Chamber is ready to star in FREE!

While E3′s happening, how about Gargantia the Game? Play as Chamber fighting against the Hideauze, that’d be pretty cool. Maybe play as Amy making deliveries? So not every anime can convert well enough to a game… anyways, just Fosh & I to talk about why Pinion’s an ass and the difference between humans and the Hideauze.

Yeah Jrow E3 is happening and there are so many games to play, but now we have to talk about Gargantia episode ten! Woooooooo!

Extra Gargantia fun 

Poor Red I feel bad for him this week…

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I bet he is spying on Bellows right guys?

Red is not having a good day today…

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Dem backstories and plots all in your face!

Chamber meets his friend!

;_;

Jrow and I are back to talk about a couple of pretty special episodes of Katanagatari, ones that prove to be turning points of sorts for this series. We’re joined again by Natasha of Shibireru Darou or, Isn’t it Electrifying? whom you might remember came on to discuss episodes 3 and 4 with us about a month back. We have a 2nd special guest this time, Patches who writes for the team blog The Untold Story of Altair & Vega, as well as runs the Tumblr What about the Waifuz, “an anime-feminist blog.” You can also find him on Thursdays at 9:30pm Eastern on Skype running his Anifem SCCSAV anime viewings. Featuring the death of Nanami and the formal introduction of a couple of major villains(?), these were a couple of meaty episodes, and as huge lovers of the show we might have gone on a bit too much about them, but I think the conversation we ended up having about the significance of these episodes was well worth it. Hope you enjoy!

The Crew:

With Guests:

00:38: Intro
01:43: Episode 7
31:15: Episode 8
58:55: Final Thoughts

Music
You can hear various tracks from the show soundtrack throughout the podcast. We open with supercell‘s new opening theme for the show, “Hakushu Kassai Uta Awase,” and close with Piko‘s new ending theme, “Koto No Ha.”

“Things get weirder before they get weirder.” -Patches (Right shot is from episode 1)

Thanks as always to Jrow for his fine production work. If you’ve already seen the show or if you are watching it for the first time and are interested in coming on as a guest, please let us know in the comments, or shoot me an email at q.lvlln@gmail.com.

“Grit your teeth, Sim-” wait, I confused it with another Taku Iwasaki composed anime.

Chamber is ready to fight all the whalesquids

We got a full house for a very interesting episode of Gargantia this week! Fosh, lvlln, Sumairii, Highway and I talk a lot about the video Red found during this episode.

Hell ya! This was a lot of fun talking to Lvlln, Sumairii, Highway and Jrow for Gargantia mini talks.

Extra Gargantia fun 

Break out your 3D glasses!

Red is shocked!

Probably Ika Musume’s grandma?

d’awwwwwwwwwwwwww

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Great ending artwork! Amy looks cute-o!

More space squid adventures next time

Can Ridget lead Gargantia!? Find out in this episode!

Animazement was fun, and thinking back on it… zero cosplays of Gargantia. What I would’ve done had I’d seen one, gone running to get a pic. Anyways, Fosh and I talk about this episode of Gargantia as Ridget is given a new role and Red is content on leaving the fleet in favor of hunting whalesquids.

Hooray! Time for more mini talks on Gargantia with Jrow!

Extra Gargantia fun 

Rest in peace super cool old dude.

Red does have purple eyes like Eru Chitanda!

hnnngggggggg so cute

Whenever Amy is sad a kitten dies…

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Ridget and Bellows for the win

Red goes whalesquid hunting

Togame somehow responsible for the most entertaining action scene of the episode.

We discussed the middle third of the first half of the show with Natasha a couple weeks ago, and this time we have another special guest, Amuro of Anivision, to talk about the conclusion of the first half. You might have heard Amuro before on some of our Notes on Robotics;Notes or maybe on the Anivision podcast of which our own Jrow is also a part. Amuro is also partially responsible for making this series of podcasts possible, as you’ll hear.

The Crew:

With Guest:

00:36: Intro
04:30: Episode 5
19:35: Episode 6
37:54: Final Thoughts

Music
You can hear various tracks from the show soundtrack throughout the podcast. We open with supercell‘s new opening theme for the show, “Hakushu Kassai Uta Awase,” and close with Piko‘s new ending theme, “Koto No Ha.”

