Taiiku Podcast

As they say, all good things come to an end eventually after literal years of coordination and (mostly) procrastination. But we are finally here at the end of the Slam Dunk podcast series that I promise starting way back in August of 2015. Jeez, actually two plus years... Anyway, Chris ( @gokuffy ) and I start off the podcast with the second to last movie in the Post-War Kurosawa box with The Idio...

We're back from Otakon! Sorry for the delay, but we are finally here with our third episode. First up is Takako Shimura's Wandering Son published by Fantagraphics and Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga published by Kodansha USA. That song you heard at the top of the episode is " Endlessly Falling " by The Slants. Here is the podcast Helen and I did with Chris recapping our experiences at Otakon, which...

We're a while out from Otakon, but we're still gonna podcast about it! I brought fellow podcasting cohorts Chris ( @gokuffy ) and Helen ( @WanderinDreamr ) to cover Otakon 2017 in relative depth. Listen Next time is actually gonna be Slam Dunk, which is definitely not a running joke.

I know I said next time was definitely gonna be Slam Dunk, but look...There were these gorgeous ladies and they wrestle, so. Slam Dunk is still actively in the works. I still have about a dozen episodes left to watch, so it is coming soon. Until then! There's a packed episode of content. Chris ( @gokuffy ) and I continue the Kurosawa series with the next in the Post-War box set , Scandal. Then Bam...

We're here with our second episode! This time, we're talking about Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket published by Yen Press and Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride published by Seven Seas. That song you heard at the top of the episode is "Synchrogazer" by Nana Mizuki from the Symphogear anime. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK , and my co-hosts Helen ( @WanderinDreamr ) and Ap...

This is not an episode of the Taiiku Podcast! This is a new podcast called Manga In Your Ears, reviewing a currently published (or publishing) series as well as an already completed series. My co-hosts on this ride are Helen ( @WanderinDreamr ) and Apryll ( @manjiorin ), both of The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses . This episode we are covering Inio Asano's Solanin , published by Viz Media, a...

We're back in action and we're talking about cycling! No, not that cycling because Yowapeda season three isn't quite done yet, but Minami Kamakura High School Girls' Cycling Club. The optics of the show demanded I ask Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) to join us in this journey, and he accepted on the condition we also review Rolling Girls , which I sort of did and everyone else actually did. If you didn't kno...

We're back for season two! Funim-I mean Nozomi finally released Big Windup 2 and we're covering it, right here, right now. Joining me are my cohorts of the Taiiku Podcast, Camellia and Chris ( @gokuffy ). And in our ongoing Kurosawa review, Chris and I talk about No Regrets for Our Youth, the first in the post-war Kurosawa set . Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris and I resume our Kurosawa watch with...

We're back for a special episode, rounding up Acen 2017 with my friends Kenny ( @Minoru79 ), Kyle ( @ANewtypeCentury ), and Patz ( @PatzPrime ). No show notes this time, just us shooting the shit about Acen. Listen

Man, we talked a long time... At over three hours on the horn and an yet to be determined amount of time edited (still editing as I write this), it may be the longest just Chris and I have talked. But it was worth it. We're finishing up the First Films of Akira Kurosawa set with The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail; continuing on to a long discussion on Makoto Shinkai and his newest film, your na...

We are back once again, and it is finally baseball season! My White Sox are a surprising 6-5 only nine games into their season, but there's still time to #TankForBeer for the rebuilding Sox. More importantly, we're here with Chris ( @gokuffy ) and Jared ( @savevsjared ) to talk about March Comes in Like a Lion. Chris and I also continue our trip through the Kurosawa catalogue, this time checking o...

We're back on the sports anime / manga bandwagon, and this time we're talking about Kodansha USA's Welcome to the Ballroom by Tomo Takeuchi! We're also starting a very exciting new segment covering the filmography of Akira Kurosawa, starting with his first movie, Sanshiro Sugata , and the follow up, Sanshiro Sugata Part Two. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - We begin and talk about Sanshiro Sugata! 37:50...

We're back with the top movies of 2016! The gang's all here; my two co-hosts, Camellia and Chris ( @gokuffy ), are where they should be: In the co-host chair. The whole Taiiku Podcast is back once again, if only we were talking about sports anime. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Number fives! 40:52 - Number fours! 1:24:07 - Number threes! Break! 2:02:49 - Number twos! 2:52:44 - Number ones! 3:31:17 - Al...

