Podcast – Anime Audiolog

Anime Talk Special – An Interview with Anime Maru’s Kevo

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Sun, 04 May 2014 19:00:01 +0000

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a long time friend of the blog, and not so quiet personality in the anime blogging community, Kevo. We had a great conversation on his new endeavor, Anime Maru, the role of satire, and how context is so important. Come listen in!

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Spring Season 2014 Preview Podcast

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (Anime Audiolog) — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:00:08 +0000

http://www.zerochan.net/full/297044

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Katoh Akatsuki

Welcome to the Fall edition the Anime Audiolog Audio Season Preview! The Fall season is just about to start, and we’re giving you the valuable information you need to get right into the season. We’re trying something new out this year, and we’ve even brought in a special guest. The Fall season has a the most we’ve seen in a long time, so don’t miss out. This season JoeAnimated and Acostoss are heading it up. Check out our preview below!

All descriptions are sourced from a combination of Anime News Network, Wikipedia, Baka Updates, and My Anime List. You can find the season preview charts we use at:

Moetron Spring 2014	Neregate Spring 2014
Anichart Spring 2014	Spring 2014 Official Hashtags

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Show Index

The Kawaii Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior	Riddle Story of Devil
Knights of Sidonia	Majin Bone
Even So, The World is Beautiful	Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Captain Earth	Dai Shogun Great Revolution
Selector Infected Wixoss	Mushishi: The Next Chapter
Irregular at Magic High School	Daimidaler the Sound Robot
Brynhildr in the Darkness	One Week Friends
Black Bullet	The Comic Artist and His Assistants
M3 Sono Kuroki Hagane	Nanana’s Buried Treasure
Keroro	Break/Broken Blade
Monogatari Series: Second Season +α (Hanamonogatari)	Soul Eater NOT!
Ping Pong The Animation
Blade and Soul	Dragonar Academy

Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou manga cover

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The Kawaii Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior

Description: Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou, Kazunari Usa will start living far from his parents in a dormitory near his school just to find out that a pervert he meets earlier and his crush is living in the same dormitory as him.

Studio: Brains Base	Director: Shigeyuki Miya (Blood Lad, Buzzer Beater)
Source Material: Manga	Website: Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou

Notable Seiyuu: Kana Hanazawa, Sanae Kobayashi, Rina Satou

Things to Note: Generic male student moves into a dorm and has a pervert for a roommate? Not much going for this considering it’s from the same team as Blood Lad.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLo2Dc1srWQ

Riddle Story of Devil

Description: The story is set at Myoujou Academy, a private girls’ boarding school. The 10th year’s Kurogumi class has 12 assassins with their sights on one target, Haru Ichinose. Tokaku Azuma is a recent transfer student who is also targeting Ichinose, but she gradually develops feelings for Ichinose.

Studio: Diomedea	Director: Keizo Kusakawa (Sekirei, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha movies, Ro Kyu Bu)
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://akuma-riddle.com/

Notable Seiyuu: Hisako Kanemoto, Miho Arakawa

Things to Note: Manga author also wrote Loveless, Earthian, Gestalt

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwvInGoyZ7E

Kights of Sidonia

Description: It’s been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous “seed ships” like the Sidonia, which have allowed them to maintain the population while drifting through space. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity!

Studio: Starchild Records, Polygon Pictures	Director: Koubun Shizuno (Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls)
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://starchild.fm/anime/knightsofsidonia/

Notable Seiyuu: Aki Toyosaki, Ryota Ohsaka, Satomi Arai, Eri Kitamura

Things to Note: Director is relatively new, but has an experienced set of seiyuu. Show is done in full CG. Also being streamed by Netflix, so hopefully that will help it permeate the Western markets. I read through was was scanlated to this point, and it looks pretty good. A good mix of giant robots, space sci-fi, and romantic drama without being too harem-esque. Definitely work giving a try.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I31QP4SE3Gw

Majin Bone

Description: Anime adaptation of Majin Bone, a digital card game project.

