Anime Pulse

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023

Episode 810: Summer 2023 Previews #1

This week on Anime Pulse we got the first round of previews from the 2023 summer season, the top betrayals in anime, and Cloverworks pulling an EA. Up first Joseph continues his new PC built purchases and challenges himself in Inscryption, and Andrew has nothing to say so they skip straight to the show topic of the week. The in the industry news Andrew goes it alone when Joseph plays the Uno Reverse card, covering topics like how Spy x Family is not making enough for its studio and Japan’s space agency likes Gundam space lesbians. And finally in the previews Joseph is reincarnated as a baby but grows up to work under a short stack, and Andrew attempts to avoid cutting anyone with his reverse blade except for demons who use curses.

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Manga Pulse 495: Yankee Dance

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Let’s see what we’ve got for another joke about twos. Hmm, perhaps something about wild deuces? That’s a sort of poker term, we think. Does that mean we’ve made the blind or the double blind? Well then, you’ve sunk my battleship. Prepare to go fish and go for all the marbles. Unless your hippos aren’t hungry enough to handle it.

July 8, 2023July 8, 2023

Episode 809: Is It Grand to Pick Up Girls in a Blue Dungeon

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This week on Anime Pulse we got PC upgrades ordained by the Gaming Gods, the women of Japan getting a big win in health care, and living the college dream at a scuba shop. Up first Joseph has had a tumultuous week full of things, and Andrew is looking for a roommate from the anime world. Then in the industry news, what’s this? Only Joseph has something!? The world has truly gone mad! Well, at least women in Japan can buy morning after pills now without a prescription. And lastly in the final reviews show before the summer previews start Joseph delves potentially one last time into the depths of a dungeon to hit on girls, and Andrew goes back to college to attending a diving course full of drinking.

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

Popcorn Pulse 199: Jet Girl is Hotter

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Imagine it’s the late eighties or early nineties and you’re a movie producer. That director with daddy issues that looks kinda like he’s in the cure just made a mint by adapting a little comic called Batman. You thought it couldn’t work because you remember Adam West and the wacky utility belt. But that dude made it work. So you scramble around looking for cheap rights to some of them comics the kids are clamoring for but you don’t want to spend all your coke money. So you pay pennies on the dollar for Tank Girl(1995).

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

VG Pulse 392: Tears of the Luna Nights

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This week on VG Pulse, summer is in full swing! We start off with side notes of work work and more work, before diving into the reguar news where we discuss a big name streamer cutting ties with Twitch, the biggest announcements from this past Nintendo Direct, the unfortunate impact of real life tragedy on Iron Lung’s sales, and Among Us getting a tv show!! After the news we go over the discord discussions, and then we actually have some -gasp- REVIEWS??? Millennium gives a short review of Touhou Luna Nights, and then I give a much longer review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!! After the news we finish off with talk of food and anime!! All this and more up next on VGP 292!! -Aki

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Episode 808: Uncle 2.0 Another Can (Not) World

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This week on Anime Pulse we got another Eva movie, that One Piece Netflix trailer, and dinner from a Golf Course. Up first Joseph is suffering the heat the best he can, talking about his meal from Iron’s Edge and Andrew doubles down on the heat with Hot Takes after giving some thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage. Then in the industry news the kid who more or less started the sushi terrorism trend receives a hefty fine, and the trailer for One Piece the Movie dropped and it is indeed a trailer for a movie. And finally reviews have Joseph returning from being isekai’d only to find he’s become an uncle, and Andrew refuses to get in the giant robot again to fight angels.

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023

Manga Pulse 494: Cancelled

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Let’s see how many mangas do we have? Let us count them out. Slowly so we don’t lose our place. One manga. Ah, ha, ha, ha! Two, two, mangas? Ah, ha, bah, glargghhh! Drowning in irony jokes. Just one second. Kackkk! OK, I think I hacked it all up. Yes, we have two mangas as usual for your approval. Or not. We’re not your dad.

June 24, 2023June 25, 2023

Episode 807: Welcome to Slayer School! Entertainment-kun

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This week on Anime Pulse we got Team Rocket levels of crime, a one-sided Demon Slayer review, and questioning anime characters. Up first Joseph doesn’t have much to say about his week for once and Andrew does a little better in his Street Fighter rankings, but the community section steals the show with a very small number of replies to an ask-me-anything themed interview with any character of your choice. Then in the industry news Black Lagoon opens two cafes, a costly Demon Slayer advertisement, and resealed Pokemon cases found full of drugs. And lastly in the reviews Joseph graduates from demon school feeling a little underwhelmed, and Andrew goes to the Red Light district to hunt demons.

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

Popcorn Pulse 198: All Things Now

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Oscar season has come and gone and left us with little to talk about. That’s because we don’t care about the awards because we’re not professionals. At least that’s our excuse. Still, one film dared us to talk about it with all the sappy reunion stories leaking like yogurt out of that hooker we paid in two thousand seven. We have Everything Everywhere All at Once[2022].

June 18, 2023June 18, 2023

VG Pulse 391: Not E3…..Unfortunately

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This week on VG Pulse, we are hyped for space westerns!! We start off with side notes of work and life, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the Microsoft not-E3 not-press conference, Embracer Group being Embracer Group, Twitch fucking over its content creators once again, Powerwash Simulator continuing to be awesome, and a very talented dude with a Rubik’s Cube! After the news we wrap it up with some talk of food and game achievement woes! All this and more up next on VGP 391!! -Aki