Duck-Shaped Speedos for Tanks Now that we've got the good and bad of 2017 out of the way we have to resume normal service … for a given value of normal that is! This week we cast our eyes (which are admittedly in various states of working order), over the Winter 2018 season of anime and pick out the things that have caught our attention (i.e. were very shiny). Our featured anime are Girls Und Panzer: The Real Anzio Battle and Devilman Crybaby. If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow u...
Feb 03, 2018•1 hr 9 min
We've kicked arse, so now it's time for the second half of our look back at anime in 2017 and the better things that were released during the year. Get ready to take some names because it's time for the good stuff! If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow us on Twitter @KeyframePodcast or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show . If you want to show your support then head over to Patreon and give whatever you can. Alternatively, we have a shop up and running so head over t...
Jan 21, 2018•59 min
2017 is over, and what better way to mark the beginning of a new year in animation than a two-part look back at the previous year. With that in mind, we decided to do something a little bit therapeutic (for us), and get all of the bad stuff out of the way first - so get ready for the rants and the strange awards we're handing out! If you've enjoyed this podcast, then please follow us on Twitter @KeyframePodcast or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show . If you want to show your su...
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Waifu or Otter? So Disney have bought the lion’s share of the Fox media empire, which means Star Wars and Marvel fans have something to be happy about over the Christmas holidays. Meanwhile, we discuss the impact this will have on the Disney Princess register. Hey! Pointless things can be important too! We’re just not sure how or why – questions which also apply to the rather conspicuous anime eyes on Alita in the trailer for James Cameron’s version of Battle Angel Alita (or Gunnm – we refuse to...
Dec 23, 2017•55 min
Magic Mushroom Milk So we finally hit the big one hundred mark, and it’s been … emotional. Okay, so in actuality we forgot our birthday (blame it on old age), but we do have some interesting things to talk about this week. We start with the 45th Annie Award nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Feature - Independent, and more importantly why they annoy us. After that it’s down to serious business with the epic-sounding Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle (Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut), Sa...
Dec 20, 2017•58 min
Scrooge McDuck's Human Trafficking Operation Shocking revelations abound this week! First we discover that Batman is actually a ninja in the trailer for the cunningly titled animated film Batman Ninja. After that we’re left positively thunderstruck by Akira Toriyama’s claim that Saiyans need S-cells to become super. All together now … MIDICHLORIANS! It’s enough to send Mark searching for some quiet time on The Magic School Bus but instead he gets the mediocre "Rides Again" sequel. Then it’s off ...
Dec 12, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Gundam’s Glorious Jazz Hole The 26 animated feature films that have been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination have been announced so naturally, we're going to see what all the fuss is about … Before all of that though, our first order of business is visiting Mark who is currently wallowing in mech-hell after his addiction flared up again due to the extreme musical stylings of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt. After that we're off to explore the forest in Goro Miyazaki's adaptation of Astrid Lindgre...
Dec 03, 2017•51 min
Peter Rabbit's Death Star Fundraiser The trailer for Sony's new Peter Rabbit movie is out so we decide to share our thoughts on it (which aren't very positive to be honest). Then it's time to get to business with season 20 of South Park and a Pokémon double-bill of Indigo League and the 20th movie in the franchise - I Choose You! After that it's time to get serious with the Sunao Katabuchi's stunning adaptation of Fumiyo Kouno's dramatic wartime slice-of-life manga In This Corner of the World. P...
Nov 26, 2017•57 min
Satoshi Kon's Anime Sausage The times, they are a-changing … 45 years after their original team-up, Batman once again joins forces with Scooby Doo and the rest of the Mystery Gang. Meanwhile, Sony complete their purchase of Funimation (a lot faster than we expected), and Anime Ltd. move into music distribution. Our featured anime movies are Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller Perfect Blue and Makoto Shinkai's supernatural drama Your Name. Please support The Geek Show Podcast Network on Patreon ...
Nov 14, 2017•54 min
Now With Added Mathservice It's a strange thing when a show about animation doesn't actually feature any actual cartoons or anime, but we do have some related and very interesting things instead. First up is Andrew Osmond's Ghost in the Shell - a book that covers the production, influences and legacy of the original animated movie that was released in 1995. After that the gloves come off and we get really nerdy with the Association of Japanese Animations' Anime Industry Report for 2016. Please s...
