The Anivision Podcast

We aren't here no morez~

2010-09-10T15:14:00.002-04:00

In case you don't know, we've all grown up and got ourself's a big boy site. You'll find all our episodes and more at Anivision.org! We have a forum and we are posting many impressions and reviews on various games, anime, music, and much more! Join us there and have fun!

Episode 48 - Happy Anniversary Anivision

2010-07-22T20:15:00.003-04:00

In celebration of the Anivision Podcast turning 1, the admins reveal their plans for the "Rebuild of Anivision". In this week's discussion, the group examines EA Sport's Online Pass plan, visit the Anivision Revision Division with the PSP and welcome more members into the Anivision Hall of Fame.

Intro: Bleach's "Rolling Star" by YUI
Intermission: Ikkitousen XX's "Hishou Suru Tamashii" by Yasuharu Takanashi
Outro: Sekirei Pure Engagement's "Hakuyoku no Sekiyaku ~Pure Engagement~" by Hayami Saori & Inoue Marina & Hanazawa Kana & Endou Ayu

Sony Patents for Local MP Gaming Concept 9 (Kotaku)

Episode 47 - Spring 2010 Anime Awards Presentation

2010-07-15T00:00:00.001-04:00

Joined by Flags of the Decoration Disorder Disconnection podcast and also a blogger at Sekijitsu.com, the admins give their awards for outstanding performance in the Spring 2010 anime season.

Intro: Rainbow's "We're not alone" by coldrain
Intermission: Uraboku's "Uragiri no Nai Sekai Made" by Rayflower
Outro: Angel Beats' "Ichiban no Takaramono" by Girls Dead Monster

DDD Welcomes Jrow!
Jrow was a guest on the DDD podcast this past week as they discussed a certain zombie anime, reviewed the great series Durarara and more! Check out the episode here.

Thanks!
We once more thank Flags for joining us on the show this week. It was a great time and we hope to have you back on the podcast in the future!

Seitokai Yakuindomo Preview

2010-07-14T23:24:00.003-04:00

We accidentally left one show out from the 2010 Summer Anime Preview, and that would be Seitokai Yakuindomo. If you want advice from us on whether this show is worth checking out, listen to this segment.

2010 Summer Anime Preview

2010-07-12T23:26:00.006-04:00

In this special episode the Anivision hosts give their impressions on all the new shows of the 2010 Summer anime season.

Notes:

Album Artwork parodied from Occult Academy

Intro Song: Occult Academy's "Flying Humanoid (フライングヒューマノイド)" by Shoko Nakagawa

Insert Song: Nurarihyon no Mago's "Fast Forward" by Monkey Majik

Ending Song: Highschool of the Dead's "Major Doubt!" by Maon Kurosaki

Highlights Show

2010-07-07T01:36:00.004-04:00

As the Anivision Podcast nears its 1-year anniversary, Jrow & steev host a highlights show playing back some of the more humorous moments of the first 20 episodes of the podcast.

Episode 46 - The Perfect Score

2010-07-01T22:52:00.008-04:00

Jrow, steev, and Amuro are joined by Bakuhasu, from the RRFDP and DDD Podcast, to discuss video games that have earned the perfect score from Famitsu magazine and whether they are deserving.

Thanks!

Many thanks to Bakuhasu for filling in for Xcom this week! You can find his Row Row Fight Da Powah! podcast over at http://rrfdp.blogspot.com/ and his newest podcast Decoration Disorder Disconnection over at http://thedddcast.blogspot.com/. Subscribe to them and let them know Anivision sent ya!

Episode 45 - Defining Anime as "Classic"

2010-06-24T17:57:00.007-04:00

Xcom, Jrow, steev and Amuro give their thoughts on what makes an anime a "classic" and also give their personal views on how anime has changed for them over the years.

No no Kuni Trailer

MyAnimeLists:
Amuro: http://myanimelist.net/profile/Amuro1X
Jrow: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/jrow
Xcom: http://myanimelist.net/profile/xcom923
steev: http://myanimelist.net/profile/steev-sama

Episode 44 - The Anivision Media Briefing

2010-06-19T01:28:00.006-04:00

The admins look back at the E3 press conference and all of the big news that came from it. Amuro, Xcom and Jrow argue who won E3 in the Anivision Fight Club. Also, impressions of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker from Amuro & Jrow.