Studio: Toei Animation	Director: Konosuke Uda
Source Material: Card Game	Website: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/majinbone/

Notable Seiyuu: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Shinnosuke Tachibana

Things to Note: It’s a card game, whats to note about it?

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPJvE13VZbU

Even So, The World is Beautiful

Description: Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii, Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom and one who holds the power to call forth the rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for her country, despite her own reluctance. She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after his ascendance to the throne, is still a child! Furthermore, for trivial reasons, he has demanded that Nike call forth the rain…?!

Studio: Studio Pierrot	Director: Hajime Kemgaki (Air Gear, Hanasakeru Seishounen)
Source Material: Shōjo manga	Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/soreseka/

Notable Seiyuu: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ai Kayano

Things to Note: I’ll be honest, I’m not a huge fan of shōjo manga, so I’m not the best judge of things. The preview has that misty look that goes with any corny romance story. And, I’m not really into the whole “Stockholm Syndrome that turns into love” plot. Take it for what it is, but the only romance story I’ve liked in a long time was White Albumn 2, and Golden Time got terrible half way through.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDpCjfpzeis

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

Description: A continuation of the previous series. In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent…and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: “Stands,” monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother’s life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users wait to kill JoJo and his friends.

Studio: David Production	Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/jojo-animation/

Notable Seiyuu: Daisuke Hirakawa, Daisuke Ono

Things to Note: One of the most enjoyable series in 2012/2013, we get to see the continuation of the Joestar line once more. Crusaders contains the most popularly known characters and episodes of the series; introducing JoJo’s distinctive Stand phenomenon, and the emblematic protagonist Jotaro Kujo. It begins in the last chapter of Volume 12 (Chapter 114) of the series, continuing to Volume 28 (Chapter 265).

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPxXvrjpxCk

captain earth
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Captain Earth

Description: One night right before summer vacation, Daichi Manatsu, a second-year in high school, sees a weird round rainbow floating in the sky above Seed Island (Shuushi/Tane Island) and ventures there alone. He has seen this rainbow before. With the memories of his father’s mysterious death and an encounter of a mysterious boy and girl, Daiji arrives on the island while the alarm of a building labeled “Earth Engine” is going off. Someone asks him “Are you a captain?” just as robotic intruders from Uranus called “Kiltgang” arrive. The battle around the shining stars is about to begin.

Studio: Bones	Director: Takuya Igarashi
Source Material: Original Composition	Website: http://captain-earth.net/

Notable Seiyuu: Hiroshi Kamiya, Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Rina Hidaka

Things to Note: Same team that did Star Driver, which caught me off guard and was pretty good. But it is Bones, and you never know if you’re going to get something fun like Space Dandy, heartfelt like Tokyo Magnitude, or ultimately pretty terrible like Eureka Seven AO. It looks pretty, and the action scenes seem legit. The director has done a mix of things, from magical girl and romance, to Mushishi and Soul Eater. I don’t know what to expect, but there’s hope.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRmhnG_Mq0

Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun
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Dai – Shogun – Great Revolution

Description: In the late Edo period, Japan had experienced an unprecedented crisis by Kurofune (Black Ships), the ships from foreign countries. But a giant robot called Onigami, which has existed since ancient time, dispelled the Kurofune ships and the exclusion of foreigners was accomplished. The story begins in Japan where Meiji restoration in 1868 didn’t happen.

Studio: J.C.Staff, A.C.G.T.	Director: Takashi Watanabe (Freezing, Shakugan no Shana S)
Source Material: Original Story	Website: http://daishogun-anime.jp/

Notable Seiyuu: Tetsuya Kakihara, Ayako Kawasumi

Things to Note: Well, from the preview alone, it basically looks like a big boobs and selective physics fighting show. The director did do freezing, which implies there will probably be a lot of selectively placed light beams.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhLQ5rTMP0

Selector Infected WIXOSS

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Selector Infected Wixoss

Description: WIXOSS is a card game that’s popular with teenagers. Supposedly there exist “Rulig Cards,” female character cards with wills of their own. Special girls can hear the voices of the Ruligs, and those who possess them are called Selectors. These Selectors have card battles in a dimension that other humans cannot access. It’s said that whoever triumphs in these battles will have their wish granted. Ruko Kominato is the latest girl to find a Rulig card. She names hers Tama, and without any further explanation is thrown into her life as a Selector.