Good thing we got to see Togame’s wondrously long hair in its frozen glory before the next episode!

If you’ve already seen the show or if you are watching it for the first time and are interested in coming on as a guest, please let us know in the comments, or shoot me an email at q.lvlln@gmail.com. At least one of you posted in the comments of the last episode about coming on, but I couldn’t find your email address, so please make sure to contact me directly!

Let’s all play the piano together!

SHOW NOTES

0:22 – Welcoming w/ Jrow

• BlazBlue: Alter Memory anime announcement

5:33 – Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo

• Spoiler-free and spoiler-filled discussion

43:17 – MetaASK w/ Foshizzel

• Guest: Kyokai

1:13:41 – Signing off

Intro: “Sakura Nagashi” by Utada Hikaru from Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXukmIpzQzU

Segment A: Music from the Evangelion 3.0 OST

Insert: “Seventh Heaven” by Kalafina from Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfHYmEnocx0

Segment B: Music from Kara no Kyoukai OST - Ongakushuu

Outro: “Rebellion” from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger OST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhqFu-d8tuY

Red is determined to hug the hell out of every giant whalesquid he finds!

On a whim, I started Fairy Tail this weekend. 8 eps later, I just had to drop the damn thing, cause that animation was crap. And no, I’m not gonna read the manga… anyways, indeed, we’re here to talk about a difference of opinion between Red and the Gargantia fleet.

Sad but true Jrow you are probably better off without Fairy tail! I wish it was better, but anyway welcome back listeners to more Gargantia here on Metanorn! I am really excited to find out more about the whalesquid that was mentioned last time, but I just want something to happen besides random moments of fanservice…this time Sumairii joins us on our mini talk!

Extra Gargantia fun 

Whalesquid-”LET ME GO YOU KRACKEN FOOL! De geso!” 

Angry Amy is kind of cute <3

I support this so damn much.

Amy x Red cause moe heart attacks.

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Great ending artwork

More hnnnggg attacks next week?

Time for a mecha fishing adventure with Jrow and Fosh!

Indeed, we hope you’re ready to listen to us talk about Gargantia. It’s just Fosh & I for this episode, which is a bit of a letdown considering the festival theme of this episode. Enjoy the podcast, and play it before you see on Fosh’s gifs, because once you see those, we’ve officially lost you! btw… we did this while on Google+ Hangout, and if anyway to gather more people for a discussion, that might be something I’m willing to explore.

Yes! Time for another awesome mini-talk on more Gargantia and just like Jrow said we are exploring ideas to use more Google+ hangouts in the future! Anyway I hope you enjoy listening to the episode.

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Hopefully she can maintain her cheerful personality~

Amy for the win~

Red protects his future waifu!

I hope Red gives her some money for that private dance.

Extra dancing gifs

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Ika Musume sure looks different…

Squids vs giant robots!?

And Katanagatari‘s true nature begins to reveal itself…

Picking up from our first podcast in this series, we move on to the next 2 episodes of Katanagatari. Once again produced by Jrow and hosted by yours truly, we are joined by special guest Natasha from the anime blog Isn’t It Electrifying (also known as Shibireru Darou) to talk about what many feel is the turning point of this show. She and her fellow bloggers do some great episodics, so make sure to pay them a visit! She can also be found on Twitter under @illegenes.

The Crew:

With Guest:

00:38: Intro
07:10: Episode 3
26:00: Episode 4
49:30: Final Thoughts

Music
You can hear various tracks from the show soundtrack throughout the podcast. We open with supercell‘s new opening theme for the show, “Hakushu Kassai Uta Awase,” and close with Piko‘s new ending theme, “Koto No Ha.”

Thanks for listening. Cheerio!

If you’ve already seen the show or if you are watching it for the first time and are interested in coming on as a guest, please let us know in the comments, or shoot me an email at q.lvlln@gmail.com. At least one of you posted in the comments of the last episode about coming on, but I couldn’t find your email address, so please make sure to contact me directly!

Red is learning how to swim with Amy! SHIP!

