Anime Outsiders

The Other Side’s FanDumb Face-Off continues, as Alex and Cody go over the crazy shenanigans of the Sonic fandom, as well as a few fandoms that didn’t make the top 4, but deserve an honorable mention or two. Also, Cody shares a few of his more self-destructive habits for your entertainment, and all the horrible things he’s seen that no man was meant to behold.

In an effort guaranteed to polarize listeners more than they already have, Cody and Alex take a look at the four worst fandoms in existence. And, of course, debate over which is the worst of the four. It’s a goliath of a discussion that couldn’t be contained in a single podcast. But in Part 1, Cody and Alex discuss their choice for the worst of the fandoms, as well as one of the runners up.

In this episode of The Other Side, Alex and Cody take a look at the popular form of webcomics commonly referred to as “Webmanga.” Specifically, they examine why the formula of making anime-derivitive webcomics are doomed to fail, a few choice offenders, and Cody gives us a little insight on what goes into making professional comic art (and in doing so, goes over what does NOT go into making the art found commonly in Webmanga).

The guys at the Other Side don’t like GAINAX. To say they’re not fans is to say the Atlantic Ocean is damp. But what is it about this highly popular studio and their highly popular works that make it so highly unpopular with Alex and Cody? Well, in this episode, the dynamic duo make their case to the world. Some cases being longer, and are more of a rant, than others.

On a special episode of The Other Side, Cody is joined by guest co-host Max Vader, german expert in all things scandalous, to discuss the wacky and twisted world of anime pornography, better known as Hentai! Very few entertainment mediums are as bizarre and deranged as anime porn, so what better topic of discussion for someone like Cody?!

On this episode of The Other Side, Alex and Cody take a trip through all their repressed memories, looking back on what got them into anime, what made them into the jaded bastards they are today, and even how it was they discovered there was a darker, porn-ier side to anime. And, in doing so, Cody drops a bombshell or two!

Alex and Cody are back for another episode of The Other Side, and what better topic of discussion for two jaded anime fans than harem anime?! Alex and Cody dive into the seedy world of Japanese wish fulfillment, sexism, ambiguously gay male leads, and much, much more!Producer’ Note:I’m aware I got the wrong Ayres brother. I meant to say GREG Ayres. Greg. Not Chris. Greg.

In this episode of The Other Side, Cody and Alex mark Alex’s triumphant return by discussing a subject the latter is all too familiar with: anime fanfiction. More specifically, everything that is wrong with the very idea of anime fanfiction, and its whacked-out community. And, in the process, the guys end up producing what is, hands-down, their most outrageous episode to date. Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your fragile egos! Please read and review. NO FLAMES!

In order to discuss the oft-discussed subject of women in anime in a form of discussion that isn’t normally discussed, Cody Baier brings in a couple of women with very different points of view to help examine and discuss the portrayal of the fairer sex in Japanese cartoons. And that’s certainly something to discuss. This episode discusses Black Lagoon, Queens Blade, Ah My Goddess and other series.

In the search for a follow-up to Katawa Shoujo, Cody and Alex searched high and low for more crazy anime games, but found something else. Something darker… An old foe from the FanDumb Face-Off returns to drive Cody into a furious rage, and fighting horses drive a rift between Alex and Cody! Sort of…