Anime Pulse

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Episode 904: Blue Lord

This week on Anime Pulse we got bad new for criminally minded foreigners, CyberDemon 2099, and blinding bangs. Up first Joseph provides a couple updates to the unboxing stream and the giveaway prizes, and Andrew wants to know who your favorite characters with hidden eyes are. Then in the industry news Japan is so tired of the arresting foreigners they don’t event want to known what they’re saying anymore, and a creator of Dandadan fights the evil encroaching grasp of AI. Finally in the reviews Joseph awakens 74 years from now to find he’s weak, alone, and jobless, and Andrew goes to the school gym just so he can be close to this really cute girl he saw.

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

Manga Pulse 536: Desert Grimoire

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Prepare for stubble, shave in your bubble. Take a walk along the rubble. Uh, I think we’re out of rhyming words for the moment. And we’re not going to run to some generative LLM for help. So you’re stuck with this free form nonsense we cobbled together for the intro of this description. Enjoy it for the artisan goodness or badness as it were. Just know a real, dumb, human made it by punching a keyboard.

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 242: The Confession

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Either we’re buying in bulk or we have a coupon. Because once again we have another twofer. Perhaps it’s time to open a bulk review store where you can roll around. It might do gangbusters if we offer hotdogs and soda for a competitive price. Perhaps something like a dollar thirty five to undercut someone else. So if you find us dead, a certain CEO is responsible for it.

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Episode 903: Damn-da-Daaaaaamn

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This week on Anime Pulse we got another fusion review, personality changes, and giveaway winner. Up first Joseph rattles off the list of winners from this years Spring Giveaway, and Andrew got real sick after eating some extra sour cream. Then in the industry news the Crunchyroll anime awards wrapped up, and their CEO says something so controversial yet so brave. And finally we wrap things up with a fusion review of an anime Joseph wasn’t even going to watch at first, until Andrew convinced him to give it a shot.

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

VG Pulse 418: Mabey We’re Getting Older?

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This week on VG Pulse, get ready for the leadup to Not-E3! We start off with side notes of work and life, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the many L’s of Nintendo, the FTC finally dropping its case against Microsoft, and companies continuing to raise prices for any reason they can think of! After the news, we go over the discord discussions, and finish off with talk of food! All this and more up next on VGP 418!! -Aki

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Episode 902: Goodbye Super Broly

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This week on Anime Pulse we got more dietary changes, gassing thieves with bug spray, and mediocre dragons. Up first Joseph learns why lots of salt in your diet is bad, and Andrew is interested to know what the communities favorite transformations in anime are. Then in the industry news an elderly couple successfully fight off some thieves, and then Andrew talks about vtuber drama this time! Finally in the reviews Joseph reveals he use to be an impossibly powerful dragon that watched gods raise and fall, and Andrew reaches super saiyan level Broly.

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Episode 901: The Full AI Experience

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This week on Anime Pulse we got diet changes, memory loss, and AI. Up first Joseph noticed he was putting on a bit of weight and figured out he was not eating enough apparently, and Andrew broke out the wallet to visit a new and pricy golf corse. Then in the industry news there have been so many idiots getting stuck on Mt. Fuji, that the mayor has called for any further off-season climbers need to foot the bill. Finally we break away from previews to return to the reviews, this time a joint review of an anime movie made purely by AI. Is this the future of anime? Will ChatGPT be the next Miyazaki? Just how many fingers does a hand have?

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

Manga Pulse 535: Lesbians

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Double your pleasure, halve your fun. A couple of morons are waiting for you. That’s right, we have a pair of manga just like you have come to expect. That means it must be time for a manga review show. And this time we’ve got a themed episode that will approach very sensitive topics in the way you’ve come to expect from us. Shout out to Bear again for being so passionate that he sent these along for us to do.

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Episode 900: Spring 2025 Previews #4

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This week on Anime Pulse we got our last round of previews for the spring 2025 season, some positive news from the vtubing industry, and getting older. Up first Joseph keeps falling asleep on his bed and he met a cool new otaku guy at a mall, and Andrew wants to know who our favorite anime gamers are. Then in the industry news we got one topic, but it’s a good one this time, as Houshou Marine hits 4 million subscribers! And finally in the previews Joseph gets cheated on, his daughter doesn’t like him, and he dies to be reincarnated as a stoic tall guy dating a tiny, cute and quite girl. Andrew meanwhile lives on the moon as an 11-year old orphan but has just been informed he’s got three years left to live.

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Popcorn Pulse 241: Cowboy Season

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Saddle up them horses and get ready for a rodeo. Or at least a mechanical bull and a burger from Hardees. This will be more relevant than other references to Western cowboy culture that you could imagine. Forget your nudie suit, turn off your reruns of Grand Ol’ Oprey, and join us for what is most certainly a take on ranching. We have Tokyo Cowboy[2023].