Your Score: Week #4 of Fall 2022 Simulcasts

This Week in Games - Little Nightmares 3 Preview, and Digimon Stories: Time Stranger Interview

Sep 12, 10:00

games

Jean-Karlo sets the record straight on Nintendo's latest patent, plus a preview of two upcoming games from PAX! ― Welcome back, folks! I've been ruminating on my recent review of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. I mean what I said, but I worry if I might've been too harsh on the game. I feel like having to play a game like Grand Bazaar for review does it a disservice, because the nature of playing a g...

interview

King's Maker Creators Share How It's All About Love

Sep 12, 09:00 korean

Writer and illustrator duo, Haga and Jiyoung Kang, share insights on how they work together on their popular Korean BL series, King's Maker. ― The world of digital Korean comics is infamously demanding as full-colored chapters are released weekly. Writer and illustrator duo, Haga and Jiyoung Kang, share insights on how they work together on their popular Korean BL series, King's Maker. Currently, th...

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Exit 8 Live-Action Movie Review

Sep 11, 12:00 live-action

Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, Exit 8 turns the indie game into a stylish-but-not-very-substantial movie. ― If that plot summary looks minimal, that's because there's minimal plot to summarize here. In the 95 minutes it takes to watch the Exit 8 movie, you could complete two average-length play-throughs of its video game source material. If you're really good at the “spot-the-dif...

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This Week in Anime - Unreviewed Gems

Sep 11, 10:00

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No one's infallible, and sometimes the true gems of the streaming season slip through the cracks. Chris and Lucas take a look at what we may have missed. ― No one's infallible, and sometimes the true gems of the streaming season slip through the cracks. Chris and Lucas take a look at what we may have missed. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the...

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Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

Sep 11, 07:26

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anime

1st season debuted on January 1 with Crunchyroll streaming ― The official website for Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time, the television anime adaptation of Kogitsunemaru's Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsu-shi? (Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?) light novel series, revealed on Thursday the anime will get a second season. Manga adaptation illustrator Tarō Sasakama drew the below celebrato...

game review

The Villainess is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Game Review

Sep 10, 12:00

games

The Villainess is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom is the sort of game you buy on sale. ― It used to be that anime series would be licensed without a whiff of possibility of our ever getting the source manga or light novels to read, to say nothing of the visual novels. But now we've come to the point where we're likely to get at least one version in English. The Villainess is Adored by th...

interview

No Character is Safe in Hell's Paradise

Sep 10, 09:00

manga anime

In our interview with creator Yūji Kaku, we learn that every character has a "bad end" route, even protagonist Gabimaru. ― Hells Paradise captured the hearts of many people thanks to its unique setting, likable characters, and gorgeous animation. A great deal of thought went into how the anime presented itself visually and how the story effectively communicated its various potential branching paths. ...

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This Week in Anime - Webtoons and K-Dramas

Sep 9, 13:30

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Missing brothers, the truth about the KPop industry, and endless cycles of reincarnation are just a few of the things Coop and Steve find when they open the lid of the K-drama box and discover the darkness within. ― Missing brothers, the truth about the KPop industry, and endless cycles of reincarnation are just a few of the things Coop and Steve find when they open the lid of the K-drama box and di...

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Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right Manga Volume 1 Review

Sep 9, 12:00

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Everything is focused on Luna and her day-to-day school life with her willing blood-bag Ootori. ― Vampires and anime, eh? An eclectic selection of anime shows feature vampiric protagonists, from the classic (Vampire Hunter D, Hellsing) to the more recent, but superb (Call of the Night), and the appallingly dreadful, best left forgotten (Vlad Love). Worryingly, the manga Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck R...

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Dragon Ball Genkishin Squadra Game Review

Sep 9, 09:00