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MONSTER PARTY ENDS THE YEAR WITH THE KING OF ALL MONSTERS! It's been a banner year for our favorite daikaiju, and we here at MONSTER PARTY couldn't be happier! So, let's take a trip to Monsterland and visit the subject of this epic episode, as we invite you to attend... THE MONSTER PARTY GODZILLA STOMPIN' NEW YEARS BASH!!! For decades, Godzilla has proven to be an unstoppable pop culture force. And with the well-deserved success of GODZILLA MINUS ONE, visionary filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki has shown us that you don't need a bloated budget or a barrage of CGI clutter to give audiences an action-packed giant monster film with intelligence and heart.  So let's pop the champagne corks and give a toast to all things Godzilla, as we ring in 2024 with this city-smashing celebration?! Joining us for this raucous reptilian rager is an atomic breath of fresh air! He's a return guest, and a two-time Rondo award-winning writer, researcher, producer, editor, lecturer, event promoter, and Japanese film expert! And if you're any kind of self-respecting tokusatsu fan at all, you obviously know him as the author of the must-have-book, EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS!  MONSTER PARTY is proud to give an earth-shattering roar of welcome to... AUGUST RAGONE! (JAPANESE FANTASY FILM JOURNAL, FILMFAX, VIDEO WATCHDOG, ASIAN CULT CINEMA, SUPER 7, OTAKU USA, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, MARKALITE, HENSHIN! ONLINE, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND GODZILLA) MONSTER PARTY WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR! DESTROY ALL 2023 CALENDARS!

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Tyler and Lamar welcome voice actor, graphic designer and writer Mike Dent. Dent, a former Rangercast co-host, also created the podcast R5 Central and hosted Otaku USA's Friday ACE Podcast for a spell. More recently, he's had a hand in tokusatsu projects for Shout! Factory and Discotek Media. We ask him about his origin story and get him to explain the staying power of Space Sheriff Gavan.Also, we discuss toy news and leaks, the current whereabouts of a key Masked Rider prop and mourn the passing of the legendary anison singer Ichiro Mizuki. Mizuki had an association with Super Sentai dating back to JAKQ Dengekitai.Relevant links:Hear Mike in a trailer for a recent sneak-peek of the Kamen Rider Zero-One comicTMNT crossover comics are backNew soundstages at Auckland Film StudiosFerbus is safeNew Zord Ascension Project logo hints at TigerzordIchiro Mizuki, the Emperor of Anime Songs, dead at 74Post of the week: Day of the Dumpster upscaledSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/rangercast/donations

It's our annual Thanksgiving trivia episode! We're joined this time by the highly versatile writer Kara Dennison (@RubyCosmos), who in addition to writing prose fiction also contributes to Crunchyroll and Otaku USA. As Lupin the Third would say, compared to her we're stumblebums. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

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Matt Schley from Otaku USA and The Japan Times joins Evan for a discussion of some recent developments in labor practices in the anime industry, particularly the Black Kigyo "Union" (more on what that word means in this case in the podcast) and their lawsuits to recoup wages for production assistants at Studio 4°C and Trigger. Plus Violet Evergarden: The Movie and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes in the Queue segment! Topics include: unions get the goods, nobody’s innocent in the anime industry, and bourgeoisie yakitori. Send us feedback at podcast@anigamers.com! Show notes, links, comments, and more can be found at http://anigamers.com/podcast.

Matt Schley from Otaku USA and The Japan Times joins Evan for a discussion of some recent developments in labor practices in the anime industry, particularly the Black Kigyo "Union" (more on what that word means in this case in the podcast) and their lawsuits to recoup wages for production assistants at Studio 4°C and Trigger. Plus Violet Evergarden: The Movie and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes in the Queue segment! Topics include: unions get the goods, nobody’s innocent in the anime industry, and bourgeoisie yakitori. Send us feedback at podcast@anigamers.com! Show notes, links, comments, and more can be found at http://anigamers.com/podcast.

In this extended episode, Evan brings in special guests Daryl Surat (Anime World Order, Otaku USA) and ABCBTom (The Fandom Post, Crunchyroll News) to review Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's manga series Gunnm, aka Battle Angel Alita. The episode is mostly spoiler-free, other than a section at the end marked by a handy spoiler alert. David sat this one out, but fear not, he'll be back soon. Topics include: the dang anime eyes, CGI My Neighbor Totoro, and the Truth of Zalem. Send us feedback at podcast@anigamers.com! Show notes, links, comments, and more can be found at http://anigamers.com/podcast.

In this extended episode, Evan brings in special guests Daryl Surat (Anime World Order, Otaku USA) and ABCBTom (The Fandom Post, Crunchyroll News) to review Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Gunnm, aka Battle Angel Alita. The episode is mostly spoiler-free, other than a section at the end marked by a handy spoiler alert. David sat this one out, but fear not, he’ll be back soon. Topics include: the dang anime eyes, CGI My Neighbor Totoro, and the Truth of Zalem. Send us feedback at podcast@anigamers.com! Show notes, links, comments, and more can be found at http://anigamers.com/podcast.