Nov 07, 2017•45 min
Farmer Goku's Fight Club This week we forego any preamble and dive straight in to our featured anime. With Girls und Panzer: Der Film, Mark proves that his addiction to anime beginning with the letter G looks set to continue. Meanwhile, Tucky gets suuuuuuuuuperrrr! with Dragon Ball Super season 1 Part 1 (Episodes 1 to 13), after which we explore the inner workings of a most epic night out in Masaaki Yuasa's The Night is Short, Walk On Girl. Also, who wouldn't want a Girls Und Panzer - Dominion: ...
Oct 29, 2017•57 min
The Censored Brow We kick things off this week with our featured cartoon and anime (Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls, Netflix’s Bigmouth and Ushio and Tora), and those somehow lead us on to seasonal holidays and mockumentaries. After that little aside we get down to business with our views on the new titles that make up the Autumn season in anime - including The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Love is Like a Cocktail, Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series, Girls' Last T...
Oct 22, 2017•1 hr 11 min
Netflix's Anime Big Boy Pants As the Summer season winds down, we take a look at the good, the bad, the mediocre, the just plain wrong, the unexpected and the anger-inducing anime of the last three months. Our featured animated movie and cartoon are Michaël Dudok de Wit's The Red Turtle and Netflix's Neo Yokio. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other s...
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Godzilla's Summer Fair Bake Sale To celebrate the release of the first in a trilogy of anime movies, Godzilla is finally getting its own festival! Aside from that we also take a look at the trailers for Aardman’s Early Man and Netflix’s Neo Yokio. Our featured anime are Belladonna of Sadness and Kiniro Mosaic (Kinmoza!). If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or ...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 5 min
The Worst Kept Secret in Anime This week we’ve got movies galore with the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy (I, II: Soldiers of Sorrow and III: Encounters in Space – we had to break Mark out of Gundam rehab for them), followed by a special treat called The Boy and The Beast (Bakemono no Ko) – which leads us on to a discussion about Mamoru Hosoda’s other works. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also fol...
Oct 04, 2017•53 min
I’ll Have a Bahamut on Ice We kick off with our featured anime this week (Rage of Bahamut: Genesis and A Certain Scientific Railgun S), before things degenerate into an impromptu discussion about dubbing, redubbing, and rebooting. All of that leads to a post-show hunt for an All-Purpose Cultural Catgirl with a Scouse accent on Ebay. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheG...
Oct 01, 2017•46 min
Popeye Vs. Hulk Hogan From the artisan breads of Yakitate!! Japan to the spicy dishes of Addicted to Curry, this week we sate our hunger with some mouthwatering anime (and a few manga), about food. Our featured cartoons and anime are Popeye The Sailor Man collection 1 and Food Wars! (Shokugeki no Souma) season 1. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other...
Sep 26, 2017•57 min
The Otters Are In Charge With Sony buying the majority of Funimation, we do some armchair speculation about the impact of the deal on the anime industry. Our featured anime are Himouto! Umaru-chan and Barakamon. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or on other social media by searching for The Geek Show . If you want to show your support then head over to Patre...
Sep 18, 2017•57 min
A Harem of Wolverines One Piece is apparently getting a live-action adaptation, and we’re very curious about how this is going to be accomplished. In addition to that we continue our first look at the Summer 2017 season of anime with Welcome to the Ballroom, Gamers!, Made In Abyss, Fate/Apocrypha, Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, In Another World With My Smartphone, 18if, Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, Classroom of the Elite and Fastest Finger First (703X – Nanamaru San Batsu), Our featured anime a...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 7 min
The Adventures of Trevor the Whip Guy The Summer anime season has started so we put some of the new shows under the first impressions microscope to find out if they’re any good. Since there are too many to cover in one episode we’re starting off with Angel 3Piece! (Tenshi no 3P!), Magical Circle (Mahoujin Guruguru), A Centaur’s Life (Centaur no Nayami), New Game!!, Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudou), Aho-Girl, My First Girlfriend is a Gal (Hajimete no Gal), Knight's & Magic and Di...
