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Not quite the whackiness that you might be used to, as we get a very interesting letter about the perception of Japanee in Asia and touch upon a few sensitive subjects this episode. Due to Alex's unavailability next week and lack of timing, no Anime person of the Week like what was promised last week. Sorry!
Shootin' The Breeze
Do you feel the Sony hatred that has swept the globe? The catastrophe that is the PS3 is one such manifestation of that apparent hatred. We discuss how we feel about the format wars (again) and subsequently the console wars.
Alex also discusses his rage at these new white pants that Japanese scientists have developed which ensure that no underwear is visible. Thus subsequently leads to a discussion about "taboo" trends in Japan compared to elsewhere. Honestly, I had no idea about some of these trends and why anyone would actually *care*, but Alex assures me it's pivotal.
Wait a minute Mr Postman!
Monolith asks us about the perception of Japanese in Asia. A rather epic question to say the least. I'm unsatisfied with our reply as I think it could have warranted a podcast in itself. Needless to say, we deal with Asian disharmony everyday in some small way or another.
We also get an E-mail from Eeeper of Eeeper's Choice fame, with a very detailed response on anime demographics and Code Geass. Glad you listen to the show Eeeper!
Watcherangel informs us that South Park have a whole episode dealing with the whole "You go girl" aspect of 300 that we ranted about for 2 podcasts! We'll certainly be checking that out!
David Lee & Jake also informed us that Kiss-Dum has been subbed! Huzzah!
News
Nagasaki mayor slain by gangsters
From all accounts a pacifist and a good man. If someone had to be shot, why couldn't it have been the mayor of Tokyo?
Romeo X Juliet to be streamed for free
If you can speak Japanese, you're in for a treat!
Berserk to rerun in the coveted 11pm Animax Timeslot
One of the, if not the, greatest anime TV series of all time, is being rerun in the coveted 11pm timeslot. This is usually done when a production company wants to test the waters, meaning that more Berserk anime could finally be on the way.
3000 turn up to Raoh's funeral
Apparently the greatest blurring of fantasy and reality for any event based on a fictional character in Japan. 3000 (some weeping) fans braved icy rain to pay their respects to Hokuto No Ken's Raoh.
Spring 2007 Impressions II
Alex gives his two cents on the shows I talked about last week. Suprisingly, Darker than black was number one on his list.
Heroic age continues to be great.
Alex's take on Sola was 100% the same as mine.
Wrapup
Alex is off to Rainy River next week, but we've pre-recorded some stuff to play in his absence next week. Next week, I will also discuss Gurren Lagann as well as the review I was supposed to do this week!
Next week, will have a special suprise for those of you who have been with the show for a while.
Until then, my pretties!
Not quite the whackiness that you might be used to, as we get a very interesting letter about the perception of Japanee in Asia and touch upon a few sensitive subjects this episode. Due to Alex's unavailability next week and lack of timing, no Anime person of the Week like what was promised last week. Sorry!
Shootin' The Breeze
Do you feel the Sony hatred that has swept the globe? The catastrophe that is the PS3 is one such manifestation of that apparent hatred. We discuss how we feel about the format wars (again) and subsequently the console wars.
Alex also discusses his rage at these new white pants that Japanese scientists have developed which ensure that no underwear is visible. Thus subsequently leads to a discussion about "taboo" trends in Japan compared to elsewhere. Honestly, I had no idea about some of these trends and why anyone would actually *care*, but Alex assures me it's pivotal.
Wait a minute Mr Postman!
Monolith asks us about the perception of Japanese in Asia. A rather epic question to say the least. I'm unsatisfied with our reply as I think it could have warranted a podcast in itself. Needless to say, we deal with Asian disharmony everyday in some small way or another.
We also get an E-mail from Eeeper of Eeeper's Choice fame, with a very detailed response on anime demographics and Code Geass. Glad you listen to the show Eeeper!
Watcherangel informs us that South Park have a whole episode dealing with the whole "You go girl" aspect of 300 that we ranted about for 2 podcasts! We'll certainly be checking that out!
