http://thegreyghost.net Grab your ankles, it's the Method to Madness podcast! Hosted by TheGreyGhost.net. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Grab your ankles--it\'s the Method to Madness podcast! Join Sean Ryan (aka The Grey Ghost) and Kevin Gray (aka The Business) as they discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed to watch. Grab your ankles, it\'s the Method to Madness podcast! Hosted by TheGreyGhost.net. The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/images/logos/method-to-madness-logo-itunes-01.pnghttp://thegreyghost.net anime podcast, anime, gamer, gamer podcast, video game podcast, fanboy, hentai, hentai podcast, anime reviews, video games, otaku, eroge yes The Grey Ghost podcast@thegreyghost.net http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-25/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-25/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:46 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2619 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-25/feed/ 0 <h2><strong>Episode 25: <em>“Unico and the Heart of Madness”</em></strong></h2> <p><br/></p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/unico-and-the-island-of-magic-01.jpg" alt="" title="unico-and-the-island-of-magic-01" width="400" height="568" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2620" /></p> <h1>Unico in the Island of Magic</h1> </div> <p>Run Time: 57min 32sec<br /> <br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-25-20100309.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ]</p> <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p><strong><em>Unico in the Island of Magic</em></strong> is a movie that is deeply imprinted into my childhood memory, mostly due to its shuddersome nightmare fuel. And yet, it’s a kids movie created by Osamu Tezuka and released through the Hello Kitty guys.</p> <p>This movie is why we do this podcast. You need to see this. There may or may not be a legit DVD release out there. So until they put out another run, you may be able to find a torrent or maybe even <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=filIu2Saszs" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_bxdHiJinJo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_bxdHiJinJo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br/><br/></div> <div align="center"><div id="attachment_2625" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/unico-island-of-magic-dragon-01.jpg" alt="" title="unico-island-of-magic-dragon-01" width="350" height="264" class="size-full wp-image-2625" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I'll see you in your nightmares.</p></div></div> <div align="center"><div id="attachment_2626" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/unico-and-the-island-of-magic-02.jpg" alt="" title="unico-and-the-island-of-magic-02" width="350" height="264" class="size-full wp-image-2626" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kenshiro wouldn't put up with this bullcrap.</p></div></div> <div align="center"><br/><br/>Also… PONYO ON A BOAT!<br/><br /> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b7nMUMaTO4k&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b7nMUMaTO4k&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" [...] Unico in the Island of Magic is a movie that's deeply imprinted into my childhood memory, mostly due to its nightmare fuel. Created by Osamu Tezuka and Sanrio. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-24/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-24/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:36 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2601 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/03/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-24/feed/ 1 <h2><strong>Episode 24: <em>“The Gorton’s Fisherman…IN SPACE!”</em></strong></h2> <p>Run Time: 49min 22sec<br /> <br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-24-20100302.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ]</p> <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/memories-01.jpg" alt="" title="memories-01" width="450" height="549" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2605" /></p> <h1>Memories</h1> </div> <p><br/><em><strong>Memories</strong></em> collects three brilliantly animated anime shorts under the production lead of some guy…did some anime stuff…some of it was called <em>Akira</em>.</p> <p>The first short–though I’m reluctant to use that term for this 45-minute long vignette–is a ghost ship story set in space, à la <em>Event Horizon</em>. The second is probably Japan’s idea of a fart joke. And the third is a phenomenal piece that invites us into another world, filled with blind patriotism and pro-war propaganda.</p> <p>I got this DVD new at Big Lots for $3. I you do the same!</p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WgPS2wRhFxM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WgPS2wRhFxM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> </div> Memories collects three brilliantly animated anime shorts under the production lead of some guy…did some anime stuff…some of it was called Akira. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/23/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-4/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/23/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-4/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:45 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2521 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/23/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-4/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Omake 4: <em>“The Sigmund Soup Crisis”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 27min 13sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-omake-04.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/tentacle-grape-soda-01.jpg" alt="" title="tentacle-grape-soda-01" width="500" height="356" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2530" /></p> <h1>Kevin LOVES Grape Soda</h1> </div> <p>Kevin and I are currently swamped by work… Thus, there’s a slight break in the show schedule. To make up for it, we present another bonus episode of the podcast. Kevin and I decided to just keep talking while the mics were still hot. These are the things that we discuss; a raw sample of our totally-not-gay bromance.<br/></p> <div align="center"><div id="attachment_2524" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tara-strong-is-hot-01.jpg" alt="" title="tara-strong-is-hot-01" width="500" height="341" class="size-full wp-image-2524" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Some voice actors (like Tara Strong) are also SUPER HOT.