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Quick announcement from Evan: Unfortunately, Seasonal Sampler is going on indefinite hiatus. Continuing the host the show solo was getting to be too much work, especially with how Evan's busy schedule prevents him from keeping up with enough shows every season. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over the past four years, and look forward to more anime reviews on the regular Ani-Gamers Podcast in the future! Runtime: 3 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Evan has written for Anime News Network. Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Our first non-Ani-Gamers guest on Seasonal Sampler is Paul Chapman, host of the Greatest Movie Ever Podcast! In this oversized episode, Evan and Paul talk DAN DA DAN, Mecha-Ude, Dragon Ball Daima, Re:Zero, the cursed Uzumaki anime, and lots more. NOTE: This was published late due to the Internet Archive — the file host for our episodes — getting hacked! We published the episode early on our Patreon though; one more reason to subscribe for just $5 a month. Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto The Shows: Acro Trip DAN DA DAN Demon Lord 2099 The Do-Over Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Dragon Ball Daima Good Bye, Dragon Life Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms (DISCLAIMER CORNER) Nina the Starry Bride Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Ranma ½ Re:ZERO Shangri-La Frontier The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Uzumaki Twitter: Evan, Inaki, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Paul Paul hosts The Greatest Movie Ever Podcast Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Evan and Pat run down some anime, manga and games they’ve been digging into, including the Look Back anime movie (now in theaters!), bizarre Final Fantasy reimagining Stranger of Paradise, Black Lagoon, Axiom Verge, and the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game. Runtime: 50 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Patrick Sutton. Quicksave Evan is watching the Black Lagoon anime Pat is playing Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Evan played Axiom Verge Pat is playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Evan is reading the Dragon Ball manga Evan watched the Look Back anime movie Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Pat Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Pat Subscribe to Evan's digital manga service Azuki.

Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot, filled this time by Ani-Gamers Book Club co-host Inaki! Evan and Inaki talk last season's favorites, plus lots of Summer anime. The full list: Dungeon People I Parry Everything Mayonaka Punch MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season My Deer Friend Nokotan My Wife Has No Emotions Oshi no Ko Season 2 Pseudo Harem Quality Assurance in Another World Senpai Is An Otokonoko Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Inaki, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Watch Inaki play games on Twitch Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan has written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Here it is, the result of the “Tyranny of the Majority” Golden Ticket poll that we ran during Patron Appreciation Month on Patreon! This episode, all four hosts — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — review the Mamoru Oshii-directed OVA Dallos, which happens to be the first-ever commercially released OVA! Topics include: narrowly avoiding Ready: Player One, Gundam ripoffs, and Space Dogs. Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Dallos Name drops: Hisayuki Toriumi, Mamoru Oshii, Toshiyasu Okada, Masahiro Satou, Ghost in the Shell, Daicon Films Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Pat Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Pat David writes for Otaku USA Magazine Subscribe to Evan's digital manga service Azuki.

Evan and Ink recap the anime of Winter 2024, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Spring 2024! The shows: Bartender Glass of God Delicious in Dungeon (Continuing) The Duke of Death and His Maid (S3) Sound! Euphonium S3 Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again The Grimm Variations Highspeed étoile Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Tadaima, Okaeri (haven't watched yet!) Time Patrol Bon (haven't watched yet!) Train to the End of the World This also marks Ink's final episode of Seasonal Sampler! Thanks so much to Ink for making this show such a delight to record and listen to. Evan will be back with guest host Inaki for Summer 2024. Runtime: 1 hour, 4 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ink, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, Ink BlueSky: Evan, Ink Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Just ignore the outdated number in the intro, this one took… a while. Evan fulfills a Golden Ticket request from patron FatDrunkFriendOtaku with a review of the PlayStation JRPG/dating sim Thousand Arms! Topics include: the heart of the swords, Thousand Dates, and DAAAAARKNESS. Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Patrick. The Review: Thousand Arms Name drops: TOSE, Red Company, Teruhisa “Ohji” Hiroi, Sakura Wars, SEGA, Atlus, Takehiko Itou, Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari, Ryuu Knight, Outlaw Star, Urusei Yatsura, Macross Twitter: Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan Evan writes for Anime News Network Subscribe to Evan's digital manga service Azuki.

Evan and Ink recap the anime of Fall 2023, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Winter 2024! The shows: Brave Bang Bravern, Burn the Witch #0.8, Delicious in Dungeon, Delusional Monthly Magazine, The Fire Hunter S2, Maboroshi, Meiji Gekken: 1874, Metallic Rouge, A Sign of Affection, Snack Basue, The Witch and the Beast. Bonus: Evan worked as a Story Consultant on Meiji Gekken: 1874, so this episode contains some discussion of what it was like to work on an anime series! Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ink, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, Ink Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

For our final episode of the year, Evan and David check in for a Quicksave podcast about a bunch of anime, manga and games they've been checking out recently, including Mario Wonder, Talk to My Back, World of Horror, Frieren, Pluto, and Super Mario RPG. Thanks for listening for the past year and see you in 2024! Runtime: 46 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. Quicksave David is playing World of Horror Evan is reading Talk to My Back Evan is watching Frieren and Pluto Evan and David are playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder Evan and David watched Godzilla Minus One Name drops: Twitter: Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan Evan writes for Anime News Network Subscribe to Evan's digital manga service Azuki.

