Anime Outsiders

Since Avatar: The Last Airbender was dropped on us many a year ago, the Avatar franchise has caught on like wildfire. First with The Last Airbender, then with The Legend of Korra, with multiple games, a hilariously bad movie adaptation (with an even more hilarious Rifftrax), and a fanbase that’s nuttier than one of those giant-balled tanuki things eating grape nuts while listening to the Nutcracker Suite. But is it actually any good? Does it deserve all this attention and acclaim? And why does a choir of heavenly angels start singing whenever the name “Varrick” is mentioned? There’s only one way to find out…!Producer’s Note: You may notice Cody’s mic quality is different in this episode. At the time it was recorded he was recovering from an illness, and was not able to record with his usual mic.’

For whatever reason, there has been a bajillion shows and comics about Sonic the Hedgehog. Heck, they recently gave him yet another one! And to make things even crazier, they’re all vastly different in tone, quality, and style! No one knows why so many people think Sonic is such a marketing goldmine, but the boys at the Other Side figured they’d hunker down and check ’em all out. Listen in to find out which ones are terrible, which ones are pretty good, and which one is so great Cody gives it a glowing recommendation!

Oh god we’re here again! Another season of anime is upon us! With each new wave of garbage thrust upon us our continuing support of the anime medium is tested time and time again, and this season is no exception.Once again The Other Side looks at all the animated manure being sent our way from Japan, looks for the token one-or-two good show(s) in the season, reaffirm “Vader’s Law”, and try to use Jojo to distract themselves from the pain…Play the Ecchi/Harem Drinking Game. For each show Andrew, Max & Cody go through that has one or both of these categories, take a drink! Good luck!Also, the new Attack on Titan OVA doesn’t count. Nothing new or original is worth the bandwidth you may use to download the torrent.

So there’s this revered director named Mamoru Hosoda who gets all the good reviews on the anime news places and had a movie recently that has caused the word “feel” to get thrown around more than in the testimony of a victim of molestation. But is he really THAT good? Well the boys at the Other Side just had to find out. So just what did they think of the films made by the man people call “The Next Miyazaki”? Stay tuned, folks, ’cause this one’s a hum-dinger!

It’s the anime that got an entire generation interested in anime. It was a cultural phenomenon, and became the show that an entire company was built on. But Dragon Ball Z had a bizarre, rocky start in America.A dub that was initially overlooked, changed hands, changed casts several times, and saw its actors go from sub-amateur level to some of the best in the business. The Other Side explored all the various ways that Akira Toriyama’s smash hit series has been adapted for English audiences.And as a bonus, a little Dragon Ball GT discussion to wet your whistle!

If you’re on social media–Twitter especially–you’ve probably heard about this #GamerGate thing. Friggin’ everybody’s chimed in on it at this point. Once-beloved creative personalities have completely embarrassed themselves and ruined their reputations over it. Our timelines have been savaged by twitter wars over it. But what IS #GamerGate? Between a comically corrupt press and over-reactionary twitter folk, it’s hard to get a straight answer that’s not laced with hyperbole, flat-out lies, propaganda, and knee-jerk reactionary BS. So, to help clarify what all this crap is about, The Other Side brings on YouTube personality (and all-around swell dude) Mundane Matt, who found himself knee deep in the controversy in its very beginning, to help clarify all this nonsense, and answer the pressing question; what is #GamerGate?

So Legend of Korra ended awhile back. You might’ve heard about it. ‘Lotta brouhaha over the statement by the creators of the show that Korrasami is canon, but is it true? Do we really have our first homosexual couple in children’s television? Or is there something else going on? Could the “Word of God” actually be wrong, here? Is The Other Side making such a bold statement? If they were, they’d have to have some pretty strong proof, now wouldn’t they…?Also, The Other Side dives DEEP (so very deep, perhaps TOO deep…)into the hentai habits of Linkara of Atop The Fourth Wall. How does the TGWTG star get off? All sorts of ways!

Using their mysterious, extensive network of connections, The Other Side has managed to do what no other show on Anime3000 has ever managed to do; secure an interview with the legendary Hideaki Anno! In what is sure to be a classic episode of TOS, the boys sit down with Mr. Anno, as he reveals never-before-told truths about his work, the animation industry, and even his personal demons! If you’ve ever wondered what (or who) keeps this anime legend up at night, wonder no longer!

Sometimes, when some things get an oppressive amount of buzz, The Other Side just has to check it out. And sometimes, when they do, their misery becomes your entertainment. This is one of those times. After seeing the fervor and cult-like devotion toward Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, the boys at The Other Side would be fools not to see what the hype was all about. Even several members of Anime 3000 have sung this show’s praises! Now, find out why The Other Side really is the only show on the network you can trust, as the boys from TOS utterly dismantle the series, and prove that Steven Universe is demonstrably terrible!

As gender politics becomes more and more vogue among unintelligent, insecure millennials desperately attempting to sound smart, One Piece has found itself in the crosshairs of more and more adult kids with issues. Trigger twenty-somethings the internet over have chimed in on how problematic One Piece has been since the Dressrosa arc started, coming to a head with an article on the One Piece Podcast website. But does this claim hold water (hurr hurr ’cause it’s pirates)? Or are there more holes in this line of reasoning than Whitebeard’s corpse? The Other Side tackles the arguments made in this article, and other podcasts, and finds themselves having to explain basic concepts to people who are supposed to be older than 5. But hey, if you’ve ever been confused as to what the difference between sexism and not being good at writing women is, this is the episode for you!