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Anime World Order Podcast

306 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 422 ratings

An anime podcast all about Japanese cartoons and comics as discussed by three self-proclaimed experts in the world of anime and manga! Plus anime news / reviews, coverage of classic anime, hentai / yaoi, and much, much more. Updated every week. We hope.

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Episodes

Anime World Order Show # 94 - Disappearance Is the Penultimate Weapon

April 12, 2011 03:19 - 23 MB

Wow, we missed...quite some time! It's as though we disappeared! (Or perhaps expired?) To that note, Gerald reviews the manga Disappearance Diary...after we spend half the show talking about US animation for a change! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 93 – Podcasting and Human Gestation Take Just As Long

February 28, 2011 02:32 - 26.5 MB

It took something like nine months, but now that Clarissa isn't working full time and taking a full load of graduate school classes she can now bring to us her review of the Viz Signature release of Kingyo Used Books. Joining us is "Chiaki" from the AAA Podcast. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Stroking the Pewter Wizard at Genericon 2011

February 19, 2011 04:15 - 44.5 MB

We didn't record anything at Genericon 2011 ourselves, but we did sit down for an interview with the Reverse Thieves for their podcast, The Speakeasy. We basically disrupted whatever was planned. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 92 – Genericon Is This Week, Now You Know

February 07, 2011 01:43 - 31.7 MB

We haven't posted anything lately, and with our convention appearance at Genericon impending, Daryl figured we may as well let people know that the convention appearance at Genericon actually exists! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 91 - Breaking the RRRRRUUUle

January 08, 2011 21:52 - 30.1 MB

In this recorded-on-New-Year's-Eve installment of AWO, Gerald reviews the recently-concluded Gainax anime series Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt...eventually. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 90 – Howdy Sir Dog Milk

December 16, 2010 05:22 - 24.7 MB

So concludes five years of podcasting! We begin Year 6 by reviewing Peepo Choo by Felipe Smith with special guest, Paul Chapman aka "The Almighty Gooberzilla" aka "White Daryl." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Daryl Wastes Your Time

December 07, 2010 04:58 - 36.1 MB

Daryl decided to record this by himself in lieu of a real episode since everyone else has been busy for over a month. If you're naughty this Christmas, this may happen again. And you don't want that. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 89 – Mamoru Oshii Is a Weird Dude

October 29, 2010 23:03 - 29.5 MB

Boy, we sure put this one off! Daryl finally bites the bullet after saying he'd do it for four months and reviews Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, a little-known OAV from Mamoru Oshii. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 88 – We Need to FEEL SOMETHING

October 01, 2010 02:48 - 22.8 MB

Ah, Garcian...how long has it been? Entirely too long; we missed about two months of podcasting! But fear not, for we are back?long enough to record ONE review anyway! Gerald?s reviewing the old 1990 OAV series AD Police Files. If you haven't already done so, we recommend listening to our Show # 75a podcast on Bubblegum Crisis before this one, since AD Police Files is a prequel to that. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 87 – Welcome to the Otakon Show

August 19, 2010 22:07 - 51.2 MB

It's been a month since the last episode due to Otakon 2010, so the least we could do is give you a convention report of it! While we're at it, we review the new theatrical film Welcome to the Space Show. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 86f - If You Don't Use It You Lose It

July 17, 2010 20:07 - 18.7 MB

We forgot to record a closing and tell people what we were reviewing next time. In fact, we took so long that we lost the voicemail number! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 86e -ROW ROW ROW, FIGHT THE PATRIARCHY

July 17, 2010 20:00 - 14.5 MB

Suffering a broken back for disrespecting THE LEGEND caused this review to be delayed, but here now is Daryl?s review of Swallowing The Earth by Osamu Tezuka. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show 86d – Remembering When Gainax Was Special

June 07, 2010 01:06 - 21.8 MB

Gerald reviews the first anime released by Gainax as a studio and what he considers to be the greatest anime movie of all time, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show 86c – 5 cm Per Second: LOOKIT DEM CLOUDS

