Ani-Gamers Podcast

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review
- Namedrops: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom, Super NES, Super Famicom. Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Tadashi Sugiyama and Yasuhisa Yamamura, Phillips, Sony, Yoshi’s Island, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
Twitter: Ani-Gamers
Twitch: David & Inaki
Mastodon: Evan
BlueSky: Evan, Inaki, Pat
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Omoi (formerly Azuki).

AGP#195 – CITY The Animation

Evan Minto — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:08:52 GMT

Evan and David are back for Evan’s review of CITY The Animation, the 2025 spiritual successor to Nichijou from the same manga author and studio: Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation. Topics include: production perverts, the short round one and the tall lanky one, and crispy noodles.

Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review
- Namedrops: Kyoto Animation, Nichijou, Keiichi Arawi, Taichi Ishidate, Azumanga Daioh, The Daily Lives of High School Boys
Twitter: Ani-Gamers
Twitch: David & Inaki
Mastodon: Evan
BlueSky: Evan
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Omoi (formerly Azuki).

Ani-Gamers Book Club #23 – Victoria of Many Faces

David Estrella — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:39:12 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Victoria of Many Faces, the story of a former spy trying to start a new life in another country. Topics include inevitable comparisons to Spy x Family, dissatisfaction in the workplace, and Italian grandmothers. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 54 minutes

Oldtaku no Radio #063 – Ghost Cat Anzu

Ink — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:11:20 GMT

Dropping in for a holiday visit to take part in Anime Secret Santa, Jared and Ink of Oldtaku no Radio talk about the 2024 movie, Ghost Cat Anzu. The movie, based off of a manga by Takashi Imashiro, focuses on a tween, Karen (#NotThatKaren), who is taken away from the city by her widower father and dropped off at a rural temple tended by her grandfather. The movie deals with the processing of loss and grief via a sense of sympathy as well as a nostalgia for youthful mischief, bolstered by supernatural elements, and makes fantastic use of ishōtenketsu structure to nail its finale.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Show Notes

Episode edited by Ink
- (Ink’s computer was dying, so he apologizes for some of his choppier bits)
The Review: Ghost Cat Anzu
- Name drops: co-directors Yoko Kuno (Linda, Linda, Linda) and Nobuhiro Yamashita (The Case of Hana & Alice, select Crayon Shin-Chan movies)
- Ghost Cat Anzu can be streamed via HBO Max and has a North American physical release via GKIDS
Socials: Jared, Ink

AGP#194 – Switch 2 and Mario Kart World

Evan Minto — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:31:55 GMT

In this episode recorded shortly after the release of the Switch 2, Evan and David review their new consoles and the launch title Mario Kart World. How does the Switch 2 measure up against its predecessor, and is Mario Kart World enough of a departure from the formula to warrant a sequel to the definitive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Topics include: “the bullet bill is also my stand,” Grand Theft Kart, and donkloadable content.

Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review
- Namedrops: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Metroid Prime 4, Megaman X4.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers
Twitch: David & Inaki
Mastodon: Evan
BlueSky: Evan
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Omoi (formerly Azuki).

AGP#193 – UFO 50

Evan Minto — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:01:53 GMT

Evan and Inaki dig into ALL FIFTY games from last year’s retro-styled indie darling UFO 50, from Barbuta to Cyber Owls. Strap in, it’s a long one. Topics include: demakes, From Software’s Dark Souls (of course), and Nintendo Hard.

Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review
- Name drops: Nintendo, NES/Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Into the Breach, Splatoon, PacMan, Metroid, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Civilization, SEGA, Nights into Dreams, WindJammers, MarioKart, Crazy Taxi, Balatro, Metal Storm, Super Smash Bros., Towerfall Ascension, Wizardry, Ghosts and Goblins (Makaimura), Final Fantasy, Maniac Mansion, Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, Metal Gear.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers
Twitch: David & Inaki
Mastodon: Evan
BlueSky: Evan
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#192 – Quicksave: You’ve Lost Reputation with Spiders

Evan Minto — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:03:57 GMT

Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy Evan and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Topics include: staying together for the listeners, trading with glowfish, and the Ani-Gamers review of Baseball (The Sport).

Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
Quicksave
- David watched Frieren
- Evan is playing Balatro
- David is watching Cowboy Bebop
- Evan is playing Caves of Qud
- Evan is playing Dungeons & Dragons
- Evan is playing 1000 Blank White Cards
Twitter: Ani-Gamers
Twitch: David & Inaki
Mastodon: Evan
BlueSky: Evan
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#191 – Dragon Ball Manga, Part 2 with Dawn

Evan Minto — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:00:31 GMT

This is the second and final part of our podcast covering the entire Dragon Ball manga with hosts Evan and Inaki and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. Topics include: Vegeta being a nasty little man, the iPod of Frieza, Toriyama trying and failing to end the series.

Runtime: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Dragon Ball (Saiyan Saga until the end)
- Name drops: Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Shonen Jump, Yoshihiro Togashi, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rumiko Takahashi, Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Hirohiko Araki, Osamu Tezuka, Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Dawn
Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch
Dawn hosts the Anime Nostalgia Podcast
Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

AGP#190 – 3-D Zelda Retrospective

Evan Minto — Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT

It’s another mega-sized episode as the whole Ani-Gamers gang — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — gathers to look back at the pre-Breath of the Wild 3-D Legend of Zelda canon, from the heady days of Ocarina of Time to the franchise black sheep that is Skyward Sword. How do these games hold up now that we’ve definitively moved into a new era for Zelda games? We cover Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. Topics include: Tolkien comparisons, Wind Waker-likes, and spin to win.

Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Topic: 3-D Zelda games
- Name drops: Nintendo, Super NES/Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, A Link to the Past.
BlueSky: Ani-Gamers, Evan, Inaki, Pat
Mastodon: Ani-Gamers, Evan
Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app
David and Inaki stream games on Twitch every Saturday night

AGP#189 – Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- with Tom Aznable

Evan Minto — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:16:42 GMT

Evan, Pat, and returning guest Tom Aznable just saw the latest Gundam anime in the theater (showtimes still available!), so they jumped on the mics to chat about G-Quacks and what to expect from the full TV series when it airs in April. Big-time spoiler alert on this one, the movie has a twist that we couldn’t avoid talking about.

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Patrick Sutton.
The Review: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Beginning
- Name drops: “First” Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam from 1979), Sunrise, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Khara, Trigger, Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Yoji Enokido, Ikuto Yamashita, Animator Expo, The Dragon Dentist, The Witch from Mercury, 0080: War in the Pocket, Gundam SEED Destiny
Behind-the-scenes materials referenced during the show:
- Interview with the staff: Part 1, Part 2
- Design Works artbook (hosted on E-Hentai so the ads surrounding it might not be safe for work!)
BlueSky: Ani-Gamers, Evan, Pat, Tom
Mastodon: Ani-Gamers, Evan
Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

Seasonal Sampler Hiatus Announcement

Evan Minto — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:39:15 GMT

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

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.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #22 – Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch

David Estrella — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:17:14 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch, the story of a group of brave adventurers on a quest in the land of Lodoss. Topics include the early Japanese tabletop RPG scene, some harsh realities of book publishing, and Inaki’s nasty water receptacle. Many thanks to Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast for joining the show to talk Lodoss War with us! Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 90 minutes

AGP#188 – Dragon Ball Manga, Part 1 with Dawn

Evan Minto — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:20:58 GMT

Last year we lost Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and the character designs for acclaimed video games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. To honor Toriyama-sensei, Evan, Inaki, and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast got together to look back at the entirety of Toriyama’s most famous manga: Dragon Ball. That’s right, all the way from Goku and Bulma’s first meeting to the final tournament after the Buu Saga. This is Part 1, covering what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball.” Part 2 will cover what’s known as “Dragon Ball Z.” (Confused about the naming? We cover that in the podcast too!) Topics include: getting strong by delivering milk, best girl Lunch, and the Home for Infinite Losers.

Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Dragon Ball (pre-Saiyan Saga)
- Name drops: Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Shonen Jump, Yoshihiro Togashi, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rumiko Takahashi, Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Hirohiko Araki, Osamu Tezuka, Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Dawn
Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch
Dawn hosts the Anime Nostalgia Podcast
Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

Ani-Gamers Book Club #21 – The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess

David Estrella — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:00:31 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, the story of a hikkikomori-NEET vampire who is forced to get a job. Topics include 6/10 anime adaptations, Type-Moon nonsense, and the key to success in life. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 45 minutes

AGP#187 – Fire Punch

David Estrella — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Inaki fulfills patron DustyStars’ Golden Ticket request to read and review Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Regular Book Club cohost David also appears to assist in dissecting and pondering Fujimoto’s weird-ass manga. Topics include film nerd psychology, Inaki’s classic literature fixation, and Attack on Titan. Note: we get the name of a character confused so when we say Neneto, we actually mean Togata 99% of the time. Sorry.

Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Fire Punch
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine
Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch

Ani-Gamers Book Club #20 – Sword Art Online

David Estrella — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:24:01 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad, the story of a gamer trapped in a virtual world where death in the game means death in real life. Topics include the generational gap and Super Mario 64, Chapter 16.5, and the almighty TikTok algorithm. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Fall 2024: DAN DA DAN, Re:Zero, Uzumaki, & More

Evan Minto — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:30:00 GMT

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

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.

AGP#186 – Quicksave: Look Back, Stranger of Paradise, & More

Evan Minto — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:14:23 GMT

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

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 Summer 2024: My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, and More

Evan Minto — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:25:53 GMT

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

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.

AGP#185 – Dallos

Evan Minto — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT

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

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.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #19 – Ascendance of a Bookworm

David Estrella — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:29:58 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Ascendance of a Bookworm, the story of a book maniac reincarnated in another world without public libraries. Topics include 30 Rock, a singular Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cup, and some brief waffle on the Star Wars prequels. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 53 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Spring 2024: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night, Spice & Wolf, and More

Evan Minto — Tue, 07 May 2024 19:12:31 GMT

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

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.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #18 – JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer

David Estrella — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:25:20 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this ninth and FINAL episode (for this arc) of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World: Summer, continuing the story of Haru and her quest to save the world while working her day job at a brothel. Topics include locked room mystery ennui, fantasy cooking, and Mara from Shin Megami Tensei. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes

AGP#184 – Thousand Arms

Evan Minto — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:57:55 GMT

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

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.

Teaser: AGP Bonus: Metal Wolf Chaos, aka From Soft vs. Anti-From Soft

Evan Minto — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:36:45 GMT

This is a teaser for a podcast available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon.

To celebrate Patron Appreciation Month 2024, for the first time EVER the entire current Ani-Gamers staff — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — host a podcast together to discuss the cult favorite 2004 action video game Metal Wolf Chaos! A game about defending America’s freedoms, gassing the entire city of Chicago, and fighting three basketball players in mech suits. It‘s also a From Software video game, so our Pro-From faction (David and Pat) face off against our Anti-From faction (Evan and Inaki). You don’t want to miss this one!

Runtime: 14 minutes

Ani-Gamers Book Club #17 – Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Volume 2

David Estrella — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:43:50 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World Vol. 2, continuing the story of Erich and his TRPG build. Topics include rye bread, teething remedies for infants, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 46 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Winter 2024: Delicious in Dungeon, Metallic Rouge, Meiji Gekken: 1874, & More

Evan Minto — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:31:49 GMT

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

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.

AGP#183 – Quicksave: So Long 2023!

Evan Minto — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:45:28 GMT

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

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.

Oldtaku no Radio #062 – Planetes

Ink — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Reuniting for the annual Anime Secret Santa project, Jared and Ink stuff your stocking with opinions about 2004’s Planetes via a special episode of Oldtaku no Radio. Thank you, Santa!!! The choices originally presented to Ink were Stars Align, Planetes, Godzilla Singular Point, and Project Blue Earth SOS. When Ink told Jared Planetes was gifted, the stars aligned, and both hosts, who previously only read the manga, decided they needed to watch and talk about the anime, which had been on their radar for years.

Since Planetes takes place in space, we’ve formatted our review in line with our other Oldtaku in Space episodes (available to $5/month Ani-Gamers Patreon subscribers here). See the show notes below if you don’t care to hear about the real world and just want to get to the anime hot takes.

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Runtime: 1 hours, 39 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Jupiter Bringer of Jollity,” Bernard Haitink conducts the LPO – Philips LP 1970 recording
00:01:27 – Space News!
00:13:14 – Planetes discussion
01:18:30 – Questions
01:30:00 – What the hell have Jared and Ink been doing besides not podcasting?
Ending Song: “Jupiter Bringer of Jollity,” Bernard Haitink conducts the LPO – Philips LP 1970 recording

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Blue Sky: Ink, Jared Nelson

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared has a new website and previously written for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #16: The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2

David Estrella — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:50:19 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 2, continuing the story of Maomao and the mysteries she encounters inside the imperial court. Topics include our uncle who works at Japan, Umineko When They Cry, and the Blowfish Challenge (don’t try this at home).

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 52 minutes

Ani-Gamers Podcast: Seasonal Sampler Fall 2023: Frieren, SHY, 100 Girlfriends, & More

Evan Minto — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 22:58:09 GMT

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

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.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #15: Spice and Wolf Volume 2

David Estrella — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:03:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Spice and Wolf Vol. 2, continuing the story of the wise wolf Holo and her traveling merchant companion, Lawrence. Topics include the ancient profession of shepherding, the curvature of a sabre, and some educated guesses on sheep anatomy.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 58 minutes

AGP#182 – Otakon 2023 with Tom Aznable

Evan Minto — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:41:00 GMT

Evan is joined by Ani-Gamers Podcast editor Patrick Sutton and friend of the show Tom Aznable to recap their weekend at Otakon 2023. Topics include: train man, Macross in America, and the big train for small hands.

Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Patrick.
Otakon Discussion
- Here’s that Johnny Cash Lionel ad
- Name drops: AnimeNEXT, Carl Li, Wah, Johnny Cash, Macross, Shoji Kawamori, Hidetaka Tenjin, Big West,
Twitter: Evan, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #14: Slayers Volume 2

David Estrella — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:14:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Slayers Vol. 2, continuing the story of sorceress Lina Inverse and her swordsman companion, Gourry. Topics include tabletop roleplaying games, Ryu ga Gotoku, and another impassioned food rant from Inaki.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Ani-Gamers Book Club #013: Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Volume 2

David Estrella — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 09:41:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend? Vol. 2, continuing the story of an average teenage boy and his 27-year old girlfriend. Topics include the famous Hitachi Magic Wand back massager, the truth behind bloomers fetish, and bad ideas for romantic gifts.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 48 minutes

AGP#181 – Quicksave: Tears of the Kingdom

Evan Minto — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:01:00 GMT

It’s summertime and that means lots of travel and conventions! In between Anime Expo and Otakon, Evan and David sit down to recap what they’ve been up to, which includes Anime Expo for Evan and a whole lot of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for both hosts. Topics include: working for Small Manga, Boxers Link, and THE DEPTHS.

Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
Quicksave

Evan attended Anime Expo 2023 with Azuki.
Evan and David are playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Name drops: Studio Trigger, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Geek Boat, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Breath of the Wild.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#180 – Tomie

Evan Minto — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:30:00 GMT

Evan and David review Tomie, the manga that started Junji Ito’s career as one of the most famous horror artists in the world. We confront the original girlboss and become gaslit into believing that Tomie is a nice girl who is simply misunderstood. Topics include: the Evan Minto Disclaimer Corner, the internal logic of Tomie’s funky ruleset, and Junji Ito’s day job before comics.

Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Tomie

Name drops: Junji Ito’s other manga titles (Uzumaki, Gyo), Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater, Rumiko Takahashi’s Mermaid Saga, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the Netflix Death Note adaptation

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Seasonal Sampler Spring 2023: Oshi no Ko, Skip and Loafer, The Witch from Mercury, and More

Evan Minto — Mon, 08 May 2023 10:30:00 GMT

Evan and Ink discuss what they finished in Winter 2023 and take a look at the anime premieres of Spring 2023! This time we cover Birdie Wing Season 2, The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses, Heavenly Delusion, Insomniacs After School, Magical Destroyers, The Marginal Service, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2, My Home Hero, Oshi no Ko, Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, Rokudo’s Bad Girls, Skip & Loafer, Too Cute Crisis, and Yuri Is My Job.

Runtime: 58 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

AGP#179 – Cave Story

David Estrella — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:03:00 GMT

Fulfilling a Patreon Golden Ticket request from Jums, Evan reviews Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s famous indie action-platformer Cave Story, with a lot of help from Cave Story fan David. Topics include: being a little guy, gamefeel, and Undertale vindication.

Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Cave Story

Name drops: Pixel, Nicalis, Undertale

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #011: Torture Princess Volume 2

Inaki — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:38:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Torture Princess Vol. 2, continuing the story of a hapless dummy pulled between the elegant and sadistic Elisabeth and his homicidal robot girlfriend, Hina. Topics include offal cuisine, positivity in the face of overwhelming edginess, and Are You Okay with a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend, again.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 54 minutes

AGP#178 – Quicksave: Pokémon Sucks and Very Sucks

David Estrella — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 10:57:00 GMT

Evan and David sit down to chat about the latest anime and games they’ve been checking out in another Quicksave episode! We cover Pokémon, Bocchi the Rock, Stardew Valley, and Citizen Sleeper. Topics include: Nintendo finally admits Pokémon is bad, melting guitarists, and inventing the Torment Nexus. Note: As mentioned in the episode, future episodes will be moving to a monthly schedule!

Runtime: 54 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Queue

David is playing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Evan is playing Stardew Valley.
David is watching Bocchi the Rock.
Evan is playing Citizen Sleeper.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Seasonal Sampler Winter 2023: Trigun Stampede, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and More

Evan Minto — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:21:00 GMT

The Seasonal Sampler boys are back after a packed Fall 2022 anime season to discuss what they finished last time and take a look at the anime premieres of Winter 2023! This time we cover Trigun Stampede, Ippon Again!, Buddy Daddies, Lee’s Detective Agency, Revenger, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, The Tale of Outcasts, High Card, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, and Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

Runtime: 58 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

AGP#177 – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with Callum May

David Estrella — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:16:00 GMT

Callum May from The Canipa Effect YouTube channel joins Evan and David to review the latest anime series from Studio Trigger, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. We discuss its connection to the original tabletop game and the infamous video game Cyberpunk 2077, the incredible production work from Trigger’s staff, and much more. Topics include: resurrecting dead protagonists, Crank, and the violence and the banging (both of which are well represented in this show).

Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Namedrops: Studio Trigger, Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, The Witcher, Mike Pondsmith, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari, Shigeto Koyama, Kai Ikarashi, Kazuki Nakashima, Bihou, Masanobu Nomura, Kill la Kill, Promare, Little Witch Academia, Space Patrol Luluco, BNA, Crank.

Twitter: Evan, David, Callum, Ani-Gamers
Watch Callum’s YouTube channel, The Canipa Effect!
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #011: Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Volume 2

Inaki — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 07:46:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Vol. 2, continuing the story of a gamer who just can’t catch a break inside a high school filled with intimidating normies. Topics include Are You Okay with a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend, Saitama, and anime for bottoms.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 49 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Fall 2022: Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and More

Evan Minto — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 03:33:00 GMT

Evan and Ink start the show with a discussion of the Mob Psycho 100 III casting controversy, in which Mob actor Kyle McCarley tried to get CR to agree to a meeting with actor’s union SAG-AFTRA, only to have CR recast him instead. Then the hosts recap their Summer 2022 shows and discuss the massive Fall 2022 anime season. Shows: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Spy X Family Season 2, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, DIY, Chainsaw Man, Bibliophile Princess, Pop Team Epic Season 2, Love Flops, Mob Psycho 100 III, My Master Has No Tail, Akiba Maid War, Bocci the Rock!, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Raven of the Inner Palace, and Urusei Yatsura.

Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

AGP#176 – Deathloop

David Estrella — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:20:00 GMT

Evan and David return from a little unplanned hiatus with a review of Arkane Lyon’s 2021 first-person shooter Deathloop! Topics include: FPS with powers, fucked up little guys, and killing rich assholes is fun (in Minecraft).

Runtime: 57 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Patrick Sutton.
The Review: Deathloop

Namedrops: Arkane Lyon, Dishonored, Prey, System Shock, BioShock, Overwatch, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #010: So I’m a Spider, So What? Volume 2

Inaki — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:23:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part IV: Book Club is Not Crash. This time, we’re reading So I’m a Spider, So What? Vol. 2, continuing the story of a spider who just can’t catch a break inside a dungeon filled with fearsome monsters. Topics include effective menuing, the differences between light novels and regular books, and spice.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 49 minutes

Ani-Gamers Book Club #009: Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

Inaki — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:19:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this ninth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, the story of a work freak who is rejected by his hot boss, so he decides to take in a high school runaway after shaving. Topics include criticisms of modern workplace culture, making mistakes you immediately begin regretting for the rest of your life, and lots of bickering at the end about Sword Art Online when we were supposed to mention the next book (it’s So I’m a Spider, So What? Vol. 2).

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 42 minutes

AGP#175 – Quicksave: Studio Trigger News and More

David Estrella — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 01:54:00 GMT

Evan and David are back on the mic with a Quicksave show covering a bunch of anime news plus two games they’ve been playing! First up is a recap of the anime cons Evan attended this summer, then news about two new Studio Trigger projects coming soon: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and Delicious in Dungeon. Then, of course, the boys cover the big news about Crunchyroll buying RightStuf before talking about their games: Final Fantasy XIII and the indie roguelike Noita. Topics include: Gainax is definitely real, fans win, and waiting for paint to dry.

Runtime: 54 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The News

Evan went to anime cons: Anime Expo, Otakon, and Crunchyroll Expo
Studio Trigger is making more Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Studio Trigger is animating Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui
Crunchyroll bought RightStuf

The Queue

Evan is playing Noita
David is playing Final Fantasy XIII

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki and check out their new exclusive series, Hikaru in the Light!

Ani-Gamers Book Club #008: Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World

Inaki — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:28:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this eighth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading Min-Maxing My TRPG Build in Another World, the story of a tabletop gaming nerd who is reborn into another world and accrues a harem of monster girls. Topics include Dark Souls, drunkenness at weddings, and George R.R. Martin.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 43 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Summer 2022: Lycoris Recoil, RWBY, Yurei Deco, and More

Evan Minto — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 06:53:00 GMT

Evan and Ink recap the anime series they watched from the Spring 2022 season and then discuss their Summer 2022 shows: Call of the Night, Extreme Hearts, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Lycoris Recoil, Onipan!, RWBY: Ice Queendom, Shadows Hause, Uncle from Another World, The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting, and Yurei Deco.

Runtime: 35 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #007: Tearmoon Empire

Inaki — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:55:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this seventh episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading Tearmoon Empire, the story of a bratty princess who is reborn with a chance to correct her life after dying by the guillotine. Topics include persistent disagreement between the hosts, school setting fatigue, and being reprimanded by librarians for having the gall to show interest in books.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 43 minutes

AGP#174 – Steam Deck and Vampire Survivors

Evan Minto — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:49:00 GMT

It’s a double header this episode as Evan and our editor Patrick Sutton (subbing in for David) review the Steam Deck and the only game they’re playing on it: the addictive casual roguelike Vampire Survivors. Topics include: buying games you’ll never play, falling asleep mid-run, and knockoff Queen songs.

Thank you to Patrick for editing this episode.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
Review #1: Steam Deck

Namedrops: Valve, Superhot, Cave Story, Noita, Deathloop

Review #2: Vampire Survivors

Namedrops: Castlevania, Robotron, Geometry Wars

Bonus: Air Twister
Twitter: Evan, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
Kyle is a Managing Editor at Crunchyroll News.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki and check out their new exclusive series, Hikaru in the Light!

Ani-Gamers Book Club #006: She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man

Inaki — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 02:08:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this sixth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, the story of a gamer who is transported into a video game. That’s it, that’s the premise. Topics include Bethesda game design principles, anti-guns-in-fantasy-novels sentiments, and sympathy for creators just trying to feed themselves.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 40 minutes

AGP#173 – Planetes

David Estrella — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:55:00 GMT

It‘s another Golden Ticket episode! On request from patron Nice (that’s their name), Evan and David review the 2003 hard sci-fi anime series Planetes, about space debris haulers. But because Evan is Evan, he also read the manga, so this discussion includes both the anime and Makoto Yukimura’s original manga series. How does this beloved series hold up nearly 20 years later? Topics include: space ninjas, frozen poop, and GO TO THERAPY HACHI.

Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Planetes

Namedrops: Makoto Yukimura, Vinland Saga, Sunrise, Goro Taniguchi, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop.

Twitter: Evan, David, Kyle, Ani-Gamers
Kyle is a Managing Editor at Crunchyroll News.
Evan writes for Anime News Network. Read his reporting on anime dub unionization efforts!
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki and check out their new exclusive series, Hikaru in the Light!

Ani-Gamers Book Club #005: Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend?

Inaki — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:45:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading Are You Okay With a (Slightly) Older Girlfriend?, the story of an average teenage boy and his new 27-year old girlfriend. Topics include Kirby Super Star, Mega Man Battle Network, and Super Smash Bros.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 44 minutes

AGP#172 – Elden Ring with Kyle Cardine

David Estrella — Sun, 15 May 2022 07:50:00 GMT

In celebration of Elden Ring’s massive mainstream success, David records his first-ever full-length podcast review of a From Software title, featuring returning guest Kyle Cardine of Crunchyroll News! Topics include: George Rest & Relaxation Martin, the most fucked up little guy, and the Dark Souls of high school.

Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The Review: Elden Ring

Namedrops: From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki, George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones, Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne, Armored Core, Berserk

Twitter: Evan, David, Kyle, Ani-Gamers
Kyle is a Managing Editor at Crunchyroll News.
Evan writes for Anime News Network. Read his reporting on anime dub unionization efforts!
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #004: The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Inaki — Wed, 04 May 2022 12:59:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading The Executioner and Her Way of Life, the story of a mopey assassin besieged by the amorous advances of her childhood best friend and her latest target. Topics include the beauty of muscles, character arc haircuts, and redemption for Torture Princess.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 42 minutes

Seasonal Sampler Spring 2022: Birdie Wing, Spy x Family, Shikimori, and More

Evan Minto — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 03:52:00 GMT

Evan and Ink recap the anime series they watched from the winter season and then discuss their Spring 2022 shows: Dance Dance Danseur, Fanfare of Adolescence, Healer Girl, Love After World Domination, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, Tomodachi Game, BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story, Spy x Family, Ya Boy Kongming!, and Aharen-san wa Hakarenai.

