Anime Series Review: Kaiba

The transhumanist space opera where memories have been digitized and your self can be placed into different bodies that also happens to be a terrifying dystopia where poor folks are vulnerable to theft and made to sell their bodies and memories to the rich, an amnesiac sets off on a dangerous interplanetary journey to find themselves.

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Opening: Never
Ending: Hoshizora no Believe

Anime Sermon: Dragon Ball Super Broly

I’m starting a new type of episode called Anime Sermon where I read passages from Deleuze and Guattari’s book, A Thousand Plateaus, and then discuss a preachy anime. For our first episode, we’re reviewing Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which is currently screening across the US.

Today, I read from Page 272-274, Chapter 10, Section: Memories of a Molecule, you can read along here

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Bunny Girl Senpai

I review a new show from the 2018 Winter anime season, Rascal Does not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai – Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai

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Wednesday News #3: New Yuasa and Okada films screening; Studio Ponoc Trilogy Announced

Finally another news episode!
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I discuss a lot of news including the new Studio Ponoc anthology, Mari Okada’s film Maquia, Masaaki Yuasa’s film Night is Short, Walk on Girl, it’s a decent news round up!

– Yuasa’s new film Night is Short, Walk On Girl will be screened in the US and Canada on August 21st-22nd, check with this link for theaters near you!
– Okada’s new film Maquia will also be screening in the US at Anime Expo on July 6th (two days away) and in more theaters on July 20th
– Captain Tsubasa will be aired on Primo TV in the US, check your local listings
– Studio Ponoc’s Anthology Chiisana Eiyuu’s trailer was posted!
– New Love Plus – will definitely download!

Weekly Round Up 1

I begin a new series where I try to regularly put out reactive podcast content. (not politically reactive)

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This week, I covered two series that wrapped up airing:
Gun Gale Online
Megalobox

I discussed the following series:
Darling in the FranXX
My Hero Academia
Major 2nd
Boruto
Black Clover

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Top 5 of 2017

I realized that this is my last chance to put out an episode in 2017, so here’s my top 5. I’ve done my best to keep these spoiler free.

The first 10 minutes or so are honorable mentions:
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
Sakura Quest
Miss Kobayashi-san’s Dragonmaid

The last 20 minutes or so are my top 5.
5. Yuri!! on Ice
4. Anime Gataris
3. Kingdom
2. Kemono Friends
1. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

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The Opening theme is the theme to Coast to Coast AM
The Ending theme is the 6th ending to Crayon Shin Chan

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia

I got one of my twitter buddies, Animated Ink who has their own show, Oldtaku no Radio (which is also pretty good) on as a guest to review the ghost waifu series, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia.

The amount of nerd-ing happening is really high. We spoil the series at about 18 minutes, give or take. I think they stop after like 2 minutes or something, but you know how it goes here.

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I’ve noticed loose continuity between this episode and the last episode, I’ll probably continue this practice.

Ushio and Tora

This is a crazy yokai anime (which I really like) that plays into the yokai Japanese nationalist genre through it’s narrative and character development and I absolutely love this it through it’s inconsistencies. With a middle school protagonist. It’s got a lot of anime strikes against it but check it out lmao.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes 19: Yang’s Fleet Moves Out

Hello, here I discuss episode 19, an Alliance episode where Yang responds to Reinhardt’s operation to implant a bunch of imperial agents who want to disrupt the Free Planet Alliance. It’s pretty cool to see the FPA fall apart and Yang try to salvage the situation.

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Anime Bazin: Japanese Animation in the Academy

Andy returns with a freshly slain undergraduate degree and the smell of a graduate degree on the tip of his nose, and we’ve decided to turn our attention back to the days and decisions that led us towards our degree paths and how they related to anime and anime podcasts.

Despite what was said on the show, Jefferson is not a furry.

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ED Theme: LoGH ED 4

Wednesday News #2: Libre Publishing Pulls Out, Yamato 2202 and Internet Badasses

Sorry this is late, but here’s the Wednesday News Wrap-up on Thursday Morning!

Time Stamp
00:00-01:10 Introduction
01:10-06:26 Libre Publishing Story
06:26-09:46 Yamato 2202 News! (here’s the interview with Fukui)
09:46-12:27 New Job Postings with the Japanese Government!

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ED: 10am ACNL

First Impressions: Dororo and Shomin Sample

I haven’t done a First Impressions episode in a while, also I haven’t watched a full series since Akame Ga Kill, so here we go.

This is Dororo

This is Shomin Sample

Timestamp:
0:00-6:20 – Dororo talk
6:20-17:17 – Shomin Sample (and harems in general)

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To be honest I kind of like this sliding scale between garbage and treasure.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes episode 18: The Lippstadt Conspiracy

There’s a lot of politicking in this episode. I suppose that’s not unique to this one!

Ironically I imagine Bernie Sanders would probably love this show, since it resonates with his whole “young, capable people being proactive in politics” appeal.

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Naruto Shippuden: Ninshu’s Cruel Optimism

I saw the latest two episodes of Naruto and really wanted to talk about Hagoromo, the Sage of the Six Paths and what I thought about his story and the story of Ninja-kind.

Getting followers like a religious leader!

In season 1, the first adventure that Naruto goes on is protecting a bridge builder, who wants to build a bridge to allow his town to have economic independence from a greedy mafia-type – which, in many ways, mirrors the story of Hagoromo and the thief in the recent episodes of Naruto.

