Anime World Order Podcast

This is not a standard episode of AWO, but since we're all incredibly busy with school, convention preparation, and relocating to another city, we're talking about the subject of bootlegging in anime as well as Volume 1 of the journal Mechademia. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

This week, it's all stuff we're feeling kind of "eh" about, which partially accounts for why it took so long for us to edit it. Daryl reviews all of Ergo Proxy, Gerald tackles Megazone 23 Part 2, and Clarissa's keeping it real [robot] with Hades Project Zeorymer. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

In addition to our Megacon 2007 report, Clarissa reviews Animation Runner Kuromi, Gerald revisits The Venus Wars, and Daryl finally gets around to reviewing To Terra Volume 1. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

It's our glorious 50th episode! Gerald reviews Megazone 23 Part 1, Clarissa's got Princess Tutu, and Daryl rambles about Macross: Do You Remember Love? for nearly an hour. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

This is not like our usual episodes, so don't let this be your first episode you hear. We keep asking for voicemails, but we never seem to play them. Here we shall rectify this and also procrastinate on releasing Show # 50. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Daryl keeps the manga reviews coming with a review of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Clarissa gets back her shojo mojo talking about Loveless, and Gerald celebrates its 20th anniversary by reviewing Dirty Pair: Project E.D.E.N. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full notes and supplemental links.

Daryl reviews the MANLY MANGA Satsuma Gishiden, Gerald reviews the MANLY CARTOON Spirit of Wonder (what?), and Clarissa is the MANLIEST of us all since she reviews MAZINKAISER~! which law dictates must be spelled in all-caps tilde exclamation point. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Daryl has an advance review of Le Chevalier d'Eon, Gerald gets sprung with Utawarerumono, and Clarissa reflects upon Nerima Daikon Brothers. As a test to see if we can hang with REAL reviewers, all of us have decided to review just Volume 1 of shows we've never seen before, all courtesy of ADV Films. We're going nowhere fast. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links...

In what will go down in history as the AWO's darkest hour (it was Gerald's idea!), this episode is entirely devoted to hentai. Daryl reviews the extensively surreal Kanashimi no Belladonna, Clarissa reviews the manga Pink Sniper by her favorite hentai artist Kengo Yonekura, and Gerald fulfills the dream by providing us with a highly-researched review of Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend. Visit...

Daryl reviews the books The Push Man and Other Stories and also Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Clarissa reviews the recent anime series Black Lagoon, and Gerald reviews Voltes V. The books contain dead babies, they probably shoot babies in Black Lagoon, and women are repulsed enough by 70s super robot anime such as Voltes V that they miscarry. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and detai...

This week, the theme is unbridled optimism in the face of adversity, so who better to have on as a guest than veteran anime fan and Corn Pone Flicks personality Joe Vecchio. Daryl reviews Studio 4C's 2004 theatrical film Mind Game, Gerald weighs in with his thoughts on Vertical Inc's release of the Osamu Tezuka manga Ode to Kirihito, and Clarissa feels all warm and fuzzy inside as she shares with...

This isn't technically an episode, so if you've never heard our show before, don't listen to this episode first, okay? All we do this episode is answer emails...on Christmas Eve. We were supposed to put this up weeks ago, but then the entire project got corrupted and the whole thing had to be hastily re-edited and processed. As a result, the first 30 minutes or so may sound like we recorded this i...

Daryl reviews the obscure and INCREDIBLY DEPRESSING 1970s film Ringing Bell (from the people who brought you Hello Kitty!), Gerald is quite let down by Kishin Corps, and Clarissa saves the day with Part 2 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. This is perhaps the last episode of 2006, what with Christmas and New Year's coming. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

It's our one year anniversary! Funimation sent us DVDs to review, so Clarissa reviews Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, Gerald has the unenviable task of reviewing Moon Phase, and Daryl pitches in with his viewpoint on the Limited Edition of Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: The Conqueror of Shambala. Be sure to listen to the end for a SPECIAL ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE! Visit www.animeworldorder...

This week, it's titles that for one reason or another just aren't for everyone. More so than usual, anyway. Daryl reviews the 2004 Gonzo anime series Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Gerald reviews the manga Voyeur and its followup Voyeurs Inc, and Clarissa reviews the Studio Ghibli film Omoide Poroporo, aka Only Yesterday. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental l...

We're officially over the hill. Can you believe we've been babbling for 40 episodes? Daryl--whose gain level introduced lots of static whenever he spoke--reviews the semi-obscure 1980s film The Dagger of Kamui, Gerald reviews the quite obscure 1980s TV series Future Police Urashiman, and Clarissa gets the ball rolling with Part 1 of our Jojo's Bizarre Adventure review. Visit www.animeworldorder.co...

By popular demand, here's what we--and by we I mean Clarissa--think of the Fall 2006 anime lineup. What we watched of it, anyway. Death Note and D. Gray-Man were covered in Show # 39. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

There are officially too many good videogames coming out right now, but we resist the urge to slack off just barely. Daryl talks about The Twelve Kingdoms, Clarissa gives us her thoughts on the first few episodes of both Death Note and D. Gray Man, and we somehow manage to talk about our experiences at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2006 in 30 minutes instead of 2 hours. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for f...

In perhaps the manliest (and longest) episode to date, Gerald reviews the Kazuo Koike jigoku manga masterpiece Lady Snowblood (this episode's title being a reference to the editorial thought process governing this manga), Daryl opines on the new Fist of the North Star movie Raoh Gaiden, and Clarissa weighs in with her thoughts on the first season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Visit h...

This one's for all the Gerald acolytes out there, as he conducts an interview with Michiko Ito, professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Kansas. Tim Eldred, whom we interviewed in Show 14, is also present. Listen on, would-be otaku, and discover exactly what inanimate objects YOU should be praying to in order to guarantee that you see that next episode of Gundam! Visit www.animeworldorde...

Departing from our typical show format, our special guest this week is Marc Handler, who's worked in various roles on localizing titles such as Voltron, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Transformers, FLCL, Naruto, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Astro Boy, Avalon, Zatoichi, and much, MUCH more. Visit http://www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

This isn't really an episode. Well, it was until we decided it was cosmically lame. See, it's mostly composed of the audio to our panel at AWA 2006, and it was pretty boring. Oh, and we sound like robots for the first 30 minutes. Oh well. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

This episode is a week late due to computer troubles, but hopefully the wait is worth it. Gerald reviews Hayao Miyazaki's theatrical directorial debut The Castle of Cagliostro, Daryl reviews the 2004 anime remake of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix (aka Hi no Tori), and Clarissa reviews the yaoi manga Embracing Love by Youka Nitta. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

No time for a final quality check listen, we've got to drive to Anime Weekend Atlanta! Gerald reviews Cromartie High School, Clarissa continues the ABe kick from last week with Serial Experiments Lain, and Daryl unveils a small portion of THE TRUTH he discovered at Metrocon 2006! Visit http://www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Finally, a normal format episode again! Gerald lets us know all about the uncut version of Street Fighter II: The Movie, Clarissa kicks it old school with My Youth in Arcadia (aka Arcadia of My Youth), and Daryl offers his own unique insight on Haibane Renmei! Visit http://www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.