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Episode 78 – The Confidence of the Pretender!

August 29, 2020 21:28 - 2 hours - 115 MB

In Memoriam: Chadwick Boseman 1976-2020 While it may seem that on the surface we’re just a good-natured group of folks who like talking about this fascinatingly strange interest of ours. the seedy truth is that we’re really a bunch of corporate shills. Why else would we be so vehemently against piracy, besides the risk of computer viruses that come with associated illegal platforms? Nope, we’re just deep in the pocket of the big companies, getting paid in clout more than anything else. For...

Episode 77 – The Power is Back On! (Mostly)

August 15, 2020 20:31 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Power outages sure do suck, and because we had to deal with a few of those quite recently it’s messed with our schedule going forward. But we’re back, even as a three-man group, to discuss the latest happenings that have been backlogged in the newsroom, from both the good and bad with a bit in the ugly department as well. And if you’re into soundtracks, there’s a lot of upcoming releases to look at, along with a long-requested show finally getting a dub, a look into upcoming shows for 2021,...

Episode 76 – The Summertime Pizza Party Buffet… Thing… Yeah. (Season 7 Premiere)

July 23, 2020 23:55 - 3 hours - 184 MB

We’re in the deep of summer now, that’s for sure. The days are getting hotter, the storms are coming in quicker than you can predict, and the seasonal anime offerings are starting to heat up a little bit more – just wait for fall, it’s gonna get even nuttier. You know, because of the whole scheduling delays and postponements and stuff. But even though this season feels a lot slimmer than usual, there is still plenty to talk about from both the good and bad, and even a bit of the ugly as wel...

Episode 75 – The Virtual Con-Goings! (Season 6 Finale)

July 10, 2020 20:11 - 3 hours - 165 MB

Hard to believe that it’s been four months since the world, as we knew it, completely changed to a sudden standstill in the wake of… well, everything. Not that you’d notice it in some areas, but trust me, things are still pretty bad out there. It’s also lead to the shutdown and suspension of the anime convention circuit – that includes YOU, Anime Matsuri – but thanks to the power of the internet the shows are still able to go on… if only a bit smaller than usual. But that means you don’t ha...

Episode 74 – The Return of the King!

June 25, 2020 21:38 - 2 hours - 133 MB

As many have said already, 2020 has been a wild year. “Unpredictable” is putting it lightly, and there have been plenty of surprises throughout to help keep our minds somewhat distracted from the continued tire fire that is the real world in the year 2020. Nevertheless, as we approach the halfway mark of the collective dumpster fire of a year, plenty of future developments have been laid out for when we all escape this year, such as a pair of big projects: The Promised Neverland going live-...

Episode 73 – The Lost Legendary Pitch of the Galactic Heroes

June 07, 2020 00:54 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

Picking up where the last show left off, as it was yet another super-long recording, we have a full discussion of the upcoming Dragon Quest anime, a pair of virtual conventions happening in the wake of CRX 2020’s cancellation, some surprising announcements coming from across the pond, and a long-lost dub finally coming to the surface for what could have with Legend of the Galactic Heroes – for further details, visit here: https://imissbionix.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/oceans-legend-of-the-gal...

Episode 72

June 05, 2020 15:13 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

There is no clever title to this show. There is no real point to describe what this show is about. It’s not a show that anyone really needs to hear, but if anyone wants a momentary distraction from the events happening out in the real world right now, this show will supply it. But do not let the events happening outside to escape your mind, and do not let this show serve as the means to an end to ignore what is happening, as we are not ignoring it either. We know where we stand, we know wha...

Episode 71 – The Future Aligns in the Stars

May 22, 2020 21:58 - 2 hours - 145 MB

In Memory of Zac Bertschy The morning of May 22 seemed like any other morning, at first glance. Just a simple day in our new normal, nothing too out of the ordinary. And then the word broke that Zac Bertschy from Anime News Network had passed away. Without the groundwork that had been laid in for ANN and programs like the ANNCast, a show such as this would never have been made into reality, and we join his friends, family, and colleagues in mourning over his passing. An incredible member o...

Episode 70 – THE Biggest Surprise of 2020: The Return of Inuyasha!

May 10, 2020 04:18 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

2020 has been a wild year. We didn’t see this coming, you didn’t see this coming, NOBODY saw this coming. But sure enough, on Friday night (May 8), the world was shocked and stunned to hear about a new project involving an old friend to many a long-time anime fan: YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON, a spinoff/sequel to Rumiko Takahashi’s grand shonen masterwork INUYASHA, coming this fall – THIS FALL. So enjoy 50 minutes of loose discussion all about this new project, from the reveals and the po...

Episode 69 – The Virtual Train to Infinity!