We missed an episode, so Evan and Ink recap both Spring and Summer 2023, then dive into Fall 2023! The shows: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really Love You, Bullbuster, Dark Gathering, FLCL: Grunge, FLCL: Shoegaze, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, KamiErabi GOD.app, MF Ghost, Migi & Dali, Overtake!, Precure: Full Bloom, Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions, SHY, Under Ninja. Apothecary Diaries and Pluto will be covered in an upcoming Patreon-exclusive episode. Runtime: 1 hour, 19 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ink, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, Ink Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan's official manga subscription service, Azuki.

It's been so long since we've been to an anime convention. With US conventions gearing up for the 2022 season, Gracie, Nick, and James are cautiously optimistic for the future of these events. Also, we reminisce about past convention stories and try to give some advice for future attendees. It's a real potpourri of convention content. Burger: https://twitter.com/VamptVo/status/1000488956268503042?s=20&t=A6kw-U_gdCfmoeR9ufKdFg Vote for your weekly charts here: https://anitrendz.net/polls   Editor: @elvira.media on Instagram  Recorded March 9, 2022

This week, Anthony Carboni joins the Crunchycast gang to celebrate Victoria's Birthday!!! In the news, Akiba Souken's Top 5 Summer Anime, RWBY, and Hatsune Miku VR Future Live is available. On our watch lists this week: Yuri!!! On ICE, Time Bokan 24, and Shin Godzilla.   All that good stuff, plus answers to your burning questions. 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 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, Danika Harrod from Vice (formerly a brand manager at Crunchyroll) joins Evan and David to talk about Inio Asano’s manga A Girl on the Shore, aka “by far Asano’s horniest work.” Before that, though, the hosts talk about Mob Psycho 100, Berserk, and The Osamu Tezuka Story. Topics include: A Boy at the Club, Game of Thrones with Senpai, and eating the poop. Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via: iTunes, Sticher, Google Music Send us Feedback! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Evan went to the club. All three hosts are watching Mob Psycho 100. Danika is watching Berserk. Teekyu is definitely the same thing as Berserk. Evan is reading The Osamu Tezuka Story (look for his review on Ani-Gamers). A Girl on the Shore is by Inio Asano Other Asano manga: Solanin, Goodnight Punpun, Nijigahara Holograph, What a Wonderful World Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David, Danika Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and just hosted his final episode of the Crunchycast. Danika is working for Vice and makes awesome music!

Evan’s been playing way too much of the highly anticipated, supremely disappointing space game No Man’s Sky, so we brought Anime News Network veteran Bamboo Dong on the show to talk about the game, as well as the recent week of big anime news, including Sentai Filmworks’ license of Chihayafuru and The Mary Sue’s controversial article about moé. Topics include: the choice between the charger and the headphones, the The People v. O. J. Simpson of anime, and weeaboo eye exams. Direct Download – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Sentai Filmworks licensed Chihayafuru for home video! Chihayafuru is streaming on Crunchyroll. Here’s the 2016 Queen Match, the highest level of competitive karuta for women. Check out those slo-mo instant recaps! Of a card game! Moé, Misogyny and Masculinity: Anime’s Cuteness Problem–and How to Fix It, Amelia Cook’s article on The Mary Sue. The Twitter thread in response to Amelia’s article. Here’s one of the many wonderful response articles, from a “dabbling realist, skeptical.” Naturally, the GamerGate subreddit KotakuInAction got in on the, uh, action. No Man’s Sky‘s official site Here’s the E3 2014 gameplay trailer for No Man’s Sky. Sean Murray is a cute moé boy and we want to protect him from the haters (Bamboo later confirmed that he is indeed a precious little moé boy). Jurassic Park No Man’s Sky video Here’s one of many examples of Sean Murray implying that players could meet up in No Man’s Sky. Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David, Bamboo Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and hosts the Crunchycast. Bamboo writes for Anime News Network. Check out her Love Live Sunshine episode reviews!

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, Victoria is joined by a very special guest co-host, Reina Scully. In this episode, they talk about the adorable new show Bananya, Reina’s translation of Akame ga Kill, and the Berserk episode guide available on Crunchyroll. In the news, New Game, the Time Bokan 24 reboot, and new Kirito Bedsheets were released! Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel. Follow Reina on Twitter & on YouTube too! 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.

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.  