Episode 43 - Super Red Gundam XIII

2010-06-11T21:14:00.003-04:00

This week, Jrow reviews Mario Galaxy 2, steev reviews Red Dead Redemption, Amuro reviews Gundam 00F and the trio review Final Fantasy XIII. They also welcome more inductees to the Anivision Hall of Fame.

Rock Band 3 - Now with more keys & strings!

Mortal Kombat Rebirth

Mortal Kombat Game

Episode 42 - You Can (Not) Advance

2010-06-03T23:04:00.007-04:00

This week, the admins give their review of the Rebuild of Evangelion movies to this point and compare it to the original series.

Jrow's Edward Elric figure

Update on Crunchyroll simulcasting Bleach: With Crunchyroll obtaining the series, fansubber Datebayo will cease fansubbing the series. DB Press Release

Episode 41 - Nostalgia Goggles

2010-05-29T21:51:00.002-04:00

This week, Xcom & Jrow do Nintendo DS vs. Apple iPod Touch in the Anivision Fight Club and the admins compare 90's gaming vs. 00's gaming.

Episode 40 - Anivision Hall of Fame

2010-05-22T15:30:00.004-04:00

The admins give updated impressions on the Spring 2010 anime season, discuss some "Oh shi-" moments in anime and welcome the first members to the newly-opened Anivision Hall of Fame.

Music

Intro Music: "Ichirin no Hana" by High & Mighty Color (Bleach ED3)
Outro Music: "Calling" by FLOW (Heroman ED)

Show Notes

Lawl of the Week: Eroge Technology Advances! Grope and Strip Girls Virtually! (Sankaku Complex)

Episode 39 - We're Bringing Topics

2010-05-14T21:00:00.002-04:00

This week, we talk about our favorite type of anime girl, which anime universe (non-One Piece, non-Gundam) we'd like to live in, and multiplayer in Topic Potpourri.

LittleBigPlanet 2 Revealed (IGN)
Details about Assassin's Creed Brotherhood are unvailed (Kotaku)
New 4 player co-op mode, Onslaught, coming to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Kotaku)
Original Xbox Live finally dies off (Destructoid)
Gamestop employee loses job over RapeLay interview (Kotaku) (Link)
Wal-Mart testing Used Game business in 5 locations (Industry Games)
30% of Kodansha Manga Rejected by iTunes (ANN)
Death Note ban in Albuquerque High School fails (ANN)
Senkou no Night Raid's 7th episode to be shown streamed, not aired (ANN)
Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning G is the next Gundam anime (ANN)
Lawl of the Week: Falling for 2D girls is worse than cheating with a real woman (Sankaku)

Discussion

Bring Your Own Topic: Favorite Kind of Anime Girl (Amuro), Anime Universe (steev), Multiplayer vs. Co-op (Xcom), and Multiplayer Achievements (Jrow)

Jrow's Picture of the Day

To see all of Jrow's Picture of the Day pics, visit www.anivision.org

Episode 38 - Stay Stealthy

2010-05-07T19:51:00.004-04:00

This week, the admins put Sam Fisher (steev) vs. Solid Snake (Amuro) against each other in the Anivision Fight Club, and the admins discuss Japanese Anime in comparison to American Television.

Call of Duty: Black Ops (Kotaku)
God of War: Ghost of Sparta coming to PSP (Kotaku)
New SC: Conviction DLC on the way (Destructoid)
Mario Galaxy 2 including tutorial DVD (Destructoid)
Gainax's next anime is Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (ANN)
FMA's Yasuhiro Irie confirms the Manga's ending will be animated (ANN)
Ho-Kago Tea Time take #1 and #2 on the Oricon charts (ANN)

Discussion

Anivision Fight Club: Sam Fisher (steev) vs. Solid Snake (Amuro)
Watching American TV vs. Japanese Anime

Episode 37 - To Infinity Ward... And Beyond?

2010-04-29T22:47:00.011-04:00

Magus joins the admins (minus Xcom) as they give their thoughts on the whole situation between Infinity Ward & Activision along with the news of Respawn and Bungie.

March 2010 NPD Results (Kotaku) (Kotaku)
Datel vs. Microsoft update (Kotaku)
PS3 owner Files Class Action Lawsuit for the removal of "Other OS" in 3.21
Halo: Reach's Limited & Legendary collections revealed (Kotaku)
Bungie joins forces with Activision (Kotaku)
Square Enix launches new game studio 'Extreme Edges' to publish their mature Western games (Joystiq)
YouTube rents more Anime Network and Funimation videos (ANN)
Nana manga creator Ai Yazawa returns from the hospital (ANN)
Osaka designates 8 Boys Love mangas as "harmful" (ANN)
Lawl of the Week: Fictional Women "Have Human Rights" (Sankaku)

Discussion

steev and Jrow give impressions of House of Five Leaves & Tatami
To Infinity Ward... And Beyond? Assessing the Infinity Ward situation and whether they can rebound.

