Anime Addicts Anonymous Podcast

The burning downtown of Vancouver … Wait, what? Vancouver, Roanapur … same thing right?  I mean, minus geographical placement.  And the fact that one is featured in a 24-episode anime and the other is not. I’ll let you figure out which one is which. Black Lagoon, a quick summary: Good beginning, alright middle, great end. My opinion: watch it.  In English. Brad Swaile (Amuro from Gundam UC fame) is Rock, a Japanese salaryman who is betrayed by his company and [...]

Well, it’s not Japanese, but I’m sure people in Japan are just as affected by it as we are.  In fact, include all of the world while we’re at it. I’m going to level with all of you loyal readers.  Reader.  Earl, loyal Earl. I lead a pretty boring life full of unexcitement.  I get up, go to work, go train, go to sleep and repeat.  Everything that I do, I do for myself: I go to work for a [...]

The Technical Examination Tournament held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan just wrapped up Sunday morning at 2AM PST. Here’s a little information on Sumo tournaments: -they start on a Sunday and end on a Sunday -they run 15 days -top ranks fight every day -the top wrestler is ranked “Yokozuna” -a wrestler is required to succeed 8 times in a tournament for a win -they’re not losses, they’re failures The higher-ranked wrestlers go through posturing as many times as the referee [...]

Here’s a comparison for you: Going to a new bar for something familiar is like watching a new anime. You’re unsure how’s it going to be, but are willing to give it enough of a chance to try it.  But there’s the awkward phase of “where do I sit, which TV do I pick”, which is like “which character is cool, which one is annoying, do I feel for the antagonists” in anime.  Sort of.  If you’re crazy like me. [...]

I recently had some maintenance done on my car.  New tires, new brake pads, front rotors adjusted, power-steering and brake fluid flushed and replaced.  It’s almost like I’m driving a new car again.  But then there’s this thing after that amount of maintenance where it doesn’t feel quite right.  There’s that initial period of getting to know my car again, which is sort of like staring in the mirror after a drastic haircut. So I usually take the time to [...]

Sometimes I forget things …           What was I saying? Right, sometimes I forget things.  Sometimes I forget I have a tattoo on my hand, and people start staring. Sometimes I forget that I have a fresh cup of coffee, and only remember when it’s stone cold. Sometimes I forget that I’ve told someone a tidbit. Sometimes I forget that I’ve told someone a tidbit. Sometimes I forget that I enjoy anime. Okay, so that last [...]

I’ve been somewhat remiss lately.  It is completely my fault, between training and getting sick, I’ve had very little time and energy to devote to anime.  And that is most regrettable. I started watching Armoured Troopers VOTOMs, and have completed just under a dozen episodes.  It’s pretty good so far, mixing some tropes together (tropes that probably spawned in part from VOTOMs due to when it was created), and breaking others.  Or perhaps someone took an educated guess on what [...]

I’ve started my part in going green for the Earth.  Just switched my phone bill to electronic invoicing, seeing as how I check what I owe with my phone and then pay online.  No trees harmed, just zeroes and ones and the energy required.  And how was I rewarded?  With a flu.  Minus the vomiting.  I never liked that part, it’s never seemed natural to me … goddamnit, I’m wandering off topic again. UNORTHODOX!  Me!  I am! To get a [...]

I mean, what does that even mean?!  I’m so confused.  As usual. Contrary to what the title would lead you to believe, I’m here for Gundam.  Unicorn that is.  Because it’s awesome.  The third part was released about a week and half to two weeks before the massive quake in Japan.  I remember when an earthquake interrupted an episode of Destiny back in the day, but it certainly wasn’t powerful enough to fight with a nuclear reactor.  Thus I fully [...]

Putting the “ass” back in “Procrastination”.  If you misspell “procrastination” with an extra ‘s’.  Y’know … ’cause otherwise it wouldn’t make sense … not that … oh forget it. Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari, or Saint Knight Story in an Alternate World (or The Tale of the Holy Machine Wielder from Another World), is a 13-episode series about Masaki Kenshi.  I honestly couldn’t come up with a decent summary, so I instead went to Wiki.  Here: “Kenshi Masaki is a 15 [...]