After a two-week break for the holidays (during which we posted a podcast blooper reel on Crunchyroll and released the Crunchyroll Holiday Special), Victoria and Evan are back in the office to talk about the upcoming anime they're excited about, the state of anime convention attendance going into 2016, and the 1980s time capsule that is Fight! Iczer One, and Gundam Thunderbolt. Show Notes We released a blooper reel of the podcast hosts' antics during the pre-show for each episode. Both Evan and Victoria are in the Crunchyroll Holiday Special, hosted by the Internet's (now TV's) Michael Toole. Evan's exited to see Kiznaiver and Lupin III Part 4 on Crunchyroll. Victoria is interested in Myriad Colors Phantom World. Final Fantasy IX is coming out on PC and smartphones. Lightning from Final Fantasy is modeling for Louis Vuitton. BlueSakuga released a cool compilation video of some of the best animated shots of 2015. There's a Love Live museum in Akihabara, but it's just a store. AnimeCons.com released their annual list of the top anime conventions by attendance. Correction: "Warm bodies" refers to the number of unique people who attended for the entire weekend. "Turnstile" is the number of times someone walked through a (possibly metaphorical) turnstile, so it often counts people multiple times. Evan finally watched Fight! Iczer One, one of Victoria's favorite 1980s OVAs. Evan watched the first episode of Gundam: Thunderbolt, and he and Victoria marvel at an excellent first-person shot. Correction: The Gundam is called the FA-78 Full Armor Gundam. "Thunderbolt" is the name of the sector in space that the series takes place in. 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 is our last episode of 2015 as Victoria and Evan will be out of the office for the holidays, so the hosts take some time to discuss their favorite anime of the year, including TV series, movies, and more! We asked for listeners to send their own favorites, so there's a lot to talk about, including Aldnoah.Zero, Shirobako, Rokka, Yatterman Night, and Animator Expo. Show Notes Here's the full list of the titles we talked about: One-Punch Man My Love Story Haikyu!! Death Parade Your Lie in April Makuranodanshi (Pillow Boys) My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade Teekyu Takamiya Nasuno Desu JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Aldnoah.Zero Shirobako Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F Animator Expo The Perfect Insider Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers Yatterman Night Food Wars Turn A Gundam (released in English for the first time) RWBY Correction: Evan said Dentsu is funding Animator Expo, but it's actually Japanese media company Dwango. Sorry! 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 learn the power of anime training via fanservice-y fitness series Anime De Training! Ex and the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, and Evan tries out Samurai Champloo. Plus discussion of Final Fantasy VII, the death of Shigeru Mizuki, and Victoria's limited exposure to American media. Show Notes The famous manga artist Shigeru Mizuki (Gegege no Kitaro) passed away in November. The whole Internet is angry about Final Fantasy VII Remake being released as three games, but Victoria is alright with it. Teekyu cannot be stopped and Evan couldn't be happier. Evan is watching the hip-hop/samurai movie crossover Samurai Champloo for the Reverse Thieves' Anime Secret Santa. Victoria is learning a lot about physical fitness in more ways than one via Anime De Training! Ex. She also tried to watch Deltora Quest, but got sidetracked by looking up what the character designs reminded her of. Anime Problems. Evan is falling in love with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure all over again via the original Part 1: Phantom Blood manga. 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 inadvertently stationery-themed episode, Evan marvels at the impact of a pencil shortage in the anime industry and Victoria discusses the benefits of taking notes while watching anime. Plus the hosts chat about the Samurai Jack sequel, Mr. Osomatsu, and Cardcaptor Sakura. Show Notes The Mitsubishi Pencil Company announced that they were discontinuing their colored pencils until animators demanded they bring them back. Evan is tentatively excited about a sequel to Samurai Jack, but Victoria was never a big fan. Mr. Osomatsu is sating Evan's appetite for abject violence in the name of comedy. Evan is also watching some more Cardcaptor Sakura, and marveling over Sakura's many costumes. Victoria's watching Bakemonogatari but she doesn't remember what any of her notes mean. 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.

It's a good day for good hips as Evan and Victoria discuss Space Adventure Cobra, the made-up Japanese holiday Good Hips Day, Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, and the Monogatari series. Then it's question time, and this week our hosts get to answer TWO relationship advice questions! Show Notes As Phase 1 of the "Library Expansion Project," Crunchyroll licensed Space Adventure Cobra and Cat's Eye. After we recorded we also got Yakitate!! Japan, Space Pirate Mito, Princess Knight, and Fantastic Detective Labyrinth! Victoria wanted to talk about "Good Hips Day" and the fan art from the artist behind Chaika just to make Evan uncomfortable. Evan saw Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie in theaters (it's the follow-up to Arise). Victoria is watching the entire Monogatari series (and blogging about it)! Both Evan and Victoria are keeping up with The Perfect Insider, which has recently hit some exciting highs AND some disappointing lows. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube (yes, we're back on 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 Young Black Jack's shirtless, patchwork body, the terrifying harem in Oreshura, online anime petitions, and the ongoing debate over who is Best Matsu. Plus answers to your questions, including our favorite villains and whether or not it's OK to call anime "cartoons." Show Notes Bubuki Branki has a really silly name, but Evan's still interested in it since it's the 10th anniversary project from CG studio Sanzigen (Arpeggio, Wooser) Oh no! Animator Expo Season 2 is expiring November 23, but Season 1 is available for a limited time before that. Unfortunately the production committee in Japan has asked streaming sites (including Crunchyroll) to take down the parody-heavy first episode of Mr. Osomatsu. Victoria's been catching up to determine her favorite of the -matsu sextuplets. Evan's a big original Black Jack fan, so he's been a little disappointed by Young Black Jack, but it's hilarious how much of a pretty-boy Black Jack is. He's also watching and reviewing Noragami Aragoto, which started off with a really cool new arc. Here's Victoria's Change.org petition to get Evan to watch Toradora. Victoria is rewatching the odd, kind of scary-sounding harem series Oreshura. Here's JMZP's awesome fanart of Victoria and Evan! You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube (yes, we're back on 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 discuss sad teenagers in The Anthem of the Heart, Chris Brown's manga-"inspired" album cover, Tales of Zestiria, and the best way to get into older anime. Show Notes Chris Brown's latest album cover is a ripoff of a City Hunter cover. Victoria hasn't been watching a lot of anime because she's been busy playing Tales of Zesteria (but it's OK because it's SUPER anime). Evan dropped Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation because it's more simplistic than he had hoped. He watched Lily C.A.T. instead, and it's just Alien: The Anime. Evan also enjoyed The Anthem of the Heart, but was frustrated with its focus on the romantic plot. The episode title (and the dumb joke we made about it) is a reference to Minmay's song "My Boyfriend is a Pilot" ("Watashi no Kare wa Pilot") from the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and 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 return to the orange couch to catch up on the biggest anime news out of Hollywood, New York Comic Con, and White Base. Show Notes Evan and Victoria are excited about the confirmation of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable's anime adaptation. Victoria is bummed that Akiko Higashimura's Himozairu manga about men seeking to be better househusbands was suspended due to complaints from men. Fans held a "Naruto Pride Parade" (as Victoria calls it) at New York Comic Con Ron Howard and Imagine Entertainment are turning Tiger & Bunny into a live-action movie! Both Evan and Victoria are enjoying the slow burn of The Perfect Insider. One-Punch Man is a bit like Inferno Cop, so naturally Evan is in love with it. RWBY Volume 3 just launched on Crunchyroll, and Victoria is impressed with the improved animation. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and 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.