You’re going to understand me even if you don’t like it.

Time Stamps:
I talk about Naruto for 16 minutes.
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ED Theme: Ao no Lullaby by Kuroneko Chelsea (the current ED theme)

Wednesday News #1: VR sexy times, Sexist Ghibli, and some other news

Here’s another news episode

Time thing:
0:00-3:30
VR Sexy times and Ressentiment!
3:30-5:55
Yoshiaki Nishimura had to go and say some sexist nonsense.
5:55-9:30
P.A. Works and their behind the scenes documentary I’ll eventually watch.

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ED Theme: Let’s Straighten it Out – Latimore

The Last Zabi

I talk about one of the coolest characters in all of Gundam, Mineva Lao Zabi, or as I keep calling her, Audrey Burne.

One thing I didn’t talk about is the director’s comment that she would’ve been made moe if the series didn’t sell. Her presence would be mediated by sales, which is still scary. The hierarchical structure of man-over-woman is, despite a nice image of Audrey, still in place.

Notice how she does not hug Riddhe back

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ED Theme: Into the Sky Orchestra cover by Akiba Winds

I hope you enjoy this one!

Akame Ga Kill

I reviewed another bad show. I’ve been letting Hulu decide what to watch after each episode of Naruto that I watch so I need to not do that.

If you want a shallow, grim show with anime querks and Tomino-inspired death counts, this may be for you.

I tried a new segment where I read through some reviews on the Akame ga Kill MAL page.

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ED Theme: the same ukelele cover of Konosuba’s end theme

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 17: Before the Storm

Come visit us at Iserlohn fortress, on the borderspace between the Empire and the Free Planet Alliance! We have the sequel to Gone with the Wind playing in movie theaters!

Commodore Fork in a previous episode

Commodore Fork as a conspirator in episode 17

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Keep getting hyped over Legend of the Galactic Heroes with me!
ED Theme: Konosuba Ending (Ukelele Cover) by Halcyon

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 16: A New Tide

It was a good episode, much like a lot of the other episodes.

Look at him, don’t you just want to follow Yang Wen-Li into battle?

Or would you rather pledge allegiance to a puppet child?

He’s not Rihanna

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ED Theme: Konosuba ED (baritone Ukelele cover) by Halcyon

Dagashi Kashi Review

I review a terrible anime that came up on queue when I was too lazy to change to something else.

DVD > Streaming

Modern anime sucks.

Yeah that’s right, it better be cruel!

Here’s the Japanese word of the day:

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The ending theme is a ukelele cover of the end theme from Konosuba, check it out on Soundcloud here!

Untitled #1

I had my girlfriend on for this episode. Even begrudgingly talked about the news.

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End Theme: “Kassai” Naomi Chiaki

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

I feel like I’m going to get so much flack for this, but this show left a bitter taste in my mouth. Ryousuke Takahashi, you turned this show into Fist of the North Star and 1984 after a really great space opera, like, what?

Generic Environmentalism.

Enjoyable love triangles.

The most basic flower and love interest.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 15: The Battle of Amlitzer

This episode of Legend of the Galactic Heroes’s Achilles heel.

This is really jarring. (a problem of the remastering)

From Civilian’s POV

A pretty good general critique of the show.

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End Theme: Life is Sweet – Paul Freeman

I just want to talk about GATE

If you can’t tell, I actually  like this awful right-wing anime.

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Parasyte Live-Action

I review the two live-action films based on the Parasyte story, directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Both are pretty damn good and filled with interesting lighting, imagery and while a little bit fast paced, well-put together.

Especially in comparison to the other bad Japanese live-actions I’ve seen. That said, it’s not a masterpiece, more like the first Avengers, a film that is as good as it needed to be.

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Ressentiment: Otaku Masculinity

This episode is a lot more positive and joyful than I thought it would be. It is episode 100, so I decided that I should review something meaningful, so I reviewed Hanazawa Kengo’s first manga, Ressentiment.

This is one of the few manga that I’ve read from start to finish, and re-reading it has been a joy.

Especially now that I have a few more years under my belt, and I understand what satire is.
I remember Cardeas Vist’s earnest prayer in Gundam Unicorn.

And I put this episode out as a prayer to myself and to any other lost soul just looking for love.

Thank you for being born.

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Top 5 of 2015

Happy New Year or something.

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End theme: Money Never Build a Mountain – Ronnie Davis

Pro-Experimentation Episode

This episode starts off pretty strong talking about Kenji Mizoguchi’s Streets of Shame.

But it spirals out of control and eventually we talk about the resurgence of the Japanese right, and eventually GATE.

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Yamada-Kun and the 7 Witches

For the first time in a long time, I talk about news.

The news in question is Makoto Shinkai’s new movie coming out next August, titled “Kimi no Na ha” and that Diskotech is going to be putting out Night on the Galactic Railroad (thank you Diskotech).

And then I review an anime that is about teenagers exploring their bodies while having whacky anime high school adventures. Yamada-Kun and the 7 Witches is pretty fun.

I stole this from tumlr

What’s not to like? It’s got boys kissing in episode one.

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ED theme: Kuchizuke Diamond (the opening theme to the show)

Ace of Diamond

Because I’ve been consistently watching this show for 2 years (I checked the old episodes and verified this), I decided to go ahead and start talking about it. It has so much for people who are into baseball anime…

It’s also really silly, as serious as high school baseball is, it’s still high school xD.

