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This week we’re joined by Jake from the Hadokings again. We review Beet the Vandel Buster, Rashomon, Air Gear and Psychic Force. Come and share the Anime love.
Beet the Vandel Buster – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Air Gear – Download Now!
Psychic Force – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Rashomon – Wouldn’t kick it out of bed for crackers.
Show Notes
Music
Intro – Coyote by Naoki with Power Sound (Coyote Ragtime Show)
Outro – Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris (Tsukiyomi Moon Phase)
Contest
The winner of Batou’s contest is Sakura Haruna Jurai – the prize is a Ryo-Oki plushie.
News
Anime Pulse Wins Best Podcast Honors
The second annual Podcast Awards has recognized Anime Pulse as the internet’s best podcast in the “Cultural/Arts” category. Anime Pulse will receive its award at the 2006 Podcast and Portable Media Expo to be held on September 29-30 in Ontario, California.
China Bans Anime from Prime Time TV
Beginning September 1 more…
22,302 at Otakon 2006
Otakon 2006 attracted 22,302 attendees. Last year the convention was capped at 22,000.
Fist of the Blue Sky Anime
Comics Bunch Magazine has announced plans for an anime adaptation of Fist Of The Blue Sky. In July 2002, the ill-fated Raijin Magazine announced that a TV series based on the Fist of the North Star prequel would premiere on Japanese TV in October 2002.
AnimEigo Picks up Yawara
First new license in 5 years more…
Solid State Society Trailer
Production I.G’s clappa! website now hosts a 2:48 second trailer for the upcoming Stand Alone Complex movie, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society.
Suzumiya Haruhi Garage Kit Sells For $3,000
Livedoor News has reported that a limited edition assembled and painted garage kit of Suzumiya Haruhi originally sold for 15,000 yen ($129) recently sold on Yahoo Auctions for 340,000 yen ($2,931). Additional images of the completed model created by BUBBA & Saikorokyarameru are available here and here.
Yurisai Event Scheduled
The organizers of Yuricon will host the one day “Yurisai” event on September 29, 2007, at the Gateway Hilton in Newark, New Jersey. This one-day event will recreate the fun and intimate feeling of Yuricon’s 2005 Tokyo event, including video programming, workshops, panels, a “Yuriket” market, and the chance to interact with some of the biggest names in the yuri scene, including Rica Takashima, creator of “Rica ‘tte Kanji!?”.
4Kids Profit Falls Again
9% decline brings net income to $34,000 more…
Jetix Unveils Fall Schedule
Featuring Beyblade, Shinzo, Mon Colle Knights more…
Toonami Jetstream Soars to 9.5 Million Streams
Toonami Jetstream logged over 9.5 million streams and 725,000 unique visitors in its first month. The service offers free full length episodes of Naruto, Hikaru no Go, MAR, The Prince of Tennis, and American series like Samurai Jack and Megas XLR.
Ursula K. Le Guin on Gedo Senki
Le Guin not entirely satisfied with Ghibli adaptation more…
Negima 2 will be All-New
Negima series 2 begins Ocober 4 in Japan. The series will reportedly have a new story, rather than an further adaptation of Ken Akamatsu’s manga.
TANK S.W.A.T. 01 Translated
This past weekend, Anime Gamers celebrated the grand opning of their new store location in LA (not an additional opening, the store moved). As part of the celebration they screened some new anime, including TANK S.W.A.T. 01. According to Broccoli’s website, “It’s not our title, but Synch-Point did the translation.” (The Japanese TANK S.W.A.T. 01 DVD released in March did not include a translation).
Armor Core Anime
Animplex has announce plans to produce an OAV based on the Armored Core video game series. No details on when “Armored Core: Fort Tower Song” will be released. The official website is here.
Funimation Tentative Nov/Dec dates
Basilisk, Lupin, and more more…
Reviews
Beet the Vandel Buster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beet_the_Vandel_Buster
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4347
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/beet/
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/beet/
Air Gear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Gear
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6251
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/airgear/
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/airgear/
Psychic Force
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=347
Rashomon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_%28film%29
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=138&eid=213&…
Hey guys, I’ve just started listening to y’all today. I’ve been picking my way through your episodes, listening to casts about recents shows I’ve gotten into. Great shows.
I just want to leave a comment about Yahoo Go games. The last I tried to play there (admitedly, several years ago) there program wasn’t implemented properly. The problem I ran into was that if I pass and my oponent rejects my pass, I could not pass again! This is totally against the spirit of the game and the rules of the game. This forced me to keep playing stones until my position has gone from being in the lead to losing (by filling my own secure territory). I hated it – haven’t gone back there again. Besides I hardly ever meet polite people at Yahoo games.