Studio: J.C. Staff	Director: Takuya Satō (Steins;Gate, Say “I Love You”)
Source Material: Original story by LRIG	Website: http://selector-wixoss.com/

Notable Seiyuu: Chinatsu Akasaki, Ayane Sakura

Things to Note: Takuya Satō of Steins;Gate, joined by Mari Okada, who is charge of the original series scripts. You can’t say it doesn’t get more intriguing than that. But, it is a show about a card game. While they’re trying to spin it for an older crowd, I just don’t see it happening. The PV tries to be edgy with creative cutting and music, but I can’t see that holding up.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn8Q2qSRbds

Mushishi Second Season

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Mushishi: The Next Chapter

Description: Second season of Mushishi. They are creatures only known as ‘Mushi,’ whose abilities range well into the supernatural. While their existence and appearances are unknown to the humans around them, there are a few like Ginko who is a ‘Mushi-shi’ that travels around to investigate and find out more about the ‘Mushi.’ During the course of his discovery and understanding, he helps those who are troubled by the Mushi themselves.

Studio: Artland / Aniplex	Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://www.mushishi-anime.com/

Notable Seiyuu: Yuto Nakano

Things to Note: The project is reported to be split into 2 cours: the first 12 episodes airing from April to June; taking a break this summer, with the last 12 episodes airing from October through December. It is planned to cover the remaining chapters of the manga.

Preview Video: http://vk.com/

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

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Irregular at Magic High School

Description: Magic is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales, but instead has become a technology of reality since a time unknown to people. Supernatural power became a technology systematized through magic, while magic became a technical skill. A “Supernatural Power User” became a “Magic Technician.” Magic Technicians (in short, Magicians) are nurtured through Magic High Schools and Universities.

Studio: Madhouse, Aniplex	Director: Manabu Ono
Source Material: Light Novel and Manga	Website: http://mahouka.jp/

Notable Seiyuu: Saori Hayami, Yūichi Nakamura

Things to Note: It’s a tough call with this one. While it does fit the definition of a typical shonen combat series, it does have some interesting moments. It has a bit too much brother-sister romance for my liking. And there is a bit of a harem element. I don’t know if the remaining good stuff will be enough to make the show interesting, but who knows. If the show gets a decent budget, then at least the fight scenes will be good enough.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvQgeMl7NlE

Daimidaler

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Daimidaler the Sound Robot

Description: There is a high school boy named Madanbashi Kouichi who has Hi-ERo particles, the power source to operate the robotic weapon Daimidaler. With the help of Sonan Kyouko from the mysterious Prince Beauty Parlor organization, he stands up against the Penguin Empire that troubles humanity.

Studio: Genco	Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://penguin-empire.com/

Notable Seiyuu: Nobunaga Shimazaki,

Things to Note: Another giant mecha show. Yes, I realize it’s supposed to be a comedy. Animation is a bit iffy. Female costumes make me wonder about the plot. Lots of perverted moments. As Scamp puts it: “Oh Japan~”

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QtaNvlWU1U

Brynhildr in the Darkness

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Brynhildr in the Darkness

Description: When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical. One day, she decides to show him the aliens, but an accident occurs and Kuroneko dies while Murakami is left seriously wounded in the hospital. Years go by and Murakami obsesses on finding proof of the existence of aliens because of a promise he had made with Kuroneko. Then, one day, a new transfer student comes to his class, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kurohaneko. And even though she insists on never having met Murakami before, the girl has superhuman strength and seems to even be able to predict the future.