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ED theme: Dvorak’s 9th II Movement (the most anime piece of classical music ever)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 14: Liberation of the Frontiers

In this episode, we learn why Scorched Earth tactics violate human rights, but that said all of this is over contested territories between two different systems of coercion. I mean, the romanticism of frontier life is the libidinal economy of colonialism, but whatever. lol. A lot of us dream of a better life and I’m equally as guilty (if we could even say that dreaming is a sin… but our dreams should be bigger than having a wife and kids on our own planet…)

Enough of my anarchist ways in the comments.

This is when freedom and equality are just words, and what are words when compared to people getting food?

Let’s hope that Yang Wen-Li and the gang survive this stupid war.

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[audio https://archive.org/download/LoGHEp14LiberationOfTheFrontier/LoGH%20ep14%20Liberation%20of%20the%20Frontier.mp3]

ED theme: The first ending to the show lol. It feels the most appropriate.

Anime Book Reviews: Shrine of Siren Song

Oh wow, this looks so awesome. Or something. pic.twitter.com/yd43g6S46n

— Brian Ruh (@brianruh) October 29, 2015

This is a terrible book. Go read it.

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[audio https://archive.org/download/ShrineOfSirenSong/Shrine%20of%20Siren%20Song.mp3]

ED theme: “GATE ~Sore wa Akatsuki no Yō ni” (GATE～それは暁のように～) by Kishida Kyōdan & the Akeboshi

Zambot 3: I regret watching this

As the robot cried, I cried.

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Arby n the Chief Season 8 Premiere Discussion

I’m honestly disappointed in this episode. There’s a decent amount of smart elements going into this episode, but overall it’s kind of a mess. Some of the live-action shots are meh, some of the editing is also meh too.

I have faith though.

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End theme: AnTC S8 Track 5 by Jon CJG

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 13: When the Rain Comes

These are not words

Here’s the song used in the scene where young Ulrich is running through the forest with young Vier.

I know very little about classical music, but I’m sure someone could use this information.
Shoutout to Gustav Mahler, you did good buddy, you made it into an anime.

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Streets of Shame Discussion

I talk about Streets of Shame and episode 3 of Paranoia Agent to justify talking about the film.

I have no business talking about sex, but I can totally talk about film and this film is beautifully put together

I have no business talking about this movie beyond appreciate it’s filmic qualities and I didn’t do enough of that.

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Ed theme: Theremin Over the Rainbow

my life on a recorded track #1

In lieu of another LoGH episode, I just talk a little bit about what’s going on with my life and some brief thoughts about the relationship between consumption and advertising in anime podcasting that speaks to a much broader pattern of consumption and advertising among young people of this age, I don’t think I contributed to any resistance to capitalism or whatever, there’s a lot more to say about this issue, because a lot of us (especially otaku) find our identities wrapped up in our fandoms, which I would say is absurd. Sure, you like Doctor Who or whatever, but you are more than your interests, maybe you are even less than your interests, but you are not your interests and fandom/consumption should be a hobby not a point of identification, but this hyper-consumer is what a lot of us identify with. I’ll talk more about this later, but if you felt like I’ve said anything vital or important, let me know, because this is something that I occasionally think about and wish I had more concise thoughts about.

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ED theme: Your Song from Log Horizon

Monster Musume no Nichijou is bad

I feel like I disappoint my shounen master Satoshi Kon by watching a show like this, but here I am.

I stole this from tumlr, dr-scaphandre

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ED theme: THE ED THEME TO DEATH PARADE

I would probably be more consistent if not for Key and Peele videos on YouTue hahaha.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 12: Advance into Imperial Territory

Adrian Rubinsky living the dream

This episode is about the political opportunism that comes with people trying to gain seats at the highest level of political authority, looking back there’s a few more things I should’ve talked about, but this episode was already almost the length of the actual episode so it’s whatever, if you have a comment feel free to leave one below!

The glass of wine will be well animated, nothing else.

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ED theme: ACNL 8AM (because I recorded this at 8AM)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 11: The Actress Exits

I talk about some comments in this episode. I don’t think this episode was up to par.

It was strange because when I first watched this episode a few weeks ago it was a lot more interesting, but on this watch-through it was kind of meh, even though I do think this episode’s set-up is kind of funny, although it’s mostly a woman’s jealousy gets exploited by another noble who hates Reinhardt.

Susanna is so precious.

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Split-screen in Anime Part 1

I figured there’s going to be a point where I will want to talk about split-screen in anime again, so I’m using the ‘part’ in the names so that I can do another episode like this if I felt like it.

Here is the “what” use of split-screen I was referring to in GATE.

Like, these characters aren’t even separated in space, they’re in the same confined screen space and it just doesn’t make sense to use it here.

This looks hilarious.
Here is the good use of split-screen I referenced in Ore Monogatari.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 10: Jessica’s Battle

In this episode I mumble through the episode where Yang returns to Thernusen, the place where his old military academy was, and he encounters Jessica Edwards and struggles with survivors guilt, especially when thinking through his relationship with Jessica and his best friend Jean Robert Lap.

There’s also a Char’s Counterattack-esque moment in here that I find interesting to think about, especially in how it contrasts with the critique of the media/political cycle.

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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Today I a review a book. Andrew Osmond’s book on Satoshi Kon. It’s ok. But I really like Satoshi Kon. So there’s that.

