Bakacast #293 – The Gang’s All Here

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Megan’s back, so let’s pose as a team.

Yeah, that’s right. Megan is finally back on the podcast, which means I’m going to be blushing 1000% more often. It also means that–thanks to the giant list of shows we watched–this particular episode is back to the 2-hour length of yesteryear. If this fills you with terror and dread, don’t worry, it won’t last for long. If this makes you very happy, well, enjoy this horrendously long episode while you can< I guess. Please email listener questions to bakacast[at]projectharuhi.net or leave them in the comments below.

Time Index

  • 01:52 – Rakugo 13
  • 05:54 – Ace Attorney 2
  • 12:01 – Bakuon 2
  • 16:27 – Hero Academy 2
  • 21:27 – Bungou Stray Dogs 2
  • 24:49 – Concrete Revolutio 14
  • 32:35 – Flying Witch 1
  • 40:30 – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable 2
  • 50:52 – Joker Game 2
  • 56:30 – Kiznaiver 1
  • 1:02:38 – Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2
  • 1:07:59 – Kuromukuro 1
  • 1:15:28 – Sakamoto desu ga? 1
  • 1:18:57 – Ushio to Tora 28
  • 1:23:01 – Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2
  • 1:33:04 – Macross Delta 2
  • 1:44:07 – Listener Questions
  • 2:07:13 – I Want You (Savage Garden | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable)

Gundam Unicorn Will Get Simultaneous Dual-Audio Global Release

Bandai is really pulling out all the stops for Gundam Unicorn. They revealed today that the Blu-Ray version will receive a simultaneous international release, and will include both English and Japanese dub tracks, as well as subtitles in Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Chinese. Those of you without Blu-Ray players, however, will have to suffer through the English subtitles, as the regular DVD release contains only Japanese audio. Bummer, I know how much you otaku hate subtitles.

As a Gundam fan, I would love to provide you with a detailed analysis of Bandai’s international release strategy… but I’m too busy squealing like a fangirl. SQUEEEEE!!!

–Via ANN

InuYasha: The Final Act Simulcast Announced

Viz announced at the New York Anime Festival today that it plans to simulcast episodes of InuYasha: The Final Act starting on October 3rd. The simulcast will be broadcast on Hulu and Shonen Sunday, presumably subtitled in English. It’s also likely that it will only be available to viewers in North America, though this has not been confirmed yet.

Although I’m no great fan of InuYasha, I am happy to see more series getting simulcast. After all, who can argue with free legal fansubs? Hopefully this will be as successful as the Naruto, One Piece and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood simulcasts, and will convince Japanese companies to be a little more liberal-minded when it comes to online distribution of content and overseas licensing. After all, I would love to see simulcasts of other shows like Gundam Unicorn or Dragon Ball Kai. Let’s keep our fingers crossed…

–Via ANN

Gundam Unicorn Details Revealed

New details about the highly anticipated Gundam Unicorn (aka Gundam UC) adaptation, which returns to the Universal Century timeline of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, were revealed at Tokyo’s Big Gundam Expo on Friday. Unicorn has been confirmed to be an OVA series, with six 50-minute episodes, and been given a spring 2010 release date. Furthermore, Bandai will be releasing the series simultaneously worldwide (most likely online), meaning those of us in the English-speaking world will get to watch the OVA at the same time as our Japanese friends. This is the first Bandai series ever released in this fashion, so this marks a momentous event for both Gundam fans and anime fans in general.

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