Since our previous Lupin the Third episodes (on The Mystery of Mamo and The Fuma Conspiracy) have done extremely well and everyone seems to like them, we decided we definitely needed to do another one before 2018 was over. So, we did! and we made it extra special by having on Daryl Surat! You may know Daryl from his long-running anime podcast, Anime World Order, or from his articles in Otaku USA and on Anime News Network. And if you've ever been scarred at convention panels by the names of "Anime's Craziest Deaths" or "Panel of DOOM", you can blame this guy.  (Anime World Order: www.animeworldorder.com) (Otaku USA: http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/) In this episode, we talk about the second Lupin the Third theatrical film, the legendary directorial debut of Hayao Miyazaki before he founded Studio Ghibli, Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro.  During catchup we introduce Daryl, ask him what's been going on with AWO, Otaku USA, and how the First of the North Star game is going. Bill talks Red Dead II, Tobias talks SSSS. Gridman, and Austin talks Dark Souls Remastered (a game franchise that Daryl's 60ish year old father is incredibly good at). We then talk about the movie, the Lupin franchise at large, it's tonal differences, the production staff of Cagliostro, Miyazaki's flair, "asbestos suits", Tobias' experience watching his FIRST LUPIN THING, and how amazing Discotek is.  Want to watch The Castle of Cagliostro for yourself? As of the release of this episode it is on Netflix and available on home video from Right Stuf and Discotek Media. (Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70050576) (Right Stuf: https://www.rightstufanime.com/Lupin-the-3rd-The-Castle-of-Cagliostro-Blu-ray-Hyb-Collectors-Edition) We are happy to remind everyone that Bill has graciously provided a copy of The Rose of Versailles Part 1 as a FREE giveaway to one of you listeners out there! As we stated in the beginning of the episode, you can be entered to WIN by popping over to our iTunes account and leaving us a 5 star rating and review. (Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast/id1313595090?mt=2) We will be announcing the winner on DECEMBER 13th, 2018 (one month from today) in our Facebook community group so make sure to join over there to know if you're the winner!  (Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thirdimpactanimecommunity/) And that's it! We hope you enjoyed the show. Please feel free to follow us on social media, and if you could give us a star rating or review on either Facebook or iTunes, that really helps the show and we would really appreciate it.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Anime Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdimpactanime/ PodBean: https://thirdimpactanimepodcast.podbean.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnD4tDaOg7m3A0xatHfAc1g iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast/id1313595090?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Il3e2lqbq2awcml5zuxa64lh7m4 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/third-impact-anime-podcast-2361453 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast 

Patrick Macias’ story is inspiring because he decided at a young age he knew what he liked (Japanese cartoons), dove in head first, and found success as the editor-in-chief at Otaku USA, among many, many, other things.

Victoria and Evan argue about their 50 favorite anime in this special 50th episode of Crunchyroll's official anime podcast, the Crunchycast!   For those curious to check out some of Victoria and Evan's favorites, here's the full list (in no particular order): Millennium Actress Evangelion Macross 5 Centimeters Per Second Dragon Ball Z FLCL Cowboy Bebop Kill la Kill Princess Tutu Naruto Sailor Moon Eureka Seven Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Escaflowne Daicon Space Battleship Yamato Mobile Suit Gundam Serial Experiments Lain Perfect Blue Paraonia Agent Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal Birdy the Mighty: Decode Record of Lodoss War 3x3 Eyes Sorcerer Hunters Aura Battler Dubine Berserk TV (original) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Genshiken Fruits Basket Bokurano They Were Eleven Ah! My Goddess The Movie AnoHana Saint Seiya Magic Knight Rayearth Kino’s Journey Utena Wolf’s Rain Baccano! Zatch Bell Hare+Guu Fantastic Children Gargantia Spirited Away Princess Mononoke Nausicaa Only Yesterday Grave of the Fireflies The Animatrix   All that good stuff, plus answers to your burning questions. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