May 09, 2020 12:12 - 3 hours - 171 MB

Yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh like a middle-school kid at the episode number. Done? Good, now onto business. It’s an doubly-packed show for such a milestone number, talking the latest and final preparations for the Streaming Wars kicking off later in May, the latest on what’s happening with the convention circuit, a triple shot of Demon Slayer discussion, and a good amount of dub casts to talk about – mostly courtesy of the Dub Talk duo of the group. And, of course, we have an extensive ru...

Episode 68.1 – Bonus Audio

April 29, 2020 17:51 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

The following is an assortment of segments from our last episode that were cut from the show, mostly because it was already 3 hours in length and there was no reason to go any longer than needed. Enjoy the extra bits of random tangents and general silliness that this show is known for, and stay tuned for a new episode coming next week – in the meantime, enjoy the festivities at Anime Lockdown 2020, the first remotely-produced anime convention of its kind, this weekend of May 1st through the...

Episode 68 – The Springtime, uh… Take-Out Delivery?

April 17, 2020 23:39 - 3 hours - 184 MB

In Memoriam: Keiji Fujiwara 1964-2020 You don’t need us to tell you that this spring anime season is a little bit stranger than others. As we continue to roam through a new world of isolation in the prolonged wait for the “all clear,” nothing is for certain and everything is incredibly fluid. This also applies to the spring season, with shows being postponed at any moment; it’s very possible that more shows will be announced to be postponed after this episode has been released. As it stand...

Episode 67 – The Fool’s Grab-Bag!

April 03, 2020 22:20 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

Sometimes, a show has to happen with enough material present. And with a few more announcements of upcoming projects coming out after our last show wrapped, why not get one more show under our collective belt before the spring season kicks off? And our good friend Sketch is also here to join us in our grab-bag rundown, sharing some insight on the upcoming Lupin the Third: The First film from GKIDS, the sudden news regarding Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU, some more reasons to stay home amid...

Episode 66 – The Thousand-Year Wait is… Over???

March 27, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

Well, some things are always inevitable, right? Yes, BLEACH is coming back for another go-around in anime form, along with several other projects coming down the pipeline very soon – as revealed in a very Nintendo Direct-like fashion since… you know, real life has shut everything down. But at least there are some good projects dropping on Netflix to keep us occupied while we’re all in self-isolation and quarantine, along with a few teases for new projects from both Tatsuki and the possible ...

Episode 65 – The Quarantined Gathering of Godfathers!

March 19, 2020 21:10 - 2 hours - 137 MB

The world may be shut down, everything may be suspended and even cancelled, but our show will be continuing for all of you out there to listen to and pass the time with. And joining us on our first show in this brave and quiet new world we find ourselves in is Stephanie from Dub Talk, here to have some fun and dunk on her boyfriend with the rest of us after we talk about the rampant effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused for… well, everything. Make sure to wash your hands for 20 seco...

Episode 64 – The Rising of the U.A. Heroes!

March 06, 2020 03:13 - 3 hours - 168 MB

Being in the midst of a massive theatrical rollout of so many films, this was definitely an inevitable choice for us to talk about. And yes, we will be gushing over how good Heroes Rising is, along with just how strong of a series My Hero Academia really is, because it’s just that. And we have a good bit of stuff from Sentai to give our approval over, maybe save for one choice selection, along with some business talk from both Netflix and Crunchyroll, the latest effects of this whole COVID-...

Episode 63 – The CrunchySalt Awards 4: NOT GOOD

February 21, 2020 22:28 - 3 hours - 272 MB

Dear Crunchyroll, We’re not mad at you. We’re just very, very disappointed in you and your recent behavior. On a night where you were set to give honor and praise to the best that the anime season had to offer in 2019, it left many an audience member feeling conflicted and, in some cases, dissatisfied. And in our case, it left us feeling rather annoyed, irritated, and left with little else to say other than “what were you thinking?” Our one hope is that you will listen to us and our special...

Episode 62 – The Mid-Season Winter Feast!

February 20, 2020 01:53 - 2 hours - 224 MB

Yes, yes, we know this is SUPER late. January’s been a hectic month and with how the last two episodes went, there wasn’t much else to do but push the seasonal roundup show to February. Don’t worry, this won’t happen again for the spring (we hope), so do enjoy our long-belated thoughts on the offerings that winter has to offer, along with a rather lengthy discussion over a certain show that’s been the center of a LOT of polarizing controversies. Namely that it’s way too horny for its own go...

Episode 61 – A Torrential Triple-Header!

January 25, 2020 22:16 - 4 hours - 347 MB

I know that you’re immediately looking at that total running time, and in our defense, we did NOT plan for this show to go as long as it did. Our original plan did not call for this much material to be discussed, but much like a sudden downpour of rain, you can never predict just how much will come. So, for one time only, you are getting THREE episodes’ worth of content in one MEGA-packed show. We will NEVER have a show run this long EVER AGAIN. That is a promise that we will try our best ...