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Give ‘Em The Laaaaazy Eye With Bleach getting a live-action movie, we take a look at the current trend of anime to live-action adaptations. We also discuss the potential bankruptcy of long-running anime studio Artland. Our featured anime are 11 Eyes (Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo), and School Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!). If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @TGS_TheGeekShow, or...
Aug 16, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Adamantium and Pineapple Pizza With Netflix’s new adaptation of Death Note due out soon, we take a look at the trailer before heading to a maid cafe for foreigners and taking a walk down Tokyo’s other anime street. We also have a chat about manga and light novels that could be adapted – a discussion which looks set to continue in the future. Our featured anime are Amagami SS and Overlord. If you've enjoyed this podcast then please share us with your friends or leave us a rating on your podcast a...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 9 min
It’s our post-Sunnycon so we get straight down to business as we have plenty to talk about. Our featured anime are Maid Sama! (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!), which leads to a discussion about shoujo anime, The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai), and Amagi Brilliant Park. #MaidSama #TheSevenDeadlySins #AmagiBrilliantPark #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #KeyFrame #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow
Jul 30, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Everything’s backwards this week as we start off with our featured anime - Parasyte: The Maxim (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) part 2, Gundam Reconguista in G and Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka), before we devolve into a search for weird geek merchandise. #ParasyteTheMaxim #GundamReconguistaInG #IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #KeyFrame #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow
Jul 18, 2017•49 min
Things get a little ranty this week as we try to work out if long-running shounen are still relevant, or if the desire to produce the next One Piece/Dragon Ball/Bleach/Naruto is nothing more than a false hope. Our featured anime are Little Busters! Refrain, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions and Boruto: Naruto The Movie. #LittleBusters #Refrain #YuGiOh #DarkSideOfDimensions #Boruto #Naruto #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #KeyFrame #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow
Jul 09, 2017•1 hr 19 min
This week we ditch the boring old news and trailers and try to have an actual conversation about animation. It’s such a shocking thing for a podcast about animation to do, but we stick with us as we try not to put our feet firmly into ... it. Our featured anime are Wish Upon The Pleiades, Ergo Proxy and Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion. #WishUponThePlieades #HoukagoNoPleiades #ErgoProxy #DigimonAdventureTri #Reunion #Saikai #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #Keyframe #News #Podcasts #Reviews ...
Jun 27, 2017•1 hr 20 min
This week we ditch the old ways and embrace a new mindset. The news isn’t gone, but we got bored reporting on people doing their jobs so we decided put it all to one side and focus on the important things, so join us on our journey of animation enlightenment. Our featured anime are Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist (Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai), and One Piece collection 16. #Shimoneta #OnePiece #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #Keyf...
Jun 09, 2017•1 hr 10 min
So Netflix want to reboot the ‘90s – or at least the animated bits anyway. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. create a crossover that nobody wanted to see and Disney are still waiting for a Best Picture Oscar. Our featured anime are Little Busters Season 1 and Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale. #LittleBusters #SwordArtOnline #OrdinalScale #JCStaff #A1Pictures #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #Keyframe #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow
May 29, 2017•1 hr 1 min
The Academy has decided to change the voting rules for best animated feature, but what does that mean for anime? Also, Harlock may be getting a live-action movie (it was a slow news week). Our featured anime are Chobits and Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun. #Chobits #Madhouse #CLAMP #MonthlyGirlsNozakikun #GekkanShoujoNozakikun #DogaKobo #IzumiTsubaki #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #Keyframe #News #Podcasts #Reviews #TheGeekShow
May 21, 2017•49 min
This week we’ve got Invader Zim, Amazon Smurfs, Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World - lap napping VR apps, strange plush pouches and Anthropomorphic temples. Our featured anime are Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals, Realm of the Damned: Tenebris Deos and Tiger & Bunny: The Rising. #Naruto #RockLee #RealmOfTheDamned #TenebrisDeos #TigerAndBunny #Animation #Anime #Cartoons #Keyframe #News #Podcasts #Reviews #GraphicNovel #AlecWorley #TheGeekShow
May 14, 2017•1 hr 6 min