Our hosts Evan and Victoria take over CreativeBug studios to talk about high-stakes gambling adventures in Kaiji and whether or not it's ok to like Monster Musume.   Show Notes:   Both Victoria and Evan are pleased to see that Nozomi's bringing more of Dirty Pair to YouTube Evan begins the wild Jojo-esque gambling anime, Kaiji Victoria's torn about recent revelations on Rokka Miki Yoshikawa's seemingly incapable of making a character Evan doesn't love in the latest chapters of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Correction: Yen Press has ramped up its light novel imprint in 2015, having released six new light novels in the last month alone. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. We're now on YouTube as well! The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas. A special thanks to Creativebug Studios for production this episode! 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.

Crunchyroll Brand Manager Danika Harrod joins Crunchycast hosts Evan and Victoria to consider a potential FLCL remake, Metal Gear Solid References in Monster Musume, and take a look back on Rayearth and Akira.   Show Notes:   Male High School Student Arrested for Threatening to Kill "Love Live!" Fans  Danika shares Gangsta author Kohske's foray into English-language social media Evan considers Production IG's move to purchase rights for FLCL with an option to remake On its 25th anniversary, Evan re-watches the anime classic Akira Victoria delves into the Rayeath OVA Danika tries out the new Crunchyroll release of Cerres, Celestial Legend Monster Musume pays homage to a different kind of Snake You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. We're now on YouTube as well! Check out our latest episode there - old episodes will be uploaded shortly. The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas. 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 host the Crunchycast's video debut! Two cameras join the podcast to capture our hosts' excitement about the upcoming releases of Takahata's "Only Yesterday" and the Devilman vs Cyborg 009 crossover, and Evan and Victoria imagine the perfect anime that they would trap each other inside.  News Evan's eager about the upcoming theatrical run of Takahata's "Only Yesterday" Victroia can't figure out why Jun would fight Devilman in the upcoming Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman Anime Victoria Actually is in love with Actually, I Am Evan's thrilled with the genre-breaking harem fun in Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches manga Victoria's returns to Rokka after getting spoiled and is glad she did Evan appreciates the finer points of Gangsta Check out some sakuga MADs here: Sushio, Norio Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Imaishi, You Yoshinari Note: Shoji Kawamori did work on a Gundam after all all - he is credited for "Mechanical Styling" on Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. We're now on YouTube as well! Check out our latest episode there - old episodes will be uploaded shortly. The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas. 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.

