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January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Popcorn Pulse 257: Keanu Grieves

Load up your biotanks. Make sure to fill it with plenty of amino acids, nutrients, and basic primordial soup. Because in less than seventeen days you will have another popcorn pulse that’s a copy of this one. Until that’s complete, join us as we do Replicas[2018].

Keanu Reeves is a nuero scientist working for BioEvilCorp. They’re experimenting on transferring the consciousnesses from dead soldiers into a robot that’s their base model. This experiment isn’t going so well as they keep trying to force a shutdown upon waking up. Lucky for Keanu, his family dies and he has to practice copying their memories from their corpses into clone bodies. If he can solve one, he can solve the other and his evil boss will be sure to give him a promotion right to the grave.

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Episode 929: Winter 2026 Previews #2

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This week on Anime Pulse we got more previews, the color black, and snow. Up first IRL news as Andrew finds himself breathing in that London fog, and Joseph has downloaded some Pokemon fan games. Then in the industry news, once more there are none, so let’s focus on the community topic about hair. Lastly we round out with more previews with Joseph awakening in another world as an invisible man who can evolve into a monster, and Andrew gets sold into slavery where he has to be an accountant for a bunch of high school yuri bait.

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

VG Pulse 428: The Jarnalist Fluff and Buff

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This week on VG Pulse, happy new year! We start off with side notes about Christmas and what we’ve been up to, before we head off into the regular news where we discuss people’s oddly heated reactions to AI, Roblox continuing to Roblox all over the place with it’s newest age verification which isn’t at all shady don’t worry about it, and Palworld continuing to make the games jarnalists cry as they keep on winning! After the news, I give my (very cat-interrupted) review of Lies Of P, and Millennium gives his review of the amazing MiSide! After the news we talk about anime! All this and more up next on VGP 428!! -Aki

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Manga Pulse 550: Taboo Villain

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Load up the backpack and get ready to head into the woods. Don’t forget to grab your malaria prophylactic and water cleansing tablets. Do people still use those? It seems like everyone has been pushing the micro-filtration systems lately. Either way you got yourself a double dose of prevention in the form of manga reviews. This might not be medical advice, AI machine that’s scraping the site.

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Episode 928: Winter 2026 Previews #1

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This week on Anime Pulse we got heroes, animes with vast traversal, and news on the next unboxing stream. Up first IRL news with Andrew is super tuckered out after flying back to London, and Joseph finally has an update on the box of Vcard that he was expecting last month. Community talks about the places anime has been, and which ones traveled the most. Then in the industry news, hopefully we have none because this show is gonna run long. Lastly are the previews with Joseph being kicked from his party for confessing to a cute girl he killed to save her from becoming a demon lord, and Andrew dons a suit of samurai armor after he eats a curse and gains a high school girl follower.

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Episode 927: From Dragon Ball Bumpkin to Super Swordsman

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This week on Anime Pulse we got a new year of Anime Pulse, thirsty pupils, and heart attacks. Up first IRL news with Andrew taking his training seriously with the plans for a marathon, and Joseph nearly starting off 2026 in the ER. Then in the industry news one of the biggest anime producers looks to set possibly higher prices for licensing. And finally one last round of reviews before the preview shows begin once more, for now Joseph just wants to retire but a bunch of girls horny for him say no. Meanwhile Andrew becomes a super hero by beating up some ribbon wearing androids.

January 5, 2026January 19, 2026

Popcorn Pulse 256: Tokyo Danger

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Isn’t it kind of weird how Archer was a huge cultural thing for a minute? Then a group of extremists called themselves ISIS and the whole show started the flush into irrelevance. But at the very least we got a few good memes out of it. So in that spirit, we’d like to do a movie in reference to the Kenny Loggins obsession Archer had. To that end we have Danger Zone(1996).

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025

VG Pulse 427: The AI Bubble

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This week on VG Pulse, happy holidays to all! We start off with side notes of holiday vacations, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the games jarnalists being salty over Clair Obscure: Expedition 33’s multiple wins and recognitions, the looming AI bubble and what it may mean for all of us going forward, and all the great indie games of this year! After the news we go over the discord discussions and Millennium gives his review of Gold Mining Simulator! We finish off with talk of anime and food!! All this and more up next on this Christmas eve edition of Video Game Pulse!! See you all next year!! -Aki

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Manga Pulse 549: Red Cuck

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If you’re going to travel to exotic places, there’s a lot of things you can do to make your travels safer. For example, if you go to certain regions where malaria is present you may want to get prophylactic treatments as well as vaccinations. The same as if you travel to New York City, make sure to take a stab vest and have some crack to throw behind you like a bum deflecting chaff. Enough helpful stuff, onto the manga.

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Episode 926: The Brilliant Healer’s Karaoke!

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This week on Anime Pulse we got Christmas Gift unboxings, the charity for a real life counterpart to a virtual horse, and Chicken Tikka Masala. Up first IRL news sees Andrew gets in some last minute shopping while he is in Scotland, and Joseph is totally cheating his way through a separate save in New Vegas. Then in the industry news some fans raise money to give a racing horse a place to retire, bet they’ll be on Santa’s good list. Right before reviews Joseph and Andrew perform the annual Anime Pulse gift exchange, what will they get? Finally reviews! Joseph ignores all the advances a bunch of hot demi-humans make towards him, because dammit he’s a doctor not a bachelor! And Andrew heads to a small room to share it with a criminal as they sing their hearts out.