Anime World Order Podcast

It's our fourth year anniversary! Our special guest is Otaku USA's Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, so we're doing an all-manga edition of AWO. Clarissa spirals into madness with Uzumaki, Gerald lets fly with Crying Freeman, and Daryl passes on to the next life courtesy of Violence Hero Riki-Oh! For this episode we offer the option of downloading the show in segments if you go to the website. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

As a result of the hidden catches of web hosting, this podcast MAY VANISH FOREVER (or temporarily), but not before Gerald reviews Astro Fighter Sunred, Clarissa reviews Ristorante Paradiso, and Daryl reviews Sword of the Stranger! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

WARNING: audio quality and editing aren't up to our usual "standards." But regardless, here's our quite-delayed, quite chaotic convention report for Anime Weekend Atlanta 2009! With our special guests, Gerald's Harem Plus Plus! [Amanda, Andrea, Laina, Brian] Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

After two and a half months we finally got it together and have edited some of our Otakon audio! Here's our interview with the Philadelphia Animation Society's "Old Timers of Anime," conducted Saturday, July 18 at Otakon 2009. Do go back and listen to our 2008 interview with them if you haven't already done so. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Courtesy of the Ani-Gamers Podcast at www.anigamers.com, here is the Otakon 2009 press conference for Japanese guests Noboru Ishiguro, Masao Maruyama, Yukio Kikukawa, and Hidenori Matsubara. Gerald and Clarissa were in attendance, as were several others. They edited it so we don't have to! Anime Weekend Atlanta panel preparations are still taking up all of our time, so if you'll be there, be sure and attend Doujin World (18+), History of Hentai (18+), Black Jack: Tezuka's Dark Doctor, the Panel OF DOOM!, and Anime's Craziest Deaths!

Show 82 concludes with Daryl's review of Bartender and Clarissa's review of One Outs. But first, a special voice mail from the ONE AND ONLY Vic Mignogna, who tells us all about his experience at Whack-a-Nerd at Anime Festival Orlando! Keep your eyes on our Youtube channel for possibly related material in the near future. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

We've moved to new hosting! Let us know if you encounter any broken links. This time, Clarissa's picking the shows for everyone. In return for what Gerald made her review, she's assigning him to review the Starship Troopers anime. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

It's been entirely too long since we've done any con reports. In fact, we owe about a year's worth. But here's our report for Otakon 2009 while it's still fresh in our minds. Warning: in order to release this "on time," we opted to more or less release the audio unedited. It's rougher than we'd like. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Show 81 concludes with Daryl's review of Kekko Kamen and Clarissa's review of Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman. Along with the post-Anime Expo news, can you really call it the second half of a podcast when it's over 2 hours long? WE CAN! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

The deadly experiment continues! This time it's Gerald's turn to pick the titles for everyone to review. He's taken the heavy burden of reviewing Yukikaze upon himself. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

The news segment for Show #80 ran long, so here it is in its own separate file. Numbered #80b because you guys said you didn't mind it. SORRY, BOSTONIANS! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Show #80 begins Gerald's experiment, in which one host selects what everyone else reviews. Daryl is up first, and as such he is dragging everyone into the Madhouse! Gerald's reviewing Kemonozume and Clarissa's reviewing Kaiba. Meanwhile, Daryl himself speaks of the grand masterpiece that is Goku: Midnight Eye!

Here's the second half of AWO Show 79. Along with a news addendum, Clarissa reviews Detroit Metal City and Daryl reviews Queen Millennia. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's the first half of Show 79, where we read some emails, play a voicemail, talk the news, and Gerald reviews Chi's Sweet Home. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's the second half of Show 78, containing the news segment and Clarissa's review of Heaven Wars Shurato. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Once again, we're splitting this one in two due to the ever-increasing running time. In this first half, Gerald reviews Roujin Z and Daryl finally breaks his silence on Mamoru Oshii to talk about Angel's Egg. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's the second half of Show 77 with our special guest Mike Toole. It contains Gerald's review of Five Star Stories and Clarissa's review of The Big O. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Our special guest this episode is the returning Mike Toole! This first half of the show contains our introductory feedback response session, the news, and Daryl's review of Baccano!. The second half will have Gerald's review of Five Star Stories and Clarissa's review of The Big O. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

OH NO, THE BANDANA'S COME OFF! Here now is the second half of Show 76 containing the reviews of Shootfighter Tekken, Baoh, and Part 4 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Warning: this might melt your brain. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's the first half of Show 76, containing the "general chat" portions of the show; reading emails and responding to recent anime news developments. Show 76b will contain the actual reviews. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Show 75 with our special guest Ryan Gavigan concludes with the news segment, Gerald's review/summary of Riding Bean, and Clarissa's review of Yakitate! Japan. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

For our final podcast of the year, we celebrate our third year anniversary with our special guest, Ryan Gavigan! Took us long enough; we'd been meaning to record this since before our first year anniversary. In the first part of this show, we talk to Ryan about his sordid life in anime fandom and Daryl reviews the Bubblegum Crisis OAVs, aka "the only Bubblegum Crisis that exists" or if you prefer "the REAL Bubblegum Crisis." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes, archives, and supplemental links.

Here's the last of our con reports for the year, this time for both SITACon 2008 and EXPCon 2008. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Even though the convention was back in September, here's our con report for Anime Weekend Atlanta 2008. Show 75 is recorded and will hopefully be posted soon, but there may be one more convention report bonus edition posted first. Three bonus recordings in a row? Man, we are lazy. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's a recording of the JAM Project press conference that was held at Otakon 2008, courtesy of Mike Dent and the R5 Central podcast at http://r5central.wordpress.com. Special thanks also to Tyler from Rangercast; between Mike, Tyler, and us that comprised nearly all of the questions asked during this interview. Warning: as we realized that the rest of the press in attendance was not going to ask anything, our questions become progressively more absurd until...well...