I also just moved and got a job that officially begins in a few days, so that means more episodes.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 9: The Klopstock Incident

This episode was awesome, got to see some more action in the Kaiser’s court from a man who opposed it and was ostracized and got to see some interesting background information on the Kaiser.

There was also some hilarious looking laptops.

No one likes the prince.

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OP&ED Theme: 3DS Security BGM

Wandering Son Vol 1 Review

Given the recent wave of news and attention I figured that people should probably know about this manga. The property got kind of famous among, I guess you could say, a fringe group of Noitamina fans years ago and I plan on doing a proper review of the anime, but since I have it, I want to talk about this manga and it’s depiction of learning to perform another self within private and public institutions.

This episode is also different, especially from the LoGH episodes, I didn’t follow a script even though I wrote one out, so it may seem a lot less prepared than other episodes.

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I also played a podcast promo for my friends at the Anime of Yesteryear Podcast. Haven’t done that in a while, I also plan on making a new one soon./

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 8: Cold, Clear Cybernetic Eyes

7/2/15 will become LOGH Day and our grandchildren will celebrate by engaging in intricate space politics.

— Kane's Dad (@jyareddo) July 3, 2015

Legend of the Galactic Heroes getting licensed and distributed in the United States is a pretty big piece of news in my humble opinion. It finally happened. After all these years, it finally happened.

Today’s episode is about Oberstein and Lohengramm’s political ambitions, maneuvering on the political terrain in the Kaiser’s court in the wake of the Iserlohn Invasion. It’s pretty good.

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Ending theme: Dvorak’s From the New World 2nd Movement

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 7: The Iserlohn Invasion

This is an episode filled with action, and it even has its own funny moments.

Drunk Soldiers who have no idea what is going on when the invasion happens. The Empire for the most part is caught off-guuard

Which is why they call him Miracle Yang

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ED theme: ACNL 1AM

Ore Monogatari Mid-Season Review

Today we have a special guest, Rob from the Zero Points Articulated Podcast to talk about Ore Monogatari.

We talk about manliness, masculinity, and shoujo in general. Specifically, the negotiation and love of masculine characters in a genre that adores proper, manly characters, rewriting shounen in shoujo.

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Op Theme: ACNL Welcome, Not Mayor

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 6: The Rosen Ritter

This episode (of the anime) is pretty funny, I was giggling throughout a lot of it given the seriousness of the music and the laid-back attitude that Yang Wen-li had in the face of a suicide mission.

I also noticed there’s a strange mechanical sound at the beginning of the episode, that’s my refrigerator, I didn’t feel like re-recording so the sound is still in there. My bad.

His coronation speech is hilarious.

Secretary of Defense Truniht’s salt though.

Look at how adorable Frederica Greenhill is.

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End theme: ACNL 1AM

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Epsiode 5: The Kastrop Rebellion

Another episode over Legend of the Galactic Heroes, this time we see the continued development of Lohengramm’s rise to power and the scheming by Phezzan in influencing the affair.

There’s a lot of negotiation over nobility, with the critique of the corrupt nobles and all that.

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End theme: ACNL Downtown Snowy 1

Here is the long list of other people in the Lohengramm camp who become pretty important later on in the series.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 4: The Empire’s Afterglow

Here’s another installment in our episode-to-episode coverage of Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

This episode establishes the backstory of Siegfried Kircheis and Reinhardt Von Lohengramm as they receive promotions from the King for their exploits at the Battle of Astate.

We see Reinhardt, motivated with contempt for the decadent nobles who ask their subjects to die for them while they host flamboyant parties at the palace and take from those beneath them.

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End theme: 3DS Internet Settings BGM

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Episode 3: Birth of the 13th Fleet

Here’s another installment in our episode-to-episode coverage of the SF anime classic, Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

I really do like how small both Jessica Edwards and Secretary of Defense Truniht are, the enormous stage adds to that overwhelming sense of producing, via imaginative and physical labor, the monolithic idea of the nation-state with no actual referent other than the small people who work with and confront each other.

This image is also pretty gloomy, because it is the second to last shot of the episode before the credits roll. Yang Wen Li becomes the sort of reluctant hero, not just out of survivors guilt but because the category of hero is part of the state propaganda machine that is used by those in charge to get Yang to do what they want him to do, to either die or to do something heroic to increase their popularity.

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End theme: Fortunate Son by Creedance Clearwater Revival

Legend of the Galactic Heroes episode 2: The Astate Encounter

We continue our episode-to-episode coverage of this classic SF anime. This episode continues with the battle where the Free Planets Alliance was getting beat by the smaller, more tactically versatile Imperial Fleet led by Lohengramm (how do you spell his name?)

How will future anime historians view this event?

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26 March 2015 Parasyte

We’re back. Manga is that ho I go see every now and then.

Today we talk about Parasyte the Maxim.

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The opening theme is one of Jon CJG’s new tracks from the new season of Arby n the Chief that he’s working on.

The ending theme is Hoshizora no Believe… you know the one from Zeta Gundam

Ten Nights at Freddy’s: Paradise Lost

5 NIGHTS AT FREDDYS 2 IS OUT. A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF NOPE.

— Sky Williams (@SkyWilliamsTho) November 11, 2014

Animal Crossing is a little too close to Five Nights at Freddy’s

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I bought it on a steam sale, and I regret it. Thanks dunkey.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes episode 1: In the Eternal Night

Hey y’all, today I start a new series, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and we start with the first episode, because that’s where people start watching shows.

