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Anime Ichiban

GoombaStomp.com"s official anime podcast with topics ranging from the bizarre to the introspective for anime of all likes and genres, new and old.

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01:38:46

Anime Ichiban 32: The Art of Following a Formula

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/08/24

Corporate shakeups and Charles Darwin spell omens of a changing global landscape for the anime industry and that the crew digs into along with how a series can effectively perform within its genre conventions. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions 12:28 - Legacy piracy site KissAnime shuts down 28:45 - AT&T reportedly looking to sell Crunchyroll 43:27 - Galapagos Syndrome: Is anime in danger of losing its global identity? 58:41 - News Reel 1:02:20 - SHITSUMON! How do shows perform effectively and still

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01:42:34

Anime Ichiban 31: The Episode Where We Get Political

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2020/08/02

Disclaimer: This episode of Anime Ichiban dives into issues covering veganism and the discourse surrounding it. We have done our best to present our ideas in an approachable and understanding fashion, but understand that these views may not be shared with our audience. We welcome any and all discussion but simply ask that you respect opposing viewpoints. In this (spicy) episode, Matt is away, leaving Harry and Kyle to dig into the politics surrounding The Promised Neverland. Wait, politics? In my

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01:28:30

Anime Ichiban 30: Brand New Shows and Brand New Animals

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/07/13

There's been a couple of big-name anime announcements in the past few weeks with the likes a The World Ends With You and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners both stepping into the fray. What do these mean for the anime scene and what do our hosts think of Trigger's Brand New Animal? TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions 11:32 - Anime Expo Lite happened 18:43 - The World Ends With You Anime Revealed 28:22 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners announced 40:00 - Can there be too long a time in-between anime seasons? 55:22 - Brand New

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01:40:07

Anime Ichiban 29: Showing Tropes the Ropes

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/06/22

The crew is back to discuss the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in the context of the anime industry as well as ponder why we watch so many tropey anime. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions and what have we been watching 13:41 - The anime industry and Black Lives Matter 32:08 - Anime studios' opinions on partnering with Netflix 42:49 - Covid-19's impact on anime production and how studios are working around it 49:37 - Lightning news roundup 1:05:12 - SHITSUMON! What are some of the worst

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01:44:20

Anime Ichiban 28: The Key to a Dog's Heart

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/05/24

The original crew is finally back together to talk about some exciting new anime announcements, the state of the industry, and what games could be translated to the 2D medium! TIMESTAMPS 15:59 - New Inuyasha sequel series announcement 24:44 - Air Comiket Performance 31:34 - New Key, Aniplex, and P.A. Works collaboration announcement 37:49 - A special Pokemon ranking 44:13 - 2018 Domestic Anime Industry Report 55:53 - Quick Headlines 58:04 - Game: Which number is larger? 1:10:17 - MAIN TOPIC! Which

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01:27:49

Anime Ichiban EX: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Spoiler-Cast

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/05/03

This is a special episode that goes off-road a little bit to talk about something not entirely anime-related. Final Fantasy 7 Remake has been out for about a month now and fellow GoombaStompers have a lot to say about it! TIMESTAMPS (these are very loose in this episode) 0:00 - Renan's introduction and familiarity with FF7 8:58 - Combat discussion 32:44 - Characters and world 53:44 - Story, ending, and future prospects TRACKS Intro - "The Prelude" by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy 7 Remake OST) Outro

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01:32:04

Anime Ichiban 27: Antagonizing Cicadas

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/04/06

There's been quite a few announcements in the anime sphere with unlikely reboots of beloved series as well as the departure of a beloved director. The crew also touches on what goes into a good baddie. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introductions and "Pitch it to me!" 16:48 - Masaaki Yuasa steps down as Science SARU's president 26:47- New Higurashi: When They Cry anime project 36:11 - Tokyo Mew Mew remake 38:55 - Bleach anime continuation and Burn The Witch movie announcements 45:15 - Manga Productions's new

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01:35:05

Anime Ichiban 26: Isekai From the Comfort of Your Home

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/03/15

As the crew settles in for a long period of social distancing they discuss what kind of show they'd wanna be stuck with for all eternity if given the choice. The sheer absurdity of the isekai genre is also put on full display as Kyle and Harry fumble through one of Matt's schemes. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intros and "Pitch it to me!" 15:24 - Bleach 20th Anniversary Project 25:15 - Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Chifuutan game announcement 30:48 - My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising overseas performance and

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01:15:36

Anime Ichiban 25: A Recipe for Romance

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/02/17

The Anime Ichiban crew is in a Valentine's mood and discuss what makes for a memorable romance and couple in anime. Oh, and some pseudo-hentai got yanked from streaming and broadcast services. TIMESTAMPS 16:08 - Carole & Tuesday Director, Shinichiro Watanabe, Interview Tidbits 22:12 - Interspecies Reviewers's Removal from Streaming and Broadcasting Platforms 30:15 - Paranoia Agent Streaming for First Time Ever 33:49 - Japanese Publishing Industry Statistics 38:13 - Fate/Grand Order Global

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01:45:13

Anime Ichiban 24: Forecasting the Anime Awards

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/01/28

Matt and Kyle have some fresh hottakes on Makoto Shinkai's newest film, Weathering With You. The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are also a thing happening which means it's time for the crew to demonstrate once again how off their tastes are. TIMESTAMPS 13:41 - Satoshi Konposthumously honored 18:14 - TRIGGER's "Brand New Animal" project 28:20 - Netflix adds the entire Ghibli library to their catalog!... in some places 31-37 - "Weathering With You" Impressions and Thoughts 1:02:33 - Crunchyroll Anime Award

