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News about our new Winter Season Preview!

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:24:00 -0700

Hey, with the winter season underway the staff of Midnightanimeradio have come together to give you guys a season preview. We will be covering many of the new episodes of the season. That way it's easier for you guys to decided which shows to watch this season. We are so nice. Just click to the tab in the upper right corner to see it. Over the next week we will update it so keep coming back for more previews!

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:14:00 -0700

Viz Media

This week, Viz media officially dropped the Alpha edition of Shonen Jump and has now begun the real Shonen Jump weekly publication. The redesigned website has a new look and now has a simultaneous schedule with japan. In other words, it releases the weekly Shonen Jump at the same time as in Japan. Personally, I like the new revamped look of the digital magazine. It looks fresh and well made. The cost of a weekly subscription to Weekly Shonen Jump cost $25.99 for one year. Not only do you get the magazine, but you occasionally will receive physical goods. Also, Viz also reported that it would no longer have its “rental model” for the magazine but it would have a new download-to-own model instead.

For more information head on over to Viz Media's website.

Spring anime

Even though we have just begun the winter anime series, many big name anime series are coming back for the spring. Not only is there going to be a new season of Oreimo, but there’s also going to be a new season of A certain scientific railgun which is set to begin in April. Here's a link to a list of all the anime series, OVA’s, and movies that have been announced so far for this spring.

Credits: Table is done by Norza

New Ghost in the Shell

So it has been ten years since ghost in the shell: stand alone complex aired and during this week it was announced that a new anime TV series would air sometime this year. The new series, called Ghost in the Shell Arise, will be directed by Kise Kazuchika. Also, Cornelius will be composing the music for this series. Nothing much else has been said about the series.

Sentai Filmworks

Over the past week, Sentai Filmworks has announced that it has licensed many anime series. All the series that they have announced are as follows:

K-On! The Movie
Colorful ~ The Motion Picture
Okamikakushi ~ Masque of the Wolf
Kampfer ~ Fur Die Liebe
AKB0048
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
Cuticle Detective Inaba
Amnesia
Little Buster!
Place to Place (Acchi Kocchi)
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
Tamako Market
Ebiten: Koristu Ebisugawa Koko Tenmonbu!
Psychic Detective Yakumo
Tegami Bachi: Reverse

For more information, please visit Sentai Filmworks website.

Last but not least

Good Smile Company has scheduled a release of a Yoko and Nia twin pack of figures. These two figures are being redesigned in Panty and Staocking style by the character designer for both series (Gurren Lagaan and Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt), Atsushi Nishigori. For more information, head on over to Good Smile Company's website.

Hey sorry!

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:18:00 -0700

Hey we are going down as a website till Januaray 2013 but, don't worry! We have new content and podcast coming so keep your eye on the webiste come the new year. Everyone here at midnight anime radio want to wish you guys a Merry Christmas! Till next year.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:59:00 -0700

Naruto Returns to Toonami

During this week, Jason Demarco (VP of Strategic Marketing &Promotions for Cartoon Network) announced that the first Naruto series will be airing on December 1 at 12:20 am. He also said that there were no plans to air Naruto Shippuden since Disney has the rights to that series. As of right now, Toonami has ten anime shows that it’s airing that are as follows:

Bleach
Naruto
Tenchi Muyo GXP
Thundercats
Samurai 7
Symbionic Titan
Eureka 7
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Cowboy Bebop
Inuyasha

Stage Adaption of Princess Mononoke on Kickstarter

With the co-operation of Studio Ghibli, Whole Hog Theatre is trying to fund and extend the life of its production of the famous anime Princess Mononoke. According to the kickstarter website information, the donations are being used to create more performance dates and pay for production costs. As of today, they have reached their goal of 5,000 pounds (about 8,000 USD). If you would like to contribute to this project, head on over to www.kickstarter.com

New Steins;Gate Anime Movie Trailer

This weekend, 5pb. Is holding and event where they released a bunch of announcements regarding the Steins;Gate series. First, they announced that their game Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram is going to be released next spring (2013). Also, 5pb announced that a new Blu-ray/DVD set of the original series will come with new Huke artwork; this will be released next year on March 27^th. Last but not least, 5pb streamed a short teaser trailer of the new anime movie that is scheduled to be released next year.

