Third Impact Anime Podcast

YAY, SPORTS! WOO TEAM! SCORE THAT BALL. GOAL and stuff.  Bill and Marisa discuss some of their favorite sports anime series', discuss the genre at large, why it's had a recent boom in the last 5 years, and YES THEY TALK ABOUT PING PONG BEFORE YOU ASK.  Shows discussed in order: Free!, Bamboo Blade, Haikyuu, Kuroko's Basketball, YURI!!! on Ice, and Ping Pong The Animation Other series mentioned:  B...

Way back in the year 1999, a young girl named Excel Excel and the secret organization of ACROSS arrived and destroyed the world of anime as we knew it. 19 years later, yep it's still dead. Listen to Sully, Tobias, Austin, and Bill discuss the quack experimental anime, Excel Saga from J.C. Staff and director Shinichi Watanabe (no not the Cowboy Bebop guy).  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TI_Anime Fa...

Bill hosts a fantastic episode diving into the very first Lupin the Third theatrical film, The Mystery of Mamo from 1978.  Joined by Sully and Austin, we discuss the Lupin franchise, the film's tonal shifts, characterization, the different english dubs, hilariously renamed characters, Lupin physics, and the fact that Mamo looks like Paul Williams in Phantom of the Paradise. Just saying... Look it...

One Piece, the massive pirate adventure anime/manga that you've all heard of. It needs no introduction, but some of us need an introduction into why exactly it is such a phenomenon and how it's a lot easier to get into than you think. Bill breaks down why One Piece works, what's really special about it, and tries to convince Tobias and Austin to give it a shot.  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TI_An...

We recorded this WEEKS AGO and HERE IT FINALLY IS. Discussing the instantly infamous series based on the classic Go Nagai manga, DEVILMAN: CRYBABY! Discussing the series' background, unexpected humor, debouchery, characters, lewdity, emo-ness, running, relationship dynamics, death, dismemberment, Cutey Honey, Mazinger Z, and the timeless question; why dost the Devilman cry?  Twitter:  https://twit...

On this long-awaited episode of Two Guys and Video Games, Ryan and Jon discuss some of the good, the better, the bad, and the ugly from 2017's pool of games.  They've "creatively" come up with several categories: Best Fresh Meat, Most Dead Horse, We Really Wish You Didn't - The No Man's Sky Award, Best Potty Game, Best Franchise CPR, Comeback King, and wrap up with the Most Anticpated Game of 2018...

Happy Valentine's Day! As we honor the martyrdom of a 3rd century catholic priest with unbridled capitalism, Bill and Andrew wanted to discuss some of their favorite romance anime series'! This is by no means a definitive list of the "best" or "most essential" romance series', just ones they like and wanted to chat about. Do you have a favorite? Tweet at us a let us know. Maybe we'll do an episode...

Ryan and Marisa chat about attending a small, local comic book convention in Charlotte, NC while Tobias went back to his home town to attend Kamicon in Birmingham, Alabama. Two very different convention experiences, but equally interesting!  Listen to us everywhere!  iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast/ Google Play Music:  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=...

Austin, Tobias, Ryan, and Andrew chat about a few shows we think are neato this season including: Pop Team Epic, A Place Further Than The Universe, Darling in the FranXX, Laid-Back Camp, and others!  If you want more in-depth previews of what we think about these shows, check out our episode reviews over on our site, thirdimpactanime.wordpress.com Have questions for us about anime, video games, pa...

Third Impact did a good. We went to a con.  Unfortunately, the podcast recording did a bad.  We didn't lose much other than Tobias' intro (but you guys know him already) and Austin's breakdown of the convention which you can find here, now!  Ichibancon is an anime convention in Concord, North Carolina. 2018 is it's 9th year running and it's the second largest anime convention in the state right un...

Tori, Austin, and newcomer Andrew discuss our thoughts on Studio Ponoc's Mary and the Witch's Flower! We discuss major themes, animation/aesthetic, characterization, the film's lessons, and how we personally related to it.  Listen to us everywhere!  iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast/ Google Play Music:  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Il3e2lqbq2aw...

Sully, Tobias, and Bill gather around the fireplace to chat about Satoshi Kon's Christmas classic. It's definitely the most obvious pick for our Christmas special this year, but it deserves to keep getting recognized. Haven't seen the film yet? Don't worry, this podcast episode is mostly spoiler free. But seriously, check it out, and have a Merry Christmas!  Listen to us everywhere!  iTunes:  http...

We're back with another convention report. Sully, Austin, and Tobias discuss Greensboro NC's Super FamiCon video game convention and tournament series.  We discuss our general thoughts on the convention, a rundown on the panels we put on, recap of the guests, dealers, artists, general con vibe, and how it stacks up against other cons we've been to.  Full disclosure: Austin is on Senior Staff at Su...

