Hosts: Evan "Vampt Vo" Minto, Mitchell "MitchyD" Dyer, "Knuckles Dawson" Topic: What'cha Been Doing? This just might be the silliest, most off-topic episode of the Ani-Gamers Podcast, as Mitchy and I discuss anime and video games (mostly the latter) with gaming journalist Knuckles Dawson. Just when you thought our discussion of the dubs for Dragonball Z and presence of robot dragons in Escaflowne couldn't get any more sidetracked, we include gems like an in-depth analysis of our favorite flavors of egg nog. So listen away ... at your own risk. It's also worth noting that, this time, I attempted to bleep out Mitchy's uses of the F-bomb, though I just gave up when it came to censoring "shit." Hopefully this will keep Apple secret agents from busting down my doors and arresting me for not putting an Explicit tag on our podcast. (P.S. The picture on the right is a Photoshop of Mitchy, made by some jerks on a forum who think that he is the worst video game journalist on the face of the planet. The maturity of their critique is easily apparent.) Show notes and links after the break. DIRECT DOWNLOAD - RSS Feed - iTunes - Send us Feedback! - More episodes <object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" height="30" id="pcpp" width="170"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="movie" value="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://anigamers.podbean.com/mf/web/kpb6m/AGP027-Sucks_OrIsSpectacular_.mp3&amp;instantLoad=0"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed adblockframename="adblock-frame-n25" adblockframedobject2="true" adblockframedobject="true" src="http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/podPlayer/pcppSmall.swf?URI=http://anigamers.podbean.com/mf/web/kpb6m/AGP027-Sucks_OrIsSpectacular_.mp3&amp;instantLoad=0" quality="high" bgcolor="#f0fafc" name="pcpp" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="30" width="170"></embed></object> (Runtime: 48 minutes) [00:00] Intro: Why can't we just do a clap like normal people? [00:26] Opening Song: "Opening Theme" by Tsuneo Imahori (Trigun OP) [00:44] Barad-dur in "eye-definition." We personally apologize for this terrible pun. Also it was Knuckles' fault. [02:04] Evan talks about Tezuka month, forgetting to mention that he's speaking from the perspective of a week and a half ago. Whoops. [03:00] Knuckles discusses his limited experience with anime, which includes Noboru Ishiguro's 1980 Astro Boy remake (the color one), some Dragonball manga, the Dragonball Z anime, Escaflowne, and Appleseed. [09:47] Evan is watching Zeta Gundam. Knuckles cites some limited Gundam experience, which probably means he's talking about Wing. [12:45] Evan is watching Code Geass, but Knuckles and Mitchy are too busy chatting on Skype text chat to pay any attention to him. At around 14:00, Knuckles brings up "Over 9000" and the Dragon Box release from FUNimation. [20:43] Evan is watching Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, which he hates very much. [21:34] Mitchy is playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2. [35:42] Knuckles is going back to get the multiplayer achievemnts for Lord of the Rings: Conquest. [36:28] Knuckles is also playing the Bioshock 2 multiplayer. Most important fact: "Capture the Sister" mode. [41:48] Knuckles is going back to play Beautiful Katamari. Meanwhile, Evan has Super Star Wars and Super Empire Strikes Back on SNES lying around, and he's hoping to get down to playing them soon. [43:57] Knuckles is playing Borderlands. [46:22] In trying to talk about Heavy Rain, Mitchy ends up describing the "ApocalyPS3" that screwed up a bunch of people's PS3 data on March 1. [49:17] Heavy Rain is kind of like Egg Nog. We talk about this for two minutes or so. Professionalism! [50:53] Finally, Evan finished Mass Effect and is looking forward to playing Mass Effect 2. (He ended up buying it not long after this episode [51:25] Outro time. Check out AchievementHunter.com, read Mitchy's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 review on GamePro, and follow us on Twitter (Mitchy, Evan, Knuckles, Ani-Gamers). [48:03] Ending Song: "WORLD END Instrumental" by FLOW (Code Geass R2 2nd OP) Post a Comment!