Thanks!

Thanks to Magus for joining us! It was fun having you on, and we hope to have you back on in the future!

Spring 2010 Anime Preview

2010-04-16T19:00:00.000-04:00

The admins preview the Spring 2010 anime season, including Angel Beats, Senkou no Night Raid, Arakawa and more!

Yutori-chan
Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor
B Gata H Kei
Heroman
Ookiku Furikabutte: Summer Tournament Series
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
Angel Beats!
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
Giant Killing
SD Gundam San Gokuden
Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Working!!
Senkou no Night Raid
Mayoi Neko Overrun!
RAINBOW
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitte Iru
K-ON!!
KissxSis
Yojo-han Shinwa Taikei
House of Five Leaves

We also have a "Quick Hits" preview of the following series:

Hetalia Axis Powers: 3rd Season
Marie & Gali 2.0
Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Tairan
Ring ni Kakero 1: Shadow
Major Season 6
Jewelpet Tinkle
Beyblade Explosion
Romance of the 3 Kingdoms
Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri
Da Capo Ext

Opening Theme - "Roulette" by Tetsuya (Heroman)
Ending Theme - "Listen!!" by Yoko Hikasa (K-ON!!)

Episode 36 - Tips for Papa Xcom

2010-04-16T01:48:00.010-04:00

This week, Jrow, steev and Amuro give Xcom tips on how to be a daddy and reveal the meaning of life.

Gears of War 3 revealed on Jimmy Fallon show
Ousted IW devs join EA, start up Respawn Entertainment (Kotaku)
Final Fantasy character designer, Yoshitaka Amano directs his first anime film (ANN)
Wikipedia co-founder reports 'child porn' in Wikimedia (ANN)
Gundam Cafe opening up outside Akihabara (ANN)
Lawl of the Week: Woman falls off Wii Fit, becomes "sex addict" (Kotaku)

Discussion

J, S and A give X tips on being a daddy (who better!)
The Meaning of Life - Revealed

Episode 35 - Take 2 with Baku

2010-04-11T00:42:00.012-04:00

After a failed recording of the podcast, the admins (with special guest Bakuhasu from the Row Row Fight Da Powah podcast) regroup and redo Episode 35. We discuss the Winter 2010 anime season, visual novels and have a Mecha Fight Club.

Swiss bill to ban violent video games explained (Joystiq)
Apple Press Conference: iPhone OS 4.0 (Gizmodo)
MGS Peace Walker Press Conference held
Bandai announces a June 2010 release for all three Zeta Gundam: A New Translation films (ANN)
The UK virtual child porn bill took affect on April 6th (ANN)
Funimation acquires the Eden of the East films (ANN)
Final Fantasy IX coming to PSN
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Map Pack sells 2.5 million units in one week
200,000 years worth of play time has been logged into MW2
Albert Hughes (Dead Presidents, Book of Eli) to direct first of two Akira films
Spice and Wolf II and Chobits to be released by Funimation in 2011

Discussion

Winter 2010 Anime Update/Wrap-Up
Visual Novels and their influence in Story adaptations for anime
Fight Club - Support The Mecha (Amuro/Bakuhasu) vs. Damn The Mecha (Jrow/steev)

Thanks!

RRFDP Podcast: Thanks to Baku for joining us! It was great recording two shows with you, but hopefully the next time we have you, we can condense it down to just one great show! And also thanks for playing our commercial in Episode 13.
AAA Podcast: Thanks to the AAA crew for playing our commercial in Episode 31! If you check out the forum there, you'll find Bakuhasu and Jrow posting there.

Episode 34 - The Crimson King Visits

2010-03-30T20:51:00.008-04:00

MovieChatter's Morgan McCormick (aka Crimson King) joins us this week as we discuss Games & Movies, 3D Gaming, and ask "Why so many sequels?"

