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This week on Anime Pulse we got Dishonored DLC, disappointing character development, and another round of Would or Wouldn't. Up first Joseph has updates on Dishonored and FGO, and Andrew is very sad as the fighting game tournaments have all dried up. Then we have our next round of Would or Wouldn't, as Joseph and Andrew dig through the top players for Nijisanji. And finally in our last reviews show before we get into the previews, Joseph is saddened and disappointed in what they did to his boy in Mahouka and Andrew becomes the therapist for a group of girls with bad love luck.

Have you ever been to Stapleton Airport? It’s okay if you haven’t, it was the major Denver airport until the Illuminati decided their meeting halls weren’t big enough. Unless you’re local to our area, the only thing you might have heard that name was in the trivia of filming locations for a certain sequel. That’s right, we’re doing Die Hard 2(1990). John McClane is back and this time he’s on vacation. The kids are with the in-laws and he’s picking Holly up from their airport around DC. John being John witnesses some sketchy men sneaking a gun through the metal detectors. Which leads to a protracted fight in the emptiest … Continue reading "Popcorn Pulse 234: McClane International Airport"

This week on Anime Pulse we got stolen meat, mysterious F cups, and finders keepers. Up first in the IRL news Joseph updates us on FGO, Azur Lane, and Dishonored. Andrew meanwhile wants to know what the community thinks 2025 will bring us in the anime industry. Then in the industry news a composer for Chibli comes down with the sickness, and a new trailer for Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey gets released. Lastly in the reviews Joseph is left pondering the mysterious nature of urban legends, and Andrew builds a plane to see the top of a tower with his best friend and a girl they both love.

Prepare yourself. It’s near the end of the year and we have one more manga show before 2025 arrives. That means two final manga of the year to round out everything. Will they be worth the read or do they deserve to be shredded, burned, and flushed into the municipal sewer system? Causing befuddlement for the poor workers on the other end wondering why pages of Princess Ai keep clogging up the filters. Tim has Futari Solo Camping. A title that’s very easy to misread if you’re only paying a little attention. Gen is a mid thirties dude who likes to camp and alone. On one such trip, he comes … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 527: Futa Trauma"

This week on Anime Pulse we got blinking all over the place, the best anime of 2024, and muscle mommies. Up first Joseph passed on returning to BioShock to instead play Dishonored, and Andrew asks the community what their best anime of 2024 was. Then in the industry news we got some isekai coming at us, the ten things tourists do that annoy the Japanese on trains, and the return of One Piece. And finally in the last reviews of 2024 Joseph becomes OP after hitting level two and proceeds to bang a wold girl, and Andrew works at a temple with a lazy elf who is big into anime and video games.

This week on VG Pulse, happy new years!! We ring in 2025 in the only way we know how; by rambling for way too long on this podcast! We start off with sidenotes of retail hell finally calming down and discussing our christmas, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the Game Awards winners and announcements, Capcom realizing that people like it when older franchises are revisited, Don James getting the AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award, the unfortunate passing of Team17’s Martyn Brown, and the announcement of a Pacific Drive tv show!! After the news we go over the discord discussions, before diving into the regular news where Millennium … Continue reading "VG Pulse 412: Farming Jokers"

Get ready to have triple vision. That’s like being drunk twice with one eye closed. We only ask that you try and take that same patience you might have when drunk as we go over this. Because it’s going to sound a little repetitive but this will have a payoff. We start with China Girl(1942). Johnny Williams is an American reporter who’s freelancing in China during the breakout of WWII. He escapes the Japanese and runs off to an unoccupied China to wheel an deal among people. He gets caught up by a girl and drawn into fighting against the Japanese after they bomb her school. Also there’s a traitorous … Continue reading "Popcorn Pulse 233: China Girl"

his week on Anime Pulse we got Christmas gifts, cursed touching, and the worst of 2024. Up first Joseph has been digging the new Azur Lane event, and Andrew has flown back to Scotland. Then in the industry news, ha ha, got ya! Because next comes the Christmas gift exchange! What will our two cohosts possibly unearth!? THEN we get to the new, with just a singular topic about Crunchyroll once again being utter shit. And finally the reviews see us out with Joseph curing his deathy curse and immediately playing super smash with his hot blond maid, meanwhile Andrew begins to see spirals in everything as his life spirals out of control.

This week on Anime Pulse we got vtuber awards, anime dragging its feet, and dancing moments. Up first IRL news has Joseph going back to the gym, and Andrew attended a big fighting game event with some of the top player in the world. Then in the industry news the vtuber awards just wrapped up and announced the winner, and Japanese artists on X are up in arms over blackface being applied to Dandadan. Lastly in the reviews Joseph wades through a really lackluster series of events in a fantasy anime to get to the good stuff, and Andrew brews up a barrel of whisky that will be aged for at least 15 years.

