NEW ARTICLE: Despite Everything, It's Still Toby @aliveinthewired.bsky.social reflects on 10 years(!!!) of Undertale, its cultural impact, and its thematic similarities and differences with Deltarune. buff.ly/Dsq7bws #games #IndieGames #Undertale #Deltarune #TobyFox #Gaming #VideoGames

"Himmel the Hero loved watching Cowboy Bebop." "Miss Frieren, this show is kinda mid."

INTERVIEW: GQuuuuuuX Designer and Animation Director Hidenori Matsubara on Recreating Iconic Gundam Characters We confirmed a list of the shots he animated in GQuuuuuuX too! 👀 READ: buff.ly/kgEice6

🎧 NEW PODCAST: Quicksave: You’ve Lost Reputation with Spiders Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy @evanminto.com and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, D&D, and more! buff.ly/LD3EAkS

More fun stuff from our interview backlog: @PatzPrime.bsky.social @evanminto.com talk AI, vtubers, and more emerging technology with mecha designer and CG animation pioneer Shinji Aramaki. 👀 READ: buff.ly/caAtqPI

🎉 @bunnycartoon.bsky.social is back for Part 2 of our Dragon Ball manga discussion! This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/F98MTMQ

🎉 @bunnycartoon.bsky.social is back for Part 2 of our Dragon Ball manga discussion! This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/F98MTMQ

David and @evanminto.com are recording an episode tonight about the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World. Send us your questions!

Recording an episode tonight with @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social about UFO 50! Send us questions

We're recording the first of a mini-series of episodes about 2-D Zelda, starting with Zelda 1 and 2, ALttP, and the CD-i games. Send in questions or other messages for us to read on the show!

🗡️ PODCAST #190: 3-D Zelda Retrospective How do Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword hold up? @evanminto.com, David, @aliveinthewired.bsky.social, and @patzprime.bsky.social recorded an extended episode covering them all! 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/OSj7Ibm

New Podcast! @evanminto.com @patzprime.bsky.social recorded a bonus ep about the 2024 con season, including Otakon and Anime NYC. It's been in our editing backlog for a bit, but you can hear it now on the Patreon! 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/nknthlr

Working through our interview backlog, here's one @evanminto.com did with staff from the upcoming Leviathan anime TV series! Producers Justin Leach and Katrina Minett from Qubic Pictures and director Christophe Ferreira discuss the international anime co-production process. 👀 READ: buff.ly/Zq5QvkM

Now available for free on the blog: All 50 of @evanminto.com’s UFO 50 game impressions! Find out why this retro-styled indie game collection is a must-play. 👀 READ: buff.ly/QuOcl4w

ICYMI: This Virtual Life Episode 6 is up on Patreon! @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @PatzPrime.bsky.social talk HoloExpo, Pat’s trip to Japan, and more. 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/r2h0xVJ

Podcast #189: GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- @evanminto.com @patzprime.bsky.social @tomaznable.bsky.social review the theatrical premiere of the upcoming Gundam TV series from Studio Khara! 🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/Hn3oMeJ

We're recording an episode about GQuuuuuuX The Beginning with @evanminto.com @patzprime.bsky.social @tomaznable.bsky.social on Saturday. Send us your questions for us to answer on air!

Seasonal Sampler, our seasonal anime preview show, is going on indefinite hiatus. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over the past four years, and look forward to more anime reviews on the regular Ani-Gamers Podcast in the future! 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/40Ysf6N

This Virtual Life Episode 5 is now available on our Patreon, which means we’re now caught up on old episodes! In this one @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @PatzPrime.bsky.social discuss new graduations to be sad about, vtubers for normies, and more! 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/432dRNp

This Virtual Life Episode 4 is now available on our Patreon! We're still catching up on old episodes, so this one, recorded last October, has @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @PatzPrime.bsky.social discussing graduations, HoloLive at Anime NYC, and more! 🎧 LISTEN:

New Podcast! @bunnycartoon.bsky.social joins the Book Club to review the light novel Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/40JtmXY

Another episode of our vtuber podcast This Virtual Life is now available for Ani-Gamers patrons, as we continue catching up on our recording backlog. This one was recorded back in April 2024 and covers a big Nijisanji controversy and more. Available now for $5+ patrons:

New podcast! @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social are joined by guest @bunnycartoon.bsky.social to discuss the Dragon Ball manga. The whole thing! Part 1 covers the first major chunk of the series, and Part 2 will cover Dragon Ball Z. 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/3PW3x1D

After a long hiatus, @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @patzprime.bsky.social are back with a new podcast about vtubers in the second episode of THIS VIRTUAL LIFE! Available now for patrons: www.patreon.com/posts/120510...

