Today, we take a dive into all of the stuff we didn't get the chance to cover in our proper Anime Awards show! We look at some favorite anime lists from our fans and community polls, we gaze into the sales numbers for this year in Japan, and we talk about what series we'd think about taking with us into the future. It's a little more uncut, a little more casual, but just as fun here with Cocoa☆Disaster! Timestamps: 0:45 - Fanmail of 2016 23:28 - Community Polls of 2016 40:50 - Anime DVD/BD Sales...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Today, it's time for Cocoa☆Disaster to do their annual analysis of the previous year in anime! We have lots of categories to consider and lots of shows to cover, and we barely scraped in under our time limit for the show! What were some of our favorite shows from the year, and which ones failed to live up to potential? Which ones had the most evocative openings, and which shows were just plain bad? Will Chorps and Jordan have any common opinions this year? It's all this and more for our 2016 awa...
Jan 29, 2017•3 hr
Today, Cocoa☆Disaster looks back on the Fall season before their AotY deliberations, so join us as we talk about the end of the 2016 year of anime! Did it go out with a bang, or with a whimper? Which shows really stuck their landing, and which stumbled their way to the finish line? Which old anime did Jordan shove into the podcast discussion? Are Chorps and Jordan ready for a bunch of battles? Let's find out on this new episode! Timestamps: 0:58 - The News 11:14 - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Anoth...
Jan 08, 2017•2 hr 30 min
Today on Cocoa☆Disaster, we're all snowed in, so we decided to warm up with some friendly conversation about the upcoming winter season of anime! It looks a little sparse, but there are a few shows that look really good, along with a few we're looking into. What're our hot picks for this cold season? What's not even registering on our radar? How much Yu-Gi-Oh! can Chorps shove into the podcast? How lukewarm can Chorps and Jordan be on picking genre favorites? All this and more! Timestamps: 1:18 ...
Dec 24, 2016•2 hr 29 min
It's time for our inaugural series review show, the Cocoa☆Disaster Single Serving! Today, Chorps and Jordan, along with special guest Jay, look back on the 2003 video-game-turned-anime Gungrave and how it expands/rewrites the barebones presentation of the game into something a lot more emotional and human. Does the recontextualization of this game end up working out, or does the execution fall flat? Are the guns and graves still intact? Who did we bet on in the kiwi races? All this and more on a...
Nov 27, 2016•1 hr 47 min
Today on Cocoa☆Disaster, the cold winds are starting to blow in, the leaves are changing color, and anime soldiers on into the unknown! Jordan and Chorps have done their work perusing the fall selection and have come out with some disappointments, but have also found some very good series as well! What shows have surprised us or hit our lofty expectations? Which popular series failed to charm us? Does Cocoa☆Disaster ever show true fear? Plus, we talk anime at the Oscars and the Sisyphean struggl...
Nov 20, 2016•3 hr
Today on Cocoa☆Disaster, friend of the show qb (@queuebae on Twitter) has put a class together about dark themes in magical girls, and whether or not Madoka was nearly as influential as people think! We're spanning all the way back to the 70's and then all the way up to the current season, so strap in for a bit of a history lesson and overview of the genre! Timestamps: 1:22 - The Magical Girl Climate Pre-Madoka 14:44 - The Magical Girl Climate Post-Madoka 26:25 - What Does "Dark Magical Girl" Me...
Oct 30, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Today on Cocoa☆Disaster, the weather is changing but we pull out our lawn chairs and swim trunks for one last summer memory! Both of us watched our fair share of summer anime, and now it's time to discuss the good, the bad, and whatever else came to mind from our shows. Which new anime hero spoke to us on a personal level? What controversial opinion does Jordan hold? Plus, we talk about the Netflix approach to anime releases, try to hype up a Kickstarter, and we cast a JoJo's movie adaptation! W...
Oct 17, 2016•2 hr 47 min
Today on the newly branded Cocoa☆Disaster, it's time to pull out our sweaters and rake the leaves to make way for the fall season of anime! Chorps and Jordan have their hard show-per-season list in hand are primarily looking out for hot-blooded sports and low-key slice-of-life to warm them up before their long winter's hibernation. What's shows are we looking forward to, which ones caught our eye, and which ones just couldn't make us care? Plus, we talk about the possibilities of fanservice, how...
Sep 28, 2016•2 hr 17 min
Today, Chorps and Jordan reconvene indoors to discuss their current impressions of the summer season, and boy are there a lot of them! Don't worry, we've learned from our mistakes and will be a bit better at picking and choosing which shows to watch next time. Until then, discussion is abound! What are the surprise hits, and what are the stinkers? What show does Jordan want to watch less than Sausage Party? Who are some of our favorite female authors? Let's find out today! Timestamps: 1:06 - The...