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Nogizaka's manga and anime hobbie is still protected by her dear friend Yuuto, now the problem begans when Yuuto's other female friend start to feel affection and attraction towards him so the feelings war is starting among the friends circle while Yuuto tries to make Haruka happy making what she likes the most, drawing manga or watching anime and attend to special anime events and so.Well, second season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, now entitled Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza. What to say as opposed to its prequel? Well, like the first, I found this enjoyable, but not memorable compared to some. As a side note, why do all sequels of this type of genre end up with more fanservice? Anyways, not that I didn't really welcome it, but meh.Anyways, new characters are introduced and the whole Shiina x Yuuto pairing end up being a bit more develop. I do stress the word, bit, though. The new maid, Alice, doesn't really get much development and we don't really know much aside from her freakish strength. Haruka, still her naive self, ends up being a bit more bold. Once again, I do stress the word bit. Yuuto, on the other hand, is the more bold as compared to his prequel version. Mostly starting anything that can further his relationship with the cute otaku, but as usual, ends up being interrupted by Kami knows what. Nobunaga apparently knows about Yuuto and Haruka's outings, but is not develop. Seriously, that would have been nice since it can actually develop on the whole 'himitsu' part of the title.Speaking of title, I swear, the whole secret does not stay secret since their isn't really anything that jeopardizes the whole secret! Her parents know of it, they is no more of the whole 'my life is over if they find out I am an otaku', and even if someone did find out, it seems that they won't even develop on it. I mean, Nobunaga is quite an example, since I think he knows about her secret. Anyways, they could have done so much better if they concentrated on the whole secret thing, or at least put in a bit more effort in it.Continuing on, this season, we get the usual hot spring episode and the good old Christmas and Happy New Years to booth. Furthermore, Mika ends up wanting Yuuto too. Surprise, surprise? Well, not really. Can't really say much more except comment on the fact that the titles are rather damn misleading and so many scenes where the maids, Mika and Gentou ends up listening on is quite misleading. Seriously, what would you think if you heard a girl on the other side saying 'It's my first time' and later moans or does some weird sound? Your guess is as good as mine. Do enjoy the gallery below! And like again, if you want some fanservice and go ahead and watch it, the relationship development is pretty decent paced, but I think it should be more detailed... among other things...View the Rest
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Review: What is worse than failing to create a sequel that lives up to the high quality original? The answer is failing to create at least a decent sequel to the original that is already borderline garbage. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza is such a case. The first season manages to gain my love because [...]
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A while back in June 2009, I wrote a lengthy editorial on how fanservice can ruin the overall story of an anime. Well, this becomes a reality with Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. I have watch both seasons and the first season was far better besides a few panty shots is that they focused on the over [...]
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like "Nuit Étoile" (The Silver Star of the Night) and "Lumière du Clavier" (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka's deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidente of some sort and hangs out with her more, though earning some viciously envious glares from his fellow schoolmates. Just as the title suggest, the anime is about the secret of Nogizaka Haruka. Another anime based on a light novel series, which I will be reading later on. Comedy, romance, fanservice, high school and of course... Otaku. The latter coming from Nogizaka Haruka herself. Her secret? she's a closet otaku. Unfortunately for the series, that part of her character does not really develop, which is quite a disappointment. Furthermore, her secret is exposed rather early, then again, I'm guessing that was the only way for the main female and male characters to introduce themselves. That being said, the title kind off loses its meaning when her parents approves of her hobby rather quickly. Basically, the 'himitsu' part kind of just goes away as soon as that hits. Characters... Well, Haruka is smart, cute, clumsy, big expressive eyes, apologetic