Episode #098 is short and sweet just like that darling midget girl who rides the bus on Thursdays. Sitting next to her this week is a Paranoid Agent and a Sonic Rush of rush-hour riders.

Let the countdown to #100 begin!

Anime Review: "Paranoia Agent"

HotSpot Video Game Review: "Sonic Rush"

All right! Woo! We got some awesome new audio introductions for our reviews. Expect to see more next Episode too. This time we review the second entry in the Super GALS! series and the classic Dreamcast game Shenmue. And this Episode is host to the second entry in Azure's Corner. Get to downloading, this Episode is sweet and spicy!

Anime Review: "Super GALS!"

HotSpot Video Game Review: "Shenmue"

HotSpot: "Azure's Corner"

Well otaku-of-all-ages this Episode is packed to the brim with the unpatented ASO goodness. After all, if we patented it, how could we so easily share it? *wink*

We have dual reviews dueling for supremacy this week, a smorgasborg of international anime news, fan art contest winners, and a HotSpot video game review with special segment. What sort of unique offering are we bringing this week? The HotSpot has the first entry in a hopefully long-running series we like to call "Azure's Corner."

Anime Review: "The Hakkenden - The Legend of the Dog Warriors," "Paranoia Agent"

HotSpot Video Game Review: "Taiko Drum Master (PlayStation 2)"

HotSpot: "Azure's Corner"

Poor Nz17, he has a sore mouth from his dental work. But he is dedicated to you listeners, so here is the fruit of his painful labor, Episode #095.

This Episode is going to be a whole show instead of the daily segments we've been having lately. Herein we shall review three different anime (one excellent, two not-so-much) and one video game. Congratulations go out to Cat, our newest fan art contest winner! Be sure to get in your artwork for the next contest; for more information, please check out our fan art page.

Anime Review: "Catnapped! The Movie," "Yugo the Negotiator," "Kimagure Orange Road"

HotSpot Video Game Review: "P.N.03 (Gamecube)"

Manga or manwa? Neither one, really, but we feature a review of the OEL manga Van Von Hunter.

HotSpot Manga Review: "Van Von Hunter"

We read on up the fanmail and comments about last Episode's 'pirate,' and feature the Archer Avenue single "Breakdown on N. St. Mary's."

Nz17 does his final review of Maison Ikkoku. What does this mean for the series? Listen and find out!

Afterwards we go old school with a review of Hyper Police, practically fall asleep with Night on the Galactic Railroad, and DB3 powers up with Power Stone.

Anime Review: "Maison Ikkoku," "Hyper Police," "Night on the Galactic Railroad," "Power Stone"

Like savage beasts of the wilderness, Nz17 and DB3 rip apart Otogi Zoshi and reveal it for what it is. Then Nz17 points out all the zany and somewhat inexplainable quirks in Hellsing. Have we no mercy?

Anime Review: "Otogi Zoshi," "Hellsing"

Huzzah and good fortune, for we have DB3 present and accounted for in this Episode of ASO Radio. DB3 even hand-picked the news for this segment, so you know it is like the freshly-squeezed orange juice you always see in the commercials. You know the ones.

This HotSpot brings us a spicy pair of reviews, one manga and one video game. What can they be? Who knows? I do! And you can too if you listen to our Episode.

HotSpot Manga Review: "Fruits Basket"

HotSpot Video Game Review: "Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance)"