Studio: Arms, VAP	Director: Kenichi Imaizumi
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://www.vap.co.jp/gokukoku/

Notable Seiyuu: Azusa Tadokoro, Risa Taneda, Ryota Ohsaka

Things to Note: Aliens, magical girl, and a childhood love lost, and time paradoxes. Preview implies a mystery surrounding our generic male lead. It’s hard to overlook that Arms is doing this, with their history of big boob fighting anime. We’re almost guaranteed crotch and boob angles, with some quality light sources. I also can’t ignore the “harem” tag this show is getting as well. The manga starts out pretty blookdyThe first three episodes will be really telling on this.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DhyjR_hbMs

one week friends

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One Week Friends

Description: High schooler Yūki Hase notices that his classmate Kaori Fujimiya is always alone, and seemingly has no friends. After approaching her Kaori reveals that she loses every memory of her friends each Monday. Despite learning this, Yūki endeavors to become her new friend every week.

Studio: Brains Base	Director: Tarou Iwasaki
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://oneweekfriends.com/

Notable Seiyuu: None, lots of fresh voices for our leads

Things to Note: Not a lot to go one with this director. He been involved with Gurren Lagann and Eureka Seven, and a bit of Star Driver. Hard to say how this will go. I’m guessing the same crowd that liked Nagi no Asukara will enjoy this. Because, it’s all about the feels.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aO5qeb1fg8

black bullet

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Black Bullet

Description: In the year 2021, mankind was defeated by Gastrea, a parasitical virus, and is forced to live within a wall made of Baranuim monoliths, a metal that is able to subdue Gastrea. Soon, the “Cursed Children”, children born infected with the Gastrea virus who are able to control them which gives them superhuman abilities, was discovered. Due to the Gastrea virus’ intervention, the Cursed Children could only be female. Civil Securities are formed to specialize fighting against Gastrea, operating with the pair of an Initiator, who are cursed children, and a Promoter, serving to lead the cursed children. Ten years after the war, Rentarō Satomi, a high school student who is also a Promoter in his childhood friend Kisara Tendō’s Tendō Civil Security, along with his Initator Enju Aihara, receives a secret mission to prevent the Tokyo Area’s destruction.

Studio: Kinema Citrus, Orange	Director: Masayuki Kojima
Source Material:	Website: http://www.black-bullet.net/

Notable Seiyuu:

Things to Note: Studios didn’t stand out at first, but after a little bit of searching, Kinema Citrus has been involved with Tokyo Magnitude 8, while Orange was on Majestic Prince. Director did some storyboards for Mysterious Girlfriend X as well. That gives some hope, right? Preview doesn’t give much away, and I should probably give the novel a look. This should could go either way.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrHJ8DhWi3E

Comic Artist and his Assistants
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The Comic Artist and His Assistants

Description: A life description about the mangaka Aito Yuuki and his assistant Ashisu Sahoto. Aito doesn’t understand the feelings of the characters in his stories so he asks Ashisu to help him. Ashisu would do anything for the work—she will even let him touch her breast so he will know how it feels like?! The Habit?! The Pervert?! Can we understand them? That’s the comedy of a mangaka life.

Studio: Lantis, Zexcs	Director: Takeshi Furuta
Source Material:Manga	Website:

Notable Seiyuu: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Saori Hayami

Things to Note: a 4-koma adaptation, about the ecchi hijinks of a mangaka and his assistant. I’m not laughing. Director seems inexperienced, some of the seiyuu are new to the business.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTeCrE4oMN0

M3
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M3 Sono Kuroki Hagane

Description: There is distorted, deep blackness everywhere. That place, in which blackness swallowed everything and took away everything, has become known as the Avidya Zone. Strange beings assume the very form of the despair and chaos of humanity. They are known by this name: Imashime. An expedition surveys the Avidya Zone which consumes human spirits. So, in the intricate intersection between the present in impending crisis and the destiny of the past … can eight boys and girls, assembled to confront the Imashime, find the bright future that lies before the Avidya Zone?

Studio: Satelight, flying DOG	Director: Junichi Sato (Pretear manga)
Source Material: Original Story	Website: http://www.m3-project.com/

Notable Seiyuu:

Things to Note: Pretear Junichi Sato teams up with Mari Okada. This show is another original story. Looks pretty, has some robots, teen drama, and other stuff. It’s Okada, what do you expect at this point?