As the Summer anime season draws to a close, Victoria and Evan are talking about some of their favorite shows including Re:ZERO, Mob Psycho 100, New Game, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. In the news, Trigger’s mascots get animated in a 5th Anniversary Celebration sequence, which followed a Luluco marathon. Also, a new collectible card game is in the works called Astro Boy:Edge of Time, featuring characters created by Osamu Tezuka.f   All that good stuff, plus answers to your burning questions. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Evan is back from Otakon and ready to tell you and Victoria about all the great stuff he saw and did while he was there — including his favorite panels. Evan also started playing No Man’s Sky, find out what his impressions are.   In the news, “Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress” and “Macross Delta” are shaking up the Newtype anime magazine rankings. Also, “Turn A Gundam” is coming to Blu-ray thanks to Nozomi Entertainment. Watch for it in 2017. All that, plus answers to the anime questions you guys sent in via email, on Twitter and Facebook! Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week to talk about all the new anime they're watching including Bananya, Moyashimon, and the Thunderbolt Fantasy. In the news, "In this Corner of the World" gets a November release date and the new tropical island-themed Pokémon gets a new Meowth! All that, plus answers to the anime questions you guys sent in via email, on Twitter and Facebook! Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Evan and Victoria are back together this week to talk about all the new anime they're watching including Love Live! Sunshine!!, Under the Dog and 91 Days. In the news, the ambitious fan project Moon Animate Make-up is back with another entire episode of Sailor Moon animated by over 300 different animators in various styles. Also, a dedicated fan has recreated the glider from Miyazaki's "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" and it really flies! All that, plus answers to the anime questions you guys sent in via email, on Twitter and Facebook! Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Evan, Miles and Nate talk about Mob Psycho 100, Re:ZERO, Pokemon Go and JRPGs. In the news, One Piece - Heart of Gold was finally released and the No Game, No Life movie was announced!  One Piece Special Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Evan and Victoria take Crunchycast on the road to Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California. This episode was recorded on stage for Anime Expo attendees. In the news, we talk about One Punch Man coming to TV. Plus, Crunchyroll announces a huge batch of anime that we're bringing to DVD and Blu-ray with English dubs. Evan's watching anime this week including Now and Then, Here and There. Victoria's watching the new season of Berserk on Crunchyroll and waiting to binge watch Kiznaiver. All that plus, we're talking about our favorite things at Anime Expo (like interviewing Studio Trigger, playing Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and the Berserk premiere event) and we answer our live audience's anime-flavored questions. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Evan and Victoria talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the latest episode of Space Patrol Luluco and Toradora. In the news, Sir Ian McKellen reads Archer's invocation from Fate/Stay Night, the most unpopular Pokemon launches a campaign to improve its image, and "your name" will have its world premiere at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. All that plus answers to your anime questions! Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

In this episode, Evan and Victoria talk about anime conventions like A-Kon, AnimeNEXT and Fanime. In the news, the Studio Ghibli co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata speak out about the role of an artist’s gender and what Studio Ghibli has in the works including Miyazaki’s first full CGI work. Also this week, Evan and Victoria talk about some of the anime they’re watching including Bakuon and My Hero Academia. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week's episode was recorded live on Facebook Live. In this episode, Evan and Victoria are joined by Crunchyroll's resident Re:Zero expert, Miles Thomas. The news includes a poll of the worst starter Pokémon and the best Spring anime of 2016. Throughout the show, we're answering live questions asked by viewers in the chat. All that, plus the gang talks about Re:Zero, one of the best shows of the current anime season. Evan's back on Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Miles is watching Flying Witch. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Victoria and Evan bring you the latest anime news including Paramount Pictures surprise posting of a full-length movie, Millennium Actress to YouTube. Then, they dig into the latest episode of Kabaneri, Evan talks about the Sakuga MADs he's been watching on YouTube and fills you in on 20th Century Boys manga.   All that, plus answers to the questions you guys sent in and posted in the comments. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

