai Champloo" HotSpot Manga Review: "FullMetal Alchemist: The Valley of White Petals"...
Jun 15, 2007
Okay, so we have a video game review for you this Episode. Guess which system it is for! If you guess the Nintendo DS, you're right! (It's almost like that's the only one I have that gets Japanese games.) More than that, we review two more volumes of Samurai Champloo, one more of a certain series for boys, and read the fan mail. Nz17 wraps things up nicely with a special announcement about a future guest of ASO Radio. Ooh, listen to find out who! That Episode will be one to mark on your blog or ...
May 09, 2007
Okay this show has a small news section this time. But that's cool, right? I mean, you don't need to have huge blocks of news everytime, correct? Variety is the spice of life. I don't know what is the body of life, the meat, if you will, but variety apparently makes it taste good. And nobody wants to eat nasty meat without spice. But it is hard to market spicy nasty meat patties, so I think !XTREME! BERGERZ is a better name in this case. It is not a classy name, but mass consumerism is what sell...
Apr 04, 2007
This Episode is wicked to the extreme! Wait, no, is that: !XTREME!? Maybe I need a few more X's, and maybe some Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew strangely is not only made with water from the gentle grasses of the mountains, but sugar, caffine, and some green flavor dust. All I know is that the show is the phattest hottie. This may be a large warm thing of some nature. So I guess giant, burning flames are the popular stuff in this day and age. Which is pretty exciting. Also, new Episode. I think that ...
Mar 19, 2007
Here is some sweet news: besides being listed on the iTunes podcast directory, ASO Radio is now also listed on Digg's podcast section. That of course is very cool, because now our listeners can "digg" us as one of their favorite podcasts on Digg.com. So I encourage all of you to do that, as it is the super-awesome. If you could take a moment to write a review of our podcast on iTunes as well, people will know how the show is, and that is a very cool thing indeed. Remember, we have an import vide...
Mar 15, 2007
Wow, there is a lot of exciting stuff in this Episode. Just consider the news: it is full of announcements of sequels, licenses, cancellations, box office numbers, and new anime coming to North America. If the news is that awesome, just imagine what this Episode is like after you count the anime, manga, and video game reviews we have! We even tried a new recording technique for this show, so we would love to know what you think of our new sound. So be sure to listen in, my otaku kindred! Anime R...
Feb 26, 2007
Have you seen the Artist Alley lately? We have even more swell fan art from listeners like you which are now available in our alley of art, including new drawings of Bandie and DNAngel! We have some new tunes from Annunaki as well, and hey, what if we talked a bit about anime and manga too? Sounds pretty dang super to me! Give a listen and find out for yourself. Anime Review: "Princess Nine," "Super GALS!" HotSpot Manga Review: "Boys Be...," "Oh My Goddess!" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Kirby Squ...
Feb 18, 2007
Hey, look who's here. It is Annunaki, bringing us music for this Episode of ASO Radio. Totally awesome of them, and they will be back with more music next Episode. We are dishing out a trio of dual reviews this time including video game, manga, and of course, anime reviews. And more fan mail too, lucky days! Anime Review: "Disgaea," "This Ugly Yet Beautiful World" HotSpot Manga Review: "Boys Be...," "Comic Party (Comic Anthology)" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Ninten...
Feb 10, 2007
Woo-hoo: back in full force baby! We were gone for a bit after our triology of Episode with DB3, but now Nz17 is back with a nutritious serving of anime news and reviews. But lest not our manga and video games fans be left out in the cold, this Episode we have two manga reviews and two portable game reviews. As a matter of fact, how about we do that for the next two Episodes as well as this one? Sounds like a plan! Anime Review: "Hyper Police," "Yugo the Negotiator in Pakistan" HotSpot Manga Rev...
Feb 06, 2007
More silly news ensues this Episode. There is also some Dreamcast nostalgia. Good times, good times. But of course there are also anime reviews, including one based on a fighting game -- a fighting game for the SEGA Dreamcast. Coincidence? I think not, sir! Anime Review: "Power Stone," "Tenchi Muyo GXP" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Elite Beat Agents (Nintendo DS)"
Feb 05, 2007
Another Episode with DB3? Believe it! We have some funny news this Episode, so be sure to listen to that. Also behold a pair of shotgun reviews and a video game review. Then we wrap it all in a warm and fluffy look forward at things in 2007. Anime Review: "Martian Successor Nadesico," "Tenchi Muyo GXP" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Yoshi Touch 'n' Go (Nintendo DS)" HotSpot: "Editorial: 2007 Anime Expectations"
Feb 04, 2007
A special surprise is in store for this and the next two Episodes: we have DB3 as our cohost! So thrill to our hijinks comradery as we tag-team some anime reviews, some news, and a spicy HotSpot editorial about the anime-ignorant masses. Anime Review: "GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka," "Planetes," "Scrapped Princess" HotSpot: "Editorial: Ignorant Frat Boy"
Feb 03, 2007
Oh glee and rapture, we begin our interviews from Anime Banzai in this Episode. (Sarcasm does not even apply.) What a good way to begin things with our excellent interview featuring the creator and producer of Schlock Mercenary, Howard Tayler. Anime Review: "Last Exile" HotSpot: "Howard Tayler Interview from Anime Banzai 2006"
Feb 01, 2007
Behold, dear listeners, our promised new cohosts! I now proudly introduce jd10t and Cat13, the two new femmes d'animation here at ASO Radio. This is their first Episode, so please do give constructive criticism so that they may become the best new cohosts this season. And how do we begin our new tenure with these cohosts? With a hearty helping of baseball anime and our ASO Radio Live! panel that we did at Anime Banzai, that's how! Listen and enjoy, or face the wrath of... straw! (Straw can be qu...
Jan 31, 2007
All aboard, the review train is now leaving the station! We have a car-load full of reviews this Episode courtesy of Nz17 including the remainder of Comic Party and new entries from Licensed by Royalty and Kodocha. And since we didn't load any video game reviews before we left the platform, this week we have a new Ravin' Rant about all those little things about localisation that can annoy someone. Anime Review: "Comic Party," "Kodacha," "L/R Licensed by Royalty" HotSpot: "Ravin' Rant: Localizati...
Jan 30, 2007
Hey we got some great stuff for you this Episode indeed! We were able to go to the advance theatrical showing of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie: The Conqueror of Shamballa: The Subtitle, and we have a full and thorough review waiting for you. Did we like it or was it awful dreck? Find out inside. Anime Review: "Animation Runner Kuromi," "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie: The Conqueror of Shamballa" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Kirby Canvas Curse," "Meteos"
Jan 29, 2007
What more can be said? We are really at Episode #100 after all these years. Awesome possum and bake an apple pie, we did it! So join Nz17 and special guests Warpshadow and Link1986 for this spectacular show. We have anime, manga, and video game reviews galore and more and more and more. Encore! Encore! Anime Review: "Boys Be...," "Comic Party" HotSpot Manga Review: "Sgt. Frog" HotSpot Video Game Review: "New Super Mario Bros.," "Zoo Keeper"
Jan 28, 2007
We poke fun at Capcom's craziness concerning Power Stone, and then we feature a music-themed HotSpot full of rhythm games. Too sweet to beat! Just one more until Episode #100... oh yeah! Anime Review: "Power Stone" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix," "Mad Maestro"
Jan 27, 2007
