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Have you ever had to do your homework on the school bus on Monday morning? That’s what we had to do for a movie. I no small part because we’re bery professional. So we grabbed a nineties movie off the virtual shelf because Kevin Bacon is in it. It’s supposed to star Meryl Streep but we’re there for the Bacon.
Continue reading “Popcorn Pulse 273: Palm River”
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This week on Anime Pulse we got dimly lit games, anime cults, and our first round of previews for the Fall season. Up first IRL news has Andrew going over his IRyS concert, and Joseph finished his time as a French priest. Then in the industry news Sinder the vtuber gets a very late apology from the one who started all the drama last year. Finally we end off with the previews where in Joseph gets laid-off from his magic loan company for losing all his levels, and Andrew makes a bet with his secret merciless saint names Nia.
Continue reading “Episode 963: Fall 2026 Previews #1”
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It’s officially Fall. It’s still pretty warm around us, hitting the high eighties and low nineties. But we’re seeing the leaves change and hoodies come out of storage. Which can only mean we need to be on the look out for the pumpkin spiced liquor of some kind. As is our tradition. Worst case we get pumpkin spice vodka and have fall shots. In the meanwhile, we have a pair of manga.
Continue reading “Manga Pulse 567: Popular Balls”
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This week on Anime Pulse we got Re:Zero personality tests, antagonists who were right all along, and Digimon dragons. Up first IRL news with Andrew battling mosquitos, and Joseph messing up his foot while waiting for Friday dinner. Then in the industry news a Japanese VA wins a Tokyo court case against AI cloning. And lastly we have one last round of reviews before we dig into the new season, as Joseph awakens to find he is quite possibly the lamest dragon ever and Andrew worries about becoming too attached to his high school friends.
Continue reading “Episode 962: The Ramparts of a Dragon Hatchling”
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What if you were a cop but racist? That’s the bold thought experiment that Hollywood dared to ask with the movie Heart Condition(1990). But, stay with us here, what if he were a likable schlub who learned the error of his ways? So you cast Bob Hoskins as a cop who gets a heart transplant from Denzel Washington who now haunts Hoskins. Also they were both in love with the same prostitute who used to have a heroin problem. Nothing you haven’t seen before.
Continue reading “Popcorn Pulse 272: Eating Your A$$”
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This week on Anime Pulse we got girls playing Street Fighter, the death of a director, and raises. Up first IRL news with Andrew hitting a fighting game wall, and Joseph gets a raise that is so lackluster he looked to see if Amazon was hiring. Then in the industry news, Space Battleship Yamato’s director passed away at the ripe old age of 98. Finally ending off with more reviews as Joseph is forced to be a hero with a loli goddess who requests head pats, and Andrew somehow ended up at an all-girls school where they secretly play button smashing fighter games.
Continue reading “Episode 961: Sentenced to Be a Fighting Game”
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This week on VG Pulse, we’re having back to back shows??? We start off with side notes of work and vibes, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Microsoft looking into injecting ads into your game play and also wanting to feed your face into their AI, Activision developing a new Halo game, and Discord’s newest crack at age verification! After the news we go over the discord discussions, Millennium gives his review of Roadcraft, I give my review of Rooster, and we finish off with talk of food and anime!! All this and more up next on VGP 441! -Aki
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By now you’ve probably heard about Dolly Parton’s passing. She was very big on getting children into reading and reducing illiteracy. In that case we’re going to continue to promote literacy by reviewing manga. That may sound completely disconnected but we’ve go nothing in the tank this week. Take this intro for the place holder they usually are and we’ll move on to the manga summaries.
Continue reading “Manga Pulse 566: Which Manga is this again?”
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This week on Anime Pulse we got indentured servitude, bad anime adaptations, and a new Hololive generation. Up first IRL news has Andrew just surviving (or struggling to), and Joseph is nearing the end of his time picking collectable cards out of the trash. Then in the industry news the West says “erm, actually” that the streaming services are who decide the fate of broadcast anime. Finally another round of reviews gets Joseph bound up in chains as hot girls ride his back to fight monsters, and Andrew clocks in at his 9-5 job of being a corporate slave to magical girls.
Continue reading “Episode 960: Chained Magical Girls”
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This week on VG Pulse, the janitors are at it again!! We start off with side notes about my surgery and recovery, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, Roblox continuing to be the worst in every possible way, Nintendo revealing the incredibly questionable character models for the newest iteration of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Nvidia’s AI filter not only making your games look worse but also making them run like crap!! After the news we discuss food, anime, and burnouts!! All this and more up next on VG Pulse 440!! -Aki