Anime Summit Podcast

This week is a short news week! We talk about some of the winning movies at the Oscars (No I don't give my opinion on the SLAP) and some other game convention news.  In anime we talk about some upcoming projects, films, and a few summer anime announcements!

EX17: Third edition of Cinnamontography in which Dannie and Som review movies and or talk about movies!  This week we decided to put out an extra ep to review the latest Pixar/Disney movie: Turning Red.  This anime inspired 3D animated film has something for everyone and does a great job of showing the struggles of growing up.

Episode 344: This week we go on Anilist and look at the top 100 anime shows and see if we agree with it or not.  Spoiler alert we don't. THAT SHOW SUCC!

This week we talk about some upcoming superhero movies and why Martin Scorcesse and Francis Ford Coppola need to calm the fuck down.  In anime news we have A LOT of Summer and Fall Hype and all of the shows leaving CrunchyRoll at the end of the month!

Episode 343: This week The Dynamic Duo is back, while Som is away Nick and Dannie did a show swap and review two anime classics: Black Lagoon and Azumanga Daioh! 00:00 Intro Links Community 05:00 Listener Question + Waifu/Husbando 09:00 Azumanga Daioh 32:30 Black Lagoon

This week we talk about Street Fighter 5's last update, Tunic, Ghostwire, and the latest character DLC for Guilty Gear Strive!  In anime news we have some Spring reminders and more Summer hype!

Thanks to Crunchyroll and Funimation, we got an early screening of Jujutsu Kaisen 0!  The prequel movie to the hit shonen series.  Yuta, an ordinary boy riddled with a curse enrolls into Jujutsu High School at the behest of Satoru Gojo, in hopes to teach Yuta to control his curse, and that's when he learns that the world is darker than it seems.   In theaters NOW!  Get your tic...

This week we talk about Playstation's State of Play, Mario Day, and more!  In anime news we have some Spring hype reminders, Cultural Affairs Awards, and the Toei animation cyber attack that shut down their systems and delayed their anime's release schedules.

Episode 341: Sometimes planning on the podcast pays off!  During our Belle discussion we remarked how we had not seen Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in, well, a long time!  So this week we decide to watch the film again and review it for all of you!  During Hosoda's earlier days as a director, he decided to direct a loose sequel of the 1967 novel of the same name, i...

This week we are a little skimpy on the non-anime news but we have updates on Netflix's Marvel shows and we are celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Switch!  In Anime news we have A LOT of Spring and Summer anime hype and more upcoming movies, Dragon Ball Super Hero movie news, new Mappa Studio news and more!

This week we talk about our top favorite animated moments (sakuga) in anime.  Som and Dannie go over some of their fav moments and animation techniques used in some of their favorite shows. Let us know some of your favorite sakuga moments!

This week we talk about Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy 14 support, and the newest main line Pokemon game: Scarlet and Violet.  In anime news we have a lot of Spring hype and some more manga licensed by Seven Seas!

Episode 339: This week we review Mamoru Hosoda's latest full feature anime film: Belle .  Using the 1756 French Fantasy novel, The Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Hosoda's latest film brings us a coming of age drama telling the story of Suzu, a lonely girl still dealing with the tragic loss of her mother, as she takes it day by day, she finds herself and her voice w...

This week we RANT!  We talk about Lord of the Rings again, Futurama reboot, Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster, and more!  In anime we have more spring hype, Anno's new collab project, and the new Manga Contest run by Animator Dormitory Project!

Episode 338: This week we cover our 1st impressions of the Winter Season of anime.  This season seems a bit lacking compared to the last few seasons, so we decided to only do one 1st impressions instead of two like we normally do.  Please let us know what you are watching and let us know if you want us to cover something we missed in the Winter Review! 00:00 Intro Links Community 04:00 L...

Nintendo direct news and movie news! The Super Bowl gave us some cool movie trailers and Nintendo gave us a lot of awesome Japanese only titles for the rest of the world coming to the Switch!  In anime news we have some Spring hype, the TAAF awards, mangas that are ending, and more!

Episode 337: This week we log on to our mom's Disney+ account and watch Star Wars VISIONS.  The anime anthology of collected shorts from 7 GREAT animation studios, in which they were given free reign to re-envision the world of Star Wars as they saw fit. 00:00 Intro Links Community 05:20 Listener Question + Waifu/Husbando 08:00 Star Wars Visions background 15:15 "The Duel" 24:40 "Tatooine Rha...

This week on the newscast Som decides to just do anime news only to try something different. We got some Spring Hype and talk about all of the manga titles that have took over the NYT Top Books lists for graphic novels.  At the end we talk about Totally Not Mark's Toei copyright strike a bit and try to question the future of creating content for anime.

Episode 336: The time is now for the 6th annual Summies. Our TOP TEN favorite anime of the year for 2021.  Let us know what some of your favorite shows were for 2021! 00:00 Intro Links Community 02:00 Listener Question of the Week + Waifu and Husbando 07:30 Summies 2021 Intro 16:40 Our Number 10s 30:15 Our Number 9s 40:15 Our Number 8s 53:20 Our Number 7s 1:08:45 Our Number 6s 1:21:15 Our Num...

This week we talk about some trading card game collecting hijinx because Logan Paul is a doofus.  We talk about some upcoming games and some hype about the new YuGiOh online TCG, Master Duel.  In anime news we talk about Jujutsu Kaisen 0! Thanks to Funimation/Crunchyroll for sending me the info to talk about it!  And some Spring and Fall hype as well!

Episode 335: Eight Smackdowns has finally brought us to this. In the world of Pokemon, Gym Leaders rule each region within their respective leagues, to become a Pokemon Champion you must get through them first as budding trainer.  But if they were to go against each other?  WHO WOULD WIN?? We take TWO Gym Leaders from each generation and put them against each other, Summit Smackdown Styl...

Short week this week! We go over Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard and why their CEO Bobby Cotick is a fucking loser.  In anime news we have a lot of awards talk since its Award show season!  Along with some spring hype and delayed shows due to the quasi state of emergency in Japan.

Episode 334: As we gear up for our Annual Year Review THE SUMMIES, we wanted to of course still bring you our review of the last season of 2021: Fall.  We discuss Ranking of Kings, Komi Can't Communicate, Mieruko-Chan, Jobless Reincarnation Part 2, Takt Op. Destiny, and more!  What were some of your favorite shows for the Fall Season of 2021? 00:00 Intro, Links, Community 03:00 Listener...

NEWSCAST IS BACK! I am finally back with the newcast now coming out on Mondays!  This week we go over the DICE awards and some Spring anime!  Joining me is my brother Sudi!

Episode 333:  THESE ARE OUR DEMANDS!  But no seriously we aren't really "demanding" anything, but we have a discussion in what we would like to see happen in the world of Anime for 2022. 00:00 Intro, Links, Community 05:00 Listener Question of the Week 16:10 Waifu and Husbando 17:45 Main Topic: 2022 Anime Industry Wishlist + New Year's Resolutions