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Otaku in Review Podcast – Technology in Review
Jon talks about a hilarious video he found on YouTube while Scott continues on about how much he loves Working!! Lots of news topics this week (see below) which we discuss. Also, discussion about the iPhone 4 since we’re both hopeless Apple fanboys.
Otaku in Review Podcast – PAL Has Nothing To Do With It
Marc from The Fanboy Review came on the show to talk about some interesting details he noticed about FUNimation’s Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Blu-ray release. In addition to this, we also went on to discuss upcoming anime from the Summer 2010 season, which contains a few titles we’re looking forward to.
Click here and scroll to the bottom to see the image that Marc is talking about when he goes into the details about edge enhancement and all that technical mumbo jumbo.
Also discussed on this episode: 3D Dot Game Heroes, Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou, Cromartie High School
Janai's Spring 2010 Anime Preview
We’re about 2-3 weeks into the Spring 2010 anime season, and I’m quite impressed with the number of good shows that are airing. Right now, I am watching 9 shows from this season and plan to add a few more to the list as well. Unfortunately, a number of the shows I’m watching this season are shows that many people are vehemently opposing. This should come as no surprise, as I usually tend to love the shows that aren’t so popular. Anyway, on to the list…
Angel Beats!
Here’s one show from this season that I can actually agree with most people about! Being produced by Key and Visual Art’s, many people were expecting another Clannad or Kanon. I thought for sure that moe haters would be trashing this one almost immediately. I’m glad to say I was wrong.
Angel Beats!, after 2 episodes, seems to have a fairly rich story. Taking place in a fantasy world where everyone is apparently dead, the characters are constantly fighting against this one girl known as Tenshi (“Angel”). Not much has been revealed yet as to why Tenshi is such a threat, but I expect these details to be revealed later on.
The show is beautifully animated. Not being made by Kyoto Animation, I wasn’t expecting animation of this quality. The character designs are the same as what you see in most Key anime, and many people seem to dislike their character designs. However, that’s no reason to not give this show a chance. If you’ve hated Key’s works in the past, give Angel Beats! a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Otaku in Review Podcast – Spring 2010 Preview
Scott & I go over the upcoming Spring season, Gundam Unicorn, and talk about our plans for Anime Boston 2010.