Indeed, it is a calm day on Gargantia and thus a calm podcast with Fosh & Highway joining me to discuss the episode. I mentioned Shenmue on the last podcast… didn’t realize we’d have Red job-hunting just like Ryo Hazuki. Over-discussed Dreamcast game aside, enjoy the podcast.

Wooooo time for more Gargantia on Metanorn and we have Jrow and Highway joining in for the fun mini talk!

Extra Gargantia fun 

Plenty of service shots for guys and girls this week~

Amy ftw

Amy flies the friendly skies

Heavens to the Gargantians = Columbia?

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Hisasi provides a great parting fanservice shot~

Bonus Swimwear

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Getting to know a bit about Metanorn’s newest writers

MUSIC

Opening: Highway’s Tune (“Wonderful Rush” from Love Live!)

Ending: Sumairii’s Tune (“To Be Continued” by Sadohara Kaori from Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren’t They?)

BGM: Angel Beats! OST Vol. 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhC-HUYp19w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Kvxdh0OJg

Ridgett needs more screentime right guys?

Indeed, we’re back here talking about episode 4 of Gargantia. No fighting in this episode, so Red gets an opportunity to actually have conversations with people on the fleet and learn a little bit more about the culture of these people. Speaking of conversation, Sumairii and my friend & Anivision co-host Xcom join us for the podcast, so enjoy more talking from more people!

It’s time for another week of awesome fun with Gargantia and this week we brought in Sumairii and Xcom join in for our epic mini chats~

Extra fun with Gargantia

Amy why are you so damn cool?

Red is going to have a fantastic harem by the end of the series.

I am sure the girls out there want more Red fanservice.

Chamber why so moe?

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Red-”Will you play me a song next time?”

Swimsuit episode next time? ARE YOU EVEN PREPARED?

It gets better, I swear!

Katanagatari came out way back in 2010, but which is being re-aired on TV on the famous Noitamina time slot. It’s a damn fine show that I think didn’t get the viewership it deserved (thanks in part to its unusual hour-long episode per month release format), and so we here at Metanorn will be running a series of podcasts on it, following the show as it re-airs. If you haven’t watched it already, I hope you give it a shot (heck, it’s already released in the US)!

Indeed, Katanagatari was a show I was given as a “challenge” watch by my friend and fellow podcast host Amuro, and I’m glad he recommended it to me. I’m glad to help lvlln out chatting about this fine series and I hope you enjoy the podcast.

lvlln // This week, we’re joined by very special guest Mr. Flawfinder, who runs Standing On My Neck, “The Aniblog That Searches For Hope Amongst Misery.”

The Crew:

With Guest:

00:36: Intro
11:25: Episode 1
25:25: Episode 2
38:30: Final Thoughts

Music
You can hear various tracks from the show soundtrack in the podcast. We open with supercell‘s new opening theme for the show, “Hakushu Kassai Uta Awase,” and close with Piko‘s new ending theme, “Koto No Ha.”

It gets better, I sw- wait actually, I don’t think it gets any better than this.

Thanks for listening! Thanks again to Mr. Flawfinder for coming on; once again, you can find him at Standing On My Neck. If you’ve already seen the show or if you are watching it for the first time and are interested in coming on as a guest, please let us know in the comments, or shoot me an email at q.lvlln@gmail.com.

Tohka attempts her fate with the Evangelion burger!

 Foshizzel here bringing you reviews for Date a live three and four! I guess you could say I got a bit lazy? Anyway today I am trying a new experiment with a webcam for my very first real life video; however let me know if you like the change or rather I go back to audio and screencaps instead? I tried to combine the two this time, anyway I hope you enjoy my new approach to video reviews on Metanorn and sorry for the low quality screenshots for episode four…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHb-zSVweU

Extra date a live fun!

Tohka-”Bro, you wanna like eat some more food? I got a mean case of the munchies.”

Shidou-”Well that got weird really fast huh?”                   Tohka-”Your kiss melted my armor.”

You better eat all of them or Tohka will cut you in half!

Tohka’s expressions for both episodes were so hilarious!

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Another addition to the Skylion harem plan.

Please come back to us loli bunny girl!

Hot yuri of the future!

