Ani-Gamers Podcast

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Victoria of Many Faces, the story of a former spy trying to start a new life in another country. Topics include inevitable comparisons to Spy x Family, dissatisfaction in the workplace, and Italian grandmothers. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode. Runtime: 54 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes

Dropping in for a holiday visit to take part in Anime Secret Santa, Jared and Ink of Oldtaku no Radio talk about the 2024 movie, Ghost Cat Anzu. The movie, based off of a manga by Takashi Imashiro, focuses on a tween, Karen (#NotThatKaren), who is taken away from the city by her widower father and dropped off at a rural temple tended by her grandfather. The movie deals with the processing of loss and grief via a sense of sympathy as well as a nostalgia for youthful mischief, bolstered by supernatural elements, and makes fantastic use of ishōtenketsu structure to nail its finale. Direct Download – RSS Feed – Spotify – Stitcher – Google Play: Music – iTunes – Send us Feedback! – More episodes Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes Show Notes Episode edited by Ink (Ink’s computer was dying, so he apologizes for some of his choppier bits) The Review: Ghost Cat Anzu Name drops: co-directors Yoko Kuno (Linda, Linda, Linda) and Nobuhiro Yamashita (The Case of Hana & Alice, select Crayon Shin-Chan movies) Ghost Cat Anzu can be streamed via HBO Max and has a North American physical release via GKIDS Socials: Jared, Ink

In this episode recorded shortly after the release of the Switch 2, Evan and David review their new consoles and the launch title Mario Kart World. How does the Switch 2 measure up against its predecessor, and is Mario Kart World enough of a departure from the formula to warrant a sequel to the definitive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Topics include: “the bullet bill is also my stand,” Grand Theft Kart, and donkloadable content. Runtime: 1 hour, 9 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review Namedrops: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Metroid Prime 4, Megaman X4. Twitter: Ani-Gamers Twitch: David & Inaki Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Omoi (formerly Azuki).

Evan and Inaki dig into ALL FIFTY games from last year’s retro-styled indie darling UFO 50, from Barbuta to Cyber Owls. Strap in, it’s a long one. Topics include: demakes, From Software’s Dark Souls (of course), and Nintendo Hard. Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review Name drops: Nintendo, NES/Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Into the Breach, Splatoon, PacMan, Metroid, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Civilization, SEGA, Nights into Dreams, WindJammers, MarioKart, Crazy Taxi, Balatro, Metal Storm, Super Smash Bros., Towerfall Ascension, Wizardry, Ghosts and Goblins (Makaimura), Final Fantasy, Maniac Mansion, Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon, Metal Gear. Twitter: Ani-Gamers Twitch: David & Inaki Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy Evan and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Topics include: staying together for the listeners, trading with glowfish, and the Ani-Gamers review of Baseball (The Sport). Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. Quicksave David watched Frieren Evan is playing Balatro David is watching Cowboy Bebop Evan is playing Caves of Qud Evan is playing Dungeons & Dragons Evan is playing 1000 Blank White Cards Twitter: Ani-Gamers Twitch: David & Inaki Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

This is the second and final part of our podcast covering the entire Dragon Ball manga with hosts Evan and Inaki and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. Topics include: Vegeta being a nasty little man, the iPod of Frieza, Toriyama trying and failing to end the series. Runtime: 1 hour, 8 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Dragon Ball (Saiyan Saga until the end) Name drops: Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Shonen Jump, Yoshihiro Togashi, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rumiko Takahashi, Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Hirohiko Araki, Osamu Tezuka, Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Dawn Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch Dawn hosts the Anime Nostalgia Podcast Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

