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Evan and Victoria return to the orange couch to catch up on the biggest anime news out of Hollywood, New York Comic Con, and White Base. Show Notes Evan and Victoria are excited about the confirmation of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable's anime adaptation. Victoria is bummed that Akiko Higashimura's Himozairu manga about men seeking to be better househusbands was suspended due to complaints from men. Fans held a "Naruto Pride Parade" (as Victoria calls it) at New York Comic Con Ron Howard and Imagine Entertainment are turning Tiger & Bunny into a live-action movie! Both Evan and Victoria are enjoying the slow burn of The Perfect Insider. One-Punch Man is a bit like Inferno Cop, so naturally Evan is in love with it. RWBY Volume 3 just launched on Crunchyroll, and Victoria is impressed with the improved animation. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The Crunchycast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and pro

Our hosts Evan and Victoria take over CreativeBug studios to talk about high-stakes gambling adventures in Kaiji and whether or not it's ok to like Monster Musume.   Show Notes:   Both Victoria and Evan are pleased to see that Nozomi's bringing more of Dirty Pair to YouTube Evan begins the wild Jojo-esque gambling anime, Kaiji Victoria's torn about recent revelations on Rokka Miki Yoshikawa's seemingly incapable of making a character Evan doesn't love in the latest chapters of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Correction: Yen Press has ramped up its light novel imprint in 2015, having released six new light novels in the last month alone. You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. We're now on YouTube as well! The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas. A special thanks to Creativebug Studios for production this episode! If you have any questions for our hosts, you can reach us at CrunchyCast@crunchyr

Crunchyroll Brand Manager Danika Harrod joins Crunchycast hosts Evan and Victoria to consider a potential FLCL remake, Metal Gear Solid References in Monster Musume, and take a look back on Rayearth and Akira.   Show Notes:   Male High School Student Arrested for Threatening to Kill "Love Live!" Fans  Danika shares Gangsta author Kohske's foray into English-language social media Evan considers Production IG's move to purchase rights for FLCL with an option to remake On its 25th anniversary, Evan re-watches the anime classic Akira Victoria delves into the Rayeath OVA Danika tries out the new Crunchyroll release of Cerres, Celestial Legend Monster Musume pays homage to a different kind of Snake You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. We're now on YouTube as well! Check out our latest episode there - old episodes will be uploaded shortly. The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas. If you have any q

Evan and Victoria host the Crunchycast's video debut! Two cameras join the podcast to capture our hosts' excitement about the upcoming releases of Takahata's "Only Yesterday" and the Devilman vs Cyborg 009 crossover, and Evan and Victoria imagine the perfect anime that they would trap each other inside.  News Evan's eager about the upcoming theatrical run of Takahata's "Only Yesterday" Victroia can't figure out why Jun would fight Devilman in the upcoming Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman Anime Victoria Actually is in love with Actually, I Am Evan's thrilled with the genre-breaking harem fun in Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches manga Victoria's returns to Rokka after getting spoiled and is glad she did Evan appreciates the finer points of Gangsta Check out some sakuga MADs here: Sushio, Norio Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Imaishi, You Yoshinari Note: Shoji Kawamori did work on a Gundam after all all - he is credited for "Mechanical Styling" on Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory You can find more episode of Crunchycast on Crunch

Crunchyroll Features Editor and Customer Support Lead Nate Ming joins Evan and Victoria to talk about anime devils and the differences between selfie sticks and M16s.   Sorry for the earlier audio quality on this episode! We've fixed it up so it will be better for your listening pleasure. News Evan's impressed with Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F's Theatrical Run Victoria -Studio 4°C Announces Global Netflix Streaming Plans for Anime Nate shares the backstory of Fanart Friday - Drunkyroll Edition as the column approaches its 4 year anniversary Anime Evan starts the endless Case Closed manga Victoria realizes why Shimoneta isn't for her Nate's blown away by SCHOOL-LIVE! and is also keeping up with Monster Musume, Ushio and Tora, and Gangsta Evan manages to visit the screening of Shunji Iwai's The Case of Hana and Alice Victoria loves everything about Akame ga Kill except the main two characters Nate picks up the Japanese volumes of Kongou Banchou You can reach Nate with every support ticket you make on Cr

