This was originally the intro of Show 219, but it took a little longer to edit. So, PRESTO! In Show 220 Gerald shares his thoughts on Knights of the Zodiac, the 2023 live-action film adaptation of Saint Seiya. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 220 – Witness the Beginning of Toei’s Dark Universe

The intro ended up running long, but fret not as we'll release that audio next time! For now, Clarissa reviews 1987's Zillion, the coolest 80s Saturday morning cartoon / toy advertisement we never grew up with. Whether you're into Sega, Production IG, or Robotech, be ready to be mad at us getting things wrong here! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 219 – Stop Fighting and Give Me Your Brain

It took us a while--okay, it took 17 years since the last one--but we finally get around to completing our coverage of the 1980s Yoshikazu Yasuhiko post-Gundam film trilogy as Gerald reviews 1986's Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion, which most of us just knew as "Arion." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show 218 – We Forgot To Mention The Two Guys Who Accidentally Stabbed Each Other to Death

In this episode we bring Dave Merrill back on to talk about his favorite movie (and a Patreon request): 1969's The Flying Phantom Ship, adapted from a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. DID YOU KNOW HAYAO MIYAZAKI DREW A PART OF THIS MOVIE? (Yes. Yes we do know. You can lower your hand and sit down now.) Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 217 - Chug It Down! Glug It Down! Boa Juice!

IF YOUR DOWNLOADED EPISODE 216 IS JUST EPISODE 215 AGAIN: please delete and then redownload the episode from your podcast app. There was a typo in the RSS feed that we fixed immediately, but it didn’t propagate to the podcast directories for two hours. We meant to release this in January but uh, didn't. Anyway, this time around Gerald reviews the latest film from Masaaki Yuasa, Inu-Oh from 2021 (though it didn't come out in Japan/USA until 2022). Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 216 – Everything We Say About Japanese History Is Wrong

So begins a new year of podcasting for us! We're trying something new out by not necessarily reviewing one thing, but talking about a selection of Christmas-themed episodes of anime arranged from "least Christmas-y" to "most Christmas-y." Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 215 - Whamageddon Was Anime Even Before The Song Existed

It's our annual Thanksgiving trivia episode! We're joined this time by the highly versatile writer Kara Dennison (@RubyCosmos), who in addition to writing prose fiction also contributes to Crunchyroll and Otaku USA. As Lupin the Third would say, compared to her we're stumblebums. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 214 - Ego Hat, You've Ruined My Life

Because we just don't have enough randos blaming us singlehandedly for American anime fandom's ignorance, we've decided to talk about the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, a remake of the "lost episode" of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 213 – The Gang Doubles Down on Spreading Misinformation About Yoshiyuki Tomino

It's been a while since Gerald "pulled a Gerald": reviewed something that you can't easily go see. But he's back at it, reviewing the 1992 3-part OAV series Genesis Surviver Gaiarth. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 212 - He's the Himbo Fella of Salmonella

We're graced by a dangerous duo of mecha/mahjong enthusiasts this time around: Dave Cabrera (@Sasuraiger on Twitter) and Carl (@SDShamshel) join us for a convention report of Otakon 2022 which was held in Washington D.C. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 211 - Otakon 2022 Report With Dave no Kawaiikochans & Carl of Ogiue Maniax

With Otakon 2022 nearly upon us (we'll be there and have panels), Clarissa reviews 2014's Witch Craft Works, a 12-episode adaptation of Ryu Mizunami's recently-completed manga, the entirety of which is now available in English both digitally as well as in print. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 210 - Finally, a WCW We Can All Be Proud Of

We're picking another one from the Patreon request tier this time around, as Daryl reviews the 2009 series Basquash!, which despite being Satelight's highly anticipated follow-up to Macross Frontier was not released in the US until a full decade later. LET'S SPECULATE WHY. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 209 - So THIS is the Power of the Handle God

April seems like a good time to review horror anime, right? With the amount of viable horror anime picks being so slim, Gerald has opted for the 4-part OAV Demon Prince Enma, a dark reimagining of Go Nagai's classic character Enma-kun. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 208 - Wait, This Just Became Giallo

Once upon a time, this would have been labeled as a "bonus" episode since we don't even introduce ourselves or say the episode number, but since the last time we had him on was over a decade ago we decided to catch up with Jim Kaposztas, creator of the first AMV and certified "oldtaku" to talk about anime fandom, conventions, and creative fan endeavors in both the pre-Internet era as well as today. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 207 - Interview With Jim Kaposztas, Creator of the First AMV

We totally missed December entirely because we couldn't think of a suitable Christmas title, but with this new year Daryl elects to review the anime adventures of Locke the Superman: the 1984 movie as well as the OVAs Lord Leon, New World Command...and Mirror Ring. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 206 - We Must KILL Locke the Superman!

It's the annual trivia episode! For the first time, we have TWO special trivia guests: Christina Rose and Jason Moses, freelance Japanese to English otaku translators whose most recent gig is Super Robot Wars 30, out now on Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and for the first time with no region lockout, PC via Steam! Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 205 - If They Should Bar Wars, Let Trivia and Super Robot Wars Stay

In this episode, Clarissa reviews one of the signature titles from manga supergroup CLAMP: the 1994 anime series Magic Knight Rayearth. Fair warning: in addition to the TV series, we also talk about...Rayearth. You know, that OVA we all try to pretend doesn't exist. Which Clarissa and Gerald had actually never seen or really heard about until just now. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 204 - Bring Back Capes with Giant Shoulder Pads While Standing on Robots

As Halloween approaches and a new anime season begins, we offer some (very preliminary) thoughts on what we?ve seen so far, and Gerald reviews the sci-fi horror OVA Lily C.A.T., best known for being a thing that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel back when it was spelled that way. Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 203 - Look How Tough It Is For Japanese Guys to Hook Up With White Girls

In this episode, Daryl reviews one of his favorite titles from the 2010s which is finally readily available for viewing in English: the two-part theatrical film adaptation of the formative shojo classic Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern! (Spoilers: Gerald thought it absolutely sucked and is of appeal to nobody who is watching anime in the 21st century.) Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

Anime World Order Show # 202 - I'm Sorry, But I'm a Male Chauvinist

We are joined by Evan Minto of the newly launched digital manga service Azuki as well as the Ani-Gamers podcast to recap Otakon 2021, which we all attended. How are anime conventions faring in what was supposed to be the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic? Visit www.animeworldorder.com for full show notes and supplemental links.

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