Crunchyroll Features Editor and Customer Support Lead Nate Ming joins Evan and Victoria to talk about anime devils and the differences between selfie sticks and M16s.   Sorry for the earlier audio quality on this episode! We've fixed it up so it will be better for your listening pleasure. News Evan's impressed with Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F's Theatrical Run Victoria -Studio 4°C Announces Global Netflix Streaming Plans for Anime Nate shares the backstory of Fanart Friday - Drunkyroll Edition as the column approaches its 4 year anniversary Anime Evan starts the endless Case Closed manga Victoria realizes why Shimoneta isn't for her Nate's blown away by SCHOOL-LIVE! and is also keeping up with Monster Musume, Ushio and Tora, and Gangsta Evan manages to visit the screening of Shunji Iwai's The Case of Hana and Alice Victoria loves everything about Akame ga Kill except the main two characters Nate picks up the Japanese volumes of Kongou Banchou You can reach Nate with every support ticket you make on Crunchyroll or on his Twitter account. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The 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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Coil up with your favorite monster girl for the long-awaited return of Crunchycast! Evan and Victoria grace the mics once more to chat about everything from Sherlock Hound to Frieza's new color.   This episode: News Evan visits San Francisco's J-POP SUMMIT, and is once more reunited with Chicchai-ossan #FoundOssan Victoria dreams about the new snake cafe in Japan The Crunchycast hosts contemplate a seven-meter hug pillow of everyone's favorite monster girl, Miia Tezuka's Black Jack gets bishounen treatment in an upcoming anime Anime Evan checks out Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection "F" Victoria can't get enough of her favorite Lamia in Monster Musume Evan won't stop watching Sherlock Hound Mysteries were spoiled for Victoria (but not for you) in Rokka! You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The 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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Welcome to the twelth 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, our hosts are joined by Max Scoville of IGN and The Comedy Button. You can find him on Twitter at @MaxScoville. Show Notes: News Victoria  Prison School Announcement Evan: 2015 Animator Dormitory Crowdfunding Campaign Launches Max: Dragonball Super excitement is building up Anime Evan’s pleased to share his experiences with Gall Force Victoria cooking up excitement for Food Wars Questions   Jace Summers (‏@Colamancer) I always watch the entire intro/outro to anime, probably a habit from the VHS rental days. Do ya'll do this too? ♡ 위니 린 ♡ (‏@WinnieLin21) Favorite school romance anime? Brett (@thetruebrett) What genre of anime or manga do you like the least? I least like mech and samurai.   This is the season finale of CrunchyCast season 1! Keep an eye out for news and announcements related to season 2 on Crunchyroll.com. You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The 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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. 

Welcome to the eleventh 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.   Show Notes:   News Victoria: Dragon Quest VIII makes its way to the 3DS Lauren: Yowamushi Pedal character rankings come in! Evan: Dallos is now on Crunchyroll! Build Your Anime Blog is now available! Anime Lauren’s fascinated by the consequences of alternative selves in Gunslinger Stratos Victoria goes deep on the latest Sailor Moon Crystal Evan’s excited by the pitching animation in the That’s a Baseball! arc of Jojo’s Questions from #CrunchyCast Horo ‏@TrickedOutHoro @Crunchyroll Is there an anime that you really like a lot, but can't stand one of the protagonists in it? #CrunchyCast Assuming parasyte the maximum was a huge sucess and inspires more old never animated old Manga to be adapted what are Ur picks? - Cyrus Best anime soundtrack ever. Go! - Erik Cheeser Anime Maru ‏@AnimeMaru #crunchycast @laureninspace Will there be a sequel to BYAB on how to transform your anime blog into a sinister worldwide media empire?   You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.    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.    The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. 

Welcome to the tenth 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, our hosts are joined by Thomas Zoth, also known as ABCBTom online. His work can be found on his blog, Hungry Bug Diner, The Fandom Post, Infinite Rainy Day, O-Talk Podcast, and The Anime Now Podcast. You can reach him via his Twitter account.   Show Notes: News Evan chats about anime birthdays Tom is thrilled about the stateside release of Franken Fran, as well as  Monster Musume’s unfairly talented staff Victoria’s impressed with Agumon’s gains in Digimon tri. Anime Tom talks Punchline and explores some interesting multi-media assets in the show, as well as Yamada-kun, which challenges the Shirobako writing staff to adapt a long series into a 12-episode anime - and succeeds! Victoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? The answer may surprise you! Evan: Ninja Slayer from Animation is the absolutely true story by authors Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez warning about the ninja menace. Questions from #CrunchyCast Why did you choose to name Case Closed instead of Detective Conan? (Nicholas “Picky33”) Emperor J ‏@emperorj  How far can each of you punt a football? If you had to choose, would you want a few really well animated shows, but to minimize risks, the companies only produced idol, harem and loli-shows; or would you want a lot of different shows, but with lower animation quality and a lot of copy/paste looking (and acting) characters? - From Anton in Sweden all talk of anime by film buffs is limited to Mamoru oshi, Otomo, Miyazaki, Takahata, Shinchiro Watanabe and Satoshi Kon, What other anime directors deserve to be  know outside the anime circle? Discussed here is I Can Friday by Day from Animator’s Expo   You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.   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.   The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. The insert song is "Hungaria" by Latche Swing, used under Creative Commons.

Welcome to the ninth 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. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria are joined by Publisher's Weekly writer and manga industry expert Deb Aoki! You can read her work on Publisher's Weekly, on her website Manga Comics Manga, and on her Twitter account. Victoria's not surprised that one out of every seven smart phones in Japan have the Love Live game downloaded. Obama thanks Japan for manga and anime. Toei announces a new addition to the Dragonball saga, Dragonball Super  Evan investigates the "manga ghetto" of the Eisner awards You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.  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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. 

Welcome to the eighth 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. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria are joined by Crunchyroll Brand Manager Tiffako! You can find her online on her twitter. Victoria shares some anecdotes about the new Naruto movie's subtitled trailer. Tiffa's excited about the upcoming Parasyte live-action sequel. Evan expresses his skepticism about the news concerning the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell film Victoria is enjoying the 90's-styled action of Triage X Tiffa's watching Punchline every week live for you to enjoy! Check out our Live page to join her for the fun! Evan's finally trying out Cardcaptor Sakura in his attempt to research anime for his panel this weekend. Evan will be attending Kraken Con this weekend in Oakland, California! You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.  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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. 