Coil up with your favorite monster girl for the long-awaited return of Crunchycast! Evan and Victoria grace the mics once more to chat about everything from Sherlock Hound to Frieza's new color.   This episode: News Evan visits San Francisco's J-POP SUMMIT, and is once more reunited with Chicchai-ossan #FoundOssan Victoria dreams about the new snake cafe in Japan The Crunchycast hosts contemplate a seven-meter hug pillow of everyone's favorite monster girl, Miia Tezuka's Black Jack gets bishounen treatment in an upcoming anime Anime Evan checks out Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection "F" Victoria can't get enough of her favorite Lamia in Monster Musume Evan won't stop watching Sherlock Hound Mysteries were spoiled for Victoria (but not for you) in Rokka! You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on Crunchyroll, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page. The CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchyroll Brand team. If you have any questions for our h

Welcome to the twelth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. This week, our hosts are joined by Max Scoville of IGN and The Comedy Button. You can find him on Twitter at @MaxScoville. Show Notes: News Victoria  Prison School Announcement Evan: 2015 Animator Dormitory Crowdfunding Campaign Launches Max: Dragonball Super excitement is building up Anime Evan’s pleased to share his experiences with Gall Force Victoria cooking up excitement for Food Wars Questions   Jace Summers (‏@Colamancer) I always watch the entire intro/outro to anime, probably a habit from the VHS rental days. Do ya'll do this too? ♡ 위니 린 ♡ (‏@WinnieLin21) Favorite school romance anime? Brett (@thetruebrett) W

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities.   Show Notes:   News Victoria: Dragon Quest VIII makes its way to the 3DS Lauren: Yowamushi Pedal character rankings come in! Evan: Dallos is now on Crunchyroll! Build Your Anime Blog is now available! Anime Lauren’s fascinated by the consequences of alternative selves in Gunslinger Stratos Victoria goes deep on the latest Sailor Moon Crystal Evan’s excited by the pitching animation in the That’s a Baseball! arc of Jojo’s Questions from #CrunchyCast Horo ‏@TrickedOutHoro @Crunchyroll Is there an anime that you really like a lot, but can't stand one of the protagonists in it? #CrunchyCast Assuming parasyte the maximum was

Welcome to the tenth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities.   This week, our hosts are joined by Thomas Zoth, also known as ABCBTom online. His work can be found on his blog, Hungry Bug Diner, The Fandom Post, Infinite Rainy Day, O-Talk Podcast, and The Anime Now Podcast. You can reach him via his Twitter account.   Show Notes: News Evan chats about anime birthdays Tom is thrilled about the stateside release of Franken Fran, as well as  Monster Musume’s unfairly talented staff Victoria’s impressed with Agumon’s gains in Digimon tri. Anime Tom talks Punchline and explores some interesting multi-media assets in the show, as well as Yamada-kun, which challenges the Shirobako writing staff to adapt

Welcome to the ninth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria are joined by Publisher's Weekly writer and manga industry expert Deb Aoki! You can read her work on Publisher's Weekly, on her website Manga Comics Manga, and on her Twitter account. Victoria's not surprised that one out of every seven smart phones in Japan have the Love Live game downloaded. Obama thanks Japan for manga and anime. Toei announces a new addition to the Dragonball saga, Dragonball Super  Evan investigates the "manga ghetto" of the Eisner awards You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libsyn page.  CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto a

Welcome to the eighth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria are joined by Crunchyroll Brand Manager Tiffako! You can find her online on her twitter. Victoria shares some anecdotes about the new Naruto movie's subtitled trailer. Tiffa's excited about the upcoming Parasyte live-action sequel. Evan expresses his skepticism about the news concerning the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell film Victoria is enjoying the 90's-styled action of Triage X Tiffa's watching Punchline every week live for you to enjoy! Check out our Live page to join her for the fun! Evan's finally trying out Cardcaptor Sakura in his attempt to research anime for his panel this weekend. Evan

Welcome to the sEVANth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. Show Notes: This week, Evan and Victoria break open the CrunchyCast mailbox! Victoria unpacks College Humor’s new video about anime fans Evan explores some of Digital Manga Publishing’s new announcements Victoria and Evan answer YOUR questions! If you’re ever curious about anything related to our hosts, or to Crunchyroll at large, tweet at us using the hashtag #CrunchyCast or email CrunchyCast@crunchyroll.com Correction: During the Sailor Moon/Madoka discussion, Evan was comparing the target audiences of the two titles, rather than their degrees of sophistication. You can find more episodes of CrunchyCast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, and our Libs