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Look at the twp calenders I mentioned. Two different political systems. Remember what the dude from Gundam said? Isn’t this just a Gundam show now? But without the newtypes and the mobile suits? So a better show…

I need to find a better way to watch this because the aspect ratio is all messed up. What is going on.

16 September 2014: To Terra

Today, I review the 1980 film, Toward the Terra. A film that was pretty disappointing because it turns out that you kind of need more than love for a revolutionary struggle.

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Daily Animapocalypse: Fan Pandering Episode

On this episode, I invite 420Weedacolypse from the blog Pokemon Day Cares to talk about some stuff I’ll never watch, read or play. (Black Butler, Dramatical Murder and Hatoful Boyfriend).

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Pokemon Unicorn Brotherhood Episode 4: Char

This episode. Goddamn. It’s almost 30 minutes long. If you know all the references, then you’re a good person. This episode contains the first trainer battle with our rival and a lot of other events and dreams.

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PokeHypeTrain: Pokemon the Origin

In this episode, we discuss Pokemon the Origin, an OVA that Andy just doesn’t understand.

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Promos played: SSA Podcast
END: Lavender Town Ghost Swag – Shofu

26 June 2014: One Week Friends Part 2

I finally get around to telling you my updated opinions of a show after my first impressions, I continue the talk about One Week Friends and my problems with that show.

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END THEME: ACTIVATE BY DJ CH33F

17 June 2014: One Week Friends

yo, I talk about One Week Friends and the progress on Pokemon Unicorn Brotherhood, remember to always walk the path of the Wu!

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Pokemon Unicorn Brotherhood Episode 3: Frau

This episode came a little late, but here it is y’all. Dream sequences didn’t feel right for this episode, so it’s a little bit different.I don’t know why, but I am really proud of this episode.

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The DAP Way to Nirvana:おおかみ子供の雨と雪(Wolf Children)

A lot of our review is centered on how incomprehensible this show is to people who are not us and how someone can actually become anime-literate enough to listen to our show and understand it. It is also the path towards Nirvana.

For the first half of this show we talk about alll kinds stuff, Godzilla’s racist old dubs, Arion (a show we reviewed loooong ago), Shin Mazinger (and Imagawa in general), later Fullmetal Alchemist and Avatar… it goes on…

We’re really scared of the shipping fanbase and how it engineered Korra.

Then we start talking about BUDDHA, and HAPPY SCIENCE.

It took about 31 minutes for us to get to talking about Wolf Children (Hosoda 2012).

Mom cries when no one is around, and then she smiles.

At 39:08, we talk about the Daily Anime Podcast Way to Nirvana.

Vote yes to Scottish independence.

This movie was like a horror for me.

Scariest Scene in this movie

This is pretty much the future for Ame.

The storm is your character.

We talk alot about the objections to this film, and I follow this up in writing on this old blog that no one reads.

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END: Keep Ya Head Up (remix) – 2Pac at Marcus Garvey High School.

Episode 65: 5 Jun 2014

I suppose this is the 65th entry on this website, so I guess I’ll call it episode 65 (there are some episodes of AG in this mix too).

In today’s episode, I comment on a couple of pieces of recent happenings, the Sailor Moon Crystal promotional video that has been circulating around, and the fact that we’re getting more Sword Art Online (and not Accel World).

I also misspeak, I don’t think there’s a lot of misandry, I meant to say misanthropic (people hating). I also give a shoutout to the Moe Sucks blog.

I don’t see what the problem is with the new Sailor Moon

As if talking about the Anime Of Yesteryear Podcast wasn’t enough promotions we do, we play their promo.

And then I talk about Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, naturally my favorite character is Scar!

My hero

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Pokemon Unicorn: Brotherhood Episode 2 Cherrygrove City

I had to rewrite this episode a couple of times. Originally the dream sequence wasn’t even in there, hence why the first couple of drafts just didn’t feel as exciting (to me) as the first episode did.

Den of Sin

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Music:
Don’t Stop til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
More – Sawano Hiroyuki
The Univers – Sawano Hiroyuki
Smoking and Riding – BJ The Chicago Kid ft Freddie Gibbs and PROBLEM

Pokemon Unicorn: Brotherhood Episode 1 Day of the Lapras

Dear God, what have we done? In these bi-weekly episodes of the Daily Anime Podcast, we chronicle the adventures of Jeff, a young, recent graduate student with no future who has started this journey to open Lapras’s box. Little does he know he will be cursed, but this episode is just the overture to this horrific journey.
My Nuzlocke Rules:
1. If a Pokemon faints, it’s dead.
2. Can only catch the first Pokemon we encounter in an area (I bend the rules if there’s a given Pokemon).
3. Must nickname the Pokemon.

I don’t think I have had this much fun putting together an episode, although I do think this episode is kind of a trainwreck (it’s a reaaaally fun one).

Our first Pokemon, Marida

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Music:
Track 05 – Jon CJG
EFSF – Sawano
0001 – Sawano
Toki wo Koete Remix

Andy And Jeff Take on Animal Crossing

Isn’t it sad?

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Opening theme: KK Bossa
Ending Theme: KK Good Day (Animal Crossing and Ice Cube Mashup)

Andy Returns From Over the Rainbow Scared, Shocked and Confused

I hope that one day we can return.

