A podcast with a foundation in Anime and Pacific related material, with a good dose of pop culture. The dynamic of the show lies with Dane’s encyclopaedic fan-boy attitude, and Alex’s average joe anime-ignorance. The banter back and forth with Dane's ballistic, quick thinking quips and Alex's irreverent laid back Norm Macdonald-like snark make for an entertaining counter balance.
Siddig El Fadil leads to African American Emancipation in Science Fiction.
Which briefly leads to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
I love this show. It is now up at BakaBT. There is no DVD release of this gem.
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We get a fantastic e-mail from listener, Nicholas who calls us the M.D. Geist of Podcasts. We are honored.
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We review the children's classic, Urotsukidoji with a show opener by none other that Toshio Maeda himself. Without a doubt, this will be the highpoint of our show. HUGE thanks to Brendan for securing it!
Alex discusses his magical return to Japan and the enchanting adventures that ensued.
We discuss the exodus of the notorious pedotroll blogger, Koji Oe.
We also give five months worth of recommendations; Considering how busy we've been, it is a relatively small list:
Samurai Highschool
Recommended by Alex - Highly recommended action-comedy.
Jin
Recommended by Alex - A massive ratings winner in Japan; Jin is quite possibly the best J-Drama Alex has seen yet.
A modern Japanese doctor is transported to the Edo period and must heal people using modern techniques with archaic means.
Hotaru No Hikari
Recommended by Alex - Though not strongly recommended. A good diversion: At least for the first few episodes.
Officer of the Year
Recommended by Dane - An excellent balance of serious police drama and comedy. The comedy lies in the interaction between the characters, whilst the police case is treated completely seriously.
Deep Rooted Tree
Recommended by Dane -
The current (still running) South Korean ratings winner involves a slate of serial killings preceding the announcement of the Korean script.
Singham
Take "Madbull" Sleepy John Estes, give him the ethics of Elliot Ness and you have, Singham. Action Masala has swiftly become one of my favorite genres of film.
This trailer will express what words cannot:
Review: Redline
We were supposed to review this:
But spent more time talking about this:
Redline is not the Akira of the new millennium. That's fine; It wasn't intended to be. The real appeal of Redline lies in its amazing style, visuals and a very 1980's / 1990's attention to detail. The film is not meant to be a throwback to the Anime of the 1980's & 90's; It's an inherently modern production. But it's appeal lies in the fact that what is delivered is what got many old-school fans into Anime in the first place: Outrageous "high" sci-fi.
This episode of Anime Pacific, we discuss...life, love and the pursuit of grumpiness. And...er... Hanna Barbera cartoons. Additionally, we also do a mini review of the 1992 OVA, Spirit Of Wonder.
In this episode of Anime Pacific, we (inexplicably) spend more time talking about Robert Mugabe than any other Anime Podcast combined: And that's a guarantee.
We also review Oshii's pretentious trainwreck magnum opus; Miyamoto Musashi and discuss the alarming amount of pedos crawling out of the woodwork for children's day.
We dedicate several minutes to Robert Mugabe. Why? Who knows.
Review: Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
"Whaddya mean Mugabe got re-elected!?"
Nothing spoils a masterfully tense yet exciting sword fight like two crudely animated narrators whose juvenile attempts at humour essentially spoil each and every successful scene preceding it. The idea of an anime documentary (or "doconime") is, in and of itself, a good idea. The way it was executed, however, leaves a lot to be desired.
This episode of Anime Pacific, we discuss some new Fantasy / Historical shows airing on TV, discuss 80's schoolyard slang, and then I review "Future Police Urashiman". Very exciting.
More "Inspector Gadget" than "Cyber City Oedo", Future Police Urashiman is a great science fiction comedy and in many ways, encompassing all the attributes we miss in modern Anime.
In this episode of Anime Pacific, Alex discusses some of the new Anime of the current season, Sex & Zen 3D, Chinese Medicine...AGAIN and I review the 1984 OVA, "Birth".
A storyline barely exists; and what little that does exist is relatively incoherent. The characterisation was cliché; even in 1984. Dialogue is sparse and there are MAJOR pacing problems.
Yet...despite these aforementioned flaws; Birth deserves its place in the Anime Hall of Fame: Not because of the veritable treasure trove of (now) famous names who worked on this: Joe Hisashi, Hideaki Anno and Yoshinori Kanada to name a few; but because of the absolutely amazing animation care of the late, great Yoshinori Kanada who would later key Animator in such small indie flicks as Akira, Castle in the Sky, Arcadia of my Youth and Kiki's Delivery Service just to name a fraction.
This episode of Anime Pacific; We discuss Maoism, Marxism and post-earthquake stupidity displayed by an alarmingly large number of people, thus highlighting the lack of a solid science education. Alex also discusses everything wrong with High-School of the Dead.
Chernobyl happened; What did people overseas do? Nothing. A relatively minor nuclear reactor leaks; What happens? Panic, panic and more panic.
We also discuss, how amazingly orderly the Japanese are when faced with a catastrophe.
Alex also mentions the upcoming Wonder Woman TV series and the recent redesign of the suit, which makes her look like some sort of Superhero member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Again, this is due to the scourge of modern media: The Compromise, or the "StarBucksinization" of the media. It's not enough to strongly appeal to one group; It must appeal to as many people as possible resulting in something that is utterly bland.
High School of the Dead is a good example of this aforementioned compromise.
High School of the Dead production committee member: Ok, Market Research Drone number 1, what's popular in America? Market Research Drone #1: Zombies! High School of the Dead production committee member: And what's popular in Japan? Market Research Drone #2: High Schools! High School of the Dead production committee member: Meeting adjourned!
One Year Later...
Junior: MUMZ TURND OFF THE XBOX FREE SICKSTY AND INST4LLED NET-NATTY ON THE PUTER. OH BOYZ. ZOMBIES. OH BOYZ. B00BI4S!