* Video Translation: Changing the past will affect the future. It’s a crueler thing than death. The proof of that life has all but vanished. Yet I cannot control my memories. “But that’s insane! If you don’t go, this can’t work!” But I’m a scientist; I have to act on theory and basis. I can’t act on my emotions alone. But I can’t forget all of that I've felt. I can’t forget that I've known you for so long, longer than I really have known you in this world. This is reality. This is the world. Okabe… it hurts.

New Evangelion Movie Breaks Box Office Record of 2012

This past weekend, the third installment of Gainaxs Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, earned about 14 million USD last weekend. The record was previously held by a live-action film called Brave Hearts. It’s exciting to see one of my favorite anime series doing so well in Japan.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:20:00 -0700

Victoria Secret Angel Model’s Outfit Very Similar to Evangelion Suit

About a few weeks ago, many Eva fans found out that a model had been wearing an outfit that looked unmistakably like Rei Ayanami’s plugsuit. Many people were confused by this because the movie was scheduled to be shown this week and many people were wondering if this was just a way to promote the movie, but this week Gainax announced that they weren't contacted by Victoria secret regarding the Evangelion outfit. They added that they only learned about the lookalike outfit through the internet and the (angry) fans talking about it. Gainax has yet to take any legal or official action regarding the outfit, but they didn’t seem too happy about the outfit. Victoria Secret has yet to make an official comment.

Dragon Ball Z Movie

There’s a new Dragon Ball Z movie coming out next year and there have been a few ads popping out that are giving us clues to what the movie is about. Many people have been speculating that many foes before Piccolo and Freeza, will appear in this movie (maybe Pilaf, Mai, and Shu). The movie is set to take place about ten years after Goku beats Buu in battle. I’m a big fan of the Dragon Ball series and I’m looking forward to this awesome movie. The Z-Fighters are back!

Nintendo Legend Turns 60

One of the world’s most influential Japanese video game designer and producer, Shigeru Miyamoto, turned 60 this week. He is best known as the creator of some of the most successful video game franchises of all time, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda (one of my personal favorites), Star Fox (again, another favorite of mine), F-Zero, and Pikmin. He has won multiple awards including Game Developers Choice Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, IGN’s Top 100 Game Creators of All Time, and has been featured in Time Magazines Asia’s “60 Years of Asian Heroes”. All of us from Midnight Anime Radio wish him a happy birthday!

Favorite Fall 2012 Anime Heroine Tournament

Even though it’s somewhat early to name the best female anime characters of the fall 2012 season, Biglobe decided to hold a vote to name the best heroine. Over 20,000 votes were casted and here were the top ten female characters:

Hidmari Sketch x Honeycomb’s Yuno
Chunibuyo Demo Koi ga Shitai’s Rikka Takanashi
Chunibuyo Demo Koi ga Shitai’s Kumin Tsuyuri
Medaka Box Abnormal’s Youka Naze
To love-Ru Darkness’ Momo Belia Deviluke
Hayate The Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes of You’s Katsura Hinagiku
To Love-Ru Darkness’ Yui Kotegawa
Sword Art Online’s Fairy Asuna Yuki
Pet Girl of Sakurasou’s Mashiro Shiina
Medaka Box Abnormal’s Medaka Kurokami

I’m actually not a very big fan of most of these heroines but it’s interesting to see what other people like in an anime character.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:32:00 -0700

Nintendo starts preparing for its new consoles launch on November 18

Nintendo recently started showing off it's new Wii U in over 5,000 stores across the United States and has begun advertising it everywhere. At the booths, you will be able test out a fully functional Wii U and play games like Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, SiNG PARTY, ZombiU, and Rayman Legends. Some of the participating retailers are Target, Best Buy, GameStop, and Wal-Mart. Also, Nintendo decided to do an un-boxing video that features none other than Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata.

For more information or those who are curious about Wii U's online features head on over too Nintendo's Wii U site.

Japanese Fans Name Shoujo Anime That Men Shouldn’t Miss

Normally, when people think of Shoujo Anime they think of “chick flicks” that focus more on a woman demographic (between the ages of 10-18). Biglobe Anime asked their readers to name an anime that guys would have no problem watching alongside girls (or by themselves). Here is what people came up with:

Fruit basket
Chihayafuru
Nodame Cantabile
My Little Monster
Uta no Prince-sama
Kamisama Kiss
Kimi ni todoke - From Me To You
Say I Love You
Card Captor Sakura
Shugo Chara

I don’t know about you guys but I've actually been really into My Little Monster and Say I Love You. They have a good mix between romance and comedy. I’m not a very big Shoujo anime fan myself, but these two shows have really kept me entertained. To see the rest of the list head on over to BigLobe.

