Ani-Gamers Podcast

Your soft boys David and Evan are back to talk about No Man’s Sky’s insane ARG for its upcoming update, Splatoon 2, My Hero Academia, their disdain for TV anime, and Genocidal Organ. Plus listener questions about superpowers and real-life violence. Topics include: No Man’s Content, the horniness of Kaiji, and ＧＡＭＥＲＳ. Runtime: 54 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Go...

It’s time for Old Spice & Taiikuwolves! For episode ten of Oldtaku no Radio, Jared and Ink are joined by Kory and Chris of the Taiiku Podcast to talk about the  mostly  beloved anime  Spice & Wolf . And don’t you worry, this ain’t just a Holo fancast; some surprising revelations come up in the discussion that will  really  make...

Evan and David were at the same convention and actually carved out some time to podcast together! In this episode, recorded on Saturday night (Day 1) of Anime Expo, the hosts sit down with guests Natasha (of Isn’t It Electrifying) and Peter Fobian (of Crunchyroll and Anime Feminist) to discuss the con thus far, including events for Yuri!!! on Ice, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Welcome to the Ballro...

Produced  waaaaaaay back in 2001, R.O.D. (Read or Die), directed by Koji Masunari, revolves around special agent Yomiko Readman (a.k.a. “The Paper”) and her allies at the British Library as they try to obtain and protect a book that, in the wrong hands, could lead to the end of all human life on Earth. This OVA is, despite only being sixteen years old, a classic among cl...

Evan and David go over the latest news from E3 plus the big Pluto anime announcement, then discuss Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Blue Blazes before answering listener emails about anime conventions and their favorite music. Topics include: self-owns, The Gamer Zone, and Mugen on Switch. Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! More episodes Sh...

Evan and David are back (on time for once!) to talk about Mamoru Hosoda’s upcoming anime movie Mirai, Code Geass, Super Mario RPG, and KonoSuba. Topics include: ARMS vs. feet, learning to read by playing video games, and volcel inspirations. Runtime: 58 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song:  “B...

©2016 TOHO / CoMix Wave Films / KADOKAWA / JR Kikaku / AMUSE / voque ting / Lawson HMV Entertainment Because we were not invited to the cool podcast (actually, we recorded this before the AGP), the Oldtaku crew and special guest Scott Spaziani recorded our own your name. podcast. Scott and Ink are seasoned Shinkai viewers (both have panels on the director that they present at cons), and...

Yes indeed it’s time for Evan and David to talk about Makoto Shinkai’s smash hit film Your Name (Kimi no Na wa). Spoiler alert for those of you living under a rock (also spoilers for 5 Centimeters Per Second). Everybody else, expect lots of serious discussion of the themes and execution of the film, as well as whether or not the characters actually bang (we’ve gotta stay on brand...

Josh Dunham of Wave Motion Cannon and Senpai Coast to Coast joins David and Evan to finally talk about the Kizumonogatari films and the Monogatari franchise as a whole. But before that, the gang discuss Spring 2017 anime, Persona 5, and Fate: Grand Order. Topics include: the Eva flip-off guy, the Salt and Shade Podcast, and Mormon “Mo-chan” Jesus. Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes Direct Dow...

For episode double-o-seven, Jared and Ink train their sights on the 2008 anime adaptation of a seinen classic: Golgo 13 . This super-expressionless super assassin has become legend, but why? What is the secret behind Duke Togo’s staying power? Is it the length of his barrel, the cock of his rifle, his prowess in hitting the G-spot, or the uber-ridiculousness of the whole gun fantasy/power tr...

Evan and David are back to discuss Nier (the first one), Kemono Friends, a little more The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Kamikaze Douga’s upcoming adaptation of Pop Team Epic. In the questions segment, the hosts answer listener questions about user ratings on MyAnimeList, climate change sci-fi, and their inevitable fight to the death. Topics include: The Kids’ Purge, pineapp...

Welcome to Oldtaku no Radio’s first official B-side. In the anime season lulls that happen between regular OnR episodes, we lightly blather about what shows we stuck with – what worked and what didn’t and why – from the past season and try to make predictions as to what might hold our interest or earn our ire in the upcoming season. We have a decisive (if only a smidge...

Guest Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) joins Evan and David to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the trailer for Netflix’s live-action Death Note movie, their bizarre Genericon adventure (featuring Studio Trigger, MD Geist, and a very large, very cold house), and the 1984 mecha anime Panzer World Galient. Plus, existential questions about Mario, an intervention for Evan’s la...

In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Samurai Jack stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a mostly stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. Samurai Jack ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadly nev...

In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Samurai Jack stunned audiences with ambitious and beautiful visual storytelling, a mostly stoic hero, and perhaps the world’s best (if not most lovable) villain. Samurai Jack ran for four seasons (52 episodes) but was cut down in its prime. This Emmy-winning cartoon, which had a largely episodic structure (save Jack’s building frustration), sadl...

Because we’re always very good at staying topical, we recorded an episode a week before Genericon but waited until the Genericon was mostly over to release it. Whoops! Anyway, Evan and David talk a bunch about Evan’s trip to Japan, David’s love of Kemono Friends, and the cool stuff going down at Genericon 2017 (did you know there are Studio Trigger staffers attending as guests?!)...

Not only is OnR Episode #005 the first time we focus on a movie, namely Mamoru Hosoda’s  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time , but this is also the first episode in which we host a most honoured guest: (exiled) Ani-Gamer turned UK Anime Network podcasting star, Elliot Page! Hosoda’s directing was the lure for Jared, who’d previously not seen this particular title, while Ink...

Evan and David sit down to rattle off their favorite anime, manga, and games of 2016, but this time they’ve got some help from two fellow podcasters: Dave Riley and Joel White from Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the Gentleman! Tackling anime first, then manga, then games, the four hosts cover everything from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure to Overwatch as they celebrate a year of so...

We’ve passed the three-episode mark! (Has Oldtaku no Radio passed your test?) In Episode #004, we talk about the 2007 anime series Moribito Guardian of the Spirit ( Seirei no Moribito ), which is based on a young adult novel by Nahoko Uehashi and combines animation production via Production I.G. with the directorial hand of Kenji Kamiyama ( Ghost in the Shell SAC & 2nd Gig...

It’s a whole new year, and your favorite soft (or are they spicy?) podcast boys Evan and David are back in front of the microphones to talk about the nascent Winter 2017 anime season and a bunch of old stuff they’re catching up on. First up is the new Fate/Grand Order anime, followed by Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, the Bakemonogatari light novels, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Final Fantasy...

We were planning on lightly touching on the saving graces and disappointments of the Fall 2016 anime season before talking about Moribito for our official fourth episode, but with so many titles to comment on, we ran a little long. After noticing the clock, we decided tack on our thoughts on which Winter 2017 anime we are looking forward to and recorded the whole thing as a separate podcast....

Upon request from the Anime World Order Podcast, Evan and David decided to watch the 1986 anime film Ai City, which is a tremendous mess of 1980s anime tropes and unintelligible storytelling. And to help with the brain-melting task of interpreting Ai City, they brought along their college buddy Stephen. For better or for worse, this podcast accurately reflects the experience of sitting in a dorm r...

Third time’s the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016’s  Voltron: Legendary Defender . Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property’s most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of...

After a month of holding back, Evan and David are happy to finally release Episode 69, the NICEst episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast yet. The hosts go over the usual anime/manga/game stuff, including Pokémon and Yuri!!! on Ice, before getting into the meat (heh) of the show: Nitroplus and Gen Urobuchi’s 2003 erotic visual novel, Saya no Uta (Song of Saya). It’s a pretty disturbing piece...