Endless 08

BJ and Duffo are joined by guest host Ettin (Breakfast Cult, Hard Wired Island) as they attempt to scale the early dungeon tower fantasy that is Gonzo's The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk. Discussions include reflections on 80s arcade cabinet culture, the birth of anime simulcasting, and how many bath scenes is too many bath scenes.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

The Linkin Park Vegeta division moves on with two rock-heavy entries, as a Bullet For My Valentine Naruto AMV competes with an obscure cut from the 90s set to Rammstein.

Watch the contestants here:

Hit The Floor - Hwoarang

Conversational Spanish - Ileia

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

A.C.G.T.'s ecchi comedy They Are My Noble Masters brings us into a world of maids and butlers, but the humour being plated up is somewhat past its expiry date. BJ and Duffo discuss Family Guy style reference humour, high intensity teapot training, and staffing your mansion with the most traumatised servants you can find.

Continuing on with the Vegeta Linkin Park division, another Death Note AMV squares up against a tribute to the samurai manga Vagabond.

Watch the contestants here:

Diary of Jane - budddha

kinesics - hitomisuiren

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

Endless 08 moves to a late night programming block for Xebec and Genco's erotic mystery thriller RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne. BJ and Duffo discuss Japan's approach to nudity and censorship, untangle a complex assassination plot involving rare stamps, Soviets and angel hackers, and visit a torture castle that sucks.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

Endless 08 launches their first recurring segment: a bracket elimination tournament designed to find the best anime music video of 2008. In the first match up, a handful of hyperactive anime girls go up against a Death Note AU set in a famous horror franchise.

Watch the contestants here:

Clarissa - BoneFixer

SAW - Archivist

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

The supernatural AIC Spirits and asread. collaboration Ga-Rei: Zero is an action series about two teenage girls drawn into a world of exorcists, with one heading down the path of light and the other heading down a path of darkness. BJ and Duffo discuss strange novelty weapons, African twins who love to say their own names, and the Marvel screenwriter with huge ambitions for the Ga-Rei franchise.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

BJ and Duffo bring in guest hosts Charlie and Shamus (Real Fantasy Encounters) to help them unpack the first season of Studio DEEN's supernatural romance Vampire Knight. Discussions include hashing out Team Kaname vs Team Zero, trashy stage musical adaptations, and the wide range of wizard powers that apparently come with being a vampire.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

In a blockbuster length episode, Endless 08 returns to the second half of J.C. Staff's Toradora! to watch from episode 14 onwards. BJ and Duffo discuss their own Kitamura style rebellious hairstyles, the strangest alternate endings in the spin-off game, and the challenge of translating the shiritori game from Japanese to English.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.

Endless 08 has its first big hitter with Toradora!, a J.C. Staff odd couple romantic comedy about two high schoolers with crushes on each other's best friends. BJ and Duffo watch episodes 1 - 13 and discuss the tsundere archetype, the teenage inability to deal with problems normally, and staging a wrestling show to make fun of your teacher's love life.

Our theme song is Endless 808 by I.K.