May 23, 2010 03:23 - 11.7 MB

Finally we get to the reviews for this episode! Clarissa reviews 5 cm Per Second by Makoto Shinkai, whose works we?ve not actually reviewed until now. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show 86b – News + Anime Boston 2010 Report

May 15, 2010 05:39 - 24.6 MB

We sort of forgot to do news segments for the last several months! Oops! We also forgot to do a convention report for Anime Boston 2010, which Gerald attended as Press and Daryl/Clarissa attended as panelists. Let's tackle these before we get into the reviews. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show 86a - We'll Give It Our All (Next Week)

May 04, 2010 01:50 - 16.5 MB

In this episode, we finally review that which had been suggested to us in that "suggest things for us to review" contest. Well, not THIS episode. Here, we're just answering emails. But you can listen to it for now since it's edited. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus – 2008-2009 In Review...Moe Is The Sniper

April 24, 2010 23:04 - 35.6 MB

What was supposed to be one or two bonus installments at most became a month-long affair, but it's finally over: the last bonus installment of our decade in review! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus – 2007 In Review...Because 2008-2009 Took Too Long

April 18, 2010 22:14 - 20.8 MB

What should have been the final installment of the AWO 2000-2009 Decade in Review is now the penultimate since the recording went too long. No matter! That makes this a "mere" 45 minutes long! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus – 2005-2006 In Review...Without TV's Matt Alt

March 25, 2010 00:16 - 32.8 MB

Matt Alt had to peace out to DC on a business trip, so we?ll be hitting up this installment of the decade in review without him. We cover two more years, and from this point on things start looking slightly bleak. You've been warned. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - 2003-2004 In Review...Also With TV's Matt Alt

March 06, 2010 21:55 - 31.7 MB

The AWO decade in review soldiers on, and we are joined once again by TV's Matt Alt! We only got through two years this time, but there was a lot to talk about. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - 2000-2002 In Review With TV's Matt Alt

February 27, 2010 05:03 - 27.4 MB

Two months after everyone else on the planet has done THEIR decade in review, we decide it's time we start on ours! In this part, we cover 2000-2002. With special guest, TV's Matt Alt! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 85d - The Art of Osamu Tezuka: It'll Stop a Bullet

February 17, 2010 22:15 - 20.3 MB

In part 4 of Show 85 Clarissa wraps things up by reviewing the hardcover edition (with DVD) of this new coffee table style book by Helen McCarthy. Want the whole show right now in one file? It's on the website as a direct download ONLY as our segmented RSS feed release experiment continues. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 85c - Nobody's Seen Bobby's Girl

February 10, 2010 05:38 - 13.8 MB

In part 3 of Show 85 Gerald reviews Bobby's Girl, a forgotten classic of the 1980s. Want the whole show right now in one file? It's on the website as a direct download ONLY as our segmented RSS feed release experiment continues. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 85b - We Meet Again, Captain Buttwipe

February 03, 2010 05:11 - 27.6 MB

In Part 2 of Show 85, Daryl reviews the anime OAV adaptation of Go Nagai's highly influential and highly infamous series, Violence Jack. Want the whole show right now in one file? It's on the website as a direct download ONLY as our segmented RSS feed release experiment continues. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 85a - Don't Shorten the Show, Just Split It Up

January 27, 2010 06:58 - 32.9 MB

As we kick off 2010 we've decided to try experimenting with releasing episodes in both per-segment as well as contiguous versions. As such, this is Part 1 of Show 85, the emails and news segments. The remaining parts will be posted once a week. Want the whole show right now in one file? It's on the website as a direct download ONLY. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Answering Emails the Otaku Way: On Christmas Eve

December 25, 2009 00:40 - 29.9 MB

Christmas is typically a time for family and loved ones. But for us, it's just another day. So let's answer some emails. Oh, and announce the winners of the contest we've been running for the last several months. Recording quality is a bit below the norm since this wasn't processed the usual way. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 84 - Four Year Anniversary With Jason Thompson

December 09, 2009 04:06 - 22.1 MB

It's our fourth year anniversary! Our special guest is Otaku USA's Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, so we're doing an all-manga edition of AWO. Clarissa spirals into madness with Uzumaki, Gerald lets fly with Crying Freeman, and Daryl passes on to the next life courtesy of Violence Hero Riki-Oh! For this episode we offer the option of downloading the show in segments if you go to the website. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplement...

