Episode #098 is short and sweet just like that darling midget girl who rides the bus on Thursdays. Sitting next to her this week is a Paranoid Agent and a Sonic Rush of rush-hour riders. Let the countdown to #100 begin! Anime Review: "Paranoia Agent" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Sonic Rush"
All right! Woo! We got some awesome new audio introductions for our reviews. Expect to see more next Episode too. This time we review the second entry in the Super GALS! series and the classic Dreamcast game Shenmue. And this Episode is host to the second entry in Azure's Corner. Get to downloading, this Episode is sweet and spicy! Anime Review: "Super GALS!" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Shenmue" HotSpot: "Azure's Corner"
Well otaku-of-all-ages this Episode is packed to the brim with the unpatented ASO goodness. After all, if we patented it, how could we so easily share it? *wink* We have dual reviews dueling for supremacy this week, a smorgasborg of international anime news, fan art contest winners, and a HotSpot video game review with special segment. What sort of unique offering are we bringing this week? The HotSpot has the first entry in a hopefully long-running series we like to call "Azure's Corner." Anime...
Poor Nz17, he has a sore mouth from his dental work. But he is dedicated to you listeners, so here is the fruit of his painful labor, Episode #095. This Episode is going to be a whole show instead of the daily segments we've been having lately. Herein we shall review three different anime (one excellent, two not-so-much) and one video game. Congratulations go out to Cat, our newest fan art contest winner! Be sure to get in your artwork for the next contest; for more information, please check out...
Manga or manwa? Neither one, really, but we feature a review of the OEL manga Van Von Hunter. HotSpot Manga Review: "Van Von Hunter"
We read on up the fanmail and comments about last Episode's 'pirate,' and feature the Archer Avenue single "Breakdown on N. St. Mary's."
Nz17 does his final review of Maison Ikkoku. What does this mean for the series? Listen and find out! Afterwards we go old school with a review of Hyper Police, practically fall asleep with Night on the Galactic Railroad, and DB3 powers up with Power Stone. Anime Review: "Maison Ikkoku," "Hyper Police," "Night on the Galactic Railroad," "Power Stone"
Like savage beasts of the wilderness, Nz17 and DB3 rip apart Otogi Zoshi and reveal it for what it is. Then Nz17 points out all the zany and somewhat inexplainable quirks in Hellsing. Have we no mercy? Anime Review: "Otogi Zoshi," "Hellsing"
Huzzah and good fortune, for we have DB3 present and accounted for in this Episode of ASO Radio. DB3 even hand-picked the news for this segment, so you know it is like the freshly-squeezed orange juice you always see in the commercials. You know the ones.
This HotSpot brings us a spicy pair of reviews, one manga and one video game. What can they be? Who knows? I do! And you can too if you listen to our Episode. HotSpot Manga Review: "Fruits Basket" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance)"
Worlds collide as the fan mail section meets the funny section! This new union brings us 'Mighty Morphine-Powered Sephiroth', a smattering of fan mails and fan arts, and then we go out on a high note with the Norwegian Celery Farmers.
We munch on another release of Maison Ikkoku and discuss the filler-esque nature of the beast, and then wrap up our adventures on Gaia with the final entry in our Vision of Escaflowne reviews. Anime Review: "Maison Ikkoku," "The Vision of Escaflowne"
After a bit of delay, 93.2 is here to save the day! Nz17 talks about how The Slayers becomes a bit of a dog-and-pony show, and then delivers a double dose of Escaflowne review goodness. Anime Review: "The Slayers," "The Vision of Escaflowne"
At ASO Radio we are always striving to make the best anime talk radio (podcast) show that we can. Part of the process of making improvements involves changes and experiementation. This week marks the first test run of a new delivery style for our show. Instead of one long show delivered only once per week, we've decided to experiment by providing one standard show broken up into daily segments. It is the same ASO Radio format you know and love, only now delivered in daily digestible bits. Please...
