Akihabara Renditions

We're back for another episode of Akihabara Renditions! In this episode, we're going to talk briefly about a subset of anime fandom that is near and dear to our hearts - Plastic Modeling (PlaMo), particularly of the Gundam variety. It's a quick episode where we talk about some of the history, some of the different "lines" of GunPla and some build discussion.  Download it, you geek!

In this episode of Akihabara Renditions, we continue the life and work of Tomino Yoshiyuki. We're picking up in 1985 and working our way up to 2017. Please let us know in the comments, via email, Facebook and Twitter how you liked this pair of episodes! Thanks for listening! Hosts: Drew & Richard Download this episode, you geek! Show Notes: Our show's opening is the same though our ending this episode is Hoshizora no Believe, the ending theme to Mobile Suit Z Gundam. Metadata tagging is still wonky at the moment.  General Research provided by Wikipedia (and ウイキペデイア) because Internet but corroborated by ANN Encycplopedia and Sunrise Ainme 2001 (Tatsumi, 2000, ISBN 4-88641-496-6 C9476).  

In this episode of Akihabara Renditions, we explore the life and work of a creator, in this case, director, whose work is near and dear to us: Tomino Yoshiyuki. We're test driving a new format that we hope to expand into other episodes. Once we sat down and did our notes for this, we figured that this would be best split into two episodes. The show notes below contain some links for further reading! Hosts: Drew & Richard Show Notes: Our opening theme remains the same as always; our ending theme this episode is Uchuu no Hoshi yo Eien ni, the ending theme to Invincible Superman Zambot 3. The quote we used regarding his time as a freelancer was found this article via Forbes. General Research provided by Wikipedia (and ウイキペデイア) because Internet but corroborated by ANN Encycplopedia, Sunrise Ainme 2001 (Tatsumi, 2000, ISBN 4-88641-496-6 C9476), and Mobile Suit Gundam Spotlight Article in Animerica Magazine (Vol. 6, No. 10).  

In this episode of Akihabara Renditions, Drew and Richard sit down to talk about some of those first series of anime they saw that really drove them over the edge -  those shows that went beyond just being cool cartoons but really encouraged us to dive really deep into the backgrounds of those shows. It provided for some great commentary and hope you enjoy listening! Feel like getting involved in the conversation? Leave us a comment on our site at akibaren.net, on Twitter or Facebook about those first shows that drove you over the deep end! Download this podcast, you geek! Hosts: Drew Sutton & Richard Hoelsher

On this episode of Akihabara Renditions,Drew and Richard discuss current anime distribution and compare pros and cons to "The Old Daze" of anime fandom and whether we are now in a golden age of fandom as far as availability and price.

Richard and Drew come back for the first episode of Series 2 of Akihabara Renditions! This episode will introduce a little bit of a new format as Richard and Drew dust off some of the podcast rust and discuss what's been going on the last few years and the show topic. Hosts: Drew Sutton, Richard Hoelsher Check us out at akibaren.net!

Episode 35 - Christmas Craptacular 4

Loading episode 31 - check out a full write up at Akihabara Renditons!

We discuss the legacy of the late Carl Macek.

Episode 30, we review Techni Muyo! Ryo-oh-ki OAV 1.

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We're back with another fantastic episode. This episode, we discuss the epic 1990s OAV Giant Robo The Animation: The Night the Earth Stood Still. Just listen to the podcast and then watch this show. Hosts: "Suharashiki" no Drew Sutton, "Shougeki" no Richard Hoelsher, "Shikou" no Marc Smaik and "Shizukanaru" Taylor Hall. Download this episode!

After Drew went to Japan (and returned), the crew went to Anime Weekend Atlanta (and returned), Marc and Drew began promoting Seishun Con while Richard went to Japan (and later returned), we've still managed to get some podcasts together. Please accept our apologies for the delays. With that said, episode 26 features a do-over for Richard and Drew as they review again the Fist of the North Star movie from 1986 and then tackle the 2008-2009 OAV film Hokuto no Ken: Kenshiro-den. This time, we've managed to escape Soviet Russia and the clutches of KGB major/Prime Minister/man-about-town, Czar Putin.

