Anime Outsiders

After having their faith in all that is good and decent thoroughly shattered by Boku no Pico (and after suffering a monster cold on Cody’s part), Cody and Max decide to bask in memories of some true A-List anime entertainment to remind themselves of why they watch anime in the first place. To do that, the boys of The Other Side take a look at some prime examples of how various things are done; from overall quality, to fighting anime, to comedy. To hammer the point home, they’ll compare these grade-A animes to some true stinkers in their respective ballparks, encompassing their thesis of what makes for good entertainment. It’s like a Do’s and Don’ts column for anime! For objective quality vs. niche appeal, they’ll take a look at Cowboy Bebop vs. Haruhi Suzumiya. To compare over-the-top fighting series, they’ll look at Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure vs. Baki the Grappler. Then they’ll compare the use of the girl who’s “really 1000 years old” by pitting Spice and Wolf against Dance in the Vampire Bund. After that, it’s an examination of the same concept done right vs. done wrong with Tenchi Universe vs. Tenchi Muyo. Finally, capping everything off, it’s explaining the definition of parody with Excel Saga vs. Lucky Star.

In an attempt to do something no other anime podcast has ever, or will ever do, Cody Baier and Max Vader braved the animated hell that is Boku no Pico. With their psyches thoroughly crushed, The Other Side duo drag themselves back from the pits to podcast on this putrid Prime Evil.

It’s so perfect it makes you wonder why they haven’t done this before! The two writers, past and present, for Project AFTER’s Comic Release article, examine 4 more terrible webmanga in The Other Side’s continuing look into the world of rip-offs, wish fulfillment, fetish fappery, and Roger Ebert-esque failures of critics to become writers. This time, Cody and Max explore a couple fetish comics that acts as a sort of reverse viagra for the rest of the world, a comic that stands as one of the most infamously terrible on the Internet, and one prominent comic that may not be as bad as the other three, but represents a hypocrisy that is awe-inspiring, if nothing else. And, of course, we get a few art lessons from Cody, and the story of how he almost unloaded on one of the internet’s most infamous human failures in person.

Oh god, Tumblr! The worst of humanity calls it home. The most vile of psychopaths. The most pathetic of fandom’s refuse. The most laughable of political wingnuts. Tumblr is the place where intelligence goes to die. It is a cesspool of awful people saying and doing awful things. It is an insane asylum run by the inmates. Nothing more can be said. The Other Side hunkers down, and gets a little serious, as they go over this nest of horridness. Fasten your seatbelts, folks. Bumpy ride, and all that. This is gonna sting…

Never ones to shy away from controversy, Max and Cody go after the one target thought untouchable in the anime community. Unlike most anime fans (and certainly unlike the good folks at a certain news network who the boys at the Other Side are beginning to believe touch themselves at night to photos of the man), Cody and Max are none too fond of “legendary” director Hayao Miyazaki and his works. But, being more than simple trolls, they can back up this disdain. In this episode, the boys take umbrage with Miyazaki’s environmental themes, storytelling abilities, characters, and even the man himself. What could someone POSSIBLY find wrong with the supposed “Japanese Steven Spielberg”?! This is one episode of The Other Side you won’t want to miss!

Schoolgirls. Teenage girls who attend school. Uniforms. Uniforms. Girls under the age of 18 in an academic environment. Schoolgirls. Schoolgirls. Moe. Schoolgirls. Big-eyed schoolgirls. Schoolgirls. Sailor uniformed schoolgirls. Schoolgirl skirts being worn around the waist of a schoolgirl. Schoolgirls. There, now you have an accurate depiction of the Winter anime season. Now here’s Max and Cody to shit all over it.

Yu-Gi-Oh, that cash cow that’s been around for as long as you can remember, and never seems to want to die. One series ends, another begins, more cards are printed, and the hair just gets more and more ridonkulous. Being the goofy juggernaut that it is, the boys over at The Other Side saw potential for quite a bit discussion (and laughs), and bring you this episode to share with you that discussion (and also laughs).Also, this episode has the distinction of being an anime podcast that discusses Yu-Gi-Oh, and doesn’t rattle off every catchphrase from Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged while the hosts giggle amongst themselves because lol i laughed so hard when i saw that u guyz!!!11one

It’s not often that Cody gets a chance to discuss music; his first love. So this week, The Other Side sets him loose on the music of all your favorite (and least favorite) anime. With the stipulation that Yoko Kanno’s genius was a given and wouldn’t be focused on. From excellent soundtracks like those found in Detroit Metal City, Beck, and Heat Guy J, to stinkers like the generic J-Pop that permeates anime, and the especially rancid sounds of Lucky Star and Panty and Stocking. And if you thought “Hateful Cody” was manic, just wait until you see what “Happy Cody” is like!

One LLE wasn’t enough, so Max and Cody take a look at 3 more wacked-out nutjobs drowning in internet drama and infamy! Chris Fischer and his obsession with Gadget from Rescue Rangers; the sad wish fulfillment of My Life With Fel; and a look at the infamous archmoron Richard “Sonmanic” Kuta. Not to mention a bonus, unnamed crazy person! Strap yourselves in, folks! It’s about to get crazy up in here!

For reasons unknown and unfathomable by man, Japan is all about the family fun! No, not the kind you have at Six Flags, the kind you have in illegal videos you have to go to special websites to see! So, Cody and Max decided to look into this garbage, even going over such gems as Kiss x Sis, Aki Sora, and My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute, to see what the deal behind all this asian redneckery is. And unlike garbage they’ve seen before like, oh, say, Boku no Pico, this garbage is PREVALENT. There’s a LOT of it. And this realization was just too much for poor Cody…