Ani-Gamers Podcast

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Elliot Page, Ink Topic: “What’cha Been Doing?” After a ridiculously long break between episodes, we’re back with a 100% Ani-Gamers staff episode (i.e. both co-hosts are Ani-Gamers contributors). We discuss the anime, manga, and video games we’ve been checking out in these last few weeks, including Ink’s Anime Secret Sant...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Daryl Surat Topic: Mass Effect 2 (2010) and expectations for Mass Effect 3 We’re back with more Mass Effect talk, this time with a discussion of Mass Effect 2 and 3 (which isn’t out yet, though that doesn’t stop us from spending a good portion of the episode on it). By the way, SPOILERS. Seriously, don’t say I didn&#...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Daryl Surat Topic: Mass Effect 1 (Mass Effect 2 and our expectations for 3 are in part 2) We’ve got Anime World Order’s Daryl Surat with us this episode to talk about the science-fiction action-RPG series Mass Effect. In part a, we talk about the first Mass Effect game (“Mass Effect 1” for clarity), touching on the p...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer, Ink Recording: A panel called “Fandom & Criticism: The Art of Active Viewing” at AnimeNEXT 2010 This episode isn’t quite a typical Ani-Gamers Podcast episode, in that it’s not a couple of geeks chatting on Skype about silly Japanese cartoons or video games. Instead, this is a recording of a pa...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer , Evan “BakaTanuki” Krell Topic: What’cha Been Doing? In this episode, Mitchy and I square off against Evan Krell (a.k.a. BakaTanuki) of Insert-Disc , who also happens to now be an Ani-Gamers blogger. We discuss what we’ve been doing, which includes playing Red Dead Redemption , playing Red Dead R...

DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 28 minutes) Sony’s press conference certainly ran a little bit too long for my taste, but it was much, much more entertaining and useful than Microsoft’s trainwreck just a day earlier. If you’re into audio rather than text, why not listen to our Sony press conference wrap-up...

DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 18 minutes) Phew, that was some press conference. After Microsoft’s brutally awkward conference yesterday, a lot of us were left wondering if video games truly had all fell into the dreadful mediocrity of motion-control gimmicks. Boy, did Nintendo prove us wrong! (I know, who would&#8217...

DIRECT DOWNLOAD – RSS Feed – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes (Runtime: 22 minutes) It’s a little late, but I’ve got all of the tantalizing news from Microsoft’s awful E3 press conference right here in this post, complete with a brief, unedited podcast roundup (starring both me and Elliot). Well, let’s get on with the show. It’s hard...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui and Narutaki Topic: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (both Season 1 and R2) (2006) In part two of the Reverse Thieves’ podcasting extravaganza, I chat with them for a lengthy hour-plus podcast about the 2006 TV anime Code Geass , from studio Sunrise. The show, a modern take on the classic 50-episode Sunrise mecha formula, follows the events...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui and Narutaki Topic: What’cha Been Doing? The Reverse Thieves are back for a podcast double header in episodes #029 and #030. In this episode, I talk with them about the latest anime, manga, and video games we’ve checked out, and in episode #030, we’ll be discussing the anime series Code Geass . Oh yes, and this episode’s intro...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Frederik L. Schodt , Ed Sizemore Topic: Second half of our comparison of all versions of the Astro Boy story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and Pluto manga) This is the second half of episode #028, featuring a continuation of our discussion of Astro Boy and its many adaptations. If you’re...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Frederik L. Schodt , Ed Sizemore Topic: Comparison of all versions of the Astro Boy story “The Greatest Robot on Earth” (original manga, 60s anime, 1980 anime, 2003 anime, and Pluto manga) In a last-ditch effort to release a podcast for Osamu Tezuka Month, I recorded this episode with manga translator Fred Schodt (author of The Astro Boy Essays...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, “Knuckles Dawson” Topic: What’cha Been Doing? This just might be the silliest, most off-topic episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast, as Mitchy and I discuss anime and video games (mostly the latter) with gaming journalist Knuckles Dawson. Just when you thought our discussion of the dubs for Dragonball Z an...

