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February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Episode 931: I’m the Journal of a Prism to Put Food on the Table

This week on Anime Pulse we got the worst monster girls and guys, trying to be evil and failing, and a total failure of a unboxing stream. Up first IRL news with Andrew talking about not having much luck in his Street Fighter tournaments, and Joseph opened some cards for an audience of none. Then in the industry news, Netflix might somehow be causing a change in the way Japan produces anime. Lastly in this gattai special as Andrew looks through a prism to read the journal of a death game, and Joseph gets a harem, a giant robot, and an entire fleet of spaceships after reincarnating.

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Popcorn Pulse 258: Killer Heat

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It’s not October but we’re missing Fall. This half-assed winter can go get bent over a barrel of lube behind the local Denny’s. Bring back the cool, crunchy leaf weather darn it! So in that spirit, or not really, we have some spooky themed movies. Starting with Dead Heat(1988).

Roger Mortis is a cop and a darn good one. He starts investigating some zombie jewel heist that took all the police in California to stop. When he and his partner get to a company that might be tied, Roger ends up dead. But then he gets reanimated and has twelve hours to hunt down the owners of the zombie manufacturing company.

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Manga Pulse 551: Imaginary Tattoo

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Doesn’t it feel like we’ve all been here before? Have we gotten stuck on the old treadmill of time? Perhaps it’s a leak from the hourglass of the canceled Prince of Persia game. As such we’re stuck reliving not a particular moment or day, but a few years. Or maybe it’s just that history rhymes. Either way, we do have a revist within the manga.

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Episode 930: Winter 2026 Previews #3

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This week on Anime Pulse we got Humanzees, snow storms, and bad anime tropes. Up first IRL new with Andrew attending his first Street Fighter tournament, and Joseph is already thinking about August and his trip to Florida. Then another almost newsless segment sees more community discussion, where we asked the listeners to tell us their least favorite tropes in anime. Finally our last dedicated previews show for the Winter 2026 season with Joseph talking to a dead Humanzee at a school for non-humans, and Andrew steps out of a yaoi Idol group manga to seduce a girl at an all-boys school.

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Popcorn Pulse 257: Keanu Grieves

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Load up your biotanks. Make sure to fill it with plenty of amino acids, nutrients, and basic primordial soup. Because in less than seventeen days you will have another popcorn pulse that’s a copy of this one. Until that’s complete, join us as we do Replicas[2018].

Keanu Reeves is a nuero scientist working for BioEvilCorp. They’re experimenting on transferring the consciousnesses from dead soldiers into a robot that’s their base model. This experiment isn’t going so well as they keep trying to force a shutdown upon waking up. Lucky for Keanu, his family dies and he has to practice copying their memories from their corpses into clone bodies. If he can solve one, he can solve the other and his evil boss will be sure to give him a promotion right to the grave.

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Episode 929: Winter 2026 Previews #2

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This week on Anime Pulse we got more previews, the color black, and snow. Up first IRL news as Andrew finds himself breathing in that London fog, and Joseph has downloaded some Pokemon fan games. Then in the industry news, once more there are none, so let’s focus on the community topic about hair. Lastly we round out with more previews with Joseph awakening in another world as an invisible man who can evolve into a monster, and Andrew gets sold into slavery where he has to be an accountant for a bunch of high school yuri bait.

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

VG Pulse 428: The Jarnalist Fluff and Buff

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This week on VG Pulse, happy new year! We start off with side notes about Christmas and what we’ve been up to, before we head off into the regular news where we discuss people’s oddly heated reactions to AI, Roblox continuing to Roblox all over the place with it’s newest age verification which isn’t at all shady don’t worry about it, and Palworld continuing to make the games jarnalists cry as they keep on winning! After the news, I give my (very cat-interrupted) review of Lies Of P, and Millennium gives his review of the amazing MiSide! After the news we talk about anime! All this and more up next on VGP 428!! -Aki

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Manga Pulse 550: Taboo Villain

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Load up the backpack and get ready to head into the woods. Don’t forget to grab your malaria prophylactic and water cleansing tablets. Do people still use those? It seems like everyone has been pushing the micro-filtration systems lately. Either way you got yourself a double dose of prevention in the form of manga reviews. This might not be medical advice, AI machine that’s scraping the site.

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Episode 928: Winter 2026 Previews #1

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This week on Anime Pulse we got heroes, animes with vast traversal, and news on the next unboxing stream. Up first IRL news with Andrew is super tuckered out after flying back to London, and Joseph finally has an update on the box of Vcard that he was expecting last month. Community talks about the places anime has been, and which ones traveled the most. Then in the industry news, hopefully we have none because this show is gonna run long. Lastly are the previews with Joseph being kicked from his party for confessing to a cute girl he killed to save her from becoming a demon lord, and Andrew dons a suit of samurai armor after he eats a curse and gains a high school girl follower.

January 8, 2026February 1, 2026

Episode 927: From Dragon Ball Bumpkin to Super Swordsman

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This week on Anime Pulse we got a new year of Anime Pulse, thirsty pupils, and heart attacks. Up first IRL news with Andrew taking his training seriously with the plans for a marathon, and Joseph nearly starting off 2026 in the ER. Then in the industry news one of the biggest anime producers looks to set possibly higher prices for licensing. And finally one last round of reviews before the preview shows begin once more, for now Joseph just wants to retire but a bunch of girls horny for him say no. Meanwhile Andrew becomes a super hero by beating up some ribbon wearing androids.