Anime Outsiders

The trudge through the winter anime season continues, as the TOS crew is hit with a surprise they never expected. Could there be an anime this season that’s actually good? One that isn’t based on an established IP?!

It’s late as hell, but another season overview is here! Join the guys as they take a look at what’s been going on in the Winter anime season you’ve been seeing pimped on every anime industry twitter the past few months! And as an added bonus, hear Cody unload on a thoroughly stupid trend this anime season has brought us!

After the news that Crunchyroll laid off a bunch of people, the boys of The Other Side decided to have a giggle at both Crunchyroll, and the state of the anime industry as a whole, and see if you agree with Cody’s take on why the anime industry is such a damn mess right now!

Ever hear of the Fate franchise? Y’know, Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero, all that stuff? Ever wonder what it’s actually about? What’s in it? Well hoo-doggie, you’re in for a treat! Strap in, as The Other Side takes you for a ride through Fate Town. And by the end, you’ll really, really wish they hadn’t.

Continuing from a previous series of episodes that explained the plot of BlazBlue for all the many people who didn’t get it, now that the story has concluded, The Other Side helps you fine folks to understand just what the hell happened. What was Terumi’s deal?! What happened to Ragna in the end? What in the blue hell is a “Phenomena Intervention”?! Once you’ve listened to this podcast, you’ll finally know!

Out of fuckin’ nowhere, TOS decided to do a Power Rangers episode. Okay, not completely out of nowhere, as Max had started watching a little show by the name of Akibaranger, which kickstarted the idea. But rather go into some boring plot summary of a cheesy children’s show, the guys talk about their own childhood memories of the show, have some laughs at Linkara’s expense, tell you why you should watch Akibaranger, and so much more! Also Andrew is off the next couple of episodes.

It had a good run as one of the best shonen ever made, standing alongside the greats like Dragonball, or Jojo when it was shonen. One Piece was among the best. It stood amidst titans. But now it’s turned to shit in a way its former brethren never have. Since the beginning of the Big Mom arc, this former example to all shonen has become a middling, comically unsubtle piece of dragging garbage riddled with recycled ideas, ham-fisted imagery, and villains so awful you can’t believe this is the same series that gave us Sir Crocodile, Donquixote Doflamingo, the Admirals, etc. Take a trip into One Piece’s descent to the garbage heap with the boys at The Other Side, as they go over what went so horribly, horribly wrong.

It’s a hum-dinger of a grab bag episode with a special guest co-host! After some initial nerding, including one member of the podcast going into more detail about their history of LARPing than you ever wanted, the guys at TOS tell you all about Keijo, which they subjected themselves to just so they could tell you all about it! But it turns out there wasn’t enough in Keijo to talk about that would fill an entire episode, so the guys and their special surprise guest discuss the increasing insanity of Steven Universe (and its staff), and even get into some sexual eugenics!

After more DB Super geeking, the boys of The Other Side take a look at the Metal Gear series as a whole. Something Cody’s not super familiar with. Luckily, his co-hosts are here to educate him about all the improbable craziness that Hideo Kojima chap came up with!

Trump won, y’all! America confirmed for Great Again! But the craziness is far from over, as your favorite anime voice actors, writers, and podcasters have thoroughly embarrassed themselves by reacting to Trump’s election in such absurd, melodramatic ways that you’d think we were lying to you if we hadn’t tweeted the evidence last week. But before the TOS trio gets into that, Cody and Max take some time to gush about the greatness that was Dragonball Super Episode 66, and indulge in a little unabashed nerdiness. Also, Cody dispenses some tough love, and blows the hell up on someone he used to consider a friend.