Anime World Order Show # 83 - The AWO Is Short of Money, Like the BBC

November 18, 2009 04:06 - 61.9 MB

As a result of the hidden catches of web hosting, this podcast MAY VANISH FOREVER (or temporarily), but not before Gerald reviews Astro Fighter Sunred, Clarissa reviews Ristorante Paradiso, and Daryl reviews Sword of the Stranger! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Anime Weekend Atlanta 2009 Con Report

October 31, 2009 05:02 - 38.1 MB

WARNING: audio quality and editing aren't up to our usual "standards." But regardless, here's our quite-delayed, quite chaotic convention report for Anime Weekend Atlanta 2009! With our special guests, Gerald's Harem Plus Plus! [Amanda, Andrea, Laina, Brian] Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Interview With the "Old Timers of Anime," Otakon 2009

September 30, 2009 05:29 - 36.6 MB

After two and a half months we finally got it together and have edited some of our Otakon audio! Here's our interview with the Philadelphia Animation Society's "Old Timers of Anime," conducted Saturday, July 18 at Otakon 2009. Do go back and listen to our 2008 interview with them if you haven't already done so. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Otakon 2009 Press Conference, Japanese Creators

September 07, 2009 21:52 - 44.7 MB

Courtesy of the Ani-Gamers Podcast at www.anigamers.com, here is the Otakon 2009 press conference for Japanese guests Noboru Ishiguro, Masao Maruyama, Yukio Kikukawa, and Hidenori Matsubara. Gerald and Clarissa were in attendance, as were several others. They edited it so we don't have to! Anime Weekend Atlanta panel preparations are still taking up all of our time, so if you'll be there, be sure and attend Doujin World (18+), History of Hentai (18+), Black Jack: Tezuka's Dar...

Anime World Order Show # 82b - Chow Yun-Fat Has The REAL Tequila Shotgun

September 02, 2009 03:11 - 30.1 MB

Show 82 concludes with Daryl's review of Bartender and Clarissa's review of One Outs. But first, a special voice mail from the ONE AND ONLY Vic Mignogna, who tells us all about his experience at Whack-a-Nerd at Anime Festival Orlando! Keep your eyes on our Youtube channel for possibly related material in the near future. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 82a - Carmencita Is A Bird, Your Argument Is Invalid

August 21, 2009 04:53 - 43.4 MB

We've moved to new hosting! Let us know if you encounter any broken links. This time, Clarissa's picking the shows for everyone. In return for what Gerald made her review, she's assigning him to review the Starship Troopers anime. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Otakon 2009 Con Report

July 29, 2009 00:58 - 60.1 MB

It's been entirely too long since we've done any con reports. In fact, we owe about a year's worth. But here's our report for Otakon 2009 while it's still fresh in our minds. Warning: in order to release this "on time," we opted to more or less release the audio unedited. It's rougher than we'd like. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 81b - Tickle Me Pink Elmo Would've Prevented Cannibalism

July 10, 2009 05:54 - 60.5 MB

Show 81 concludes with Daryl's review of Kekko Kamen and Clarissa's review of Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman. Along with the post-Anime Expo news, can you really call it the second half of a podcast when it's over 2 hours long? WE CAN! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 81a - Rei Fukai, You Are Worse Than Michael Jordan

July 03, 2009 01:17 - 42.8 MB

The deadly experiment continues! This time it's Gerald's turn to pick the titles for everyone to review. He's taken the heavy burden of reviewing Yukikaze upon himself. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 80b - Let's News Lengthy!