Happy New Year! It’s time for Ani-Gamers Staff Picks: our annual best-of lists. First up is @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @evanminto.com @patzprime.bsky.social & David’s top video games of 2024, featuring retro remakes, a Russian Roulette simulator, and more! 👉 READ: https://buff.ly/3Pqf7Sl

“Kenji Nakamura’s one-of-a-kind supernatural mystery anime has still got it” For Anime Secret Santa 2024, @evanminto.com reviews the original 2007 anime series MONONOKE (which has a new movie out this year!) ➡️ READ:

Here’s the final row of UFO 50 game impressions from @evanminto.com! Available now for $5+ patrons on the Ani-Gamers Patreon: https://buff.ly/3P5KrWF

UFO 50 ROBBED by the Game Awards! @evanminto.com’s back with 10 more impressions from the indie game collection. Available now for $5+ patrons on the Ani-Gamers Patreon: https://buff.ly/4iDnBTU

🔥👊 PODCAST #187: FIRE PUNCH David and @aliveinthewired.bsky.social review the manga series from Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of Look Back and Chainsaw Man! Requested by Ani-Gamers patron dustystars.bsky.social! 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/3Pc9s2x

“At one point during the campaign, the sun gleaming off of a polished copper axe in the desert gave me that old feeling of history being brought to life for me” Age of Mythology superfan @aliveinthewired.bsky.social compares Age of Mythology Retold to the original game: https://buff.ly/49sNDoG

Vainger is sick, i cherry-cleared it last week

Row 3 of @evanminto.com’s UFO 50 impressions are here, including two excellent Metroidvanias (Porgy and Vainger) Available now for $5+ patrons on the Ani-Gamers Patreon: https://buff.ly/3CZbXlH

UFO 50 is a collection of FIFTY brand-new 8-bit indie games! @evanminto.com is posting his impressions of each game in the collection, starting with the first row of 10 games. Available now for $5+ patrons on the Ani-Gamers Patreon: https://buff.ly/3YThiCj

The episode got delayed on the main feed due to the Internet Archive hack, but here’s our belated Seasonal Sampler, covering DAN DA DAN, Uzumaki, and more with guest @gooberzilla.bsky.social! 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/4hSUNGC

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“In Look Back, we get to see what envy can transform into. Some artists give up, figuring they’ll never be good enough to overcome their jealousy. Others hunker down and work.” @evanminto.com on how Look Back captures the joy and pain of being an artist: https://buff.ly/3Co6aWu

We’ve got a very belated update on our mascot contest we ran for patrons back in March! Check out the winner, available now for $5+ patrons:

The Internet Archive, which hosts our podcast episodes, is down, so episodes won't stream properly in some podcast apps until service is restored!

ANI-GAMERS PODCAST #186: QUICKSAVE @vamptvo.bsky.social @patzprime.bsky.social discuss the Look Back anime (in theaters right now!), Stranger of Paradise, Black Lagoon, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and Axiom Verge on the latest episode! 🎧 LISTEN: https://buff.ly/4gLDp5Q

In a tribute to the late Akira Toriyama, on the next Ani-Gamers Podcast @vamptvo.bsky.social and Inaki chat with guest @bunnycartoon.bsky.social about the Dragon Ball manga! Yes, the entire thing! Send us your questions and comments for us to read on the show

Recording a podcast tonight covering a bunch of 3D Zelda games! Ocarina, Majora, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, & Skyward Sword. Got questions for @vamptvo.bsky.social @patzprime.bsky.social Inaki or David? Send them our way!

Last but not least, I’m debuting a new panel: MANGA MAGAZINE MANIA Sunday at 2:15pm in Panel Room 5 An introduction to the wide world of manga magazines. Includes history and details about major magazines. A fun mix of my educational panels and my manga job!

It’s good to be back. First time at Anime NYC, and first in-person edition in *five years*, it’s ANIME BURGER TIME. Friday at 9pm in Panel Room 4 A full hour of hamburgers in anime. Aiming for mostly new clips but you’ll spot some classics too! BYO🍔 as always.

Announcing my panel schedule for Anime NYC 2024! First up: @readazuki.bsky.social MANGA INDUSTRY PANEL Friday at 7:30pm in Panel Room 3 I’ll be hosting solo this time, and hoping to get some big news finalized in time for the show! Stop by for licensing announcements, prizes, and Q&A.

NEW PODCAST: Seasonal Sampler Summer 2024: Nokotan, Monogatari, Pseudo Harem, & More! @vamptvo.bsky.social is joined by guest host Inaki to cover 10 new anime series coming out this season 🎧 LISTEN: anigamers.com/podcasts/sea...

this was a really fun read. a good look behind the video game production and licensing scenes

Perfect licensor-licensee communication, no notes

NEW INTERVIEW: Super Robot Wars Producer Takanobu Terada @patzprime.bsky.social talks to the veteran game producer about classic robots, Power Rangers, and more! READ 👉 anigamers.com/interviews/s...

Recording a new Seasonal Sampler podcast about the Summer 2024 anime season with @vamptvo.bsky.social and guest host Inaki! Send us your thoughts on last season and the premieres for this season, either in this thread or at podcast AT anigamers DOT com

🌚 New Podcast: DALLOS @vamptvo.bsky.social, David, Inaki, and @patzprime.bsky.social review the Mamoru Oshii-directed anime (the first-ever commercially released OVA), as requested collectively by our patrons! 🎧 LISTEN: anigamers.com/podcasts/ani...