GeekNights Wednesday - Comics and Animation

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the cartoons we're watching and the comics we're reading right now. Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl, Goodbye, Lara, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, SWARM of Wasps & Monsters, Space Battleship Yamato, The Legend of Kamui, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, and Billy Bat.

In the news, the fan convention world is consolidating in a dangerous way (though perhaps you have never been to WORLD OF CONCRETE), Crunchyroll Storyworks is going to try to make live action adaptations of anime, and Sega has learned a valuable lesson about the Internet.

• What we're watching lately

• What we're watching lately

• What we're watching lately

• Rym - OpenFlight-VRC
• Scott - 【MV】浦沢直樹「It's Because I Love You」

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Common Side Effects. It's got a lot going on and is worth watching: it's only 10 episodes and evokes aspects of Fargo TV. In the news, Ghost in the Shell continues to be fantastic as it follows the original manga, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is phenomenal, and Goodbye, Lara is absolutely worth watch as a re-take on The Little Mermaid. Also, the discourse around Anime NYC's photography policy.

• Common Side Effects

• Common Side Effects

• Common Side Effects

• Rym - no children (deltarune animatic)
• Scott - Tumble Forth

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Ghost in the Shell (2026) animated by Science Saru. It's the original manga faithfully animated with a lot of style. In the news, The Last Blossom (HOUSENKA) will be in North American theaters for two nights, and Crunchyroll is destroying their own store (RIP Right Stuf).

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• Rym - Spokanki - Tjovane (the Thieves)
• Scott - Pro Beach Hockey | Heavy Metal vs. Xpress 1998 (FULL BROADCAST!)

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake. It's a fantastic continuation of Adventure Time, which we reviewed in 2013, reviewed again in 2014, shared our final thoughts in 2019, reviewed Distant Lands - BMO in 2020, and Distant Lands - Obsidian also in 2020. It's also deeply metacontextual.

In the news, Science Saru is bringing us Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, the Lefebrvistes are schisming over Vatican II (again), and two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building today.

• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

• Rym - you know the frog but not his story
• Scott - Why The Price Is Right has hidden mics everywhere

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider a bunch of anime that struck us in some way. In the news, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" is coming, new Ghost in the Shell is coming, and Coyote vs. Acme is coming. Also we're back!

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Rym - The Bloody Mary (PILOT)
• Scott - Frugit

Tonight on GeekNights we review Ugo Bienvenu's Arco (2025). Set in the future and the far future, it's a very French Science Fiction animated feature that's definitely worth seeing. In the news, we'll be at PAX Unplugged this weekend, as will the Night Market, and the Internet relies too much on one service.

• Arco (2025)

• Arco (2025)

• Arco (2025)

• Rym - Why Can’t We Fix NYC’s Penn Station?
• Scott - Coding Trance Music

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the popularity of anime over time. In the news, CITY The Animation continues to crush it, it's GUNDAM season, The Boy and The Beast is pin theaters August 18th[(https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/mamoru-hosoda-the-boy-and-the-beast-theaterical-release-crunchyroll-248944.html?cbtr=LATPOS), and expect this The Bad Guys 2 anti-AI statement to appear in more movie credits.

• The Popularity of Anime Over Time

• The Popularity of Anime Over Time

• The Popularity of Anime Over Time

• Rym - Raw Otakon 2002 Footage
• Scott - Archived Geocities Tiles

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Keiichi Arawi's City the Animation. It's delightful; we reviewed the manga in 2018. In the news, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a surprisingly popular game, though we had a meh opinion of the anime it's based on.

• City the Animation (2025)

• City the Animation (2025)

• City the Animation (2025)

• Rym - Most Iconic Plugin of all Time
• Scott - Pigeon Won't Let Man Take A Shower

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Chris Sanders' The Wild Robot (2024), out of Dreamworks. It's fantastic animation and overall a good film. In the news, Rym has ascended to the open comb razor, Diamond's bankruptcy saga continues to be more and more insane by the day, and Rick and Morty has matured into a very good show.

• The Wild Robot (2024)

• The Wild Robot (2024)

• The Wild Robot (2024)

• Rym - ReBoot - CGI making of (1994)
• Scott - Caveat Emptor

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Apothecary Diaries anime. It's worth a look, and is on both Crunchyroll and Netflix. In the news, Science Saru is bringing us a very good looking Ghost in the Shell, the Star Wars manga is getting a fancy artbook, and the Rose of Versailles movie is coming to Netflix April 30th. Also get on your Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders.

• The Apothecary Diaries

• The Apothecary Diaries

• The Apothecary Diaries

• Rym - Bone Music
• Scott - The Evolution of PBS Idents