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11A1M5CmjdY

Nanana
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Nanana’s Buried Treasure

Description: The story centers around the treasure of Nanana, a ghost who was once a beautiful but NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) girl. A boy named Juugo was disowned by his father and forced to transfer to a high school on the “Special Student Zone,” an artificial island. With only 40,000 yen a month to live on, Juugo chooses a low-rent apartment that happens to be haunted by Nanana. Juugo and members of the school’s adventure club join a “treasure hunt royale” on the island for the Nanana Collection, a treasure that possesses a mysterious power.

Studio: A-1 Pictures	Director: Kanta Kamei
Source Material: Light Novel	Website: http://www.nanana.tv/

Notable Seiyuu: Kana Hanazawa, Yuuki Ono

Things to Note: One of the new shows in the noitaminA block this season. Adapted from a 6 volume light novel series. the light novel took the top prize at the 13th Enterbrain Entertainment Awards in September, 2011. Now I take that with a grain of salt, since other light novels receiving the award (Kokoro Connect) have been on the fence in terms of quality. And the director is has limited experience as well. He had a hit with Bunny Drop, and dropped the ball on Ore no Kanojo. Lots of “what if?” with this one.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrlNZLrGkqk

keroro
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Kerero

Description: Sargent Kerero and his platoon have been sent to the planet Pekopon (Earth) to gather intel for his planet’s invasion force. However, after a crash landing, he is split from his comrades and forced to take shelter in the home of the Hinata family. The two youngest members of the family find him, take away his advanced weaponry, and now stand as the only line of defense between safety and their planet’s destruction-via-frog-aliens.

Studio: Sunrise	Director: Haruki Kasugamori
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://keroro.com/flashanime/

Notable Seiyuu: Houko Kawashima, Chiwa Saito, Jouji Nakata

Things to Note: A second adaptation of the Keroro Gunso (Sgt. Frog) manga series, this time in 5 minute, flash animated format. The director hasn’t much to his name outside of the DD Houkoto no Ken flash miniseries, proving his affinity for the format. All of the original seiyuu are reprising their roles, save for the voice of Fuyuki Hinata, Tomoko Kawakami, whom had passed in 2011 due to ovarian cancer. Houko Kuwashima, the second seiyuu from the original’s episode 203 onward, will reprise her role as Fuyuki.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMdyFRnzXio

Broken Blade
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Break Blade/Broken Blade

Description: In Cruzon, children are born with the ability to control quartz. This power allows them to levitate simple objects—or control enormous and complex mobile battle suits called Golems. But when an ancient Golem is discovered during the height of a brutal war, a young king and his beautiful queen turn to Rygart Arrow. Though an “un-sorcerer”, Rygart can miraculously pilot this ancient and powerful weapon. But in war, school friends can turn into bitter enemies and allies have suspicious motives.

Studio: Production I.G. and Xebec	Director: Tetsuro Amino, Nobuyoshi Habara
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://breakblade.jp/

Notable Seiyuu: Souichiro Hoshi, Chiwa Saito, Yuuichi Nakamura

Things to Note: A TV adaptation of the film series with some newly animated scenes added. Even so, the film series was fantastic, and well worth a rewatch or 3.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z4UihKCfYg

hanamonogatari
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Monogatari Series: Second Season +α (Hanamonogatari)

Description: Set after Araragi gradtuates from High School, Hanamonogatari features Kanbaru Suruga. Kanbaru overhears a rumor that there is another Devil running around, solving people’s problems. Fearing that she may be the Devil, she decides to investigate.

Studio: SHAFT	Director: Akiyuki Shinbo
Source Material: Light Novel	Website: http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/

Notable Seiyuu: Sawashiro Miyuki, Hiroshi Kamiya, Kana Asumi

Things to Note: Continuation of the Monogatari series adaptations by Studio SHAFT. It will be running for 5 weeks, starting May 31st, rounding out the end of the Spring Season. If you liked the other entries in the series, you’ll likely enjoy this one.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6n7r4On34

soul eater NOT
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Soul Eater NOT!