Runtime: 59 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

UNLOCKED: Ani-Gamers Book Club: KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Volume 1

Evan Minto — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:42:00 GMT

(Originally published on March 4, 2020 on the Ani-Gamers Patreon) What’s up, readers, hope you like stories about getting sent to other worlds, because we got another isekai light novel for you on this second episode of the Ani-Gamers Book Club, run by me, David “at-sign QX20XX” Estrella from the Ani-Gamers Podcast. I have a nice chat with my cohost, Anarchy “Uncle Nax” Inaki, about the first volume of KonoSuba, a book about a bunch of underachieving dimwits in a fantasy world struggling not to get each other killed by their unrepentant stupidity. Catch us next month when we discuss a book about a girl reborn in another world as a spider.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #003: Konosuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Volume 2

Inaki — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:26:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC. This time, we’re reading the second volume of Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!, the story of a guy reborn into a totally normal RPG world with no advantages except the companionship of a pampered goddess.Topics include the reason why there were no new episodes for a while (sorry), inaccurate dinosaur toys, and mana transfers.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 44 minutes

No Name Anime Show: The Quest for Union Dubs in the Anime Localization Industry

Evan Minto — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:10:00 GMT

AGP#171 – Quicksave: Double-Jumping Horse

Evan Minto — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:48:00 GMT

It’s another Quicksave episode as Evan and David cover all the news they missed about Gran Turismo, the Advance Wars delay, Dragalia Lost shutting down, Activision Blizzard lawsuits, Crunchyroll and FUNimation’s merger, and more. Then David gets to rave about Elden Ring while Evan rolls his eyes and Evan gets to rave about Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye while David rolls his eyes. Finally, the boys come together to talk about how great Yoshi’s Island is. Topics include: capitalist fans win, getting isekai’d to a world with better FromSoft games, and Yoshi noises.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Evan Minto.
The News

The Queue

David is playing Elden Ring.
Evan is playing Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye.
Evan is playing Yoshi’s Island.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network. Read his reporting on anime dub unionization efforts!
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#170 – The Daily Lives of High School Boys

David Estrella — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:32:00 GMT

Evan and David reminisce on their youth with a review of the 2012 anime series The Daily Lives of High School Boys (a.k.a. “Nichibros”), based on the manga by Yasunobu Yamauchi. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the anime! Topics include: fucking around, diegetic comedy, and the funkiness of high school girls.

Thanks to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 50 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by Patrick Sutton.
The Review: The Daily Lives of High School Boys

Name drops: Square Enix, Gangan Online, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Shinji Takamatsu, Sunrise, Nichijou, Azumanga Daioh, K-ON!, School Rumble, Here Is Greenwood, YuruYuri, Yuyushiki.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #002: Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen

Inaki — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:11:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part III. This time, we’re reading Torture Princess, the story of a guy reborn into servitude to a bratty noble girl with a disturbing penchant for violence. Topics include Elizabeth Báthory, grimdark media clichés, and a certain infamous baby from history.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 43 minutes

AGP#169 – Best of 2021

David Estrella — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:34:00 GMT

It’s time for our annual Best of 2021 show! Evan and David run down their favorite video games, manga, and anime of last year. We managed to fit this in before March! Topics include: JoJo’s frogs, various kinds of guinea pigs, and farewell to all of anime.

Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Video Games

Loop Hero
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Final Fantasy XIV
Melty Blood Type Lumina

Manga

Manga Theater
Look Back

Anime

The Heike Story
Pui Pui Molcar
Oddtaxi
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Ani-Gamers Book Club #001: Boogiepop and Others

Evan Minto — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:38:00 GMT

We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of the newly rebooted Ani-Gamers Book Club, now permanently on the main podcast feed! (Yes, we reset the numbering for this new version of the show.) We are joined by the boss, Evan Minto, who selected Boogiepop and Others, the story of a group of classmates caught in a secretive conflict between the forces of good and evil. Topics include the works of Satoshi Kon, arguments about the qualification for media to be considered goth, and gender.

Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 1 minute

AGP#168 – Quicksave: Fans Keep Winning in 2022

David Estrella — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:32:00 GMT

Evan and David are trying out a new show format! These “Quicksave” episodes will feature our news, Queues, and mailbag segments, freeing up our other shows to focus 100% on their respective review or discussion topics. In this episode, the boys talk anime company acquisitions (Sentai Filmworks and RetroCrush), the specter of NFTs haunting the game industry, Final Fantasy XIV disallowing new signups, Wordle, and Girls Frontline. This episode was recorded a few weeks back so the news isn’t totally up to date! FFXIV reopened signups! Wordle got bought by The New York Times! Topics include: fans win, 100% reason to forget the name, and M16-nee-chan.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Sentai Filmworks got bought by AMC Networks!
And then RetroCrush got bought by Cinedigm!
All the game companies are obsessed with NFTs and it sucks

FFXIV stopped allowing new signups

The Queue

The Discussion: How do our hosts choose what to recommend for Anime Secret Santa?
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Seasonal Sampler Winter 2022: My Dress-Up Darling, Miss Kuroitsu, Sabikui Bisco, and More

Evan Minto — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:59:00 GMT

Evan and Ink recap the anime series they watched from the summer season and then discuss their Winter 2022 shows: Ranking of Kings, Sabikui Bisco, Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department, Tokyo 24th Ward, Love of Kill, My Dress-Up Darling, Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, Yamishibai S10, Girls’ Frontline, Police in a Pod, Requiem of the Rose King, Tribe Nine, I’m Kodama Kawashiri, Sorairo Utility, and Slow Loop.

Runtime: 59 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

AGP#167 – Anime Secret Santa 2021 Roundup

David Estrella — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 10:08:00 GMT

It’s a full house as Ink and Patrick join Evan and David to discuss the anime they watched for Anime Secret Santa, the annual blogger tradition wherein participants secretly recommend anime series and movies to each other. Hear short reviews of Mononoke, Kageki Shojo, GoShogun: The Time Etranger, and Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon, followed by some discussion of how each of the hosts pick out anime when they’re the secret santa! Topics include: Baki is the only good anime, Lupin without the Lupin, and getting everyone to watch Kill Me Baby.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Reviews

Mononoke, reviewed by Ink. Read his full review!
Kageki Shojo, reviewed by David. Read his full review!
GoShogun: The Time Etranger, reviewed by Patrick. Listen to his full review!
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon, reviewed by Evan. Read his full review!
Here’s the full list of who got assigned to who

The Discussion: How do our hosts choose what to recommend for Anime Secret Santa?
Twitter: Evan, David, Ink, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Patrick co-hosts the mecha podcast The Cockpit.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#166 – Jolyne Cujoh, Florida Woman

David Estrella — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 02:57:00 GMT

It’s been a busy holiday season with both hosts narrowly missing the Omicron COVID variant at Anime NYC and picking up lots of games for Black Friday! We discuss both of those, as well as the new JoJo’s part, Stone Ocean, and the 3DS Ocarina of Time port. Topics include: cool games Evan will never get around to playing, what if JoJo was a lady, and Jen Psaki saying anime.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Evan and David picked up a bunch of games for Black Friday.

The Queue

David watched the first Netflix season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
Evan played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS.

The Discussion: Anime NYC 2021
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#165 – Metroid Fusion: You're a Computer, I Have a Gun

David Estrella — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:48:00 GMT

It’s Metroid Time again! Evan and David dive back into 2-D Metroid with a review of Metroid Fusion for the Game Boy Advance. There’s some Dread talk in here too since Evan finished it and keeps comparing it and Fusion. Topics include: sexist commanding officers, the worst spider in history, and fix your N64 emulator Nintendo.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
Review: Metroid Fusion

Name drops: Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Metroid II, Metroid Prime, Metroid Dread, Super Metroid.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Oldtaku no Radio #061 – Millennium Actress

Evan Minto — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:14:00 GMT

Jared, Ink, and Phillip continue their dive into Satoshi Kon’s anime career with Millennium Actress. Joined by the movie’s number one superfan, Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, the hosts discuss this movie of movies about movies and memory: those who make them, those who love them, and how both nations and individuals are changed by them.

Stream Millennium Actress via tubi, YouTube, or Amazon Prime.
Purchase Millennium Actress via Right Stuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 2 hours, 43 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Millennium Actress

1:27:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Phillip, Evan, Ink, Jared
Evan also contributes to ANN and Otaku USA.
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Seasonal Sampler Fall 2021: Ranking of Kings, The Heike Story, Sakugan, & More

Evan Minto — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:21:00 GMT

Evan and Ink recap they shows they watched from the summer season — Sonny Boy, Kageki Shoujo!!, The Duke of Death and His Maid, and Yamishibai. Then it’s time for Fall 2021! Shows: The Aquatope on White Sand, Sakugan, Takt op.Destiny, Blue Period, Muteking The Dancing Hero, Mieruko-chan, Rumble Garanndoll, Taisho Otome Fairy Tale, PureOre! ~ Pride of Orange ~, Ranking of Kings, Deep Insanity: The Lost Child, My Senpai is Annoying, and The Heike Story.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Sign up for Evan’s new official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Oldtaku no Radio #060 – Primal

Ink — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:41:00 GMT

In Primal, a caveman and dinosaur travel alongside one another through the unrelenting nature of prehistory. Director Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack), in a true return to form, ups his minimal dialog ante by almost completely eliminating it and leverages his visual storytelling expertise to evolve the bonds between the travel companions as they face omnipresent threats both natural and supernatural. Along with Genndy Tartakovsky Correspondent Kate from the Reverse Thieves, Jared and Ink discuss the highs and lows of this Emmy Award-winning series and speculate about where Season 2 might lead.

Stream Primal via HBO Max or [Adult Swim].

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Runtime: 1 hour, 45 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

0:00:00 – Primal

Indiewire piece on Primal.
SYFY Wire interview with Genndy
Polygon interview with Gennedy

1:15:30 – The Good Place spoilers

1:15:56 – Question

1:25:05 – Season 5 wrap party

1:31:55 – Hiatus notice

1:40:00 – Inadvertant Azuki advertisement

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Reverse Thieves, Ink, Jared
Kate co-hosts The Speakeasy podcast over at the Reverse Thieves blog.
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#164 – Necrobarista

David Estrella — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:04:00 GMT

Happy Halloween! In celebration of the season, Evan and David review the 2020 indie visual novel Necrobarista, the story of a Melbourne café whose customers include both the living and the dead. Plus some news, including the tragic death of voice actor Chris Ayres (Frieza in Dragon Ball) and Netflix’s new live-action Cowboy Bebop trailer. Topics include: Australian words for cigarettes, Lives Are Strange, and helmet heads.

NOTE: After releasing this episode we discovered lead artist Ngoc Vu’s allegation that director Kevin Chen failed to pay the full amounts agreed to for her work on the game, including a $10K superannuation. We recommend you consider this if and when purchasing the game.

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Evan Minto
The News

Voice actor Chris Ayres has passed away at age 56.
Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop has a new trailer out.

Review: Necrobarista

Name drops: Saya no Uta, Studio Shaft, Nisioisin, Monogatari, Ned Kelly, Fate, Death Parade, Life Is Strange, Time of Eve.
Evan mentioned this article about the uncanny valley of culture from the lead writer.
David mentioned this painting of Ned Kelly.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#163 – Star Wars Is Anime

David Estrella — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:54:00 GMT

Much to our chagrin it’s time to talk about Star Wars content. Evan reviews Star Wars: Visions, a surprisingly varied anthology from star anime creators like Hiroyuki Imaishi and Eunyoung Choi. But before that, David and Evan discuss the final Smash Bros. Ultimate character (yes, it’s Sora), the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated movie, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and Metroid Fusion. Lots to talk about this episode, including a full rundown of every short in Visions! Topics include: Chris Pratt Mario in Smash, lightsaber high heels, and Star Wars: Visions vs. Marvel’s The Vision.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Sora in Smash!
Super Mario Bros. movie: Chris Pratt is Mario. Charlie Day is Luigi. Zendaya is Meechee.
Nozomi Entertainment has a Kickstarter for a dubbed Dirty Pair Blu-ray set. It’s still going!

The Queue

Evan played Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
David finished Metroid Fusion.

Review: Star Wars: Visions

Name drops: Kamikaze Douga, Pop Team Epic, Tokio of the Moon’s Shadow, Animator Expo, Takanobu Mizuno, Colorido, Penguin Highway, A Whisker Away, “Bubu & Bubulina,” Taku Kimura, A Place Further Than the Universe, Trigger, Promare, Kill la Kill, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kinema Citrus, Made in Abyss, Hitoshi Haga, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Sin in the Rain, Production I.G, Kenji Kamiyama, Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex, Science Saru, Devilman Crybaby, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Abel Góngora, Takafumi Hori, Masahiko Otsuka, Petite Princess Yucie, FLCL, Geno Studio, Genocidal Organ, Golden Kamuy, Yuuki Igarashi, Eizouken, Science Saru, Eunyoung Choi.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Oldtaku no Radio #059 – Lily C.A.T.

Ink — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:50:00 GMT

Oldtaku no Radio’s celebrating Halloween a little early this year with Lily C.A.T. Gather around a campfire or shine a flashlight up towards your chin as Jared and Ink pick apart this 1987 OVA from Hisayuki Toriumi and Studio Pierrot about impostors, aliens, and rot.

Stream the Sub and Dub of Lily C.A.T. via Retro Crush, IMDb, or Amazon Prime.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 1 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Lily C.A.T.

43:13 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#162 – This Right Here Is a Superb Metroid

David Estrella — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:05:00 GMT

In preparation for Metroid Dread, Evan and David review the classic SNES game Super Metroid. Plus more Evangelion box set news, the Switch bluetooth headphone update, WarioWare for the Gameboy Advance, and The Heike Story episode 1. Topics include: it’s pronounced “yee-ro-scope,” the ancient Chorizo alien race, and more dang game difficulty arguments.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Evan Minto
The News

Evangelion now has a Collector’s Edition and standard edition available.
The Nintendo Switch now supports bluetooth audio pairing.

The Queue

David is playing WarioWare
Evan is watching The Heike Story

Review: Super Metroid

Name drops: Nintendo, Metroid, Metroid II: The Return of Samus, Metroid Prime, Super Mario World, Megaman X, Megaman X2.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

AGP#161 – Wow Cool Evangelion with Lynzee Loveridge

David Estrella — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:01:00 GMT

In this jam-packed episode, Evan and David enlist the help of Anime News Network‘s Lynzee Loveridge to say farewell to all of Evangelion. That’s right, it’s our review of Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time! Plus: the Eva Blu-ray news, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Link’s Awakening (the Game Boy Color version), and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. Topics include: wow cool robot, toxic wife guys, and RIP Blue Uru.

Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Evan Minto
The Queue

Lynzee is playing The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Evan is playing Link’s Awakening DX
David is playing Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Review: Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time

Name drops: Hideaki Anno, Gainax, Blue Uru, Death and Rebirth, End of Evangelion.

Twitter: Evan, David, Lynzee, Ani-Gamers
Read Lynzee’s articles on Anime News Network and watch her on The ANN Aftershow.
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Evan just launched a digital manga service called Azuki.

Oldtaku no Radio #058 – Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Ink — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:46:00 GMT

For this episode, Jared and Ink talk about Kaiji – the anime about a hapless loser with a heart of gold (and a gambling problem). This anime from 2007, which adapts part of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s original manga, is competitive gaming like you’ve never seen before and still stands out visually and thematically among its peers. So listen in and find out all that’s to love about the first season of Kaiji!

Stream Kaiji via Crunchyroll.
Purchase Kaiji on BD via Rightstuf, Sentai, or Amazon.
Purchase Kaiji manga via Denpa LLC or Rightstuf.

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Runtime: 40 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Yamato questions

08:10 – Kaiji

35:00 – Kaiji BD giveaway contest winner entry!

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

Read about the importance and allure of folktales from Ink.
Contribute to the Ani-Gamers Patreon to get exclusive content and help us keep doing what you love us doing.
OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

UNLOCKED: Oldtaku on a Bender Episode 1

Ink — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:58:00 GMT

Anime World Order Show # 201 – Otakon 2021 Report with Evan Minto

Evan Minto — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:53:00 GMT

Seasonal Sampler Summer 2021: Sonny Boy, Kageki Shojo!!, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, & More

Evan Minto — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:45:00 GMT

Evan and Ink recap they shows they watched from last season — Oddtaxi, Megalobox: Nomad, SSSS.Dynazenon, Those Snow White Notes, and Wonder Egg Priority (technically two seasons ago but the finale just aired). Then it’s time for Summer 2021! Shows: Beastars Season 2, Eden, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S, Peach Boy Riverside, The Aquatope on White Sand, Higurashi – SOTSU, RE-MAIN, Life Lessons with Uramichi Onii-san, I, Tsushima, The Duke of Death and His Maid, Kageki Shojo!!, and Sonny Boy.

Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes

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
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#160 – Falling for a Scam to Own the Anime Industry

David Estrella — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 02:39:00 GMT

Evan and David discuss Evan’s new digital manga service Azuki (the subject of a new recurring disclaimer), the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, the Switch OLED, and AnimeTube. In the queue the boys talk about some old games (namely Metroid II: Return of Samus and Sonic the Hedgehog), then Evan reviews the new movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash. Topics include: what is Kazuya Mishima’s thing, very important Switch kickstand updates, and Tomino Names.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Evan is playing Metroid II: Return of Samus.
David is playing Sonic the Hedgehog.

Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash

Name drops: Mobile Suit Gundam (aka First Gundam or Gundam 0079), Zeta Gundam, Char’s Counterattack, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shukou Murase, Shinichiro Watanabe, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Hiroyuki Sawano.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Evan just launched a digital manga service called Azuki.

AGP#159 – Breath Baby Boots, Never Worn

David Estrella — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:32:00 GMT

Evan is back after a break (and a cross-country move) to talk the first half of E3 2021 with David. The boys cover the Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Square Enix press conferences. Evan is getting slowly sold on Game Pass against his better judgment and David just wants some good Final Fantasy remasters. Then in the Queue it’s time for a Kojima double feature: Metal Gear Solid V (Evan) and Death Stranding (David). Topics include: On Game Pass Day One, Dark Souls Guy in famous Game of Thrones scenes, and Norman Reedus Simulator.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Evan is playing Metal Gear Solid V.
David is playing Death Stranding.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Evan is about to launch a digital manga service called Azuki (it got announced after this was recorded).

Oldtaku no Radio #057 – Thunderbolt Fantasy

Ink — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 01:20:00 GMT

Inspired and made possible by the magic of Pili’s glove puppetry as well as the bloodthirsty mind of Gen Urobuchi, Thunderbolt Fantasy is a wuxia tale about sword keepers, wandering swordsmen, tricksters, assassins, demons, and just about everything else you could ever want as a fantasy fanatic. Listen in as Jared, Ink, and special guest Grant Jones (of Blade Licking Thieves infamy) discuss what may just be the bloodiest and most elegant puppet theater we have reviewed to date.

Stream Thunderbolt Fantasy on Crunchyroll.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 45 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Intros

06:35 – A little background on wuxia

20:54 – Thunderbolt Fantasy!

51:50 – Spoilers

1:15:55 – Non-OnR host questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Grant, Ink, Jared
Grant appears on the Blade Licking Thieves podcast and writes for ANN.
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#158 – Flawless Victory: Mortal Kombat (2021)

Patrick Sutton — Wed, 19 May 2021 04:38:00 GMT

David and Patrick host a rare no-Evan episode (he’s busy moving to New York). First the boys discuss the news about a new Madoka sequel movie, NieR: Replicant, and Halo: Master Chief Collection. Then it’s time for the main attraction: a review of the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie. Topics include: no refunds for Evan Minto fans, “toasty,” and *Mortal Kombat voice* “MORTAL KOMBAT!”

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

There’s a new Madoka movie coming out called Turning the Tide of Walpurgis.

The Queue

Patrick is playing NieR: Replicant.
David is playing Halo: Master Chief Collection.

The Review: Mortal Kombat

Name drops: Midway, Simon McQuoid, James Wan, Lewis Tan, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada.

Twitter: David, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
David writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Patrick co-hosts The Cockpit Podcast.

Oldtaku no Radio #056 – Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

Ink — Thu, 13 May 2021 09:24:00 GMT

We’re going way, way, way back to live in the present by talking about something set in the future: Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Leading us on this journey of appreciation and learning regarding all things Star Blazers are experts Tim Eldred and Dave Merrill. Strap in for a ton of knowledge and quite possibly the fastest “Actually…” ever recorded on this episode about a reboot of a classic show, where it came from, how it’s changed, and why it’s worth watching. And when you’re done listening to all of us gab, take a gander over at CosmoDNA (ourstarblazers.com) for an endless and constantly updated gravity well of Yamato articles, interviews, and more.

Star Blazers Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is streaming on FUNimation.
Purchase Yamato 2199 via Rightstuf, FUNimation, or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 53 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Star Blazers: a History

32:15 – Space Battleship Yamato 2199

01:08:15 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

Note: Yamato 2199 is no longer streaming via Crunchyroll (if we said it was). See streaming options above.
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Seasonal Sampler Spring 2021: To Your Eternity, Oddtaxi, Megalobox: Nomad, and More

Evan Minto — Sat, 01 May 2021 01:09:00 GMT

Evan and Ink kick off a brand new podcast series, covering the first episode or two of various anime series from the current TV and streaming season. Shows: 86, Battle Athletes, CESTVS The Roman Fighter, Combatants Will Be Dispatched, Fairy Ranmaru, Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly, Highrise Invasion, Joran The Princess of Snow & Blood, Mars Red, Megalobox: Nomad, Oddtaxi, Pretty Boy Detective Club, Shadows House, Those Snow White Notes, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, To Your Eternity, Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song, Zombieland Saga 2.

Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
Twitter: Evan, Ink, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#157 – Have the Kids Heard of Azumanga Daioh?! with Wah

Evan Minto — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:59:00 GMT

Wah, anime blogger from Analog Housou, joins Evan for an extended episode revisiting the classic high school girl sitcom manga and anime Azumanga Daioh, which is now over 20 years old! Plus: Abunai Deka, Kamichu, Fragments of Horror, What a Wonderful World, Here Is Greenwood, and more in the Queue. Topics include: being mean is funny, pervert teachers, and the indelible charm of one Takino Tomo.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Wah is watching Abunai Deka, Kaiji, and Kamichu.
Evan is reading Fragments of Horror, What a Wonderful World, and Here Is Greenwood.

The Review: Azumanga Daioh

Name drops: Kiyohiko Azuma, Dengeki Daioh, Yotsuba&!, Yasuhisa Kato, Hiromi Kato.

Twitter: Evan, Wah, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Wah writes for his anime blog Analog Housou.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #055 – Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

Ink — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:21:00 GMT

What better to follow our episode about a formative sitcom than a genre satire? This month, Jared and Ink focus on Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, which adapts some of the 4-koma by Izumi Tsubaki. Comedy runs high, and romance can’t seem to find a foothold in these tales about a high school mangaka, the girl who adores him, and the loons that surround them.

Stream Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun on Crunchyroll (JP), HIDIVE (JP + EN), and Netflix (JP + EN).
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Runtime: 59 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun

49:10 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#156 – Molcar, the Ultimate Lifeform

David Estrella — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:09:00 GMT

Pui Pui! This episode Evan and David review the recently completed series of stop-motion anime shorts Pui Pui Molcar, which has been a huge success in Japan. Plus, in the news and queue segments the hosts discuss the shutdown of the PSN store for PSP, Vita, and PS3; the US Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of the Sony Crunchyroll buyout; Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia; and Vlad Love. Topics include: the possible return of antitrust regulation, the origin of the Molcar species, and a world without Elon Musk.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 56 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

David watched Fate/Grand Order Babylonia – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia.
Evan is watching Vlad Love.

The Review: Pui Pui Molcar

Name drops: Tomoki Misato, Shin-Ei Animation, Bandai-Namco, Studio WIT, My Little Goat, Cars, Spongebob Squarepants.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David and Evan write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

UNLOCKED: Ani-Gamers Book Club Second Season #03 - 86—EIGHTY-SIX

Inaki — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:39:00 GMT

AGP#155 – In Which David Sings the Dragon Quest Song

David Estrella — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:07:00 GMT

It’s all games this episode as Evan and David talk Xenoblade Chronicles and Carto, then settle in for David’s review of Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, based on the mobile port. Topics include: dude city, crying about Dragon Quest over breakfast, and finding a cool stick.

Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

David is playing Xenoblade Chronicles.

Evan is playing Carto.

The Review: Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Name drops: Chunsoft, Square Enix, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, The Daily Lives of High School Boys, Yuusha Yoshihiko, Blue Fire.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
David is streaming video games every Saturday night on Twitch.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David and Evan write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #054 – Kimagure Orange Road

Ink — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:24:00 GMT

Oldtaku’s digging into an ’80s classic with the Kimagure Orange Road TV series, which stars an incredible array of talent across the board. Jared and Ink are pleased as punch to welcome back Dawn of the Anime Nostalgia Podcast for some class, in-depth insight, and a whole lot of giggles. Listen in and hear for yourself why this anime, based off of the original manga by Izumi Matsumoto, has been so influential. We mainly talk about the TV series, but there is some discussion of the OVAs and movie as well.

Stream Kimagure Orange Road via RetroCrush and Crunchyroll.
Purchase Kimagure Orange Road via Rightstuf (TV, OVAs and Movie), or Amazon (TV, OVAs + Movie).

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Runtime: 2 hours, 32 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Kimagure Orange Road (TV)

Read Dawn’s 30 Years of Kimagure Orange Road feature on Anime News Network.

01:06:10 – Spoilers!

01:44:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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Dawn runs the Anime Nostalgia Podcast and blog and writes for Anime News Network.
Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post. He also sporadically talks about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#154 – Wattsman ... WATTSMAAAAAN!