We want everyone to reach under your seats and pull out the old shoe box you find there. Within that box, there should be an old bit of newspaper. Unwrap that and you will find at least two popsicle sticks. Take those and carefully taste the bit of discoloration where the previous treat ended. Give those a quick taste and close your eyes. Congratulations. You are now a weirdo. Tim has Welcome to Japan, Elf-san or Welcome to Japan Ms Elf if you’re looking for the light novel series this is based on. Kazuhiro is a guy who leaves work at quitting time which means he’s the odd one. He … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 526: Elf Daughter"

This week on VG Pulse, happy holidays to all!! We start off with side notes of retail hell, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Haunted Chocolatier’s progress, The Thing’s apparent existence, a very strange antitrust lawsuit against Valve, and Devolver Digital continuing to be absolutely amazing. After the news, Millennium gives his review of Definitely Not Fried Chicken, and we close out with talk of food and anime!! All this and more up next on VGP 411!!!! -Aki Music Intro – Still Alive guitar cover by FamilyJules Outro – Want You Gone guitar cover by FamilyJules Links Palworld changes summoning mechanics Fortnite to pay out settlement Antitrust … Continue reading "VG Pulse 411: Definitely Not Suspicious"

This week on Anime Pulse we got goblin reincarnation, deer meat, and sweet sweet revenge. Up first Joseph briefly mentions his IRL boss has gifted him some deer meet to cook up and consume, and Andrew asks us what the best moments of payback are in anime for this week's community question. Then in the industry news we get confirmation that VISA Japan is against allowing you to buy anything lewd, and a job listing is posted asking for men to talk to Japanese girls online. And finally in the reviews Joseph is killed by a yandere, reincarnates into a goblin, and later evolves into an ogre. Meanwhile Andrew retires from being a killer yakuza member to find great deals at the super market, cook melas for his wife, and wear pink aprons.

Do you remember that phase of the internet where everything was about pirates? Like everyone would mention when it’s talk like a pirate day and things like that. We go a little further back before all that with Cutthroat Island(1995). A movie you’ll probably see a whole lot on lists of biggest box office bombs. It and Show Girls killed the studio that made it. Geena Davis is the daughter of a pirate captain. Her dad is one of three pirates that has a map to a massive buried treasure. Her uncle pirate, Frank Langella, kills her dad in his quest for the treasure. So it’s something of a race … Continue reading "Popcorn Pulse 232: French Cutthroat"

This week on Anime Pulse we got more bad tourists, fall festival giveaway winners, and golden apples of youth. Up first Joseph shelved BioShock after a bug cost him some time, and Andrew was down with the sickness. Then in the industry news a rather young idol is hoping Santa will visit her this year, and some big names in the vtubing community are graduating. Finally in the reviews Joseph gets an extension on his life thanks to all those apples he eats, and Andrew is engaged to a space oni against his will.

It might be November and that means spooky season is technically over. That doesn’t mean it’s gone from our minds. As they used to say, off the charts but not off our hearts. So we almost sort of have a related theme that keeps it going. So break out your Spirit Halloween costumes of Dismissive Candy Factory Owner or Foreign Blood Drinking Guy and join us. Tim has Bones. And not just those that exist under his skin or in his junk drawer. It’s set in a world where a lot of people have superpowers. Ji has a superpower that doesn’t seem to be that useful. He can regenerate though … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 525: XXX Boner"

This week on Anime Pulse we got another round of the new Would or Wouldn't section, catching your meals in a dungeon, and Thanksgiving pies. Up first Joseph is excited for his three day work week and is still fighting splicers, meanwhile Andrew knows we're out of October be he wants to know about the creepiest characters in anime. Then in the industry news, we have none! But that's ok, because the vtubers are here to help pass the time. And finally in the reviews Joseph goes dungeon delving to find his harpy dragon sister, and Andrew expands his domain all over the place to fight the color purple.

Hey there, pardner. Us speakin’ in an a-ffected drawl must mean we gots a Western movie. It also a-happens to be an adaptation of a book. A bone-a-fide lit-er-a-chur turned talkie. That brings us to Appaloosa[2008]. Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are wandering gunmen for hire and have been partners for awhile. They come into Appaloosa which is in need of a sheriff. This is on account of Jeremy Irons being a powerful rancher having killed the last one. Things get a little complicated when a farmhand offers to testify to the murder. Tim has Raw Deal(1986). An Arnold Schwarzenegger film where he plays a disgraced FBI agent. He gets … Continue reading "Popcorn Pulse 231: Loose Apples"

This week on VG Pulse, we’ve been to the movies!! We start off with side notes about our fun cinema adventures, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Valve’s new controller that’s in the works, the nominees for this years Game Awards, people crying about hate content on Steam and Valve’s response, a jewelry store giving away PS5’s with engagement rings, and so much more!! After the news we go over the discord discussions, and close out with talk of anime and food!! All this and more up next on VGP 410!! -Aki Music Intro – Persona 4 reach out first battle ost Outro – Valkyria Chronicles main … Continue reading "VG Pulse 410: Financially Illiterate"

This week on Anime Pulse we got a return to reviews, jump scares, and morally grey characters. Up first Joseph wrapped up Arcade Paradise and delves into BioShock Remastered, meanwhile Andrew wants to know about the characters we know are bad but still end up rooting for in the end. Then in the industry news a dumb idiot American thought it would be a good idea to vandalize a hugely popular shrine in Japan, and an equally dumb American mother gets Assassination Classroom banned at a school district. Finally in the reviews Joseph goes solo to tackle dungeons, and Andrew, a leader of an evil army, falls in love with a magical girl.

What manga review show has two thumbs and two manga? Probably a lot of them actually but we’ll fit that bill for today. Though you know what we don’t fit? Those darn skinny jeans we keep getting sent to review from Aliexpress. Who in the hell thinks we want those and need to review them? Sure they make our package look fantastic but there’s more to life than a stunningly wrapped tackle. Tim has Jinrui-shoku. It’s sometime in the distant now and there are things called “mummily”s This is apparently a thing were family members die, become desiccated corpses, then wander around for a bit. This happens to Hayato when … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 524: Burn it at Borders"