Just before Anime Weekend Atlanta, we celebrate our twenty-fifth episode (and it only took 30 months to do!) by changing things up a little bit. Here at Akihabara Renditions, we do our reviews a little differently - we all are subjected to the material to be reviewed and each give our opinions on it. I think it makes for a much more balanced review but there are still some kinks to be worked out in the execution. While much of our review material thus far has been OAVs and films which only take a few hours to watch, when it comes to some of the longer series, four busy-as-Japanese-beavers-individuals with a ton of other commitments outside of the podcast, it becomes a little infeasible to adhere to this method. So, we've modified the method a bit with one of us helming the flagship of running the review and selecting a few episodes for the rest of the members to get a feel for the series. Our first attempt at this new review style is 1987's Kimagure Orange Road. We return to our normal review pattern with a

Basil from the OSMcast, our podcast superfriends, sticks around with us for another part where crotchety old men talk about the new-fangled cartoons from Spirng 2009 this year. This episode would have been much, much better had it been released near-after it was recorded as we only look at the series as the first couple of episodes were available and is more of an 'initial thoughts' sort of discussion. If you think we hate all new cartoons, this episode may surprise you! I know it surprised me. Hosts: Drew Sutton, Richard Hoelsher, Marc Smazik and Basil Download the episode here!

Welcome back, friends. In this episode, our good friend Basil from the OSMcast! winds up in Atlanta and helps us along with our MTAC review - right on schedule as the convention was three months ago and the additional four to six weeks of S/H between review and posting. Releasing on schedule just isn't how we roll. :P Hosts: Drew Sutton, Richard Hoelsher, Marc Smazik and Basil. Download the episode here!

A magnificent podcast as Marc and Drew sit down and discuss MomoCon for what they thought would be a brief discussion. Marc sets a dangerous precedent by offering a party for listeners once a single episode's downloads surpass the number of fingers on a normal individual's fingers on two hands! So, order your drinks by downloading this podcast! Hosts: Marc Smazik and Drew Sutton Podcast Notes: MomoCon really deserves to be plugged. Also, Drew is prepared to take comments on numerous rounds of potential libel and slander.

Episode 21 is finally ready (or not) to go! In this episode, we find out how much Drew loves the 1980s as we review Megazone 23 PART 1 and Project A-ko. I don't think his co-hosts will ever forgive him. Drew picked a fine time to get concerned over quality. At least, what he has control over and that's what has taken so long for this to get posted. Episodes 22, 23 and 24 are already recorded and won't be experiencing the same delay, so please stay tuned as they will be coming out shortly and we'll be caught up to speed yet again. Download the episode now! Hosts: Drew Sutton, Marc Smazik, Jason Brown and Richard Hoelsher. Podcast Notes: As usual, we open with our normal Jibber Jabber which has nothing to do with Japanese cartoons. You might also notice a change from our previous episodes as this is the first released, normal episode featuring our "new" mixer equipment. Shortly after the Voltron/Cobra review in episode 19, we broke down and bought a mixer board and several microphones, taking the advice

This is not a normal episode by any length because we talk about a con AT A CON and are GUESTS on OUR OWN show. Plus - to get even more trippy, this is actually the SECOND piece of bonus material recorded at the convention for Akihabara Renditions. We introduce (not really) a guest and friend of ours, Jason Sohiel Asgari of gaijINside.com in an earlier bonus track and we'll post that later. Now for the episode you care about (not really)! Special thanks go out to Basil and Kevin of OSMcast, first for Basil for hosting and then Kevin for filling in mid way through and to Jason Sohiel Asgari for joining us to talk about conventions and men in rubber suits. Podcast Notes: None of us can count conventions who use "non-sequential" numbering schemes, also known as "themes". We spend the first part talking about the actual convention in a real-time fashion (unlike a real review, which we sit on for three weeks and then not post it for another month). Then, Basil has to leave and his compadre Kevin fills in to he