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This week’s Crunchycast was recorded live and streamed to Facebook Live! Every week, Crunchycast hosts Evan Minto and Victoria Holden bring you everything that’s going on in the world of anime. In the news we talk about the new starters coming to Pokemon Sun and Moon, an anime-themed coffin and a crazy detective drama that’s loosely based on characters from The Legend of Zelda. Also in this episode, we talk about some of the anime we’ve been watching including Kabaneri, Space Patrol LULUCO, Twin Star Exorcists and Re:Zero. All that, plus answers to the questions asked by our live viewers. For the full show notes, check out http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com! Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week, Victoria and Evan talk about some of their favorite shows from the Spring 2016 anime season. Their favorites include SPACE PATROL LULUCO, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Sailor Moon Crystal, and the new Teekyu Spin-off. Also, Evan's been checking out an anime from the seventies called Captain Harlock, which is available to stream on Crunchyroll. All that, plus Victoria talks about her trip to Japan and answers to your questions! In the news: Heartwarming Artwork of "Honobono Log" Becomes Anime on NHK Original Character Designer Draws "Joker Game" x "Kiznaiver" Crossover Illustration New "Cardcaptor Sakura" Manga Series Announcement Coming You can watch the shows we talked about completely free on Crunchyroll! Sailor Moon Crystal JoJo's Bizarre Adventure SPACE PATROL LULUCO Captain Harlock   Your Questions: Do the shows we have been waiting for this season have lived up to our expectations? What kinds of things do we want to see from Japan that's not getting brought overseas? Radio shows? If we could make any anime into an amusement park here in the states which would we choose. What do we think about berserk being CGI? What anime would you like to see as a stage play next? Gundam maybe??? What is the best way to network with people who work in anime at conventions? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week on the Crunchycast, host Evan Minto is joined on the big orange couch by Crunchyroll's Tiffany Chen and Nate Ming. After a brief intro to Tiffany's and Nate's roles at Crunchyroll, the gang talks about Twitter's crush on Ellen Baker, the super-kawaii Japanese text book english teacher. Also, Crunchyroll and KADOKAWA announce a strategic alliance that will bring even more must-watch anime to Crunchyroll subscribers. Then, Nate tells us about his visit to Bandai Namco's HQ. All that, plus KIZNAIVER, JOKER GAME and answers to your burning anime questions. In the news: Twitter Falls In Love With Japanese Text Book's Super-Kawaii English Teacher Crunchyroll and KADOKAWA Announce Strategic Alliance! The Crunchycast crew also tackles your questions including: Which anime was it that got us into the anime world? Does Crunchyroll get to screen an anime before purchasing the license? Ghost in Shell TV vs Ghost in the Shell Oshii movies! FIGHT! What is the most disgusting thing we have ever eaten? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week Evan Minto is joined by special guests from the Crunchyroll crew, Sam Wolfe and Danika Harrod. In this episode, we’re totally addicted to Miitomo, Nintendo’s first big entry in world of mobile apps and games. We also talk about the Spring anime season. The gang is watching SPACE PATROL LULUCO and loving it. We’re all looking forward to Joker Game. Evan has the new season of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure on his watch list. All that, plus answers to your questions! For the full show notes, check out http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com! In the news: WrestleMania 32 is relevant this week because anime was a big part of the event, with The New Day entering the ring in full Dragon Ball Z attire The Crunchycast crew also tackles your questions including: Why is there a trend with terrible "boy enters magic school" anime lately? What is our dream cute girls doing things show? What are some of the best/worst Anime Fandoms? Do we think turning anime or manga into giant multimedia franchises dilutes the quality of the work? 3DS or PS Vita for gaming and more specifically for playing games related to anime or based off of anime? How do we muster up the courage to ask someone out? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week we explain why we disappeared for two weeks -- time moves differently in Japan. Victoria’s headed to Anime Boston, where Crunchyroll is the presenting sponsor. If you’re a Crunchyroll Premiere member, pick up a Crunchyroll Premiere BADGE at the registration desk to get the VIP treatment at Anime Boston. Evan announces that Crunchyroll will be adding “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable” to its Anime Simulcasts starting April 1st. Evan and Victoria are both playing Fire Emblem Fates. Find out who’s fighting for Nohr and who’s on Hoshido’s side. All that, plus answers to your questions! In the news: Crunchyroll Announces Premium Member Perks for Anime Boston Crunchyroll Adds "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable" to Anime Simulcasts!  Evan and Victoria also tackle your questions including: Why is Sasuke's mom so cute? Of all the burgers in Anime, which one do we want to eat the most? Takumi or Leo? Would our parents presence at an anime con embarrass us?  Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA.  Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week Victoria just started watching KONOSUBA, and one of the first scenes is a nod to video game preorder bonuses. We’re still watching ERASED and you should be too! Then, after you watch ERASED, you should watch ERASED: Group Watch, a Crunchyroll after-show for ERASED. It’s on Crunchyroll.com and YouTube so find it in those places! All that, plus the latest anime news and answers to your questions. For the full show notes, check out http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com! In the news: A new PV for She and Her Cat surfaces PlayStation TV may not be available for much longer. Osamu Tezuka Prize finalists announced  Evan and Victoria also tackle your questions including: What’s Victoria's favorite cosplay?  Has anyone ever ran any pickup lines on us at a convention? What is our favorite one-off/side story episode in an anime? What's something that we are always ready to talk about but that no-one ever asks after?   Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week we talk about ERASED episode 7 putting the series back on track - and whether it ever really went off the track. Evan’s still talking about Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Victoria went to a game launch event held by NISA and had a blast. She may also have eaten a penguin. All that, plus Evan’s getting in line for RightStuf’s Discotek sale . Find out what’s in his cart AND answers to your anime and non-anime questions! In the news: New artwork has emerged of young Itachi from the upcoming Naruto spinoff arc that’s coming in March A live-action adaptation of “Death Note” is in the works. Could it possibly be rated “R”? Evan and Victoria also tackle your questions including: What shows do we feel have gained momentum since the start? What "otaku tour" would we want to go on to see the physical location drawn into an anime? Are there any anime that got us interested in a new hobby? Do we have any favorite artists (both anime and non)? Shinichirô Watanabe is a great director. What is our favorite Shinichirô Watanabe anime? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week we talk about Evan possibly finishing Fire Emblem Awakening in time for the release of Fire Emblem Fates. We weigh in on the news that Astro Boy may get his own live-action movie. Plus, If you were planning on watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, better do it quick before FUNimation loses their license. All that, plus our thoughts on Katsucon 2016 AND answers to your anime and non-anime questions! In the news: Crunchyroll Adds "Fushigi Yugi" To Catalog Of Streaming Anime Writers Attached To Hollywood Live-Action "Astro Boy" Movie Ridiculous "Case Closed" Shoes and Socks Will Help You Solve Crimes   Evan & Victoria also tackle your questions including: What did we eat in DC at Katsucon? What are our ethnographic observations on Undertale taking over the con scene this year? Is there a con we have never been to before but would like to go? Who are our favorite young up-and-coming directors? What are our thoughts on Muco and dogs in general? Have we ever had to awkwardly explain to a family/friend/significant other, that the anime you were watching wasn't what they thought it was? What American cartoons would we want to get the anime treatment? Is the iyami "sheee!" pose going to become the "dabbing" of 2016 like I hope it does? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