Welcome to the first official episode of THIRD IMPACT ANIME PODCAST We've gone through a bit of rebranding and this is the new podcast name we're going with and we hope you like it!  In this episode, Austin, Ryan, and Marisa sit down and chat about Ryan's adventures at NC Comiccon, meeting the creator of Deadpool (who you heard in the show open), meeting Mike Rowe of Arrow fame, and going to Symph...

Jaan jumps on to let everyone know that he and Ryan will be participating in Extra Life this year.  Extra Life is an international, 24 hour video game streaming challenge to raise money for sick and injured kids.  Ryan and Jon will both be playing throughout the day but Ryan is taking the 24 hour plunge! Ganbatte.  You can donate through Ryan's portal here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fus...

This is an OLD EPISODE recorded MONTHS AGO that was never uploaded because Austin is an idiot (and he apologizes) In this episode of Two Guys and Video Games, Ryan and Jon reconvene to talk about their personal favorite video games so you can mercilessly judge them.  Please enjoy!  This is an archived episode of Borderline Podcasts.  Ryan will be participating in the Extra Life charity event this...

Part 2 of our most recent episode (it was originally going to be uploaded all as one thing, but it would have been WAY too long) Austin and Tori are joined in this episode by fellow fan-panelist and otaku trivia brain spewer, Reverend Tobias to discuss his and Austin's favorite anime thing ever; TRIGGER AND TRIGGER THINGS!  We discuss more about Anime Weekend Atlanta, Studio TRIGGER, Little Witch...

For way longer that we intended to, Jon, Tori, and Austin chat together about our experiences at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017! We discuss Jon's behind-the-scenes experience, how our panels went, and everything else: the good, the bad, friends, foes, dealers, autographs, DAOKO, Teddyloid, bad singing, queue lines, and more!  Were you able to attend Anime Weekend Atlanta 2017? Did you come to one of o...

The Two Towers or Empire Strikes Back of Rurouni Kenshin has arrived, and we're giving you our thoughts!  Jon and Austin cover all the details of Rurouni Kenshin Part 2: Kyoto Inferno (including the english dub)! Please toss us a Like or a Comment, but more importantly, enjoy the show!  This is an arcived episode of Borderline Podcasts.  Look for our podcasts on iTunes and GooglePlay! Twitters! @b...

Jon, the long time fan, and Austin, the relative newcomer, discuss part 1 of the 3 part live-action adapatation of Rurouni Kenshin! This is only a review of part 1, episodes on parts 2 and 3 will be coming within the next few weeks so stay tuned!  Austin also gives his general thoughts on Netflix's live-action Death Note. For better or worse (mostly the second one).  Also, Funimation and Sentai Fi...

WE'RE BACK! After a few weeks of being on break, we're back with an awesome interview with filmmaker and weeb supreme, Luke Palmer! Luke is the co-creator and director of the emerging we(e)b series, 2 Kawaii 4 Comfort, a series that explores the hilariously harsh yet deeply human realities of anime fans and conventions. If you haven't had a chance to check out the series, you can find it on YouTub...

"Betty, do you know who you truly are?" Austin, Andrew, and Ryan had the extreme pleasure of being able to bring on a VERY special guest for this episode of the podcast; veteran voice actor Paul St. Peter! We sat down with Paul to chat about Kingdom Hearts, Naruto, voice acting, his various other roles, the voice acting industry, and other topics.  [Note: I edited the interview slightly for conten...

ATTENTION: If you'd like to submit questions for our interview with voice actor Paul St. Peter, send us a message/comment on facebook or twitter by Friday, July 28th for consideration!  Tori and Austin check out Crunchyroll's latest Anime Movie Night where they previewed their original production Children of Ether and showed the first 3 episodes of this fall's highly anticipated anime adaptation o...

Sully returns after many weeks to sit down with Austin and chat about the 1985 film, Vampire Hunter D! Directed by Toyoo Ashida, based on the light novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi! The film is available on bluray from Sentai filmworks.  Other topics discussed: Kingdom Hearts III D23 announcements, FLCL season 2 + 3, Netflix's Castlevania, Little Witch Academia, Urusei Yatsura, Hammer horror, and...

Our podcast schedule got switched around a lot due to the KH Orchestra and this episode fell through the cracks! Woops! But here it is in it's full glory.  Ryan and Jon discuss their final thoughts on completing PERSONA 5! Total and complete spoiler terrirtory here. Other topics touched on include the ARMS beta, Prey, Fire Emblem Echoes, and others!  Enjoy the show!  This is an archived episode of...