Welcome to the sEVANth 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. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria break open the CrunchyCast mailbox! Victoria unpacks College Humor’s new video about anime fans Evan explores some of Digital Manga Publishing’s new announcements Victoria and Evan answer YOUR questions! If you’re ever curious about anything related to our hosts, or to Crunchyroll at large, tweet at us using the hashtag #CrunchyCast or email CrunchyCast@crunchyroll.com Correction: During the Sailor Moon/Madoka discussion, Evan was comparing the target audiences of the two titles, rather than their degrees of sophistication. You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.  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.  The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. 

Welcome to the sixth 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, during our Anime Boston segment, CrunchyCast is joined by Mike Toole and Michael Sinterniklaas. Mike Toole is a columnist for Anime News Network, where he writes The Mike Toole Show. You can also find his work on the pages of Otaku USA and Topless Robot. Michael Sinterniklass is a director, producer, and actor now at NYAV Post. His most recent accomplishments include the English dub of Gundam: the Origin, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Daisuki, and Google Play. Miles Thomas, a brand manager with Crunchyroll and the producer of CrunchyCast, can also be heard.   Show Notes: Evan shares his excitement about Discotek's new releases Victoria explores Level 5's newest game announcement: Snack Wars Victoria finally watches Nisekoi, and it's not too late to join her! Evan's still enjoying early Miyazaki in Sherlock Hound Evan's reading the manga of My Love Story, but you can watch the first episode now on Crunchyroll!   You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.   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.   The opening and ending music in CrunchyCast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud. The insert song is "Meetin' and Movin" by Merkel & Fritzemeier.

Welcome to the fifth 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 Nick Robinson, video producer at Polygon. Previously he was a host at Revision3 games, where he created the show Behind Anime Lines. You can find more from him on his Twitter.   Show Notes: Nick's abuzz about the news from Nintendo Direct! Evan contemplates the fall of the anime distributor Anime Sols Capcom's April Fools captivated all of our hosts Victoria's following the news of otaku idol Shokotan, who will play Diana in Sailor Moon Crystal Evan counts the days until Ninja Slayer airs Victoria's wait is over for Food Wars! Evan's enjoying early Miyakaki in Sherlock Hound Nick's finishing up Parasyte and Death Parade   You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.   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.

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.

Welcome to the second episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we bring you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Victoria and Evan 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.CrunchyCast can currently be found on our LibSyn page,  iTunes, and Sticher Radio with more sources to follow. Our RSS feed is http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com/rss. We'll be uploading new episodes every Friday, with breaks for select holidays. Evan is excited about Studio MAPPA's new film, which recently reached its goal in crowdfunding. Victoria celebrates the 18th birthday of Toonami! Evan walks us through Nintendo's effort to branch out into mobile games. Victoria shares her insights on the new film and TV anime for Wake Up Girls! Our next episode will feature our first guest: Daryl Surat, of Anime World Order! Check out an episode of Anime World Order, his Twitter, or ask him questions using the hashtag #CrunchyCast! 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.

Welcome to the second episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we bring you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Victoria and Evan 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. Remember to tweet your questions to us with the hashtag #CrunchyCast! This Week's Show Notes:  Evan gushes about Crunchyroll's latest addition, Inferno Cop Victoria is titilated by rumors of a Monster Musume anime Victoria looks into the new Digimon Adventure tri visuals Evan examines an animator's personal perspective in the anime industry You can watch the episode of Naruto that Victoria discussed here and read Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer alongside Evan here. If you want to get caught up on Parasyte, every available episode can be found on its show page. 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 them on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. All music in CrunchyCast is provided by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud account.

Welcome to the very first 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's Show Notes: Victoria analyzes the Shirobaco cafe Evan’s excited about new Ninja Slayer character designs Victoria is ready to buy the new Final Fantasy remaster The new Naruto arc discussed by Victoria begins here Corrections: Grave of the Fireflies is Takahata's first Ghibli film, not Only Yesterday. Michiaki Sato and Yoshinori Sayama designed the robots in RahXephon. Shoji Kawamori did some storyboards and Yutaka Izubuchi is the director. CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchyroll Brand team. Thanks to Evan Purkhiser and Brandon Lee for technical assistance. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach them on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively. All music in CrunchyCast is provided by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

In this episode, I’m joined by indie comics writer Rachel Pandich and anime blogger/podcaster Kate (a.k.a. Narutaki) from the Reverse Thieves to discuss Western (i.e. non-manga) comics that appeal to anime and manga fans. We also talk about New York Comic Con and Masaaki Yuasa’s Kick-Heart Kickstarter, which is about to hit its deadline TONIGHT (10/30) after reaching its goal a few days early. Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes) [0:00:00] Intro Music: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers (licensed via Creative Commons) [0:00:17] Introductions [0:01:23] New York Comic Con. Also Rachel and Kate answer the question “What is Motorcity anyway?” [0:10:25] Promo: Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman [0:11:37] The hosts start the main comics discussion [0:13:00] Tank Girl – Amazon [0:18:30] Runaways – Amazon [0:23:21] Saga – Amazon [0:34:31] The Dreamer – Amazon [0:39:02] Space: Punisher – Amazon [0:44:40] Fables – Amazon [0:54:52] Rachel Rising – Amazon [1:00:43] Persepolis – Amazon [1:06:40] Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors – Amazon [1:10:20] General tips for getting into comics (Rachel and Kate tell Evan to NEVER recommend Watchmen to new fans) [1:17:30] Masaaki Yuasa’s Kickstarter, Kick-Heart. Evan’s article about why you should support it. [1:18:55] Email us at podcast@anigamers.com! Review us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter (@AniGamers, @VamptVo, @RachelPandich, @narutakiRT)! Check out Rachel’s comic work at RachelPandich.com and Kate’s blogging/podcasting at Reverse Thieves. [1:19:33] Outro Music: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [1:19:57] Syncing the audio with APPLAUSE