Aug 21, 2016•3 hr 32 min
Today on Choco☆Disaster, let's get our lawn chairs out, get the suntan ready, and discuss the latest finished season of anime! It was a long-fought battle, but Jordan and Chorps survived to tell you what they loved, what they couldn't get into, and everything in between. Plus, we break some BIG news, and talk about snacking on the job, some big Anime Expo acquisitions, banned light novel genres and more! Timestamps: 1:12 - The News 23:29 - Death Watch (Our Brand New Segment!) 31:14 - Bungou Stra...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 48 min
Today, ChorpSaway and Jordan reunite as the Terrific Twosome to bring anime back! It's time for us to pick our drafts for the new summer season and put our weight behind a bunch of new shows! What are our top picks for this season, and what do we want to brush under the rug? How are we staying cool during the harsh summers? What sports are we participating in? What happened to FutureFriend? All this and more on the next episode of Choco☆Disaster! Timestamps: 3:06 - The News 28:42 - Carry-Overs F...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 19 min
Today on Choco☆Disaster, ChorpSaway gets a call from friend of the show qb to talk about some of the shows we missed from this season! A lot of them are bad, but there are a couple good shows we failed to notice! Let qb be your guide to children's anime this season! Timestamps: 1:16 - Shonen Maid 7:30 - Aikatsu Stars 12:45 - 12-Sai. Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki 16:11 - Mahoutsukai Precure! (also Glitter Force) 24:22 - Sailor Moon Crystal: Death Busters (also Original Sailor Moon) 37:50 - Send-Off...
Aug 20, 2016•38 min
Today on Choco☆Disaster, ChorpSaway has to call Jordan back in while FutureFriend is busy relocating his house! We finally got a mid-season review show recorded after promising to do that for several seasons! The two of us look at the shows we've watched so far and talk about current views, possible future directions, and the things that click, or fail to click, with us about this season. Will Chorps ever get good taste? What have we dubbed "The Lazytown of Anime"? What investments are we making...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 53 min
Today on Choco☆Disaster, FutureFriend and ChorpSaway reconvene in order to discuss the winter 2016 season. Did the shows live up to our own preconceived hype, or did the fail to make an impression on us? Which shows had satisfactory endings and which had the best individual moments? Will ChorpSaway be able to handle the fact that he watched twice as much anime and has three times as much to say about FutureFriend? All this and more for the spring preview episode! (By the way, ChorpSaway forgot t...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 16 min
Today, we're forced to make a substitution, so it's out with Jordan for the season and in with FutureFriend, the people's champion! We're looking at the spring season, which includes some highly anticipated adaptations! However, there are plenty of other shows worth noting, and we're covering them all: what we're watching, what we're keeping an eye out for, and what you should avoid. Plus, who's been impersonating Lupin III? What makes a good action scene? Which shows got cancelled mid-podcast? ...
Aug 20, 2016•1 hr 59 min
Choco☆Disaster is celebrating its first year together with an anime of the year review show! It's time to reflect back on all of 2015's shows and try to sort out the best of the best, the worst of the worst, and the strangest of the strange! What were the shows that left a big impression on us? Find out today as we give out our highly prestigious anime awards! Timestamps: 1:45 - The Official Unofficial Awards 21:31 - Best OP of 2015 32:43 - Best ED of 2015 47:35 - Biggest Surprise of 2015 1:06:0...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 34 min
With the new year comes new anime, but today ChorpSaway and JordanKai are looking back at the anime that wrapped up 2015! Lots of shows aired, but were any of them stand-out? What did the dastardly duo stick with this last season? What couldn't keep our attention? Do we accidentally drop hints at some of our Anime of the Year nominees? It's nothing but pulling one-punches here on Choco☆Disaster! Timestamps: 0:59 - The News 24:46 - One Punch Man 40:00 - Sakurako-san's Investigation 56:47 - Concre...
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 19 min
Ho-Ho-Hokuto no Ken! Today on the Choco☆Disaster preseason review, ChorpSaway and JordanKai celebrate the holidays the only way they know how: with a long and fruitful discussion about anime! Today, the duo looks forward to the winter season, and all the shows it has to offer. What are we planning to watch this season? What's not gonna be touched with a 29-and-a-half foot pole? What's the biggest anime/manga news in decades? Who's really saving anime? Find out all this and more in this episode! ...
Aug 20, 2016•1 hr 46 min
Today, the Choco☆Disaster crew looks back on the summer season and considers the goods, the bads, the really bads, and the genuine surprises. Which shows did we stick with to the end? Which shows just couldn't hold up over the season? Who's contacting us beyond the grave in this fanmail section? What's our beef with rival podcast Chunko Dillinger? All this and more today! Timestamps: 0:59 - The News 16:13 - GANGSTA. 29:49 - OverLord 32:03 - Rokka no Yuusha 36:54 - Classroom☆Crisis 39:05 - Workin...
Aug 20, 2016•1 hr 54 min
Today on the Choco☆Disaster pre-season review, ChorpSaway and JordanKai mourn the loss of their long-time friend and associate FutureFriend. Even without him, they know that the anime train must keep a-rollin', so the now duo look at the Fall 2015 anime roster and try to piece together what the best and worst shows of the season will be! Which shows will the hosts be catching up with? How many times can we reference Sword Art Online? What's the maximum no good? All this and more today on the rev...
Aug 20, 2016•1 hr 35 min