Description: The Death Weapon Meister Academy—DWMA for short, is a special institution for humans who are born with the power to turn into weapons and the wielders of these weapons, called meisters. While the students of the “EAT” class train themselves to become warriors of justice, the “NOT” class is for those who just want to control their powers with the intent to not become a threat to others and to themselves. Tsugumi Harudori is a halberd demon weapon who takes part in the NOT class and befriends two meisters, Meme Tatane and Anya Hepburn and is indecisive about which one of them to choose as her partner. The series follows the daily lives of Tsugumi and her friends as they learn the ropes of the DWMA and have occasional encounters with the characters of the main series.

Studio: Bones	Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://souleaternot.tv/

Notable Seiyuu: Aoi Yuki, Haruka Chisuga, Saori Hayami

Things to Note: The director has fairly decent chops, having directed Tari Tari and Conqueror of Shamballa, while serving as an Episode Director or Storyboard for a couple dozen other shows. This could be his break-out work.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2E_zw2I7wo

pingpong
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Ping Pong The Animation

Description: Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto is a quiet high-schooler who’s been friends with the loud and energetic Yukata “Peco” Hoshino since childhood. They’re both in the local table tennis club and both have a natural talent for it, although Smile’s personality always enables him from winning against Peco. The club teacher, however, notices Smile’s talent and tries to make him gain some sportive tenacity.

Studio: Tatsunoko	Director: Masaaki Yuuasa
Source Material: Manga	Website: http://www.pingpong-anime.tv/

Notable Seiyuu: Kouki Uchiyama, Masako Nozawa

Things to Note: Masaaki Yuuasa is an amazing director, the man behind Kaiba, Kemonozume, Cat Soup, The Tatami Galaxy, and most recently Kick-Heart. His art is always very unique, and by the PV it seems as if he is being given full artistic licence with the source material. This, in my eyes, is a good thing.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmZVuMDlw-w

Notable Afterthoughts

Blade and Soul
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Description: Alka is an assassin for the Clan of the Sword. She’s on a journey to find the woman Jin Valel, who killed her master Hon. Jin is a demon-like woman who controls the Energy of Chaos and kills without feeling – not unlike how Alka has learned to kill in her work as an assassin. On her journey, Alka encounters three strange women, each great warriors in their own right, and grapples with her slain master’s wish that she leave the life of an assassin behind.

Things to Note: An anime adaptation of the Korean MMORPG, Blade and Soul.

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI1_73pprUI

Dragonar Academy
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Description: Ash is a student at Ansalivan Dragon Academy, attended by children who have formed contracts with dragons. He possesses the “star mark,” the sign of a contract, but since his partner hasn’t been born yet, he seems insignificant. The awakening of the dragon he’s raising inside his body is triggered by an incident, and it emerges in the form of a young girl.

Things to Note: Light novel adaptation, but involves a generic male character getting lucky by having a beautiful girl fall into his lap. Sound familiar?

Preview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRak4oyA9o

AniMinutes Episode 3 – Fansubs

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (acostoss) — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Obligatory joke/trollsubs

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Obligatory joke/trollsubs

Fansubs, How They Came to Be and How They Hold a Unique Spot in the World of Television

In this episode, part one of a two part series, I explore the history of fansubbing from the late 70’s to mid 90’s. In the series, we’ll be exploring how it is influenced by the anime market, and how it influences both the market and expectations of the viewers. We’ll also take a look at the unique place fansubs sit in the media world, concerning legality and copyrights.

Listen

or
https://archive.org/download/3Fansubs/3%20-%20Fansubs.mp3

Download this week’s music from the album MOSAIC by Cocop ft DJ Newtown, remixed by Silvanian Families

AniMinutes Episode 1 – GALAX

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (acostoss) — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:45:07 +0000

In this new podcast, I’ll be exploring different facets of aniculture in bite-sized chunks of opinion and insight. Be sure to check back each week for a new installment of AniMinutes!

GALAX and its Importance in the World of Gatchaman Crowds

In the first episode, I speak on just what makes Gatchaman Crowds so special in my eyes, and describe some of the underlying ideas behind the ubiquitous social network, GALAX.