Evan Minto — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:08:00 GMT

Evan and editor Patrick (filling in for David) talk about adventures in vaccinations and Playstation 5’s, then Evan gushes about the surreal currently airing anime Wonder Egg Priority. For the review, the hosts tackle Dirty Pair: Project Eden, the gorgeous movie follow-up to the 1980’s sci-fi action-comedy anime series Dirty Pair. Topics include: Carson D. Carson, Very Important wine, and of course, WATTSMAAAAAN.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Pat got a PS5 and is playing Astro’s Playroom and marveling at its load times.
Evan is watching Wonder Egg Priority.

The Review: Dirty Pair: Project Eden

Name drops: Sunrise, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Twitter: Evan, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Patrick hosts The Cockpit Podcast.
Evan writes for Anime News Network and Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#153 – Best of 2020 with Dawn

David Estrella — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:57:00 GMT

Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins Evan and David to celebrate their favorite anime, manga, and video games of 2020 and look back on one hell of a year. Topics include: Vtuber Jail, Kafka’s BL Metamorphosis, and Jigen hotness discourse.

Thanks to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
Video Games

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Sakura Wars
Doom 64
Granblue Fantasy Vs.
Honorable mentions: Ghost of Tsushima, Star Wars: Squadrons, Fall Guys

Manga

The Rose of Versailles
Glaeolia 2
Chainsaw Man
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
BL Metamorphosis
Heavenly Delusion
Honorable mentions: Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga

Anime

Baki Season 2
Lupin III The First
Appare-Ranman!
Akudama Drive
Deca-Dence
Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!
Honorable mentions: Sleepy Princess in the Demon’s Castle, BNA

Twitter: Evan, David, Dawn, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Dawn hosts The Anime Nostalgia Podcast.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #053 – The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Ink — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 01:33:00 GMT

Eight years and a ton of effort went into this re-telling of an ancient tale about a bamboo cutter who finds a thumb-sized princess inside a bamboo stalk one day. Join Jared and Ink as they discuss The Tale of Princess Kaguya, the final movie directed by the late Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli, and why this monogatari is still so powerful.

Stream The Tale of Princess Kaguya via HBO Max.
Purchase The Tale of Princess Kaguya via GKids, Rightstuf, or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 5 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – The Tale of Princess Kaguya

(Stream Folktales from Japan)

44:55 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

Read about the importance and allure of folktales from Ink.
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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#152 – Be Gay Do Akudama Crimes with Paul Chapman

David Estrella — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:46:00 GMT

Evan reviews the 2020 anime series Akudama Drive with Greatest Movie EVER Podcast host Paul Chapman. Plus, Evan, David, and Paul discuss Donkey Kong Country 3, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and Hitman (2016) in the Queue. Topics include: killing the real Sean Bean, downloading Danganronpa from the Something Awful forums, and “we’re all dirty cops.”

Thanks to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

David is playing Donkey Kong Country 3.
Evan is playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Paul is playing Hitman (2016).

The Review: Akudama Drive

Name drops: Kazutaka Kodaka, Danganronpa, Studio Pierrot, Kill la Kill, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Great Pretender.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Paul hosts The Greatest Movie EVER Podcast and writes for Crunchyroll News.
Evan, David, and Paul write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #052 – Speed Grapher

Ink — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:00:00 GMT

After an economic bubble burst in Japan, the Tennouzu Group buys a city and a nation by catering to its leaders’ perversions. The underground (literally) club that serves the basest desires of the rich and powerful is only open to those willing and able to pay lifelong yearly dues to the tune of ¥24,000,000 … ¥120,000,000 if they want to see others of the same tier face death or monstrous transformation by kissing a mesmerized “goddess.” But everything starts to crumble when a celebrated war photographer with a heart of gold disrupts the ritual and runs off with its centerpiece. Listen in on a vaguely spoiler-ish discussion hashing out the road buddy monster movie that is Speed Grapher.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Say cheese! (Speed Grapher discussion)

Original OP with “Girls on Film” by Duran Duran

59:25 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

2009 Otakudemia column entry by by Ink (Ani-Gamers)

Speed Grapher – 10 Years Later by Ink (Fandom Post)

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#151 – Reading Indie Manga with Glaeolia 2

David Estrella — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:30:00 GMT

The boys are back from their New Year’s break! Evan kicks off 2021 with a review of Glacier Bay Books’ fascinating new indie manga anthology Glaeolia 2. Before that he and David discuss the big “FUNimation bought Crunchyroll” news, then Star Wars Squadrons and Final Fantasy IV in the Queue segment. Topics include: fans win, a whole town dedicated to hating the player, and Wario’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Runtime: 51 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

FUNimation Global Group (Sony’s anime arm) bought Crunchyroll.

The Review: Glaeolia 2

Evan’s favorite stories:

- “Moondog” by Nakayama Nozomi
- “Family Restaurant” by Miki Yamamoto
- “From Far Away” by Mori Masayuki
- “Days” by INA
- “Lisa’s Left Hand” by Kenya Oba

Name drops: Glacier Bay Books, Korone, Studio Ghibli, MessyOL Tokyo, A Big Mess 2.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast Shadow Particles wrapped up Season 2.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #051 – Tokyo Godfathers

Ink — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:51:00 GMT

Three bums talk about three homeless people who find a baby. For our second installment of our Satoshi Kon episodes, Phillip rejoins us to talk about the Christmas (should-be) classic: Tokyo Godfathers. We were a little giddy with holiday spirit, so please forgive us our mania.

Stream Tokyo Godfathers on Crackle.
Buy Tokyo Godfathers via RightStuff, Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

0:00:00 – Intros, backgrounds, and love for Satoshi Kon and GKids.

0:15:50 – Tokyo Godfathers

1:01:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared, Phillip

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Phillip also writes for Otaku News and easternkicks.com.

AGP#150 – Super Mario Bros. Super Podcast

David Estrella — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 07:19:00 GMT

Do the Mario! To celebrate our 150th episode and close out Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, Evan and David discuss Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 (including both the Doki Doki Panic and Lost Levels versions), and 3, available on the Nintendo Switch Online NES Collection. Then they move to some newer Mario content with Super Mario 35 and Odyssey. Plus: the Metal Gear Solid live-action casting news (of course). Topics include: uncles who work at Nintendo, Mario’s dad, and young Jenny Lewis sightings.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Oscar Isaac is playing Solid Snake in the planned Metal Gear Solid movie.

The Reviews

Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2 US (a.k.a. Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic), Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 35, and Super Mario Odyssey.
Name drops: Kirby’s Adventure, Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., Super Mario World, Tetris 99, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan is hosting his His Dark Materials companion podcast Shadow Particles.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#149 – Turn on That Good Netcode

David Estrella — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 02:27:00 GMT

David makes his return to the Queue segment to catch up with Evan on the games and anime they’ve been checking out, including the latest Smash Bros. Fighters Pass, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core + R (got that goood netcode), Ghost of Tsushima, the “Crown Tundra” Pokemon DLC, and the Cardcaptor Sakura anime. Topics include: horny gambling, Sekiro vs. Tsushima, and problematic ships.

Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News … Sorta

Evan and David tried out Min-Min and Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Sentai Filmworks licensed Kaiji.
The Playstation 5 is out, but we don’t have one yet.

The Queue

David is playing Guilty Gear XX Accent Core + R.
Evan is playing Ghost of Tsushima.
David is playing Pokémon DLC Crown Tundra.

Evan is watching Cardcaptor Sakura Season 1.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan is hosting his His Dark Materials watchalong podcast Shadow Particles.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#148 – Baki Brings Back the Violence and the Banging

David Estrella — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:41:00 GMT

David makes his triumphant return to the podcast, joining Evan and Patrick in a review of the completely bonkers 2018 martial arts anime Baki. We cover the whole show in-depth with quite a few minor spoilers mixed in. Learn about which karate techniques can counter monofilament wire, the advantages of building up your finger strength, and much more. Topics include: never-before-seen muscles, best boy Biscuit Oliva, and sex that gives you superpowers.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Review: Baki

Name drops: Baki the Grappler (original manga), Keisuke Itagaki, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Paru Itagaki, Beastars

Twitter: Evan, David, Pat, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Pat co-hosts The Cockpit Podcast, which has a new episode about Gundam Thunderbolt out now!
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan writes for Anime News Network.
David hosts video game streams on Twitch every Saturday night.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #050 – Dorohedoro

Ink — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:51:00 GMT

For Oldtaku no Radio’s very first golden ticket request, we’re reviewing Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro manga (Volumes 1 & 2) as well as MAPPA’s adaptation of the same as directed by Yuichiro Hayashi. Dive deep into za hole with us as we talk lizard men, buff babes, masked sorcerers, and the insanely engaging world that is Dorohedoro.

The Dorohedoro manga (23 volumes) is published in North America by Viz and can be purchased online via their own website or Comixology/Amazon/RightStuf.
The Dorohedoro anime is streaming on Netflix.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 13 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Intro

02:00 – Dragon Ball D(orohedoro)

48:30 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Oldtaku no Radio #049 – Le Portrait de Petite Cossette

Ink — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:10:00 GMT

As if 2020 wasn’t scary enough, we’re checking out a vintage 2004, 3-part OAV from Director Akiyuki Simbo and Studio Daume. Le Portrait de Petite Cossette is a gothic romance about a blood pact between a stemware-bound ghost and an aspiring artist who works in his uncle’s antique store. As always, the devil’s in the details, which are what we dive into with this Halloween-themed episode.

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Runtime: 55 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Ruff” by eddy

00:00 – Happy Halloween!

Transcultural Flow of Demure Aesthetics: Examining Cultural Globalisation through Gothic & Lolita Fashion by Masafumi Monden

43:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “Beast but not Least” by XTAKERU

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#147 – Happy Hells-oween

Evan Minto — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:39:00 GMT

To celebrate the spooky season, Evan and our editor Patrick Sutton review the 2008 action-comedy anime film Hells, which has some incredible design and animation work but a whole lot of story issues! Plus news about Anime NYC’s virtual event and opinions on the Fall 2020 anime season and video games from the distant past of 2001. Topics include: hypebeast anime cons, rapping idol boys, and Wife Guy Adam.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 21 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Anime NYC is hosting an online event via the hypebeast app NTWRK.

The Queue

Evan is watching Fall 2020 anime, including Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Akudama Drive, Moriarty the Patriot, Hypnosis Mic, and That Is the Bottleneck.
Pat is playing games from 2001, including Final Fantasy X and Halo.

The Review: Hells

Name drops: Hells Angels (original manga), Sin’Ichi Hiromoto, Madhouse, Yoshiki Yamakawa, B: The Beginning, Hi-Score Girl, Kill Me Baby, Kazuto Nakazawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Mamoru Hosoda, Redline, Takeshi Koike, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Studio Trigger, Kill la Kill, Yasushi Nirasawa, “Resurrection of Monstress.”
Watch Hells on Amazon Prime (dub only) or buy it from Discotek.

Twitter: Evan, Pat, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Pat co-hosts The Cockpit Podcast, which has a new episode about Gundam Thunderbolt out now!
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #048 – Chihayafuru (Season Three)

Ink — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:13:00 GMT

Six years after the end of its second season, the Chihayafuru anime that adapts Yuki Suetsugu’s josei manga returned for its third season. After what seemed like a lifetime, Jared and Ink discuss this anime, at length, on their own show for the very first time (believe it or not). There is a general section up front, to cover what Chihayafuru’s all about, and some impassioned discussions regarding the characters, themes, and art of the third season.

Stream Chihayafuru on HIDIVE (English/Japanese dub) and Crunchyroll (Japanese dub).
Buy the whole shebang via Sentai or Rightstuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 2 hours, 01 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Welcome and thank yous

0:05:30 – Chihayafuru (general)

Jared’s #FuruQuest

0:22:00 – Chihayafuru S3-specific discussion

01:38:25 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

More of Ink on Chihayafuru:

AG Chihayafuru review
Oe’s role in S2
Reviews for S2 Eps 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, 21-25
Otaku USA review (page 1, page 2)
OSMcast Chihayafuru episode
AG Best of 2013
Anime Is Lit episode

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Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#146 – The Deca-Dence of Late Capitalism with Lynzee Loveridge

Evan Minto — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 03:02:00 GMT

Anime News Network Executive Editor Lynzee Loveridge (@ANN_Lynzee) joins Evan to discuss their latest anime and gaming escapades (Re:Zero Season 2 and Into the Breach, respectively). Then they review the 2020 anime series Deca-Dence, a post-apocalyptic survival story that’s so much more than it seems. Spoiler warning: we spoil the series after the first few minutes of the review! Topics include: “why Rem and not Ram,” Minions, and drinking cyborg poop liquor.

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Evan Minto
The Queue

Lynzee is watching the docudrama series Lore and the anime Re:Zero Season 2.
Evan is playing Into the Breach.

The Review: Deca-Dence

Name drops: Yuzuru Tachikawa, Studio NUT, Mob Psycho 100, Death Parade.

Twitter: Evan, Lynzee, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Lynzee writes and edits for Anime News Network.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#145 – Working for the (Anime) Man with Matt Schley

Evan Minto — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:01:00 GMT

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

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Matt watched Violet Evergarden: The Movie, Kyoto Animation’s comeback film. Read his review!
Evan is playing Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.

The Discussion: Anime Industry Working Conditions

Name drops: Studio 4°C, Studio Trigger, Science Saru, Studio Tear, Black Kigyo Union, Fragtime, Terumi Nishii, Eunyoung Choi, JAniCA.
Tezuka’s impact on the cost of anime
Studio 4°C case
Trigger case
COVID stuff: list of show/films affected, Evan’s article, voice acting impacts, delays in compositing.
Studio Tear filed for bankruptcy
Terumi Nishii on Netflix budgets
Poor accounting as part of the problem
Animator Dormitories short anime film funding

Twitter: Evan, Matt, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Matt writes for Otaku USA and The Japan Times.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#144 – Blaseball! It's Baseball with an L! with Elliot Trinidad and Cassandra Lugo

Evan Minto — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:49:00 GMT

The forbidden book has been opened and the umpire’s eyes are glowing red. That’s right, it’s time to play ball! Former Crunchyroll host Elliot Trinidad (@nameoftheyear) and game designer Cassandra Lugo (@prophet_goddess) join Evan to plodcast about the surrealist virtual splorts betting game-slash-collaborative fiction project Blaseball. Plus a bunch of Nintendo and anime news, entirely too much Gundam talk for a podcast without Pat on it, and Pathologic 2! Topics include: Zelda battle royale games, dropping an asteroid on the Earth is good actually, and flootball.

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

Crunchyroll is producing a Shenmue anime adaptation.
Nintendo is releasing a Breath of the Wild prequel, but unfortunately it’s another Hyrule Warriors.
A bunch of Mario news, including: Super Mario 3D All Stars, a collection of 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy with a weird limited release window; Super Mario Bros. 35, a Tetris 99-esque battle royale game (also limited availability); and a Switch re-release of Super Mario 3D World.
RightStuf is releasing a fancy Blu-ray box set for The Irresponsible Captain Tylor with a confusing, Kickstarter-style pre-order scheme.

The Queue

Cass is playing Pathologic 2.
Elliot is watching through all of Universal Century Gundam. We talked about Victory, Zeta, Double Zeta, and Char’s Counterattack.
Evan is watching Gundam Unicorn.

The Review: Blaseball

Name drops: The Commissioner, Thomas Dracaena, Wyatt Mason, Nagomi Mcdaniel.

Twitter: Evan, Elliot, Cass, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, Cass
Elliot is a Blaseball Historian (check out the wiki), and Groundskeeper for the Blaseball community Discord. Check out the Crunchyroll Anime Academy video he hosted (written by Evan): Basics of Motion.
Cass makes video games and co-hosts the Anime Is for Jerks podcast.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #047 – Space Brothers #0

Ink — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:21:00 GMT

Space Brothers #0 tells the tale of two aspiring astronauts who just happen to be siblings. Mutta, the older brother, has fallen behind his younger brother, Hibito, in working towards their childhood dream of going to the moon. Meanwhile, Hibito is experiencing doubt about his own direction while training as a mission substitute. An anime prequel movie unlike most other anime movies, SB0 actually adds pertinent content that bolsters the original anime series which is based off of the manga of the same name by Chuya Koyama. There are spoilers ahead, but only in the spoilers section. So listen in and see if this is a movie worth watching and one that might ultimately launch you into the Space Brothers anime.

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Stream Space Brothers on HIDIVE and Crunchyroll and buy the whole shebang via the links above.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 47 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

Opening Song: “Jupiter, the Bronger of Jollity” by Gustav Holst

01:20 – Space Brothers #0

21:30 – Let’s go to Spoiler Town

42:20 – Question!

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

Space News!
ISS takes a leak in space (via NASA)
Not just a laser light show (via space.com)
-Related: NASA’s OG(S2) AF! (via NASA)
Takashi Taniguchi’s Onara Goro really does exist! (via DESY)
GO Ms. Tree catches space load in fishnet stoppings (via space.com)
Hope course corrects (via space.com)
-Related: Check out the UAE’s English-friendly homepage

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#143 – Bander’s Problematic Love Life with Vinnie Averello

Evan Minto — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:21:00 GMT

Vinnie Averello from All Geeks Considered joins Evan to dive into the RetroCrush catalog with One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book, the first of Osamu Tezuka’s NTV specials. It’s an extremely weird movie featuring all sorts of wacky Tezuka alien designs and also Space Gangster Black Jack. Plus: the new Anilog YouTube channel, Great Pretender, and virtual board games! Topics include: the anime kids love Future Boy Conan, Bander’s sister-slash-girlfriend, and Sears catalog time machines.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 59 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News

A bunch of anime studios launched a new YouTube channel called Anilog with big plans to distribute older, unlicensed anime series in English and Chinese! No this is not a shot across the bow at Crunchyroll and FUNimation, despite what certain angry nerds online said about it.

The Queue

Vinnie is playing the online tabletop game Teotihuacan: City of Gods on Board Game Arena.
Evan is watching Great Pretender.

The Review: One Million Year Trip: Bander Book

Name drops: Osamu Tezuka, NTV Super Special, RetroCrush, Marine Express, Tezuka Productions, Mushi Production, Astro Boy, Black Jack, Princess Knight, Jungle Emperor Leo, Vertical, Ed Chavez, MW, Ode to Kirihito, Ayako, Three-Eyed One, Belladonna of Sadness, Cleopatra, Tales from a Certain Street Corner.

Twitter: Evan, Vinnie, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Vinnie writes and podcasts at All Geeks Considered.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #046 – Memories

Ink — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:24:00 GMT

Memories is a 1995 anthology movie (one feature comprised of multiple vignettes) that showcases directorial efforts of Koji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose), Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb), and Katsuhiro Otomo (Cannon Fodder). Despite short run times, each of the three stories provides plenty to talk about. Join Jared and Ink and special guest Kory as they discuss the power of deception, art, and farts.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 2 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Generalities!

0:04:15 – Magnetic Rose

0:21:30 – Stink Bomb

0:32:30 – Cannon Fodder

0:48:40 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Kory co-hosts the Taiiku and Manga in your Ears podcasts.

AGP#142 – BNA: Brand New Anime with Kyle Cardine

Evan Minto — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:18:00 GMT

There’s a new Trigger show out and naturally Evan is on the case. In this episode he’s joined by fellow Trigger super-fan Kyle Cardine from Crunchyroll to talk BNA (a.k.a. Brand New Animal), directed by Yoh Yoshinari (Little Witch Academia) and written by Kazuki Nakashima (Promare, Kill la Kill). Plus, we chat about The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Anime: A History, and … online anime mahjong? Topics include: a good year for furries, Bad News Bears: The Anime, and “what animal do you look like?”

For more BNA content, check out Evan’s interview with concept designer Genice Chan on our Patreon!

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue

Evan is playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (again?!)
Kyle is playing Mahjong Souls.
Kyle watched The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Kyle read Anime: A History.

The Review: BNA

Name drops: Kazuki Nakashima, Yoh Yoshinari, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Akira Amemiya, Genice Chan, Yusuke Yoshigaki, Kill la Kill, Promare, Little Witch Academia, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Batman: Ninja, Beastars, Animal Crossing.

Twitter: Evan, Kyle, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Kyle writes and edits for Crunchyroll News. Check out his interview with Kyoto Animation President Hideki Hatta!
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#141 – We Sushi Otakon Online and Tsuredure Children

Evan Minto — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMT

Evan and substitute co-host Patrick Sutton (The Cockpit Podcast) recap Otakon Online and review Tsuredure Children, a four-panel ensemble romantic comedy manga by Toshiya Wakabayashi. Topics include: watching panels while half asleep, late-night anime will ruin your life, and “does sushi mean like or love???”

Thank you to Patrick Sutton for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 21 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
First we talk Otakon Online.

Name drops: Daryl Surat, Mike Toole, Megan (a.k.a. @brainchild129), Nate AM (a.k.a. @kbnet_), Doug Wilder (a.k.a. @nigoki), Kyoto Animation.

The Review: Tsuredure Children

Available from Kodansha Comics
Name drops: Toshiya Wakabayashi’s Four-Panel Collection, Comiket.

Twitter: Evan, Patrick, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Patrick hosts The Cockpit Podcast.

AGP#140 – Witch Hat Appreciation Hour with Helen

Evan Minto — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:10:00 GMT

Helen (@WanderinDreamr) from The OASG and the Manga in Your Ears podcast joins Evan to talk about Summer 2020 anime, including the big Deca-Dence Twist (spoiler-free of course). Then we review the currently running fantasy manga series Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama. The story is delightful but more than anything else it serves as a showcase for Shirahama’s incredible artwork! Topics include: witch dads, problematic Rurouni Kenshin references, and hat opinions.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton of The Cockpit Podcast for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 3 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The Queue:

Evan and Helen are watching Deca-Dence.
Helen is watching Healin’ Good PreCure, Fruits Basket, and Build Divers ReRise.

The Review: Witch Hat Atelier

Available from Kodansha Comics
Name drops: Kamome Shirahama, Morning Two magazine, Kodansha, Eniale & Dewiela, Rurouni Kenshin, Okami, Kaoru Mori, A Bride’s Story, Emma, Little Witch Academia.

Twitter: Evan, Helen, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and Anime News Network.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #045 – Lu Over the Wall

Ink — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:08:00 GMT

Talk about a deep dive! This episode, Jared and Ink talk about Science Saru‘s original animated movie, Masaaki Yuasa’s Lu Over the Wall. This movie centers around a withdrawn Tokyo transfer student who accidentally draws out like-minded, music-making friends as well as a music-seeking mermaid – the local legends about which both scare his fellow port town residents and benefit the town’s tourist trade. The animation draws on a surprising range of old-school sources while flashing the Yuaasa style so familiar to Science Saru fans. There’s a lot to explore, so jump in; the water’s juuuust fine.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 10 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Lu Over the Wall

Jared’s DMs:

4:32pm – I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH AND IM ONLY 9:56 INTO IT!!!!!!

4:32pm – HOW IS HE SO GOOD

5:02pm – THERE ARE DOGFISH WHAT IS HAPPENING

6:17pm – IT’S SO GOOD

0:22:35 – Spoilers

0:33:25 – sources:

0:43:00 – Questions

0:55:25 – In case you’re wondering, it’s a parody of this.

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#139 – Streaming Anime Con-pocalypse

Evan Minto — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:31:00 GMT

David’s on break (hence the delay in getting the episode out), so our editor Patrick Sutton (also co-host of The Cockpit Podcast) joins Evan as co-host for this episode. We talk about the news from virtual anime conventions Anime Expo 2020 Lite, FunimationCon, and KuroCon, then we discuss our latest anime and video game escapades: Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Final Fantasy XIV. Topics include: getting owned by how good The World Ends with You looks, turning into an old person, and two betas who think they’re alphas.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The News:

The Queue:

Evan is watching Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.
Pat is playing Final Fantasy XIV.
Evan is watching BNA.
Pat is reading Sweat & Soap.

Twitter: Evan, Pat, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Pat hosts The Cockpit Podcast.

AGP#138 – The Year of the Time Loop

Evan Minto — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:16:00 GMT

Sony’s new router just got revealed so Evan and David convene to discuss the PlayStation 5 event and all the games in this totally-not-E3 show, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, Resident Evil VIII: Village, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and more. Plus: send us receipts for donations to social justice charities and activist groups (including Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ orgs, and more) alongside a review recommendation and we’ll give you a shoutout and pick something from the entries to review on a future show! Topics include: cockroaches in your PS4, shootmans, and time loops vs. dragons.

Thank you to Patrick Sutton of The Cockpit Podcast for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
The games:

Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Demon’s Souls
Deathloop
Resident Evil VIII
Pragmata
Horizon: Forbidden West
Stray
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Project Athia
Returnal
Jett: The Far Shore
Little Devil Inside
Grand Theft Auto V
Gran Turismo 7
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Destruction Allstars
Goodbye Volcano High
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Ghostwire: Tokyo
GodFall
Solar Ash
Hitman III
Astro’s Playroom
NBA 2K 2021
Bugsnax
Bonus round (not part of the PS5 showcase): Star Wars: Squadrons

Correction: Pretty sure Evan was wrong about ray-tracing already being common in games. It’s common in animation but not so much in games.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
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Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #044 – Porco Rosso

Ink — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:56:00 GMT

Take to the animated skies (and bars and secret beach hideouts and so much more) with Jared and Ink as they talk about Ghibli’s 1992 feature, Porco Rosso. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, this movie depicts a post-WWI man-turned-anthropomorphic pig – a war pilot-turned-deserter/bounty hunter. The movie, while warmly humorous throughout, tackles such issues as identity, war, and fascism. Listen in to find out how (and how effectively)!

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Runtime: 40 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

00:00 – Shout-outs & introductions

01:15 – Porco Rosso

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#137 – Liz, a Blue Bird, and a Golden Ticket with Natasha H.

