R5 Central

Click Here To Download! This Week: Not a new episode. Rather, it’s something a bit more special: Mike’s contribution to Anime82‘s Mecha Madness podcast extravaganza in the form of a review of Choudenji Machine Voltes V! Check out the extended show notes over at my blog, Justice ACE! Otherwise new to the whole thing? Check out the FAQ!

Click Here To Download! This Week: It’s the end of Series 5…and possibly R5 Central for all of 2010?! To take things out, Mike salvages what is left of this much-delayed episode by tag-teaming with Paul “Igadevil” Sullivan to have a free-form discussion about Kikaider The Animation–is it truly as controversial as the fans made it out to be, is it even worth the trouble? We’ll try to figure it out here! PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: The discussion with Paul was recorded on September 20th, 2009 with hopes of getting the show out by November. This of course, did not happen …

Click Here To Download This Week: Anticipation is hyped for the new Ultraman movie, Mega-Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends, set to come out next month! Through chance, Mike finds the time to chat with yet ANOTHER Mike: Mike Verta, the film’s composer! In this short but sweet (and exclusive!) interview, Mike tells R5 about himself and lets us in on what went into creating the soundtrack behind this epic new adventure in the Ultra Series! PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: The interview between both Mike’s was conducted on November 4th, 2009. Final mix took place on November 20th, 2009. –The name for …

Click Here To Download This Week: To ring in the Halloween season, Mike and Ai take a literal stab into the Vampire craze by praising the solution the problem: Vampire Hunters. More specifically, a short and sweet “Lite Episode” review of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: This audio was recorded October 15th, 2009. Final mix took place on Halloween weekend! -Special thanks to the wonderful people at Westlake Films for sending us the rare H2G2 BGM used during Ai’s “outburst”. OP THEME: “Thunder Party ~DP 09 Mix~” DA PUMP ED THEME: “Yaiba” – THE BACK HORN LINKS: –Vampire …

Click Here To Download This Week: In an age where Godzilla lies dormant, the fans have taken the stage and given birth to The New Age of Monsters! R5 Central examines the phenomenon by reviewing “Negadon, The Monster From Mars” and interviewing one of the minds behind the forthcoming German Kaiju-Inspired audio drama, Gualagon! TIMESTAMP LIST: 16:57.20 – Negadon Review with Ai 22:13.43 – New Age Spotlight with Sylene 55:59.00 – Interview with Sven from the Gualagon Team New to the show? Check out our FAQ. PRODUCTION NOTES –Continuity: The interview with Sven was conducted June 26th, 2009. The interlude …

Click Here To Download This Week: It took us long enough! Sylene and Ai team-up to unleash an extended shoutout reel, featuring the likes of Kyle Hebert, Little Miss Gamer, Benu from Anime Genesis, and more! Also in the mix is a never-before-heard gag reel from Series 4 and 5, and a surprise cameo appearance that will make you freak! PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: Sylene and Ai recorded their bits on August 22nd while the opening bit was archived on August 8th. –Yes, we keep referencing stuff mentioned on Twitter. Among them, the Date Who Shall Not Be Named’s identity and …

Click Here To Download This Week: R5 Central turned four years old on August 9th! To celebrate the occasion, Mike goes ridiculously off-topic and brings Dragon Dynasty’s “Power that Is”, Bey Logan onto the show. They speak of the status of the famed DVD label, why Kung Fu Cult Master is the Greatest Martial Arts Film of All Time, and discuss why you should be getting the Dragon Dynasty release of The Five Deadly Venoms.….a movie which you could win by listening to this episode! PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: The interview with Bey was conducted on August 5th, 2009. Interlude bits …