This week we talk about Myriad Colors Phantom World, why we like it and why people aren’t sticking around past episode 1. Also, we thought they were going to remove the magical petting mini-game from the western release of Fire Emblem Fates. But lucky for us, it’s still kinda there. All that, plus “Robot Carnival” with robot love stories AND answers to your burning anime-flavored questions! In the news: The “Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess” manga debuts Crunchyroll announces that we’ll be simulcasting Trigger’s newly announced SPACE PATROL LULUCO anime series. Evan, Victoria & Miranda also tackle your questions: How much of your time is spent watching anime? Do you have room in your hearts for new super robot anime? What is something you would like to see change in the anime industry? What are some older anime you think newer fans really ought to check out? Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Guest Miranda Sanchez (@HavokRose) from the IGN Anime Club Podcast joins Evan Minto and Victoria Holden in the Crunchycast Studio. This week, the gang discusses the Winter 2016 anime season. Miranda’s watching ERASED & Phantom World, a show that made Victoria cry. Evan’s on a Sherlock Holmes kick and Miranda’s obsessed with Genos (and Undertale) fan art. Also in this episode: Jellyfish (the band) and their connection to Puffy AmiYumi Bayonetta Lots of feels In the news: Kingdom Hearts megafan creates a custom made Oath Keeper engagement ring. Fans start a Change.org petition to have Danny DeVito voice Pikachu in the recently announced Detective Pikachu game for the Nintendo 3DS. This Always Sunny/Pikachu mashup will make you a believer. Evan, Victoria & Miranda also tackle your questions: Jeff Hotnog (FB): What are you guys' favorite examples of videogames based off anime or favorite anime based off videogames? @saintgabriel7: What are shows that you were into last season that you didn't keep up with? (Or want to marathon) Preston Williams (FB): Shirobako, Bakuman, Shokugeki no Soma, Hikaru no Go: what profession do you want sensationalized in anime next? @korradorra: Has there ever been a live action anime film you truly enjoyed and liked? Even if it wasn't "well made”. Miranda hosts IGN Anime Club. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

On this week's Crunchycast, Victoria and Evan talk about some of the shows that are on their watch list including Dragon Half and Erased. In the news, they uncover the rumors surrounding a possible TV adaptation of Akira and consider the size of Kamen Rider's belt. All that, plus answers to your burning questions and more! Show Notes Katsuhiro Otomo dropped hints about an Akira TV adaptation. A new Kamen Rider movie is on the way, featuring the first person to ever don the Kamen Rider suit. A cool music video surfaces for Japanese rock band GLAY, that's directed by Teekyu's Shin Itagaki. Victoria’s completely caught up with Erased while Evan’s been watching Dragon Half, a fantasy OVA from the 90s, and Ojisan and Marshmallow. Evan and Victoria answer your questions including: thoughts on Sailor Moon Crystal whether either of them have done cosplay or have ever stopped watching a series because of a bad English dub where to go on a SUPER ANIME DATE in San Francisco Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episodes of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Victoria and Evan chat about BBK/BRNK, then answer a bunch of fan questions, covering subjects like virtual reality anime, shows that haven't aged well, and the coolest spots to visit in Tokyo. Plus, more dating advice! Show Notes There's a new trailer for the Lychee Light Club live action movie. You can now buy a life-sized figure of Lum from Urusei Yatsura. A bit actor from FLCL and Kare Kano just won an award for her novel. An interesting piece of trivia. Evan is watching Eden of the East and Glitter Force for Otaku USA reviews. He's also still watching BBK/BRNK, and liking it a little more than before. Some of the locations in Tokyo mentioned in the question segment:  Park Harajuku Nakano Broadway Mandarake Ghibli Museum Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.  

This week Victoria and Evan take a look at the new Winter 2016 season and discuss their favorite first episodes of the newest shows! Evan is looking forward to more ERASED, Victoria doesn't know what she feels about Active Raid and both of them agree BBK/BRNK has potential. Show Notes Trigger Animators Pay Tribute to "Transformers" in Doujinshi Art Collection "Kizumonogatari Part 1" Ranks 3rd with 177 Million Yen Evan is impressed with the backgrounds and direction of BBK/BRNK, but the 3-D animation is still disappointing. Neither Evan nor Victoria can quite wrap their heads around Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. Erased is really smart and tense right now, but Evan is hoping it doesn't turn out like The Perfect Insider. Victoria's really not liking Active Raid, which is apparently a minority opinion. Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA. Victoria has a new YouTube channel and a secret Twitter. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.  

