Anime Summit

Springtime is glorious and another week of news! This episode we talk about Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees, Metal Gear Solid Board game, Shonen Jumps new Special Anthology Manga, Hibike! Euphonium US theater dates, and an opinion piece on adaptations of Video games and anime along with talking about the new Sonic movie trailer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 197: Spring is here and its glorious! For the first part of our 1st impressions for Spring we talk about One Punch Man Season 2, Demon Slayer, Fruits Basket (2019), Kenja No Mago, We Never Learn, Meddlesome Kitsune Senko-San, Ao-Chan Can't Study, and Senryu Shoujo! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

BIG episode for newscast! Its the size of a regular podcast episode! Today we go over a bunch of hype stuff like the new anime art Magic the Gathering cards, PS5 details update, update on the Persona 5 news, updated list on Disney+, Castlevania Collection game, the future of Dragon Ball Super, TMS Entertainment anime on Youtube, some upcoming anime, and an opinion on the live action Gundam with Legendary Pictures. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 196: Time for another decade spotlight to get hype for our Anime of the Decade episode! For the second part of our 2011 segment we chose to watch and review Mawaru Penguindrum, a work directed by  Kunihiko Ikuhara after his long absence since completed Revolutionary Girl Utena.  We go over the many themes and try our best to dissect the many underlying messages in this wacky, dark, and complex show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Lots of stuff today! News talked about this week includes: New details about the PS5, some upcoming anime, Tanya the Evil movie in US theaters, Berserk manga update, new Build Divers anime, Capcoms new home arcade plug and play system, Makoto Shinkai and Masaki Yuasa's new films at Annecy animation film fest, Rumiko Takahashi's new manga MAO, lots of other manga hype, and potential plans for Japanese based discount chain store Don Quijote to expand internationally.  This episode is dedicated to Monkey Punch, the creator of Lupin the III, who recently passed away. Rest in Peace! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 195: Nick had a great idea to catch all of the anniversaries of awesome anime as we approach them! This year the OVA Trust & Betrayal for the beloved series Rurouni Kenshin, which chronicles the days of when Kenshin Himura as the Hitokiri Battousai AKA Battousai the Manslayer. We review this OVA and go in depth of some of the history of the Bakumatsu era and the lore of Kenshin! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

This newscast we have an update on the Ufotable Tax Evasion scandal, some Jump Force hype, movie trailers for Ni No Kuni, Children of the Sea, and Star Wars Episode IX, a look at Disney's new streaming service, and a surprise update on the fate of Studio Xebec. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 194: Today we are gathered around to talk to you about how your decisions in anime have effected us personally. Just kidding, we are actually gathered to talk to each other about how are anime related habits have effected each other purposely.  Why Dannie is addicted to sports shows, why Nick huffs and snorts terrible shows and neglects manga, and why Som injects Cat Face Johnsons. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Spring season is here and Winter is over so not a lot of hype on upcoming anime but still a BIG news week.  Som talks about the new era of Japan, Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Box set, Kill La Kill IF, the new Square Enix project, Persona 5 project announcement, the cast of Netflix's Cowboy Bepop, Live action Akira filming announcement, and how International scalpers are visiting Akihabara Toy District to buy up the new Metal Build Eva Unit-1 figure and reselling them at double value. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 193: The snow is melting and the Winter season for this year has ended! We review our completed shows and discuss how it compares to recent seasons and also how it compares to the previous winter season.  What were your favorites for Winter Season this year? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

AnimeJapan 2019 has wrapped up and we do a quick run down of all of the hype it brought. Also talked about is Ufotable tax evasion, Funimation partnering with bilibilli, Shantae 5, Dragon Ball World Heroes Mission, Disney Twisted Wonderland, Hello Kitty VS Gundam, and One Punch Man's Season 2 trailer and an opinion on the show switching to J.C. Staff. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 192: Starting off with 2011 for our Decade Spotlight series we talk about Usagi Drop. An anime centering around 30 year old business man Daikichi Kawachi and how he suddenly decided to take in his recently passed Grandfather's illegitimate 6 year old daughter, Rin Kaga. A great slice of life and josei show that gives us a heartwarming journey into parenthood.. Let us know what you think of Usagi Drop! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

This weeks newscast we talk about some new PVs, upcoming anime such as Fire Force and No Gun Life! Also the video game hall of fame, Kill La Kill IF, the decrease in DVD and bluray sales in Japan, and upcoming Netflix anime! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 191: This week we try and answer the question: What makes a good first episode?  We have talked about the "3 Episode Rule" where you watch the first 3 episodes of an anime and try and judge from there if you want to keep watching; but of course that won't matter if the first episode isn't even worth watching right? Let us know what you homies think makes a good first episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Springs almost here! Today we talk about some upcoming anime, all of Metalder going on Youtube, Jump Force and Dragon Ball Fighterz DLC, Japans Bill on illegal downloads, Netflix's new partnerships, and an opinion on your expensive anime collectibles around children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 190: We asked all of our listeners on our Discord to make a 3x3 of Anime that represent their tastes! Then we tried to recommend them a show based on their 3x3s! Let us know how well we recommended a show to you and thanks for participating! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

The new Masaaki Yuasa film looks so good! Today I also talk about upcoming anime, Masahiro Sakurai working himself to death, Gundam Live action news, new Nintendo Labo kit, and why Sonic The Hedgehog looks worse then Will Smith's Genie. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Episode 189: The time has come for us to sit down and review yet another live action adaptation of a manga.  Today we review Alita: Battle Angel directed by Robert Rodriguez with James Cameron as a Producer.  We go over what we thought of the film and if we thought it served as a good or bad adaptation to its manga counterpart Gunnm (A.K.A. Battle Angel Alita).  What did you guys think?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

Today all three hosts are on the newscast to give a special report on the Crunchy Roll Awards! Are these awards being handled well? Were people happy or mad about the results? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anime-summit/message

 Episode 188: On this month and this evening, the crew reviews White Fox's anime adaptation of Nisio Isin's ‘Katanagatari.’ Join us as we explore the wit, adventure, and legacy of this tale. Cheerio!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anime-summit/message