(Xcom is MIA this week)

USB memory support hits Xbox 360 on April 6th (Kotaku)
Ubsioft reacts to Red Steel 2’s metacritic average (Destructoid)
Expect more violence when the Fist of the Northern Star game heads West (Kotaku)
Gintama series to continue sometime in the future (ANN)
Wolfgang Peterson developing a live-action Paprika film (ANN)
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Oasis contribute songs to the Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad film (ANN)
Michigan Middle School boy suspended over 'Death Note' (ANN)
TV Tokyo invests $750,000 in Crunchyroll (ANN)
US Politician "Anime is Why 2 Nukes wasn't enough." (Sankaku Complex)
Lawl of the Week: Pirates pay after downloading the Cross Days erotic visual novel (Kotaku) (Men's SOM)

Discussion
"Hey, You Got Your Movies In My Video Games!" "Hey, You Got Your Video Games In My Movies!": A Discussion on the relationship between video games and films
Video Games in 3D - Is it as much a success as the Big 3 want it to be?

Video Games' reliance on the Sequel

Thanks!

RandomChatter: Thanks to Morgan for joining us this week! You can find his MovieChatter podcast there, along with some written reviews by the red-headed Hero of the Day. Follow him on Twitter, @gingerwords, and
take a look at the other Podcasts on the RandomChatter network.

RRFDP Podcast: Thanks for having me on Episode 12! We're looking forward to having Bakuhasu join us for next week's show!

Episode 33 - Why'd You Drop That?

2010-03-24T21:33:00.007-04:00

Jrow, steev and Amuro ask each other, "Why'd You Drop That?" and give some of their favorite sites on the web.

Nintendo Announces New Hardware: The Nintendo 3DS (Kotaku)
Xbox 360 Valhalla chipset pictured, 360 Slim? (Xbox-Scene)

Accused Game Cheater Gets Knife Through Head and Survives (Kotaku)
Electronic Arts plans to release Pre-launch DLC for games (Joystiq) (Kotaku)
iPhone apps taking a sizable chunk out of PSP and DS game sales
A new proposal in Swiss government could ban violent video games (Jo yst i q)
Australian mature game detractor Michael Atkinson stepping down (Joystiq)
Jamie Fox to be playing Lynch in the Kane and Lynch Movie (Joystiq)
Aya Fujii Yaoi Manga Now Available on Kindle (A NN)
Bleach a Hollywood Movie? (Kotaku)
Giant Gundam Returns With Giant Beam Saber at Shizuoka (Ko ta ku)
Samurai Champloo Composer Jun 'Nujabes' Seba Passes Away (ANN)
Lawl of the Week: New game service starts this week (Kotaku)

Quick Hits
- Modern Warfare 2 Double XP weekend starts April 2nd
- Game Stop is having a PS3 and Wii Console shortage, and it will continue for some time
- The PC version of Splinter Cell Conviction has been delayed by 2 weeks, will be release on April 27th
- Final Fantasy XIII is the fastest selling game in the Final Fantasy franchise
- Heavy Rain DLC, 'Taxidermist,' due out April 1st on the PSN for $4.99
- 120GB HDD for Xbox 360 drops to $99.99
- FMA Brotherhood for PSP out May 20th in Japan
- Black Lagoon OVA to premiere July 17th in Japan on DVD/Blu-Ray
- Nausicaa Blu-ray dated in Japan for July 14th, US to see release sometime this summer
- You can now Gift iTunes Apps from the Applestore
Topics: Why'd You Drop That? & Favorite Spots on the Web
- Jrow -- moe .im outo.org, #lurk on irc.irchighw ay.n et (www.gotlurk.net), www.onemanga.com,
- steev -- #NEWS@rizon.net http://news.is-fabulo.us/, http://www.scnsrc.net/, http://www.d-addicts.com/
- Amuro -- sankakucomplex.com, n g eekhion g.b l o gspo t.com, mahq.net

Episode 32 - XIII

2010-03-18T17:19:00.005-04:00

This week, the admins give their detailed impressions of Final Fantasy XIII.