(NOTE: This episode has been renamed due to an admittedly poor choice of words in my original title. Sorry!) We’re back with a show recorded merely a week before its release (an amazing record for the Ani-Gamers Podcast). Listen on for my fascinating interview with Dr. Lawrence Eng, a longtime anime fan who chose to pursue his fandom as a line of research when he joined Rensselaer Polytechni...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer, Elliot Page Topic: “What’cha Been Doing?” We’re back, this time with a new format for our shows (and a new hosting service Podbean !). Instead of having What’cha Been Doing? segments before every discussion, we will be recording shorter podcasts dedicated to freeform discussion alongside ep...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer Topic: Sword of the Stranger (anime, 2008) Today we’re talking about Sword of the Stranger , a samurai action anime created by studio BONES, directed by first-time director Masahiro Ando, and distributed in the United States by Bandai Entertainment. Mitchy and I loved this movie to death (a state experienced by mor...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Hisui (Alain) and Narutaki (Kate) Topic: Shjo anime that appeals to guys This episode is also called “The Answer is ALWAYS Golgo 13!” Today I am joined by the Reverse Thieves, a blogging duo that has probably been on this show more than recommended by most physicians, to discuss shjo anime specifically the kind that can appeal to boys as well a...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Erin and Noah Topic: New York Anime Festival 2009 Recorded live from the 2009 New York Anime Festival, this episode features none other than the fearsome anime podcasting couple, Erin and Noah of the Ninja Consultant Podcast ! We talk about what we did at the convention and delve into some totally off-topic conversations that may or may not be completely e...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Zac Bertschy , Sean Russell Topic: The Anime News Network’s editorial choice to cover fansubbed anime in their Fall Preview Guide To wash down our long discussion of digital distribution last episode, this time we’ve got an interview with Zac Bertschy, Executive Editor at the Anime News Network , about a related topic: fansubs. Specifically, my...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell “MitchyD” Dyer , and Patz Topic: Digital Distribution [This episode is NOT censored for swear words or sexual references. Listen at your own risk.] We’re back after another whole month between episodes, this time with a big, fat discussion of digital distribution (in terms of both anime and games), featuring none other than The G...

Folks who listened to our last podcast episode will know that Ani-Gamers was unfortunately not approved for any interviews at Otakon 2009. So, to make up for this situation, Evan attended a group press conference held by Otakon Press Ops, with guests Noboru Ishiguro, Masao Maruyama, Yukio Kikukawa, and Hidenori Matsubara. The “press conference” part means that, unlike an interview, thi...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Alain (Hisui), Kate (Narutaki), Carol (Kohaku) , and Carl Topic: Otakon 2009 At long last the Ani-Gamers Podcast has woken from its Otakon-induced slumber. Today we’ve got a mega-podcast (four co-hosts is pretty mega!) that was supposed to be recorded while we were mega-riding the Megabus charter bus service. But since there were so many normal peopl...

DIRECT DOWNLOAD (Runtime: 25 minutes) For the first time in our blog’s history, Ani-Gamers will be sending representatives to Otakon, the largest fan-run anime convention in the United States, which is being held this year from July 17 through the 19th in its traditional location at the Baltimore Convention Center. There to report on the goings-on at the con will be staff writer and columnis...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer Topic: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) This time we’re talking about a movie from Evan’s favorite anime director: Satoshi Kon ( Paprika , Paranoia Agent ). The review portion is sort of short compared to the What’cha Been Doing? segment, which is probably because Evan had to rush to go see Star Trek at the end of the episode. Our pl...

Hosts: Evan “Vampt Vo” Minto, Mitchell Dyer , Elliot Page Topic: Black Jack (Manga: JP-1970, NA-2008) In this episode, Mitchy reappears to talk about Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack manga, which we’ve wanted to review since last fall when it began its English language publication courtesy of Vertical, Inc. Our second guest, Elliot from Luke and Elliot’s Bearfighting Extrava...