Manga Pulse 479: Giant Pumpkin

Gather up your rayon capes. Put on the elastic masks with the sharp mouth slot. And steal the classic Mickey D’s treat buckets from those obsessive collectors. It’s the spooky season and that means manga featuring all sorts of skellingtons and bones and all that autumn jazz. Or we might have just incidentally found manga that sort of fits by happenstance.

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Episode 775: Fall 2022 Previews #3

This week on Anime Pulse we got adorable cat girls, Yuru Camp getting a 3rd season, and an update on Scott-loves-Anime. Up first Joseph has decided on which version of the next Pokemon game he plans to get, and Andrew wants to know what specific moment from an anime we would want to experience if we could. Then in the industry news it’s a meatless sandwich or a pizza if you will, as Andrew talks about Death Notes return and one of his #1 shows ever gets another season. Lastly in the previews the guys split off from joint work, and focus on solo stuff. Joseph wakes up to discover he has become a sword with excellent farming skills, and Andrew become a loli Tim Allen who builds a guitar to rock with.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – “Japanese Style Trap Beat” by Annex from Royalty Free Anime Music

Outro“Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris from Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Reviews

I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm Related Skills
Wikipedia

Reincarnated as a Sword
Wikipedia

Do It Yourself!
MAL

Bocchi the Rock!
MAL

News

Netflix Death Note Returns

Cute Girls Do Camping Things

VG Pulse 380: Terminal Velocity

This week on VG Pulse, we have a lot to talk about!! We start off with side notes of work and other such jive, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the official death of Google Stadia and its impact on its developers, Tencent getting aggressive over shares again, Nintendo Pictures officially being announced, more bad looks for Twitch in the wake of TwitchCon, and Konami pulling a massive Konami move yet again!! After the news we go over the Discord Discussions, I give a First Look at Slime Rancher 2, and we finish off with talk of food and anime!! All this and more up next on VGP 380!!! -Aki

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Episode 774: Fall 2022 Previews #2

This week on Anime Pulse we got another round of previews for the fall 2022 season, as well as what may finally be the last update to the death of the Yu-Gi-Oh! creator, and a second to last chance for the final place of the giveaway. Up first Joseph is growing out his hair for the first time in five plus years, and Andrew is gearing up for mystery movies at Scott Loves Anime. Then in the industry news an employee at Universal Japan finds humans bones, Coke makes a flavor around Bleach, and a man made of Chainsaws makes waves in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety branch. Lastly both Joseph and Andrew sell a kidney, an eye, and a nut before becoming part chainsaw. Then Joseph goes back to demon school for a third semester, and Andrew devolves into whatever the hell a, Epic Pop Figure in a microwave is.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – “Japanese Style Trap Beat” by Annex from Royalty Free Anime Music

Outro“Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris from Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Reviews

Chainsaw Man
Wikipedia

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun S3
Wikipedia

Pop Team Epic S2
MAL

News

I play my Yu-Gi-Oh! creator in heroic stance

Universal Japan rides are to die for

Bleach Coke Challange

U.S. Government watched Chainsaw Man

Manga Pulse 478: 100 Deaths

Like a little white rabbit, we’re late. But that’s just because we prefer it raw rather than wrapped. Caseless bratwurst is the tastiest and don’t let the haters tell you differently. There is a slight chance of food poisoning though. Especially if the cart you’re buying from is currently being raided by the FDA. Can’t beat the “going out of business because of the raid” deals though.

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Episode 773: Fall 2022 Previews #1

This week on Anime Pulse we got a brand spanking new season of anime, a connivence store that will be nothing but the ice cream isle, and the best filler arc to grace us. Up first Joseph updates us on the Fall Festival Giveaway, and Andrew updates us on Scotland Loves Anime. Then in the industry news some illustrations for Lycoris Recoil are changed to avoid killing cosplayers, and a Kit Kat commercial makes us adore the chocolate. And in the final section the previews return with Joseph and Andrew putting on their belt jackets, speaking German, and becoming Stylish Ruffian Slayers. Then Andrew breaks away to be annoyed to death by a Shortstack, and Andrew follows his bloodline to become a professional Ninja.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – “Japanese Style Trap Beat” by Annex from Royalty Free Anime Music

Outro“Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris from Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Reviews

The Eminence in Shadow
Wikipedia

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out S2
Wikipedia

Shinobi no Ittoki
MAL

News

Ice Ice Connivence Store

Don’t Eat Poisonous Flowers

A Silent Kit Kat

Episode 772: Yatogame-chan: The Cinéphile

This week on Anime Pulse we got a network purging anime, the winners from the Fall Festival Giveaway, and useless facts about Japan. Up first Joseph gives the winners of the giveaway 24 hours to respond, and Andrew wants to know what our take on the worst filler arcs/ episodes are. Then in the industry news a woman tell old people not to touch her baby, and a composer tells us how he uses classical interments to create modern sounds. And lastly in our final episode of reviews before we drive into the new season, Joseph is bored with Yatogame-chan and Andrew is put on a theater watch list for enjoying movies just a little too much.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – “Japanese Style Trap Beat” by Annex from Royalty Free Anime Music

Outro“Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris from Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Reviews

Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki S4 – Netflix
Wikipedia

Pompo: The Cinéphile – Netflix
MAL

News

I Don’t Know You, That’s My Baby!

Get Out of the Pool! It’s Adult Swim

Interviews with a Composer

Fall Festival Giveaway Winners

1st Place – HeroYui135
2nd Place – UpYour
3rd Place – thatanimeguy

Episode 771: I’m Quitting Edgerunners

This week on Anime Pulse we got old video games, the better Cyberpunk creation, and Fox News creating an entire genre of porn. Up first Joseph finally has a fridge again and wrapped up his time with the Isekai Brothel game, and Andrew goes straight from bottomless brunch into community to talk about what anime we’d recommend based upon our hobbies. Finally in the reviews Joseph decides to ditch his job as humanities protector to bang a hot demon lord, and Andrew replaces his meat-sack body for a pimped out cybernetic one to become an edgelord I mean an edgerunner.

Show Notes

Music

Intro – “Japanese Style Trap Beat” by Annex from Royalty Free Anime Music

Outro“Neko Mimi Mode by Dimitri from Paris from Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase

Reviews

I’m Quitting Heroing – Netflix
Wikipedia

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – Crackers
MAL

News

Japan is Full of Really Old People

Fox News Tries to Talk About Hentai

Netflix Japan Event