Episode 54: Katsucon 2011

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This week Charles Dunbar from Study of Anime joins us to review Katsucon 2011. Also, the Funimation Blu-rays for Summer Wars and FLCL, the newest Case Closed flim, the K-On! live Blu-ray, and Gundam Wing. In News Funimation adds To and Sgt. Frog Season 3, True Grit producer wants a live-action Star Blazers, K-On! first franchise to sell over half a million Blu-ray, K-On! movie gets a solid date, Atlus’ Catherine is too tough for Japanese gamers, Lucky Star is getting a musical, Sega releases 46 game classic collection, English-subbed Denno Coil heads to iOS, Harry Potter script writer joins live-action Akira, and Squid Girl’s second season is coming.

Episode 52 - Snatching Away Children's Power

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This week Jon talks about the final boss of Donkey King Country Returns, the first episode of Dengoku Basara, and his extravagant purchase of the Garden of Sinners box set. I, always with the singular mind, talk about the final five Cylons episodes of Nadia and the horrible Nadia film. In news; Hayao Miyazaki says some crazy old man things, Kara no Kyoukai box sells surprisingly well, Welcome to the Space show and Time of Eve are screen in NYC, Youtube views raise DVD sales, 2 teens arrested for thefts at K-On! school, Cat Sh*t one streaming in English, K-On! manga to relaunch in spring, Japanese teen arrested for distributing manga online, Anime Boston to host female Rock Band Stereopony, and a Theme Park builds One Piece’s Thousand Sunny Ship.

Episode 46: Best of 2010

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We end the year with a round table of bloggers; Eric Robinson from The Austin Critic , JLSkun from The Golden Waste 4.0, and Micheal Camacho from The Otaku Gamer; who bring their three favorite, and one least favorite, Anime of 2010.

Episode 41: I’m thankful for Mio-Chan

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It’s thanksgiving in the United States and that brings turkey, family, and a short show because we’re lazy. Jon talks about Seraphim Call while Scott praises both Now and Then, Here and There and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Gobble-Con was an event that.. happened and Scott talked to Matt Meyers of Leet Street Boys. In news Key is working on a possible Angel Beats! game, Media Blasters restarts their boys-love manga line, Solid State Society will be converted into 3D, K-On Franchise sells over half a million BD and DVDs, and Working!! is licensed by NIS America.

Episode 40: Someday in the Gobble-Con

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This week our guest is Don Richards the Convention Chairman of Gobble-con who talks about what it takes to run an anime convention, what his goals for starting his convention are, and his vision of what a small fan run convention should be. Jon updates everyone on his opinion of Oreimo while I wax poetic about the Haruhi Suzumiya episode “Someday in the Rain.” In news Production resumes on Satoshi Kon’s last film, Sentai Filmworks adds Clannad Movie license and Clannad After Story dub, Summer Wars US theatrical dates listed, 37 Japanese Publishers to Launch North American Manga Portal, and K-On! character goods stolen from real life counterpart.