and has the typical big breast for a main female lead. To sum it up, what most otaku go ga-ga for. Especially in 2chan, I guess... Her otaku side provides scenes that are both cute and funny and her naiveness brings about more of her cute aspect. However, sometimes it kind of gets annoying, since development could have been made, but instead postponed for another long while. Yuuto? well, the typical nice guy with glasses and gets in an annoyingly high amount of embarrassing situations. Like I said before, Haruka's naiveness sometimes gets in the way with their relationship development, but at least it was not rushed like some others. Added the fact with the constant interruption of Mika and the maids. Later on with other characters added in the mix. Shiina, second love interest, does not really fit the role. Instead of the typical 'I will fight you for -insert male/female character', Shiina is more laid back and likes the two main lead. Mika and Nanami, the little sister plus maid combo who are mischievous. The former being the one that sets multifarious moments to advance the two characters' relationship, but both of them always ends up interrupting whenever something is about to happen that'll further Haruka's and Yuuto's relationship. The irony of it all... Hazuki, another maid for the Nogizaka family, basically is there to provide protection for Haruka and watch out for her. Nothing much to say except for her being stoic and blunt. Ruko and Yukari-sensei, well... they just eat up screen time. Seriously, whenever they're there, they just end up getting drunk or annoy the hell out of Yuuto. Episodes, well, they're the typical ones you'd see in this genre and setup of an anime. With the added scene where Yuuto is dragged in Akihabara to shop for some anime goodies with Haruka. For the art, I approve and the animation was rather OK in my book. Music wise? not really memorable to me... All in all, the anime is rather mediocre at best. I mean, we've seen millions of these type of anime and done even better. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu doesn't really have any bad quality nor does it have any overly good ones to take note of. If you enjoy watching how this develops or think that a closet Otaku girl is interesting, then go ahead. Some may be disappointed, some may like it. If you just want to watch for some fanservice, then go ahead since they are present! View the Rest
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Here is a provisional tabulation of sales of the first DVD/BD releases of 2009 anime.Heading the list -- no surprise -- are Bakemonogatari and K-On. Next comes the new Suzumiya Haruhi, showing that Kadokawa's marketing sense reigns supreme. Then comes a big surprise, at least for me: the next title is Hetalia Axis Powers 1. Fujoshi power?Posted on 2channel 26 February 2010. Provisional listing of sales of first releases of anime which began broadcast in 2009 -- 32 titles in all:- rank/sales/broadcast season/title/media/release date - 1. 79,789　summer　 Bakemonogatari BD/DVD released 2009/9/30 2. 51,192　spring　 K-On! BD/DVD 2009/07/29 3. 31,851　summer　 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu 2 DVD 2009/08/28 4. 28,027　winter　Hetalia Axis Powers 1 DVD 2009/04/24 5. 24,653　autumn　To Aru Kagaku no Railgun BD/DVD 2010/01/29 6. 23,434　spr　Fullmetal Alchemist 2 BD/DVD 2009/08/26 7. 20,945　sum　Hetalia Axis Powers 2 DVD 2009/10/23 8. 15,643　spr　Gintama 4 DVD 2009/10/28 9. 15,541　spr　Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuuutsu DVD 2009/05/29 10. 13,983　spr　Queen's Blade 1 BD/DVD 2009/06/25 11. 13,904　aut　Darker than Black 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/23 12. 12,340　win　Natsume Yuujinchou 2 DVD 2009/04/22 13. 12,014　spr　Sengoku Basara DVD 2009/07/01 14. 10,497　aut　Kimi ni Todoke DVD 2009/12/23 15. 9,760　spr　Higashi no Eden BD/DVD 2009/07/29 16. 8,671　aut　Sora no Otoshimono DVD 2009/12/25 17. 7,917　spr　Hayate no Gotoku 2 BD/DVD 2009/08/21 18. 7,632　aut Seitokai no Ichizon DVD 2009/12/11 19. 7,593　spr Pandora Hearts DVD 2009/07/24 20. 7,250　aut Queen's Blade 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/22 21. 6,996　spr　Saki DVD 2009/07/15 22. 5,482　win　Chrome-Shelled Regios DVD 2009/03/27 23. 5,287　sum　Spice & Wolf 2 BD/DVD 2009/10/7 24. 5,281　sum　GA Geijutsu-ka Art Design Class DVD 2009/11/6 25. 4,799　sum　CANAAN BD/DVD 2009/10/21 26. 4,591　aut　Kaempfer BD/DVD 2009/12/23 27. 4,548　win　Maria†Holic DVD 2009/03/25 28. 4,523　sum　Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 3 DVD 2009/9/30 29. 4,459　aut　Nogizaka Haruka 2 BD/DVD 2009/12/23 30. 4,387　win　Minami-ke 3 DVD 2009/04/08 31. 4,283　sum　Princess Lover DVD 2009/10/23 32. 4,028　aut　Tegami Bachi DVD 2010/01/27For those who can read Japanese, here is the original list, which gives full titles and a bit more detail about the disc editions:2009年テレビアニメDVD/BD 1巻累計売り上げ(暫定版) *1. 