David and Evan make their long-awaited return to talk about Magic Knight Rayearth, Fruits Basket, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Darker Than Black, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Summer 2012 anime, the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and … Animorphs? This show was recorded LIVE in Evan’s apartment, which means it has approximately 50% better jokes and 70% fewer awkward pauses than a typical episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast (based on real science). We tried a slightly different, slightly looser format than usual for this episode. Drop us a line at our email address (linked below) if you like it! Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes  (Runtime: 47 minutes) [0:00:00] Syncing with a clap is pretty meaningless when you’re in the same room. [0:00:15] Intro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [0:00:33] Welcome! Our hosts are Ani-Gamers bloggers Evan Minto and David Estrella! [0:01:27] We partnered with Crunchyroll News to cross-post our content. Cool stuff. [0:03:52] “What’cha Been Doing?” Evan starts with his self-education in shojo manga via Magic Knight Rayearth and Fruits Basket. Also Evan keeps talking about how much he loves Mars. [0:13:55] David hasn’t been watching anime from the Summer 2012 season. What this really means is he’s been “barely” watching anime. Evan is the true master of actually not watching anything. Series include Joshiraku and Hyouka. David also hates on Kids on the Slope. [0:20:14] Evan’s watching Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt. [0:28:06] Evan and David are both watching Darker Than Black (David’s already seen it). [0:31:33] Evan is playing Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is pretty OK. [0:33:37] Superhero Comics? Huh? Evan read Avengers: Disassembled in an attempt to introduce himself to Avengers comics. It was… kinda lame and confusing. David read a Hawkeye comic that was extremely purple and also pretty good. Both bought from Aquilonia Comics. [0:36:58] News: The Rose of Versailles anime got licensed! [0:38:42] News: The Wii U has a release date and a bunch of super-weak launch games. Get your Nintendo goggles on! [0:42:01] David bought a Neo Geo Pocket Color from Pastime Legends, which is pretty rad. [0:44:45] News: Genericon dates are out! March 1-3 in Troy, NY! [0:45:45] Leave a comment! Send us an email! Review us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter (Ani-Gamers, Evan, and David)! Read Otaku USA Magazine! [0:46:50] Outro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers

REPOSTED FROM THE NINJA CONSULTANT PODCAST --------------------------------------------------- ED: "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from "Mulan" With special guest stars: Evan (@VamptVo) from Ani-Gamers (http://www.anigamers.com/), Vinnie Averello (@VinnieAve_AGC) from All Geeks Considered (http://www.allgeeksconsidered.com/), Ink (@AnimatedInk) from Ani-Gamers. Includes a long excerpt from Dave (@fastkarate)'s panel on Videogame Criticism. You know Dave from podcast such as Fast Karate (http://www.daveandjoel.com/), and Ajay from barroom colleges such as The Brooklyn Institute (http://thebrooklyninstitute.com/). --------------------------------------------------- Send us feedback at podcast@anigamers.com! Show notes, links, comments, and more can be found at podcast.anigamers.com.

For years we have languished under the oppression of our ANNCast overlords, who refuse to even record a podcast at the East Coast’s largest anime convention, Otakon. So, with the help of our fearless captain Ed Sizemore, an intrepid team of Otakon pirate podcasters — including yours truly — have hijacked the Anime News Network‘s popular podcast to talk about Otakon 2012. Unfortunately the audio recording is one iteration away from Alvin Lucier’s “I am sitting in a room,” but I guess it’s in keeping with the pirate theme.  Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes  (Runtime: 43 minutes) [0:00:00] Intro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” [0:00:16] Everybody introduces themselves. First off is Justin Sevakis (@worldofcrap), our captive ANNCast host and the founder of Anime News Network. Then there’s Michael Camacho (@GNitro) and Scott Spaziani (@ScottSpaziani) from Otaku in Review, The Big N (@TheBigN) from Drastic My Anime Blog, Alain Mendez (@hisuiRT) from the Reverse Thieves, Ani-Gamers’ own Evan Minto (@VamptVo), and Daniel Briscoe (@DanielBriscoe) from Eastern Image. Ed Sizemore (@edsizemore) from the Manga Out Loud podcast forgot to introduce himself, but he’s hosting. [0:18:12] We discuss the city of Baltimore and the weather (seriously). [0:21:33] Otakon culture! The infamous Ice Cold Water guy! Memes! [0:30:32] How safe is Baltimore? It has a reputation as a pretty dangerous city. [0:34:44] We talk about nearby restaurants, the huge number of attendees at Otakon, and their effect on the Baltimore economy. [0:41:05] Justin drops some final comments about the con before we close out the show. [0:43:25] Outro: “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)”

