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Both sides are claiming victory this episode, as Allen declares that clearly, the events of this ep prove that Elan is a villain, while Six declares that obviously, the events of this episode prove that Elan is a good guy. At the very least we're in agreement that this was a really good episode. Also that lasers- not beams, actual lasers- are sick as heck. You can find Allen on @chatzpod and Six a...

Another week, another false cliffhanger instantly resolved. We're fully in School Drama mode this ep, as we deal with tests, retakes, bullying, and... sci fi bigotry? Oh boy. At least there's a goat! Goats rule. You can find Allen on @chatzpod and Six at @sixdettmar on Twitter.

Kyrie traveled to Crystal City to attend Anime USA, and had a chance to conduct some interviews. She sat down with Emi Lo, an up-and-coming voice actor who's voiced roles in Higarashi , Genshin Impact , and the recently released Cyberpunk Edgerunners !  Be sure to follow Emi on Twitter ( @KitsuneSqueak ) and check out their recent roles in The Yakuza's Guide To Babysitting and Shoot! Goal to...

Kyrie traveled to Crystal City to attend Anime USA, and had a chance to conduct some interviews. She sat down with Tiffany Grant, a voice actor and script writer with nearly 30 years of experience in the industry! Known best for her role as Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion , she wrote scripts for shows like Den-noh Coil and Parasyte !  Keep an eye out on Tiffany's website ( http://www.tiffa...

And with this third episode, it finally feels like we have a sense of what the rhythm and structure of this first cour will be like. We see another great fight, a pretty sick mobile suit design, and more parents strangling their children with their own petty ambitions. Just because Tomino isn't working on this one doesn't mean this show doesn't think adults suck.

I know this is just weeb hours right now, but Suisei no Majou has really good mouthfeel. So does The Witch from Mercury, but it's a very different feeling! Starting smooth and ending harsh, versus starting harsh and ending with intrigue, maybe? That second one is perhaps a decent description of this episode, which both Allen and Six feel is a downbeat after the very strong first episode, but at le...

We're back with another month in media! Kyrie's keeping it current, and, dare I say, fresh , with Splatoon 3! Six still likes Terraria, but is perhaps better able to elaborate on why! And Jen? Jen is very mad about Yakuza 4. There are briefcases of money, and guns, and bulletproof vests, and guns, and skyscrapers, and guns involved. And mahjong? That part caught my ear.

After three years, Allen and Six are back for more in depth Gundam crit! The launch of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury has people coming out of the woodwork to talk about how it's their new favorite ship, their new obsession, the best Gundam ever, the gayest thing in since sliced bread, the second coming of Utena. We think they all need to calm down. But it IS worth talking about. So le...

It's Gaming Season again! That's why there's a heat wave, you see. At least in California. Where today is Friday! Funny how that works out. We're back with media we've been enjoying lately, and for all of us it's been time to enjoy some video games! Six is here with Final Fantas- wait don't leave! They're here to talk about the new farming minigame, and Square's general approach to side activities...

The last but certainly not least of Kyrie's interview series at Otakon 2022 concludes with an interview with Tiana Camacho. You can check her out in the latest season of Jojo's Bizzare Adventure as Ermes Costello, and is absolutely a talent to keep an eye out for. Be sure to follow her on Twitter or keep up to date and buy signed prints on her Streamily page!

Kyrie's interview series continues with her talk with Toshio Furukawa and Shino Kakinuma! Having countless roles over their combined decades of experience, it was an honor to sit down with two legends of the Japanese voice acting world.  Be sure to follow Toshio Furukawa on Twitter ! 

After twenty-eight years, one of the most influential JRPGs of all time finally has an official English release. With seven heroes on seven journeys, it was (and is) incredibly narratively and mechanically ambitious, while also surprisingly restrained in scope. We never played it ourselves, but with the remake out, Jen and Six have finally filled this gap in their knowledge. And folks? Its reputat...

Kyrie's interview series from Otakon 2022 continues! She got a chance to speak with composers Kaoru Wada and Yuki Hayashi! They discuss inspirations, challenges, and much more. Huge thank you to Mr. George Endo for providing translation!  You can find out more about Kaoru Wada on his Twitter and website and same for Yuki Hayashi on his Twitter and website .  Stay tuned for more interview...