79,789　夏　化物語 第一巻 ひたぎクラブ (完全生産限定版) [BD+DVD]: 2009/9/30 *2. 51,192　春　けいおん! 1 (初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/07/29 *3. 31,851　春　涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱4 笹の葉ラプソディ(第1巻)限定版 [DVD]: 2009/08/28 *4. 28,027　冬　ヘタリア Axis Powers vol.1【初回限定版】 [DVD]: 2009/04/24 *5. 24,653　秋　とある科学の超電磁砲 第1巻 <初回限定版> [BD+DVD]: 2010/01/29 *6. 23,434　春　鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 1 [BD+DVD]: 2009/08/26 *7. 20,945　夏　ヘタリア Axis Powers 第5巻(第2期)【初回限定版】���DVD���10/23 *8. 15,643　春　銀魂 シーズン其ノ四 1 (完全生産限定版) [DVD]: 2009/10/28 *9. 15,541　春　涼宮ハルヒちゃんの憂鬱とにょろ���ん☆ちゅるやさん 最初(第1巻) (DVD) 2009/05/29 10. 13,983　春　クイーンズブレイド 流浪の戦士 第1巻 [BD+DVD]: 2009/06/25 11. 13,904　秋　DARKER THAN BLACK-流星の双子- (1) [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 12. 12,340　冬　続・夏目友人帳 1 【完全生産限定版】 [DVD]: 2009/04/22 13. 12,014　春　戦国BASARA 其の壱 [DVD]: 2009/07/01 14. 10,497　秋　君に届け Vol.1 [DVD]: 2009/12/23 15. *9,760　春　東のエデン 第1巻 (初回限定生産版) [BD+DVD]: 2009/07/29 16. *8,671　秋　そらのおとしもの 限定版 第1巻 [DVD]: 2009/12/25 17. *7,917　春　ハヤテのごとく!! 2nd season 01 (初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/08/21 18. *7,632　秋　生徒会の一存 第1巻 限定版 [DVD]: 2009/12/11 19. *7,593　春　PANDORAHEARTS DVD RETRACE:1 [DVD]: 2009/07/24 20. *7,250　秋　クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者 第1巻 [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/22 21. *6,996　春　咲-Saki- 1 [DVD]: 2009/07/15 22. *5,482　冬　鋼殻のレギオス第1巻 (限定版) [DVD]: 2009/03/27 23. *5,287　夏　狼と香辛料II【1】 [BD+DVD]: 2009/10/7 24. *5,281　夏　GA 芸術科アートデザインクラス vol.1(初回限定版) [DVD]: 2009/11/6 25. *4,799　夏　CANAAN【1】 [BD+DVD]: 2009/10/21 26. *4,591　秋　けんぷファーVOL1(初回限定生産) [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 27. *4,548　冬　まりあ†ほりっく 第1巻 [DVD]: 2009/03/25 28. *4,523　夏　懺・さよなら絶望先生 第一集【特装版】 [DVD]: 2009/9/30 29. *4,459　秋　乃木坂春香の秘密 ぴゅあれっつぁ♪ 第1巻 <初回限定版> [BD+DVD]: 2009/12/23 30. *4,387　冬　みなみけ おかえり 1〔初回限定版〕 [DVD]: 2009/04/08 31. *4,283　夏　プリンセスラバー! Vol.1 [DVD ������������������������������������]: 2009/10/23 32. *4,028　秋　テガミバチ 1 [DVD]: 2010/01/27
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Nogizaka's manga and anime hobbie is still protected by her dear friend Yuuto, now the problem begans when Yuuto's other female friend start to feel affection and attraction towards him so the feelings war is starting among the friends circle while Yuuto tries to make Haruka happy making what she likes the most, drawing manga or watching anime and attend to special anime events and so.Well, second season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, now entitled Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza. What to say as opposed to its prequel? Well, like the first, I found this enjoyable, but not memorable compared to some. As a side note, why do all sequels of this type of genre end up with more fanservice? Anyways, not that I didn't really welcome it, but meh.Anyways, new characters are introduced and the whole Shiina x Yuuto pairing end up being a bit more develop. I do stress the word, bit, though. The new maid, Alice, doesn't really get much development and we don't really know much aside from her freakish strength. Haruka, still her naive self, ends up being a bit more bold. Once again, I do stress the word bit. Yuuto, on the other hand, is the more bold as compared to his prequel version. Mostly starting anything that can further his relationship with the cute otaku, but as usual, ends up being interrupted by Kami knows what. Nobunaga apparently knows about Yuuto and Haruka's outings, but is not develop. Seriously, that would have been nice since it can actually develop on the whole 'himitsu' part of the title.Speaking of title, I swear, the whole secret does not stay secret since their isn't really anything that jeopardizes the whole secret! Her parents know of it, they is no more of the whole 'my life is over if they find out I am an otaku', and even if someone did find out, it seems that they won't even develop on it. I mean, Nobunaga is quite an example, since I think he knows about her secret. Anyways, they could have done so much better if they concentrated on the whole secret thing, or at least put in a bit more effort in it.Continuing on, this season, we get the usual hot spring episode and the good old Christmas and Happy New Years to booth. Furthermore, Mika ends up wanting Yuuto too. Surprise, surprise? Well, not really. Can't really say much more except comment on the fact that the titles are rather damn misleading and so many scenes where the maids, Mika and Gentou ends up listening on is quite misleading. Seriously, what would you think if you heard a girl on the other side saying 'It's my first time' and later moans or does some weird sound? Your guess is as good as mine. Do enjoy the gallery below! And like again, if you want some fanservice and go ahead and watch it, the relationship development is pretty decent paced, but I think it should be more detailed... among other things...
