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Saddle up them horses and get ready for a rodeo. Or at least a mechanical bull and a burger from Hardees. This will be more relevant than other references to Western cowboy culture that you could imagine. Forget your nudie suit, turn off your reruns of Grand Ol’ Oprey, and join us for what is most certainly a take on ranching. We have Tokyo Cowboy[2023].
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This week on Anime Pulse we got the follow up to last week’s vtuber drama, romance in the walled city of Kowloon, and sunburn. Up first Joseph had an expensive week followed up with a bad sunburn, and Andrew . Then in the industry news Sinder submits her apology to the community which goes over rather poorly, and a feminist working at Netflix rewrote the script to Blue Box. And finally more previews as Joseph becomes his childhood friend’s detective in Kowloon, and Andrew refuels his soul on ninjas and photography.
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This week on VG Pulse, Nintendo continues to fumble the bag in the most spectacular ways! We start off with side notes of work and Aki’s new quilt, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the many fails of Nintendo, the questionable direction of the Until Dawn film, and the government finally catching onto the fact that Google is a monopoly! After the news, Millennium and I give our first look on the wonderful and fun Schedule 1, and finish off with talk of food! All this and more up next on VGP 417! -Aki
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This week on Anime Pulse we got vtuber drama, baseball, and bunny girls. Up first Joseph has recovered from his cold and bought some delicious sandies, and Andrew is hopping right into it with who we think the best bunny girls (and guys) in anime are. Then in the industry news the popular vtuber Sinder is in hot water after allegations are posted about her, and gundam umbrellas. Finally another round of previews wraps us up as Joseph goes to a baseball game where he meets his sexy robot sister who is not related to him now, and Andrew goes on a journey to cure his curse of turning into a fat white pig by singing with a bunch of witches.
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Are you ready for the real struggle session? Everyone get into a circle and we’re going to debate the merits of stuffing or potatoes. And if you say anything other than both then you are wrong. Your assets will be seized and your family consigned to the gravy mines for the next seven generations. That’s how we get that wholesome nestle taste that means family. And family is
Continue reading “Manga Pulse 534: Yellow Clock”
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It kind of sucks when we get a themed episode thrust upon us. Because we’re very bad at making a theme. Then someone dies and we comb over their catalog for something interesting. Which can also make for a bad episode. So we decided to do two of Val Kilmer’s lesser discussed films together. It doesn’t hurt that we’ve seen both before. That made this a bit of a refresher.
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This week on Anime Pulse we got graduations, Easter, and previews. Up first Joseph sounds terrible because he has a cold or something, and Andrew is curious about the worst story arcs in anime. Then in the industry news there is plenty of talk about Gura’s graduation from Hololive, and AI Ghibli art. And finally we have ventured back into previews territory with king Joseph healing his harem of monster girls after being reincarnated in another world as an old country bumpkin, and Andrew goes on a journey to become a better detective at a robo hotel.
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Behold, I lay in repose absorbing delightful rays from this picture box. Or at least I believe it emits rays. These flattened screens make not have the same properties of the proper tubes which I’m fond of. You there, servant, bring me more grapes that have been fermented and stored until they contain a delicious amount of alcohol. No, I do not recognize this person you brought, Carol, as being a leader. Even if it is only this Garden of Olives.
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This week on Anime Pulse we got another round of Would or Wouldn’t, very manly robotic maids, and our last round of reviews before a brief break and then into previews. Up first Andrew talks about the exciting and worrisome Switch 2 announcement, and Joseph is feeling good after an eight mile walk right before the podcast. Then in the industry news, there is none! As we get through a brand new round of Would or Wouldn’t, this time featuring Mythic Talent. Finally in the reviews Joseph debates if real woman are worth the trouble even if they cosplay for him, and Andrew get a defective robotic maid in the mail.
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You’re going to take that football and you’re going to run to the other side. And if the other guys try to stop you, you don’t let them. That’s the famous speech from the Gene Hackman movie, right? Look, we never said we knew all of Gene’s filmography or watched it. We are aware a lot of people put Hoosiers on the top of that list. We figure it must be related to football because we don’t really watch sports movies.
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