Category Archives: Bakacast

Bakacast – Long Walks on the Minecraft Beach

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“What!” you exclaim. “The next Bakacast is already out?”

Yes, it’s true, dear listener. Frankly, it was embarrassing to me that I was taking a week to get each episode out, so I pushed it to the limit and finished my editing a mere two days after recording. Sadly, Jon’s mic was unusually quiet during recording, which meant I had to futz with everyone’s levels in post-production. So if our audio quality sounds a little off, that’s why. One step forward, one step back, I guess.

Oh, and guess what else?

IT’S OUR 25TH EPISODE! WOOOOOO!

We didn’t notice when we were recording, since we don’t number the podcasts anymore; but according to iTunes, we’ve done 25 of these things. No wonder my hard drive was filling up so fast.

Anyway, we celebrate this momentous occasion by…doing what we always do. We give you reviews of:

  • OreImo #6
  • Panty & Stocking #6
  • Otome Youkai Zakuro #6
  • Star Driver #6
  • Squid Girl #5

And, of course, we answer your Twitter questions about pervy grandparents, Mudkips and Harrison Ford at the end.

Bakacast – Kirino is a Jerk

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In this unusually awkward episode of Bakacast, I reveal my intimate knowledge of lesbian faeries, and the entire Bakacast crew learns the secrets of baby-making.

On the review front, we’re dumbfounded by OreImo, learn that it’s not a good idea to eat lunch while watching Panty & Stocking, randomly riff on Iron Man’s adventure IN SPAAAAACE!, and celebrate Star Driver‘s fabulousness. Also, by popular demand, I gave Bakuman another chance; though I’m guessing fans of the show will wish I didn’t.

We cover:

  • OreImo #5
  • Panty & Stocking #5
  • Otome Youkai Zakuro #5
  • Iron Man #5
  • Star Driver #5
  • Squid Girl #4
  • Bakuman #2 & 3

[OP is Super Driver, ED is Tomare!, both by Cristina Vee. This post is brought to you by me listening to Queen on loop, and viewers like you.]

Bakacast – Shark Armageddon

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Did you know that the ghost shark is the ninja’s ancient nemesis? It’s true! Jon is back to educate us on this historic myth and more on this week’s episode of Bakacast. I’ve finally resigned myself to the fact that these things are going to be well over an hour for the rest of the season, which I guess means we’ve finally joined the ranks of every other anime podcast. That sound you hear is my tears falling upon the altar of conformity.

That other sound you hear is from the future where every podcast listener breaks my fingers for not liking Squid Girl. Yes, I realize I have a problem! My heart is broken, and the only cure is the power of love.

In this episode, we ramble… er, talk about:

  • OreImo #4
  • Panty & Stocking #4
  • Otome Youkai Zakuro #4
  • Samurai Girls #4
  • Iron Man #4
  • Squid Girl #3
  • Star Driver #4

Oh, and to anyone who clicked on that YouTube link? Good luck getting the song out of your head. Muahahahaha!

[Album Art Source]

Bakacast – Turning Japanese

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In this unusually long episode of Bakacast (no longer called “Briefs,” for obvious reasons), we bring back Twitter questions with hilarious results. For example we talk about which anime character we’d like turn into (hence our use of the classic weaboo anthem “Turning Japanese” as the intro song), genderbending, and the awesomeness that is Picard. These answers and more await, if you can manage to get through the first hour and a half!

Besides the mountain of anime we review, we also take a look at the stats Crunchyroll released recently and discuss what surprised us, what didn’t, and what trends we’d like to see in the future.

Anime covered in this episode:

  • OreImo #3
  • Panty & Stocking #3
  • Iron Man #3
  • Samurai Girls #3
  • Squid Girl #1 & 2
  • Star Driver #2 & 3
  • Otome Youkai Zakuro #2 & 3

So yeah, we’re jam-packed with content, which I hope makes up for Our Glorious Leader Jon’s absence and the long wait.

Bakacast – My Little Sister Isn’t On This Podcast

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Don’t be alarmed by our avant-garde intro! Do not attempt to adjust your iPod! We control the vertical and the horizontal! We will take you on a journey to–

Okay, not really. We just wanted to have a little fun, possibly at the expense of our audience’s sanity.

Anyway, we finish up our first impressions of the new season’s anime on this episode: the longest one in Bakacast history! Which means that, yes, we don’t get around to Twitter questions for the second week in a row. But we do squeeze in a discussion about ANN’s suspiciously vague reporting on their OreImo simulcast gaffe, we cover a lot of anime:

We didn’t get around to Star Driver (not everyone was able to fit it into their viewing schedule), but rest assured that we’ll still be covering it.

