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September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

Episode 913: Demon Days

This week on Anime Pulse we got ramen, retired hitmen, and Andrew forgetting to post the topic question until the last second. Up first Joseph recounts an amazing takeout experience as well as his gaming updates, while Andrew is packing his bags and reserving his seats for his trip to Japan. Then in the industry news we talk about why you should never meet your heroes. And finally the reviews wrap things up with Joseph packing on the pounds after becoming a family man assassin, and Andrew heads to a village of swordsmiths to get a new blade made for beheading demons.

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 249: Finest 24 Hours

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Wouldn’t it be nice to be good at your job? So good that you would be brought out of retirement for one last job? That’s how we ended up slinging space donuts at the Convention of Peace Officers in Chicago six years ago. Was it worth the six dollars an hour and all the mini donuts you can eat? Some people would say no. Those people have never seen the look on a con goers face when you hand them a bag that burns their hand because the contents were in the fryer less than ten seconds ago.

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025

VG Pulse 423: Peak Catsplosion Simulator

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This week on VG Pulse, I talk about my first week at my new job!! We start out with side notes, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the strange state of the internet right now, Nintendo continuing to be weird, and we get very confused by a new way to game with your car!! Also, y’know… something something Silksong is finally a real thing… LOL! After the news, we head on off into the discord discussions, and in a shocking turn of events, I give a review of PEAK and Millennium gives a review of Gas Station Simulator!! All this and more up next on VGP 423!! -Aki

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

Manga Pulse 542: Gui Rai

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You know how states have gotten ridiculous about designations of things? Like how every state has a flower, a song, and a flag. We’re going to petition Colorado to make us their official podcast. Just one second as we submit that. Oh, and we’ve already gotten a response. It’s a restraining order preventing us from emailing them ever again. Guess it’s back to pen and paper mail. In the meantime, here’s a pair of manga.

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

Episode 912: Headhunted to Original Sin

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This week on Anime Pulse we return from the dead, well, vacations galore as Andrew and Joseph finally make time for another episode. Up first Joseph goes over the goodies he got while in Florida for his Birthday, and Andrew goes over his time attending Versus Fighting. Then in the industry news Japan’s postal service will no longer ship to the US, and how Japan is using AI to prepare for Fuji’s next eruption. Finally a return to reviews, however short it may be, as Joseph finds a job that offer a 401k, dental, eye care, and 60 days of PTO and all he needs to do is manage a demon lord’s army. Andrew meanwhile helps a little girl get over just a tiny bit of bullying, by taking her picture.

August 29, 2025August 25, 2025

Manga Pulse 330: Another Lost Episode

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“in the mists of the lost time known as the 13th hour of every day where time stops for all men that was gone. But as we know all endings are just beginnings have ends as all ends have beginnings like that of a incomplete circle. That just have completed smaller ones were completed sooner than others. Here we have a tale once thought lost to time is found the great depths lives once more by the power of 2.”

—BioMegaBear

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 248: Stolen Sticks

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We’ve done quite a few Nicolas Cage films so what’s a few more? The question is can we keep finding themes within his filmography as it shrinks while we review it? Can he grow his library faster than we can review it? There’s only one way to find out and that’s to press on boldly. We opted to try and find three films where Cage was a thief or a conman.

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025

VG Pulse 422: A Warning, Not a Manual

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This week on VG Pulse, tis the great season of scandals! We start off with side notes of me finally escaping my retail prison and everyones vehicles feeling extra needy, before diving into the regular news where we go through the multitude of major blowouts the industry has experienced over the last month! We go over the latest from the Mastercard/Visa situation, before diving into the newest shitstorm on the block with Roblox! In addition to that, Epic keeps getting W’s in the courts, and people in Japan wasted a lot of McDonalds to get Pokemon cards! After the news, we finish off with talk of movies and anime! All this and more up next on VGP 422!! -Aki

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

Manga Pulse 541: Red God

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Two boxes of farm fresh reviews. Hand selected, never touched by AI. That’s our promise to you. Those dastardly clankers won’t get their oily mitts on our work. We’ll keep doing this our way because our listeners don’t tolerate stilted voices reading barely sensible scripts cranked out by someone with excess tokens to waste.

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Episode 911: Summer 2025 Previews #5

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This week on Anime Pulse we got the last episode of previews in a special Gattai show, popular anime are passed on, and chicken burgers are shown off. Up first Joseph talks about his experience with the Director’s Cut of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and Andrew is gauging our cooking skills with what anime foods we think we could recreate. Then in the industry news we got nothing. And finally it’s the special Gattai with Joseph trying to avoid bunny girl cosplaying idols in university while a giant death worm eats everyone, and Andrew takes to the skies with cute girls.