NPD Results for February 2010
- Software
  - 1. Bioshock 2 (360) -- 562,900
  - 2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- 555,600
  - 3. CoD: MW2 (360) -- 314,300
  - 4. Just Dance (Wii) -- 275,400
  - 5. Wii Sports Resort -- 272,500
  - 6. CoD:MW2 (PS3) -- 252,800
  - 7. Mass Effect 2 -- 246,500
  - 8. Dante's Inferno (PS3) -- 242,500
  - 9. Dante's Inferno (360) -- 224,700
  - 10. Heavy Rain - 219,300
  - Hardware
  - 1. DS -- 613,200
  - 2. Xbox 360 -- 422,000
  - 3. Wii -- 397,700
  - 4. PS3 -- 360,100
  - 5. PSP -- 133,400
  - 6. PS2 -- 101,900
- Playstation Move News (Kotaku) (Kotaku)

Modern Warfare 2 map pack priced at $15 (kotaku)

Bioshock 2 DLC "Sinclair Solutions" already on disc (Destructoid)

Durarara's 7th Volume to include bonus episode (ANN)

Tokyo's Virtual Child Porn Bill Delayed (Kotaku)
- Go Nagai -- Shin Getter Robo, Devilman,
- Testsuya Chiba -- Ashita no Joe
- Machiko Satonaka -- Shoujo Manga stuffz

Episode 31 - Studio Battle Royale

2010-03-11T23:21:00.007-05:00

This week, the admins pit Gainax vs. Bones & Production I.G. vs. Madhouse in a double dose of the Anivision Fight Club.

Anivision Report

Portal 2 announced for PC and 360 (Kotaku)

Lady Gaga 4-pack coming to Rock Band March 16th (Kotaku)

Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 1 due out March 30

Loads of Sonic 4: Episode 1 details hit (Destructoid)

Full sequel to EA Sports Active coming this fall (Destructoid)

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Nixed on Xbox 360 Live (Kotaku)

Gundam Museum proposed (ANN)

Funi addresses Dance in the Vampire Bund Edits (ANN)

Media Blasters reduces staff (AnimeNation)

Episode 14 of Sora no Otoshimono held back from Japanese DVD (ANN)

Three-Year-Old Kills Herself With Game Controller-Shaped Gun

Baby starves to death while parents raise virtual child

Rei's left breast fetches $4500 (Sankaku Complex)

Quick Hits

Scribblenauts 2 revealed, due out this Fall

Bungie addresses teabagging bug in Halo Reach

Ryukishi07 (Higurashi creator) launching new horror manga called Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni April 9th

Hakan finally gets revealed for Super Street Fighter IV (Destructoid)

Episode 30 - We Can See Your Halo

2010-03-05T20:04:00.009-05:00

In the podcast's longest episode yet, the admins look at lots of news, Jrow & Xcom review Halo Legends and they put Achievements (Xcom) vs. Trophies (Amuro) in the Anivision Fight Club.

*Show Notes to be added at a later time*

Episode 29 - Topic Potpourri

2010-02-25T00:02:00.004-05:00

This week, the admins discuss headless women, cybernetic bodies, control schemes and Gundam Unicorn's first episode.

Mario Galaxy 2 out May 23rd (Kotaku)

Sin & Punishment 2: Star Successor out June 7th (Kotaku)

Metroid: Other M due out June 27 (Kotaku)

DSI XL coming March 28th for $190 (Kotaku)

Picross 3D out May 3 (Kotaku)

Nintendo DS2 rumored to have motion control? (Destructoid)

2K Sports awarding $1 million to the first player to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10 (2K Sports)

Recent screenshots from the 360 version show a noticeable drop in graphical quality from the PS3 version ( Sankaku Complex )

These 360 screens appeared after "comparison shots" of the PS3 and 360 version were released that were exactly identical (Sankaku Complex)

New SD Gundam series to debut in April (AnimeNation)

Bandai Delays Gundam 00 and Code Geass Releases(ANN)

Streaming News: Black Cat now streaming at ANN .com and Gundam Zeta streaming at Crunchyroll.com

Average Gamer is 43 Year-Old Woman (Destructoid)

Lawl of the Week - 43-year old woman seduces teen boy over Playstation Home (Kotaku)

Quick Hits

Uncharted 2 wins the Writer's Guild Award for Best Videogame Writing

Dragon Quest IX coming to North America in Summer

SFIV iPhone's roster announced: Ryu, Ken, Guile, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, M. Bison and Abel

Media Blasters licenses Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei

James Cameron's movie adaptation of anime Battle Angel Alita bumped again in favor of Avatar 2

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan manga gets a live-action series

Making The Anivision Podcast Better

2010-02-22T18:21:00.004-05:00

We are 28 episodes into the Anivision podcast, and I feel like we’ve made some good strides since the beginning. The podcast sounds pretty crisp and clear, we have a group that can provide good analysis with a side of humor (when they're around), and I feel like we're doing something unique from other podcasts out there. I can say nice things all I want, but ultimately, that is the decision of you, the listener.