David Lee & Jake also informed us that Kiss-Dum has been subbed! Huzzah!
News
Nagasaki mayor slain by gangsters
From all accounts a pacifist and a good man. If someone had to be shot, why couldn't it have been the mayor of Tokyo?
Romeo X Juliet to be streamed for free
If you can speak Japanese, you're in for a treat!
Berserk to rerun in the coveted 11pm Animax Timeslot
One of the, if not the, greatest anime TV series of all time, is being rerun in the coveted 11pm timeslot. This is usually done when a production company wants to test the waters, meaning that more Berserk anime could finally be on the way.
3000 turn up to Raoh's funeral
Apparently the greatest blurring of fantasy and reality for any event based on a fictional character in Japan. 3000 (some weeping) fans braved icy rain to pay their respects to Hokuto No Ken's Raoh.
Spring 2007 Impressions II
Alex gives his two cents on the shows I talked about last week. Suprisingly, Darker than black was number one on his list.
Heroic age continues to be great.
Alex's take on Sola was 100% the same as mine.
Wrapup
Alex is off to Rainy River next week, but we've pre-recorded some stuff to play in his absence next week. Next week, I will also discuss Gurren Lagann as well as the review I was supposed to do this week!
Next week, will have a special suprise for those of you who have been with the show for a while.
Until then, my pretties!
Comments
In my opinion, that show is not good! I could barly get past the first 2 eps...
And to Alex, yes NHK ni Youkoso is refering to the TV station in Japan. I agree it's a show worth watching, but I wouldn't say the pacing is the same as Sola.
I'm going to have to check that one out, I've heard that it is a true mindscrew.
Anime News Network's Spring Preview is out, these previews are written by several people so the quality of these previews differ.
Check out the preview of Sola. Literally, almost word for word the opposite of our preview.
The Sola thing made me laugh quite abit(cause like you said it's like the opposite of your previews.)
I have the 3rd ep on my compy, I really need to check it out...
I have a feeling the show is going to go down hill though...
I was thinking though while watching the 2nd ep, you can kind of look at the main female character as like a super albino, minus the whiteness and such... Then maybe the show wouldn't be so bad, but like Alex said, I think the "bad guys" are going to get in the way of that thought.
Oh well!
As for the anime news network preview... "Different strokes, for different folks", you could say.
I feel a little bad for recommending To Terra, because the show sort of plays into the school boy cliche Alex talked about in episode 16. But the overall story is pretty good.
I know you're probably sick of hearing recommendations, but I got in the listener boat late, so I'd like to recommend a couple of good anime.
Black Lagoon. A show that doesn't pull any punches in the action department. Definitely nothing cutesy about it.
Armored Trooper Votoms. David's mecha recommendation, and a must watch for any Robotech fan. A sweet looking remake is set to air later this year.
Yukikaze. A somber show with an even more somber protagonist. It's somewhat a hit or miss, especially because most of the characters aren't that likeable. But it's worth a look just because of the dogfights.
Also, I forgot to mention that I found Anime Pacific through the Digg podcasts feature.
I've actually got some of Black Lagoon on my HD, I've heard nothing but great things about the show, so I'll be checking that out soon.
Regarding Votoms, I know it's a classic and something Alex would really dig. I'm currently half way through Aura Battler Dunbine which I'm set to review whenever I finish it (could be a while yet)
Sure there wasn't much of the "bad guys" but I couldn't stand the prevert talk.
Normally I'm quite fine with it, but in this ep it seemed really, really tacked on for the otaku to go moe about...
"Oh! She was leading her on, about wearing no underwear! How moe~! I must make a doujinshi about this!"
Blah...
In either case its worth a watch. Certainly one of the more enjoyable animes of last year.
*sigh*
Well, there's still "Meet The NHK" to look forward to, I'm psyched about that one now!
Thanks guys
As for your anime recommendations BrokenEnglish , I will check them out when I have the chance. Now that the summer is almost upon us and we are heading into re-run season for US tv, it should get easier.
Alex
Also, have you guys considered starting an official forum?