In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Beast King GoLion
Beast King GoLion has to be one of the most brutal, savage cartoons ever to come out of Japan. And yet, it’s a freakin’ children’s show!
If you grew up watching Voltron, the original GoLion from which it’s derived is much more mature–great to watch now with adult eyes, but don’t you dare show this to your own kids! The show’s heroes and villains alike indulge in the pornography of violence and cruelty.
Those of you who idolize Voltron in your nostalgia, prepare to have the pillars of your childhood shattered from under you.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Outtakes from 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, my ho-ho-homies! As a little something from us to you, we present some of the outtakes from the episodes that Kevin and I recorded this past year. Usually chunks of audio are cut to keep the show under an hour, but luckily for you guys, I never throw anything away. Digital pack rat, I.
So for this bonus episode, you’re getting part blooper reel and part deleted scenes track.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Macross Plus
Macross Plus never quite held the spotlight as its peppy younger sibling, Macross 7. For over a decade, it’s stayed buried in anime sub-culture, remembered mostly by its cult followers. I am one that bears the load as Macross Plus’s evangelist, spreading its word to the ignorant and those who have forgotten.
It was only a matter of time before Macross Plus made its way into the Method to Madness podcast. It is to this day my favorite anime of all time. Kevin seems to think it’s cool too. Give it a watch yourself; you may just fall in love.
There was a Macross Plus game on the original PlayStation released in Japan. I’ve written an in-depth review on it here, should you be curious.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza has taught me one thing: Never visit Shinjuku, Japan…because the average lifespan of its citizens is measured in breaths. Every dispute is settled by one of three forms of currency: Money, prostitution, and murder. Crime is law.
If you have a Y (for Yakuza?) chromosome, you will love this game. You play as Japan’s counterpart to The Fonz; the #1 streetwise badass with a heart of gold. You represent and regulate the entire city, righting the wrongs with only your unstoppable fists.
This game has often been mistaken as a poor Japanese knock-off of Grand Theft Auto III–this is a misconception. While it makes a poor GTA clone, this is a phenomenal addition to the modern day action RPG genre, à la Shenmue.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Fist of the North Star
(Live Action Movie)
The live-action Fist of the North Star movie is like the little anime adaptation that could. It thinks it can. It thinks it can. It thinks it can.
But does it?
“The Business” and I revisit this straight-to-video action flick from the 1990s to test its mettle in 200X. Gary Daniels proves that he’s a tough boy, but does he have a heart of madness?
Julia burns calories by how much she is unimpressed by Shin.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
A Wind Named Amnesia
A Wind Named Amnesia is also a name for some of my farts. But seriously, this movie isn’t too bad. It’s a 1960s style take on science fiction with a reflection on our primitive nature and shines a light on how we’re advancing technology beyond our ability to handle it responsibly… Most of which can be averted if we stop installing robots with the “Kill All Humans” default BIOS.
One quick correction: Did I say “Don’t Break The Ice”? Cuz I meant the game, “KerPlunk“.
My apologies for the terrible quality of the video above; it’s the best I could find on YouTube. You can find a much better trailer of A Wind Named Amnesia on Anime News Network. Strangely, they don’t allow embedding of ads for their sponsors. Maybe if they threw bloggers a bone, Central Park Media might still be around.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Needless
Needless lives up to its name…it’s a terrible, terrible show that you need not ever see. Good god. It’s trying so hard to be a hardcore shonen fighting show, but it’s just insulting to the viewer’s intelligence.
Forgive the slurred speech; this show necessitated some recuperative drinking.
Many people easily mistake this show for parody. They are wrong. This is an example of trying to rip off several established successful shows with production so bad, it’s easy to assume it’s a joke. Joke’s on you–it’s just retarded, formulated garbage.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn may or not be anime, but it is most definitely a fantastic movie.
We’re graced again by our dear friend, M for this episode. She and I El Kabong-ed Kevin, tied him to a dentist’s chair, and force-fed him his first taste of this movie. It could have been Stockholm syndrome, but he eventually came around to enjoy it as much as we. So much, that we decided to heat up the microphones and record another podcast.
You gents may be thinking, “This is the gayest thing I’ve ever heard of.” But let me be clear: this movie may get you laid. Bust out this DVD for your ladyfriend and her heart will swell with girlish ardor. Trust me; it will work better than any other movie in your library.
A bit of warning: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the DVD may have a remastered picture and extra bonus features, but some sacrifices have been made. To make the film more “kid-friendly”, several parts were removed due to barely PG-rated language. The original release of the DVD is barebones and has an inferior picture, though the film is more or less in tact. Choose wisely…
Behold! Lir...Prince of Fail.
For more commentary from a kindred spirit on The Last Unicorn, take a listen to this episode of The Greatest Movie Ever podcast.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Strike Witches
Strike Witches is a great idea for a shmup (and it is) but is a horrible, horrible anime.
This time we’re joined with our dear friend M to bring a feminine point of view to the table. Together we give Strike Witches its due reaming…right in the taint. The concept has potential, but it all comes back to non-stop pantie shots and boob jokes. Expect every other camera angle on the girls to be close enough to read their lips.
You may also notice Kevin’s use of the term peritoneum (though he means perineum), while I stick with the more colloquial taint. This is because Kevin is of a clinical mind and excessive syllables give him a boner. Pardon me; an erection.
In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Elfen Lied
Elfen Lied is not a happy show. Things are anything but beer & Skittles in Elfen Lied Land. It is okay to like this show, but people who love this show are wrong…very, very wrong.
**Spoiler Warning** We totally spoil the ending of Elfen Lied in this episode. Unless you’ve seen it or don’t care, please listen on!