We’re back and with new guest! I’m joined by returning champion Ink (@AnimatedInk) from Ani-Gamers, the Fandom Post, and Otaku USA and Kate (@narutakiRT) of the Reverse Thieves to talk about a show not from the 1920s, but set in the 1920s: Taisho Baseball Girls! I said it was episode 13, but I lied. This is episode 12. Listen Show notes: 0:30 – We talk about what we’ve been watching! We recorded this on September 8, so it’s only a little outdated. 10:52 – We start the main topic: baseball! Specifically Taisho baseball! Specifically Taisho Baseball Girls! Next time: More baseball with Cross Game.

REPOSTED FROM THE ANIME NOW PODCAST: Here’s your review of the second half of the series Aldnoah.Zero, featuring the debut of Evan of Ani-Gamers, Otaku USA and Crunchycast! Click HERE to download the episode or on the key art above. While still not without its flaws, we find plenty to like in the second half, with a more focused story renewing our opinions of this anime for the better. We discuss Slaine’s story arc, make suggestions for how to visually cue up some of the story’s more understated elements, and struggle to pronounce Asseylum’s name correctly. Ass-see-lee-um? Ass-elee-um? Oy. You can watch the entirety of Aldnoah.Zero on Crunchyroll. You can also find my review of the first part with Scamp of the Cart Driver here: http://thosedamncartoons.com/2014/12/22/the-anime-now-podcast-03-aldnoah-zero-season-1/. The podcast is on iTunes and Stitcher, or if you want to use a URL for your podcatcher, use this: http://theanimenowshow.libsyn.com/rss If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review!

Welcome to the fourth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. This week, CrunchyCast is joined by Daryl Surat, the most dangerous anime podcaster. In addition to serving as a host for the Anime World Order, Daryl writes for Otaku USA magazine. You can find him on the Anime World Order website, Otaku USA, or on his Twitter.   Show Notes: Victoria looks into the dark new Naruto rings Evan follows the newest Tezuka news about a French reboot of Astro Boy Daryl's impressed of the garage origins of the Tie Fighter fan animation Victoria's watching Naruto's Tenten-centric episode and Your Lie in April Daryl encourages everyone to watch gdgd Fairies Evan rants about Haibane Renmei Correction: Evan refers to Astro Boy Reboot as "CG", though it's more accurately 2DCG CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchyroll Brand team. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at CrunchyCast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. All music in CrunchyCast is produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

It takes 4 nerds to do the work of one Diego. So Vinnie called in Ink from Otaku USA, Ani-Gamers, and Fandom Post, Ed Sizemore from Twitter, Kory Cerjak from Fandom Post and Taiiku Podcast, and Bradley Meek from Twitter to talk about some currently running TV and anime.

It’s been three months, but we’re back! This time Evan and David talk about anime that’s just old enough that you no longer care enough to be angry about it and video games so old you don’t even remember them anymore. Topics include Super Sonico, Nidhogg, Mother (the original, not the good one or the other good one), Cardcaptor Sakura, Inside Mari, being a tourist in Japan, being a BAD tourist in Japan, Japanese food, and oddly-specific otaku stores. We’re not putting timecodes in the show notes anymore starting with this episode because it takes too long and you guys probably don’t even care about it anyway. If you’re angry about this development, click that “Continue Reading” link to read the new show notes and leave us a hate-filled comment! Those are our favorite kind! DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes  (Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes) Opening/Ending Song: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers Super Sonico is an anime about Nitroplus’s mascot character. A few days after Evan said nobody would license it and David said Sentai would… Sentai actually licensed it. (Watch it on Crunchyroll) Nidhogg is a 1-v-1 fencing football game or something like that. (Get it on Steam or the official site) Mother is an weird old NES JRPG. The sequel is Mother 2, better known in English as Earthbound. (You can’t get Mother legally in English, but you can get Earthbound on the Wii U Virtual Console) Cardcaptor Sakura is a famous magical girl manga series by superstar manga artists CLAMP. (Buy it on Amazon or RightStuf) Inside Mari is a creepy bodyswap manga by Flowers of Evil author Shuzo Oshimi (Read it on Crunchyroll) Japan is a country with some pretty cool stuff in it. We both visited it and talked way too much about it. The otaku meccas we discussed were Akihabara (just south of Ueno) and Nakano Broadway (just west of Shinjuku). The pirate-themed shop in Nakano Broadway that we talk about is called Bambool (here’s the official listing on the Nakano Broadway site). It turns out they’re not strictly pirate-themed, so I guess Evan was mistaken. The indie manga shop is Taco Che. Here’s the official site (in Japanese) and Nakano Broadway’s listing for it. For more info on otaku stuff to do in Japan Evan highly recommends Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo, by Patrick Macias (Otaku USA and Crunchyroll News Editor-in-Chief) Otaku USA Magazine: Evan and Ink wrote stuff for the new issue (cover is Attack on Titan). Evan did a review of .hack//Quantum (anime) and Wolfsmund (manga), and Ink did features on Beyond the Boundary, Kamisama Kiss, and (his favorite) Chihayafuru, as well as a review of the ongoing series Samurai Flamenco. Read more stuff from Ink at Fandom Post. He just did a pretty great Paranoia Agent writeup recently. Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David We didn’t mention it in the show, but we’re going to Genericon in Troy, NY again this year! Evan, Ink, and David will be there alongside Ed Chavez and possibly a couple other online anime folks. Evan’s not staff anymore, but he’s running two panels: “The Beautiful Backgrounds of Anime” (about anime background art) and “‘Trigger’ Warning: Birth of an Anime Studio” (about Studio Trigger, Kill la Kill, Inferno Cop, etc.)