I won't turn this or any future postings into potential "tl;dr" responses, so I'll just urge everyone reading this to give our podcast a listen and give feedback, whether you enjoyed the show or not; or maybe you feel like we're on the precipice of something really really good.

Look forward to Episode 29 this week as we have a potpourri of topics to bring up in our Anivision Discussion.
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Episode 28 - What Otaku Are You?

2010-02-17T23:41:00.005-05:00

This week, Jrow, Xcom and steev go over news and discuss different types of Otaku.

Show Intro (music: GitS:SAC's "Inner Universe" by Origa)

Alan Wake dated for May 18th (Kotaku)

Uncharted 2 DLC around the corner (IGN)

Software (Kotaku)

Notables: MAG at 13th and Bayonetta (360) at 17th (Gamasutra)

Hardware (Kotaku)

Sega not developing Sonic 4 (Kotaku)

Street Fighter IV coming to iTunes App Store (IGN)

Related news: 3 new fighters in SSF IV (Makoto, Dudley and Ibuki) (Kotaku)

Xbox Live coming to Windows Phone 7 series (Gizmodo Live Preview) (Gizmodo Phone Preview) (22-minute video tour of Windows Phone 7)

Christopher Handley Sentenced to 6 Months for 'Obscene' Manga (ANN)

Haruhi's Day of Sagittarius III Game Offered on iPhone (AN N)

Adult Swim to Begin at 9:00 p.m. Starting in 2011 (ANN)

Lawl of the Week:11 year old girl chases Xbox robber with a crutch (kotaku)

Quick Hits

Halo Reach beta arrives May 3rd

Splinter Cell: Conviction getting its own 360 bundle

In March Mega Man 10 on WiiWare on the 1st, 11th on PSN and 31st on Live

Call of Duty 7 out this holiday

RE5 blowout: DLC out now, available on Games on Demand and Avatar items in the marketplace

Amazon JP Gets 88,000 Evangelion 2.22 BD/DVD Pre-Orders

Episode 27 - ARD does DLC

2010-02-10T22:29:00.008-05:00

This week, the Anivision Revision Division brings improvements to downloadable content; Amuro gives impressions of White Knight Chronicles while Jrow and Xcom do Bioshock 2.

Report

Project Needlemouse officially confirmed as Sonic 4: Episode 1

Xbox Originals going offline April 15th ( Kotaku)

Rumor: Sonic to be playable in Mario Galaxy 2 (Destructoid) (@Ngamer_mag on Twitter)

Bioshock 2 (PC Version) not supporting the 360 controller (kotaku)

Nintendo Blames piracy on late release dates in Australia (destructoid)

PS3 to get 2 firmware updates for 3D in Summer 2010 (Gizmodo)

Gundam 00 Movie has been confirmed for September Release( Sankaku Complex )

FMA Brotherhood cast announced, to premiere on Adult Swim February 14th @ Midnight (The anime we mentioned in a previous report) (ANN)

Lawl of the Week: Heavy Rain's ESRB spoils everything (kotaku)

Quick Hits:

Splinter Cell: Conviction "set in stone" for April 13

EA Plans Dead Space, Dragon Age sequels in 2011

1080p, 5.1 Sound coming to Netflix PS3/360 later this year

Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers (RE1) join Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Mercenaries Reunion mode

Final Fantasy XIII getting a 360 Bundle

Madden comes to facebook

This weeks Videos:

Episode 26 - Essentially Essential

2010-02-04T18:13:00.003-05:00

This week, steev and Jrow put the Cowboy Bebop crew versus the Black Lagoon crew in the Anivision Fight Club. The admins also give out their choices for essential animes that you shouldn't go without watching.

GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City to PS3 and PC (Gametrailers)

Hideo Kojima apologizes for Japanese MGS: Peace Walker delay (Kotaku)

Walmart and Best Buy cease used game trade-in operations (Joystiq)

EA asked to change Dante's Inferno Super Bowl commercial
Stan Lee and BONE's Heroman gets Anime dated for this April (ANN)
Highschool of the Dead Manga gets Anime green-lit (ANN)

Gundam Streaming Information (ANN Report) (ANN Streaming Guide) (Crunchyroll)

Lawl of the Week: Australia bans small breasts as child pornography (Sankaku Complex)

This weeks Videos

Episode 25 - The Sequel Treatment

2010-01-28T22:27:00.003-05:00

The admins give updated impressions of the Winter 2010 anime season and discuss sequels for animes and games.

