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.
In this episode we discuss the decline of Vegemite, Manga reading on the IPAD, crazy Indian soap operas and Anime fans developing a working Mecha.
Download Episode 117, here.
Topics covered in this episode:
A delightful Hindi soap opera that uses THE SAME SHOT of its starring matriarch each and every episode, regardless of where the characters actually are.
Koreans love Dokdo; They really do!
China claims the Scarborough reef, which to be fair, is veryrelativelynot reallyabsolutely not close at all.
Apparently Japanese girls LOVE Ryo Saeba.
Otaku's create REAL Mecha?
Next episode
The long awaited, and long delayed, Utotsukiodji review!
We're ba-aa-ack! This episode, we discuss our absence, Persona 4, earwax-flushing and sexiness in Korean games.
Download episode 116, here.
This episode of Anime Pacific is brought to you by, Peter "Milo-Bar"; The mayor of Kamloops.
As was mentioned towards the end of the show; the new pod-casting setup will inevitably have some hiccups; and I was right. Audio is slightly weird periodically throughout the show. I have since fixed the problem and that won't be an issue again.
Next episode: A certain little Overfiend says hello....
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.
Next Episode
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.