Click Here To Download This Week: Mike sacrificed Otakon and travels with Ron “Soulcrash” Ladao to the first year of the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention in Dallas, Texas! At least, that was the original plan. Because of a lack of proper format, the audio Mike recorded at the con is all over the map, resulting in something of an extended montage…. All the same, included are highlights from the Nolan Bushnell Keynote Address, a short look at the Jack Thompson Debate, guest appearances by Larry Oji and DJ Pretzel from OC Remix and the ScrewAttack Crew, a live rendition of “The …

Click Here To Download This Week: As we speak, a survivor of the Kingdom of Evil is trying to amass an army to try and take over the US! Fear not, true believers as the only thing that stands in their way is this podcast of podcasts! In the meantime, please enjoy a quasi-review and defense of Shin Mazinger, our picks for the Top 3 Soul of Chogokin Toys that you should have bought by now, and a review of Koutetsushin Jeeg featuring John-Paul from the Fightbait Anime/Gaming Podcast! PRODUCTION NOTES: –Continuity: The entire episode is set on May 28th, …

Click Here To Download This Week: Conversations With Will has hit 10 episodes?! According to certain podcast historians, this is the epic point of no return for our heroes! As they recover from the madness that is Anime Central, the two of them reminisce about Tokusatsu Hell: The Revenge, organizational clusterfucks, the epic return of Battletech, Mike’s picks for the Top 5 Cosplayers of ACen 2009, and why Will will never do an episode in Japan. PRODUCTION NOTES: –This Episode was recorded on May 11th, 2009 while in the dwindling moments of ACen, hence our being burned out. –The Samurai …

Click Here To Download This Week [Insert Clever Description About This Episode Here Due To Mike Being So Tired For Various Reasons] PRODUCTION NOTES: -Here’s a mirror for the episode since Archive is getting wonky: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hemnknmzywz THINGS MENTIONED -Rescue Fire Awesomeness –Ridiculous GI Joe Characters –Samurai Ale –Acen Floor Plan More complete notes coming soon…..

Click Here To Download This Week: In the wake of Dragonball Evolution, Mike teams up with the crew over at Daizenshuu EX to bring you a Dragonball-themed episode! In addition to musings on said film and the rise of Dragonball Kai, they offer up their picks on Five Dragonball Movies That DON’T Suck! PRODUCTION NOTES: –The segments with VegettoEX and Meri were recorded on April 7th with the Interludes featuring Mike and Sylene were recorded April 23rd. Would have been out sooner but….yeah ^^ –I know! Kiva/Decade episode should have been next! I’m actually holding off on that due to …

Click Here To Download This Week: Will and Mike emerge from the ether for another late-night episode. This time, the two of them try to wrap their heads around the sudden awesomeness of Power Rangers RPM, why Superman can’t have sex, and Will’s new calling as the savior of the karaoke bar. PRODUCTION NOTES -This was recorded March 7th, 2009 and was intended to be released on Friday, March 13th but got held up for varying reasons. Release date is reset accordingly to help me sleep at night. –“LET’S SAY GO!”:  For the unaware, that was a sham of a …

Click Here To Download This Week: Series 5 of R5 Central kicks off with one of the biggest events to date! Mike recently had the opportunity to interview the one and only Hikaru Utada. As she gears up to release her new album, the two of them chat about her feelings about the making of the album, future plans, and other tidbits that you’ll find interesting…hopefully ^^ PRODUCTION NOTES: -The interview with Utada was recorded January 29th with the “in-studio” bridge segments recorded a few weeks later. Also, yay! I can do graphics again! –New to the show? Check out …

Click Here To Download This Week: In the homestretch to Episode 50 and to celebrate the holidays, Mike has cooked up a collection of Christmas tunes. Featuring Japanese Christmas classics, both past and present, this mixtape should make for some pleasant ambiance as you tear into those presents on Christmas Morning. PRODUCTION NOTES: -The name of the mixtape comes from the special card that came with the DX Faiz Blaster toy. I still want an Adult Faiz Driver damnit -_- -Additionally, yes that is an actual command code used on the toy itself that you hear in the beginning. By …