The gang's all... here? Just when you thought we were going to post our review of the new Makoto Shinkai movie first, we double back and release our FMA movie one instead! That’s right, this time the OSMcast tackles the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, animated by Bones and directed by Kazuya Murata. We’re joined by Daryl Surat of Anime World Order, Otaku USA, Crunchyroll News, and wherever there is justice to be found. We also delve into the nature of the reoccuring shonen film staple, and Trigun: Badlands Rumble. It’s a fun time! OSMnotes When will Funimation out  Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos? Chances are, as soon as they can.  They know how to strike while the iron is hot, unlike some other studios (Anchor Bay!). However, Trigun: Badlands Rumble is hitting September 27th!  You can tell Basil’s opinion of Trigun: Badlands Rumble as he keeps referring to it as Trigun: Badass Rumble. And Basil didn’t even like the original Trigun that much! So it should be a pretty safe buy. If you know, you like awesome stuff. Which we assume you do since well, you’re on our site. AWA Fun Times are a comin’! What kind of OSMcast panels are we throwing out for AWA this year?! Well here they are: Engrish Jambore II – Engrish Haldel: Basil and Drew started this panel at AWA last year, and we are returning once again to deliver tlue rove for all that rove engrish. Anime’s Creepy Uncle – Go Nagai At A Glance: Basil and Kevin gush how awesome Go Nagai is and why you should think he is awesome too. Getting Your Anime Groove Back: Think you might be getting out of anime? Well Basil just might have some shows to get you back in the game, as it were. And is an excuse to show off the first 13 minutes of Redline. We’ll probably have actual times and places for these panels closer to the con itself. Next time, we’ll actually post our review of the latest Makoto Shinkai film Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below, along with AWO‘s Gerald.

Alright, I'm back and it's time to finish this off. No seperate parts or show notes (for now) kinda rushing this out, so if you wanna bitch leave a comment. Rounding this off are Sean Russell and JD Banks from Anime3000.com and then Fernando Ramos from Otaku USA to give me the last touches on the subject.Download Songs:Light of the Land - NujabesWonder Years - Oh NoAlso, my review of Tokyo Majin is up, so feel free to look at that.

This is the REAL Mazinger, MAN. For this TWO HOUR BEHEMOTH of an OSMcast_!_, we are once again joined by Daryl Surat of Anime World Order and Otaku USA to talk about STUFF. We talk about anime, video games, the State of The Mecha Genre, but really we mostly talk about S** hin Mazinger Z**, the awesome new re-imagining of the classic Go Nagai series, as the director Yasuhiro Imagawa only knows how: By making it really, really awesome. Protip: Due to magical and mystical nature of audio processing Daryl sounds a touch softer than Kevin and Basil. It makes us feel more important than we actually are. Also we trip over each over a little bit, as while Daryl is used to talking via the Internets, Basil and Kevin are not. You have been warned! Promo: THIS IS NOT AN ANIME PODCAST! Those liars! They talk about anime ALL THE TIME. We met these guys at AWA and thought they are pretty cool. These dues talk about anime and video games and other neat nerd stuff that means they tend to cover similar stuff as us. Which again, means they are pretty cool.  They will be even cooler when they get an RSS feed! (Just sayin’.) Durarara!!, It's like BACCANO! only in modern day and less caps lock, but extra punctuation. OSMnotes First off, technically we are releasing late on Monday but it’s still Monday so it counts! The file initially exported to mp3 wrong so we had to reprocess it. after DJ Inubito got home from work. Crazy, I know. Sadly right now the only way to get this show is via fansubs. This would probably be a good place to start. And if we ever get a retail release you can be sure that we will be preaching it from the mountain tops. Before this episode went up I (Basil) asked for suggestions to fill the text space up. After a few posts of nothing (well Cleavland has an idea) Lee then bombarded me with 15 bazillion ones. I suppose he must have been really bored at work today. I was going to delete post once I had a good topic but since he gave me SO MANY topics the post will stay up so I’ll have a list of options whenever I need to fill up space. I’ll call it Lee’s List. Like so~ Dragon Age: Orgins AKA Baldur's Gate III. This is a Good Thing. Also Ogres turn out to be wusses in this game. FYI. Lee’s List: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People – I don’t know I only play good games. I kid, I kid! I haven’t played it. Too many other games I want to play before I get to before I lose myself into the land ofTelltale Games. Well. That was too short. Okay how about… Lee’s List: How Annoying it is when one of your coworkers CLIPS THEIR TOENAILS in the cubical next to yours. Geez, guy. NO MAN FUCK YOU. I GOT TO CLIP THIS SHIT BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND! THESE TOENAILS. OH GOD. THESE TOENAILS. THEY ARE GROWING LIKE A CANCER THAT GROWS LIKE A TOENAIL OU** T OF TOE FUCK!** PS: While Pad is still the worst name ever in the history of ever, you can’t actually change names in Nostalgia so just accept it and find better things to complain about. Like Gonzo! But that’s pretty much beating a dead horse. Hmm…

