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November 20, 2021November 20, 2021

VG Pulse 369: The Times Are Changing

This week on VGP, happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it!! We start off with side notes of dentist appointments and general weariness from working retail in the fall season, before diving into the not-terribly-shocking news that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is an absolute scumbag to the highest degree, before diving into Rockstar’s absolutely embarrassing showing of the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, as well as the surprising news that Six Days In Fallujah is still a thing! After the news I give a first look at Potion Craft, and Millennium gives a review of Forza Horizon 5! After the news we discuss food and anime!! All this up next on VGP 369!! -Aki

November 20, 2021November 21, 2021

Episode 727: Slime Guardian Taishou

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This week on Anime Pulse we got Andrew torturing Joseph, Comiket barring entry to the unvaccinated and untested otakus, and The Mac. Up first Joseph reviews a cheesy chicken sandwich, and then Andrew has got quite the community segment about school uniforms. We also share some special news about a prize being put up for grabs, all you need to do is submit a sound clip to be used for the community segment of the show. Then another short bit of industry news, covering the updated rules to gaining entry to this years Comiket. And finally we have a Gattai show as Joseph stops caring about a slime isekai, and Andrew gets a loli wife after he joins a magical high school for spicy girls.

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021

Manga Pulse 458: Levitating Alice

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Murgh. Meh? What time is it? Shit, it wasn’t fall forward? I sword it was spring back and fall the other direction. Give us like five minutes then to grab a manga or something and power read through it. I’m sure we won’t screw up the details because we’re scrambling to get this done.

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021

Episode 726: Fall 2021 Previews #4

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This week on Anime Pulse we got payouts for children, Lupin the III vs Holmes, and hats. Up first Joseph has turned his bedroom into a steam room, and Andrew is all about head wear. Then in the industry news we’re seeing one topic about the worrying statistic about Japan’s dwindling youth, and that’s it, because news is kind of barebones this week. Lastly is our final previews dedicated show as Joseph continues his reincarnated job as a master thief, and Andrew is suddenly surrounded by beautiful office ladies with very large breasts.

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021

Popcorn Pulse 162: Shopping Cop

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Uncover your smokers and slap your meat, we’ve got more Frank Grillo. See because his last name is Grillo and it’s kinda like grill. So what if this time he was a sort of political fixer in Vegas and he was trying to turn himself over to the feds for protection? That’s where we start in Copshop[2021].

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021

Episode 725: Fall 2021 Previews #3

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This week on Anime Pulse we got the return of Nichijou, day 5 of recovery from oral surgery, and communication disorders. Up first Joseph is hoping no kids show up as they roam the streets looking for candy on Halloween, and Andrew asks us who our favorite masked anime characters are. Then in the industry news a big Chinese company owns a decent percentage of a Japanese publishing company, and the event organizers are asking otakus to get in shape for the upcoming return of Comiket. Lastly we have another round of previews with Joseph helping his tiny office kohai earn 100 friends, and a vampiric Andrew dies very easily on his way to outer space.

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

Manga Pulse 457: Giga Dan

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You might look behind me and see what appears to be a mound. I assure you it;s actually much more architecturally impressive that it seems. You see, excavations have revealed this is the site where the unsold copies of Princess AI were piled. Note the faint remains of bloodstains on these pages. This indicates the sacrifices the locals made to banish Stu and his creation back to the reaches of what we might think of as hell.

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021

Episode 724: Fall 2021 Previews #2

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This week on Anime Pulse we got people complaining about the obvious, our favorite weapons in anime, and blue robots. Up first Andrew regales us with his time in Scotland for Scot Loves Anime, and Joseph goes contactless. Then in the industry news Demon Slayer draws some obvious criticisms but goes uncensored, and ComicCon decides that going unvaccinated is fine by them. And lastly we bring you another round of previews as Joseph leaves the hero’s party to be reincarnated as a paladin, and Andrew jumps into a blue robot to explore caves in an upside down world.

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

VG Pulse 368: Weird Times Ahead

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This week on VG Pulse, the fall season has started and Aki is now officially “old”! We start off with side notes of birthdays and life in the retail sphere as fall season kicks off, before diving into the news of Twitch hacks exposing its source code, the release date of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, some of the highlights of Sony’s recent State Of Play showcase, the current problems with supply shortages and how they’re impacting the current tech sphere, and much more!! After the news, we finish off with talk of games, anime, and food! All this and more up next on VGP 368!! -Aki

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Popcorn Pulse 161: Under Siege

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Breakout your cheesecloth. Chill your rolling pins. Break out your stock and get the wooden spoon out of the bathroom. We’ve got a cook’s tale with Under Siege(1992). Plus we have Gary Busey wearing a dress and screaming at people.