Found the Easter Egg

But for now we must work as hard as we can to understand each other, as limited as we are.

This is a general Unicorn and Gundam discussion, we also dive into strange religious territory, because, as flawed as Unicorn is, this series wants us to talk about the sort of psycho-existential ruminations of being in the modern world within its hilarious 70s mania for psychics.

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Our reaction to Gundam Unicorn

16 May 2014 MAL Pranks Assassinated

I got my reviews pulled from My Anime List, because fuck them.

Tomorrow Unicorn comes out. I’m excited.

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Naturally the picture below pertains to the new promo I just made.

This is how I imagine moe girls feel around us.

15 May 2014 – Akagi Lavigne

In today’s episode, I talk about the Avril Lavigne controversy because it’s so close to your anime interests (you anime nerds) and a 2005 anime called Akagi in relation to Kaiji.

Look at how crazy these shows are:

Kaiji’s agonizing face

Akagi’s amazing poker face

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[audio https://archive.org/download/15May2014_201405/15May2014.mp3]

ED theme: Akagi OP

28 October 2013

Podcasting from the end of the world, we’re back.

Today I talk about the Fall 2013 Animu Season, specifically:
Gundam Build Fighters
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Yowamushi Pedal
Daiya no Ace

Here’s the episode where we interviewed Gerald Rathkolb from the Anime World Order.

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Music:
Good Ass Intro – Chance the Rapper
Magic – Jacob Wheeler

Podcastravaganza 4: Aku no Hana

Today we talk about our favorite anime of the past season, Aku no Hana.

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Podcastravaganza 3: Pacific Rim

Today we review a 90s OVA from 1974, Pacific Rim (del Toro).

We love Mecha, you probably love Mecha, this movie is great, we’re a lot more negative than we felt we should be, but we love this movie.

We really wanted this movie to be this,

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Music selection:
Flippant – Marathon OST
Hoshizora no Believe – Mami Ayukawa

Summer Podcastravaganza Part 2

In today’s episode, we talk about a Keiichi Hara film from 2007, Summer Days with Coo.

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22 June 2013: News and Daisuki.net

I talk about Funimation’s acquisition of the license for Ghost in the Shell: Arise.

Then I talk about Russia banning hentai.

In talking about the new Monogatari series, I discuss my thoughts on Daikuki.net.

Here’s an obligatory image to go along with this post.

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20 June 2013: Aku no Hana

I just talk a little bit more about Valvrave, but then….

LOOK AT HOW PRETTY AKU NO HANA IS.

BREAKING FREE BY BREAKING FRAMES

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Music Selection:
OP: LOL K
ED: Hana

Valvrave as Vampire

In today’s episode I talk a little bit about how Valvrave the Liberator plays into the vampire genre.

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Summer Podcastravaganza Day 1

Ok, so we set out to review Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, but we ended up talking about Nichijou, Romero’s 1976 vampire film Martin, and Zeta Gundam before we got around to Eva talk.

This is a pretty good question that we never really answered before we started the show.

This episode is why you should hate young men.

This movie also has the Kaworu story we deserved. Isn’t he adorable.

Music Selection:
Intro – Reaching for the Cookie Jar by Jon CJG
Outro – Luv Sic part 3 by Shing02/Nujabes

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25 April 2013: Micheal Cera is not sad enough for me to relate too

Today I talk about Scott Pilgrim and Arby n the Chief, or more specifically, I try to discuss how miserable I am.

Especially since my college life can be summed up in this image.

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Music Selection:
OP – What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
ED – Long Life – Dela ft Talib Kweli

15 April 2013: Ranting About Maoyu

Today’s episode is full of me just ranting about Maoyu… and liberalism.

premise

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Yes, I am a filthy commie.

Music selection:
OP: What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
ED: They Schools – dead prez

8 April 2013: Just talkin’ about what I’ve been looking at for the new Season

This episode is probably a pretty bad idea since I haven’t even bothered to look at the season’s big-ass picture with all the little descriptions and pictures of shows that are coming out.

I’ll probably get a picture of that on the site soon, but I wanted to go ahead and get something out for today since this is the DAILY Anime Podcast.

The anime I talked about for today were Oreimo, Nyark-San, and a few other things.

Might I add that I STILL LOVE NYARKO-SAN? WITH ALL ITS GUNDAM REFERENCES?

More like, because I love Gundam, I love Narko-san Another Crawling Chaos.

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Gundam THE ORIGIN for Cats

Today, we talked about Vertical’s release of Gundam the Origin, the conversation delves into some general talk of film theory (more so the geographical historical observation of how not international it is) and a few other random topics, and so on.

Cats and Zakus Love the Origin

I think our conclusion should be fairly obvious, this is something that you can hand to someone who knows absolutely nothing about Gundam. It is the best version of the 0079 story out there, as of now, and we love it.

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7 February 2013: More News and First Impressions of Oreshura

For this episode, I spoke about the Ghost in the Shell launch project and the hilarious Gundam ACE, Origin hoax.

And then I go on a rant about my first impressions on Oreshura.

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This is also episode 40.

6 February 2013: Robotics;Note of Love

This episode is a week late, but I talk about episode 14 of Robotics;Notes because it’s about robots.

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also, trapped in the closet is a work of art

5th February 2013 News Round-Up

Hey guys, happy new years… even though its February.