You know, I was sitting here reading the August issue of Otaku USA, and as I was reading it, I found myself skipping lots of pages, including the anime and manga reviews. Ironically, this was the section I used to read with the greatest interest. And I began to wonder if Otaku USA is even worth buying anymore. For a while now, I have become less and less enthused with the magazine, even though I have bought every issue since it began. Maybe I'm just bored with it? But why? One of the problems with the magazine is that there seems to be very little reporting going on. It's just reviews and opinions with very little data about the anime or manga they're doing an article on. I like the Protoculture Addicts style more, where they give a summary of the show and then all kinds of breakdowns and graphics on the main chracters and episode guides. For example, say you're doing a feature on Fullmetal Alchemist, show pictures of all the main players with captions about them. Even Anime Insider did stuff like this. It's sad but I'm even beginning to miss the visual overload of Newtype. So, I mean, keep the opinions, but also have just as much emphasis on actual information about the show as well. Another thing that bothers me about Otaku USA is the fact that it seems like a "dubbed" magazine, in that most of the writers are writing their features from a second-hand point of view. There are very few interviews with the original manga creators or anime staff so again you're writing in circles and just having the viewer or reader's side represented in the magazine. It's kinda like when I used to watch an ADV anime dvd and they would have a commentary track with the dub actors. What could the English voice actors possibly know about the original intentions of the Japanese actors, directors, and staff? So it ends up being an interpretation within an interpretation and I'm not interested in that. If you look at the cover of the August issue of Otaku USA you will find that none of the shows it lists are unreleased. Newtype would have had this cover on their magazine probably in January of this year instead of August. It's completely out of date. I used to read the anime magazines to look AHEAD, instead of reading articles about what is already out. I remember looking at pictures and reading about shows in Newtype that were sometimes years away from being released here. Now, as more and more anime and manga companies are going straight to the internet, sometimes days after their release in Japan, Otaku USA is going to have to figure out a way to get ahead of the curve with looks at shows that haven't already been released for months by the time the next issue comes out. And where is the reporting? I have yet to see the definitive breakdown of what the hell happened at ADV and Geneon. It probably has to do with the fact that there are no "professional" anime or manga reporters. We're all just amateurs really. But you know if I had connections in the anime world, I'd want to find out the truth of what happened to the anime market, like a Bob Woodward. How did the anime company that truly originated the US market completely collapse? And you know what, I'd make it the cover story of an issue of Otaku USA. And can you believe there is no mention at all of the media blitz put on by Viz last month with Shonen Sunday, Ikki, and their Haikasoru sci-fi line? Not one line. Silence on what could be one of the most important developments of the past couple of years. I would also like to hear the story of how Funimation singlehandedly saved the US market for anime fans. They truly did. And no opinions or mention of the coming One Piece locust manga infestation. Anime News Network seems to be the true source of what is going on in the anime and manga world. I find out more about what's going on there in one day than in all of the issues of Otaku USA put together. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the mag is falling behind the curve and I'm thinking about not picking up the next issue. Trust me, I'm probably not the only one. I'm all for opinion, but I don't expect people to pay for mine.  If this magazine doesn't change, I don't see it surviving. And PLEASE take the word CHEAP off your cover. It's got all sorts of unseemly connotations.  

Podcast Episode 79: My thoughts and information on PiQ magazine, which is replacing Newtype magazine. Also, I talk about the positives and negatives of Newtype, Otaku USA, Anime Insider, and Protoculture Addicts. For more information about PiQ Magazine see Christopher Butcher's blog, Comics 212 at: http://comics212.net/2008/01/18/first-look-advs-new-piq-magazine-mediavendor-kit/