Welcome to the sixth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities.   This week, during our Anime Boston segment, CrunchyCast is joined by Mike Toole and Michael Sinterniklaas. Mike Toole is a columnist for Anime News Network, where he writes The Mike Toole Show. You can also find his work on the pages of Otaku USA and Topless Robot. Michael Sinterniklass is a director, producer, and actor now at NYAV Post. His most recent accomplishments include the English dub of Gundam: the Origin, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Daisuki, and Google Play. Miles Thomas, a brand manager with Crunchyroll and the producer of CrunchyCast, can also be heard.   Show Notes: Evan shares his excitement about Discotek's new releas

Welcome to the fifth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities.   This week, CrunchyCast is joined by Nick Robinson, video producer at Polygon. Previously he was a host at Revision3 games, where he created the show Behind Anime Lines. You can find more from him on his Twitter.   Show Notes: Nick's abuzz about the news from Nintendo Direct! Evan contemplates the fall of the anime distributor Anime Sols Capcom's April Fools captivated all of our hosts Victoria's following the news of otaku idol Shokotan, who will play Diana in Sailor Moon Crystal Evan counts the days until Ninja Slayer airs Victoria's wait is over for Food Wars! Evan's enjoying early Miyakaki in Sherlock Hound Nick's finishing up Parasyte and De

Welcome to the fourth episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. This week, CrunchyCast is joined by Daryl Surat, the most dangerous anime podcaster. In addition to serving as a host for the Anime World Order, Daryl writes for Otaku USA magazine. You can find him on the Anime World Order website, Otaku USA, or on his Twitter.   Show Notes: Victoria looks into the dark new Naruto rings Evan follows the newest Tezuka news about a French reboot of Astro Boy Daryl's impressed of the garage origins of the Tie Fighter fan animation Victoria's watching Naruto's Tenten-centric episode and Your Lie in April Daryl encourages everyone to watch gdgd Fairies Evan rants about Haibane Renmei Correction: Evan refers to Astro

Welcome to the second episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we bring you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Victoria and Evan as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities.CrunchyCast can currently be found on our LibSyn page,  iTunes, and Sticher Radio with more sources to follow. Our RSS feed is http://crunchyroll.libsyn.com/rss. We'll be uploading new episodes every Friday, with breaks for select holidays. Evan is excited about Studio MAPPA's new film, which recently reached its goal in crowdfunding. Victoria celebrates the 18th birthday of Toonami! Evan walks us through Nintendo's effort to branch out into mobile games. Victoria shares her insights on the new film and TV anime for Wake Up Girls! Our next episode will feature our first guest: Daryl Surat, of Anime World Order! Check out an episode of Anime World Order, hi

Welcome to the second episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we bring you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Victoria and Evan as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. Remember to tweet your questions to us with the hashtag #CrunchyCast! This Week's Show Notes:  Evan gushes about Crunchyroll's latest addition, Inferno Cop Victoria is titilated by rumors of a Monster Musume anime Victoria looks into the new Digimon Adventure tri visuals Evan examines an animator's personal perspective in the anime industry You can watch the episode of Naruto that Victoria discussed here and read Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer alongside Evan here. If you want to get caught up on Parasyte, every available episode can be found on its show page. CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchy

Welcome to the very first episode of the official Crunchyroll Podcast, CrunchyCast! Each week, we'll be bringing you the hottest news and perspectives on the world of anime. Join hosts Evan and Victoria as they delve into the best programming the web has to offer, explore pressing questions, and interview the anime community and industry's most compelling personalities. This Week's Show Notes: Victoria analyzes the Shirobaco cafe Evan’s excited about new Ninja Slayer character designs Victoria is ready to buy the new Final Fantasy remaster The new Naruto arc discussed by Victoria begins here Corrections: Grave of the Fireflies is Takahata's first Ghibli film, not Only Yesterday. Michiaki Sato and Yoshinori Sayama designed the robots in RahXephon. Shoji Kawamori did some storyboards and Yutaka Izubuchi is the director. CrunchyCast is hosted by Victoria Holden and Evan Minto and produced by Miles Thomas and the Crunchyroll Brand team. Thanks to Evan Purkhiser and Brandon Lee for technical assistance. If yo