Anime Summit Podcast

Episode 213: Welcome back Dannie! Dannie is back from school and is ready to talk about all of the anime she has watched and caught up since she finished. We talk about some of the shows from previous seasons to get her takes on them since shes been away for 6 weeks!  Make sure to give Dannie a big congrats when you can!

A lot of video game hype! Gun Gun Pixies getting a Switch port, Travis Strikes Back getting a PC and PS4 port! New Sword and Shield trailer too! Some upcoming movie hype as well and a lot of anime news! We talk about some new Isekais, African Office Worker, Kengan Ashura on Netflix, and also JETRO (Japan Extrenal Trade Org.) gathering numbers and information on Anime consumer content in France and...

Episode 212: Som and Nick discuss the current state of anime and what they want for the future of the industry as a whole.  We talk about the rights of old anime and new, streaming services, the direction of writing, and the fate of dying genre of Mecha/Big Robot anime.

More upcoming anime hype! New trailer for Evangelion 3.0+1.0 came out today! New promos for many anime indcluding Beastars and Blackfox! Also have a lot of movie news including the Future of the MCU and the task of integrating Deadpool and X-Men into their catalog. At the end we also talk about the Senate Bill that passed regarding Loot Boxes in video games.

Episode 211: With this review this concludes are 2012 run of our decade spotlights! Today we talk about Girls Und Panzer; a really fun and great show about cute girls driving heavy war machines in the Panzer or Tank sport known as Senshado.  We go over the series and the sequel film Girls Und Panzer Der Film, along with diving into some background information on the nods to countries all over...

THIS ONE IS A BIGGUN. We talk about Ninja going to Mixer exclusively, some movie hype, new characters for Street Fighter V, a lot of anime hype including the new character project Handead Anthem, some updates on KyoAni, Sentai Holdings getting funding from Japan's new program, Discotek licenses, and an opinion on what Jim Carey said about Sonic being remodeled and redone for the movie!  And s...

Episode 210: Part 2 of our 1st Impressions! This batch we talk about Vinland Saga,  How Many Kilograms are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Demon Lord, Retry!, Cop Craft, The Ones Within, Given, Granbelm, Machikado Mazoku.  We also give some final impressions and go over what we are immediately dropping and our favorite OPs and EDs of the Season!

Were back with another newscast! There are a few KyoAni updates but if you want to hear our full report on it, please go listen to last weeks newscast! This week we talk about some more comic news, a few upcoming anime, Fantasia film fest, some Pokemon hype, and an opinion on Entertainment companies cashing in on nostalgia.  As said in this newscast here is a link on more info about the bank...

Episode 209: Part 1 of 2 of our 1st Impressions for the 2019 Summer Season! In this batch we talk about Dr. Stone, Fire Force, Arifureta, Isekai Cheat Magician,  Do You Like Your Mom? Her Normal Attack is Two Attacks at Full Power, Tejina-Senpai, Maidens of the Savage Season, Kanata no Astra, and To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts.

On the morning of July 18th, 2019...In the Fushimi Ward of Kyoto, Japan, a man walked into Kyoto Animations Studio 1 location and began setting the studio ablaze with gasoline and fire. 70 plus people were injured and 34 of them as of this recording were pronounced deceased. This news report by Nick and Som goes over the details of what has been confirmed so far.  Also details on how all of i...

Episode 208: Nick along with our good friend Manime Matt gives the report on their experience at Anime Expo! From panels to the dealers room to getting saucy with the homies. Followed by a great story of how Matt bought his first Doujin!

Big ep today! We talk about some upcoming game hype, Power Rangers movie reboot, Legend of the White Dragon by Bat in the Sun, and the Nintendo Switch Lite! Also a review of Dr Mario World for mobile devices! For anime we have some upcoming Anime hype, the beginning of Japan's Government plan to bring more anime to other foreign countries, Evangelion's new fashion line, and a discussion about HBO...