REPOSTED FROM THE REVERSE THIEVES: In this edition of Crime Scene Investigations, we talk about our experiences on Sunday at AnimeNEXT 2012. The podcast contains the opinion of Hisui from this very blog (but no Narutaki who is too cool for you anyway), VamptVo and Ink from the AniGamers, and The Digital Bug from Reisen Goes to School by Bus all in one roundtable discussion. There are Bronies, Bluebirds, Interrupting Cows, and Rudolf von Stroheim. As always we have lots of good things to say as well as some constructive criticism. Also seriously: What was up with people at panels this year? Is courtesy no longer common? This is a bonus segment of the Speakeasy Podcast we like to call Crime Scene Investigations. These are random bonus podcasts that we record live from various events. There is no regular schedule for these. We will put them up as quickly as we can when the opportunity for one occurs. We suspect they will mostly be from conventions but we might work in some interviews and conversation from NY events as fate allows. RSS Feed  http://reversethieves.libsyn.com/rss iTunes Feed: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reverse-thieves/id471589713 Visit the Blog: http://www.reversethieves.com

What? Huh? What’s a podcast? I’m not even sure anymore. But luckily David Estrella is here to help re-discover the true meaning of podcasting in the latest episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast. Unfortunately, he doesn’t help me remember to introduce myself. Whoops! In this episode, we talk about crying anime girls, genre deconstructions, and spurious voice acting performances as we tackle the hugely popular magical girl anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen the show — we’ve separated our spoiler talk into a separate section of the podcast after the outro song. Everything in the main section is free of Madoka spoilers (though we might slip in some spoilers for older series on occasion). DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes  (Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes) [0:00:00] Intro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [0:00:17] Podcast-related news and introductions! (Host Evan Minto forgot to introduce himself, like an idiot.) We also talk about iDOLM@STER for a bit since David reviewed it on the site. [0:05:14] Madoka review starts. We decide on not spoiling the series until the end of the show (separated into a post-outro section). [0:09:58] The fan culture around Madoka is incredibly important to an understanding of the show, so we take a good look at the zeitgeist. [0:19:52] There’s a lot of suffering and sadness in Madoka. Which parts worked, and which ones didn’t? [0:23:53] The English dub has some spectacular hits and embarrassing misses. We also describe the fictional life story of Christina Vee. [0:32:35] Madoka is undoubtedly a deconstruction of the magical girl genre, but what does that mean? Does it help or hurt the show? Evan says the word “deconstruction” over and over without really explaining what he’s talking about, so, uh… sorry about that. In this case he’s basically talking about examining and taking apart a genre by looking at the consequences of the fantasies inherent therein. [0:43:04] Shaft and Akiyuki Shinbo are known for their quirky art style. Is it appropriate for Madoka’s ambitious narrative? [1:02:44] We lay down some final thoughts on Puella Magi Madoka Magica. [1:05:35] Leave us a comment! Review us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter (@AniGamers, @VamptVo, @QX_20XX)! [1:09:38] Outro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [1:09:59] David and Evan spoil the heck out of Madoka Magica as they continue their discussion of the series. Don’t listen past the end of the outro song unless you’ve already seen Madoka or are OK with having major plot twists spoiled. Also, uh, we kinda spoil some stuff from Gurren Lagann and Serial Experiments Lain. Sorry!

What’s that? SIX MONTHS? Well, if you listen to the Ani-Gamers Podcast, I guess you’re probably used to super-long waits by now. Anyway, we’re back, and we’re starting off the year 2012 with something very timely and totally not recorded in the spring of last year: a review of the 2008 Spice & Wolf anime with Evan, Ink, and THEM Anime Reviews‘ very own Bradley C. Meek. Prepare for economics, wolf girls, and infuriating moé shepherds. That, plus a few mild spoilers, but there honestly isn’t much worth spoiling in this show. (Check the show notes for timecodes if you’re really spoiler-phobic.) We’re also trying out some new intro and outro music, so we would appreciate some feedback on those from our listeners. DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 52 minutes) [00:00] Evan introduces this super-old podcast. [01:08] Intro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [01:23] Let’s meet our guests! [01:53] The review begins with a summary of the setting and characters of Spice & Wolf, and some of our general impressions. [11:17] We start by talking about the sly wolf goddess Holo. [16:27] Next up is our straight-man protagonist, the trader Kraft Craft Lawrence. [29:35] Evan gets super-angry about Nora, the shy shepherd girl. [30:22] Season one spoilers start here. [31:27] Evan likes to see people die. Also, more spoilers. [37:27] Incredibly mild spoilers about the final scene in season one. [37:24] The spoilers are over now. You can uncover your ears, you babies. [39:16] We talk about the animation, background art, and some of the music in Spice & Wolf. [44:09] Final thoughts [48:08] “The awkward ending.” Twitter: @AniGamers, @VamptVo, @AnimatedInk (Ink has split his accounts between poetry and anime since this podcast was recorded), and @BradleyCMeek. [51:10] Outro: “Kill Me” by Lame Drivers [51:37] We read food nicknames from Parks & Recreation‘s Tom Haverford.