Ani-Gamers Podcast
Reviews, news, and more covering anime, manga, and video games old and new, hosted by Evan Minto and David Estrella. New episodes monthly.
Episodes
We are back at it again with the light novels in this sixth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Ascendance of a Bookworm: I’ll Stop at Nothing to Become a Librarian Part 1: Daughter of a Soldier, Vol. 2, the story of a little girl trying to make paper. Topics include sharp criticisms of the new Bookwalker app, drinking shampoo, and ancient E...
Evan and Pat went to Otakon with a surprise guest: David, who attended the Washington, DC anime convention for the first time in a decade! The hosts discuss why Otakon is the best anime convention around, the guests and panels they saw, and more. Topics include: the lettuce that kills you, forbidden Lord of the Rings panels, and the most impregnatable man in fiction.
Evan and David reconvene to discuss the anime, manga, and games they’ve been checking out: Journal with Witch, Owarimonogatari, Frieren Season 2, Demon’s Souls, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and In This Corner of the World (the manga). Also Project: Hail Mary for a little bit. Top...
The Tolkien sickos are unleashed at last! In this Golden Ticket episode requested by DustyStars, Evan and Inaki review the 2024 anime film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, discussing its status within the franchise, effectiveness as a standalone film, and adherence to Tolkien canon. To redeem your own Golden Ticket and request a review of a specific piece of media, join the Ani-Gamers Pa...
After our extended 3-D Zelda retrospective last year, the full Ani-Gamers staff (Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat) return for a multi-part dive into every 2-D Zelda game, starting with the earliest entries: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and A Link to the Past. And as a bonus, they throw in the much-maligned and non-canon CD-i games Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamel...
Evan and David are back for Evan’s review of CITY The Animation, the 2025 spiritual successor to Nichijou from the same manga author and studio: Keiichi Arawi and Kyoto Animation. Topics include: production perverts, the short round one and the tall lanky one, and crispy noodles.
We are back at it again with the light novels in this fifth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Victoria of Many Faces, the story of a former spy trying to start a new life in another country. Topics include inevitable comparisons to Spy x Family, dissatisfaction in the workplace, and Italian grandmothers. Post in the Discord or pop o...
Dropping in for a holiday visit to take part in Anime Secret Santa, Jared and Ink of Oldtaku no Radio talk about the 2024 movie, Ghost Cat Anzu. The movie, based off of a manga by Takashi Imashiro, focuses on a tween, Karen (#NotThatKaren), who is taken away from the city by her widower father and dropped off at a rural temple tended by her grandfather. The movie deals with the processing of loss and grief via a sense ...
In this episode recorded shortly after the release of the Switch 2, Evan and David review their new consoles and the launch title Mario Kart World. How does the Switch 2 measure up against its predecessor, and is Mario Kart World enough of a departure from the formula to warrant a sequel to the definitive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Topics include: “the bullet bill is also my stand,” ...
Evan and Inaki dig into ALL FIFTY games from last year’s retro-styled indie darling UFO 50, from Barbuta to Cyber Owls. Strap in, it’s a long one. Topics include: demakes, From Software’s Dark Souls (of course), and Nintendo Hard.
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Don’t ask us how long ago we recorded this episode, just enjoy Evan and David talking about Frieren, Balatro, Cowboy Bebop, Caves of Qud, Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Topics include: staying together for the listeners, trading with glowfish, and the Ani-Gamers review of Baseball (The Sport).
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This is the second and final part of our podcast covering the entire Dragon Ball manga with hosts Evan and Inaki and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast. This half of the show covers what’s commonly known in English as “Dragon Ball Z,” starting from Raditz’s arrival and ending with the post-Buu Saga epilogue. Topics include: Vegeta being a nasty little man, the i...
It’s another mega-sized episode as the whole Ani-Gamers gang — Evan, David, Inaki, and Pat — gathers to look back at the pre-Breath of the Wild 3-D Legend of Zelda canon, from the heady days of Ocarina of Time to the franchise black sheep that is Skyward Sword. How do these games hold up now that we’ve definitively moved i...
Evan, Pat, and returning guest Tom Aznable just saw the latest Gundam anime in the theater (showtimes still available!), so they jumped on the mics to chat about G-Quacks and what to expect from the full TV series when it airs in April. Big-time spoiler alert on this one, the movie has a twist that we couldn’t avoid talking about.
Quick announcement from Evan: Unfortunately, Seasonal Sampler is going on indefinite hiatus. Continuing the host the show solo was getting to be too much work, especially with how Evan’s busy schedule prevents him from keeping up with enough shows every season. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show over the past four years, and look forward to more anime reviews on the regular Ani-Ga...
We are back at it again with the light novels in this fourth episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch, the story of a group of brave adventurers on a quest in the land of Lodoss. Topics include the early Japanese tabletop RPG scene, some harsh realities of book publishing, and Inaki’s nasty water receptacle. M...
Last year we lost Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and the character designs for acclaimed video games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger. To honor Toriyama-sensei, Evan, Inaki, and special guest Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia Podcast got together to look back at the entirety of Toriyama’s most famous manga: Dragon Ball<...
We are back at it again with the light novels in this third episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, the story of a hikkikomori-NEET vampire who is forced to get a job. Topics include 6/10 anime adaptations, Type-Moon nonsense, and the key to success in life. Post in the Discord or pop off in the comments be...
Inaki fulfills patron DustyStars’ Golden Ticket request to read and review Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Regular Book Club cohost David also appears to assist in dissecting and pondering Fujimoto’s weird-ass manga. Topics include film nerd psychology, Inaki’s classic literature fixation, and Attack on Titan. Note: we get the name of a character confused so ...
We are back at it again with the light novels in this second episode of AGBC Part V: The Reading Experience. This time, we’re reading Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad, the story of a gamer trapped in a virtual world where death in the game means death in real life. Topics include the generational gap and Super Mario 64, Chapter 16.5, and the almighty TikTok algorithm. Post in the Discord ...
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