📣 Podcast #196 – 2-D Zelda Retrospective Part 1: NES, SNES, and CD-i
All four hosts return to discuss the early history of The Legend of Zelda, including a bonus at the end featuring two of the most infamous games in the series!
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Beastars.
My Dress-Up Darling.
My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall.
NEW ARTICLE: The Rise and Rise of Fetish Scenarios in Mainstream Manga
@aliveinthewired.bsky.social takes a look at the popularity of modern manga series that are just straight-up about the author's barely disguised fetish.
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Recording this in a couple of hours, get your hardcore Tolkien pervert questions in bsky.app/profile/anig...
For our next podcast recording, our resident Tolkien perverts @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social are reviewing Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim!
Send us your questions!
For our next podcast recording, our resident Tolkien perverts @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social are reviewing Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim!
Send us your questions!
Fate/Strange Fake
Frieren.
Journal with Witch.
You and I Are Polar Opposites.
NEW POST: @evanminto.com did some quick writeups of the anime he’s watching this season! Available now for $5+ patrons.
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Nagumo, Niikura, and Izumi from CITY.
Podcast #195: CITY The Animation
Evan reviews the 2025 anime and spiritual successor to Nichijou, from Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation!
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Sinners.
Gawr Gura.
Superman.
Zohran Mamdani.
After tackling video games and anime, we’re wrapping up our 2025 Staff Picks with the best of “everything else,” from movies to music to vtubers, of last year!
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Chainsaw Man The Movie Reze Arc.
CITY The Animation
Virgin Punk
Medalist
Action-packed movies, beautiful animation showcases, and long-awaited sequels. It’s our 2025 Anime Staff Picks, ranking our team’s favorite anime of last year!
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Beyond Citadel.
Öoo.
Blue Prince.
Oh Banana! Our 2025 Staff Picks are here! In the first article, David, @aliveinthewired.bsky.social, @evanminto.com, and @patzprime.bsky.social list their favorite video games of the past year.
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Doug and Kirill from Double Decker.
For this year’s Anime Secret Santa, @evanminto.com reviewed Double Decker: Doug & Kirill. Does this Tiger & Bunny follow-up successfully balance its comedy and drama?
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🎅 Surprise! Ink and Jared are back for another special Anime Secret Santa episode of Oldtaku no Radio, this time reviewing Ghost Cat Anzu
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Tomorrow, @evanminto.com and David are talking about CITY The Animation on the podcast. Send your questions in here or via email at podcast at anigamers dot com
Mario and Luigi competing in Mario Kart World.
NEW PODCAST: Switch 2 and Mario Kart World
In this ep recorded shortly after the release of the Switch 2, @evanminto.com and David review their new consoles and the launch title Mario Kart World. How do both the Switch 2 and World measure up against their predecessors?
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Grid of all 50 games in UFO 50.
In our latest podcast, @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social reviewed ALL 50 games in UFO 50! Which one is your favorite?
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NEW ARTICLE: Despite Everything, It's Still Toby
@aliveinthewired.bsky.social reflects on 10 years(!!!) of Undertale, its cultural impact, and its thematic similarities and differences with Deltarune.
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#games #IndieGames #Undertale #Deltarune #TobyFox #Gaming #VideoGames
"Himmel the Hero loved watching Cowboy Bebop." "Miss Frieren, this show is kinda mid."
Char from GQuuuuuuX.
INTERVIEW: GQuuuuuuX Designer and Animation Director Hidenori Matsubara on Recreating Iconic Gundam Characters
We confirmed a list of the shots he animated in GQuuuuuuX too!
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A character walking into a tavern in Caves of Qud.
🎧 NEW PODCAST: Quicksave: You’ve Lost Reputation with Spiders
Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy @evanminto.com and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, D&D, and more!
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The Garland from Megazone 23.
More fun stuff from our interview backlog: @PatzPrime.bsky.social @evanminto.com talk AI, vtubers, and more emerging technology with mecha designer and CG animation pioneer Shinji Aramaki.
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Goku and Frieza about to fight.
🎉 @bunnycartoon.bsky.social is back for Part 2 of our Dragon Ball manga discussion! This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue.
🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/F98MTMQ
Goku and Frieza about to fight.
🎉 @bunnycartoon.bsky.social is back for Part 2 of our Dragon Ball manga discussion! This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue.
🎧 LISTEN: buff.ly/F98MTMQ
David and @evanminto.com are recording an episode tonight about the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World. Send us your questions!
Recording an episode tonight with @evanminto.com @aliveinthewired.bsky.social about UFO 50! Send us questions
We're recording the first of a mini-series of episodes about 2-D Zelda, starting with Zelda 1 and 2, ALttP, and the CD-i games. Send in questions or other messages for us to read on the show!
🗡️ PODCAST #190: 3-D Zelda Retrospective
How do Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword hold up? @evanminto.com, David, @aliveinthewired.bsky.social, and @patzprime.bsky.social recorded an extended episode covering them all!
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Four staff members from Studio Trigger on stage at Otakon 2024.
New Podcast! @evanminto.com @patzprime.bsky.social recorded a bonus ep about the 2024 con season, including Otakon and Anime NYC. It's been in our editing backlog for a bit, but you can hear it now on the Patreon!
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Working through our interview backlog, here's one @evanminto.com did with staff from the upcoming Leviathan anime TV series!
Producers Justin Leach and Katrina Minett from Qubic Pictures and director Christophe Ferreira discuss the international anime co-production process.
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Valbrace, a Wizardry-style dungeon crawler.
Now available for free on the blog: All 50 of @evanminto.com’s UFO 50 game impressions! Find out why this retro-styled indie game collection is a must-play.
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HoloLive Super Expo 2025 promo image featuring multiple vtubers.
ICYMI: This Virtual Life Episode 6 is up on Patreon! @aliveinthewired.bsky.social @PatzPrime.bsky.social talk HoloExpo, Pat’s trip to Japan, and more.
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