Today is a news episode where I just talk about the AKB48 scandal. I guess there was more I could say on the issue, but it was getting fairly rant-y so I just switched over to talking about the new Gundam Unicorn trailer.

Although it’s probably already something that can be assumed, I am totally excited for March 22nd.

Then I speak of the new Gundam AGE project that got the greenlight.

I end the show talking about the Meloetta event.

Music Selection:
What’s Going On (OP)
Arby n the Chief Theme
Weed Circulation (ED)

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Episode Whatever

Andy and I return and talk about stuff.

rape-y robots

I understand there is a bit of lag on Andy’s end. It’s prolly cuz the devil is trying to destroy us.

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DAP BREAK

All right, since I predict that the the time from Friday til the second week of January will be crazy busy I will declare hiatus. I should probably do that more often.

Andy and I may put something up for THE GRARURU SHOW, but other than, you can expect this show to be quiet as usual.

Episode 35: Late Night/Morning Conversations with Andy

Andy, my bro from Anime Graruru, and I just talk about whatever we felt like talking about. It’s pretty good.

This is essentially all “meta” threads on /m/ boil down too. >>pic unrelated

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End theme: Sieg Zeon by Richie Branson

This is relevant to our discussion

Episode 34: Anime Diaries Teim

I guess episodes wherever I just talk about new shows coming out will be called Anime Diaries.

Today I talk about:
Sword Art Online episodes 23-24
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure episodes 10-11
Polar Bear Cafe episode 37
Say “I Love You” episode 1 (well part of the episode)
Because Jojos is amazing, I am justified in spamming this post with images from it.

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Jojo’s Bizarre Occult Academy

We were supposed to talk about Occult Academy, but then we started talking about Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and somewhere in there we talked about some fan fictions I wrote waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day when I was in high school. Those were the days.

I guess it’s the holiday season, and we’re back.

I believe this is episode 50, I remember thinking waaaaaaay back in the day that I should make that occasion episode. Like I should talk about something super kick-ass like Giant Robo, but naw, I think getting to padcast at all is good enough. also, yolnt

yolnt

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End theme: Merquise Dreams by Richie Branson

Graruru Turned Five

Well, we turned five on December 10, 2012. This podcast has in a sense been a record of my life, and I felt like the best way this episode should have gone was to just talk into the void, alone, just like how it was in the beginning.

I mostly talk about what has happened in my life over the past few months of college. I am sure Andy wants to do a show where he just talks about his college experience, we’ll get around to that at some point, but I CAN’T LET THE TIME PASS LONGER.

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End theme: Aozora by Miwa

Episode 33: DAP Returns for an episode or so

JUST SITTIN AROUND, THINKIN’ ABOUT LIFE AND STUFFS.

ALSO MOVIES.

ALSO ANIMU.

ALSO MANGO.

Also I spoke some Spanish in this episode. Sorry.

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Scotland Loves Anime Again!

In this episode, Andrew talks about his experience at Scotland Loves Anime, and the movies he sees.

You should all be disappointed and sad, because he doesn’t talk about Gyo Tokyo Fish Attack, the best movie shown at SLA.

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Episode 32: SAO Season 1

I’m sorry this episode is really unorganized. I just kinda ramble on and on.

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Music Selection:
No Team in Teemo by Balleruaille

Episode 31: Oh hai der

All I really do is ramble on like a pretentious fool in this episode, but I felt like I said some stuff that has actual substance – despite how pretentious I maybe.

I basically talk about how I try to distract myself when I write stuff and have homework to do.

Pic unrelated

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Song choice:
XpookyXcaryXkeletons

Episode 30: Rewatching Wandering Son

Oh wow, this episode sounds dramatically better than all the other episodes. Although there is crickets just chirping without any fucks in the background…. so that is a thing.

Other than the random rambling in the beginning, I devote most of the episode to discussing gender in Horou Musukou.

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Music Selection:
For You by Rie fu

Episode 29: Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse talkin with nonsense

Today I try to talk about race and anime.

Sorry for the late episode, the Internet Archive was having problems.

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Episode 28: Special Guest ZeonicFreak

Today I have a special guest, ZeonikFreak from the Cybernauts Cast podcast.

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Episode 27: Red Animu Phantom Ghosts Trucker 309

Today I just talk about the book I’m reading, I feel as though I’ve spoken about this book before. But whatever. The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi is pretty aight.

Then I just talk a little bit about those rebuild movies, and PENGUINDRUM.

Music Selection:
“Phantom 309” by Red Sovine

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Episode 26

In this episode of the Daily Anime Podcast, I barely even attempt to talk about anime, since I just rant go on and on about what I think sex is about. I think this livestream time, Sundays through Tuesdays at 7 and Thursdays at 7 is probably what we’ll do. Remember, that is Central US time.

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Episode 25

Sorry for the delay, I couldn’t get a blog post out to say why I was not releasing episodes.

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And so, since it has been 13 days since I last released an episode, I did a special episode, also I will be livestreaming this stuff and releasing the episode the morning after I do all dis livestreaming. The only day where this stream, will be Wednesdays and a few events here and there.

Today I just talk about stuff that’s been happening since I last spoke to you guys, then Gundam Unicorn episode 5, Paprika and Giant Robo. There’s some more stuff but it was basically a free for all.

Episode 24

Episode 23: I ain’t gonna GET YOU

Too long, didn’t listen? I hate this.