Want to Look Good While Wearing Eva Themed Clothes?

Menswear company, Haruyama, has begun selling Evangelion themed formal clothing this week. They offer five different type of dress shirts modeled after EVA Unit 01 and 02, and NERV, and five different tie designs. The dress shirts are on retail for 4,095 yen (about $50 USD) each. Also, Haruyama is selling cufflinks and tiepins to match with your shirt and tie. For more information, head on over to their website (in Japanese).

Another Gaming Magazine Comes to an End

Just a couple months have passed since Nintendo ceased publication of Nintendo Power and now Playstation: The Official Magazine will also be closing its doors. Future US announced that the final issue is slated for the Holiday 2012 edition. It’s somewhat sad to see these magazines go but times have changed. Most of the media we consume is through the internet or television.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:01:00 -0600

Mass Effect Movie toPlay in Six North American Theaters and Blood C Dub Cast Announced

FUNimation has announced that the new Mass Effect: ParagonLost feature will be shown in six cities across North America for only one day(November 29). The six cities are:

Anthology Film Archives in New York City
4-Star Theatre in San Francisco
Metro Cinema at the Gareau in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Texas Theatre in Dallas
Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema in Greensboro, North Carolina
Downtown Independent in Los Angeles

The first 20 people will receive a free T-shirt. The featurewill be available on Blu-ray and DVD on December 28.

FUNimation also announced Blood-C’s English Dub cast:

Saya Kisaragi – Alexis Tipton
Tadayoshi Kisaragi – Bill Jenkins
Fumito Nanahara – Robert McCollum
Nene/Nono Motoe – Lindsay Seidel
Shinichiro Tokizane – Scott Freeman
Itsuki Tomofusa – Chris Burnett
Yuka Amino – Martha Harms
Kanako Trutsutori – Lydia Mackay
Dog – Todd Haberkorn

The main synopsis of the story in FUNimation’s words:

Horrifying beasts with a hunger for human flesh prey on the citizens of a quiet town. In moonlit twilight, Saya slays the monsters and returns home drenched in blood. As the attacks increase in frequency and intensity, her enemies relay cryptic messages about a broken contract. Limbs are torn from flesh and skulls are crushed and devoured while the huntress struggles with paralyzing visions and gaping holes in her memory. When the humans Saya promised to protect reveal the sickening truth about her role in the violence, she learns her mission isn’t as clear cut as she thought—and her most sadistic foe of all is so close she can taste it.

FUNimation will be releasing the series on Blu-ray/DVD combo January 8.

Hayao Miyazaki NamedPerson of Cultural Merit by the Japanese Government

This week, the Japanese government honored fifteen people asPerson of Culture Merit and Hayao Miyazaki was one of them. The Person of Cultural Merit Award is thesecond highest cultural honor in Japan; the highest is the Order of Culture. The71-year-old renowned anime director is known for anime movies like My NeighborTotoro, Spirited away, and Princess Mononoke. The award ceremony will be held atHotel Okura Tokyo on November 5^th.

Kuroko’s BasketballAuthor and Other Personnel Have Received Various Threats

Throughout this whole month, the author of Kuroko’sBasketball (Tadatoshi Fujimaki) and other people involved in this anime havebeen threatened with letters, powder, and liquids that could injure or evenkill a person. More than twenty cases have been reported of threat letterscontaining some kind of chemical. According to Tokyo Metropolitan PoliceDepartment, a student at Sophia University found a container with hydrogensulfide liquid in the gym. There was a note attached to the container thatsaid, “I hate Tadatoshi Fujimaki” and “Stop the manga”. Also, there was aKuroko Basketball event that was closed because of “various circumstances”. Ithink it’s because of all these threats that have been following this anime.Police are still investigating this matter and no one has been injured so far.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:14:00 -0600

First thing this week on After Hours Weekly News…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Everyone here at Midnight Anime Radio wishes you a happy (and safe) Halloween!

Sword Art Online PSP

This week, Namco Bandai announced that they would be releasing a special edition PSP of Sword Art Online that includes a bunch of goodies. First of all, it includes a soundtrack CD, a special booklet, a custom (and very sweet) PSP themed skin and some special content DVDs. This PSP is scheduled to hit Japanese stores on March 14^th. The special edition PSP is going for 9,980 yen (about $125) and the standard for 6,280 yen (around $78). If you would like to pre-order one now you can head over to AmiAmi.

