Episode 95: Fall 2024 Has A Lot To Offer... And Too Little At The Same Time (feat. Dandadan, Blue Box, Uzumaki, And More!)
The Fall Anime Seasonals is always the busiest and most abundant time of the year. While this still rings true for Fall 2024, Jason and Will had to navigate the swarm of shows to bring you the Seasonals that you should be paying attention to.
After Dark 16: Look Back Review + One Shots Discussion + Opportunities in Anime/Manga
Right before the impending storm that is the Fall 2024 Anime Seasonals, Jason and Will take a step back to give their take on the movie Look Back, the viability of the One Shot Format, and how one could theoretically get into the Anime and Manga industry.
Episode 94: Studio MAPPA - The Glamor, The Greed, and The Gamble to NOT collapse like Studio Madhouse in The 2010s
In this episode, Jason and Will decides to do a deep dive about Studio MAPPA, the golden child of animation studios these days, how everything is not as wonderful as it appears to be, and how history has a habit of repeating itself.
Bits and Pieces 33: Sequel-itis is Messing With Our Fall 2024 Seasonal Forecast and Review
What started as an attempt for Jason and Will to give a quick hot take on the upcoming stacked Fall 2024 season devolved into a realization of how the most important Anime season of the calendar year might not be as inclusive as they once thought.
Episode 93: What Happens When A Series Switches Hands or Animation Studios?
Have you ever wondered why your favorite Anime would switch animation studios or companies? Why would a company sell off their licensing rights? Have no fear! Jason and Will is here to give you the deets on this unspoken facet of the Anime industry!
Episode 92: ASAP7 (The Darwin Incident, Blue Box, Nine The Starry Bride, Medalist)
From veganism, figure skating, to star crossed lovers and high school romance, the lineup for these soon-to-be Anime series may look eccentric at first blush, but Jason and Will is here to tell you that these 4 series are all worthy of your undivided attention!
Bits and Pieces 32: Reviewing Some Online How-To Guides For Getting Into Anime
With the amount of anime content and streaming services available, getting into the culture has never been easier. Or is it? From top 10 guides and flowcharts, to anime subreddits and even friend suggestions, let's explore the ways a complete beginner explores the world of anime.
Episode 91: Anime Iceberg 2: The Lost, The Banned, and The Canceled
In this episode, The Anime Iceberg makes its second appearance as Jason and Will talk at length about the demise of various Anime productions, from the well publicized examples to the most obscure (with trigger warnings to boot).
Episode 90: Gotta Watch 'Em All 10 (Jojo Part 6: Stone Ocean, Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld)
The bizarre adventure and the underworld war ends here. Listen in as Jason and Will give their parting thoughts, then pack their bags to start another new journey on the long road.
Bits and Pieces 31: The Appeal and Aversion Towards Light Novels, Visual Novels, Video Games
There are always several avenues to consume the same property. Whether it is through Anime, Manga, Light Novels, or others. In this episode, Jason and Will discuss the potential reasons why one would prefer one adaptation over another.
Episode 89: Tough to Find Love For Summer 2024 Seasonals (feat. Makeine, Alya Hide Her Feelings, Elusive Samurai, And More!)
It is almost tradition that every Summer Anime Season is always a mixed bag of shows. Along the same lines, it is also tradition for Jason and Will to cover it and unearth some shows worthy of attention at any given time of the calendar year!
Episode 88: Back In My Day 1 (feat. 2014 Year in Anime)
In a new experimental segment, Jason and Will venture back in time to 2014 to see what the Anime industry was like back then, and how it just might be one of the best years ever for the industry…
Bits and Pieces 30: A Creative Writer's Perspective on Manga, Story Crafting, and Bokurano (feat. Vishal Nanda)
We're changing things up with our latest Bits and Pieces episode by welcoming our very first GAP Podcast guest - writer, poet, and good friend Vishal Nanda! We spent hours talking about anime and manga tropes, overcoming writer's block, tabletop RPGs, and why Bokurano exists for no other reason but to torture everyone.
Episode 87: GAP Redux 2 - EP2: Shounen Jump and Jump's "Big 3" Update
For our second GAP Redux, Jason and Will decided to go back to their second episode on Shounen Jump and their “Big 3” but give it a 2024 update. A lot has changed, and most not for the better, it seems.
Episode 86: Anime Closet Cleanup 7 (feat. Kino's Journey (2017), Tsuritama, NGNL Zero, Golden Kamuy S1)
Who knew that, by cleaning out the GAP Bro’s Anime “Plan To Watch” closet for the 7th time, you would find a talking motorrad, the origin of games between deities, the frigid winters in the 1900s, and going fishing with aliens? Anime is weird and we love it.
Bits and Pieces 29: An Off The Cuff Tangent About Anime/Manga Spin-Offs
There is always an Anime or Manga series that we adore and want more of… but is a spin-off series a good use of resources? Or is it just a waste of time that should be spent on making the next entry in any given series?
Episode 85: ASAP 6 (My Wife Has No Emotions, My Deer Friend Nokotan, No Long Allowed in Another World, Wistoria Wand and Sword)
What do you get when you cross a robot waifu, a high school deer girl, a depressed poet, and magic? You get the 4 Manga series being featured in ASAP6!
Episode 84: The Good Anime Palette Awards 7 (Season 7 Finale)
Just because there is a revamp of the GAP Finale Awards for Season 7 didn’t stop Jason and Will from resorting to their usual banter and shenanigans.
Bits and Pieces 28: Mastering the Skill of Anime Recommendations
Navigating the vast anime databases in search of that "perfect" anime can be a fruitless endeavor, so we resort to using the ultimate technique - using genre tags and asking random strangers on the internet for recommendations.