</p></div><br/> </div> For a special treat, we present another bonus episode of the podcast. Kevin and I decided to just keep talking while the mics were hot. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/16/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-23/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/16/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-23/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:00:16 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2539 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/16/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-23/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 23: <em>“Plan A: Pajamas. Plan B: Murder. End Game: Pringles.”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 56min 30sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-23-20100216.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/natsuki-crisis-01.jpg" alt="" title="natsuki-crisis-01" width="500" height="375" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2540" /></p> <h1>Natsuki Crisis</h1> </div> <p><em><strong>Natsuki Crisis</strong></em> is the crest that I wear on my shield against the currently-popular misogynist fan service anime. This short OVA tells the valiant story of two teen femininjas discovering the meaning of friendship and showing strength against male chauvinism…with <em>karate</em>.</p> <p>This anime only lasted two episodes and has never been licensed outside Japan. Is it because it’s based on an obscure <em>Street Fighter II</em> wanna-be on the Super Famicom? Maybe. Or perhaps in a time pre-dating the Joss Whedon boom, neither East nor West could handle this much genuine female empowerment.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y9HUA0lXnOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y9HUA0lXnOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2541" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/japanese-pringles-flavors-01.jpg" alt="" title="japanese-pringles-flavors-01" width="450" height="338" class="size-full wp-image-2541" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This is not acceptable, Japan.</p></div></div> Natsuki Crisis is my shield against the currently-popular misogynist anime. This OVA tells of two femininjas teaming against male chauvinism…with karate. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-22/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-22/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:23 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2506 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/09/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-22/feed/ 9 <h3><strong>Episode 22: <em>“Fools Speak”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 38min 40sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-22-20100209.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fanboys.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/fanboys.jpg" alt="CLICK TO ENLARGE" title="CLICK TO ENLARGE" width="525" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2507" /></a></p> <h1>These Jerks</h1> </div> <p><strong><em>Neeeeeerds!!!</em></strong></p> <p>We hate to turn on our own, but something needs to be said of (or rather, <em>to</em>) our less-seasoned ilk. Years of anime clubs, conventions, and miscellaneous encounters with fandom gremlins have left Kevin and I jaded. In order to vent our frustrations and perhaps enlighten those in earshot, we spend this episode telling stories of our favorite dorks.</p> <p>Look to your left. Look to your right. Look in the mirror. One of these poor bastards is probably described in this podcast.<br/></p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/otaku-not-funny-01.jpg" alt="" title="otaku-not-funny-01" width="475" height="356" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2511" /></div> <p>I apologize for the poor audio quality of this episode. There’s some kind of interference that occasionally creates a buzzy sound. I cleaned it up as best as I could; hope it’s still enjoyable.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/otaku-01.jpg" alt="" title="otaku-01" width="475" height="357" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2512" /></div> Neeeerds!!! In order to vent our frustrations and perhaps enlighten geeks in earshot, Kevin and I spend this episode telling stories of our favorite dorks. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-21/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-21/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:00:34 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2478 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/02/02/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-21/feed/ 2 <h3><strong>Episode 21: <em>“She’s Fantastic, Made of Plastic”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 47min 47sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-21-20100202.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/time-of-eve-01.jpg" alt="" title="time-of-eve-01" width="500" height="323" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2479" /></p> <h1>Time of Eve</h1> </div> <p><em><strong>Eve no Jikan</strong></em>, aka <em><strong>Time of Eve</strong></em>, is currently available on Crunchyroll <strong>for free</strong>. It’s free, it’s short, and it has robots. You should <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Time_of_Eve" target="_blank">watch it</a>.</p> <p>Each episode of <em>Time of Eve</em> is a brief vignette set in the not-too-distant future exploring the foggy border between humanity and machine. These are the final days of peace between our kind before they revolt and become our synthetic masters.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJVwe5q8CZg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJVwe5q8CZg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/></p> <p><div id="attachment_2537" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 490px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/modulok-02.jpg" alt="" title="modulok-02" width="480" height="306" class="size-full wp-image-2537" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Toys from the 1980s... Recognize!</p></div></div> Eve no Jikan, aka Time of Eve, is currently available on Crunchyroll for free. It’s free, it’s short, and it has robots. You should watch it. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/26/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-20/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/26/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-20/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:24 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2430 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/26/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-20/feed/ 3 <h3><strong>Episode 20: <em>“Get Your DDR Out Of My RPG!”