FUNimation and Xbox Video Team Up

Yesterday (Oct 26, 2012), Microsoft launched its new operating system Windows 8 and also announced that it would be partnering up with FUNimation to sell certain anime at a discounted price on their new platform called Xbox Video. FUNimation will be selling the first six episodes of Dragon Ball Z season one and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood season one at a discounted price until the end of January; around 50 percent off! Also, Xbox Live/ Windows 8 consumers will be able to download episode one of Samurai Champloo and FLCL for free.

Windows 8 also hit Japan this past week and many people lined up to buy it. One difference is that in Japan, the new operating system has its own anime girls! Here are some photos from Akihabara, Japan during the launch party.

Source: Scott Green

Massaki Yuasa’s Kick-Heart Anime Hits Fundraising Goal

In our previous podcast, we talked a little bit about this fundraiser that Production I.G/Masaaki Yuasa had organized and this week they were able to reach their main goal! The project also added new stretch goals on Wednesday and will add new features/content if they reach these goals. There’s only a few days left so if you have a chance you should check out their project and maybe consider donating!

Also, a Japanese/Thai IT company Goopa launched a preview of their new crowd funding service Anipipo this week. This is somewhat like the website KickStarter but only focused on funding animated projects. This might lead to a new era where people are funding these anime projects instead of people that are only focused on making money.

We need your help!

So this news segment has been out for a couple of weeks now and I would like to hear from you guys! What do you think about the content that is coming out every week? What can we do better or differently? Make sure to comment (or send us an e-mail) bellow and follow us on our Facebook!

Episode 10/25/12 - I'll Baccano You!

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:04:00 -0600

Hello guy's we have another great show for you guys. In this show we discuss the Funimation/ Senti suit and we discuss the Kick Heart kickstarter that you all should support! Here is a link:
kickstarter-production ig's masaaki yuasas's kick-heart
We also have Nick's review Baccano! and I have a interview with Leah Clark leftover from NDK 2012. Sorry, my Fafner review seems to have disappeared. Enjoy!

6 seconds Dashing Discourse

1 minutes 40 seconds Intro

10 minutes 42 seconds News

18 minutes 59 seconds Nick's review of Baccano!

28 minutes 51 seconds Leah Clark's Interview

Listen Now!

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:43:00 -0600

Steins;Gate Film Announced!

The new Steins;Gate movie will be premiering in Japan inSpring 2013. The MAGES president ShikuraChiyomaru tweeted that the anime movie will feature an original story with a new conclusion to the time travel mystery. The TV series directors will also beback: Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Sato (chief directors). Tickets will go onsale on November 10 and will come bundled with one of four metal charactercharms. Also, the movie will be shown at 17 theaters across Japan. Hopefully itmakes its way over to the US and other countries.

Something I might add is that a new character has beenannounced for the upcoming Steins;Gate novel that will be released this winter; thenovel is called Steins;Gate: Heijikyokuson no Epigraph. Her name is Maho Hiyajo(who is voiced by Sayuri Yahagi) and she’s the Japanese American university associate(or senpai) of Kurisu Makise and is an expert in neuroscience/artificialintelligence. There’s some fan speculation that the new novel will tie in withthe new movie that is coming out next year.

Source: Steins;Gate Movie Website

Amazon.co.jp Opens Online Pokémon Store

In a partnership with game developer Game Freak andNintendo, Amazon has launched an online Pokémon store that offers over 10,000Pokémon merchandise! Some of the things they offer in the store were once only availableat the Japanese Pokémon Store (Pokemon Center Tokyo). They also offer alifesized Pikachu that’s priced at ¥3,800 or $48 US dollars. The shipping costis somewhat expensive when you’re shipping to the United States or any othercountry but if you’re a big fan of the series, this is a great opportunity tobuy unique merchandise.

Source: Amazon.co.jp, Life size Pikachu

New Puella Magi MadokaMagica Show Considered After 3^rd Film

Artist: Yamasan

This week, writer Gen Urobuchi revealed in a newspaperinterview that the Madoka Magica staff is considering making a new televisionseries after the third film. In the interview, he said that plans for ahalf-year series are being considered. He also commented that he would like tosee new writers working on this project. Hopefully this new series (if its evermade) will be just as good as the last series.