Kept you waiting, huh? For this episode we're all reviewing manga titles. Gerald's reviewing Dororo by Osamu Tezuka and Daryl's reviewing Ressentiment by Kengo Hanazawa. Clarissa's review of Part 4 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure will be posted soon. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

This episode probably sets some sort of AWO record for going off-topic, so if you find yourself wondering "when are they going to actually talk about anime" then you are encouraged to consult the timecodes listed on our website. Gerald reviews Witchblade (which he repeatedly paid money to own), Daryl reviews Strait Jacket (probably the newest thing he's ever done), and Clarissa reviews Moyashimon. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's an interview we conducted at Otakon 2008 with the Philadelphia Animation Society's "Old Farts" of anime: Bill Thomas, Kevin McHenry, Sydney Whitfield, and Jim Kaposztas. All of these gentlemen were present at the Old Farts Anime Appreciation panel, hence the moniker. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Clarissa's reviewing the BL manga Dog Style, Gerald reviews the terrible wannabe cyberpunk OAV Burn Up! which unfortunately got multiple sequels, and Daryl reviews the awesome non-wannabe cyberpunk OAV Cyber City Oedo 808 which unfortunately got no sequels at all. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Alternate title: "Noah, When I Want Your Opinion I'll Take My Cl*t Out of Your Mouth and Ask You For It." Rather than edit our own con report which was hastily recorded a few days ago, here's the Ninja Consultant Otakon 2008 report recorded LIVE at the con! With special guests Daryl Surat and Gerald Rathkolb from AWO! Also, Mike Dent from R5 Central, Tyler Waldman from Rangercast, and James Veronico from Animepodcast.net! Featuring Dave Riley from Fast Karate for the Gentleman, and Mike Toole as the Voice of God. Recorded Saturday night from about 1 AM to 4 AM WHILE COMPLETELY SOBER. Except for those Irish anime podcasters. You can't keep them away from the bottle.

The remainder of Show 71 is quite lengthy, but let it tide you over for a while since we've got conventions coming up. Gerald reviews Nobody's Boy Remi, Clarissa reviews the anime version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Daryl finally covers Part 3 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's an interview we conducted with veteran anime voice actor and ADR director Richard Epcar at Florida Supercon 2008. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Show 71 ran a little long, so here's just the news segment rounding up what transpired at Anime Expo 2008. It's not as well-edited as usual due to a broken monitor plus writing deadlines, so bear with it. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Caught up by greed and the war economy, this episode is all about the pursuit--and parting--of cash. Clarissa reviews the Black Jack TV series, Gerald opines on Tekkon Kinkreet, and Daryl gambles it all away on Kaiji. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's a live podcast we recorded at JACON 2008 for the dearly departed Snacktime Online podcast to tide people over in the meantime. For this bonus installment of AWO, the role of Gerald will be played by Paul Chapman from the Greatest Movie EVER! podcast and the role of Clarissa will be played by Joey Snackpants, whom we interviewed back in Show # 18. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Show 69 concludes with Clarissa and Zero-chan's introduction to doujinshi. But since that would be ONLY an hour, we've got yet another news segment in front of it too. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

The hentai hoedown that is Show 69 continues, with our special guest Zero-chan from Japanator. Gerald reviews Cream Lemon and Daryl doesn't review Wicked City so much as synopsize it scene by scene so you don't have to see it. Psst: see it. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Behold the much-dreaded Show 69: another all-hentai episode! With special guest, Zero-chan from Japantor! Both Clarissa and she will be talking about doujinshi in general. Gerald's reviewing Cream Lemon, and Daryl's not-reviewing Wicked City! Actually this is just the first part of the show where we don't technically talk about hentai since the recording ran extremely long. This is just the emails and news. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplementary links.

Here's our interview from Anime Weekend Atlanta 2007 with renowned science fiction anime director Noboru Ishiguro, whose works include Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers) as well as Superdimensional Fortress Macross (part of which became Robotech). Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

The full-on Podcast411-approved rig is officially in full effect! Daryl reviews The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Clarissa has the baseball anime Ookiku Furikabutte ("Swing Big"), and Gerald catches Clarissa's moe infection brought on by Potemayo as he reviews Lucky Star. Lucky Star? LUCKY STAR? NAJICA?! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Daryl gets back on the horse [heroin...?] with his review of Paprika, Clarissa's tackling School Rumble, and Gerald double-dips on Detonator Orgun. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's our interview from AWA 2007 with noted anime scholar Helen McCarthy, author of The Anime Encyclopedia, which is now in its second edition. Also appearing is anime fandom gatekeeper/Flexible Metal Hose Guy Dave III from Corn Pone Flicks fame, and Rob Fenelon, whom we interviewed back in Show # 64. Listen as we all get totally schooled! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes, supplemental links, and feedback.

After over a month of no new episodes, this show--recorded a month ago--is now out. Nothing but absolute evil is contained within as Daryl reviews MW by Vertical Inc (featuring nonstop depictions of evil), Gerald reviews Dangaioh (the dub of which is truly evil), and Clarissa reviews the most evil of them all: Potemayo (a moe show). Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Here's the rest of Show # 65: Gerald's super-short review of Sonic Soldier Borgman and Daryl's super-long report on the New York Anime Festival 2007. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Clarissa's reviewing Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and we speculate on this whole ADV / Sojitz scenario. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

The much-belated, and hopefully final, segment of Show # 64. We discuss the news, which is rather hilariously out of date as there have been several further developments since the time this was recorded. With the current craziness going on, expect more on these topics in the future. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.