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 51min 14sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-20-20100126.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/persona-4-magna-carta-01.jpg" alt="" title="persona-4-magna-carta-01" width="490" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2431" /></p> <h1>Persona 4 & Magna Carta</h1> </div> <p><em><strong>Persona 4</strong></em> and <em><strong>Magna Carta</strong></em> are two JRPGs that we believe were tailored specifically to test Kevin’s nerves. If their intent was to break his will, leaving him curled on his floor as a mere shell of a human being, licking the bible for strength, then <em>mission accomplished</em>.</p> <p>Kevin takes spotlight this episode as the minstrel of warning to those yet to suffer through these titles. People who have played <em>Persona 4</em> and sing its praises, be ever humbled by this fact: Your awesome game has a <strong>penis monster</strong>…that’s on your side.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wc4nCRV3SHo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wc4nCRV3SHo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2433" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/persona-4-mara-01.jpg" alt="" title="persona-4-mara-01" width="500" height="360" class="size-full wp-image-2433" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Is...is that a...?</p></div> </div> Persona 4 and Magna Carta are two JRPGs tailored to test Kevin’s nerves. Kevin takes spotlight this episode warning to those yet to suffer these titles. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/19/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-19/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/19/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-19/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:57 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2417 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/19/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-19/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 19: <em>“Sergeant Major Kururu”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 47min 39sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-19-20100119.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-01.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-01.jpg" alt="" title="kamen-no-maid-guy-01" width="450" height="668" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2418" /></a></p> <h1>Kamen no Maid Guy</h1> </div> <p><em><strong>Kamen no Maid Guy</strong></em> is a dude I could totally hang out with…if he weren’t so damned intrusive about my underpants. He is a cyclone of might and aptitude–a man (or perhaps a Klingon) that can wear many hats. Though in this show, he wears a maid outfit.</p> <p>Is this show about his walk across our world, facing the demons that plague the Earth? Or is it a chronicle of his staunch dedication to his mission: To protect his master at all costs?</p> <p><strong>NO.</strong> It’s another show about goddamn <strong>boobs</strong> and <strong>panties</strong>. Thanks, Japan. And thanks to you jerks who eat this shit up.<br /> <br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TEbUmrEbi_0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TEbUmrEbi_0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2427" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 435px"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-02.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-02.jpg" alt="" title="kamen-no-maid-guy-02" width="425" height="270" class="size-full wp-image-2427" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This is not scientific.</p></div></div> <div align="center"><div id="attachment_2428" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 435px"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-03.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kamen-no-maid-guy-03.jpg" alt="" title="kamen-no-maid-guy-03" width="425" height="241" class="size-full wp-image-2428" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oh, shit. He's got attack crows!</p></div></div> Kamen no Maid Guy is not a chronicle of his staunch dedication to his mission: To protect his master at all costs. NO. It’s about boobs and panties. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/12/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-18/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/12/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-18/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:00:55 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2296 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/12/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-18/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 18: <em>“Loves Fire, Hates Monkeys”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 53min 16sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-18-20100112.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/guin-saga-01.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/guin-saga-01.jpg" alt="" title="guin-saga-01" width="450" height="581" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2299" /></a></p> <h1>Guin Saga</h1> </div> <p><strong><em>The Guin Saga</em></strong> took over 30 years and 130 volumes of novels to only now be adopted into anime form. The tragedy of that being its author, Kaoru Kurimoto, passing away before seeing her vision somewhat realized. It’s like Ray Charles dying just before being able to see his own movie. Oh, wait…</p> <p>Our hero, Guin, can’t remember who he is, where he’s from, or how he has the head of a leopard. But he does remember one thing: <strong>How to kick everything’s ass.</strong><br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uly1xm1bBeM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uly1xm1bBeM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2300" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/monchichi-01.jpg" alt="" title="monchichi-01" width="400" height="496" class="size-full wp-image-2300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Monchichi Means Happiness!