Anime News Network's ANNCast
By Zac Bertschy & Justin Sevakis
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Podcast Description
ANNCast is the official weekly podcast from Anime News Network, the internet's most trusted anime news source since 1998. Hosted by ANN's senior staff (each with over a decade in the business), the show is a laid-back, fun and frank discussion about Japanese animation, its audience and its industry -- often revealing secrets about how things really work. Guests include prominent figures in both the business of anime and the fan community.
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Explicit ANNCast - Don't hate the Cosplayer, hate the game | Celebrity cosplayer and Funimation Brand Manager Charlene Ingram joins Zac and Bamboo for a fun-filled hour of chattin' about the secret world of cosplay and also what in the world a Brand Manager is. Also: Hanamaru Kindergarten and how it divides anime fans. Bonus meowing included! | 2/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - NISA Explains It All | The newest company to jump into the R1 anime licensing & distribution, NIS America, joins us to talk shop, strategy, and ToraDora! Also this week: Halo Legends. | 2/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Viewers Like You | This week we take a break from the industry guests and instead talk to some of our awesome listeners! Moe, One Piece, how anime can become cool again, advice for college kids looking to work in anime, and much more! Plus: Soul Eater. | 2/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - What'Chou talkin' bout? | Producer Joseph Chou, the man behind Appleseed: Ex Machina and Halo Legends stops by to chat about his various projects and drops some info about the live-action Evangelion! Also: Legend of the Galactic Heroes! | 2/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - The Liam King | Voice actor and director and writer Liam O'Brien stops on by to chat about his long and illustrious career. Also: Hitman Reborn, Dante's Inferno, and the dearth of anime "gateway drugs". C'mon down! | 1/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Macek Training | The man himself Carl Macek stops by for an epic-length chat that ranges from Robotech to Lady Death to Bleach! Also in brief: Durarara! and Space Adventure Cobra. | 1/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - FUNi People | Two dudes from FUNimation, Adam Sheehan and Lance Heiskell, show up and talk shop. Also: Yumeiro Patissiere, GinTama and some baffling new Bluray news. | 1/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast Holiday Special Part II | It's part two of Justin and Zac's meandering, partially drunken trip down memory lane! 2005-2009 are covered and the decade is wrapped up all tidy-like. Happy new year! | 12/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast Holiday Special - Part I | Justin & Zac shoot the breeze about the last 10 years of anime history in Part One of the ANNCast Holiday Special. Hope you like meandering reminiscence! | 12/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Hey, man, there's a Beveridge here! | Chris Beveridge from AnimeonDVD.com stops by to chat about life, the universe, and his insane anime watching schedule. Plus: the baffling popularity of Spice and Wolf, and James Cameron's Battle Angel. | 12/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Right Stuffed! | Shawne Kleckner from RightStuf.com joins us this week to chat about the retail landscape and, of course, whether or not it's worth dubbing his Nozomi releases. Plus: Honey and Clover and the death of the loli debate. | 12/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - The Life and Kime of Geneon, USA | A decade-long veteran at Geneon USA, Chad Kime, joins us to talk serious shop about what really went down at Geneon during its final days, plus some surprising numbers. Also: Everyone Loves Baccano! and some DVD stats. Super fun! | 12/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Debinitely, Maybe | We chat manga and the weird gulf between anime critics and manga critics with super expert Deb Aoki. Plus Justin joins us from Singapore, and Anime3000's Bradley Meek saw some stuff and then talks about it. Plus: Macross 7! | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - This One's About Reviews! | It's an entire show about the dizzying highs and terrifying lows of reviewing anime with Mike Toole, Japanator's Brad Rice, and Anime World Order's Clarissa Graffeo. Plus: we mess around with the mixing board, and Witchblade on Bluray! | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Tara & Yuri's Infinite Conversation | Voiceacting supercouple Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt stop by to plug their new book, "Voice Over Voice Actor", and subsequently get grilled. Plus: the FMA movie bluray, and Patlabor 2 - again! | 11/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Sargento Soma | Manga Entertainment's Steve Sargent joins us, who also handles Syfy's Ani-Monday programming and was instrumental in the anime dub bits on The Tonight Show. Also: film school nonsense and Ghost in the Shell 2.0! | 11/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - That Ken-Do Attitude | Ken Hoinsky from MX Media, one of the most