Show Intro (FMA's "Rewrite" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)

News from the Apple Press Conference

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Jack Bauer to get the iPad first? (TechCrunch)

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The iPad: (Engadget's Live Blog,kotaku)

US Navy study shows that Military personnel have a 10-20% better better at fighting terror

Joystiq

New Medal of Honor game to use two different engines

Destructoid

@medalofhonor on Twitter

PlayStation 3 reportedly hacked by George Hotz

Kotaku

Microsoft's Anititrust battle

destructoid

Microsoft Facing Lawsuit over Xbox live pricing

kotaku

New Mortal Kombat movie

kotaku

Bayonetta getting PS3 update

Kotaku

Anime Network and Funimation launch Youtube Rental service

ANN

Lawl of the Week: You can't play D&D in prison anymore - Kotaku

Quick Hits

Viz offers first episode of Monster on PSN for free!

Lost Planet 2 out May 18th, will guest-star Marcus Fenix & Dom from Gears of War

Super Street Fighter 4 out April 27 (new clips will be in show notes)

Dead Rising 2 to be released this year, says Capcom

'Splosion Man goes for $5 next week on XBL

Red Steel 2 out March 23 in America (March 26th in Europe)

MSRP $49.99

$59.99 with MotionPlus attachment

Videos of the week

Show Outro (FMA: Brotherhood's "Shunkan Sentimental" by SCANDAL)

Episode 24 - Animevolution

2010-01-22T17:50:00.003-05:00

The admins discuss the evolution of anime fandom in America.

Update: New Assassin's Creed will feature Ezio and continue AC2's story

Computer and Videogames

Writers Guild of America announces 2010 game writing nominations

Joystiq

DICE announces dedicated server rentals for Battlefield Bad Company 2

Joystiq

BC2 Blog

Beyond Good & Evil 2 and I Am Alive still in development

Kotaku

MW2 patch is released for the PC

IW Forum

Rumor: ESPN to stream live sporting events on Xbox Live

Kotaku

Nana Mizuki is the first Seiyuu to hit #1 in the Single chart

Anime News Network

Sentai Licenses Gintama, Hidamari Sketch x 365, Living for the Day After Tomorrow (Asatte no Houkou), and Le Portrait de Petite Cossette

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Anime Network Launches iPhone Streaming Application

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Crunchyroll launches an iPhone streaming application

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Adult Swim confirms new Anime to launch on February 14th

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Gundam Unicorn Blu ray to see exclusive initial release on Amazon.com

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Lawl of the week: Activision could have bought Blizzard in the mid 90's for 7 Million

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Quick-Hits

Halo 3 Mythic 2 Map Pack coming to the XBL Marketplace on February 2nd

In Resident Evil 5 Gold's Mercenaries mode you can play as the Tricell CEO Excella Gionne

Last Rebellion has a tentative release date for North American players, February of 2010.

March 12th in Europe

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was released on the iPhone for $9.99

ESRB rating for Heavy Rain spoils a lot of the game's plot

"Arc" pops up as new potential name for PS3 motion controller

Sony's Motion Controller launch has been delayed until Fall 2010

Discusion topic this week: "Animevolution" (Steev word) in America

Winter 2010 Anime Preview (MP3)

2010-01-16T10:51:00.008-05:00

The admins preview the Winter 2010 anime season, featuring:
COBRA the Animation
Chu-Bra!!
Sora no Woto
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Ladies vs. Butlers!
Omamori Himari
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
Hanamaru Kindergarten
Durarara!!
Ookami Kakushi
Kaitou Reinya
Seikon no Qwaser

Also: Hidamari Sketch 2, Nodame Cantible Finale, Harukanara 3, Katanagatari, Halo Legends & Dante Inferno.

Featured music in this episode:
Opening - "Errand" by Faylung (Seikon no Qwaser OP)
Break 1 - "Perfect Area Complete" by Natsuko Aso (Baka to Test OP)
Break 2 - "Toki no Muko Maboroshi no Sora" by FictionJunction (Ookami Kakushi OP)
Ending - "Trust Me" by Yuyu Matsushita (Durarara!! ED)

Episode 23 - Free-D

2010-01-13T21:53:00.003-05:00

The admins discuss 3D's resurgence and its potential impact on games and anime.

Episode 22 - Decade in Review

2010-01-09T03:30:00.001-05:00

Jrow, Xcom and steev take a look back at the last decade as 2010 gets underway.

Anivision in 2010?? Believe it!!