It’s another mega-sized episode as the whole Ani-Gamers gang — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — gathers to look back at the pre-Breath of the Wild 3-D Legend of Zelda canon, from the heady days of Ocarina of Time to the franchise black sheep that is Skyward Sword. How do these games hold up now that we’ve definitively moved into a new era for Zelda games? We cover Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. Topics include: Tolkien comparisons, Wind Waker-likes, and spin to win. Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Topic: 3-D Zelda games Name drops: Nintendo, Super NES/Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, A Link to the Past. BlueSky: Ani-Gamers, Evan, Inaki, Pat Mastodon: Ani-Gamers, Evan Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app David and Inaki stream games on Twitch every Saturday night

Evan, Pat, and returning guest Tom Aznable just saw the latest Gundam anime in the theater (showtimes still available!), so they jumped on the mics to chat about G-Quacks and what to expect from the full TV series when it airs in April. Big-time spoiler alert on this one, the movie has a twist that we couldn’t avoid talking about. Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Patrick Sutton. The Review: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Beginning Name drops: “First” Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam from 1979), Sunrise, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Khara, Trigger, Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Yoji Enokido, Ikuto Yamashita, Animator Expo, The Dragon Dentist, The Witch from Mercury, 0080: War in the Pocket, Gundam SEED Destiny Behind-the-scenes materials referenced during the show: Interview with the staff: Part 1, Part 2 Design Works artbook (hosted on E-Hentai so the ads surrounding it might not be safe for work!) BlueSky: Ani-Gamers, Evan, Pat, Tom Mastodon: Ani-Gamers, Evan Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

Quick announcement from Evan: Unfortunately, Seasonal Sampler is going on indefinite hiatus. Continuing the host the show solo was getting to be too much work, especially with how Evan’s busy schedule prevents him from keeping up with enough shows every season. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over the past four years, and look forward to more anime reviews on the regular Ani-Gamers Podcast in the future! Runtime: 3 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Evan has written for Anime News Network. Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch, the story of a group of brave adventurers on a quest in the land of Lodoss. Topics include the early Japanese tabletop RPG scene, some harsh realities of book publishing, and Inaki’s nasty water receptacle. Many thanks to Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast for joining the show to talk Lodoss War with us! Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode. Runtime: 90 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes

Last year we lost Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and the character designs for acclaimed video games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. To honor Toriyama-sensei, Evan, Inaki, and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast got together to look back at the entirety of Toriyama’s most famous manga: Dragon Ball. That’s right, all the way from Goku and Bulma’s first meeting to the final tournament after the Buu Saga. This is Part 1, covering what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball.” Part 2 will cover what’s known as “Dragon Ball Z.” (Confused about the naming? We cover that in the podcast too!) Topics include: getting strong by delivering milk, best girl Lunch, and the Home for Infinite Losers. Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Dragon Ball (pre-Saiyan Saga) Name drops: Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump, Shonen Jump, Yoshihiro Togashi, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rumiko Takahashi, Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Hirohiko Araki, Osamu Tezuka, Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Dawn Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch Dawn hosts the Anime Nostalgia Podcast Evan runs Azuki, a manga publisher and subscription app

We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, the story of a hikkikomori-NEET vampire who is forced to get a job. Topics include 6/10 anime adaptations, Type-Moon nonsense, and the key to success in life. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode. Runtime: 45 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes

Inaki fulfills patron DustyStars’ Golden Ticket request to read and review Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Regular Book Club cohost David also appears to assist in dissecting and pondering Fujimoto’s weird-ass manga. Topics include film nerd psychology, Inaki’s classic literature fixation, and Attack on Titan. Note: we get the name of a character confused so when we say Neneto, we actually mean Togata 99% of the time. Sorry. Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Fire Punch Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki David writes for Otaku USA Magazine Inaki and David stream video games every Saturday night on Twitch

We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad, the story of a gamer trapped in a virtual world where death in the game means death in real life. Topics include the generational gap and Super Mario 64, Chapter 16.5, and the almighty TikTok algorithm. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode. Runtime: 58 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes

Our first non-Ani-Gamers guest on Seasonal Sampler is Paul Chapman, host of the Greatest Movie Ever Podcast! In this oversized episode, Evan and Paul talk DAN DA DAN, Mecha-Ude, Dragon Ball Daima, Re:Zero, the cursed Uzumaki anime, and lots more. NOTE: This was published late due to the Internet Archive — the file host for our episodes — getting hacked! We published the episode early on our Patreon though; one more reason to subscribe for just $5 a month. Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto The Shows: Acro Trip DAN DA DAN Demon Lord 2099 The Do-Over Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Dragon Ball Daima Good Bye, Dragon Life Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms (DISCLAIMER CORNER) Nina the Starry Bride Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Ranma ½ Re:ZERO Shangri-La Frontier The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Uzumaki Twitter: Evan, Inaki, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Paul Paul hosts The Greatest Movie Ever Podcast Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Evan and Pat run down some anime, manga and games they’ve been digging into, including the Look Back anime movie (now in theaters!), bizarre Final Fantasy reimagining Stranger of Paradise, Black Lagoon, Axiom Verge, and the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game. Runtime: 50 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Patrick Sutton. Quicksave Evan is watching the Black Lagoon anime Pat is playing Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Evan played Axiom Verge Pat is playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Evan is reading the Dragon Ball manga Evan watched the Look Back anime movie Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Pat Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Pat Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

Seasonal Sampler returns with a new rotating guest host spot, filled this time by Ani-Gamers Book Club co-host Inaki! Evan and Inaki talk last season’s favorites, plus lots of Summer anime. The full list: Dungeon People I Parry Everything Mayonaka Punch MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season My Deer Friend Nokotan My Wife Has No Emotions Oshi no Ko Season 2 Pseudo Harem Quality Assurance in Another World Senpai Is An Otokonoko Runtime: 1 hour, 6 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Inaki, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan Watch Inaki play games on Twitch Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan has written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.

Here it is, the result of the “Tyranny of the Majority” Golden Ticket poll that we ran during Patron Appreciation Month on Patreon! This episode, all four hosts — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — review the Mamoru Oshii-directed OVA Dallos, which happens to be the first-ever commercially released OVA! Topics include: narrowly avoiding Ready: Player One, Gundam ripoffs, and Space Dogs. Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton Episode edited by Evan Minto. The Review: Dallos Name drops: Hisayuki Toriumi, Mamoru Oshii, Toshiyasu Okada, Masahiro Satou, Ghost in the Shell, Daicon Films Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Inaki, Pat Mastodon: Evan BlueSky: Evan, Pat David writes for Otaku USA Magazine Subscribe to Evan’s digital manga service Azuki.

We are back at it again with the light novels in this first episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Ascendance of a Bookworm, the story of a book maniac reincarnated in another world without public libraries. Topics include 30 Rock, a singular Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cup, and some brief waffle on the Star Wars prequels. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments below on anything and everything AGBC and maybe we’ll talk about it on the next episode. Runtime: 53 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes

Evan and Ink recap the anime of Winter 2024, then cover the anime premieres they checked out for Spring 2024! The shows: Bartender Glass of God Delicious in Dungeon (Continuing) The Duke of Death and His Maid (S3) Sound! Euphonium S3 Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again The Grimm Variations Highspeed étoile Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Tadaima, Okaeri (haven’t watched yet!) Time Patrol Bon (haven’t watched yet!) Train to the End of the World This also marks Ink’s final episode of Seasonal Sampler! Thanks so much to Ink for making this show such a delight to record and listen to. Evan will be back with guest host Inaki for Summer 2024. Runtime: 1 hour, 4 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Spotify Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Dancing & Assuming Consequences (digital edit)” by Llamame La Muerte Episode Edited by: Evan Minto Twitter: Evan, Ink, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, Ink BlueSky: Evan, Ink Evan has written for Anime News Network. Evan and Ink have written for Otaku USA Magazine. Sign up for Evan’s official manga subscription service, Azuki.