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IGN Anime Club OVA 3 - Jump Festa Highlights Dec 30, 2015

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Bandai Namco's Associate Brand Manager Stephen Akana and Community Specialist David Lee join the IGN Anime Club hosts to talk about the new Sword Art Online game, One Piece, and more from Jump Festa.

IGN Anime Club Episode 34 - Holiday Special Dec 16, 2015

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Meghan is back! She joins Miranda and Kallie to discuss some of our most memorable holiday episodes, the best gifts to give to other anime fans, and anime you should watch with your family.

Shows in this episode:

One-Punch Man
Comet Lucifer
Spice and Wolf
Haikyu
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako's Investigation
Nisekoi
My Love Story
Sailor Moon S: The Movie
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Death Parade
Cowboy Bebop
Steins;Gate
Natsume's Book of Friends
Death Note
Fairy Tale
Black Butler
My Neighbor Totoro
Dragon Ball
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Yowamushi Pedal
Free
Sound! Euphonium
Pokemon
Gurren Lagann
SpongeBob SquarePants

IGN Anime Club Episode 33 - Life as an Anime Teen Dec 09, 2015

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IGN's Katie Kasarda joins Kallie and Miranda this week to, like most adults, try and understand the teens - the anime teens. Where are their parents? Why are they so darn mature? How do they always score the seat in the back of the class? We also discuss Undertale and Kallie talks about her time at PlayStation Experience.

Anime in this episode:

Penguindrum
Digimon Adventure Tri
The Perfect Insider
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
Cowboy Bebop
One-Punch Man
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Yuri Kuma Arashi
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Sound! Euphonium
YuruYuri
Hanayamata
K-On!
Parasyte
School Days
Durarara
Persona 4 Golden: The Animation
Another
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Anthem of the Heart
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
Gurren Lagann
Undertale (Game)
Hatoful Boyfriend (Game)
My First Errand (Hajimete no Otsukai)

IGN Anime Club Episode 32 - Food Porn Dec 02, 2015

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IGN's James Faulkner joins Kallie and Miranda this week to discuss the most delicious-looking food in anime and a few of our favorite anime that does food best. Also, Miranda gives a brief breakdown on Digimon Adventure Tri and we imagine what our holiday parties would look like with our favorite anime characters.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

Shirobako
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Adventure Tri
Dragon Ball Super
Sailor Moon Crystal
Revolutionary Girl Utena
YuruYuri
Yuri Kuma Arashi
Sound! Euphonium
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
Naruto
Makura no Danshi
Blood Blockade Battlefront (Kekkai Sensen)
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie
My Love Story
Yakitate Japan
Ponyo
Steins;Gate
Gurren Lagann
Master of None (not anime)
Banshee (not anime)

IGN Anime Club Episode 31 - No Cuts Nov 18, 2015

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Max Scoville returns to IGN Anime Club to talk about the great Hayao Miyazaki films with Miranda, Meghan, and Kallie. The group also discusses Meghan's Sword Art Online: Lost Song review, and how anime games could be better.

Anime Mentioned This Week:

Akira
Sword Art Online
Bubblegum Crisis
Dragon Ball Z
Fist of the North Star
Project A-ko
Yuri Kuma Arashi
Penguindrum
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Nichijou
Princess Kaguya
Lily C.A.T.
Sound Euphonium
Wakakozake
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo
Porco Rosso
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Howl's Moving Castle
When Marnie Was There
The Wind Rises

IGN Anime Club Episode 30 - Heroes, Villains, and Weird Couples Nov 11, 2015

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The club shares their favorite anime heroes and villains... and who they'd like to see couple up. Plus, they recommend 4 classic '80s shows!

Anime mentioned:

One-Punch Man
Fairy Tail
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako's Investigation
The Perfect Insider
Project A-Ko
Dirty Pair
Fist of the North Star
Bubblegum Crisis
Death Note
Pokémon
Dragon Ball Z
Sailor Moon
Slayers
Kill la Kill
Food Wars
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Persona 4: The Animation
Pokémon
Sword Art Online
Steins;Gate
Record of Lotus War
Cutie Honey
Gurren Lagann

IGN Anime Club Episode 29 - If Anime Goes Mainstream Nov 04, 2015

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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda watched Anthem in the Heart in theaters this week and discuss their thoughts on the film. With anime becoming more available, the group speculates what could happen if anime reaches mainstream popularity, talk about weird Yo-Kai, and the best arcs in Sword Art Online

Shows mentioned this week:

Sword Art Online
Steins;Gate
Yo-Kai Watch
The Perfect Insider
Sakurako's Investigation - Beautiful Bones
One-Punch Man
Anthem of the Heart
Seven Deadly Sins
Knights of Sidonia
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Steven Universe
RWBY
Ghost in the Shell
Kill la Kill
Rick and Morty
BoJack Horseman
Archer
Futurama
Gurren Lagann

IGN Anime Club Episode 28 - Halloween With Umaru Oct 30, 2015

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This week IGN Anime Club transforms into Umaru, discusses different types of horror anime, and announce the next Anime Watch Party show.

Anime mentioned in this week's episode:

xxxHolic
Milpom
Shiki
Boogiepop Phantom
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako's Investigation
The Perfect Insider
Yamishibai
Another
Ghost Stories
School-Live!
Nisekoi
High School of the Dead
Elfen Lied
Higurashi no naku koro ni (When They Cry)
School Days
Paranoia Agent
Perfect Blue
The Enigma of Amigara Fault (manga)
Mnemosyne
Death Note
Monster
Steins;Gate
Gurren Lagann

IGN Anime Club Episode 27 - The Best and Worst of Fan Service Oct 21, 2015

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Jared joins Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda as they discuss what they love and hate about fan service in anime. Plus, Jared offers insight into the cultural differences between Japan and the West.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

The Devil Is a Part-Timer
Call Me Tonight
Burn-Up W
Utawarerumono: The False Faces
Comet Lucifer
Gunbuster
Free!
Slayers
Prison School
Steins;Gate
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Gangsta
Mitchiko and Hatchin
Asterisk War
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist
Bakemonogatari
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma

IGN Anime Club Episode 26 - Fall Rundown Part 2 Oct 14, 2015

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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda tackle another batch of fall anime and are pleasantly surprised with some great new mature shows and another funny anime parody. The club analyzes a few of the new not-so-short anime shorts and Kallie expresses her disdain for talking animals.

Anime discussed in this episode:

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Mr. Osomatsu
Utawarerumono: The False Faces
Beautiful Bones - Sakurako's Investigation
The Perfect Insider
Kagewani
Aldnoah.Zero
Lovely Muco
School-Live
Milpom
Fushigi Yugi
Fairy Tail
Yamishibai
Steins;Gate

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