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01:41:15

Anime Ichiban 23: New Decade, Same Questionable Tastes

Anime Ichiban ·

2020/01/07

Welcome to 2020! Lots of things have happened in the past few weeks, not the last of which is Hatsune Miku making her Coachella debut. Later, we take a look back at some of our more questionable choices in anime and how on earth we manage to defend them. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction and What We've Been Playing 17:46 - Hatsune Miku to Perform at Coachella 25:29 - Crunchyroll's "Most Watched Shows of the Decade" 30:03 - Funimation's Popularity Awards 38:13 - Wages in the Japanese Animation

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01:44:33

Anime Ichiban 22: Those That Make History

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/12/10

It's the last Anime Ichiban episode of the decade which means it's time for a little something special! Join the crew as they take a trip down anime lane and pick apart what made some of the most influential shows of the decade so impactful. TIMESTAMPS 17:21 - Update on 2020 Olympic Gundam space launch 22:44 - Yoshiyuki Tomimo and Rumiko Takahashi recognized with government Cultural Honor award 25:48 - Global anime market growth 32:08 - New Retro Crush streaming service 36:26 - SHITSUMON! What

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01:28:04

Anime Ichiban 21: Explosions are so Kakkoii!

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/11/19

The Konosuba movie delivers on almost all fronts while this anime season delivers more shows of varying quality. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions 10:03 - Konosuba movie impressions and revenue news 22:23 - DEEMO movie announcement 26:29 - A cruise for anime fans 30:22 - Clip Paint Sudio manga software donated to Texan schools 34:05 - The decline of Japanese arcades 38:53 - Yuki Kaji monetizes his voice even more 42:17 - This week in stage play adaptations 49:47 - Tokyo anime studio exhibition 51:08 -

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01:31:14

Anime Ichiban 20: See You Space Shounen

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/10/29

Harry makes his return to the Anime Ichiban crew after a short absence to talk about the thing he knows best: passionate young men overcoming obstacles with their fists/swords/forehead. Note: Apologies for the strange audio overlap for the last minute of the episode. There were some strange syncing issues. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions 11:05 - Cowboy Bebop live-action actor injured on set 20:04 - Yu-Gi-Oh card game milestone 26:04 - What anime character Japan wants as their boss 32:47 - The newest

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01:30:56

Anime Ichiban 19: Food for Thought

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/10/08

It's the start of the Fall season and Matt and Kyle settle in for a cozy episode full of social media snafu's, glimpses into our future ruled by robot overlords, and salivating culinary feats! TIMESTAMPS 1:38 - General thoughts on the Bunny Girl-senpai movie 10:03 - Ash Ketchum finally becomes the very best! 13:29 - Tanjiro voice actor blocked from Kimetsu no Yaiba Twitter account? 17:29 - Fate/Stay the Night in Illya's castle 21:59 - Sony Pictures, Funimation, and Aniplex division

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01:29:03

Anime Ichiban 18: Wanna Be KFC's #1 Fan

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/09/17

A lot has happened in the anime sphere in the past few weeks with fried chicken attempting to become mainstream and voice actors making dubious sounds. The Anime Ichiban combs over it all while also offering their thoughts on possibilities for disjointed storytelling that Haruhi kicked off thirteen long years ago. TIMESTAMPS 10:24 - The search for Evangelion's #1 fan 15:04 - MangaRock going official and rebranding as MR Comics 23:25 - Grabbing drinks with popular Virtual YouTubers 27:43 - Weathering

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01:36:39

Anime Ichiban 17: Be Happy, Watch Anime

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/08/27

みんなさんおはよう！ In our meaty 17th episode, the gang catches up on a lot of different topics. From Three Houses to Kyle's vacation in Japan to our mutual love of Kimetsu no Yaiba, we had more than plenty to talk about. Hear what life is like on the other side of the world in this installment of Anime Ichiban! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions and Three Houses 15:56 - News: Redline streaming for free on YouTube 18:33 - News: Psycho-Pass stage play 21:54 - News: Dragon Quest V movie and fan backlash 27:18

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01:23:07

Anime Ichiban 16: Detonation!

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/07/22

After a rather lengthy break, the crew returns with another round of spicy discussions. Join them as they delve into Venice tours and what's hot this new anime season. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions 14:32 - Honoring Kyoto Animation 20:37 - Venice, Italy ARIA the Animation Tour 27:20 - Crunchyroll service coming to HBO Max 34:25 - Premium Manga Framing 38:59 - Japanese government program for spreading anime 43:28 - Japanese Blu-Ray Rankings 48:55 - MAIN TOPIC: What have we been watching this

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01:22:09

Anime Ichiban 15: Location, Location, Localization

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/06/18

E3 just wrapped up and the crew can't contain their excitement about it. We incorporate a bit of our passion for games into a discussion on localization and the challenges thereof. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introductions and E3 Hype 15:00 - News: Your Lie in April in a classical music festival 25:23 - News: Code Geass director on the current anime environment 32:37 - News: NRA Japan anime PR ambassadors 36:10 - News: Crunchyroll viewership statistics 44:30 - Main Topic: What makes up a good game or anime

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01:25:21

Anime Ichiban 14: The Old is New and The New is Old

Anime Ichiban ·

2019/05/30

There’s a lot happening over in The Land of the Rising Sun as the Anime Ichiban Crew discusses a variety of news topics such as launching Gundam plamo’s into space. Along the way the important topic of waifu’s comes up along with what older anime deserve to be remastered a la Fruits Basket. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Introductions and what have we been playing 14:00 – Lightning News Round-up (Tokyo Olympics, manga ink, and more) 39:48 – The concept of “waifus” in respect to Japanese and Western

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