Listen

or alternatively
https://archive.org/download/AniMinutes1GALAX/1%20-%20GALAX.mp3

Download this week’s episode, and check out this week’s music by Forbidden Disco.

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Episode 4

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:52 +0000

[Yamato Podcast Series]

This week finds our heros making tough choices, while taking a side trip to Saturn for a critical metal and to search out a SOS beacon. No day is an easy day on the Yamato!

Download Space Battleship Yamato Episode 4 Podcast

http://archive.org/download/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199Ep4/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199Ep4.mp3

Winter 2013 Anime Season Preview!

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:00:27 +0000

A new season is upon us! While the first set of shows has already aired, there are still plenty more to come. The authors of Anime Audiolog of put together a Winter season preview podcast. While nothing really stands out, there are a few gems that we think you should watch! What are they? Come listen and find out!

To follow along with the shows we’re reviewing, you can use the chart at Neregate.

As always, you can stream the podcast here, or download it using the link below.

Download The Podcast Post

Looking Back at the Best and Worst Studios of 2012

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:31 +0000

As we continue our 2012 Year in Review, we take a look at the studios that produced the shows we watch. I’m joined by Kuroshinko, of his self titled anime blog. We take a look back at the best and worst studios this year, and give you our thoughts on what studio rose to the top.

As always, you can stream the podcast here, or download it using the link below.

Download The Podcast Post

Intro
Studio with Worst Resume This Year
1. Kuro – Gainax
2. JA – Silver Link

Biggest Surprise Studio
1. Kuro and JA – Actas

Biggest Difference Between Hit / Miss For a Studio
1. Kuro – Production IG b.
2. JA – 8-Bit

Best Overall Performance By a Studio
1. #1 Sunrise, #2 Kyoto Animation, #3. A-1, Runner Up: Production I.G.

Looking Back at the Top Mecha Shows of 2012

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:00:25 +0000

As we continue our review of the anime of 2012, we take a look at the biggest mecha shows of the year. 2012 brought us Aquarion EVOL, Gundam AGE, Muv Luv Total Eclipse, and Eureka Seven Astral Ocean Posts. I’m joined by Ray of Ideas Without End as we look look back in hindsight at these shows and how good, or bad, they were.

Ray brings a huge database of knowledge about the different mecha franchises, past and present. I hope you guys learn as much from him as I did in this podcast. As always, you can stream the podcast here, or download it using the link below.

Download The Podcast Post

http://archive.org/download/AnimeTalkEpisode/Specials%2FMechaOf2012Review.mp3

Review–Tokyo Godfathers

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (JoeAnimated) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:00:51 +0000

In the spirit of the holidays, Anime Audiolog proudly presents our review of Tokyo Godfathers! We’re joined by a special guest, Mr. Flawfinder!

Studio: Madhouse
Episodes: 1 (1 hour 30 min)
Released: August 2003

Pros:
Diverse Characters.
Plot elements make the show comical.
Story moves at a steady pace

Cons:
The number of coicindences can be a bit much.

Reviewers:
JoeAnimated:

Mr.Flawfinder:

As always, you can stream the podcast here, or download it using the link below.

Download The Podcast Post

http://archive.org/download/AnimeTalkEpisode/moviereviews%2FTokyoGodfathersReview.mp3

2012 Year In Review Part 2 – Summer and Fall

animeaudiolog@gmail.com (Anime Audiolog) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:00:45 +0000

As 2012 winds down, Anime Audiolog takes a look back at the year. In the second half of this special podcast, Numberss, CrazyDave, and Sabas finish up looking at the Summer and Spring seasons. They also give their final thoughts on the year as a whole. You can download the show or listen to it right here in the post. Enjoy!

Download 2012 Year In Review Part 2
http://archive.org/download/AnimeTalkEpisode/Specials%2FYearInReview2012Track2.mp3

0:00	Intro
0:26	Favorite From Summer Season
10:00	Disappointments from Summer Season
17:20	Favorite Show From Fall Season
22:20	Disappointments Show From Fall Season
24:40	Final Thoughts From Fall Season
34:00	Closing Thoughts