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Crunchycast Episode 28 – A Big Ol' Bag of Ice Jan 30, 2016

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On this week's Crunchycast, Victoria and Evan talk about some of the shows that are on their watch list including Dragon Half and Erased. In the news, they uncover the rumors surrounding a possible TV adaptation of Akira and consider the size of Kamen Rider's belt. All that, plus answers to your burning questions and more!

Show Notes

Katsuhiro Otomo dropped hints about an Akira TV adaptation.
A new Kamen Rider movie is on the way, featuring the first person to ever don the Kamen Rider suit.
A cool music video surfaces for Japanese rock band GLAY, that's directed by Teekyu's Shin Itagaki.
Victoria’s completely caught up with Erased while Evan’s been watching Dragon Half, a fantasy OVA from the 90s, and Ojisan and Marshmallow.
Evan and Victoria answer your questions including:
- thoughts on Sailor Moon Crystal
- whether either of them have done cosplay or have ever stopped watching a series because of a bad English dub
- where to go on a SUPER ANIME DATE in San Francisco
Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA.
Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel.

You can find more episodes of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and edited by Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 27 – You're My Life-Sized Lum Jan 23, 2016

Show notes

Victoria and Evan chat about BBK/BRNK, then answer a bunch of fan questions, covering subjects like virtual reality anime, shows that haven't aged well, and the coolest spots to visit in Tokyo. Plus, more dating advice! Show Notes

There's a new trailer for the Lychee Light Club live action movie.
You can now buy a life-sized figure of Lum from Urusei Yatsura.
A bit actor from FLCL and Kare Kano just won an award for her novel. An interesting piece of trivia.
Evan is watching Eden of the East and Glitter Force for Otaku USA reviews.
He's also still watching BBK/BRNK, and liking it a little more than before.
Some of the locations in Tokyo mentioned in the question segment:
- Park Harajuku
- Nakano Broadway
- Mandarake
- Ghibli Museum
Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA.
Victoria is posting videos on her YouTube channel.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 26 – How Many "Bo's" in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo? Jan 14, 2016

Show notes

This week Victoria and Evan take a look at the new Winter 2016 season and discuss their favorite first episodes of the newest shows! Evan is looking forward to more ERASED, Victoria doesn't know what she feels about Active Raid and both of them agree BBK/BRNK has potential. Show Notes

Trigger Animators Pay Tribute to "Transformers" in Doujinshi Art Collection
"Kizumonogatari Part 1" Ranks 3rd with 177 Million Yen
Evan is impressed with the backgrounds and direction of BBK/BRNK, but the 3-D animation is still disappointing.
Neither Evan nor Victoria can quite wrap their heads around Please Tell Me! Galko-chan.
Erased is really smart and tense right now, but Evan is hoping it doesn't turn out like The Perfect Insider.
Victoria's really not liking Active Raid, which is apparently a minority opinion.
Evan is writing for Ani-Gamers and Otaku USA.
Victoria has a new YouTube channel and a secret Twitter.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 25 – An Average Human Mother Jan 06, 2016

Show notes

After a two-week break for the holidays (during which we posted a podcast blooper reel on Crunchyroll and released the Crunchyroll Holiday Special), Victoria and Evan are back in the office to talk about the upcoming anime they're excited about, the state of anime convention attendance going into 2016, and the 1980s time capsule that is Fight! Iczer One, and Gundam Thunderbolt. Show Notes

We released a blooper reel of the podcast hosts' antics during the pre-show for each episode.
Both Evan and Victoria are in the Crunchyroll Holiday Special, hosted by the Internet's (now TV's) Michael Toole.
Evan's exited to see Kiznaiver and Lupin III Part 4 on Crunchyroll.
Victoria is interested in Myriad Colors Phantom World.
Final Fantasy IX is coming out on PC and smartphones.
Lightning from Final Fantasy is modeling for Louis Vuitton.
BlueSakuga released a cool compilation video of some of the best animated shots of 2015.
There's a Love Live museum in Akihabara, but it's just a store.
AnimeCons.com released their annual list of the top anime conventions by attendance.
- Correction: "Warm bodies" refers to the number of unique people who attended for the entire weekend. "Turnstile" is the number of times someone walked through a (possibly metaphorical) turnstile, so it often counts people multiple times.
Evan finally watched Fight! Iczer One, one of Victoria's favorite 1980s OVAs.
Evan watched the first episode of Gundam: Thunderbolt, and he and Victoria marvel at an excellent first-person shot.
- Correction: The Gundam is called the FA-78 Full Armor Gundam. "Thunderbolt" is the name of the sector in space that the series takes place in.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 24 – The Best Anime of 2015 Dec 17, 2015

Show notes

This is our last episode of 2015 as Victoria and Evan will be out of the office for the holidays, so the hosts take some time to discuss their favorite anime of the year, including TV series, movies, and more! We asked for listeners to send their own favorites, so there's a lot to talk about, including Aldnoah.Zero, Shirobako, Rokka, Yatterman Night, and Animator Expo. Show Notes

Here's the full list of the titles we talked about:

One-Punch Man
My Love Story
Haikyu!!
Death Parade
Your Lie in April
Makuranodanshi (Pillow Boys)
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
Teekyu
Takamiya Nasuno Desu
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Aldnoah.Zero
Shirobako
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F
Animator Expo
The Perfect Insider
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
Yatterman Night
Food Wars
Turn A Gundam (released in English for the first time)
RWBY

Correction: Evan said Dentsu is funding Animator Expo, but it's actually Japanese media company Dwango. Sorry!