Evan Minto — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:41:00 GMT

Last week we took a break from regular content while our staff took part in the global (and ongoing) #BlackLivesMatter movement against racism and police brutality, but now we’re back with a very special episode! Evan is joined by IGN and Crunchyroll News‘ Natasha H. (@illegenes) to review the anime film Liz and the Blue Bird. This review was requested by our patron Zane (@enazzle) using his “Golden Ticket.” To get your own Golden Ticket and force us to review one title of your choice, sign up on the Ani-Gamers Patreon for just $5 a month! Topics include: falling into mobage hell, unhealthy anime relationships, and “I fought in the moe wars.”

Thank you to Patrick Sutton of The Cockpit Podcast for editing this episode.

Runtime: 1 hour, 21 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode Edited by: Patrick Sutton
Evan and Natasha do a little tribute to the late Zac Bertschy, Executive Editor of Anime News Network, who passed away two weeks ago.
Review: Liz and the Blue Bird

Name drops: Kyoto Animation, Naoko Yamada, Reiko Yoshida, Futoshi Nishiya, Kensuke Ushio, Sound! Euphonium, K-ON!, A Silent Voice, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Whisper of the Heart, In This Corner of the World.

The last episode Natasha was on was our NieR: Automata review in Episode #088.
We did a special Kyoto Animation tribute episode last year in response to the arson attack.
Twitter: Evan, Natasha, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Natasha writes for Isn’t It Electrifying?, Crunchyroll News, and IGN.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

UNLOCKED: Oldtaku in Space Episode 1 – Feel So Moon

Ink — Fri, 29 May 2020 12:06:00 GMT

UNLOCKED: Oldtaku in Space Episode 1 – Feel So Moon

Evan Minto — Fri, 29 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT

Oldtaku no Radio #043 – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Ink — Mon, 25 May 2020 11:59:00 GMT

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a gelling of past and present; an awakening; a transition (multiple transitions, really); and a handoff. But this movie, as an experience, is ultimately a visually enthralling, action- and emotionally packed exploration of what being a hero means to self and community and the means by which it takes for that to manifest. Join Jared and Ink as they babble on about the 2018 movie: all it accomplished, all it drew from, and, hopefully, all it will lead to.

Stream Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix or Amazon.
Purchase this piece of art via Amazon (or hopefully other outlets and your local retail stores).

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Runtime: 1 hour, 16 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Oldtaku no Radio: Into Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

0:59:17 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

Jared’s Spider-Man rankings:
1. Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
2. Spiderman 2
3. Spiderman: Homecoming
4. Spiderman: Far From Home
5. Spiderman 1
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
8. Spiderman 3

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#136 – Death Stranding Is Real Now

David Estrella — Sun, 17 May 2020 02:28:00 GMT

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has made Death Stranding real, Evan attempts to review the game without going completely over time. Since David hasn’t played it, the review is spoiler-free! Plus, Evan and David discuss The Ultimate Doom, more Gal & Dino and Sing “Yesterday” for Me, EVO Online, and Netflix’s announcement of the release date of BNA. Topics include: netcode debates, Doom on your calculator, and the new “strand game” genre.

Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News:

The Queue:

Evan is watching Gal & Dino and Sing “Yesterday” for Me.
David is playing The Ultimate Doom.

Review: Death Stranding

Name drops: Hideo Kojima, Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Konami.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP Special Episode: Anime Lockdown with Daryl Surat

Evan Minto — Mon, 11 May 2020 10:34:00 GMT

AGP#135 – The Dungeon of Capitalism

David Estrella — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:33:00 GMT

Evan and David continue their coverage of anime con and TV series cancellations due to COVID-19 (including some positive news about the online convention Anime Lockdown), then talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sound! Euphonium. Then David reviews the manga series The Dungeon of Black Company, a transported-to-another-world story that’s surprisingly anticapitalist. Topics include: Cute Girls Actually Doing Things, foot manga, and Ant Socialism.

NOTE: Otakon 2020 cancelled a day after we recorded!

Thanks to Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by: Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit Podcast
News:

FanimeCon, San Diego Comic Con, and Anime Expo have cancelled their 2020 events. Otakon cancelled a day after we recorded.
Lots of anime series and movies have been postponed due to COVID-19.
Anime Lockdown is a virtual anime convention. Evan is hosting “Anime Burger Time” at it and Ink is hosting “But I HATE Sports Anime.”

The Queue:

David is playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Evan is watching Sound! Euphonium.

Review: The Dungeon of Black Company

Name drops: Youhei Yasumura, Mag Garden, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Kaiji, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Section Chief Kosaku Shima, Mad Max, Terminator, Battle Angel Alita, Sword Art Online, Spice & Wolf, Bleach, Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #042 – Dennou Coil

Ink — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 01:41:00 GMT

As the song goes, “You always hurt the one you love,” and our takes on Dennou Coil (alt. Den-Noh Coil) are definitely not sparing. Scott Spaziani rejoins our humble ‘cast as we break down what endears this much-overlooked darling of a Sci-Fi series to us and explore some of its weaker points. This original story from Mitsuo Iso began production in 1997 and features tech that wouldn’t be made publicly available until nearly 20 years later! There are no spoilers discussed in the first half, so feel free to dive in to get a feel for whether this is something you’d like to watch. But after you’ve watched, continue on to our spoilerific section!

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Buy the whole shebang via Sentai or Rightstuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 23 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Intros and shout-outs!

0:03:00 – Dennou Coil

0:48:50 – Spoilers

1:09:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Scott writes for Otaku in Review and logs his shutter clicks over on Instagram.

UNLOCKED: AGP Bonus – Working in Anime with Yoshihiro Watanabe at Otakon 2019

Evan Minto — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:46:00 GMT

AGP#134 – All Hail Chainsaw Man

David Estrella — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:39:00 GMT

Evan and David check out some anime from the Spring 2020 season, including Gal & Dino, Listeners, Hi Score Girl Season 2 (technically not this season but … Netflix), and Sing “Yesterday” for Me. Then Evan reviews the unhinged, hyper-violent Weekly Shonen Jump manga Chainsaw Man! Topics include: playing video games to lose weight, air horns, and being allegedly horny for Zero Two. Special thanks to Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by: Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit Podcast
News:

Nintendo Switch shipments are halted in Japan, stymying David’s attempt to get a hold of Ring Fit Adventure.

Spring 2019 anime season:

Evan and David watched Gal and Dino.
Evan watched Listeners.
David watched Hi-Score Girl Season 2.
Evan watched Sing “Yesterday” for Me.

Review: Chainsaw Man

Name drops: Tatsuki Fujimoto, Weekly Shonen Jump, Fire Punch, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Naruto, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, One-Punch Man, Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama, Tetsuo the Iron Man.

Twitter: Evan, David Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP Queue – Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Granblue Fantasy Versus

David Estrella — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:50:00 GMT

Since so many of our listeners are stuck at home (or working extra hours if they’re at an essential job!) due to COVID-19, we’re providing a bit of bonus content on the main feed. In this short episode, Evan and David run through their usual “Queue” segment, discussing some games they’ve been playing — specifically Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Granblue Fantasy Versus. Thanks to Patrick Sutton for editing the episode!

Runtime: 34 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by: Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit Podcast
Evan is playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
David is playing Granblue Fantasy Versus.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan wrote about how COVID-19 is affecting anime production for Anime News Network.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Review: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! with Evan Minto

Evan Minto — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:06:00 GMT

AGP#133 – Beastarsonas with dakazu

David Estrella — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:23:00 GMT

Evan and David cover the latest COVID-19 news, including the cancellation of Comiket 98, then sit down with dakazu from the Manga Machinations Podcast to review Studio Orange’s 2019 anime adaptation of Paru Itagaki’s anthropomorphic animal manga Beastars. Topics include: “Anime Cons Cancel Your Damn Conventions” challenge, Animal Crossing is better than Slack, and the return of The Violence and the Banging. Note: AnimeNEXT cancelled about a day after we recorded. Special thanks to Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit for editing this episode!

Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Episode edited by: Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit Podcast
News:

Comiket 98 is cancelled.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed.
SakuraCon is cancelled.
FanimeCon and Anime Expo haven’t cancelled yet. Anime Expo released a statement.
AnimeNEXT cancelled after we recorded!

Review: Beastars anime

Name drops: Paru Itagaki, Keisuke Itagaki, Studio Orange, Land of the Lustrous, Baki the Grappler, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gainax, “Thanatos,” Zootopia.
We’ve got a spoiler section after the main discussion.

Twitter: Evan, David, dakazu Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
dakazu co-hosts the Manga Machinations Podcast.
Evan wrote about how COVID-19 is affecting anime production for Anime News Network.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#132 – Wash Your Hands Edition

David Estrella — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:54:00 GMT

Grab some canned goods and hunker down, it’s time for a COVID-19-centric episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast. Evan and David discuss the impacts of the global pandemic on the anime, manga, and video game industries and answer some listener questions about the virus. Keep in mind, this episode was recorded a week ago, before many of the more visible impacts of the virus such as Italy’s health system breakdown and the cancellations of the NBA season, E3, and Anime Boston. Then we take a break from pandemic news with Death Stranding, Final Fantasy VIII, and Evan’s review of His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano), Hideaki Anno’s post-Evangelion shojo romance anime adaptation. Topics include: Face-touching privilege, buying Cat Planet Cuties at Albany Comic Con, and using COVID-19 to fight aliens.

Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News:

Genericon is cancelled.
SXSW is cancelled.
Some Shonen Jump issues are available online for free.
Doraemon and Shimajiro films are postponed.
GDC is postponed.
Anime Japan is cancelled.
A Certain Scientific Railgun T and Infinite Dendogram postponed episodes.
The Ghibli Museum is closed for a few weeks.

The Queue

Evan is playing more Death Stranding.

Name drops: Hideo Kojima

David is playing Final Fantasy VIII.

Name drops: Final Fantasy VII

Review: His and Her Circumstances (a.k.a. Kare Kano)

Name drops: Gainax, Hideaki Anno, Masami Tsuda, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari, Masahiko Otsuka, Sushio, Mayumi Shintani, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan was a guest on an episode of the ANNCast to talk about the definition of anime.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#131 – Hyrule vs. Lorule

David Estrella — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 06:35:00 GMT

Evan and David catch up on the news and their queues this episode, including the What the Font?! manga license, the launch of Pokémon Home, and Masaaki Yuasa’s new anime Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Then David digs up his 3DS to review The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (the sequel to A Link to the Past), and talk about its influence on more recent Nintendo games. Topics include: Kemono Fonts, “when they go Lorule we go Hyrule,” and the capitalism Zelda game.

Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News:

Seven Seas licenses What the Font?! – A Manga Guide to Western Typeface

The Queue

David is trying out Pokémon Home.
Evan is watching Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Name drops: Masaaki Yuasa

Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Name drops: 3DS, A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan was a guest on an episode of the ANNCast to talk about the definition of anime.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#130 – Three Houses, One Podcast

David Estrella — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:52:00 GMT

Golden Deer vs. Blue Lions! Evan and David have both finished Fire Emblem: Three Houses, so it’s time to dig into this tactical RPG behemoth. In this in-depth review, the hosts cover the game’s balance of turn-based strategy combat and social sim elements, its extremely anime story, and the many amazing, memorable characters. Plus: some news about Byleth’s appearance in Super Smash Bros! Topics include: Felix hates everyone, Smash paypigs, and Rhea’s butt.

Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News:

Byleth is in Smash Bros.

Fire Emblem review:

What is Fire Emblem? What’s its history in the US?
What is Three Houses about?
How does it balance the combat and the social sim elements?
Who are our favorite characters?
A whole spoiler section discussing the back half of the game!

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan was a guest on an episode of the ANNCast to talk about the definition of anime.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

ANNCast - Do You Mean “Anime” Anime or like, Actual Anime?

Evan Minto — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:42:00 GMT

Oldtaku no Radio #041 – Weathering With You

Ink — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:00 GMT

Finally, a Shinkai film that makes Children Who Chase Lost Voices look good!

How does Makoto Shinkai twist “boy meets girl” this time? How do Jared and Ink tweak their takes on the auteur’s output this time? The answers are as predictable as weathermen are accurate in our most recent episode, and you have a front row seat to Gallagher-style hot takes. (Pro-tip: bring an umbrella for saline showers and vitriol-whipped saliva.)

Warning: this episode is pretty much a spoiler-cast from the get-go (for Weathering With You AND your name.), so don’t press play until you’re ready.

Ready? Go ahead and press play!

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Runtime: 1 hour, 06 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Weathering With You

44:15 – Questions!

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#129 – Best of 2019 with Gerald from Anime World Order

David Estrella — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:17:00 GMT

It’s our annual roundup of the best anime, manga, and video games of the past year! This time Evan and David are joined by Gerald (@Gerald_AWO), one-third of the Anime World Order Podcast. We cover the stuff you’d expect — Pokémon, Fire Emblem, Promare — as well as some picks that haven’t gotten any airtime on the show before, including Baba Is You, Vinland Saga, and… Miru Tights. Plus a discussion of a few big news stories from 2019 at the end of the show. Topics include: podcast hostages, Lovecraftian racism, and Gerald’s workout routine.

Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Video game list:

Sekiro
Dead or Alive 6
Baba Is You
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Resident Evil 2

Manga list:

At the Mountains of Madness
Witch Hat Atelier
Bakemonogatari
Chainsaw Man
Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World

Anime list:

Vinland Saga
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Dororo
Mob Psycho 100 II
Hitoribocchi
Promare
Miru Tights

Big 2019 news stories:

Twitter: Evan, David, Gerald, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Gerald is one of the hosts of the Anime World Order Podcast.
Evan, David, and Gerald write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

Oldtaku no Radio #040 – Kase-san and Morning Glories

Ink — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:11:00 GMT

This episode of Oldtaku no Radio welcomes Erica Friedman for a review of “a story of survival,” Kase-san and Morning Glories – both the anime adaptation and the manga! The anime’s a short affair about a developing relationship, but there’s a lot to learn and love about choices made in its adaptation as well as its source material’s publication. Lend us an hour, we’ll sell you a love story.

Buy the BD on Rightstuf, Amazon, Sentai
Buy the Seven Seas release of the manga via Rightstuf, Amazon

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Runtime: 1 hour, 8 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Kase-san and Morning Glories and so much more!

Ozaku’s interview with Takashima

0:50:00 – Questions!

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Erica, Ink, Jared

Erica Friedman produces Ozaku

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#128 – Pokémon: Breath of the Wild Area with Kallie Plagge

David Estrella — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Evan and David are joined by Pokémon superfan and GameSpot reviews editor Kallie Plagge for a deep dive into the latest Pokémon games: Sword and Shield. This is a long episode, covering the ins and outs of the new Pokédex, the introduction of the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, various quality-of-life improvements over previous games, and the new battling and breeding meta. We recorded this before the Pokémon Direct, so some of our speculation is a little out of date! Topics include: playing Pokémon in the park, communicating via Pokémon nicknames, and Evan getting mercilessly made fun of.

Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
It’s all Pokémon Sword and Shield all the time this episode. A summary:

We summarize how the games fit into the larger franchise.
David dives into the controversies around the game, namely the much-publicized Pokémon cuts.
Kallie and David spend a lot of time talking about in-depth Pokémon metagame stuff while Evan asks questions about all the terminology he doesn’t understand.
We also chat about the Wild Area and Dynamaxing, as well as the game’s story.
Name drops: Nintendo, Game Freak, Earthbound.

Twitter: Evan, David, Kallie, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Kallie is reviews editor at Gamespot. Check out her articles. She even wrote the review for Pokémon!
Kallie is one of the hosts of the GameSpot After Dark podcast.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

Oldtaku no Radio #039 – Patlabor (OVAs)

Ink — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 01:22:00 GMT

It’s time again for Anime Secret Santa, and a certain special someone left us one heck of a present to unpack: Patlabor! While we were given the OVAs and movies to review, we had more than enough to talk about with just the OVAs, so we’ll get around to the movies on a bonus episode or three. We talk about the OVAs as a collection in general and then get into specifics about each of the six OVAs (counting the two-parter as a single OVA), and the results, knowing the inclinations of the two hosts, may surprise you! Happy holidays to all, and a special thanks to our secret Santa.

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Buy the whole shebang via Sentai or Rightstuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 26 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: Theme of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

0:00:00 – General impressions

0:27:10 – Second Unit, Move Out!

0:37:00 – Longshot

0:39:45 – The 450 Million-Year-Old Trap

0:48:45 – L’s tragedy

0:53:15 – SV 2’s longest day

1:04:15 – SV 2, to the North!

1:10:56 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#127 – Die-Harderman

David Estrella — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:30:00 GMT

Evan and David had to postpone the Pokémon episode until January, so in the last AGP episode of 2019 the hosts check in for some news and anime/video game discussion. We cover GKids’ license of Tokyo Godfathers, the state of animator pay in Japan, the new Xbox with the silly name, and the complete revamp of Amazon’s colonialism simulator New World. In the queue segment, David is watching the 1990 Moomin anime series and Evan is working his way through Death Stranding. Topics include: Xbox Zero, Kojima’s rope-grabbing threesome, and Taxi Driverman.

Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

GKids is re-releasing Tokyo Godfathers.
Japanese Labor Newspaper criticized the low pay of Japanese animators.
Microsoft announced the new Xbox, which is just called … “Xbox.”
Amazon completely revamped their upcoming game New World after it was harshly criticized for being uhhhh a colonialism simulator.

The Queue

David is watching Moomin (1990).
Evan is playing Death Stranding.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

AGP#126 – If You Die in the Game You Die for Real

David Estrella — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 07:40:00 GMT

Evan and David check in on the anime and Japanese TV they’re watching, including Carole & Tuesday and Game Center CX, touching on Ani-Gamers’ Best of the Decade lists, algorithms, and Elon Musk along the way. Then, in this episode’s review, David delves into the Sword Art Online light novels. Topics include: moé war veterans, gamer wife guys, and ragging on Ernest Kline.

Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes

The Idol Phenomenon in Japan and Anime

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
The Queue

David is watching Game Center CX.
Evan is watching Carole & Tuesday.

Review: Sword Art Online (light novels)

Name-drops: Reki Kawahara, Accel World, Ready Player One, Ernest Kline, Tim Maughan, Paintwork, .hack//, .hack//Quantum.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

Oldtaku no Radio #038 – Perfect Blue

Ink — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 01:31:00 GMT

The works of Satoshi Kon are few but powerful, and his directorial debut, Perfect Blue, is no exception. This adaptation of Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s novel, Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis, is a psychological thriller that follows the career of pop star and aspiring actress Kirigoe Mima. It’s biting commentary on idol culture and the ugly dangers therein. Join Jared and Ink and special guest Phillip as they dance around spoilers to bring you a deep dive into a deep film.

Stream Perfect Blue on Amazon or VUDU.
Buy Perfect Blue via Rightstuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 14 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

Phillip’s review of Saint Seiya Saintia Sho

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Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

Phillip’s blog is here, and he produced the The Trap Door column on Ani-Gamers.

AGP#125 – Read the Bible Before Saint Young Men

David Estrella — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:29:00 GMT

It’s the holiday season, so Evan and David convene to celebrate the most important holiday of all: Gundam Day. Then Evan talks about his slow progress through the first season of Psycho-Pass, David checks in with first impressions of Pokémon Sword, and Evan reviews the three volumes of the Saint Young Men manga that are currently out in English. It’s a sitcom about Jesus and Buddha living together as roommates in Tokyo! Topics include: too many video games, mobile suit veterans, and pulling an Evan Minto by reading the Bible.

Runtime: 52 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

November 15 was Gundam Day in New York City.

The Queue

Evan is watching Psycho-Pass.
David is playing Pokémon Sword.

Review: Saint Young Men

Name-drops: Hikaru Nakamura, Arakawa Under the Bridge, The Bible.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!
Check out Evan’s new His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!

AGP#124 – Can Murder Quest Become Not-Murder Quest?

David Estrella — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 07:05:00 GMT

Evan and David team up to review the anime movie Blackfox from Studio 3Hz (Dimension W, Flip Flappers, Princess Principal), which is ostensibly a sci-fi ninja revenge story. Plus, Fortnite and HBO Max anime news (go figure), the Dororo anime, Super Mario World, and a quest to discover which animal ears are the scariest on an anime character. Topics incude: drones are evil, Brad City, and tradwife-bots. Reminder: the Metal Gear Solid stream is back on November 9th!

Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Epic announces Fortnite Chapter 2.
Studio Ghibli movies will stream on HBO Max. Crunchyroll and Adult Swim titles too!

The Queue (Fall 2019 anime edition!)

Dororo anime
Super Mario World on Switch

Review: Blackfox

Name drops: Flip Flappers, Studio Trigger, Gun Gale Online, Trigun.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #037 – Higurashi When they Cry

Ink — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:03:00 GMT

There are several reasons why Higurashi When They Cry consistently finds itself on so many must-watch series when October rolls around, but that doesn’t mean that it’s a show for everyone. Listen in as Jared and Ink are joined by AGP’s @QX20XX and Reverse Thieves’ Alain Mendez to dig into the origin and makeup of this iconic series about a series of gruesome murders and mysterious disappearances in the small village of Hinamizawa. If you’ve yet to see the series, there’s a spoiler-free section, and if you have seen the series, there’s an indulgent, spoilerific section that follows. Enjoy!

Stream Higurashi no Naku Koro ni S1, S2 (Kai), and Rei on HIDIVE.
Buy the whole shebang via Sentai or Rightstuff or Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 47 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Return to the Black Star” by Deep Space Destructors

0:00:00 – Let’s visit Hinamizawa(-zawa, zawa-zawa)

(To clarify the Hitchcock reference, check out Ink’s Otaku USA review of When They Cry.)

0:42:45 – Spoilers

1:16:00 – Questions

Ending Song: “End of the Movie” by Cake (lyrics removed)

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared, @QX20XX, Alain

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

David also writes for Otaku USA magazine.

Alain writes and podcasts for Reverse Thieves.

AGP#123 – SF Hard-Boiled the Gun Smoke Drifts Muzzle Talks

David Estrella — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:30:00 GMT

The Fall 2019 anime season has started and Evan and David are feeling the seasonal anime itch again. This episode, the hosts discuss some gaming news, including the big Blizzard/Hong Kong debacle, and talk about four shows they’re sampling from the current anime season. Topics include: normie pop culture, and incel turtles, and the mind-bogglingly weird tagline for No Guns Life (used as the title of this episode).

Runtime: 57 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

The Queue (Fall 2019 anime edition!)

Africa Salaryman
No Guns Life
Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babyloni
Case file n°221: Kabukicho

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#122 – Guess I’m in Charge of the Conspiracy Cops Now

David Estrella — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 06:19:00 GMT

After a brief break due to our two-part Evangelion podcast, Evan and David check back in on anime industry news, Rie Kugimiya’s ticketed AnimeNYC appearance, Super Nintendo games on Switch, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. And in this episode’s Mini-Review, Evan discusses Control, the new supernatural action game from Remedy Entertainment. Topics include: gacha guest signings, turning into a tree, and getting hired and instantly promoted.

Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Nintendo announced and released the Super Nintendo collection on Switch. Evan talks about what he’s played so far on it.
Cool Japan Fund invests in Sentai Filmworks.
Crunchyroll buys controlling share of VIZ Media Europe.
Sony merges anime business, including Aniplex, under FUNimation.
Tickets to voice actor Rie Kugimiya’s event at AnimeNYC will cost $125 per person!

The Queue

Both Evan and David are playing Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Mini-Review: Control

We name-drop Max Payne, Alan Wake, Quantum Break, Infamous, Prototype, and Dishonored.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #036 – Oldtaku no Oddities

Ink — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:52:00 GMT

If you don’t remember MTV back in the ’90s, when it was 98% music and 1% Kurt Loder, then you definitely don’t remember the other 1% – the ballsy, experimental animated shorts of Liquid Television and the longer, more serial (but not any less weird) shorts of the Oddities animation programming block. Join Jared and Ink as they reflect upon their teenage cartoon obsessions by talking about Liquid Television’s Aeon Flux as well as The Head and The Maxx from MTV’s Oddities after a fresh rewatch of all three! And to mark our three-year anniversary as a podcasting duo, Jared and Ink reminisce about the past year as well as the two before that. So grateful to have you(r ears). Now press play already!

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Runtime: 1 hour, 50 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00:00 – Oldtaku no Radio anniversary party!

Transitory music from Liquid Television intro

0:17:10 – Aeon Flux

Transitory music from Oddities outro (Niki Navasio)

0:43:57 – The Head

Transitory music from Oddities outro (Niki Navasio)

1:10:50 – The Maxx

1:40:50 – Question!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#121 – Netflix Genesis Evangelion with Dawn, Part 2

David Estrella — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:53:00 GMT

Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast returns to wrap up our extended discussion of the legendary 1995 anime TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. In this half, we answer audience questions and get into the spoiler portion of the show, covering the end of the TV series and the mind-bending finale that is End of Evangelion. Topics include: Evangelion presented by Tesla, “Both of You, TikTok Like You Want to Win,” and Shinji says fuck.

Runtime: 59 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
First up is the non-spoiler questions segment, with a mix of silly and more serious questions, including the ultimate Eva fan debate: Pen Pen or Jet Alone?
Then, after a spoiler warning, we discuss the ending of the series, including its abstract final two episodes and the feature film End of Evangelion.
Finally we wrap up with more questions, this time focusing on the end of the series and Anno’s relationship to the story.
Twitter: Evan, David, Dawn, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Dawn hosts the monthly Anime Nostalgia Podcast.
Dawn accepts donations through Ko-Fi.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#120 – Netflix Genesis Evangelion with Dawn, Part 1

David Estrella — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 08:27:00 GMT

To celebrate Neon Genesis Evangelion being available legally in the US for the first time in about a decade, Evan and David sit down with Dawn (a.k.a. Usamimi) of the Anime Nostalgia Podcast for an in-depth discussion of the legendary 1995 anime series and movies, covering the show’s themes, some of their favorite episodes, the new translation, and more. The episode ran so long that we had to split it in two. This one has most of the main (spoiler-free) discussion, while the second episode has the questions segment and the spoiler segment in which we discuss our thoughts on the ending(s). Topics include: karaoke deep cuts, David’s MMA friend, and the original TV Tropes.

