Anime Pulse

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Episode 901: The Full AI Experience

This week on Anime Pulse we got diet changes, memory loss, and AI. Up first Joseph noticed he was putting on a bit of weight and figured out he was not eating enough apparently, and Andrew broke out the wallet to visit a new and pricy golf corse. Then in the industry news there have been so many idiots getting stuck on Mt. Fuji, that the mayor has called for any further off-season climbers need to foot the bill. Finally we break away from previews to return to the reviews, this time a joint review of an anime movie made purely by AI. Is this the future of anime? Will ChatGPT be the next Miyazaki? Just how many fingers does a hand have?

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Manga Pulse 535: Lesbians

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Double your pleasure, halve your fun. A couple of morons are waiting for you. That’s right, we have a pair of manga just like you have come to expect. That means it must be time for a manga review show. And this time we’ve got a themed episode that will approach very sensitive topics in the way you’ve come to expect from us. Shout out to Bear again for being so passionate that he sent these along for us to do.

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Episode 900: Spring 2025 Previews #4

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This week on Anime Pulse we got our last round of previews for the spring 2025 season, some positive news from the vtubing industry, and getting older. Up first Joseph keeps falling asleep on his bed and he met a cool new otaku guy at a mall, and Andrew wants to know who our favorite anime gamers are. Then in the industry news we got one topic, but it’s a good one this time, as Houshou Marine hits 4 million subscribers! And finally in the previews Joseph gets cheated on, his daughter doesn’t like him, and he dies to be reincarnated as a stoic tall guy dating a tiny, cute and quite girl. Andrew meanwhile lives on the moon as an 11-year old orphan but has just been informed he’s got three years left to live.

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 241: Cowboy Season

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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].

May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

Episode 899: Spring 2025 Previews #3

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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.

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

VG Pulse 417: Open Mouth, Insert Foot

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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

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Episode 898: Spring 2025 Previews #2

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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.

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Manga Pulse 534: Yellow Clock

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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

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 240: Ghost Bang

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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.

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Episode 897: Spring 2025 Previews #1

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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.