The new Madoka movie has been doing quite well in Japan. Injust over a week, it earned $3.9 million (US dollars) and has been sitting atthe #11 spot in the Japanese box office.

Source:Anime News Network

Evangelion: 3.0 YouCan (Not) Redo

With less than a month to go before (November 17^th)the next Rebuild of Evangelion movie premieres in japan, a lot of newinformation, advertisements, and new merchandise have been popping up all overJapan. Here’s a trailer that was played on the wall of Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9 Theater.

There's also a new Sante FX eye drop commercial:

and last but not least, Sante FX ads in Akihabara, Japan. Photos taken by Mikikazu Komatsu.

News Flash

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:48:00 -0600

Funimation at New York Comic Con announced the acquisition of Wolf Children Ame to Yuki. Though this is not surprising when you look at how well Mamoru Hosoda previous movie Summer Wars sold for them. Wolf Children is a movie about how a single mother deals with raising two very unique children on her own. The other aquistion today was the title Toriko. Toriko is the story of a mercenary looking for the best meal. To get these meals he hunts monsters and stews them up. Seeing how this title is from Toei, the same people who put out One Piece and Drangonball Z. Both proprieties being very successful for Funimation it makes sense they would pick this up.

After Hours Weekly News

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:01:00 -0600

PETA Releases Pokémon Parody Game

This past Monday, the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), released a Pokémon Black & Blue parody browser game. This comes after the Pokémon Black and White Version 2 came out. I got a chance to play part of the game and it’s pretty ridiculous. The Pokémon trainers use attacks like tail docking, choke collar, and dissections in order to harm the Pokémon. They try to capture them. I’m not sure what kind of Pokémon games PETA have been playing but, Pokémon aren’t mistreated in their games. The browser game’s website also has a few statements regarding its views on the Pokémon video and anime franchise. The statement is as follows:

The amount of time that Pokémon spend stuffed in Pokéballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts…If PETA existed in Unova, our motto would be: Pokémon are not ours to use or abuse. They exist for their own reasons. We believe that this is the message that should be sent to children.

This isn’t the first time PETA has made a parody game involving other game franchises (including Mario, Cooking Mama, and Super Meat Boy) and it probably won’t be their last.

Source: PETA Pokemon Game

Six Shows Added to Funimation Fall 2012 Simulcast

I don’t know about you guys but I’m pretty excited about all these new shows coming this fall. FUNimation has finally announced their simulcast schedule and it has a few that I’m looking forward too. The six shows that were added are as follows:

Code Breaker – Premiering Wednesday, Oct 10 @ 10am
Kamisama Kiss – Premiering Wednesday, Oct 10 @ 12noon
Jarmungand Perfect Order – Premiering Thursday, Oct 11 @ 10:30am
Psycho-Pass – Premiering Thursday Oct 11 @ 11:45am
Oniai – Premiering Friday Oct 12 @ 11:30am
Robotics; Notes – Premiering Friday Oct 12 @ 11:45am

The simulcasts are available through the paid FUNimation app or with a subscription to FUNimation EVS. The free app doesn’t allow access to the simulcasts unless a subscription to the EVS service is purchased. I’m super exited for Robotics;Notes and Psycho-Pass! Stay tuned for reviews and more information regarding these awesome new anime!

Source: FUNimation Simulcast Schedule

Steins;Gate Part Two Blu-ray/DVD Release Date

FUNimation has announced that our Future Gadget Lab Members are coming on December 11, 2012. I don’t want to give out any spoilers for the people that haven’t seen most of the series or are just starting the series but part two really picks up where part one left off. The part two release will also come with Episode 25 (if you have seen the whole series but not this episode you are missing out!). You can pre-order your copy now on Rightstuf, Amazon, or any other leading anime provider.

Source:Steins;Gate Part 2 Plus Steins;Gate Info
Here's a short trailer for the Steins;Gate Part 2 release. Warning: There are spoilers in this trailer.