Episode 207: WHEW thank GOD Nick is back from Expo so we can give this Spring Review for you.  We talk about our completed Spring shows such as Dororo, Sarazanmai, Hitorribochi, Senryu Shoujo, Isekai Quartet, One Punch Man 2, and of course Attack on Titan Season 3. What were your favorite shows this season?

Thank you guys so much! 4 years of Anime Summit and 30 newscasts! Here is to another year! This episode I touch on The Walking Dead ending and Attack on Titan ending?? Some upcoming anime hype and upcoming games hype!

Episode 206: You read the title right. We finally are doing an Evangelion episode in celebration of being a Podcast for 4 years; and also because we can now watch it on Netflix! The history, background, and the points of why we love it can all be heard on this episode.  Thanks Hideaki Anno for a great show! This is our season premiere episode of Season 5 of Anime Summit Podcast!

So many adaptions of video games and other nerdy things are coming about.  I dont know how to feel about all of them.  We also cover some things being shown at Anime Expo and Otakon and some more upcoming anime films and shows coming soon! This episode is dedicated to Etika, a Youtuber who recently passed away.  Avid nerd and Nintendo enthusiast. This ones for you!

Episode 205: We are ALMOST halfway through our Decade Spotlight series. This time with our 2nd out of 3 entries for the year of 2012 with the coming of age anime Hyouka .  This slice of life anime is very calm and easy going but shrouded in themes of life, understanding, and the simple but complex act of growing up. Tell us what you think of this anime and let us know if you guys got a decade...

This episode of the news we cover the latest from some upcoming anime such as My Hero Academia and Fire Force. A potential MCU adaptation of the SpiderVerse?? Some upcoming Anime Expo showings for some anime including PROMARE! And a discussion piece at the end that talks about working conditions in the Animation Industry and the practices of Studio Madhouse.

Episode 204: The classic OVA that spawned the famous spin off Gunsmith Cats..RIDING BEAN.  We dive into this campy action short film and bring to light the quality of anime from the late 80's. From its animation to its music! Nostalgia boner incoming.

SO MUCH HYPE! We have a lot of upcoming anime hype, US theater dates for Promare, Anime Expo screenings, and an opinion on some of my favorite E3 announcements!

Episode 203: Nick and Dannie form a NEW Ultimate Podcast Duo to bring you a review for the Netflix Produced anime BAKI; a continuation of the series from 2001 which covers The Most Evil Death Row Convicts Arc.  In Som's absence Nick and Dannie try their best to review the show and get through the podcast without Som keeping everything together.

This week we got a lot of gaming news. Baldurs Gate 3, Overwatch, and Persona 5 the Royal! For anime we talk about some upcoming anime including the new Hibike! Euphonium, Detective Conan Smart Game, the new fighting game for Grandblue Fantasy, and more! Big pieces at the end include a first impressions on the new gaming platform known as Stadia, and the Netflix announcement of the Magic the Gathe...

Episode 202: Whats the best anime to watch on a rainy day? Sometimes your plans don't always go as planned and you end up stuck at home bored as shit OR the rain just puts you in a low energy and somber mood and you don't want to go out at all.  You decide to watch anime! What anime do you watch on days like these? We discuss what we think are some good anime to watch on a rainy day.

SO MUCH HYPE. We talk about some crazy movie trailers that recently came out such as Terminator Dark Fate, Rambo Last Blood, and the new Dark Crystal film coming to Netflix, the new Death Stranding trailer, Xbox One Game Pass.  In anime news we have a lot of upcoming anime hype such as Ascendance of a Bookwork, the anime film based on The Alchemist Code, and some others.  Some more anime...

Episode 201: Another month down which means its time for another episode of our Decade Spotlight series.  We start off the year 2012 with The Daily Lives of High School Boys .. A slice of life that is absurd as much as it is hilarious, centering around the every day life of three high school friends and the other boys around them.  Shout out to Kenneth for being our first Patron on Patre...