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 23 – I Was Born in the Darkness Dec 11, 2015

Show notes

This week Victoria and Evan learn the power of anime training via fanservice-y fitness series Anime De Training! Ex and the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, and Evan tries out Samurai Champloo. Plus discussion of Final Fantasy VII, the death of Shigeru Mizuki, and Victoria's limited exposure to American media. Show Notes

The famous manga artist Shigeru Mizuki (Gegege no Kitaro) passed away in November.
The whole Internet is angry about Final Fantasy VII Remake being released as three games, but Victoria is alright with it.
Teekyu cannot be stopped and Evan couldn't be happier.
Evan is watching the hip-hop/samurai movie crossover Samurai Champloo for the Reverse Thieves' Anime Secret Santa.
Victoria is learning a lot about physical fitness in more ways than one via Anime De Training! Ex.
She also tried to watch Deltora Quest, but got sidetracked by looking up what the character designs reminded her of. Anime Problems.
Evan is falling in love with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure all over again via the original Part 1: Phantom Blood manga.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 22 – Simba is Naruto Dec 08, 2015

Show notes

In this inadvertently stationery-themed episode, Evan marvels at the impact of a pencil shortage in the anime industry and Victoria discusses the benefits of taking notes while watching anime. Plus the hosts chat about the Samurai Jack sequel, Mr. Osomatsu, and Cardcaptor Sakura. Show Notes

The Mitsubishi Pencil Company announced that they were discontinuing their colored pencils until animators demanded they bring them back.
Evan is tentatively excited about a sequel to Samurai Jack, but Victoria was never a big fan.
Mr. Osomatsu is sating Evan's appetite for abject violence in the name of comedy.
Evan is also watching some more Cardcaptor Sakura, and marveling over Sakura's many costumes.
Victoria's watching Bakemonogatari but she doesn't remember what any of her notes mean.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 21 – Butts off to You Nov 20, 2015

Show notes

It's a good day for good hips as Evan and Victoria discuss Space Adventure Cobra, the made-up Japanese holiday Good Hips Day, Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, and the Monogatari series. Then it's question time, and this week our hosts get to answer TWO relationship advice questions! Show Notes

As Phase 1 of the "Library Expansion Project," Crunchyroll licensed Space Adventure Cobra and Cat's Eye. After we recorded we also got Yakitate!! Japan, Space Pirate Mito, Princess Knight, and Fantastic Detective Labyrinth!
Victoria wanted to talk about "Good Hips Day" and the fan art from the artist behind Chaika just to make Evan uncomfortable.
Evan saw Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie in theaters (it's the follow-up to Arise).
Victoria is watching the entire Monogatari series (and blogging about it)!
Both Evan and Victoria are keeping up with The Perfect Insider, which has recently hit some exciting highs AND some disappointing lows.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube (yes, we're back on YouTube), iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 20 – Who's Your Favorite Matsu? Nov 14, 2015

Show notes

This week Evan and Victoria talk about Young Black Jack's shirtless, patchwork body, the terrifying harem in Oreshura, online anime petitions, and the ongoing debate over who is Best Matsu. Plus answers to your questions, including our favorite villains and whether or not it's OK to call anime "cartoons." Show Notes

Bubuki Branki has a really silly name, but Evan's still interested in it since it's the 10th anniversary project from CG studio Sanzigen (Arpeggio, Wooser)
Oh no! Animator Expo Season 2 is expiring November 23, but Season 1 is available for a limited time before that.
Unfortunately the production committee in Japan has asked streaming sites (including Crunchyroll) to take down the parody-heavy first episode of Mr. Osomatsu. Victoria's been catching up to determine her favorite of the -matsu sextuplets.
Evan's a big original Black Jack fan, so he's been a little disappointed by Young Black Jack, but it's hilarious how much of a pretty-boy Black Jack is.
He's also watching and reviewing Noragami Aragoto, which started off with a really cool new arc.
Here's Victoria's Change.org petition to get Evan to watch Toradora.
Victoria is rewatching the odd, kind of scary-sounding harem series Oreshura.
Here's JMZP's awesome fanart of Victoria and Evan!

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, YouTube (yes, we're back on YouTube), iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

Episode 19 – My Curry is a Pilot Nov 09, 2015

Show notes

This week Evan and Victoria discuss sad teenagers in The Anthem of the Heart, Chris Brown's manga-"inspired" album cover, Tales of Zestiria, and the best way to get into older anime. Show Notes

Chris Brown's latest album cover is a ripoff of a City Hunter cover.
Victoria hasn't been watching a lot of anime because she's been busy playing Tales of Zesteria (but it's OK because it's SUPER anime).
Evan dropped Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation because it's more simplistic than he had hoped.
He watched Lily C.A.T. instead, and it's just Alien: The Anime.
Evan also enjoyed The Anthem of the Heart, but was frustrated with its focus on the romantic plot.
The episode title (and the dumb joke we made about it) is a reference to Minmay's song "My Boyfriend is a Pilot" ("Watashi no Kare wa Pilot") from the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.

The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and Bill Zoeker. If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at crunchycast@crunchyroll.com, or on Twitter at @SailorBee and @VamptVo respectively.

The opening and ending music in Crunchycast are produced by Noah Hafford, who can be found at his SoundCloud.

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