Asura Cryin' Review

In the rousing conclusion to Mecha Month, Bobcat and Burkion get out of the 80s and look at a more recent show, Asura Cryin'. There's ghosts, demons, Vatican demon hunters, cyborgs, scientists and... aha, there's the mecha. I knew it was hiding in there somewhere.









Five Point Podcast Episode 18: Asura Cryin' by fivepointpodcast

Getter Robo Review

In this episode, Bobcat and Burkion get FIRED UP! From anime legend Go Nogai, we get the adventures of three extremely stereotypical teenagers having incredibly formulaic adventures. And yet, formulas are formulas for a reason.  

 

Five Point Podcast Episode 17: Getter Robo by fivepointpodcast


As promised in the review, here are a few links.  WARNING: None of the Mad Bull links are safe for work. 


The Sage's Mad Bull 34 Review: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/anime-abandon/32049-mad-bull-34-part-i and http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/anime-abandon/32218-mad-bull-34-part-ii

That Mad Bull 34 Riffing: http://chipandironicus.com/games/nmh2/5.html and http://chipandironicus.com/games/nmh2/7.html

Finally, here's a clip showing the theme song and opening, which is what brought the anime to my (Bobcat's) attention.

Mobile Suit Gundam Review

Mecha Month continues full steam ahead! We're hot blooded and raring for action! We believe in ourselves, who believe in ourselves! This meme doesn't work for more than one person!

 

 Four score and eight years after humanity has gone to the stars! A ragtag crew of Earthlings must fight off a group of colonists gone rogue. Their only hope is a young boy named Amero and his giant robot, the prototype Gundam. How did we treat this venerable series that launched quite possibly the greatest anime franchise ever? As well as we treat anything.

...

We are so so very sorry.

Five Point Podcast Episode 16: Mobile Suit Gundam by fivepointpodcast

Beast King Go Lion Review

To bring Mecha Month into full swing (after our April Fools debacle... ugh.), we start off with Beast King Go Lion or, as it's called in America, Voltron: Defender of the Universe.  We selected this show because we wanted to see what they'd changed.

... how can two shows be so similar, yet so completely different?

You'll just have to watch to find out.








Five Point Podcast Episode 15: Beast King Golion by fivepointpodcast

Mecha Month! Schedule Update 3/28/12

 Firstly, we're happy to announce (formally) that April will be Mecha Month.  We'll be looking at a mostly older shows, with one more contemporary show to keep us from getting HOT BLOODED 70S AND 80S MECHA ANIME poisoning.

And yes, that's a thing.  And yes, I had to post that in all caps.  The hot bloodedness made me.

Our April schedule is:

4/1: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Mecha Month)
4/8: Beast King Go Lion (Mecha Month)
4/15: Mobile Suit Gundam (Mecha Month)
4/22: Getter Robo G (Mecha Month)
4.29: Asura Cryin' (Mecha Month)

Now for some housekeeping. 

It's been about two months since the last time we did a post on schedule updates; we've managed to get through most of the anime we'd had on the docket at the time.  What inspired this post is an e-mail from one "Angel of the Wolf," who made a whole bunch of requests all at once.  Beyond April, the schedule gets hazy, and we'd like you, the viewers, to tell us which shows you'd like to see us take on. 

Angel Tales (Request from Angel of the Wolf)

Avatar: The Legend of Korra (Request from Angel of the Wolf) (obviously, we need to wait until there are three episodes to review.)

Bartender (Request from Angel of the Wolf)

BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (Request from Angel of the Wolf)

Black Blood Brothers(Request from Angel of the Wolf) 

Black Heaven (Request from Angel of the Wolf)
Black Scorpion (Request from Legendmaker)

Chi's Sweet Home (Request from Angel of the Wolf)
Guilty Crown (Request from Runixzan)

Gun Frontier (Request from Angel of the Wolf)

Gun×Sword 

Hero Tales

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit  (No matter what, this one is getting done in May.)
Princess Tutu (Request by SpacemanHardy)
Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (Request by Sloth) 
The World God Only Knows (Request by Yerocha)

Trigun: Badlands Rumble (this one will have to wait until it's available to stream somewhere, or we get physical copies of the DVD.  It's just on our long range "to do" list.)

Also, since there's been some confusion: we don't review hentai.  Sorry, it's just outside our comfort zones. 

If you listeners at home have a request of your own, or you just want to chime in on which of these you'd like to see us do sooner, you can comment below or e-mail us at darthbobcat@gmail.com.