We're back again with the end of the year podcasts! First up is the top five anime of 2016 list. Joining Chris ( @gokuffy ) and me this time are the Oldtaku no Radio ( @OldtakuNoRadio ) crew, Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) and Jared ( @savevsjared )! Listen Show notes: 01:41 - Number fives! Had to pause in the middle of Chris's number five because reasons. I threw in some of our out-of-show material and a m...

We're back for anther January podcast with perhaps the best anime of 2016 (check in on our Top 5 Anime of 2016 podcast to find out!). Joining me this episode is Chris ( @gokuffy ) and Tom ( @ABCBTom ) to talk about Yuri!!! on Ice. Listen Show notes: 0:31 - We start the show and talk a bit about Sayo Yamamoto! 11:10 - I ask the two Sayo Yamamoto-ians what their impressions were of the show before i...

We're back in the new year! It's the first podcast of the year and we start it off strong covering the previous season's sports anime offerings: Scorching Ping Pong Girls and Keijo!!!!!!!! With me is Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) for a combination of torture and surprising quality. Also I forgot to call Keijo!!!!!!!! by its alternative title, Hip Whip Girl. Oops. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - We start the show...

We're back again with the Reverse Thieves ' Anime Secret Santa! In 2014, I wrote about Hyouka , and in 2015, I wrote about Mawaru Penguindrum . Now, I've got Chris ( @gokuffy ) on the podcast and we're discussing Gankutsuo and Shimoneta . Opinions are varied on these shows... Thanks, as always, to Kate and Al of the Reverse Thieves for organizing this for however long they've been doing it. Always...

We are here with a sort of sports anime, but not really, but sports happened! Jared ( @savevsjared ) joins me to talk about Dragon Ball Super thus far. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - We start the show and talk about Dragon Ball Super! That's it! Next time should be Haikyu with Dylan ( @Hazukari ) and Josh Dunham ( @Josh_Dunham ), then Ping Pong Girls / Keijo!!!!!!!! with Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) and Kenny...

We're back just before the end of November! Chris ( @gokuffy ) and Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) joined me to complete the Chihayafuru redux podcast (instead of, you know, doing something like Slam Dunk, which has been on the shelf for forever, but baby steps here). Listen Show notes: 0:42 - We start the show and discuss Chris's thoughts on season one! 5:17 - DANCING IN THE STARLIGHT! 25:31 - We start talk...

It has been two years and change since I opened this podcast with the previously ill-recorded Chihayafuru episode and it's time for a revisit to this series. This is one of my favorite series of all time and, though it seemingly eschews as a sports anime, it definitely follows the same types of formula. It counts! Unlike a lot of the other things we do. Anyway! For this, I grabbed Chihayafuru fana...

Welcome back to the best damn sports anime podcast around! We're not talking about sports anime or manga again, as is typical. First up, I have the best cosplayer I know enough to ask on my podcast in Helen ( @WanderinDreamr ) to talk about Complex Age . Then, we've got Chris ( @gokuffy ), Ruby ( @PassionTentacle ), and Kenny ( @Minoru79 ) talking about the greatest anime of 2016: Love Live Sunshi...

We're back and it's almost the end of the month so I better release a podcast! I grab my best internet bud Chris ( @gokuffy ) to talk about three sports manga that have come out recently, Kuroko's Basketball , Yowamushi Pedal , and Haikyu . It's a little long! Listen Show notes: 0:31 - We shoot the shit a little, talk about what we've been watching. Symphogear, Berserk, Jojo's, Food Wars, High Sch...

We're talking about sports anime on the sports anime podcast! Chris informed me we had until the end of the month to watch Dear Boys (also known as Hoop Days) until it would be GONE FOREVER, so we did! This weird anime from 2003 didn't elicit many words, but it was surprisingly...well, just listen to this . Listen Show notes: 0:36 - We introduce ourselves and talk about Dear Boys! And that's it! I...

We're back with real life fake anime! I grabbed Ink ( @AnimatedInk ) and Tony ( @tondog ) to talk about a great show that just ended, Assassination Classroom ! Sports anime will probably resume eventually! I swear Slam Dunk WILL HAPPEN!! Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Introductions and what we've been watching! 7:56 - We start talking about Assassination Classroom! 48:48 - Break time! We talked about r...

Tony ( @tondog ) and I were bored and shooting the shit then I randomly threw out we should do our own WWE Mock Draft. So we did! An hour and a half or so later, I have an entire episode edited and ready to go. I wish every podcast was like this! Listen No show notes this time because it's just us talking about wrestling. Good times had all around.