Crunchyroll Simulcast Lineup for Fall 2012

Crunchyroll has released most of its new streaming schedule (apparently there’s one more anime that hasn’t been announced). This fall they have seventeen new titles that will premiere this fall and will have thirteen simulcast titles that will continue into fall 2012. The new titles are as follows:

· Hiiro No Kakera – Sundays @ 10:00am PDT
· Gintama – Thursdays @ 2:00am PDT
· Hayate No Gotoku! Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Wednesdays @ 10:00am PDT
· Shin Sekai Yori (From the New World) – Tuesdays @ 11:40pm PDT
· Ixion Saga DT – Sundays 9:00am PDT
· My Little Monster – Mondays @ 9:30am PDT
· Blast Tempest – Thursdays @ 11:00am PDT
· BTOOOM! – Thursdays @ 6:00pm PDT
· Magi – Wednesdays @ 9:00am PDT
· GIRLS und PANZER – Wednesdays @ 7:00pm PDT
· Medaka Box – Thursdays @ 10:35pm PDT
· The Pet Girl of Sakurasou – Wednesdays @ 11:00am PDT
· Teekyu – Sundays @ 5:50am PDT
· Lychee Light Club – (Time TBA)
· Aoi Sekai no Chushin de – (Time TBA)
· Ebiten – Wednesday @ 10:00am PDT
· TBA (No information has been released yet)

You do need a premium membership in order to watch these anime the same day as they are broadcasted in Japan, but you can also wait a week in order to watch them for free. Stay tuned for more information and reviews on these great titles! For more information please visit Crunchyroll.

One last thing I would like to add

Oreimo

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Redline Anime IOS APP Review

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Thu, 4 Oct 2012 04:33:00 -0600

In this weeks ios review I will be covering the APP that Madhouse released Redline the Second Season.
This ios app was released on the Japanese itunes store in 2011. You get to be JP has he drives his Transam20000 in the Redline race.

The controls are pretty simple. They are all gyroscope based by moving the iphone around. On top of that you can add "acceleration gold" pills to act has a temporary turbo boost. Your goal is to when the race and gain as many points from tricks as you can.

I found the game to be fun but, its short with not to many options. If you find that Redline itch this does an ok job of scratching it. It does have many of the original songs and sound effects from the movie which is cool!

I'd give a a total score of 3.5 out of 5. Ok but, you will probably only get and hour of entertainment out of it.

Episode 9/25/12 - NDK 2012

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:05:00 -0600

Hey guys here is the official podcast with our coverage of Nan Desu Kan 2012! I know many of you are very excited so sit back and enjoy. This podcast does include are interviews with Masao Maruyama a legend in the anime industry and the director Osamu Kobayashi. Thanks everyone at NDK for putting on such a great show!

7 seconds Dashing Discourse

1 minutes 48 seconds Intro/ News

11 minutes 20 seconds NDK 2012 Coverage

22 minutes 43 seconds Masao Maruyama Interview

1 hour 22 minutes 42 seconds Osamu Kobayashi Interview

Listen Now!

Post Nan Desu Kan 2012 report.

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:07:00 -0600

Hey, guys I just got back from the wrap up of NDK 2012 and man was it fun. I had a blast with all the con goers, staff and guests. As you can tell I have updated the photos section of the website with NDK photos so go and check that out. This year went very well for NDK as they hit cap Saturday and were even able to put out a mobile app that was fantastic. As always I was impressed with the level of professionalism that could be found across the board. Now I can go on and on about how amazing NDK was but, you will just have to wait for the upcoming podcast that will be released next Sunday for more information. This upcoming podcast will also include interviews with both Japenese guest of honor Masao Maruyama and Osamu Kobayashi. On top of that I also have a insightful interview with Leah Clark with projects she has worked on and the inner workings of Funimation. So keep your eyes peeled for that! Also, I will have a post up tomorrow covering a sneak peek that I got to see of Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Last, but not least I would like to give a special thanks to Jinnie and all the NDK staff for being so accommodating and I hope they continue to put on amazing conventions for a long time coming.

Announcements of new Funimation releases for the summer 2013

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:11:00 -0600

At NDK Funimation announced these titles for the summer of 2013.

Lupin 3rd
Sankaren
Moken-ki
Tenchi Muyo movie: War on Gemine
Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
Fairytail season 2 plus the Fairytail movie.
One Piece season 4
Quentin Evol
Akira

Here is the panel in audio form for your listening pleasure : Funimation Panel at NDK 2012

NDK Day 1

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:06:00 -0600

Hey guys Nan Desu Kan is now in full swing! If you haven't had a chance to get down here and check it out you should! Last night was quite busy. The dealers room was crowded and the Lolita Dark concert was fantatisic. If you haven't had a chance to check these guys out here is a link to their website lolitadark.com. If you guys keep your eyes out on our photo's page I'll be releasing new photos periodically throughout the week. Come say hi!