</p></div> </div> Guin Saga took over 30 years and 130 novels to finally be adopted into anime form. The tragedy is that its author passed away before seeing her vision realized. http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/05/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-17/ http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/05/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-17/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:00:32 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2257 http://thegreyghost.net/2010/01/05/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-17/feed/ 2 <h3><strong>Episode 17: <em>“Jikan no Podcast”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 39min 34sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-17-20100105.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2009-01.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2009-01.jpg" alt="" title="2009-01" width="500" height="531" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2264" /></a></p> <h1>Favorites from 2009</h1> </div> <p><strong>2009</strong> was apparently the year of the cow. I don’t know who decides these things other than “some ancient Chinese guy”, but they remain to be true.</p> <p>Kevin and I decided, as we enter Y2K+10, to reflect a bit on the samples of anime exposed to us in 2009 that sustain our faith in the genre. These shows weren’t necessarily produced or released in 2009, but it is when we discovered them. In a generation of anime lousy with perverse mediocrity, a few diamonds shine through the rough.</p> <p>The video clip below is not from any of them, but it is cow-related and ridiculous.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ki5tvfYqnuc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ki5tvfYqnuc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2265" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/toradora-palmtop-tiger-2010.jpg"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/toradora-palmtop-tiger-2010.jpg" alt="" title="toradora-palmtop-tiger-2010" width="450" height="600" class="size-full wp-image-2265" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">As it happens, 2010 is the year of the tiger.</p></div></div> Happy New Year! Kevin and I decided, as we enter Y2K+10, to reflect a bit on the samples of anime exposed to us in 2009 that sustain our faith in the genre. http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/29/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-16/ http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/29/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-16/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:00:19 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2205 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/29/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-16/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 16: <em>“Inner Child Abuse”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 53min 58sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-16-20091229.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/beast-king-golion-01.jpg" alt="beast-king-golion-01" title="beast-king-golion-01" width="500" height="369" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2206" /></p> <h1><em>Beast King GoLion</em></h1> </div> <p><strong>Beast King GoLion</strong> has to be one of the most brutal, savage cartoons ever to come out of Japan. And yet, it’s a freakin’ <strong>children’s show!</strong></p> <p>If you grew up watching <em><strong>Voltron</strong></em>, the original <em>GoLion</em> 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.</p> <p>Those of you who idolize Voltron in your nostalgia, prepare to have the pillars of your childhood shattered from under you.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MCyhyYjweU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_MCyhyYjweU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2207" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wil-wheaton-voltron-01.jpg" alt="Wil Wheaton loves Voltron." title="wil-wheaton-voltron-01" width="400" height="383" class="size-full wp-image-2207" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Wil Wheaton loves Voltron.</p></div></div> Beast King GoLion, the anime from which Voltron is derived is much more mature than the show you remember. Don't you dare share this with your own kids! http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/25/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-03/ http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/25/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-03/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:00:04 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2211 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/25/method-to-madness-podcast-omake-03/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Omake 03: <em>“Christmas Bonus”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 17min 59sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-omake-03.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/santa-slam-dunk-01.jpg" alt="santa-slam-dunk-01" title="santa-slam-dunk-01" width="450" height="503" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2212" /></p> <h1>Outtakes from 2009</h1> </div> <p><strong><br/>Merry Christmas</strong> and <strong>Happy Holidays</strong>, 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 <em>never</em> throw anything away. Digital pack rat, I.</p> <p>So for this <strong>bonus episode</strong>, you’re getting part blooper reel and part deleted scenes track.<br/><br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/De47fjH6RKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/De47fjH6RKY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div> Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, my ho-ho-homies! We present some of the outtakes from the episodes that Kevin and I recorded this past year. http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/22/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-15/ http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/22/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-15/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:00:22 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2066 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/22/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-15/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 15: <em>“Shut a Door, Share an Apple”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 55min 33sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-15-20091222.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/macross-plus-01.jpg" alt="macross-plus-01" title="macross-plus-01" width="400" height="515" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2068" /></p> <h1>Macross Plus</h1> </div> <p><strong><em>Macross Plus</em></strong> never quite held the spotlight as its peppy younger sibling, <em>Macross 7</em>. 