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Gundam AGE-ISM

Seriously, fuck this shit, I’ll add in pics later

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Is Fractale Good? No

I review a show I haven’t seen in over a year because that’s a good idea.

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Episode 20: August 2nd 2012

I talk about some manga stuff about MW and Gundam the Origin’s legitimate release.

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First Impressions: Humanity Has Declined

Sorry about yesterday, hopefully my new mic will make up for that.

I just talk about my thoughts on a new show this season, Humanity Has Declined.

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Music Selection:
Major Tom – sung by Gale

Episode 17: Remi episode 17

I love to watch French children suffer.

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Episode 16: More K-On!

I just talk about K-On!

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Episode 15: The Life and Death of an Anime Fan

I TALK ABOUT LIFE. SO LISTEN UP.

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Music:
Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle

Episode 14: BIG SPACE BATTLES

All I do is talk about Gundam and how much I love big operatic battles.

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Episode 13: TDKR

I KNOW IT’S NOT ANIMU. BUT I JUST RECORDED A CONVO WITH AMDU FROM AG.

Because that’s how parental recorder operates.

Also, sorry for not releasing shit yesterday. I thought I could get home in time to record/release but I ended up going to a later showing THE DARK KNIGHT RISES than I thought I would.

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Also yeah, I realize that this isn’t anime. Don’t really care. I’m releasing this because I didn’t release an episode yesterday.

20th of July

NO episode today. I was too busy working and watching The Dark Knight Rises. Spoilers, he rises.

Episode 12: I GOT MUH EYES IN THE SKY

I just talk about some more Gundam at the start,

but then I talk about K-On! and Polar Bear Cafe. Can you guess which one I like more? It’s pretty obvious.

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Music:
Eyes in the Sky by Immortal Technique

Episode 11: I Just Love the Taste of Riddhe’s Tears

So I do another episode right before midnight. Because I was doing some quests on this MMO all day. It was awful.

Anyways, all I do is talk about Gundam, in this episode.

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Episode 10: The Central Problem of Gundam

Today, I just talk about why I feel about the controversy surrounding recent decisions in AGE.

I am sure there is more to be said on this issue.

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Music selection:
Revolution by Asheru

Time for some 9

All right guys. Enjoy your weekend? I didn’t. I worked like a teenager.

So tonight I got some content for you guiyz. About some shitty Naruto live-action fan films. I repeat, do not give these guys money. For some reason people are giving them money.

I also talk about something I’m excited for, Pacific Rim (2013 Del Toro).

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Episode 8

Wow, I actually got through a whole week on time.

I just talk about some news this episode.

The first piece of news is the Ano Hana vidja game for the PSP.

The second thing is just my impressions from the trailer for I CANT PLEH H AM I RITE?

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Oh yeah, I tried to do my own version of dubstep.

Episode 7: First Impressions of Muv Luv (AG POWER QUARTER HOUR)

Muv-Luv. You’re pretty cool, but what is up with that stupid-ass suit you got on those girls? Amdu and I take a little time out of our day to figure that shit out.

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Music Selection:
“Arby n the Chief Theme” by Jon CJG
“We Drive Drunk” by Rucka Rucka Ali

Episode 6: SIEG VAGAN

In this episode, I spent 12 minutes talking about the Vegans, spoiling the horrible mystery of who they were.

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Music selection:
Arby n the Chief Theme by Jon CJG
Hypermail by Jon CJG
THE DRAGONBORN COMES sung by Malukah

Episode 5: A Soul Full of Stars in a Sea of Stars

While I have yet to see, what I believe to be a full list of the shows/OVAs/movies coming out this Summer, here is one list I have gone off of.

Here is the list that got me to know of the existence of Gusko Budori no Denki.

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Music selection:
Arby n the Chief Theme by Jon CJG
Hypermail by Jon CJG
Under the Booty – some mix of a Bubba Sparx song I found off the Internet

Voyage into episode 4

In this episode, I just go on and on about Arby n the Chief and a minor issue I have with animation/film in general.

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Music:
Beginning – Daisuke Inoue (written by Tomino)

Episode 3 for 7 July 2012

In today’s episode, I talk about Nyarko-san Another Crawling Chaos and I respond to a listener’s questions and end up talking about the Cybernauts Cast.

Music:
Arby n the Chief Main Theme – Jon CJG
Hypermail – Jon CJG
Revolution – Asheru

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Episode 2 for 6 July 2012

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In this episode, I talk about League of Legends, Weeaboo Stories and I respond to some punk-ass bitches who commented on the last blog post.

I CAN DO A SHOW ON MY OWN. I WAS DOING THIS SHIT YEARS BEFORE YOU BITCHES.

It begins

This is our first departure into the unknown world of daily anime podcasting. I just talk about the show, and how I feel about podcasts.

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Music used:

“Theme Music” by Asheru

GunPla Builders Beginning G with special guest Gerald

In this fine episode, we have a special guest, Gerald Rathkolb from the Anime World Order Podcast on to help us review an actually decent Gundam show… that is essentially a 40 minute commercial, GunPla Builders.

My mic is a bit scratchy throughout this episode, but everyone else should sound just fine.

This show also gave us the greatest GunPla kid of all time, Beargguy.

Intro: “Reaching for the Cookie Jar” by Jon CJG
Outro: “Beginning” by Daisuke Inoue

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