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
We start with some context about what Eva is.
Then we discuss how we all first came across the series and our initial thoughts.
Next we dive into the themes and characters.
Of course, we shout out some of our favorite episodes.
Yes, yes, OK, fine, we talked about our “best girl” picks.
We wrap up with the discussion of the new Netflix translation and dub, then final thoughts.
We name-drop Hideaki Anno, Studio Gainax, Ultraman, and Space Runaway Ideon.
Twitter: Evan, David, Dawn, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Dawn hosts the monthly Anime Nostalgia Podcast.
Dawn accepts donations through Ko-Fi.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

AGP#119 – Romance of the Train Otaku

David Estrella — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 03:55:00 GMT

Evan and David discuss the news around Kizuna Ai’s body swap and the rumored SNES Switch Online offering, finally get back into seasonal anime with JoJo’s and Lord El-Melloi (aka “Detective Waver”), and try out a new segment: a short “Mini-Review” of the josei manga Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura. Topics include: bad Kiznaiver jokes, the Odakyu Bitter Singles Car, and gymnastics.

Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Kizuna Ai has been swapped out with a different Kizuna Ai.
Nintendo has submitted an FCC filing for a wireless SNES controller, indicating SNES games on Switch Online might be on the horizon.

Evan is catching up with the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime.
David is watching Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note, better known as Detective Waver.
Mini-Review: Maiden Railways, a josei manga by Asumiko Nakamura, published in the US by Denpa. Evan namedrops 5 Centimeters per Second.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #035 – Barakamon

Ink — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:34:00 GMT

Looking for one of the cutest stories about a tortured artist? Look no further than Barakamon, which focuses on a professional calligrapher (who knew?) who butts heads with the Tokyo art crowd and is sent to live on a remote island to cool his head and refine his art. Doesn’t sound cute? Just wait until you meet the village brat Naru … not to mention an entire cast of characters so charming of course you’ll only find them in fiction. Jared and Ink discus the values of fluff, how they relate to some of the storylines, and more! Barakamon is currently streaming on FUNimation.com.

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Runtime: 52 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00 – Barakobamamon!

0:39 – Questions!

Naru’s VA page

Don Music (Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP Special Episode: Kyoto Animation

Jared Nelson — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 02:27:00 GMT

AGP#118 – Ani-Gamer Boy Bath Water

David Estrella — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 06:06:00 GMT

Evan and David check in with some news about the Nintendo Switch Lite and some thoughts on the 2018 Switch drumming game Gal Metal, the 2004 Gunbuster sequel OVA Diebuster, and the 2004 TV anime Samurai Champloo. And yes, the biggest news of all is that David is watching anime again! Topics include: Tak Fujii name-searching, MOMRPGs, and the Ani-Gamered Podcast. NOTE: This episode was recorded shortly before the horrific apparent arson attack at Kyoto Animation, so we don’t cover it in here. Expect some discussion of it in an upcoming episode.

Runtime: 53 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Nintendo announced the Switch Lite, a handheld-only variant of the Switch. It comes in Shinesman colors.

David is watching anime again, starting with Samurai Champloo. We name-drop Manglobe, Shinichiro Watanabe, Kazuto Nakazawa, Sayo Yamamoto, Yuri!!! on Ice, and Cowboy Bebop.
Evan just finished the Nintendo Switch game Gal Metal. We name-drop Tak Fujii, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Elite Beat Agents, and Rhythm Heaven.
Evan recently finished the OVA Aim for the Top! 2: Diebuster. We name-drop Gainax, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Masahiko Otsuka, Sushio, Yoh Yoshinari, Trigger, Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, FLCL, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and Kill la Kill.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!

Oldtaku no Radio #034 – The Transformers: The Movie

Ink — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:05:00 GMT

The Transformers toy line is legendary, and the car-toon it inspired was hugely popular with many of the kids growing up in the ’80s. But when one set of toys outwears its welcome in the marketplace and a new set of toys is ready to be sold, there remains a question of transition. The answer is a HUGE animated movie showcase that surprised just about everyone who saw (and heard) it. Bringing together familiar TV voices and some serious star power (Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, and Eric Idle to name a few), 1986’s The Transformers: The Movie brought The Transformers to a new plane with more intense visuals, more mature subject matter, and a linear story unlike anything seen so far in the TV series. Join Jared and Ink as they talk giant (transforming) robots as well as the movie’s inspirations and influences with none other than Patrick from The Cockpit.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 31 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00:00 – Let’s talk giant (transforming) robots!

1:12:26 – Questions!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

Barbara Leaming, Orson Welles biographer, on Welles’ last role.

Toys that Made Us Transformers Episode

The The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition Steelbook BD (Amazon, Rightstuf)

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, The Cockpit, Ink, Jared, Patrick

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#117 – In Loving Memory of E3 2019 with Nathan Grayson

David Estrella — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:21:00 GMT

It’s an overstuffed E3 recap show as Evan and David are joined by Kotaku’s Nathan Grayson (@Vahn16) to look back at the press conferences and announcements from the game industry’s big annual event, including the Breath of the Wild sequel, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Elden Ring, Halo Infinite, Watch Dogs Legion, the Xbox Scarlett, and the rise of streaming game services like Google Stadia. We had a bit of a recording SNAFU, so Nathan sounds like he’s calling in from a tin can in space, where he may or may not have just met Master Chief. Topics include: Microsoft Excel on Xbox, a very special wake for E3, and “one more thing.”

Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Taiiku Keijo!!!!!!!! episode

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
First up is the Microsoft press conference, including Halo Infinite, Gears of War, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Project xCloud (also Google Stadia), and Project Scarlett.
Next is Square Enix, including Trials of Mana, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and The Avengers.
We wrap up with Nintendo, including Animal Crossing, Pokémon Sword and Shield, and the addition of Dragon Quest Hero and Banjo & Kazooie to Smash. Oh yeah, and that little Breath of the Wild sequel, but stay tuned until the end of the show for that…
Twitter: Evan, David, Nathan, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel, and Nathan streams sometimes too!

Oldtaku no Radio #033 – Keijo!!!!!!!!

Ink — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:42:00 GMT

Get ready for Jojo’s Bustzarre Assventures as Jared and Ink talk about the 2016 sports parody Keijo!!!!!!!! by Xebec with special guest Basil from OSMcast. This shonen anime, which adapts a portion of Daichi Sorayomi’s manga (alt title: Hip Whip Girl), centers around a fictional sport wherein girls in bathing suits do battle atop different floating stages in a pool using nothing except for their butts and boobs. Don’t worry; we haven’t dove off the deep end – there’s quite a bit to muse on and laugh about regarding this amusing series. Listen and find out! Keijo!!!!!!!! can be streamed legally on Crunchyroll.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00:00 – We dive right into Keijo!!!!!!!!

0:47:30 – Questions!!!!!!!!

1:06:00 – Plugs!!!!!!!!

1:11:45 – A new challenger has appeared!!!!!!!

Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton

Ending Song: “La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

All attacks in order (YouTube)

Listen to OSMcast!

Ink’s OUSA review

Taiiku Keijo!!!!!!!! OVA episode

Rumors about poor sales/streaming numbers were false. (inquisitr)

Inspired real-life Keijo!!!!!!!! in Portugal. (goboiano)

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, OSMcast, Ink, Jared, Basil

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#116 – Our Yuri Experience with Erica Friedman

David Estrella — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 07:15:00 GMT

The boys get serious this episode as Evan and David are joined by Okazu’s Erica Friedman (@OkazuYuri) to talk about the history of yuri manga and its intersection with lesbian identity, then review Kabi Nagata’s auto-biographical manga My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary. Get ready for lots of talk about everyone’s favorite subjects: depression, loneliness, and dysfunctional family relationships! Topics include: “after Europe and trains,” the linguistic power of 14-year-old girls, and Google Trends-driven manga publishing

Runtime: 1 hour, 19 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Evan and Erica attended AnimeNEXT 2019 in Atlantic City, NJ, where Erica presented a panel called “100 Years of Yuri.”
Erica name-drops a couple titles:

The first yuri story: Yaneura no Nishojo (Two Maidens in the Attic)
Revolutionary Girl Utena
The first yuri manga: Shiroi Heya no Futari
Heart of Thomas
The Story of My Tits

First up is My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata.
Next is My Solo Exchange Diary, also by Kabi Nagata. That said, we kind of talked about both in the same discussion.
Twitter: Evan, David, Erica, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#115 – Pokémon Drink Water

David Estrella — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:26:00 GMT

The Pokémon hits just keep coming as Evan and David discuss game news, including the new Death Stranding trailers and the FOUR new Pokémon announcements (a new Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Home, Pokémon Sleep, and Pokémon Masters). Then Evan recaps FanimeCon 2019 and the state of panels at the San Jose, CA convention, and talks about the Old Boy manga. Topics include: The Paprika Child, the President of Jack Shit, and deep-fried Playstation discs.

Runtime: 53 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Death Stranding released a new trailer and revealed the release date: November 8, 2019.
Nintendo announced a bunch of new Pokémon stuff: a Switch Detective Pikachu game, Pokémon Home, Pokémon Sleep, and Pokémon Masters.

Evan went to FanimeCon 2019, where he hosted four panels and moderated events with Cowboy Bebop character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto. Check out his interview with Kawamoto!
Evan read the original Oldboy manga while researching for his “Anime Goes to Hollywood” panel. Check it out on Comixology.
Questions:

Is the PS5 going to come out in time for Death Stranding?
Have we already seen basically everything from Death Stranding?

Come see Evan at AnimeNEXT 2019 in Atlantic City, NJ!
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku in Space, Feel So Moon

Ink — Sat, 25 May 2019 02:29:00 GMT

AGP#114 – Detective Pikachu and Accountant Charmander

David Estrella — Fri, 17 May 2019 02:58:00 GMT

It’s a double-feature movie night as David talks Detective Pikachu and Evan talks Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (spoiler warning for the original Code Geass, but we don’t spoil the movie). Are the realistic Pokémon disturbing? Is Code Geass still as lovably dumb as we remember it? And in the questions segment, the hosts dish out some advice for aspiring anime, manga, and game reviewers. Topics include: Pokémon or DJ name, Kallen did nothing wrong, and the McDonald’s Fish o’ Fillet.

Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
David watched Detective Pikachu.
Evan watched Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection. As mentioned above, spoilers for the TV series were unavoidable, but Evan makes a point of not spoiling the movie.
Questions:

What are your tips for reviewing anime, manga, and games? Any reviews you regret?
Fuck/marry/kill: burger, pizza, fries.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #032 – Girls' Last Tour

Ink — Sat, 11 May 2019 11:00:00 GMT

Originally meant to accompany our PEZ episode for a grand, post-apocalyptically themed episode, we’re talking about the whimsical despair that is Girls’ Next Tour! This anime features Takaharu Ozaki adapting Tsukumizu’s manga (which we also discuss! …briefly) about two friends, Chito and Yuri, exploring the world into which they’ve been thrust by war and trying their best to survive its fallout. This show is slice-of-moé solemnity at its best … or worst. You decide. (We just talk.) Spoilers are woven throughout our commentary, so we advise you to check out Girls’ Last Tour, currently streaming on HIDIVE, before listening. Although like all good road trip movies, the value of experience lies in the journey and not the destination.

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Runtime: 56 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Kettenkrad videos!

Girls’ Last Class

39:15 — Questions!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#113 – Just Don’t Get Hit

David Estrella — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:22:00 GMT

It’s a sad episode as Evan and David discuss the death of legendary manga artist and Lupin III creator Monkey Punch and the retirement of Nintendo of America President and de-facto Nintendo mascot Reggie Fils-Aime. Evan’s also catching up on anime and games — specifically Aggretsuko and Kirby’s Adventure (NES) — while David is getting his From Software fix with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. On that subject, the hosts jump into the recent conversation around difficulty and accessibility in games surrounding Sekiro. Topics include: don’t cancel Reggie, Zelda is a Mario game, and leaving Netflix to autoplay Carole & Tuesday.

Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Evan finally finished the first season of the Aggretsuko Netflix series.
Evan played through Kirby’s Adventure on the NES collection on Switch.
David is playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

We talk about the Internet arguments over game difficulty and accessibility, sparked by this PC Gamer article and this Twitter response.

Questions:

What was the best recent year for anime? For games?
Is it OK to pirate a Netflix show if you leave it to autoplay on Netflix once it comes out officially?
Is Kirby the most moé Nintendo character?

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#112 – Permadeath and Taxes

David Estrella — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:01:00 GMT

David is back on the mic to talk TAX NEWS (specifically the alleged tax evasion of Ufotable’s president) and his secret tryst with Granblue Fantasy. Then Evan talks about his return to The Witcher 3 and his week at the Game Developers Conference, including: game worker unionization; sessions about animation, accessibility, and censorship; and the experimental controllers at Alt.Ctrl.GDC. Topics include: the God Damn Convention, the Dark Souls of LED strips, and bring your own teabags.

For more on Granblue Fantasy, check out David’s companion article for this post, available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon. It’s just $5 a month for bonus articles and podcast episodes from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio!

Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Ufotable president Hikaru Kondo is under investigation for tax evasion.
David has been playing Granblue Fantasy.
Evan has been trying to get back into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Evan attended the Game Developers Convention. Some stuff that got talked about:

Game Workers Unite
The animation of God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
Accessibility and ethical game design
Lost Levels
Alt.Ctrl.GDC

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. David reviewed the Snow White with the Red Hair manga and Evan has a feature about Evangelion in the latest issue.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Ballin’ Out SUPER College Hours 001 - Anime And Labor w/ Evan Minto

Evan Minto — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:42:00 GMT

Oldtaku no Radio #031 – PEZ Manga and Denpa Interwiew

Ink — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT

We’re talking this episode about Hiroyuki Asada’s PEZ – a small, full-color manga with big heart, impact, and presentation – published and distributed in the USA by Denpa LLC. For something a little different, we are also excited to be able to talk with the Denpa’s Ed Chavez! The interview is a lot longer than the review, but it does also touch on PEZ as well as the stateside manga publishing biz and other fun bits. Make to to lend your ears to all of it!

PEZ is currently available from Denpa via Powell’s, Rightstuf, and Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00:00 – We’re talking about a whimsical take on the apocalypse!

0:14:20 – Interview with Denpa Founder/President/CEO/Emperor Ed Chavez!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

Denpa’s Website

Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight video

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Denpa LLC, Ed, Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and has written for Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#111 – Four S Gridman with Patz and Tom Aznable

Evan Minto — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:44:00 GMT

It’s another long one as Evan is joined by Patz (@PatzPrime) and Tom (@TomAznable) of The Cockpit Podcast to review Studio Trigger’s 2018 anime series SSSS.Gridman, based on the 1993 tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman, a.k.a. Gridman the Hyper Agent, a.k.a. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. This episode has two separate spoiler sections, one for things that happen after episode 2 and another for the ending, so keep an ear out for those! And in a very appropriate question segment, the trio answer how best to avoid spoilers when reviewing something. Topics include: hacking your toaster, Baby Dan Dan, and staying hydrated.

For more banter and all the Gridman discussion we had to cut for time, check out this podcast’s bonus episode, available on the Ani-Gamers Patreon. Subscribe for just $5 to get access to bonus podcasts and articles from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio.

Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
First break song: “UNION” by OxT (SSSS.Gridman OP)
Second break song: “Yume no Hero” by Norio Sakai (original Gridman OP)
It’s all SSSS.Gridman this episode! The topics:

An intro to the franchise and the previous versions, which include the 1993 tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman and the 2015 Animator Expo short “Electronic Superhuman Gridman: boys invent great hero.”
Evan wasn’t too into the first episode of the anime series.
There’s also talk about the animation style, specifically the 3DCG fights.
After a spoiler break, the hosts reveal the villain of the show and how their story connects both with the main characters and the original Gridman series.
After the final spoiler break it’s time to break down the surreal ending of the series and the closure it provides for all of the characters.

Twitter: Evan, Patz, Tom, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about Evangelion in the latest issue.
Patz and Tom host The Cockpit Podcast.
Tom writes for Zimmerit.moe.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#110 – Alita Fever with Daryl Surat and ABCBTom

Evan Minto — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 08:39:00 GMT

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

For more Alita, check out Evan’s companion article for this podcast comparing Alita and Captain Marvel on the Ani-Gamers Patreon. Subscribe for just $5 to access bonus podcasts and articles from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no Radio.

Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
It’s all Alita this episode! The topics:

The movie’s long road to finally being made.
How did it do as an adaptation of Kishiro’s manga?
How well did it do as a standalone movie?
What does it mean for other anime movies going forward?
After the main discussion is over, the hosts start spoiling the movie, so look out for that spoiler warning!

Tom appeared on Crunchycast Episode 10.
Twitter: Evan, Daryl, Tom, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan
Evan and Daryl write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about Evangelion in an upcoming issue.
Daryl hosts the Anime World Order Podcast with co-hosts Gerald and Clarissa.
Daryl writes for Anime News Network.
Evan wrote about Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s action-packed finale for IGN!
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #030 – Record of Lodoss War (OVAs)

Ink — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:00:00 GMT

We’re d-elvin’ deep into some serious fantasy nerding with The Record of Lodoss War OVAs, which are base on a novel series based on a D&D campaign published in a magazine back in 1986! Joining the party on this, our epic quest, are the goodly gentlemen from All Geeks Considered: Vinnie and Diego! (Ink is definitely the acrobat in this episode.) The Record of Lodoss War OVAS are available via RightStuf and Amazon.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

Special Bumper Track: Music by Natentine (natentine.com) Marian Nimra – Big Boss Battle

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, All Geeks Considered, Vinnie, Diego, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#109 – Fire Emblem: Anime Hogwarts

David Estrella — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:46:00 GMT

Evan and David talk about the news from the recent Nintendo Direct, the Activision Blizzard layoffs, and the slew of sexual assault accusations against Vic Mignogna. Then the hosts talk about the anime and games they’ve checked out recently, including the Resident Evil 2 remake, Apex Legends, Psycho-Pass, and Armitage III. Topics include: all history derives from Resident Evil 4, what if they made the whole game out of the Reaper, and Naomi Armitage’s ridiculous costume.

Runtime: 1 hour, 13 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News:

Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2, a Link’s Awakening remake, Tetris 99, and details on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Activision Blizzard posted record profits and proceeded to lay off 800 employees like a bunch of ’80s movie villains.
Anime voice actors Vic Mignogna and Todd Haberkorn have been accused by multiple people of sexual assault and harrassment.

David is playing the Resident Evil 2 remake.
Evan is playing Apex Legends.
Evan is watching some cyberpunk anime in preparation for a panel at Genericon 2019, including Psycho-Pass and Armitage III.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and has a feature about Evangelion in an upcoming issue.
Evan wrote about Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s action-packed finale for IGN!
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#108 – Best of 2018 with Ink and Jared

David Estrella — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 09:12:00 GMT

In the first full Ani-Gamers/Oldtaku no Radio crossover episode, Evan and David are joined by Ink and Jared from their sister show to list off their favorite anime, manga, and video games of last year! This year there’s a twist, though: Evan has imposed a time limit on each title, so the boys will need to stay under time while still heaping praise on their favorite titles. Also there was some alcohol involved, so you may notice some things get a little … slower as the show progresses. Topics include: lowercase straightedge, Masaaki Yuasa vs. David, and Hellshake Yano sakuga.

Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Here’s everyone’s full video game lists:

Evan

Marvel’s Spider-Man
Celeste
Donut County
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

David

Dark Souls Remastered

Manga lists:

Evan

Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?
CITY

David

The Voynich Hotel

Wakako-zake
PEZ
Happiness

Jared

And anime lists:

Evan

The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
Devilman Crybaby
Pop Team Epic

David

Devilman

Garo: Vanishing Line
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
MEGALOBOX

Jared

Devilman Crybaby
Violet Evergarden
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Twitter: Evan, David, Ink, Jared, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Check out our 2018 Staff Picks, featuring writeups from Evan and Ink about their favorite anime, manga, and games of the year.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest “Anime USA” special issue. He’s also wrote an article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and is working on a feature about Evangelion for an upcoming issue.
Evan wrote about Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s action-packed finale for IGN!
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#107 – Boss Baby’s First Comiket

David Estrella — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 07:01:00 GMT

Evan just got back from his very first Comic Market in Tokyo! He and David talk through his impressions of the massive fan convention for indie comics and more, and give listeners some advice about planning their own trips to Japan. Topics include: Boss Baby doujins, secret weeaboo Saudi princes, and buying porn “for a friend.”

Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
This episode’s all about Winter Comiket 2018, aka Comiket 95, held December 29–31, 2018 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. Evan attended the giant indie comics expo, while David recounts his experience at Comiket back in 2013.
Check out this Twitter thread of most of the things Evan bought.
News

Brother of Japanese Illustrator Who Died at Comiket Posts Heartwarming Thank You

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for a season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series about animation in anime, and hosted four episodes of it.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #029 – Mary and the Witch's Flower

Ink — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 03:00:00 GMT

With this witch-driven fantasy feature, does Studio Gah-jibly offshoot Studio Ponoc merely ape its mentor’s style? Is there more? Does it matter? Join Jared and Ink as they wring the berry essence of this studio’s debut from their combined viewing experiences. Mary and the Witch’s Flower is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Runtime: 53 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#106 – Super Smash Boys

David Estrella — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 09:07:00 GMT

We recorded this episode way back when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out but Evan’s holiday travel pushed it back a bunch! In this episode, Evan and David convene to fight each other in Smash (guess who won) and discuss the latest entry in Nintendo’s crossover party/fighting game. In the news segment, the hosts cover the announcement of the Saint Seiya CG series and Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama’s Ghost in the Shell CG series, and for the audience questions they discuss etiquette when interviewing anime creators. Topics include: the damn Duck Hunt can, Bowsette palette swaps, and too many Fire Emblems.

Runtime: 1 hour, 27 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Netflix released a trailer for their upcoming license of Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya.
The producer talked about the decision to swap Shun’s gender in a Twitter thread.
Netflix announced a new CG series called Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #028 – The Garden of Sinners

Ink — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:49:00 GMT

We’re doing a Type Moon thing! And who better to help us on our exploration of this very memorable eight-plus-part OVA series about a paranormal investigation agency than Alain/Hisui of Reverse Thieves infamy. After exploring a bit about how this property came to be via the general leanings of its creators, we dive into each of the OVAs as they are presented (non-linearly). Garden of Sinners is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. Additional notes from Saber Fan #1 (aka @hisuiRT) follow the show notes for some more in-depth background that will add a lot more appreciation to the discussion.

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Runtime: 2 hours

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

0:00:00 – Intros and general discussion on Type Moon, Nasu, and Takeushi

0:22:45 – Overlooking View (Thanatos.)

0:35:00 – Murder Speculation A (…and nothing heart)

0:49:00 – Remaining Sense of Pain (ever cry, never life)

1:09:00 – The Hollow Shrine (garan-no-dou)

1:16:00 – Paradox Paradigm

1:33:35 – Oblivion Recording (Fairy Tale.)

1:43:15 – Murder Speculation B (…not nothing heart.)

1:51:20 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

More Show notes from Alain (@hisuiRT):

A simple timeline of the chronological events of Kara no Kyoukai. If you have a hard time picturing what happened when this helps immensely. It is filled with spoilers BUT it helps reflection on the story after you have seen it immensely.

The History of Kara no Kyoukai is very interesting. The Ufotable movies are not based on the original version but the more refined commercial publication. It is worth noting that Kara no Kyoukai is in many ways the bedrock of the Type-Moon universe. Mahoutsukai no Yoru may have been written before Kara no Kyoukai, Tsukihime might have made them famous, and everything Fate might be what they a most know for now it is worth remembering that Kara no Kyoukai is the first major project Nasu and Takeuchi worked on. It shaped, influenced, and crosses over with much of what would come after it while still being its own work that can stand alone.

The very first version was basically the first 5 stories (Overlooking View through Paradox Spiral) that were released on the web via Nasu and Takeuchi’s shared Takebōki blog. Those chapters were then combined with the final two stories and sold at Comiket 56.

BTW This original version of Kara no Kyoukai is very rare. While the handful of original copies of Mahoutsukai no Yoru are far more expensive and rare only a person with tons of money (or Yomiko Readman) could own an original version of Kara no Kyoukai.

I know this version of Kara no Kyoukai is different from later versions but you really have to be fluent in Japanese to hunt down what those differences are.

Type-Moon was formed after this book was released and eventually they created Tsukihime which was their first big hit. To celebrate the success of Tsukihime they released the Tsukihime PLUS-DISC which was a disc of extra material you could buy alongside the game. One of the extras was the first 4 stories of Kara no Kyoukai. This increased the popularity of the original and the novel was released again at Comiket 61. I’m not sure if this version was different from the Comiket 56 version. I assume there were some small changes but it is another question for someone with Japanese fluency.

After Type-Moon really started blowing up in popularity Kara no Kyoukai was licensed by Kodansha which gave them wider distribution. This is the version the movies and manga are based on.

The Future Gospel material was all written after the initial Kodansha release so that is why they are not part of the original movie materials. There is a story called Final Record which has yet to be adapted into animation. It is a short story with the girls of the Reien Academy and a magical movie projector.

A last little thought experiment for any deep lore nerds. Considering that most of the material about Touko or Aoko mention at least in passing Touko’s fervent desire to defeat and/or kill Aoko all of Garden of Sinner could just be seen as a prelude to a plot centering around Touko building up Shiki’s abilities to unleash her on Aoko, I’m not saying that is what the story is about but it would hardly be out of character for that to be a long-term scheme of Touko’s and would cast all of the series in a very different light.

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Reverse Thieves, Alain, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#105 – Netflix Presents The Reappraisal of Evangelion with Tom Aznable

David Estrella — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:03:00 GMT

Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) of The Cockpit Podcast returns to the AGP to talk to Evan and David about Anime NYC and the future of anime conventions, the recent anime announcements from Netflix and Crunchyroll (Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop live action, and the Blade Runner anime series), and the recent controversy surrounding Studio Trigger’s homage to Masami Obari in SSSS.Gridman. Topics include: bullying Rei Ayanami, The One Piece Rap Musical, and asset replication.

Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
First up, the hosts talk about Anime NYC, the history of anime cons in New York City (including Big Apple Anime Fest, New York Anime Festival, and New York Comic Con), and where anime cons are going from here.
News

Evan references these news stories about Tomorrow Studios developing a Bebop live-action series and a One Piece live-action series.
Tom references this live-action Cowboy Bebop short directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.
Then it’s SSSS.Gridman discussion time. We’re saving a full discussion for a review episode when it finishes airing, so this time we focus on animator Masami Obari’s criticisms of the creative team’s homages to his animation, specifically a sequence from The Brave Express Might Gaine.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #027 – In This Corner of the World

Ink — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 10:25:00 GMT

In This Corner of the World

Adapting the original manga by Fumiyo Kouno, MAPPA’s In This Corner of the World depicts the life and times of people in Kure and Hiroshima during World War II. The show’s protagonist – an easily-distracted, artistically-inclined, young woman – marries into a family in a nearby city. The audience watches her grow from child to young woman to wife – all behind a transparent theater of war that doesn’t so much raise or lower but focuses perspective on a humanity often overlooked. Don’t blink; every detail of this animated adaptation is the direct result of the director’s absolutely immersive (one might argue obsessive) research into this historical fiction’s places and people. In This Corner of the World is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 30 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Ink confuses Tetsu and Shusaku … a lot … throughout this podcast.

51:20 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

Shout Factory! homepage for In This Corner of the World

Buy In This Corner of the World (RightStuf, Amazon)

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Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#104 – Lucio Healing Manga

David Estrella — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 09:52:00 GMT

David finally started playing Overwatch, so the boys convene to talk about their favorite and least favorite characters. Plus, Evan talks about the two manga he’s been reading (Pink and Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?), and there’s some news about Netflix’s upcoming anime productions, a surprising new Mari Okada movie, and that dang K/DA League of Legends video. And of course, this is our first episode with our new Ani-Gamers Patreon! Topics include: roboscoping, Mercy gets all the credit, and Piranha plant feet.

Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
We’re proud to announce the Ani-Gamers Patreon!
News

David is playing Overwatch (finally).
Evan is reading some manga.

Pink by Kyoko Okazaki
Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? by Makihirochi

In the questions segment:

Smash Bros. Ultimate final roster thoughts (spoilers: Evan talks about Waluigi again).
A very special fuck/marry/kill.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an article about Gainax and the studios formed by its alumni in the latest Anime USA special issue.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #026.5 – Flowers of Evil

Ink — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT

Oldtaku no Radio’s Halloween Special

Flowers of Evil

Hiroshi Nagahama’s anime adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi’s Flowers of Evil manga is infamous among anime fans for its art and pacing choices, but does it deserve the vitriol? Join Ink, Jared, and special guest (and horror movie expert) Chris from Taiiku Podcast as they examine the similarities and differences between the manga and anime as well as the portion of the manga that didn’t get adapted. This episode’s a true Oldtaku dive; lengthy takes on scene composition, art style, atmosphere, character development, and concepts abound! If you’ve yet to see the series and want to check it out prior to out spoiler-heavy discussion, or have already listened to us and are drooling to get started, go check the 13-episode series out on Crunchyroll.

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Runtime: 2 hours, 42 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Taiiku Podcast, Chris, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#103 – Three Ways To Say FLCL With Dave Cabrera

David Estrella — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 05:28:00 GMT

Returning guest Dave Cabrera from Kawaiikochans joins Evan and David to discuss the two FLCL sequel series, Progressive and Alternative. We cover the differences between the two series, how they interpret the themes of the original, and whether or not it’s worth it to watch past season 1 of FLCL. And of course, it wouldn’t be a FLCL discussion without multiple pronunciations of the title, and we cover the whole spectrum, from F L C L to Furi Kuri to Fooly Cooly. Topics include: the puberty alien, Urusei Yatsura light novels, and Jared Leto Haruko.

Runtime: 1 hour, 13 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
FLCL music inserts:

“Ride on Shooting Star” by The Pillows from FLCL
“Spiky Seeds” by The Pillows from FLCL Progressive
“Star Overhead” by The Pillows from FLCL Alternative

We talk the original FLCL and the announcement of its sequels, then Progressive, then Alternative.
Evan references his interview with FLCL Progressive character designer Chikashi Kubota a few times.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David, Dave
Dave’s got an excellent webcomic called Kawaiikochans.
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the recently completed season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #026 – The Dragon Prince

Ink — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:06:00 GMT

There are some pretty high expectations for The Dragon Prince given that it is the brain-child of Aaron Ehasz (head writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Justin Richmond. Thankfully, this fantasy-set tale of unlikely allies from different halves of a war manages to capture the charm of ATLA while forging a mostly different world populated with very round and refreshingly diverse characters. Join Jared and Ink as they chime in on the cast, the storytelling, the art, and the magic of first season of The Dragon Prince – currently streaming on Netflix.

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Runtime: 53 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Transmission” by Cop Shoot Cop X Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio – Part One)

Ending Song: “A La Mode” by Les Sans Culottes

OnR Sticker logo by AJ Martinson (@ajmartinsson) of Black Market Eagle

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#102 – Castlevania and Anime-Inspired Animation with Ink

David Estrella — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:47:00 GMT

Evan and David invite Ink from the Ani-Gamers blog and Oldtaku no Radio to celebrate the Halloween season with the Castlevania Netflix series. Plus, the trio chat about what they’re watching for the Fall 2018 anime season. Topics include: “Inferno Cop meets Clerks,” Dracula’s one-year bluff, and Adi Shankar-sama.

Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
We talk about our favorite (and least favorite Fall 2018 anime):

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Zombie Land Saga
SSSS.Gridman (Evan didn’t like the first episode very much)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Radiant
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Gurazeni
Mr. Tonegawa’s Middle Management Blues
Run with the Wind
Hinomaru Zumou
Jingai-san no Yome
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan

We talk about the Castlevania Netflix animated series and look forward to Season 2.

At one point Evan namedrops Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director of Ninja Scroll and Demon City Shinjuku.
There’s a whole discussion about whether it counts as “anime.” You’ve been warned.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David, Ink
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and hosted four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#101 – Spider-Podcast, Radioactive Spider-Podcast

David Estrella — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 04:55:00 GMT

Evan and David recap some recent news, including Telltale Games’ abrupt closing; the announcements for Uru in Blue, Gunbuster 3, and Akubi o Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru; and Bowsette, aka Sexy Bowser. Then it’s time to talk about Spider-Man PS4 and the PS1 Spider-Man game that David has been playing (Evan forgot to talk about how Spidey is a cop but he definitely is a cop). Topics include: sexy is back on the menu, pedantic ghosts, and the water guy.

Runtime: 1 hour, 14 minutes

Brian Ruh’s book on Mamoru Oshii

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
DENPA licensed Today’s Menu for Emiya Family.
Gaina announced that they’re producing Uru in Blue, New Top o Nerae! 3, Akubi o Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru.
Telltale Games is closing.
Everybody is obsessed with Bowsette.

Even Evan!

Evan is playing Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4. David is playing a much older Spider-Man game.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and is hosting four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #025 – Dead Leaves

Ink — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 01:18:00 GMT

Imaishi Gone Wild! After all the mentions on previously published podcasts, we’re finally, on this first day of Autumn 2018, releasing our Dead Leaves podcast. Get it? (We knew you would.) This proto-TRIGGER production is a visual smorgasbord of sex and violence with a fairy tale structure and American comic book stylings. Dead Leaves is a divisive title, and one of the first upon which Ink and Jared disagreed, so it has a lot to bemoan or celebrate depending upon your predispositions. Give a listen and maybe consider giving this OVA a chance!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 2 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

0:00:00 — Welcome to the freak show! (Introductions and summary)

0:01:45 — We get down to brass tacks & dick drills.

0:24:10 — Spoilers!

0:56:30 — Twitter “questions”

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Oldtaku no Radio #024 – Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

Ink — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:00:00 GMT

There’s no denying Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura — a school-set, shounen rom-com that leverages a love for mythology and puns — is a staple of manga and anime history. Beautiful Dreamer, the second Urusei Yatsura movie, proves that a tiger indeed can change its stripes. But is it for better or worse? Oldtaku no Radio proudly welcomes Anime Nostalgia’s Dawn to help us flesh out all there is to enjoy about this second movie and discuss what works and what doesn’t for long-time fans as well as newcomers to the property.

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Runtime: 2 hr, 32 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

0:00:00 — It’s our second anniversary episode, everybody!!! (Intros & movie summary)

0:04:05 — Dawn lays out some of Urusei Yatsura‘s background and history.

Anime Nostalgia’s 40 Years of Urusei Yatsura podcast.

0:14:15 — Summary of characters appearing in the movie and some Yumiko Takahashi discussion.

0:19:00 — The Oldtaku (Ink- & Jared-core) appeals of Beautiful Dreamer.

0:24:15 — Beautiful Dreamer vs. Urusei Yatsura

0:32:40 — Let the analysis begin!

1:30:45 — Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Taro and the Dragon Palace fairy tale

Twitter: Anime Nostalgia, Dawn, Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#100 – Metal Gear Solid, Live from Shadow Moses Island

David Estrella — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:52:00 GMT

Evan and David celebrated 100 episodes of the Ani-Gamers Podcast by playing through the first hour of Metal Gear Solid live on Twitch! This episode is the audio of the stream (slightly edited by Evan to make for better podcast listening), complete with that all-important Metal Gear Solid voice acting. Topics include: TL notes, the return of Revolcel Volcelot, and snakeboarding.

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Evan and David play through Metal Gear Solid up until right after the Ocelot fight!
At the end they answer some questions about Crunchyroll Expo 2018 and the Summer 2018 anime season.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine (alongside new contributor David!) and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
Evan wrote the scripts for the latest season of Crunchyroll’s Anime Academy YouTube series, and is hosting four episodes of it. This season is all about animation.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel (which hosted this very episode’s livestream!)

Oldtaku no Radio #023 – Wolf Children

Ink — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 03:46:00 GMT

You don’t have to be a furry to get a warm fuzzy or burst into tears from Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children. This two-hour movie follows the life of a young woman named Hana as she moves from adolescent to mother to working widow. As emotional as Jared and Ink were while watching, both sit down to pick apart just how the movie accomplished its emotional manipulation as well as discuss some of the more outstanding strengths and weaknesses of plot, characters, and art.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 8 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink has also written for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post as well as talked about bad (and good) sports anime over at the Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Bonus – No Need for Dippin' Dots at Otakon 2018

Evan Minto — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 04:11:00 GMT

Another Otakon, another cacophonous gathering of anime personalities. This year Anime World Order hosts Gerald Rathkolb (@Gerald_AWO), Clarissa Graffeo (@ClarissaG), and Daryl Surat (@DarylSurat), The Cockpit’s Patz (@PatzPrime) and Tom Aznable (@TomAznable), and Corey Proft (@Modandrocker, formerly of The BME Podcast) join Evan to talk about the guests, the fan panels, and … the abortive alt-right rally in Washington, DC. We recorded around a single microphone so we apologize for the messy audio. Also, this episode is a bonus because we’re still working on recording the official Episode 100! Trust us, it’ll be worth it. Topics include: visionary creator Shoji Kawamori, Tenchi Muyo incest, and Dippin’ Dots.

Runtime: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Twitter: Evan, Gerald, Clarissa, Daryl, Patz, Tom, Corey, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Gerald, Clarissa, and Daryl host the Anime World Order Podcast.
Evan, Gerald, Clarissa, and Daryl all write for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan and Daryl are writing occasionally for Anime News Network.
Patz and Tom host The Cockpit Podcast.
Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

AGP#099 – Promare and Premieres at Anime Expo 2018

David Estrella — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 03:15:00 GMT

Evan is back from Anime Expo, so he and David recap the news and premieres from the huge convention, including the Gundam live-action movie, Promare, Gridman, and Sirius the Jaeger, and the games that David has been playing in the meantime (spoilers: it’s more Fate/Grand Order). In the questions segment, the hosts muse about their dream retro anime remakes. Topics include: Benedict Cumberbatch as Amuro Ray, 3DCG Kamina, and two-million-dollar remake ideas.

Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
David is playing Fate/Grand Order again for the anniversary event.
David is playing Umineko.
Evan went to Anime Expo 2018. Topics:

Gundam live-action movie
Promare, Trigger’s new show
Trigger’s Patreon

Go Nagai’s Cutie Honey Universe panel
Premieres: Cells at Work, Gridman, and Sirius the Jaeger

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #022 – Robot Carnival

Ink — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:00:00 GMT

Anthology films — feature-length presentations comprised of multiple, stand-alone stories — afford their contributors great artistic freedom and, quite often, crucial visibility. Robot Carnival, which was initially released mid-1987, gathers some names you have probably heard of before, but for many, this was their debut. Including the bookend animation (a worthwhile story/anecdote in its own right), there are eight installments centered around the loose theme of “robots,” and Jared and Ink dig into each of them. (Spoilers via plot point run rampant, but enjoying these stories does not hinge on plot.) Join us as we talk for nearly the length of the anthology about the components thereof: their themes, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they complement each other and contribute to the overarching theme as it builds piece by piece.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 29 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

0:00:00 — General intro and discussion

0:06:25 — Robot Carnival Opening Sequence – Katsuhiro Otomo

0:19:15 — Franken’s Gears – Koji Morimoto

0:26:43 — Deprive – Hidetoshi Omori

0:33:00 — Presence – Yasuomi Umetsu

0:48:26 — Star Light Angel – Hioyuki Kitazume

0:56:38 — Cloud – Mao Lamdo/Manabu Ohashi

1:03:05 — Strange Tale of the Meji Era (A Tale of Two Robots) – Hiroyuki Kitakubo

1:12:26 — Chicken-Man and Redneck (Nightmare) – Takashi Nakamura

1:18:50 — Twitter question!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Buy Robot Carnival on DVD or BD over at Rightstuf or Amazon.

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Oldtaku no Radio #021 – Ergo Proxy

Ink — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 04:06:00 GMT

Airing wayyyyyyyyy back in 2006, Ergo Proxy is the story of a bored, privileged goth girl (Re-l) and her flamboyant autoreiv companion, Iggy, in an oasis cursed to be both cradle and catacomb. Romdo is a domed city and, to its inhabitants, the last viable living space on an otherwise toxic planet. But there’s an influx of immigrants from the outside world seeking refuge, a disease sweeping the robotic residents (autoreivs) that’s making them gain consciousness, and an unknown monster threatening the daily comfort of the bourgeoisie.

Join Jared and Ink as they look at all this dystopian future sci-fi series as we look at the themes it touches upon; if it conforms to, bends, or breaks certain genre touchpoints; and just how gosh-darned pretty it still is. (Seriously, folks, if you love an emo-as-f*ck anime written by a wordy philosophy/theology major, this is your jam.)

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Runtime: 1 hr, 28 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

01:10:00 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

ANN interview with screenwriter Dai Sato

Watch Ergo Proxy on Crunchyroll (sub), FUNimation.com (dub), VRV (sub/dub)

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine & The Fandom Post and watches bad sports anime for Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#098 – E3 is Every Day with Miranda Sanchez

David Estrella — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:23:00 GMT

IGN’s Miranda Sanchez (@HavokRose) joins Evan and David to recap some of their favorite announcements and demos from E3 2018. Evan gushes about Smash Ultimate, David has a lot of Kojima thoughts about Death Stranding, Miranda is ready for more Halo and Kingdom Hearts, and much more. Plus a bit of anime news about Rose of Versailles and Kill la Kill. Topics include: Waluigi is a beautiful man, Kojima dating sims, and Netflix Light & Ryuk as playable characters.

Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
We talk E3. Topics:

Miranda describes what it’s like to cover E3
My Hero: One’s Justice (trailer)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (trailer + lots of gameplay minutiae)

Death Stranding (trailer)
Kingdom Hearts III (trailers)

Jump Force (trailer)

Halo Infinite (trailer)
The Last of Us Part II (trailer)
Knights and Bikes (Kickstarter page, trailer)
Wattam and Donut County (combined video about both from IGN)
Resident Evil 2 remake (trailer)
Fallout 76 (trailer)
Cyberpunk 2077 (trailer)

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers, Miranda
Mastodon: Evan, David
Dave is writing about games for Polygon.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.
Check out Miranda’s writing on IGN and her posts on Instagram.
Evan and Miranda will be at Anime Expo 2018!

AGP#097 – FLCL and Unwanted Sequels with Dave Cabrera

David Estrella — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 01:53:00 GMT

Evan and David are joined by their buddy Dave Cabrera (@sasuraiger), video game writer and author of the excellent webcomic Kawaiikochans, to talk about their impressions of the premiere of FLCL Progressive, the sequel to FLCL. Plus Hinamatsuri, Dark Souls, and lots of shmup talk from the two Daves. Topics include: Noboru Iguchi’s Virtua Tennis, We Have to Blow up the Dong Factory, and 10-hour Gradius binges.

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
We talk to Dave about his webcomic, Kawaiikochans.
Dave and Evan are watching Hinamatsuri.
David is playing through Dark Souls and Bloodborne.
Evan references the trailer for Noboru Iguchi’s campy action-comedy film Robo Geisha.
Then it’s time to talk about the Episode 1 premiere of FLCL Progressive, the sequel to FLCL. They’re kind of down on it, but also hopeful that the rest of the show can make good on its super cool intro sequence.
Games that get referenced in the shmup talk: Mushihimesama, Touhou, Gradius, Cave shooters.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers, Dave, Kawaiikochans
Mastodon: Evan, David
Dave is writing about games for Polygon.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.
Come say hi to Evan and Dave at AnimeNEXT 2018!

Oldtaku no Radio #020 – Kids on the Slope

Alex Osborn — Sat, 12 May 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Kids on the Slope sees Cowboy Bebop‘s Shinichiro Watanabe (director) and Yoko Kanno (music) adapt Yuki Kodama’s manga about youths in 1960s Japan (Kyushu) who find each other and themselves through jazz. As MAPPA’s first production, KoTS needed to make a splash. Its musical performances, VA work, art, storyboarding, choreography, characterization, and soundtrack make it an anime of legend. Find out what went into making this insanely enjoyable anime and what hosts Jared and Ink as well as guest Alex Osborn got out of it. (We do run long on this one, but there is a lot to unpack here.)

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Runtime: 2 hr, 16 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

0:00:00 – Introductions!

0:39:00 – Spoilers!

1:43:50 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Kids on the Slope is streaming on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE and can be purchased on DVD/BD via Sentai Filmworks, RightStuf, or Amazon.

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared, Alex

Alex also writes/edits for IGN and vlogs on YouTube.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post and is the official bad sports anime correspondent on Taiiku Podcast.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#096 – Go Nagai Invented Cell Phones

David Estrella — Tue, 08 May 2018 04:19:00 GMT

Evan and David finally get around to properly discussing Devilman Crybaby, now that everybody else has finally stopped talking about it and they both finished it. Plus, a little send-off to Ghibli founder Isao Takahata, who passed away a few weeks ago, some Life is Strange and Bloodborne talk, and the long-awaited answer to which host is the seme and which is the uke. Topics include: “wowsers,” The Ikuhater, and K-pop Ryo.

Runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Isao Takahata passed away a few weeks ago! Evan talks about why he’s such a big fan of the Ghibli co-founder.
Evan finished Life is Strange.
David is playing Bloodborne.
We chat about Devilman Crybaby and whether it’s our Anime of the Year 2018 yet.
We namedrop a few notable anime creators throughout the episode: Isao Takahata, Masaaki Yuasa, Eunyoung Choi, Go Nagai, Osamu Tezuka, and Kunihiko Ikuhara.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Evan made a “fighting game visual novel” called Friendship Fighter for a game jam!
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

AGP#095 – The Ballad of Harmagedon Joe

David Estrella — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:05:00 GMT

Evan and David welcome back the AGP’s reigning bad ’80s anime champion Stephen McAuliffe to talk about the legendary apocalyptic psychic action movie Harmagedon (a.k.a. Genma Wars) at the request of friend of the podcast Vinnie Averello. The trio marvels at both the nonsensical plot of the movie itself and Central Park Media’s extremely powerful English dub. Topics include: Street Fighter diversity, “American Indian,” and psyonic racism.

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

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Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
The boys talk Harmagedon (1983), directed by Rintaro with character designs by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced at Madhouse, and based on the manga Genma Wars by Shotaro Ishinomori and Kazumasa Hirai.

It’s out of print but you can still find it for pretty cheap on Amazon.
Check out some of the actually great animation from this movie!

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon: Evan, David
Check out Evan’s post about One Hour One Life.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #019 – Miss Hokusai

Ink — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Not a lot is known about O-ei, Katsushika Hokusai’s third daughter, and that’s what makes Miss Hokusai less an interesting biopic than dramatic historical fiction. This movie, which adapts Hinako Sugiura’s original manga, paints a portrait of an artist in vignettes and brings to light a historical figure who lived in the shadows for a good deal of her life. Daughter, sister, artist, woman – Miss Hokusai crafts how O-ei is defined and grows by integrating nods to her work and her father’s with intimate moments that made her who the mangaka wanted her to be today. We’ve included some links to easily Google-able reference materials in the show notes, and we strongly urge you to check those out if you dig the character and historical figure as we now do.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 35 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

There is no spoilers section. (It’s a movie, watch it on Netflix and come back for a listen without worry.)

The hosts regret to inform you that they may be wrong about facts they did not study thoroughly but wish to convey their confidence in their analysis of artistic presentation.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Some awesome starting places to lear more about Katsushika O-ei:

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#094 – The PUBG Of Arcade Sticks

David Estrella — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:21:00 GMT

E-Cheese Zone, one of the games at “That Party.”

This episode Evan and David talk Celeste and David’s new PS4 (he’s playing Bloodborne), the parties and wacky indie games of the Game Developers Conference, game dev unionization efforts, and their most anticipated Spring 2018 anime. Topics include: The Daily Isin Dose, the Ed Chavez anime, and Godwin’s Law but for game streamers and slurs.

Runtime: 1 hour, 3 minutes

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Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Evan finished Celeste.
David got a PS4 and now he’s playing Bloodborne.
Evan is watching Turn A Gundam.
Evan name-drops One Hour One Life, which everybody should go play right now.
News

Vertical licensed Katanagatari

Evan was hanging around the Game Developers Conference

Parties

That Party

Witchball
E-Cheese Zone

Alt Ctrl Party: Evan posted a thread on Twitter about the games he played.

1000 Button Project by Amanda Hudgins
Wobble Garden by Robin Baumgarten
Choosatron by Jerry Belich
8-Player NES Controller by Patrick LeMieux

Yoko Taro gave a talk and took off the mask.
Evan went to Lost Levels.
Game workers are trying to unionize!

Spring 2018 anime

Golden Kamui
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cutey Honey Universe
Captain Tsubasa
Gegege no Kitaro
Lupin Part V
Megalo Box
Magical Girl Site
Hisone and Masotan
Hinamatsuri
Piano Forest
Oshiri Tantei
Gurazeni

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Check out our interview with staff from ReLIFE.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time. He also has an article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network!
David is streaming every weekend on his new Twitch channel.

Oldtaku no Radio #018 – The Eccentric Family

Ink — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:02:00 GMT

The Eccentric Family, which adapts the novels of Tomohiko Morimi, is directed by Masayuki Yoshihara and features animation production via P.A. Works. The story focuses on the Shimogamo family, which is comprised of shape-shifting tanukis, in a fictionalized but superbly rendered Kyoto which is also inhabited by tengus and humans. The Eccentric Family is, above all things, about familial relationships: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really, really strange. Listen to Jared and Ink and special guest Helen as we talk about what it means to own your idiot blood — what works and what doesn’t in seasons 1 and 2 of The Eccentric Family.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 20 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Helen, Ink, Jared

The Eccentric Family Season 1 and Season 2 are streaming on Crunchyroll.

Helen writes for Narrative Investigations and podcasts via Manga In Your Ears and OASG’s lengthily named audio stream.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#093 – Neo Yokio’s Three Most Eligible Bachelors

David Estrella — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:33:00 GMT

Jersey Boy Evan and New Yorker David bring in guest Rickie Sherman to talk Neo Yokio, the inscrutable vanity anime co-production from Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig. But first, a recap of Evan’s weekend with Studio Trigger at Genericon 2018 and some Boogiepop news. Topics include: Kim and Kanye’s favorite anime, the pineapple on pizza of anime, and a shockingly sincere discussion of race and class in America.

Production note: Rickie’s mic was having some issues, so apologies for the crappy quality. I tried my best to clean it up in post!

Runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Evan went to Genericon 2018.

He tweeted a bunch of cool stuff live from the Trigger panel.
@AlphaJarmel on Twitter posted a thread with shots and a summary of Masumoto’s production process lecture.

News

There’s a new anime adaptation of Boogiepop and Others coming out!

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers, Rickie
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Check out our interview with staff from Yuri!!! on Ice.
Rickie has his music up on SoundCloud.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time. He also has a new article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network!
David is streaming every weekend on his new Twitch channel.

AGP#092 – Fate/stay under the kotatsu

David Estrella — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:02:00 GMT

Evan and David recap some anime news, including Crunchyroll streaming The Garden of Sinners, the incredibly cool staff for next season’s Hisone to Masotan, and Genericon 2018’s Trigger guests. Then the hosts talk Darling in the Franxx, Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family, more Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and the latest indie darling platformer, Celeste. Plus questions about video game nostalgia and ambitious anime adaptations. Topics include: Animal Crossing anarchy, Hideo Kojima’s Wikipedia binges, and volcel sacrifices.

Runtime: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Topics

Darling in the Franxx
Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Celeste

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Check out Evan’s review of Mary and the Witch’s Flower and our interview with staff from Yuri!!! on Ice.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time. He also has a new article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network!
David’s blog hasn’t been updated in a little while.

AGP#091 – Best of 2017 with Nate Ming

David Estrella — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:52:00 GMT

The hosts look back on the best anime, manga and video games of last year, including Zelda, NieR, Land of the Lustrous, and In This Corner of the World, with guest Nate Ming from Crunchyroll. Plus listener questions and lots of pontificating on the nature of Best-of lists. Topics include: fancy root beer glasses, nuclear takes, and Shigesato Itoi’s Mother starring Jennifer Lawrence.

Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Edited by: Sam Wolfe
Topics

Video Games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, NieR: Automata, Yakuza 0, Night in the Woods, Doki Doki Literature Club
Manga: Golden Kamuy, Land of the Lustrous, The Promised Neverland, Delicious in Dungeon
Anime: In This Corner of the World, Little Witch Academia, Land of the Lustrous, Made in Abyss, Kizumonogatari Part 3, Kemono Friends, Dragon Ball Super.

Twitter: Evan, David, Nate, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Nate is launching his martial arts comic, Shaw City Strikers, around Q1 or Q2 this year!
Check out our 2017 Staff Picks, Evan’s review of Mary and the Witch’s Flower, and our interview with staff from Yuri!!! on Ice.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time. He also has a new article about Studio Trigger up on Anime News Network!
David’s got an article about YU-NO on his blog.

Oldtaku no Radio #017 – The Great Passage

Ink — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Adapting the novel by Shion Miura, The Great Passage tells the story of an editorial crew assembling a dictionary. Exciting stuff, right? Well, actually this simple tale of ordinary people who love words and all they can do is as gripping and dramatic as it can be visually beautiful. Sadly, not too many people have experienced this imagery-heavy anime. It premiered in the noitaminA programming block on October 14, 2016, but exclusively streaming rights, granted Amazon Prime’s (then double-paywall) service Strike, held up the release until later in 2017. Since then, the double paywall has vanished, and there is now no reason not to enjoy this fine, 11-episode show.

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Runtime: 52 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

26:30 – Spoilers! Start one of your Amazon Prime free tirials and marathon The Great Passage and then come back.

35:00 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Anime World Order Show # 161 – No Kentucky Fried Movie or Shigeru Mizuki References

Evan Minto — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 06:46:00 GMT

AGP#090 – The Yuasa Disrespecter

David Estrella — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:35:00 GMT

There’s lots of anime and games to talk about this episode as Evan and David discuss the baffling Nintendo Labo cardboard accessory system, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the absurd comedy of gdgd men’s party and Pop Team Epic, and of course, Devilman Crybaby. In the questions segment, the hosts give some advice on how to avoid feeling inadequate about the amount of anime you’ve seen. Topics include: Nintendo Labo vs. Metal Gear Acid; the gdgdverse; and Decoy Octopus, master of disguise.

Runtime: 52 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Edited by: Sam Wolfe
Topics

Nintendo is making cardboard Switch accessories?
Evan is playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
David is replaying Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
gdgd men’s party is bringing back the genius of gdgd Fairies and we’re extremely happy about it.
Pop Team Epic is experimental absurdist comedy. It rules.
We haven’t finished watching Devilman Crybaby yet but we like it a lot so far.

Check out our 2017 Staff Picks and Evan’s review of Mary and the Witch’s Flower.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David’s got an article about YU-NO on his blog.

Oldtaku no Radio #016 – Bubblegum Crisis

Ink — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Time for a deep cut to some awesome mecha designs and ’80s rock music! Jared finally gets robot-anime h8ter Ink to sit down and watch all eight Bubblegum Crisis OAVs. Come for Jared’s idol debut and stay for some great discussion and reminiscing with special guest Doug Weinman about this late-’80s, early-’90s cyberpunk series that packs some serious talent. In addition to general takes, we talk specifically about each OAV.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 56 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

41:36 — Tinsel City Rhapsody

46:16 — Born to Kill

48:32 — Blow Up

54:54 — Revenge Road

59:32 — Moonlight Rambler

1:10:49 — Red Eyes

1:15:37 — Double Vision

1:24:13 — Scoop Chase

1:32:48 — Sequels, reboots, and related anime

1:37:29 — Other media tie-ins

1:42:00 — Twitter questions

Animerica Feature on BGC and the aniticpating the 2040 reboot.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared, Doug

Doug hosts the Animated ACTION! podcast.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#089 – Flat Earth Anime

David Estrella — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:14:00 GMT

From the 2013 JAXA/NASA collaboration anime.

Evan and David are back for the new year to talk about their favorite anime from Fall 2017, their most anticipated anime from Winter 2018 (although they forgot a couple big ones!), and Kim-Jong Un’s favorite manga. Plus an important Kyoto Animation confession. Topics include: Kino’s Journey is Windwaker, the prequel to Boss Baby, and raw milk idols.

Runtime: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Topics

Kim-Jong Un liked manga when he was younger.
Fall 2017 anime: Land of the Lustrous, Zodiac War, Kino’s Journey: The Beautiful World
Bonus: Some Made in Abyss talk
Winter 2017 anime: A Place Further than the Universe, Pop Team Epic (actually it’s on almost everything now: Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, and FUNimation), Darling in the Franxx, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Violet Evergarden (check out Evan’s writeup of the first episode)
We forgot to mention Devilman Crybaby and gdgd Men’s Party, we humbly beg your forgiveness, dear listeners.

David namedrops “Meguka” and Evan still has no idea what that is.
Evan throws in an embarrassingly specific reference to this Flat Earth YouTube video.
Evan wrote a review of Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie for Ani-Gamers!
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David’s got a new article about YU-NO on his blog.

Oldtaku no Radio #015 – Casshern Sins (Reverse Thieves Secret Santa Episode)

Ink — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange run by our friends at Reverse Thieves where the gifts are anime review recommendations!

For their first Reverse Thieves Secret Santa entry, Jared and Ink stare into the bleak and violent landscape of Casshern Sins. This reboot of the 1973 anime Casshan follows an immortal, amnesiac robot named Casshern, whose initial act of violence brought death to the doorsteps of humans and robots alike. As Casshern interacts with the dwindling population, he learns more about what it is to live and what it means to be truly alive. Be warned: we do not hold back on spoilers in this episode. Thanks to the Reverse Thieves for organizing this wonderful project, and thanks to George (The Land of Obscusion) for the recommendation!

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Runtime: 47 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#088 – Being Yoko Taro with Natasha (@illegenes)

David Estrella — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 05:50:00 GMT

At long last, the NieR: Automata show has arrived! David and Evan sit down with their buddy Natasha (@illegenes on Twitter) from Isn’t It Electrifying and Crunchyroll News to discuss the game’s multiple playthroughs and fan-favorite characters, as well as the indelible charm of its creator, Yoko Taro. Topics include: getting owned by Yoko Taro, 9S’s pineapple pizza preferences, and Evan’s bad NieR opinions.

Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
The main topic is NieR: Automata! We cover:

Combat
Quests
Multiple playthroughs
The final choice and the weird Easter Egg related to it
Yoko Taro
Playing with expectations from NieR veterans

Twitter: Evan, David, Natasha, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David’s got a new article about YU-NO on his blog.
Natasha blogs at Isn’t It Electrifying? and Crunchyroll News.

AGP#087 – EA’s Going to Video Game Rehab

David Estrella — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 08:04:00 GMT

We had to postpone our NieR: Automata episode due to scheduling problems, but there’s a lot of news for Evan and David to go over in the meantime, like the Batman Ninja trailer, Nobuhiro Watsuki being a pedophile, and EA’s Battlefront 2 loot box shenanigans. Then it’s time for David to actually watch anime for once: In This Corner of the World, Fate: Apocrypha, and Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel. And at the very end: a special call for our listeners to help defend Net Neutrality! Topics include: Who’s That Pedophile?, Duke Nukem the Fate servant, and the fact that Phos from Land of the Lustrous is just Gem Akko.

Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
News

Topics

In This Corner of the World
Fate: Apocrypha
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel Part 1

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David’s got a new article about YU-NO on his blog.
Help us protect Net Neutrality and the open Internet by visiting Battle for the Net and sending messages to your elected officials. The FCC votes on December 14 to overturn the protections guaranteeing a free and open Internet, protections that allow Ani-Gamers to deliver content to you without charging extra for faster speeds.

Oldtaku no Radio #014 – Kino's Journey (2003)

Ink — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Released in 2003, the first Kino’s Journey anime is an episodic affair that centers around an AI-imbued motorad named Hermes and its rider, a traveler named Kino. They visit country (town) after country and stay no more than three days at a time to observe the inhabitants and their customs. The series, based on a series of light novels (…no wait, keep reading!) by Keiichi Sigsawa and directed by Ryutaro Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain), offers settings not bound by any solid sense of chronology or aesthetic; countries can combine such disparate genre elements as sci-fi and Western, and the differences between neighboring countries can make them seem centuries apart. Kino’s Journey is one of Ink’s favorite anime, and Jared just watched it for the first time. Find out what we have to say and then maybe go grab yourself a copy. (The sale referred to during the podcast is over, but the series is still a steal at $20.) Jared and Ink also talk a little bit about the recent reboot, Kino’s Journey – the Beautiful World – The Animated Series.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 9 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

00:01 – Let’s talk 2003 Kino!

19:50 – Chris Beveridge’s Kino’s Journey review

30:30 – Chromatic Aberration Everywhere’s insightful and thorough post on Kino’s Journey and Buddhism.

39:00 – New Kino!

50:40 – Twitter questions!

63:20 – Ink’s Kino’s Journey slice-of-life and induction features for Crunchyroll.

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#086 – Most Wanted Gamer

David Estrella — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 01:20:00 GMT

Evan and David discuss the biggest gaming news of the decade: the CIA’s release of Osama bin Laden’s personal files, including a bunch of downloaded video games. Then it’s time to talk Super Mario Odyssey, the Super NES Classic (David’s playing Donkey Kong Country), and the currently airing TV anime Juni Taisen – Zodiac War (based on a novel by the Monogatari series’s Nisioisin). Topics include: Bomb Home, the bin Laden walking simulator; millionaire teenage Vine stars who are younger than the Gamecube; and the Greatest Generation of Donkey Kongs.

Runtime: 52 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Topics

The CIA released the list of files from Osama bin Laden’s computer, including a bunch of video games and some anime.
Super Mario Odyssey
Super NES Classic
Donkey Kong Country
Juni Taisen – Zodiac War

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David writes for his own side blog, QX20XX.
Look forward to next episode, in which we’ll chat with Elliot Page about NieR: Automata.

Oldtaku no Radio #013 – Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

Ink — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 06:26:00 GMT

Happy (month of) Halloween! To celebrate, we at Oldtaku no Radio bring you the true horror that is Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack – the 2012 OVA which adapts Junji Ito’s Gyo manga. Because we were too scared to tackle this title alone, we decided to re-traumatize All Geeks Considered co-host Vinnie via an invite. After having read the original manga and watched the movie, we speak to the differences between them as well as what worked, what didn’t, and why. Press play and give a listen and don’t forget to leave a comment to share your thoughts or just say hi!

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Runtime: 55 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

00:00 – Intros and summary

04:00 – 3DCG: failures and slightly lesser failures

10:00 – Divergences from the manga

14:00 – Escalations

15:20 – Here there be spoilers!

41:00 – Twitter questions.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Vinnie, Ink, Jared

Vinnie co-hosts the All Geeks Considered podcast.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine, The Fandom Post, and Crunchyroll.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#085 – Talking TRIGGER with Studio PR Tattun

David Estrella — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 03:44:00 GMT

Evan and David are joined by Tatsuru Tatemoto, a.k.a. Tattun, PR rep for anime studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Inferno Cop) to talk about what it’s like to be an American working for an anime studio, the charms of Little Witch Academia’s new TV series, and gaming in Japan. Then we answer listener questions about Trigger’s mascot Trigger-chan and the influences for Little Witch. Topics include: debates over Nendoroid panties, the real-life Turning Girls, and Costco pizza.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not represent Studio Trigger or its partners or affiliates.

Runtime: 59 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Topics

What’s it like to work for Studio Trigger in Japan? Tattun gives us the scoop.
At one point we talk about Turning Girls, the incredible lo-fi comedy anime shorts produced by non-animator staff at Trigger. Go watch it if you haven’t!
Little Witch Academia is all up now on Netflix.
Tattun talks about gaming in Japan and his Overwatch mains.

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers, Tatsuru
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan, David
Check out the latest ads from Aniplex for Trigger’s upcoming series Darling in the Franxx, featuring mechanical designs from Shigeto Koyama (Heroman, Inferno Cop) and action directing from Trigger’s Hiroyuki Imaishi (Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann)!
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David writes for his own side blog, QX20XX.

AGP#084 – We Never Mario Party Anymore

David Estrella — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 01:19:00 GMT

Evan and David go over the news from the Nintendo Direct; get unexpectedly excited for the upcoming Studio Trigger/A-1 Pictures anime Darling in the Frankxx; confess their sometimes mixed feelings on Code Geass and its spin-off, Akito the Exiled; and delve into the psychological horror visual novel Tokyo Dark. Topics include: Mario’s nipples, Battle Royale the movie but with Kirby, and Evan’s old MythWear Rurouni Kenshin messenger bag.

Runtime: 1 hour, 3 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Topics

Nintendo Direct: Super Mario Odyssey, Kirby: Battle Royale, Octopath Traveler
Darling in the Frankxx‘s staff got revealed back in July but Evan just found out about it. Whoops!
Re:CREATORS
Code Geass, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
Tokyo Dark

Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David writes for his own side blog, QX20XX.

Magane Chikujoin is one of the highlights of Re:CREATORS.

Oldtaku no Radio #012 – Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Ink — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:02:00 GMT

If you’ve yet to watch the epic drama about traditional storytelling that is Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, get yourself on over to Crunchyroll and do so. If you’ve yet to watch the sequel, Descending Stories, feel free to listen up until the spoilers section (or past if you don’t care about such things).

In our final episode of our first season of Oldtaku no Radio, we return to a show about which we could not stop praising in our first episode. We find the sequel/second season a little more divisive, which means there’s even more to talk about. But don’t worry, we keep things concise and focus on analysis instead of plot this time around. We look into the imagery, characters, plot devices, storytelling implementation, chronology, and more to hammer out why this anime is so effective. Listen, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 16 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

00:00 – Introduction

01:20 – Summary

02:35 – Reconnecting with characters

04:15 – Word choice: tonal shifts and chronology

09:55 – Exploring the main thematic conflict

16:25 – Playing around with how storytelling is used to tell a story

22:00 – Character attachments

28:15 – Dramatic use of imagery in rakugo sets

32:55 – Here there be spoilers…

63:22 – Twitter questions

71:00 – Thank yous and more thank yous!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#083 – It’s Pronounced “Ryuk”

David Estrella — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:45:00 GMT

Con season is officially over for our hosts, so Evan “The Teflon Criminal” Minto and David “The Content God” Estrella are back to catch you all up on Crunchyroll Expo, David’s Nintendo Switch escapades, and the greatest live-action anime adaptation of all time: the Netflix Death Note movie. Topics include: anime TED talks, “sleep is the key to strong thought,” and the horniest Nintendo system.

Runtime: 1 hour, 19 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Topics

Evan went to Crunchyroll Expo.
David bought a Switch and he’s playing Splatoon 2 and Sonic Mania.
Both of them watched the live-action Death Note movie on Netflix.

Jesus Christ Super Saiyan, the YouTube video Evan looks up during the show.
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and his side blog Anime Burger Time.
David writes for his own side blog, QX20XX.

AGP#082 – Wild Stallions Of Anime Podcasting At Otakon 2017

Evan Minto — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:05:00 GMT

Once again Evan roped a bunch of his podcaster friends into a post-Otakon episode. Reigning Ani-Gamers Podcast champions Al and Kate (@hisuiRT, @narutakiRT, Reverse Thieves), Carl (@sdshamshel, Ogiue Maniax) and Patz (@PatzPrime, The Cockpit) discuss the anime convention’s new Washington, DC location, their favorite and least favorite fan panels, the premieres of Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution and In This Corner of the World, and the Jam Project/T.M. Revolution concerts. David was going to show up but unfortunately couldn’t make it this year. Topics include: the song Rescue Fire from the show Rescue Fire, the most annoying Gundam character Yoshiyuki Tomino, and REAL ANIME Reddit. Apologies for the audio quality; the show was recorded on a portable recorder.

Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Twitter: Evan, Kate, Patz, Carl, Al, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Al and Kate blog at Reverse Thieves, where they also host the Speakeasy podcast.
Patz hosts anime podcast The Cockpit.
Carl blogs at Ogiue Maniax.
Evan’s got an Anime Burger Time blog.
Stinger: featuring Twitter’s JRNJamJam.

Oldtaku no Radio #011 – Otaku no Video

Ink — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Released in 1991 as a pair of OVAs, Otaku no Video is much more than this podcast’s namesake. Otaku no Video, produced by animation studio Gainax, is a time capsule, an enshrined symbol of counter culture, commentary on the otaku way of life, a commercial, and on the surface … a pretty poorly written slice-of-life anime. Want to find out how one title can be so many things? Just click play or download at will to hear hosts Jared and Ink dig into the various aspects of Otaku no Video alongside special guest, Ani-Gamers’ own Evan “VamptVo” Minto. (Excuse his exuberance; his audio does level down pretty quickly.)

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Runtime: 1 hr, 22 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Sean O’Mara’s (@colonydrop) piece about the pre-Eva history of Gainax.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitters: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Evan, Ink, Jared

Evan also writes for Otaku USA Magazine (and ANN?).

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#081 – The Mii Zone

David Estrella — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:42:00 GMT

Your soft boys David and Evan are back to talk about No Man’s Sky’s insane ARG for its upcoming update, Splatoon 2, My Hero Academia, their disdain for TV anime, and Genocidal Organ. Plus listener questions about superpowers and real-life violence. Topics include: No Man’s Content, the horniness of Kaiji, and ＧＡＭＥＲＳ.

Runtime: 54 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
No Man’s Sky is about to drop another update and Hello Games is teasing it with an elaborate ARG.
Evan played Splatoon 2 but hasn’t bought it yet.
David is watching My Hero Academia.
Neither of them is watching much new TV anime, and it turns out it’s because TV IS BAD.
Evan watched Genocidal Organ, part of the Project Itoh anime movies.
You can watch Blue Fire (aka Blue Blazes) on Viki!
Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers
Mastodon (new decentralized social network, more here): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Read David and Elliot’s giant Fate: Grand Order guide on David’s Tumblr.
Evan’s got an Anime Burger Time blog.
Evan was a guest on the Re:Anime Podcast.
Evan and David will both be at Otakon, where Evan is running his panel “The Rise of CG Anime.”

Oldtaku no Radio #010 – Spice & Wolf

Ink — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 02:00:00 GMT

It’s time for Old Spice & Taiikuwolves! For episode ten of Oldtaku no Radio, Jared and Ink are joined by Kory and Chris of the Taiiku Podcast to talk about the mostly beloved anime Spice & Wolf. And don’t you worry, this ain’t just a Holo fancast; some surprising revelations come up in the discussion that will really make you rethink the series and BEG another watch. We were a bit crunched for time, so my usual nitpicky audio editing was not fully employed, but I think we still sound easy enough to fall asleep to. But just in case a serious discussion about an anime mainly driven by dialog and that revolves around mercantile economics isn’t wiley enough for ya, we have some group howls too. Listen in and sing along. (We kept the episode fairly spoiler free, but be warned we did not have any specific spoiler section this time around.) And just in case you need a cheat sheet, here’s a list of coins from the series and their exchange rates (where applicable).

Coin list:
Lute silver coin (equals 3 Trie copper coins)
Trie copper coin (equals 1/3 Lute silver coin)
Trenni silver coins (replaced Lute Silver Coins)
Philing silver coin
Lumione gold coins (equals ~35 Trenni silver coins)
Farum silver coin (can be confused for fake Marinne silver coin, similar to later version of Bishop Radeon silver coin)
Marinne silver coin
Bishop Radeon silver coin
King Ranbalt silver coin
Mitzfing Cathedral silver coin (and fake)
Saint Mitzfing silver coin
Pireon gold coin
Numai gold coin
Irrades (1600 (dub) 15000 (sub) equals 400 Trenni silver coins)
Rimmer (pronounced “Lima”) gold coin (14 = 500 (dub) 300 (sub) Trenni silver coins)

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Runtime: 1 hr, 26 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Wonderful breakdown of differences between the S&W novels and anime.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Listen to the Taiiku Podcast for all things sports, Kurosawa, and more!
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared, Kory, Chris, Taiiku Podcast
Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#080 – Live Studio Audience at Anime Expo 2017

David Estrella — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:00:00 GMT

Evan and David were at the same convention and actually carved out some time to podcast together! In this episode, recorded on Saturday night (Day 1) of Anime Expo, the hosts sit down with guests Natasha (of Isn’t It Electrifying) and Peter Fobian (of Crunchyroll and Anime Feminist) to discuss the con thus far, including events for Yuri!!! on Ice, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Welcome to the Ballroom. Also the recording was definitely a little … bad, but we did our best to balance the audio. Topics include: 7-hour lines, Fate/Cartoon Girlfriend, and the Miles Davis of EDM druids.

Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
The crowds and the location are super annoying at AX.
David went to the AniSong World Matsuri, aka the idol concerts.
Evan went to the Mari Iijima (Macross‘s Minmay) concert.
Natasha and Peter went to the Production I.G panel. They talk about Ancien and the Magic Tablet, Kuroko’s Basketball, and B: The Beginning.
Evan went to the Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsuro Kubo (Yuri!!! on Ice) panel.
Evan, Natasha, and Peter went to the Welcome to the Ballroom panel.
Natasha and Peter went to the Cardcaptor Sakura premiere.
Twitter: Evan, David, Natasha, Peter
Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): Evan, David
Natasha writes for her blog Isn’t It Electrifying.
Peter writes for Crunchyroll News and Anime Feminist, and co-hosts the latter’s podcast, Chatty AF.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Read David and Elliot’s giant Fate: Grand Order guide on his Tumblr.
Evan started a new blog for Anime Burger Time.

Oldtaku no Radio #009 – R.O.D. (2001) OVA

Ink — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Produced waaaaaaay back in 2001, R.O.D. (Read or Die), directed by Koji Masunari, revolves around special agent Yomiko Readman (a.k.a. “The Paper”) and her allies at the British Library as they try to obtain and protect a book that, in the wrong hands, could lead to the end of all human life on Earth. This OVA is, despite only being sixteen years old, a classic among classics…but why? Is it the pulpy presentation of the protagonists’ (and antagonists’) superpowers? the magical realism of their daring-do? the dreaded pirate moé? Listen to Jared and Ink as they banter about and stumble upon what makes this bookworm’s tale-turned-spy thriller so impactful.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 17 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

00:50 – /Corny Sketch & Intros.

01:30 – An Oldtaku no Radio first: real nostalgia? (The feels!)

02:30 – How our memories failed us. (Forgotten undertones & scenes.)

04:22 – Ink mispronounces endear as “endow.”

05:10 – Plot(-holed) fluidity and devices.

09:40 – Plot structure.

14:08 – Someone steps on Jared’s tail.

15:25 – Pulpy aspects.

15:54 – Ink mispronounces trumpet as “sax.”

17:56 – Animation, character/mechanical design quality.

24:22 – Is Agent Paper a protagonist with which current audiences can sympathize?

26:58 – Proto-moé? (Girls with bandages are ADORBS.)

32:45 – SPOILERS!

“Hand-wavy bullsh*t”

Defining powers via animation as opposed to over-explanation

Anti-climactic villains and clumsily constructed allies.

Too distracting/charming for analysis?!

Nomenclature rant.

Problematic transitions.

Hooray for older characters! (Classrooms be damned.)

Movin’ pictures r purty (and gritty).

Disparity of capability as interest investment.

61:40 – Twitter questions.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Trivia: Before its reboot, the Ani-Gamers podcast used a cut from the R.O.D. theme as its intro.

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#079 – The Real Colossus Is the Controls

David Estrella — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:20:00 GMT

Evan and David go over the latest news from E3 plus the big Pluto anime announcement, then discuss Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Blue Blazes before answering listener emails about anime conventions and their favorite music. Topics include: self-owns, The Gamer Zone, and Mugen on Switch.

Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Pluto is getting an anime!
A bunch of E3 news:

David is playing Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Evan is watching Blue Blazes (Aoi Honoo) even though it’s tragically still unlicensed.
Bands mentioned by the hosts in the questions segment:

Boris
Minus the Bear
Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
Sloan
Jellyfish (Puffy’s cover of “Joining a Fanclub” is … interesting)
Superdrag

Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Read David’s blog post about Fate: Grand Order on his Tumblr.
Evan started a new blog for Anime Burger Time.
David and Evan are both attending Anime Expo 2017.

The Geekbox: Episode 424

Evan Minto — Tue, 30 May 2017 07:00:00 GMT

AGP#078 – Revolcel Volcelot

David Estrella — Sat, 20 May 2017 05:25:00 GMT

Evan and David are back (on time for once!) to talk about Mamoru Hosoda’s upcoming anime movie Mirai, Code Geass, Super Mario RPG, and KonoSuba. Topics include: ARMS vs. feet, learning to read by playing video games, and volcel inspirations.

Runtime: 58 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Mamoru Hosoda is making a new movie.
David bought all of Code Geass on Blu-ray for $20 and Evan’s angry about it.
Evan is practicing Japanese with memorization app Memrise.
David is replaying Super Mario RPG.
David is reading a bunch of light novels, including KonoSuba. It’s anime Always Sunny.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Read David’s blog post about Fate: Grand Order on his new Tumblr.
Evan started a new blog for Anime Burger Time.
Evan made a game for Ludum Dare! Play it here!
Evan will be running panels at FanimeCon 2017 and AnimeNEXT 2017.
David and Evan are both attending Anime Expo 2017.

Oldtaku no Radio #008 – your name.

Ink — Thu, 11 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Because we were not invited to the cool podcast (actually, we recorded this before the AGP), the Oldtaku crew and special guest Scott Spaziani recorded our own your name. podcast. Scott and Ink are seasoned Shinkai viewers (both have panels on the director that they present at cons), and this is Jared’s first exposure to the cloud/foot/loneliness director extraordinaire. We kept the first half free of spoilers by discussing themes and technique, but the second half contains spoilers galore for the purpose of digging into the meat of the movie. While it’s almost impossible to spoil Shinkai’s movies, which are more about experiencing the journey than knowing the ticketed endpoint, certain plot points in your name. are better experienced unadulterated the first time around. (So listen to the spoilers section at your own risk!)

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Runtime: 1 hr, 49 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

00:18 – The corniest intro ever!