Episode 60 – The New Year’s Return! (Season 6 Premiere)

January 10, 2020 22:29 - 1 hour - 158 MB

2020 is off to an eventful start, to say the least. Between the retirement of Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, the settling-in of the winter season, our own personal lives still being rather hectic and the rest of the world totally NOT igniting in calamitous flames, we’re going to be in for a lot of work throughout the year. But in the meantime, this show is here to serve as a glance into the wacky and weird world of the anime industry. And for our first show of the new year, we have the continuatio...

Episode 59 – The Joe & Alex Show! (Season 5 Finale)

December 27, 2019 14:22 - 1 hour - 147 MB

As the year comes to an end, so too does the fifth batch of shows, and to make it a little bit more special… well, we’re only at 50% capacity. It’s been a hectic December for us, but there’s still one more show left in us, talking a good bit of the big news from Jump Festa, the sudden and unfortunate collapse of Tear Studio, some interesting developments between Crunchyroll and Viz Media, and a large batch of polls to run through and even question why certain shows were ranked higher than b...

Episode 58 – A Second New York Minute!

November 27, 2019 17:35 - 2 hours - 204 MB

Something something we’ve been gone for a month because of a multitude of reasons, but now we’re back to bring forth a jam-packed show of Anime NYC happenings, the weird comments Yoshiyuki Tomino had on Makoto Shinkai, the latest in the LOL-suit progression, and one of our favorite pastimes: POLLS! Specifically, a poll from the NHK all about Rumiko Takahashi and her works. Spoiler, a big favorite is the top poll choice on there. Also, Daman Mills is a vocal magician. That is all. 2:40 – O...

Episode 57 – Lo-Fi Fall Season Anime Discussions to Study To

October 29, 2019 18:05 - 2 hours - 216 MB

You know, for the fall season, the selections on display aren’t super big. Maybe it’s because last fall was so giant that it makes this look small by comparison, but it just doesn’t have the same excitement in its offerings. Well, be that as it may, we are here to give our brief thoughts on the premiering shows for the final season of the 2010s, along with some discussion on this impending streaming war happening very soon and how HBO Max is going to get our money with the Studio Ghibli lib...

Episode 56 – The LOL-suit, Part 2: The Backwards Sweep!

October 09, 2019 01:20 - 1 hour - 158 MB

(CONTENT WARNING: There’s more explicit language than usual. Listen with headphones on.) You know, we really couldn’t have foreseen the sheer level of idiotic stubbornness that some people are capable of exhuming. It truly is remarkable to see how far some folks will go to stick to their guns, even when coming up short on every single account. It is, without question, a true LOLcow of a lawsuit that has been thrown out – you might call it a “LOL-suit,” even. What a shame that the guy in qu...

Episode 55 – PROMARE: The Burning Passion!

September 24, 2019 19:07 - 1 hour - 124 MB

If you’re just joining us from the last episode, or if you’re listening to this episode first, better strap in for an incredible thrill ride in the form of PROMARE – spoilers, obviously, but either way, this movie is HIGHLY recommended, so go see it wherever and whenever you can. Check out our written review of the film, from the Anime Expo premiere, right here: http://www.surrealresolution.com/index.php/2019/08/01/promare-film-review/ Additional audio from: PROMARE PROMARE OST This is Sp...

Episode 54 – Congrats, Ketchum!

September 24, 2019 19:05 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

You know what’s crazy? How a 10-year-old kid can try so many times for a championship in 22 years. But that’s the nature of sport, I suppose. Anyway, we have here a pretty packed show for you all, the first of TWO that came from our last recording – and don’t worry, the PROMARE talk is in the next episode, also available now. But if you’d like to hear these news bits, go on ahead, because we have some discussion on the latest Toonami schedule changes, some projects to look forward to over t...

Episode 53 – The LOL-suit Penance!

September 08, 2019 02:22 - 1 hour - 156 MB

You all knew this show was going to happen, it was all a matter of WHEN it was going to happen. And this was only set to be a show with the main focus being the Crunchyroll Expo event and announcements, but life always finds a way to change things up and bring out something that goes well and beyond the “on-screen” entertainment we’ve grown accustomed to. And while it’s been incredible to see a long-term case of self-appointed career destruction, that means we also have to report the detail...

Episode 52 – The Summer-Fest Jump Serve!

August 28, 2019 21:11 - 1 hour - 127 MB

With summer wrapping up, and with our various vacation time come and gone, we’re back to have a pretty fun episode – and a quick one, given the last few shows – with a report on Andy and Jet’s time at AnimeFest in Dallas, some thoughts on Millennium Actress after its theatrical run, and perhaps some bad news regarding Seven Deadly Sins heading into the fall season. Let it be known that there are too damn many isekai anime and not enough queer-centric isekai anime. Somebody should fix that,...

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