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 <em>Macross Plus</em>’s evangelist, spreading its word to the ignorant and those who have forgotten.</p> <p>It was only a matter of time before <em>Macross Plus</em> 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.<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pTJLX3an1To&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pTJLX3an1To&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div> <p>There was a <em>Macross Plus</em> game on the original PlayStation released in Japan. I’ve written an in-depth review on it <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/2009/04/03/macross-plus-game-edition-review/">here</a>, should you be curious.<br/></p> <div align="center"><div id="attachment_2070" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sharon-apple-01.jpg" alt="It's just joy... Truly." title="sharon-apple-01" width="400" height="317" class="size-full wp-image-2070" /><p class="wp-caption-text">It's just joy... Truly.</p></div><br /> <div id="attachment_2072" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/macross-plus-02.jpg" alt="The YF-19 disarms the YF-21." title="macross-plus-02" width="400" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-2072" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The YF-19 disarms the YF-21.</p></div></div> Macross Plus was bound to make its way into the Method to Madness podcast. It is to this day my favorite anime of all time. Take a listen and you'll know why. http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/15/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-14/ http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/15/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-14/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:00:07 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=2023 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/15/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-14/feed/ 3 <h3><strong>Episode 14: <em>“You’ve Been Yakuza’ed!”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 49min 16sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-14-20091215.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/yakuza-ps2-01.jpg" alt="yakuza-ps2-01" title="yakuza-ps2-01" width="350" height="494" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2024" /></p> <h1>Yakuza (PS2)</h1> </div> <p><strong><em>Yakuza</em></strong> has taught me one thing: Never visit Shinjuku, Japan…because the average lifespan of its citizens is measured in <em>breaths</em>. Every dispute is settled by one of three forms of currency: Money, prostitution, and murder. Crime is law.</p> <p>If you have a Y (for <strong>Y</strong>akuza?) chromosome, <strong>you will love this game</strong>. 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.</p> <p>This game has often been mistaken as a poor Japanese knock-off of <em>Grand Theft Auto III</em>–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 <em>Shenmue</em>.<br/></p> <div align="center"> <div style="width: 480px;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="gtembed" width="480" height="392"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=10261"/><param name="quality" value="high" /><embed src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=10261" swLiveConnect="true" name="gtembed" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392"></embed></object></div> <p><div id="attachment_2041" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/yakuza-ps2-02.jpg" alt="I guess you...SPOKE too soon!" title="yakuza-ps2-02" width="400" height="225" class="size-full wp-image-2041" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I guess you...SPOKE too soon!</p></div><br /> <div id="attachment_2046" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/yakuza-ps2-03.jpg" alt="You don't have [...] Yakuza has taught me one thing: Never visit Shinjuku, Japan…because the average lifespan of its citizens is measured in breaths. Crime is law. http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/08/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-13/ http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/08/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-13/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:20 +0000 The Grey Ghost http://thegreyghost.net/?p=1992 http://thegreyghost.net/2009/12/08/method-to-madness-podcast-episode-13/feed/ 0 <h3><strong>Episode 13: <em>“Mullets, Motorcycles, and Delicious Smucker’s^®.”</em></strong></h3> <br /> Run Time: 50min 06sec<br /> [ <a href="http://thegreyghost.net/podcast-episodes/methodtomadness-13-20091208.mp3"><strong>DOWNLOAD MP3</strong></a> ] <p>Feedback? <a href="mailto:podcast@thegreyghost.net">Send an email!</a></p> <p>In the <strong>Method to Madness</strong> 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 <em>are</em> watching.</p> <p>This episode, we discuss…</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-01.jpg" alt="fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-01" title="fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-01" width="350" height="507" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1993" /></p> <h1>Fist of the North Star</h1> <h3>(Live Action Movie)</h3> </div> <p>The live-action <em><strong>Fist of the North Star</strong></em> movie is like the little anime adaptation that could. It thinks it can. It thinks it can. It thinks it can.</p> <p>But does it?</p> <p>“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?<br/></p> <div align="center"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlWPos7meLs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlWPos7meLs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br/><br /> <div id="attachment_2000" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 508px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-03.jpg" alt="Julia burns calories by how much she is unimpressed by Shin." title="fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-03" width="498" height="283" class="size-full wp-image-2000" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Julia burns calories by how much she is unimpressed by Shin.</p></div> <div id="attachment_1999" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 506px"><img src="http://thegreyghost.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-02.jpg" alt="Welcome to the future." title="fist-of-the-northstar-live-action-02" width="496" height="279" class="size-full wp-image-1999" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Welcome to the future.</p></div> </div> The live-action Fist of the North Star movie is like the little anime that could. It thinks it can. It thinks it can. It thinks it can. But does it?