00:47 – Introductions and summary.

02:18 – Spoiler free discussion.

Structure
Linearity
Emotional context/audience manipulation
The supernatural
The techn(olog)ical
Character design/Art
(Ink references this Reverse Thieves review.)
Feet
Clouds
your name.‘s place in Shinkai’s repertoire
Time management
Sub and dub (use of sound)

40:50 – Here there be spoilers!

The (third) impact
Time itself!
Carrot yanking
Upending expectations
Building an emotional rollercoaster
Resolutions
59:20 – Five Centimeters per Second spoiler
59:50 – Carry on
Unexplored backstories and relevance/potential thereof
Dreams and fading memories
Interview with Shinkai about your name. (vice.com)
Negative message about rural Japan?

1:21:30 – Twitter questions!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

1:45:10 – ?

1:46:07 – Goddamnit

– Header picture via ANN’s interview with CoMix Wave’s Koichiro Ito.
– Scott’s review of your name. can be found on Otaku in Review.
– Ink’ review of your name. can be found on Fandom Post.
– Evan “VamptVo” Minto’s review of your name. can be found right here on Ani-Gamers.
– Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Scott, Ink, Jared
– Scott Spaziani writes (for) Otaku in Review.
– Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.
– Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#077 – It’s Your Name! We’re Swappin’ Bodies!

David Estrella — Tue, 09 May 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Yes indeed it’s time for Evan and David to talk about Makoto Shinkai’s smash hit film Your Name (Kimi no Na wa). Spoiler alert for those of you living under a rock (also spoilers for 5 Centimeters Per Second). Everybody else, expect lots of serious discussion of the themes and execution of the film, as well as whether or not the characters actually bang (we’ve gotta stay on brand). Topics include: Hayao Miyazaki the cat, “pulling a Shinkai,” and Horniness Correspondent Davide Bestrella.

Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
The main topic is Your Name.

Official site
Box office gross
Director is Makoto Shinkai
Character designer is Masayoshi Tanaka
Garden of Words character designer (also an animation director on Your Name) is Kenichi Tsuchiya
Other movies from Shinkai: Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Five Centimeters Per Second, The Garden of Words

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine. He wrote about the Ghost in the Shell franchise.
Evan reviewed Your Name and David reviewed Kizumonogatari Part 3 on Ani-Gamers.
Read David’s blog post about Kemono Friends on his new Tumblr.
Evan made a game for Ludum Dare! Play it here!
Evan will be running panels at FanimeCon 2017
David and Evan are both attending Anime Expo 2017.

AGP#076 – Kiss-Shot and Mo-chan

David Estrella — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Josh Dunham of Wave Motion Cannon and Senpai Coast to Coast joins David and Evan to finally talk about the Kizumonogatari films and the Monogatari franchise as a whole. But before that, the gang discuss Spring 2017 anime, Persona 5, and Fate: Grand Order. Topics include: the Eva flip-off guy, the Salt and Shade Podcast, and Mormon “Mo-chan” Jesus.

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Josh is watching Attack on Titan and Boruto.
Josh is playing Persona 5.
Evan finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
Evan is still playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
David bought a bunch of books on Bookwalker.
Aniplex announced they’re releasing Fate: Grand Order in North America.
Here’s the guy flipping us off from End of Evangelion.
You can read the Monogatari books in English courtesy of Vertical, Inc.
Aniplex released the Kizumonogatari animated films in the US.
Crunchyroll has the TV anime versions: Bakemonogatari, Monogatari Second Season.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David, Josh
Mastodon (new decentralized social network — it’s pretty cool!): Evan, David
Josh writes for the Wave Motion Cannon anime blog, which has lots of awesome articles and interviews you should definitely read! He also hosts the Senpai Coast to Coast podcast.
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine. He wrote about the Ghost in the Shell franchise.
Evan reviewed Ghost in the Shell (2017) and Your Name on Ani-Gamers.
David reviewed Kizumonogatari Parts 1 (link), 2 (link), and 3 (link) on Ani-Gamers.
Read David’s blog post about Kemono Friends on his new Tumblr.
Evan will be running panels at FanimeCon 2017.

Oldtaku no Radio #007 – Golgo 13

Ink — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT

For episode double-o-seven, Jared and Ink train their sights on the 2008 anime adaptation of a seinen classic: Golgo 13. This super-expressionless super assassin has become legend, but why? What is the secret behind Duke Togo’s staying power? Is it the length of his barrel, the cock of his rifle, his prowess in hitting the G-spot, or the uber-ridiculousness of the whole gun fantasy/power trip? Listen and find out!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 06 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

00:45 – Let’s briefly talk source material.

00:53 – Ink is incapable of pronouncing Japanese names…any of them.

01:55 – The interview referenced by Ink can be read here.

03:35 – Let’s talk manly man’s man anime

. . .

41:18 – Twitter questions!

The anatomy of Golgo 13 (via).

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Be sure to visit TV Tokyo’s Golgo 13 website, but be careful where you point that cursor.

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#075 – Pop Team Epic Goes Kamikaze

David Estrella — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 05:47:00 GMT

Evan and David are back to discuss Nier (the first one), Kemono Friends, a little more The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Kamikaze Douga’s upcoming adaptation of Pop Team Epic. In the questions segment, the hosts answer listener questions about user ratings on MyAnimeList, climate change sci-fi, and their inevitable fight to the death. Topics include: The Kids’ Purge, pineapple on pizza, and bad anime made in 500 days.

Runtime: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Evan’s NY pizza shirt is created by his cousin Dave Derwin, aka No Apparent Function. He’s got some merch available from Richmond Hood, including Evan’s personal favorite, the 8-bit Staten Island shirt.
Evan is still playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
David is playing the first Nier game.
The hosts are really excited about Kamikaze Douga’s upcoming anime version of Pop Team Epic.
SACLA promo video, created by Kamikaze Douga
Evan is struggling to watch enough Kemono Friends to understand why anybody likes it.
Bit the Cupid OP
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine. He wrote about the Ghost in the Shell franchise.
Read David’s blog post about Kemono Friends.
Evan will be running panels at FanimeCon 2017.

Oldtaku no Radio #006.75 – 2017 Anime Winter Wrap-up and 2017 Spring Fling

Ink — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT

Welcome to Oldtaku no Radio’s first official B-side. In the anime season lulls that happen between regular OnR episodes, we lightly blather about what shows we stuck with – what worked and what didn’t and why – from the past season and try to make predictions as to what might hold our interest or earn our ire in the upcoming season. We have a decisive (if only a smidge divisive) winner for our Winter 2017 affections, but there are other mentionables as well as detestables. Looking forward, we have a bit of fun with the Spring 2017 ani-chart in a segment we’re calling “No Theater.”

If you don’t care for seasonal reflections, we hope you’ll tune in for the next OnR episode proper on its regularly scheduled date (the eleventh of every month).

Enjoy!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 4 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ink mistakenly refers to this past winter anime season as 2016.

Winter 2017 impressions:

01:30 – Dragon Maid and Scum’s Wish, sure, but Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Descending Stories!

08:20 – Hold on, what was that about Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid?

14:50 – Interviews with Machi, Best Girl (a.k.a. Flying Dullahan)

Anime Feminist opinions referenced by Ink can be found here starting at 45:59.

17:40 – Saga of Tanya the Evil

Soundtrack by NIN

19:30 – Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga

21:00 – Scum’s Wish

The ANN feature referenced by Jared can be found here.

22:50 – Masamune-Kun’s Revenge

24:15 – Samurai Girl and Samurai Master, Sengokuchojyugiga

25:25 – Jared proffers an indefensible opinion, and Ink does the same.

25:40 – Yamishibai S4

27:00 – One Room

28:34 – Ai-Mai-Mi Surgical Friends

Spring 2017 is upon us!
(Warning: Jared is tired, and Ink is tipsy, so we get a bit giggly and sweary.)

30:00 – The debut of No Theater.

Descriptions come from ANN and elsewhere via anime-planet’s Spring 2017 Anime chart.

53:04 – Hot takes on expectations for the new season as a whole.

56:00 – What could’ve been shorter, and what needed to be longer (from Winter 2017)?

62:55 – Ink forgets to mention his your name. review on The Fandom Post.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#074 – Who Framed Mario Mario?

David Estrella — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 05:17:00 GMT

Guest Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) joins Evan and David to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the trailer for Netflix’s live-action Death Note movie, their bizarre Genericon adventure (featuring Studio Trigger, MD Geist, and a very large, very cold house), and the 1984 mecha anime Panzer World Galient. Plus, existential questions about Mario, an intervention for Evan’s lack of 2-D attraction, and tips on getting into Gundam. Topics include: boning the shark, the Dadaist art form of Gachimuchi, and MD Geist 3 Kickstarters.

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Tom is rewatching Panzer World Galient for a panel.
Netflix released the first trailer for the live-action Death Note movie.
Iron Fist is bad.
All three hosts went to Genericon 2017.
Evan saw Logan at Genericon and it has a lot of stabbing.
There’s an annual Gachimuchi panel at Genericon.
Tom watched MD Geist for the first time at Genericon.
Evan and David are playing a ton of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David, Tom
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
David started a new blog and wrote about Kemono Friends.
Tom is working on some articles for Zimmerit.moe. His most recent article is about a cancelled live-action Hollywood Gundam movie.

Oldtaku no Radio #006.5 – Samurai Jack (Part 2)

Ink — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:00:00 GMT

In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Samurai Jack stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a mostly stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. Samurai Jack ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadly never got to finish the tale of the samurai. Films were teased and planned, but sadly nothing panned out … until recently. Samurai Jack returned to us as of March 11, 2017, and we at Oldtaku no Radio could not be more ecstatic. In celebration, we take a break from analyzing Japanese cartoons to analyze an American one … that just so happens to draw inspiration from/references, among other things, Japanese film directors, animation, and culture.

For the second half of our Samurai Jack episode, special guest Kate (Narutaki) of the Reverse Thieves blog/podcast joins us in squeeing over and wringing the most we possibly can out of a fantastic cartoon from the early aughts. This installment covers our favorites and flubs for Seasons 3 & 4 as well as what we’re hoping for in Season 5. As the creators grew in competence throughout the series, so our analysis grew not only in insight but silliness. (Hey, this was a 3+ hour podcast.) Listen and comment. But most importantly, watch Samurai Jack!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 19 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

01:20 – Season 3 Favorites and flubs.

20:30 – Season 4 Favorites and flubs.

48:50 – Season 5 hopes and dreams.

54:45 – An Oldtaku no Radio first!

62:50 – Twitter questions!!!

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Kate is one half of the formidable blogging and podcasting duo known as the Reverse Thieves.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

Oldtaku no Radio #006 – Samurai Jack

Ink — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT

In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Samurai Jack stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a mostly stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. Samurai Jack ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadly never got to finish the tale of the samurai. Films were teased and planned, but sadly nothing panned out … until recently. Samurai Jack returns today (March 11, 2017), and we at Oldtaku no Radio could not be more ecstatic. In celebration, we’re taking a break from analyzing Japanese cartoons to analyze an American one … that just so happens to draw inspiration from/references, among other things, Japanese film directors, animation, and culture.

For this episode, which will be published in two parts, special guest Kate (Narutaki) of the Reverse Thieves blog/podcast joins us in squeeing over and wringing the most we possibly can out of a fantastic cartoon from the early aughts. The first installment covers general impressions as well as our favorites and flubs for Seasons 1 & 2, while the second half covers our favorites and flubs of Seasons 3 & 4 as well as thoughts on what Season 5 might bring.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 27 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

1:07 – Introductions and summary.

3:21 – Personal reactions to the rewatch itself and favorite aspects of the show.

25:33 – Jared is wrong.

50:43 – We start talking Season 1 episode favorites and flubs.

1:03:10 – We start talking Season 2 episode favorites and flubs.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Kate is one half of the formidable blogging and podcasting duo known as the Reverse Thieves.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#073 – Kemono Friends Is a Big Mess

Evan Minto — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 03:55:00 GMT

Because we’re always very good at staying topical, we recorded an episode a week before Genericon but waited until the Genericon was mostly over to release it. Whoops! Anyway, Evan and David talk a bunch about Evan’s trip to Japan, David’s love of Kemono Friends, and the cool stuff going down at Genericon 2017 (did you know there are Studio Trigger staffers attending as guests?!). Topics include: the Soft Rock Café, the 420 of hamburgers, and Kemono Friends Ani-Gamers fanart.

Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Hayao Miyazaki is un-retired
Kemono Friends is apparently good?
Evan went to these places in Japan:

Akihabara (Animate, Tora no Ana, Mandarake)
Nakano Broadway (Mandarake, Taco Che)
Otome Road (Animate, K-Books)
Suginami Animation Museum
Hiroshima Manga Library
Tokyo National Museum
Village Vanguard
Studio Trigger

Photos of Evan’s haul from Japan
Katsuo Kawai is the indie manga artist Evan met at Taco Che.
“Yobidousa” is the Japanese word for “anticipation/follow-through” in animation
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new Anime USA special issue.
David started a new blog and wrote about Kemono Friends.

Oldtaku no Radio #005 – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Elliot Page — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:00:00 GMT

Not only is OnR Episode #005 the first time we focus on a movie, namely Mamoru Hosoda’s The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, but this is also the first episode in which we host a most honoured guest: (exiled) Ani-Gamer turned UK Anime Network podcasting star, Elliot Page! Hosoda’s directing was the lure for Jared, who’d previously not seen this particular title, while Ink and Elliot reveled in an emotional re-watch. And, of course, reflective analysis on the philosphical and artistic elements abounds from all. Give us your ear for a little over an hour, and we’ll give you much to chew on.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 36 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Elliot is a writer and podcast host for UK Anime Network and creator of hidamari.moe.

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#072 – Best of 2016 with Fast Karate

David Estrella — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:28:00 GMT

Evan and David sit down to rattle off their favorite anime, manga, and games of 2016, but this time they’ve got some help from two fellow podcasters: Dave Riley and Joel White from Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman! Tackling anime first, then manga, then games, the four hosts cover everything from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure to Overwatch as they celebrate a year of some pretty good nerd stuff. Topics include: log leg envy, weighted bra straps, and midnight kara-age. Slight spoiler warnings for Erased, JoJo’s, and And Yet the Town Moves.

Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
Anime, roughly in order:

Manga:

Video games:

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David (Estrella), Dave (Riley), Joel
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new Anime USA special issue.
Dave and Joel host Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman, which is now sporadically posted but still very funny.
Dave and his wife Graziella host a series of podcasts, including an advice show and a Revenge watchalong, at Your Friends from the Internet, as well as video game livestreams at bossdoors.tv.
Dave wrote a book! It’s good! It’s called The Dead-Side Girl! It’s about sad werewolf teens!

Oldtaku no Radio #004 – Moribito Guardian of the Spirit

Ink — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 05:00:00 GMT

We’ve passed the three-episode mark! (Has Oldtaku no Radio passed your test?) In Episode #004, we talk about the 2007 anime series Moribito Guardian of the Spirit (Seirei no Moribito), which is based on a young adult novel by Nahoko Uehashi and combines animation production via Production I.G. with the directorial hand of Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell SAC & 2nd Gig, Eden of the East). This is a re-watch for both hosts, and the p(l)ayback shows in both our enthusiasm for all the things we talk about as well as everything we forget to expound upon. While this may not qualify as a classic at 10 years of age, Moribito is definitely an epic (in all meanings of the word) – one you should watch if you find any of our excited babble the least bit intriguing.

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Runtime: 1 hr, 24 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE

Watch the sub or dub of Moribito legally on HULU

Help support The Fandom Post via gofundme

Help support Wave Motion Cannon via Patreon

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared

Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.

Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#071 – The Soft Podcast Boys

David Estrella — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT

It’s a whole new year, and your favorite soft (or are they spicy?) podcast boys Evan and David are back in front of the microphones to talk about the nascent Winter 2017 anime season and a bunch of old stuff they’re catching up on. First up is the new Fate/Grand Order anime, followed by Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, the Bakemonogatari light novels, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Final Fantasy IX. And in the questions segment, Evan reveals how he and David first met! Topics include: Rider-class Servant Fred Flintstone, media masochism, and the soft-spicy scale.

Runtime: 1 hour, 1 minute

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
David watched the Fate/Grand Order: First Order pilot special episode, but Evan was lazy and only watched the first half.
Evan is playing Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which somehow flew under a lot of people’s radar.
David read the first Bakemonogatari light novel.
Evan read the first couple volumes of Cardcaptor Sakura.
During the Sakura discussion, Evan references And Yet the Town Moves. You can read the manga on Crunchyroll and buy the DVD/Blu-rays on Amazon.
David is playing Final Fantasy IX, NOT XV
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine, and contributed a feature about sakuga (animation) fandom to the new Anime USA special issue.

Oldtaku no Radio #003.5 – Au Revoir Autumn 2016, Bonjour Winter 2017

Ink — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:00:00 GMT

We were planning on lightly touching on the saving graces and disappointments of the Fall 2016 anime season before talking about Moribito for our official fourth episode, but with so many titles to comment on, we ran a little long. After noticing the clock, we decided tack on our thoughts on which Winter 2017 anime we are looking forward to and recorded the whole thing as a separate podcast. Much silliness, including some dramatic readings of plot synopses, ensued, and much fun was had. We hope you enjoy this Oldtaku no Radio b-side, and make sure to come back for our regularly scheduled episode on the 11th!

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Runtime: 49 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk
01:26 – Fall 2016 anime triumphs and tragedies.

Keijo!!!!!!!!
To Be Hero
Izetta: The Last Witch
Flip Flappers
Scorching Ping Pong Girls
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
March Comes in Like a Lion
Yuri!!! on Ice
A fistful of shorts

Check out Ink’s interview with Nobunaga no Shinobi director Akitaro Daichi & VA Naoko Matsui
Read Ink’s RTSS review of The Tatami Galaxi

32:30 – Anticipations and anxieties regarding Winter 2017 anime

Showa Genroku Rakugo Sihinju 2
Yamishibai 4
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga

Read Jared’s RTSS review of Blue Exorcist

Little Witch Academia
Hand Shakers (featuring a dramatic reading by Jared Nelson)
Demi-chan wa Kataritai (featuring a dramatic reading by Jared Nelson)
Fuuka
Scum’s Wish
Onihei
Chiruran: Nibun no Ichi
Youjo Senki (featuring a dramatic reading by Ink)

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE
For more Ink-on-Keijo!!!!!!!! action and Scorching Ping Pong Girls sighing, listen to Taiiku Podcast #33
Anime Planet’s Winter 2017 anime chart.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared
Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#070 – "Ai City" Doesn't Meet the Password Requirements

David Estrella — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:13:00 GMT

Upon request from the Anime World Order Podcast, Evan and David decided to watch the 1986 anime film Ai City, which is a tremendous mess of 1980s anime tropes and unintelligible storytelling. And to help with the brain-melting task of interpreting Ai City, they brought along their college buddy Stephen. For better or for worse, this podcast accurately reflects the experience of sitting in a dorm room with the three of us talking about an awful ’80s anime. Before we get into Ai City, though, we discuss Fate: Grand Order, Dishonored, and Drifters. And in the questions segment, Evan gives tips on how to learn more about animation technique in anime. Topics include: being eaten alive by rats in your own bathroom, psychic power plays, and giant floating heads.

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
David got tricked into playing Fate: Grand Order (fan wiki here) and now he’s hooked.
Evan has been playing through the original Dishonored in preparation for Dishonored 2, and Stephen has been playing through both Dishonored 1 and 2. (Both versions are currently on sale on Steam: Dishonored, Dishonored 2)
Stephen is watching Drifters.
Baka-Updates entry for SYUFO, the author of the original Ai City manga.
There’s a video on YouTube of just the fight from Ai City featuring with the greatest song ever written.
Check out the other reviews of Ai City from our friends at Anime World Order and Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman.
For fans interested in learning about animation in anime, check out AniPages, Sakuga Blog, SakugaBooru, and sakuga MADs on YouTube. And read Evan’s new article in Otaku USA!
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine, and contributed a feature about sakuga fandom to the new Anime USA special issue.
Evan was a guest on the Crunchycast, the podcast he used to host on Crunchyroll.

Oldtaku no Radio #003 – Voltron: Legendary Defender vs. Beast King Golion

Ink — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Third time’s the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016’s Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property’s most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original Beast King Golion. For analytical kicks and giggles, Jared watched BKG and VLD episode per episode, while Ink marathoned BKG then VLD. If you have anything to add to the discussion, we look forward to your comments below!

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Runtime: 1 hr, 39 min

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk
0:00:55 – Continuously updated spreadsheet with the RightStuf you need from their annual holiday sale.
0:01:55 – Nostalgia trips
0:06:15 – The battle of the big damn robots (which are essentially the same robot) begins!

Thanks and RIP, Peter Keefe. (NYT obituary)

1:06:00 – Here there be spoilers…
1:19:30 – Time for questions!

Interview with VLD show runners.
Voltron: Legendary Defender is streaming on Netflix.
Beast King Golion is streaming on Crunchyroll.
Countdown to VLD Season 2.

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Oldtaku no Radio, Ink, Jared
Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine and The Fandom Post.
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition and Wave Motion Cannon.

AGP#069 – Can You Bang the Honda Accord?

David Estrella — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 06:04:00 GMT

After a month of holding back, Evan and David are happy to finally release Episode 69, the NICEst episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast yet. The hosts go over the usual anime/manga/game stuff, including Pokémon and Yuri!!! on Ice, before getting into the meat (heh) of the show: Nitroplus and Gen Urobuchi’s 2003 erotic visual novel, Saya no Uta (Song of Saya). It’s a pretty disturbing piece of Lovecraftian horror, so naturally it was Evan’s first eroge (“erotic game,” for those not familiar with the anime lingo). Topics include: Honda Accord Simulator, soft podcast boys, and the crushing despair that is American politics.

Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
There’s some politics talk at the beginning of the show, as you might expect considering recent events.
David is attempting to forget the misery of the real world by playing a bunch of Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Evan is watching Yuri!!! on Ice and hoping it’s actually gay.
Evan is reading the One-Punch Man manga.
Then it’s time for our Saya no Uta (The Song of Saya) discussion. The game is created by Nitroplus and written by Gen Urobuchi. You can get it from Fakku.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine.
Evan was a guest on an “Anime Fun Time” show on the Greatest Movie EVER Podcast to talk about the Studio Trigger anime Little Witch Academia.

Oldtaku no Radio #002 – Yamishibai

Ink — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:04:00 GMT

For their second official “Oldtaku no Radio” podcast, Ink and Jared focus on the influences, execution, and effects of the short form horror anime Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories. It was Jared’s first time watching and Ink’s second visitation. After discussing Yamishibai in general, they dissect, with spoilers, their favorite episodes as well as the bombs of each season. If you have anything to add to the discussion, we look forward to your comments below.

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Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE
0:01:15 – Post-Three Episode Test thoughts on Fall 2016 anime
0:18:10 – Yamishibai – General Discussion

A smattering of history on Kamishibai

Check out Charles Dunbar‘s posts here and here for a more detailed history.

0:42:55 – Yamishibai – Favorites and failures (Spoilers!)

Summer’s influence on ghost stories in Japan

Spiritual via Ghostly Aspects.
Seasonal via Chris’s Survival Horror Quest

1:27:00 – Apologies and thanks
Ending Song: “Time To Go” by The Nude Party
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories is streaming on Crunchyroll
The episode of All Geeks Considered that Jared referenced is here.
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Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition

AGP#068 – The M Stands for “Mob”

David Estrella — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 05:01:00 GMT

Evan and David are back to chat about the new anime in the Fall 2016 season, Godzilla, and Spice & Wolf. Plus, the politics of Pokémon, a rant about Evan’s anime reviewing pet peeves, and a look at the impact of greater industry awareness among anime fans. Topics include: The Top 69 Under 69, Pokémon slavery, and definition in the ass area. Tune in next time for Evan and David’s Sexy Episode 069 adventure!

Runtime: 1 hour, 23 minutes

Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton
David is reading his giant, beautiful Spice & Wolf novel set.
Evan watched Hideaki Anno’s Shin Godzilla, aka Neon Genesis Godzilla.
David is playing Pokémon White in preparation for Sun & Moon.
Both of these idiots actually spent 24 minutes watching Magical Girl Raising Project.
Evan is watching Yuri!!! on Ice.
David is watching Scorching Ping Pong Girls.
Both hosts are watching Teekyu, but of course they are.
David is watching Miss Bernard said.
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David
Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine and was just a guest on the Crunchycast (his old podcast).
David reviewed VA-11 Hall-A on Ani-Gamers.

Oldtaku no Radio #001 – Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Ink — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT

Hello! Welcome to a brand new monthly podcast, Oldtaku no Radio, hosted by Ink and Jared here at Ani-Gamers. This new cast spun off an impomptu recording by the aforementioned hosts after they hijacked the Ani-Gamers Podcast proper to review ReLife, but now it’s its own monster.

For their first official episode, Ink and Jared talk at length about the Winter 2016 anime Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. Adapted from Haruko Kumota’s josei manga, this show largely follows the turbulent friendship of two sibling-like orators as they train through times of hardship, prosperity, war, and love. The anime is discussed in great detail, so there are plot spoilers. Rest assured, however, that there is no spoiling this anime; it’s even better the second time around! If you have anything to add to the discussion, we welcome your comments below.

Attention, iTunes users: The podcast isn’t on the iTunes Store just yet, so for now you’ll have to manually subscribe to the RSS feed.

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Runtime: 2 hours, 25 minutes

Show Notes

Opening Song: “Through the Glass” by Kaz Mirblouk
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is streaming on Crunchyroll
New World Encyclopedia entry on rakugo.
Characters with changing names (from left to right: younger to older)

Shin/Hatsutaro/Sukeroku Yurakutei II
Bon/Kikuhiko/Yakumo Yurakutei VIII (Eight Generation)

Ending Song: “Money 1973” by NO FUTURE
Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Ink, Jared
Ink also writes for Otaku USA Magazine
Jared also writes for The Electrum Edition

AGP#067 – The Teekyu Soul Inside Berserk

David Estrella — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 04:46:00 GMT

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

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