June 11, 2009 04:19 - 43.3 MB

The news segment for Show #80 ran long, so here it is in its own separate file. Numbered #80b because you guys said you didn't mind it. SORRY, BOSTONIANS! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 80 - Daryl Just Made You a Better Hero (Through Tragedy)

June 04, 2009 03:28 - 53.7 MB

Show #80 begins Gerald's experiment, in which one host selects what everyone else reviews. Daryl is up first, and as such he is dragging everyone into the Madhouse! Gerald's reviewing Kemonozume and Clarissa's reviewing Kaiba. Meanwhile, Daryl himself speaks of the grand masterpiece that is Goku: Midnight Eye!

Anime World Order Show # 79b - Bruce Willis-chan, Why Have You Forsaken Us

May 07, 2009 06:21 - 51 MB

Here's the second half of AWO Show 79. Along with a news addendum, Clarissa reviews Detroit Metal City and Daryl reviews Queen Millennia. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 79a - Kittens Without Perception Are Spiritually Useless

April 22, 2009 02:38 - 36.7 MB

Here's the first half of Show 79, where we read some emails, play a voicemail, talk the news, and Gerald reviews Chi's Sweet Home. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 78b - It's Totally Off-Topic, Except Not

March 28, 2009 04:09 - 41.8 MB

Here's the second half of Show 78, containing the news segment and Clarissa's review of Heaven Wars Shurato. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 78a - Look, Mr Takazawa! An AAAAA-NGEL!

March 19, 2009 00:05 - 47.8 MB

Once again, we're splitting this one in two due to the ever-increasing running time. In this first half, Gerald reviews Roujin Z and Daryl finally breaks his silence on Mamoru Oshii to talk about Angel's Egg. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 77b - Please Don't Take My Baby Robot

February 27, 2009 00:06 - 41 MB

Here's the second half of Show 77 with our special guest Mike Toole. It contains Gerald's review of Five Star Stories and Clarissa's review of The Big O. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 77a - Might As Well [Anime] Jump For Your Love

February 23, 2009 17:06 - 46.9 MB

Our special guest this episode is the returning Mike Toole! This first half of the show contains our introductory feedback response session, the news, and Daryl's review of Baccano!. The second half will have Gerald's review of Five Star Stories and Clarissa's review of The Big O. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 76b - BAOH HAS A LASER CANNON!

February 04, 2009 03:51 - 52.2 MB

OH NO, THE BANDANA'S COME OFF! Here now is the second half of Show 76 containing the reviews of Shootfighter Tekken, Baoh, and Part 4 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Warning: this might melt your brain. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 76a - A Disgrace to the Anime Punditocracy

February 02, 2009 06:17 - 29.7 MB

Here's the first half of Show 76, containing the "general chat" portions of the show; reading emails and responding to recent anime news developments. Show 76b will contain the actual reviews. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 75b - Morgan Freeman Can't Be Everywhere At Once

January 14, 2009 05:55 - 58.3 MB

Show 75 with our special guest Ryan Gavigan concludes with the news segment, Gerald's review/summary of Riding Bean, and Clarissa's review of Yakitate! Japan. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 75a - 3rd Year Anniversary, So We Better Talk About Bubblegum Crisis

December 22, 2008 10:21 - 48.4 MB

For our final podcast of the year, we celebrate our third year anniversary with our special guest, Ryan Gavigan! Took us long enough; we'd been meaning to record this since before our first year anniversary. In the first part of this show, we talk to Ryan about his sordid life in anime fandom and Daryl reviews the Bubblegum Crisis OAVs, aka "the only Bubblegum Crisis that exists" or if you prefer "the REAL Bubblegum Crisis." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes,...

Bonus - SITACon and EXPCon 2008 Report

December 13, 2008 22:06 - 28.4 MB

Here's the last of our con reports for the year, this time for both SITACon 2008 and EXPCon 2008. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Bonus - Anime Weekend Atlanta 2008 Con Report

December 07, 2008 19:30 - 30.8 MB

Even though the convention was back in September, here's our con report for Anime Weekend Atlanta 2008. Show 75 is recorded and will hopefully be posted soon, but there may be one more convention report bonus edition posted first. Three bonus recordings in a row? Man, we are lazy. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

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