Episode 198: Part 2 of our 1st impressions of the Spring season for 2019! We go over Sarazanmai, Isekai Quartet, Carole & Tuesday, Fairy Gone, and more! Let us know what you guys are going to be watching this season! Do you guy also feel like maybe this season is a little lacking?
Springtime is glorious and another week of news! This episode we talk about Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees, Metal Gear Solid Board game, Shonen Jumps new Special Anthology Manga, Hibike! Euphonium US theater dates, and an opinion piece on adaptations of Video games and anime along with talking about the new Sonic movie trailer.
Episode 197: Spring is here and its glorious! For the first part of our 1st impressions for Spring we talk about One Punch Man Season 2, Demon Slayer, Fruits Basket (2019), Kenja No Mago, We Never Learn, Meddlesome Kitsune Senko-San, Ao-Chan Can't Study, and Senryu Shoujo!
BIG episode for newscast! Its the size of a regular podcast episode! Today we go over a bunch of hype stuff like the new anime art Magic the Gathering cards, PS5 details update, update on the Persona 5 news, updated list on Disney+, Castlevania Collection game, the future of Dragon Ball Super, TMS Entertainment anime on Youtube, some upcoming anime, and an opinion on the live action Gundam with Legendary Pictures.
Episode 196: Time for another decade spotlight to get hype for our Anime of the Decade episode! For the second part of our 2011 segment we chose to watch and review Mawaru Penguindrum, a work directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara after his long absence since completed Revolutionary Girl Utena. We go over the many themes and try our best to dissect the many underlying messages in this wacky, dark, and complex show.
Lots of stuff today! News talked about this week includes: New details about the PS5, some upcoming anime, Tanya the Evil movie in US theaters, Berserk manga update, new Build Divers anime, Capcoms new home arcade plug and play system, Makoto Shinkai and Masaki Yuasa's new films at Annecy animation film fest, Rumiko Takahashi's new manga MAO, lots of other manga hype, and potential plans for Japanese based discount chain store Don Quijote to expand internationally. This episode is dedicated to M...
Episode 195: Nick had a great idea to catch all of the anniversaries of awesome anime as we approach them! This year the OVA Trust & Betrayal for the beloved series Rurouni Kenshin, which chronicles the days of when Kenshin Himura as the Hitokiri Battousai AKA Battousai the Manslayer. We review this OVA and go in depth of some of the history of the Bakumatsu era and the lore of Kenshin!
This newscast we have an update on the Ufotable Tax Evasion scandal, some Jump Force hype, movie trailers for Ni No Kuni, Children of the Sea, and Star Wars Episode IX, a look at Disney's new streaming service, and a surprise update on the fate of Studio Xebec.
Episode 194: Today we are gathered around to talk to you about how your decisions in anime have effected us personally. Just kidding, we are actually gathered to talk to each other about how are anime related habits have effected each other purposely. Why Dannie is addicted to sports shows, why Nick huffs and snorts terrible shows and neglects manga, and why Som injects Cat Face Johnsons.
Spring season is here and Winter is over so not a lot of hype on upcoming anime but still a BIG news week. Som talks about the new era of Japan, Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Box set, Kill La Kill IF, the new Square Enix project, Persona 5 project announcement, the cast of Netflix's Cowboy Bepop, Live action Akira filming announcement, and how International scalpers are visiting Akihabara Toy District to buy up the new Metal Build Eva Unit-1 figure and reselling them at double value.
Episode 193: The snow is melting and the Winter season for this year has ended! We review our completed shows and discuss how it compares to recent seasons and also how it compares to the previous winter season. What were your favorites for Winter Season this year?
AnimeJapan 2019 has wrapped up and we do a quick run down of all of the hype it brought. Also talked about is Ufotable tax evasion, Funimation partnering with bilibilli, Shantae 5, Dragon Ball World Heroes Mission, Disney Twisted Wonderland, Hello Kitty VS Gundam, and One Punch Man's Season 2 trailer and an opinion on the show switching to J.C. Staff.
Episode 192: Starting off with 2011 for our Decade Spotlight series we talk about Usagi Drop. An anime centering around 30 year old business man Daikichi Kawachi and how he suddenly decided to take in his recently passed Grandfather's illegitimate 6 year old daughter, Rin Kaga. A great slice of life and josei show that gives us a heartwarming journey into parenthood.. Let us know what you think of Usagi Drop!