This is the start of Kyrie's interview series based on the people she got a chance to speak with at Otakon 2022! First, Kyrie spoke with Kaho Shibuya, the multitalented streamer, model, and singer! She sat down with me to talk about her current and upcoming projects. If you would like to follow her, be sure to check out her Twitter , Twitch , and Instagram ! Or, you can always check out her websit...

With Kyrie still away, we turn to friend and capital G Gamer Lotte to fill in our third chair! that's unkind. don't call Lotte a Gamer. that's mean. Jen has brought Who's Lila?, an unsettling point and click about trying to convey emotions. Lotte has been watching Birdie Wing, and "boy is it Girls." And Six has brought a Three Kingdoms double (triple?) feature, and none of the works involved are p...

Welcome to the renamed Playlist Podcast! That name? Not very good. This one? Better. And what better way to inaugurate the new name than by expanding our scope as well? We have our games coverage- Six is talking Neon White, as is a lot of the internet lately, while Jen has brought Card Shark, a game by the developers of Reigns that has our cast a bit divided. But we're not just doing games anymore...

It's another month, and we're back to talk about more of what we've been playing lately! Jen is indulging in her FMV love with The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, a Japanese mystery game from the writer of 428: Shibuya Scramble. It's less wacky comedy than Shibuya, however, focused more on Japanese history and classic mysteries. Kyrie is happy to revisit Chrono Cross, one of the games from her y...

CONTENT WARNING: Non-graphic but emotionally charged discussion of fictional violence, abuse between partners, sexual abuse, and familial abuse, as well as trauma that stems from the above. At a patron's request, we checked out a visual novel neither of us had ever heard of, called Ochitsubaki. It's a quick playthrough, clocking in at 60 to 90 minutes based on your reading speed. We couldn't have...

March is behind us, and thus, the really busy season of game releases also relents. It's that end of fiscal quarter that's so killer, isn't it? Six is here to talk about the often-misunderstood Sifu, Kyrie is ready to talk about the new Kirby, and Jen has found things to love in Ghostwire: Tokyo where other critics haven't. Our intro music is 8bit 23 from Demon Souls , a Japanese royalty free musi...

Do you like... my car? Forza Horizon 5 left Jen and Six feeling surprisingly lukewarm, and most of the time that would be the story of racing games for the time being. After all, Need For Speed has been a mess for years, and while Jen likes more serious racing games like DiRT, they're beyond Six's ken. But what is this? The elusive Polyphony Digital have put out their first fully featured Gran Tur...

It's time for the new monthly Playlist Podcast! I mean, the podcast isn't new. It's just that we're doing it monthly now. Kyrie dove back into The Wolf Among Us, Six tried the newest expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Jen is playing more of the new Sherlock Holmes, and there's plenty to say about Elden RIng of course! Our intro music is 8bit 23 from Demon Souls , a Japanese royalty free mu...

Here we are: Best Game, aka Game of the Year. You know what this one's about. Let's get into it. The Nominees Are: Hitman 3 Deathloop Monster Hunter Rise Metroid Dread Melty Blood Type Lumina Resident Evil: Village NEO The World Ends With You Psychonauts 2 The Forgotten City Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Guardians of the Galaxy Inscryption Shin Megami Tensei V That's it! Thank you everyone for j...

Whether touching, hilarious, sick af or what have you, games have always been good at creating moments you just have to tell others about. Let's talk about those moments. The Nominees Are: Taking on Arena fights with friends (Monster Hunter Rise) Turf Wars (Monster Hunter Rise) Monster riding (Monster Hunter Rise) The sense of bewilderment of rankings of pointless things in Poll Mine (Jackbox Part...

Is this where I make a "ya like jazz" joke? That's Our Jam is our music category, and we want a song that isn't just good to listen to, it's also good in game, and just generally a bop. The Nominees Are: Disaster of Passion [May Theme] (Guilty Gear Strive) Trigger [Giovanna Theme] (Guilty Gear Strive) Armor-Clad Faith [Potemkin Theme] (Guilty Gear Strive) Smell of the Game [Main Theme] (Guilty Gea...

Remasters. Remakes. Whatever you want to call them, they are here to stay. The PS3/360 generation poked its foot in the door with these, and now they live here. I have pretty mixed feelings about them, to be honest. But definitely some of them are worth celebrating, and we'd like to talk about those. The Nominees Are: Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne HD Death Stranding: Director’s Cut The Great Ace At...