[Music used in this episode is “Voyager Theme Chipmix” by ko0x.]

Bakacast Briefs – Robots! Robots! Robots!

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[IMPORTANT NOTE: If you downloaded this episode any time before October 10, 2:00 PM (PST), you got the version that has intermittent stretches of silence for the first half of the episode. This problem has been fixed and the original file was replaced.]

That’s right, folks! Welcome to the second season of Bakacast Briefs! Sorry this podcast was once again late; a combination of bad timing and technical difficulties delayed its release.

Since this is the first week of the fall season, we’ve got a lot of shows to cover, so we skip the news and Twitter questions to fit it all in a reasonable amount of time. All in all, we review:

This list (and the following week’s) will probably decrease substantially after a couple more episodes as we decide which shows to stick with and which ones to drop. That said, we hope it won’t be nearly as narrow as our coverage for the previous season.

And speaking of last season, we’d like to know what you think of Bakacast Briefs so far. What do you think are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? What aren’t we doing that we should be doing? Feel free to give us any constructive criticism you may have.

[Music used in this episode is “Illegal Soundwaves” by Apricorn.]

Bakacast Briefs – Pokemon Fatigue

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Yes, I know, this episode is really late. If it’s any consolation, I realize I’ve brought dishonor upon my family’s name and have already pretended to commit seppuku. It was quite dramatic and believable, I can assure you.

Anyway, we start this week’s podcast lamenting the lack of any significant innovation in the Pokemon franchise (the fan-made Pokemon chart we talk about can be found here) and getting very excited about Madhouse’s Redline. After that, we review the last episode of Highschool of the Dead (there was much rejoicing) and the second-to-last episode Occult Academy. Then, because it’s so much fun, we answer your Twitter questions. So, if you want to hear Glen and I create surrealist narratives and find out why Larry is secretly an anime philanthropist, this is the episode for you!

This week’s podcast covers:

  • Highschool of the Dead #12
  • Occult Academy #12

[Music used in this episode is “A Charming Spell” by Splashdown.]

Bakacast Briefs – Dude, Where’s My Zombie?

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Jon was feeling sick and Chris was out of town, so it’s just Glen, Larry, Jeagle and me on this episode of Bakacast Briefs. Glen and I do most of the talking during the first half, where we review Break Blade, a suprisingly zombie-free episode of HOTD and Occult Academy. Then we turn the podcast over to Larry and Jeagle so they can talk about what is basically the finale of K-ON!!. We end the show with Twitter questions and uncontrollable laughter, just like a cheesy 80s sitcom. Far out!

This episode covers:

  • Break Blade #2
  • Highschool of the Dead #11
  • Occult Academy #11
  • K-ON!! #24

A list of our Bakacast Affiliates can be found here. Be sure to check out their blogs!

[Music used in this episode is “Game Boy Rock” by Wizwars.]

Bakacast Briefs – May The Quartz Be With You

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Despite the allure of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, I managed to get this podcast out in a somewhat timely fashion. See? Sometimes miracles really do happen.

Anyway, in this episode we skip the news in favor of two extra reviews: Chris and Larry talk about Working!!,and everyone debates the strengths and weaknesses of Broken Blade (or Break Blade, if you want to be a title purist). We keep our griping about Highschool of the Dead to a bare (Haha! Get it?) minimum so we can quickly move on to more interesting things. Like how awesome it would be to live like a Pokemon trainer.

Anime covered in this episode:

  • Working!! (entire series)
  • Broken Blade #1
  • Highschool of the Dead #10
  • Occult Academy #10
  • K-ON!! #22 and #23

A list of our Bakacast Affiliates can be found here. Be sure to check out their blogs!

[Music used in this episode is “Broken Machine” by Trace Dragon XVI K.]

Bakacast Briefs – Metroid Rage

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The last Metroid in in captivity… but the fanboys are not at peace.

On this week’s Bakacast, we delve into the world of video games and examine how the new Wii game Metroid: Other M completely destroys Samus Aran’s character. Since both Dustin and I are pretty big Metroid fans, there’s plenty of hilariously impotent fanboy rage thrown around. After that, we get around to our usual anime reviews, wherein we address whether or not protagonists such as HotD’s Takashi should have sex. Finally, we answer some decidedly serious Twitter questions as best we can.

  • Highschool of the Dead #9
  • Occult Academy #9
  • K-ON!! 22 (We didn’t review this because Jeagle was absent. Hopefully we’ll get to it next week.)

A list of our Bakacast Affiliates can be found here. Be sure to check out their blogs!

Opening music is “Menu Theme” from Metroid Prime. Ending music is “Samus’ Lonely Waltz” by blackguitar.