-John L.

NDK 2012

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Sat, 8 Sep 2012 21:30:00 -0600

Hey guys just a heads up I will be attending NDK this year. It's in amazing convention held September 14 - 16. If you are going to be their let me know. I would love to hang and catch a bite to eat! See you there.

The new shows of the Anime Summer Season 2012

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:43:00 -0600

Hey, guys just a quick update. The new show should be up tomorrow so be excited! Also, we have updates for the website that should go into effect any time now. Lastly, I would like to cover what I’m watching in the new summer season and what my impressions of them are so far.

The first show that I am covering is Sword Art Online. It’s an action/ fantasy directed by Tomohiko Ito, who also directed Occult Academy. I found the first episode to be quite engaging. To give a brief synopsis’s you find Kirito, a beta testers now gamer for the new virtual reality MMORPG: Aincrad online interacting in the game. Within the first few hours of playing the game something dawns on the players. They can’t log out. Lo and behold the game creator has trapped the gamers in this world and the only way out is by beating it. The catch is if you die then you die in real life. What’s cool about this show is that you really feel that this is made by true gamers. There are jokes and nuisances that real mmo players have to deal with and get. I have high hopes for this show and can’t wait to see where i will end.

Now the second show that I am watching is Humanity Has Declined. This one is a straight up comedy with a lot to say on current society. It’s directed by Seiji Kishi, who has directed numerous titles like Angel Beats! and My Bride is a Mermaid. The story is about a woman who acts as a UN arbitrator between the Humans and little creatures called fairies that also inhabit the earth. With humanity population on the decline and food becoming scare, food itself is very valuable. Thus when it starts to pop up with the FairyCorp logo the UN arbitrator is sent to investigate. So far with the first episode I found it to be a little preachy. There’s a lot of satire about consumerism and the red tape of bureaucracy which I find interesting. Tough at times I fell that they are trying too hard to get their points across. I hope with further episodes it continues with this trend but, in more subtle ways. Plus the fairies are way cute.
I’ll keep you posted for now this is John out.

Episode 5/31/12 - Shuffle Mania

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:41:00 -0600

Hey fellow listeners thanks for following! Today's episode will cover the anime Shuffle and the anime Interstella 5555! We also introduce a new hosts and welcome our new website designer into the Midnight fold. We hope you enjoy.

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A few more interviews for your viewing pleasure

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:45:00 -0600

Alright, I posted a few more interviews from NDK for your pleasure though keep in mind that they are uncut.

Here is Vic Mignogna interview: Listen Now!

and here is Cris Cason's interview: Listen Now!

Plus a few more photos of the con!

Episode 3/6/12 - NDK 2011!!!

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 23:15:00 -0700

Hey guys we are back up and running. I'm very sorry for the long delay between are last couple episode. I suffered a family tradagy that forced me to put many thing on hold. Sorry for the delay but, we are back up with are feet running. This is my coverage for the fantastic anime con Nan Desu Kan. I had a fun filled time and was able to score a few interviews with various people including Yutaka Yamamoto (Director / Animator)and Ryuusei Nakao (Voice Actor). So listen and enjoy! Next week be ready for some Redline!!!!

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Episode 9/15/2011 - Oh Goro...

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:39:00 -0600

Hey guys! This is the first episode of our new format! This time we discuss news and what we are watching. Then I give a introduction to Goro Miyazaki. Fal follows up with a review of Tales from Earth Sea. I hope you enjoy. Next I'll talk about my trip to NDK and I have some very special interviews.

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I'll be attending NDK and our new episode will be released in the next day or 2.

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Fri, 2 Sep 2011 15:52:00 -0600

Well, first I wanted to say that I'll be attending NDK.

The conventions full name is Nan Desu Kan (Japanese pun). They are the largest convention in Colorado and the surrounding states. I'll be there running around with an armband. To the first person who can find me I have a prize for them. A secret, most interesting prize mwhahahah. If you want to know more here is a link . Next podcast i'll give you guys the full rundown on just what NDK had to over and the amazing amount of fun I know i'm going to have!Hope to see you there!

P.S. I'm editing the current podcast and it should be up in a day or 2.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

midnightanimeradio@gmail.com (Lawson) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:24:00 -0600

Hey, guys we are changing the format to our shows to better reflect our goals. That is the reason it has taken so long to put a new episode out. We promise to have a new episode this weekend! I know you can wait!