Bandai Namco's Associate Brand Manager Stephen Akana and Community Specialist David Lee join the IGN Anime Club hosts to talk about the new Sword Art Online game, One Piece, and more from Jump Festa.
Meghan is back! She joins Miranda and Kallie to discuss some of our most memorable holiday episodes, the best gifts to give to other anime fans, and anime you should watch with your family.
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IGN's Katie Kasarda joins Kallie and Miranda this week to, like most adults, try and understand the teens - the anime teens. Where are their parents? Why are they so darn mature? How do they always score the seat in the back of the class? We also discuss Undertale and Kallie talks about her time at PlayStation Experience.
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IGN's James Faulkner joins Kallie and Miranda this week to discuss the most delicious-looking food in anime and a few of our favorite anime that does food best. Also, Miranda gives a brief breakdown on Digimon Adventure Tri and we imagine what our holiday parties would look like with our favorite anime characters.
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Max Scoville returns to IGN Anime Club to talk about the great Hayao Miyazaki films with Miranda, Meghan, and Kallie. The group also discusses Meghan's Sword Art Online: Lost Song review, and how anime games could be better.
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The club shares their favorite anime heroes and villains... and who they'd like to see couple up. Plus, they recommend 4 classic '80s shows!
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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda watched Anthem in the Heart in theaters this week and discuss their thoughts on the film. With anime becoming more available, the group speculates what could happen if anime reaches mainstream popularity, talk about weird Yo-Kai, and the best arcs in Sword Art Online
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This week IGN Anime Club transforms into Umaru, discusses different types of horror anime, and announce the next Anime Watch Party show.
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Jared joins Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda as they discuss what they love and hate about fan service in anime. Plus, Jared offers insight into the cultural differences between Japan and the West.
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Kallie, Meghan, and Miranda tackle another batch of fall anime and are pleasantly surprised with some great new mature shows and another funny anime parody. The club analyzes a few of the new not-so-short anime shorts and Kallie expresses her disdain for talking animals.
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Spoiler warning for all of the School-Live anime! In this special episode of IGN Anime Club, Alaina Yee rejoins the group to dig into School-Live's best moments.
This week IGN Anime Club recaps many of the shows debuting in fall. They also compare the uncanny similarities between two new anime and debate Attack on Titan: Junior High's effectiveness as a parody.
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This week IGN Anime Club finishes their discussion about summer anime, list off a few fall shows they're excited for, and dig into two more Steins;Gate episodes.
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This week IGN Anime Club discusses their favorite shows and the best surprises from the summer 2015 anime season. Plus, Miranda discusses all the cool things she saw at Tokyo Game Show.
This week, the Club shares their best tips for cosplay beginners and the anime characters they can't wait to cosplay. Plus, one member is sending cute videos from Japan!
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This week, IGN Anime Club discusses One Piece, the good and bad of Attack on Titan, and why they're not super into Monster Musume.
Anime discussed in this episode:
One Piece
Makura no Danshi (Pillow Boys)
Gangsta
Naruto
Nisekoi
Teekyu
School-Live
Charlotte
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Attack on Titan
Steins;Gate
Monster Musume
Gatchaman Crowds: Insight
Overlord
Wakakozake
This week on IGN Anime Club Miranda, Alaina, Kallie, and Meghan discuss rumors of a FLCL remake and their favorite Otaku characters in anime. Plus, the group says a sad goodbye to one its members.
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Funimation's Justin Rojas joins IGN Anime Club for a special episode to discuss Funimation's history with Dragon Ball, dating sims, and the challenges of dubbing a simulcasted anime series.
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Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Super
Samurai Pizza Cats
Sailor Moon
The Boy and the Beast
Wolf Children
Summer Wars
Fullmetal Alchemist
Space Dandy
Psycho-Pass
Gangsta
Sky Wizards Academy
Prison School
Black Lagoon
Himouto! Umaru-chan
Free!: Eternal Summer
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker
Yu Yu Hakusho
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist
Tokyo Ghoul
Yuri Kuma Arashi
Viz Media's Charlene Ingram joins Miranda, Alaina, Kallie, and Meghan this week to speculate what kind of anime would feature U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and discuss the complexities of creating box sets. The group also looks back on which '90s anime they'd like to see make a comeback and talks about how Viz is celebrating Naruto at this year's New York Comic Con.
Miranda, Alaina, Kallie, and Meghan and one of IGN's Code Foo interns, Kumaran Chanthrakumar, lament some of their most disappointing anime, discuss Shimoneta's strange cookies, and muse over Castle Town Dandelion's subtle yet enjoyable fan service. This week in the Anime Watch Party, Anime Club discusses Steins;Gate episode 4 and 5.
Miranda, Alaina, Kallie, and Meghan somehow tie in Dota 2 to anime, debate Umaru Doma’s most interesting traits, and break down some of the worst tropes and characteristics of shoujo anime. To end on a more positive note, the ladies discuss some of their favorite shoujo anime that defy some of the superficial characteristics.
This week on Anime Watch Party, Anime Club goes over Steins;Gate episodes 3 and 4.
From Cowboy Bebop’s classic Tank to Attack on Titan’s epic Guren no Yumiya, Miranda, Alaina, Meghan, and Kallie talk about their favorite theme songs and what makes them worth watching. Anime Club breaks down the best kinds of theme songs, and discuss some of the best ending themes. This episode also marks the beginning of the second Anime Watch Party, featuring Steins;Gate.
Voice actor and musician Vic Mignogna (Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club) joins Miranda, Alaina, Kallie, and Meghan to discuss the difficulties of dubbing anime and what it's like to be a voice actor. Stay tuned to the end of the show for information on the next Anime Watch Party.
From figures to wall scrolls and posters, IGN Anime Club discusses some of the coolest collectables and some surprising shows from the summer lineup. Head over to the show article on IGN to vote for the next Anime Watch Party series.
Zach Ryan joins Miranda, Alaina, and Meghan in discussing a few more summer anime. We dig into what went wrong with some of the Final Fantasy movies, and how they could be better in the future. The club also talks about which JRPGs they'd like to see get an anime series. As mentioned on the show, IGN Anime Club now has t-shirts! Head over to go.ign.com/store to check out the design and colors.