2009-12-26T14:05:00.001-05:00

OK, first off if you don't know I've had to put the development of the site on the back burner because I've gone back to school (Web Dev. Major ^_^) . If it wasn't for Jrow I probably would have just given up on resurrecting Anivision all together but his podcast idea was the motivation I needed to keep this up. I've wanted to develop Anivsion from the ground up but because I'm not able to do that will NOT mean that Anivision will die. I've decided to work with Grou.ps a startup that is doing a similar login system to what I wanted to begin with. Of course this means if you are a member of Facebook you can use FB connect to log in (just hit the connect button and that's it). This new site will allow us to better communicate with you, we will still try to be active on the Facebook group but most of our activity will probably be moved to this new space. Anivision.org will eventually be pointed to this new spot as well.

With all that said we will be keeping up with a real blog in 2010, it will contain the show notes along with any other things we decide to post. I would really love your input at this point since I feel lost without everyone's opinion so with this post I'll be asking everyone what your new Years Resolutions are. Mine, of course, is to make Anivision even better than it was before we lost it nearly 5 years ago.

Episode 21 - Anivision Game of the Year Awards

2009-12-24T13:38:00.006-05:00

The admins hand out the Anivision Game of the Year awards.

And now, your host...

2009-12-21T17:29:00.000-05:00

Hey all. Without me, Anivision doesn't exist.

Ok, that's completely ridiculous. Without me, the Anivision Podcast doesn't exist.

The podcast was my way of giving Xcom something to get the good Anivision name to all of you in more places. The podcast has become a fun way for me to keep up with those guys weekly while making original content for Anivision.

Expanding to the 4-man group has been good. While we've only had 3 official episodes of us four together, there's a chemistry that's much more enjoyable for us (and hopefully the listener) than if it were any combo of just 3.

To get back to Xcom's point, anime news worth reporting is few and far between. There's plenty more game news, so it's difficult to strike a balance between game & anime news for a podcast that's supposed to "Bring the Worlds of Anime & Gaming Together".

We're breaking for Christmas, but next week's show should be fun as we look back and look ahead to 2010.

Believe It!

Episode 20 - Uncharted Tombs

2009-12-13T21:00:00.002-05:00

On this episode, the admins put Lara Croft up against Nathan Drake and discuss fansubs in the Anivision Revision Division.

Episode 19 - Anivision Revision Division

2009-12-02T22:00:00.001-05:00

Jrow, Xcom and steev discuss death scenes in anime and introduce the Anivision Revision Division segment.

Episode 18 - Modern Warfare 2

2009-11-19T15:30:00.000-05:00

Jrow and steev review Modern Warfare 2 on this episode, and they also go over the news with Amuro. (Modern Warfare 2 Spoilers Ahead - Proceed With Caution)

Episode 17 - Fighting With (Plastic) Guitars

2009-11-14T15:26:00.000-05:00

This week, Jrow, Xcom and Amuro give their early impressions of both Modern Warfare 2 and the LEft4Dead 2 demo. They also go over the news and host a couple of Anivision Fight Club events.

Episode 16 - 39 out of 40

2009-11-04T15:23:00.000-05:00

The admins go over some of the good, bad and downright WTF endings in games and wish they had special powers, all while welcoming Amuro as the official 4th host of podcast.

Episode 15 - Servicing The Fan

2009-10-31T15:20:00.000-04:00

The admins go over the news and discuss the element of fanservice in anime.

Episode 14 - Ride The Nostalgia Train

2009-10-21T15:17:00.000-04:00

Amuro joins the admins as they go over the news and get nostalgic about the games and animes they loved when they were younger.

Episode 13 - Anime Fight Club

2009-10-17T15:12:00.000-04:00

On this episode, the admins discuss co-op gaming, introduce the Anime Fight Club segment, and also news!

Bonus! Fall 2009 Anime Preview

2009-10-10T15:11:00.000-04:00

The Anivision admins preview the Fall 2009 anime season, which features shows like Darker Than Black 2, Kimi ni Todoke and many more!

Episode 11 - Topics? Yeah, about that...

2009-10-01T11:13:00.004-04:00

The Admins discuss the PSPgo's lack of a UMD solution, the new version of Street Fighter IV and news from the New York Anime Festival.

Episode 12 - Alternative Podcast

2008-10-08T15:03:00.000-04:00

In this news-only episode, Jrow, Xcom and steev discuss the use of motion controls in Fable III and Resident Evil 5 among other topics.