We have a short yet sweet Episode this time. Nz17 realizes it's actually the beginning of Season 8, then gives a short-and-to-the-point set of news of both death and birth, reviews an 'angelic' anime series, and triumphantly bestows the return of the video game reviews to the HotSpot. Anime Review: "I'm Gonna Be an Angel" HotSpot Video Game Review: "Psychonauts (Xbox)"
Nz17 starts things off with the parody "Springtime for Hoenheim" despite a sore tooth, then charges into a set of anime news sure to get some people talking. Due to acquisition issues (a.k.a. no DVDs in time for the show), we reach into the Vault for DB3's and Nz's take on Cat Soup. As a special bonus this week, we have some fine music courtesy of Norwegian Celery Farmers and Archer Avenue. Last to wrap things up we present a trio of features for our HotSpot that are sure to satisfy. Anime Revie...
Some exciting new anime announcements are revealed in this Episode, then we review a pair of anime (with a bonus tossed in for good measure), fan some mail to get back on moral issues, and wrap up our NDK 2005 interview series. All-in-all, this Episode gives a ton of fast-flying fun! Anime Review: "The Daichis: Earth's Defense Family," "Roujin Z," "The Slayers" HotSpot: "Monica Rial Interview from Nan Desu Kan 2005 (Part Two)," "Commercial Funnies Set 4"
Watch out, Nz17's on a rampage! First he deals a whipping to newsies, then gives the what-for to audiophiles, and follows that up with verbal beatings for some of those deserving perverts. Interviews, funnies, and so much more on this Episode of ASO Radio! Anime Review: "Kodocha," "Whisper of the Heart" HotSpot: "Monica Rial Interview from Nan Desu Kan 2005 (Part One)," "Commercial Funnies Set 3"
Oh that Nz17, he make so much with the funnies. He make the sing-song, he make the ha-ha comercials, he so funny. He also make good thinking too. He think hard about how a good anime is, and what for a bad anime is too. He say that Geshiken is bad, and Urusei is good! Me also want say hi Mr. Devall! Me is fan, real big much. Thank you, you is nice! [This is the last time I let a caveman write my descriptions. I tell you, his noun-verb agreement is just all wrong.] Anime Review: "Genshiken: Socie...
What a meaty chunky but-not-too-funky Episode of ASO Radio! For this Episode we crack open the vault of ASO's unheard past to bring out an ancient anime review from DB3 and Nz17 and the first set of many commercial funnies. We also feature a fresh find of amazingly preserved news, a review of a 20th Century anime, an untombed NDK interview, and speculation on the future of podcasting (hint hint: It involves ASO Radio!). Anime Review: "Kodocha," "Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron China" HotSpot:...
This Episode is like a good German beer: full of flavor, hearty, and filling. We manage a fine, interesting mix of news, a pair of quality anime reviews (one a drama, one a comedy, both for balancing effect), and the exciting conclusion to our Deb Rabbai interview. And unlike an imported beer, this Episode comes at a friendly economic price. :P Anime Review: "Neon Genesis Evangelion," "Maison Ikkoku" HotSpot: "Deb Rabbai Interview from Nan Desu Kan 2005 (Part Two)"
We close out 2005 with a bang with this super-big Episode! We have lots of angsty fun with our Funny, feature a ton of quality reviews, update the news, and fan some mail. Then our HotSpot has two features, the second half of our Swaile/Smith interview and our annual year-end wrap-up review... thingy. Spend those gift cards well! Have fun, and we'll see you in 2006! Anime Review: "Escaflowne: The Movie," "Gravitation," "Kaleido Star," "Maison Ikkoku," "Samurai Seven" HotSpot Manga Review: "Warri...
A really funny Episode that was fun to make, #082 is one of our best. It includes our Funny, "Irresponsible President Bush," some meaty anime news (for a change), a couple of reviews that poke fun at boring anime, a manga review of Van Von Hunter, and the second part of our interview with voice actress Carrie Savage. Anime Review: "Haibane Renmei," "I'm Gonna Be An Angel" HotSpot Manga Review: "Van Von Hunter" HotSpot: "Carrie Savage Interview from Nan Desu Kan 2005 (Part Two)"...