Indeed, we’re here to talk about another fine episode of Gargantia, which released just before Earth Day. We talk about the crew’s concern about Red killing all of the pirates from last week, Lukkage’s age and the big action scene that took place in the second half of the ep. Enjoy!

Yarr! Time for some Piracy on the high seas with the crew of the Gargantia, but will they be afraid of Red or kick him out? Just kidding he is a main character after all right? Like always I hope you enjoy the mini talk on this amazing episode!

Extra fun with Gargantia

Red-”I really like this humans choice in clothing…yes…”

Lobster Pirates sounds like a restaurant.

Amy looks like she was about to turn on her yandere side.

Deep fried friendship for the win!

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A girl for every age range, but I will stick with Bellows!

Red joins Gargantia? Maybe?

It’s time for some piracy on the high seas! YARR!!!

I’m aware that this episode has actually been out since the middle of last week, but I have quickly found a nice groove for myself in watching Attack on Titan and this back-to-back on Crunchyroll for a kickass hour of anime. Fosh & I are here to talk (in english) some more on Gargantia and Amy’s butt. I’m also using the english title because all these japanese titles suck.

 Indeed we are! Amy’s butt and epic chats about giant freaking robots! I hope you enjoy the episode because I found it to be awesome and the surprise twist at the end left me shocked…damn…enjoy!

Fun with everyone

Is red using the dating sim of the future?!

Every girl in Suisei no Gargantia is so damn cute

The romance between Chamber and Amy continues~

Mecha lasers one squishy humans zero

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Bellows-”Well damn I will miss those pirates…oh…wait…nope!”

The mecha adventure continues.

Our early opinions on the big Spring ’13 season of anime

Music

OP: “Sister’s Noise” by fripSide from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

ED: “Be” by Song Riders from Devil Survivor 2

Welcome to Butcher Gen’s verdurous planet

Hello everybody, indeed! Spring season has been rolling along and there are a number of shows I’m enjoying and intend to keep up with weekly (comedy has been a surprise plus for me this season with MgRonalds/SNAFU/Mermaid). This show right here is definitely the one I’ve looked forward to the most. I’ve really enjoyed Gen’s work and look forward to watching his latest with I.G. // Fosh & I will be doing mini-talks for this series throughout the 12-ep run, so I hope you’ll take the time to listen in and enjoy our discussions.

oh my god it is finally time to talk about Gargantia! I was so damn hype for this series after I saw the trailers and voice cast with Hisako Kanemoto, Ai Kayano, Kana Asumi and a Metanorn favorite with Sugita Tomokazu! So yeah enough of that I hope you enjoy the new mini talk of this season.

Fun with space and friends

Evil space flower always does what he wants.

Congratulations bro! I bet he feels really well rested.

More like Bellows’ pillows am I right guys?

Such a gentleman isn’t he?

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Amy for the win~

More adventure next time

These two win for the slowest mecha fight in anime history!

 Welcome back listeners! Sadly the time has finally come to say good bye to the world of Robotic;Notes because we have reached the final episode, but we here at Metanorn have another special project planned for this awesome series! Anyway you can listen to me, Jrow and Lvlln as we break down the final events of Robotic;Notes…

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Fun with Frau, Junna, Subaru and Aki

OH YEAH! TAP THOSE TABLETS SO HARD

Frau has the best scream…

Wooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

This is the one true route we all want to see.

The end!

Congratulations you survived Robotic;Notes on Metanorn! Thanks for everything readers <3

Stay tuned for more giant robots!

Airi is excited to listen to the Notes on Robotic;Notes podcast!

hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of Robotic;Notes and we only have one episode left? Can you believe it? Time sure does fly when you are having fun, but this week on the notes on robotic notes you can listen to me, Lvlln and Jrow breakdown this episode! I hope you enjoy the recording!

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Fun with everyone!

Aki for best hyper anime girl of 2013!

At first I wasn’t a huge supporter of this shipping, but in the end it works.

Frau and Subaru need to hook up! Seriously…sorry Junna…

With great friendship comes AWESOME POWER!!!

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Are you ready to take on the final boss Kai?

Misa vs Kai in an all out mecha battle!!