Anime Outsiders

As is tradition, The Other Side takes another look at another season of anime. The Spring 2014 season can only be described as a cesspool. One of the worst seasons we’ve gotten in awhile. But one show dares to look this garbage in the face and say “I shall entertain”. The Other Side, of course, puts this pandering, substanceless garbage through the ringer, while propping up that lone oasis. And while they do that, Cody makes Andrew feel uncomfortable when Max is away, and the boys at The Other Side shill for Loadout!

In the anime fandom, it seems like autism is everywhere. It permeates the fandom, it swarms the internet, and it even drives the creation of many, many anime that we know and… well we know of them. So what IS autism? Why has it led to so much strife within fandom? Why are so many people jumping on the bandwagon to self-diagnose themselves? Why is autism the new geek chic? To find out, Cody gave his usual co-hosts the boot, and sat down with two well-adjusted autistic folk to discuss what autism is, why it’s so prevalent in fandom, and the difference between what someone with autism can become if they try, and what they become if they use it as a crutch.

Continuing their coverage of what may be the worst season of anime since they started doing these previews, The Other Side (with special guest Jahmere Durham) encounters the worst garbage they’ve encountered throughout this entire season, including a few OVAs that can’t be anything but porn.’

It’s that time again! Another anime season, another season overview from The Other Side! But this time, the boys have a special guest; Jahmere Durham of Anime 3000’s own 2 Guys and a Mic joins the fray to take a look at a particularly horrendous anime season. Summer 2014 turned out to be the worst anime season the guys at TOS can ever remember gazing upon, and now you can hear all about why you should spend the summer going outside and avoiding anything from japan for a couple months.’

For reasons no one can really understand, anime directors and manga authors have a bizarre obsession with Oda Nobunaga. So much material has been made with him in it–if not outright focusing on him–that you could make a genre out of the guy. Luckily, one of the members of the Other Side crew just happens to be one helluva history buff! Can he explain this bizarre phenomena? Also, stay tuned for the tangent extravaganza in this episode, where the boys discuss the origins of Japan and why samurai were pretty evil; lazy trends in anime; a blasphemous sullying of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure; and crazy Code Geass doujins. All this, plus you get to learn what Cody’s “trigger” is!’

The Other Side is back with a look at three new awful webcomics; The Lounge, The Wotch, and Dresden Codak. Three pieces of crap that have become legends among bad webcomics. Countless reviews have been written compiling all that is wrong with these three abominations unto entertainment, and now The Other Side brings their unique perspective. Of course, that’s not all, as the revolting aspects of Dresden Codak’s plot opens up some deep discussions on meaning and humanity… and then Cody and Max square off in a verbal cage match!

The Other Side is back with another look at the madcap world of bad writing and anime cliches that is Sword Art Online, this time looking at the show’s second season! It’s going to be hard to top the mega-hit that was the previous episode, but the TOS Trio gives it a shot, dissecting the imbecilic plot of the series; examining why “idiot plots” will always be terrible; why so many American anime fans were turned off by season 2; and why Kirito is worse than Al Qaeda! It’s a parade of insight and nazi jokes the likes of which you won’t find on any other podcast!’

In an episode that was originally going to feature Jahmere and Mike of 2GAM as guests, the boys at The Other Side set out to take a look at anime series centered around MMOs and other “trapped in the video game” scenarios. But then Sword Art Online was just too stupid and crazy to let them talk about anything else. Stay tuned for this doozy of an episode, as not only will the Other Side trio teach you about what makes writing objectively bad, but to top it all off Andrew Erickson presents a reading of the glorious trainwreck that is Sword Art Online’s big sex scene. Quite possibly the worst love scene ever put to paper!’

It’s been awhile, but The Other Side once again brings you a look at a few more individuals to rubberneck at. This time, they’ve found a couple rather big names within the anime fandom, proving once again how much of an embarrassment the anime fandom can be. From the flagrant racism of Humon, to Ken Ashcorp’s crimes against music, to the cult of virgin weaboos who worship ZONE. All this, and find out why Cody has a bone to pick with Tim Schafer, and why all y’all need to be watching a certain popular YouTuber, if you’re not already.

In a follow-up to their infamous Miyazaki episode, The Other Side takes a look at Miyazaki’s “last” film, The Wind Rises. Specifically, the creepy undertones of revisionist history and the apparent denial of any responsibility from Japan for WWII. Was Jiro really the pacifist he was painted as in the film? Can Miyazaki be any crappier of a person? Find out the answer to all these questions, and more!’