This weeks newscast we talk about some new PVs, upcoming anime such as Fire Force and No Gun Life! Also the video game hall of fame, Kill La Kill IF, the decrease in DVD and bluray sales in Japan, and upcoming Netflix anime!
Episode 191: This week we try and answer the question: What makes a good first episode? We have talked about the "3 Episode Rule" where you watch the first 3 episodes of an anime and try and judge from there if you want to keep watching; but of course that won't matter if the first episode isn't even worth watching right? Let us know what you homies think makes a good first episode!
Springs almost here! Today we talk about some upcoming anime, all of Metalder going on Youtube, Jump Force and Dragon Ball Fighterz DLC, Japans Bill on illegal downloads, Netflix's new partnerships, and an opinion on your expensive anime collectibles around children.
Episode 190: We asked all of our listeners on our Discord to make a 3x3 of Anime that represent their tastes! Then we tried to recommend them a show based on their 3x3s! Let us know how well we recommended a show to you and thanks for participating!
The new Masaaki Yuasa film looks so good! Today I also talk about upcoming anime, Masahiro Sakurai working himself to death, Gundam Live action news, new Nintendo Labo kit, and why Sonic The Hedgehog looks worse then Will Smith's Genie.
Episode 189: The time has come for us to sit down and review yet another live action adaptation of a manga. Today we review Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriguez with James Cameron as a Producer. We go over what we thought of the film and if we thought it served as a good or bad adaptation to its manga counterpart Gunnm (A.K.A. Battle Angel Alita). What did you guys think?
Today all three hosts are on the newscast to give a special report on the Crunchy Roll Awards! Are these awards being handled well? Were people happy or mad about the results?
Episode 188: On this month and this evening, the crew reviews White Fox's anime adaptation of Nisio Isin's ‘Katanagatari.’ Join us as we explore the wit, adventure, and legacy of this tale. Cheerio!
This newscast I have another opinion piece at the end about the ending of the era of physical media. I also get hype for Carole & Tuesday, Jessica Jones and Punisher being cancelled, Nintendo COO stepping down, and some other things. Kind of a slow news week!
Episode 187: Som and Nick sit down with Cup and Luu from a voice acting/dubbing company called Acadubia. They tell us how they started, what their goals are as a company, and even give us some marketing 101. Details on how to find them are in this episode and also our Discord!
Whole lot of news this week! We touch on Nintendo Direct Hype, Mazinger Z Vs Transformers, a couple of Netflix animated originals, live action Your Name details, Dragon Quest Your Story, Fruits Basket 2019 anime in theaters, Alita: Battle Angel opening weekend numbers, and much more!
Episode 186: Round two of our 1st impressions for the Winter Season of 2019! Today we talk about The Rising of the Shield Hero, The Promised Neverland, Kakegurui XX, Domestic Girlfriend, and some others. Let us know what shows you think you will be sticking with for the rest of the season!
Light news this week with another opinion piece at the end! This week we talk about Capcom Store Opening, Mecha Bars in Japan, My Hero Academia's creator getting an award in South Korea, Base set Pokemon card game box on auction for $35,000! And at the end I talk about being an entitled douche when it comes to Anime Merch. This Episode is dedicated to Kinryuu Arimoto, Nujabes, J Dilla, and Oreo the Raccoon! Rest in Paradise!
Episode 185: Winter 2019 is finally here and we are getting hype! In this part we give our first impressions on about Mob Psycho 100 2, Dororo, My Roommate Is A Cat, Endro!~, Kaguya Sama, and some others.
Welcome to February! Here is the news from the last week of January! Today we discuss upcoming anime, video game hype, Season 2 of Dragon Ball FighterZ, J-World closing down, upcoming anime screenings in the US, Cowboy Bepop Live Action, and Gen Fukunaga stepping down from as GM of Funimation.
Episode 184: This week, Som and Nick review Masaaki Yuasa's blistering adaptation of the novel by Tomihiko Morimi. Join us as we break down the themes and explore that rose-colored campus life!
This newscast we talk about some gaming hype, France's adaptation of a City Hunter TV show, SAO Arcade game, the Kingdom Hearts 3 leak, and at the end an opinion piece on Jordan Peele turning down directing a live action adaptation of Akira.
