Ani-Gamers Podcast

After being a guest on Mike Toole ‘s “Writing About Anime for Fun and Profit” panel at Otakon 2014, I hosted a similar panel at tiny college con Anime Destiny  back in December. The guests are Nate Ming from Crunchyroll News and the Crunchyroll Newsletter and YouTuber Nick Robinson, formerly of Revision3/Fandom Beat, Anime Vice, and Unwinnable. Topics include how to get...

We didn’t do any E3 coverage on the blog this year, but seeing as I’m now rooming with former Ani-Gamers Podcast co-host Mitch Dyer (a.k.a. MitchyD), I figured “why not get Mitch on to talk about E3?” Topics include Nintendo goggles, the “difficulty” of adding women to video games, space simulation games both real ( No Man’s Sky ) and vapor ( Infinity ), a...

Evan’s not flying back to New Jersey for AnimeNEXT , but he did attend FanimeCon 2014 in San Jose, CA. In this podcast, recorded on the fourth and final day of Fanime, Evan sits down with his Crunchyroll coworkers and arch-frenemies, Victoria Holden (a.k.a. SailorBee) and Danika Harrod (a.k.a. DarlingDaniChan) and cosplay photographer Ben Lam to talk about the con. Topics incl...

It’s been three months, but we’re back! This time Evan and David talk about anime that’s just old enough that you no longer care enough to be angry about it and video games so old you don’t even remember them anymore. Topics include Super Sonico , Nidhogg , Mother (the original, not the good one or the other good one ), Cardcaptor Sakura , Inside Mari , being a tourist in J...

In this episode (our THIRD episode this year — crazy, huh?), Evan, Ink, and David chat about some anime and video games that they’ve been watching and playing, including the Fall 2013 anime season! Topics include failed superheroes, poorly timed apocalypse stories, interminable space brotherhoods, hyperactive tennis clubs, magical glasses, fascist high schools, frog rappers, and the pr...

In this episode we make the mistake of trying to record a podcast in a moving car! Evan and Ink, exhausted from a weekend at Otakon 2013 talk about the ups and downs of the convention with Vinnie and Vince Averello. The audio quality isn’t great, but for a podcast recorded on a portable recorder in a car, I think we did a damn good job. Show notes and links are after the break, as always. DI...

It’s been far too long since we’ve put out a podcast, so here’s a little discussion of the drool eriffic 2012 anime series Mysterious Girlfriend X , featuring Ani-Gamers contributing editor Ink and our two buddies from across the pond, Phillip O’Connor (Ani-Gamers columnist) and former Ani-Gamer Elliot Page. I’m also there to do the intro/outro and ask a few questions...

In this episode, I’m joined by indie comics writer Rachel Pandich and anime blogger/podcaster Kate (a.k.a. Narutaki) from the Reverse Thieves to discuss Western (i.e. non-manga) comics that appeal to anime and manga fans. We also talk about New York Comic Con and Masaaki Yuasa’s Kick-Heart Kickstarter , which is about to hit its deadline TONIGHT (10/30) after reaching its goal a few da...

David and Evan make their long-awaited return to talk about Magic Knight Rayearth , Fruits Basket , Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt , Darker Than Black , Batman: Arkham Asylum , Summer 2012 anime, the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and … Animorphs ? This show was recorded LIVE in Evan’s apartment, which means it has approximately 50% better jokes and 70% fewer awkward pauses than a typical...

For years we have languished under the oppression of our ANNCast overlords, who refuse to even record a podcast at the East Coast’s largest anime convention, Otakon. So, with the help of our fearless captain Ed Sizemore, an intrepid team of Otakon pirate podcasters — including yours truly — have hijacked the Anime News Network ‘s popular podcast to talk about Otakon 2012. U...

Just in time for Otakon 2012, we’ve got a quick little podcast check-in from David Estrella and I. We talk about our Otakon plans as well as what we’ve been watching/reading/playing. This includes the  Muv-Luv  visual novels,  Black Jack  (manga),  Mars  (manga),  Bodacious Space Pirates ,  Spelunky , and  The Dark Knight Rises  (yeah i...

What? Huh? What’s a podcast? I’m not even sure anymore. But luckily David Estrella is here to help re-discover the true meaning of podcasting in the latest episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast. Unfortunately, he doesn’t help me remember to introduce myself. Whoops! In this episode, we talk about crying anime girls, genre deconstructions, and spurious voice acting performances as we...

I was recently on an episode of the Anime World Order podcast , chatting with Daryl, Gerald, and Clarissa about the big lawsuit between FUNimation and ADV as well as the  fine piece of Japanese animation known as  Sword for Truth . It was a really fun show, and I want to thank the hosts for having me on. I’ve reposted the episode to our podcast feed, and I plan to continue doing th...

What’s that? SIX MONTHS? Well, if you listen to the Ani-Gamers Podcast, I guess you’re probably used to super-long waits by now. Anyway, we’re back, and we’re starting off the year 2012 with something very timely and totally not recorded in the spring of last year: a review of the 2008  Spice & Wolf anime with Evan, Ink, and THEM Anime Reviews ‘ very own Brad...

Featuring: Alex Leavitt , Chris Beveridge , Ed Chavez , Jennifer Fu , Clarissa Graffeo , and Ada Palmer Yes, yes, I promised a review of Spice & Wolf for this episode, but Alex Leavitt has forced my hand by politely requesting this long-overdue recording. That’s right, get ready for ANGRY ARGUMENTS, because this is Experts of Fan Controversy (Anime Boston 2011), in which anime fandom &#8...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Bradley C. Meek , Ink Topics: Reading E-mails, What’cha Been Doing? Been fighting back withdrawal symptoms due to the lack of Ani-Gamers Podcasts of late? Well we’re back to help you out, now that my crazy semester is finally over. Will we continue to put out episodes in any timely fashion? We sure hope so! Anyway, this episode features Ink as...