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like "Nuit Étoile" (The Silver Star of the Night) and "Lumière du Clavier" (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka's deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidente of some sort and hangs out with her more, though earning some viciously envious glares from his fellow schoolmates.Just as the title suggest, the anime is about the secret of Nogizaka Haruka. Another anime based on a light novel series, which I will be reading later on. Comedy, romance, fanservice, high school and of course... Otaku. The latter coming from Nogizaka Haruka herself. Her secret? she's a closet otaku.Unfortunately for the series, that part of her character does not really develop, which is quite a disappointment. Furthermore, her secret is exposed rather early, then again, I'm guessing that was the only way for the main female and male characters to introduce themselves. That being said, the title kind off loses its meaning when her parents approves of her hobby rather quickly. Basically, the 'himitsu' part kind of just goes away as soon as that hits.Characters... Well, Haruka is smart, cute, clumsy, big expressive eyes, apologetic and has the typical big breast for a main female lead. To sum it up, what most otaku go ga-ga for. Especially in 2chan, I guess... Her otaku side provides scenes that are both cute and funny and her naiveness brings about more of her cute aspect. However, sometimes it kind of gets annoying, since development could have been made, but instead postponed for another long while. Yuuto? well, the typical nice guy with glasses and gets in an annoyingly high amount of embarrassing situations. Like I said before, Haruka's naiveness sometimes gets in the way with their relationship development, but at least it was not rushed like some others. Added the fact with the constant interruption of Mika and the maids. Later on with other characters added in the mix.Shiina, second love interest, does not really fit the role. Instead of the typical 'I will fight you for -insert male/female character', Shiina is more laid back and likes the two main lead. Mika and Nanami, the little sister plus maid combo who are mischievous. The former being the one that sets multifarious moments to advance the two characters' relationship, but both of them always ends up interrupting whenever something is about to happen that'll further Haruka's and Yuuto's relationship. The irony of it all...Hazuki, another maid for the Nogizaka family, basically is there to provide protection for Haruka and watch out for her. Nothing much to say except for her being stoic and blunt. Ruko and Yukari-sensei, well... they just eat up screen time. Seriously, whenever they're there, they just end up getting drunk or annoy the hell out of Yuuto.Episodes, well, they're the typical ones you'd see in this genre and setup of an anime. With the added scene where Yuuto is dragged in Akihabara to shop for some anime goodies with Haruka. For the art, I approve and the animation was rather OK in my book. Music wise? not really memorable to me...All in all, the anime is rather mediocre at best. I mean, we've seen millions of these type of anime and done even better. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu doesn't really have any bad quality nor does it have any overly good ones to take note of. If you enjoy watching how this develops or think that a closet Otaku girl is interesting, then go ahead. Some may be disappointed, some may like it. If you just want to watch for some fanservice, then go ahead since they are present!
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Review: Honestly, there isn’t anything to be praised particularly in Nogizaka Haruga no Himitsu (season 1). All it does is to keep things just above average and avoid making fatal mistakes. Believe it or not, I think this show manages to get away with almost anything thanks to the ever charming leading characters and the [...]
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 Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like “Nuit Étoile” (The Silver Star of the Night) and “Lumière du Clavier” (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One [...]
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