prolific professional translation & subtitling businesses in the country, is here to talk shop! Plus: Scott Pilgrim, Mysterious Cities of Gold and more! | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - A Manry Competition | Gia Manry, the editor-in-chief from Anime Vice, joins us for a chat about the world of anime press. Also: Fairy Tail (again), El Cazador de la Bruja, a rant about review responses and a magical journey to Singapore. Join us, won't you? | 10/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Surrounded by Sevakises | Anime News Nina creator Robin Sevakis joins Justin and Zac for an hour of not taking anything very seriously. Also: Fairy Tail, Nyan Koi, the "leaked" Death Note script, and a pretty cool announcement! | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Doin' a Daryl Roll | Our guest this week is none other than Daryl Surat of Anime World Order. You asked for it! Also: the new anime season in Japan and the weird new blog rules. C'mon in! | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Johnston Waxes | Former Executive Editor Chris Johnston stops by the 'cast for a surprisingly frank chat about his days at Newtype and his experiences at ADV Films. Also: Saiunkoku, Evangelion, and the multiple lost dubs of Sgt. Frog! | 10/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Toole Runnings | It's an all-new ANNCast with Anime Jump founder and overlord of the land of obscure dubs, Mike Toole! Also on this show: Cencoroll, bargain manga, and the hilarious Sony Pictures Samurai X dub. | 9/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - My Neighbor Tatara | New York Anime Festival's head honcho and resident otaku Peter Tatara stops by for a chat about the convention, the impending invasion of AKB48, and the resulting cleanup situation. Plus: protips for dealing with industry types and Justin's inherent weirdness. | 9/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Weeaboo Weekend | It's all about Japanophiles this week (and sandwich toppings!). Justin, Zac and guest host Bamboo Dong weigh in on old marketing gimmicks, Oblivion Island, the harem genre, convention forgettables, and eventually wind up on the subject of mayonnaise. | 9/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Bosch Spice | Johnny Yong Bosch joins Zac and Justin for a chat about conventions and a whole bunch of Twitter questions, but before all of that, it's the downfall of ADV Films and the questionable dub of Sgt. Frog. Do it now! | 9/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Bricken the House | Writer and world-famous blogger Rob Bricken joins the ANNCast for a hurricane of jaded, cynical fun! This week: Bluray, plus the R1 industry's biggest and most hilariously misbegotten licenses. It's gripetastic! | 8/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Sheh's All That | In the grim future of anime, there may be only subs! Superstar veteran voice actress Stephanie Sheh gives us the lowdown on the anime dub slowdown. Plus: Sword of the Stranger and creatively bankrupt anime. You can't lose! | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit ANNCast - Ponyo Off a Cliff | The inaugural episode of the new ANN podcast is here! Topics this week: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Ponyo's chances at the box office, with special guest Bamboo Dong. | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 28 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Well, this is nice.
It's a pleasant surprise to see a podcast that discusses today's anime and its culture run by such witty, smart and sensible people. The hosts, and often times the guests, have been in the industry for quite a while and thusly know the ins and outs thoroughly. Their experience lends an authenticity to the program, and at the same time, their fandom allows anyone who is into anime even moderately to relate to them and the topic at hand. It also helps that there's a heaping of cynicism and humor to make it all even more palatable. This is definitely a podcast that I look forward to every week and would recommend to others.
Smart and funny
Smart, candid commentary about anime and the industry from two dudes (and gals, on occasion) who really know their stuff. But what really makes this podcast worth listening to is the hilarity that results when the inevitable codgery cynicism that lies quietly beneath the surface of every long-time anime fan manifests iteslf in the form of razor-sharp wit, ready to hate on dumb things... which happens especially often with Zac and Justin. It's quite entertaining. Listen!
Cynical humor and nerdiness abound
ANNCast is a very entertaining and informative podcast, worthy of inclusion in most anime fans' podcast subscriptions. It is definitely not the most family-friendly production, but so long as a little foul language doesn't bother you, each episode is lots of fun. Zac and Justin are great hosts, and their weekly guests are consistently excellent contributors to their discussions on all things anime, manga and whatever else happens to tickle their fancy. For any anime fan with a mature, critical mind, this contribution from ANN is a welcome counter to the immature, ignorant trends that now plague anime fandom. I hope it stays in production for a long time to come!