IGN Anime Club

IGN's moe news boy, Andrew Goldfarb, joins Miranda, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan to discuss Persona 5 the Animation - The Day Breakers, the Crunchyroll and Funimation partnership, and importing anime merchandise from Japan.

There's no Watch Party this week, but you can join us on the next episode to discuss Psycho-Pass (available on Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Blu-ray) episodes 5 - 8!

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Servamp
• Orange
• Kuromukuro
• Persona 5 the Animation: Day Breakers
• Berserk
• 91 Days
• Danganronpa 3
• Persona 4 the Golden Animation
• Persona 4: The Animation
• Brotherhood: FFXV
• Euruka 7
• School Days
• Makura no Danshi
• Free! Iwatobi Swim Club
• Cowboy Bebop
• Psycho-Pass

This week on IGN Anime Club, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan spotlight A-1 Pictures and discuss the huge variety and number of anime they've adapted. They also have a solid wishlist for adaptations the studio could do in the future, especially video game ones.

Shows mentioned in this episode:

• Amanchu
• Berserk
• Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
• Eureka Seven
• Dragon Ball Z
• Dragon Ball (manga)
• Steven Universe (Western animation)
• Zenmai Zamurai
• Big Windup
• Black Butler
• Fairy Tail
• Working!!
• Blue Exorcist
• The Idolmaster
• Sword Art Online
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
• Space Brothers
• Oreimo
• The Seven Deadly Sins
• Your Lie in April
• Persona 4: The Golden Animation
• Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
• GATE
• The Asterisk War
• Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
• Erased
• Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
• Ace Attorney
• Orange
• Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
• Aldnoah.Zero
• Anthem of the Heart
• Qualidea Code
• Psycho-Pass

Miranda, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan discuss the term anime as well as their favorite animations that aren't quite considered anime. Shows mentioned in the episode: Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World New Game DAYS Taboo Tattoo Mob Psycho 100 The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Amanchu Code Geass Soul Eater Bungou Stray Dogs Himouto! Umaru-chan TMNT Teen Titans Berserk Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy 15 Avatar: The Last Airbender The Legend of Korra Fairy Tail RWBY Thunderbolt Fantasy Steven Universe Psycho Pass

IGN Anime Club is back on its weekly schedule! Miranda, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan talk about their favorite dubs and discuss whether or not they'd want to see the return of dubbed anime openings. Kallie and Miranda also give their impressions on Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness.

Next week is the start of the Psycho-Pass Watch Party! Be sure to watch the first two episodes of the anime and contribute to the discussion on the IGN Anime Club Facebook, email, or on Twitter with #ignime

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• First Love Monster
• Planetarian
• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Mob Psycho 100
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
• The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
• Amanchu
• Sweetness and Lightning
• Haikyu
• Digimon
• Konosuba
• Ouran High School Host Club
• Pokemon
• My Hero Academia
• Spice and Wolf
• New Game
• Food Wars: The Second Plate
• Tokyo Ghoul
• One Piece
• Cowboy Bebop
• Michiko and Hatchin
• Steins;Gate
• 5 Centimeters per Second
• Psycho-Pass

This week Miranda, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan discuss live action anime adaptation, including the recent announcement of a Sword Art Online live action series and the Detective Pikachu movie (plus some casting suggestions). They also talk about the summer season, Danganronpa, and Dragon Ball.

Next episode we'll be watching 5 Centimeters Per Second for the Watch Party. Voting for the next Watch Party will take place in the IGN Anime Club Facebook group.

Shows mentioned this episode:

• Danganronpa
• New Game!
• Orange
• Love Live! Sunshine!!
• Servamp
• First Love Monster
• Planetarian
• 91 Days
• Days
• Dragon Ball (manga)
• Dragon Ball Z
• Battery
• Puzzle & Dragons X
• Persona 3
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Kuromukuro
• Wakakozake
• Ghost in the Shell
• Sailor Moon
• Black Butler
• Sword Art Online
• Death Note
• Attack on Titan
• My Love Story
• Dragon Ball Evolution
• Shirobako

This week Miranda, Kallie, Mike, and Meghan talk about 16 anime from the summer season, and get into a heated debate over anime burgers. If you're interested in voting for the next Watch Party show, be sure to head over to the IGN Anime Club Facebook group.

Anime mentioned in this episode:

• Berserk
• Sweetness and Lightning
• Food Wars: The Second Plate
• Bananya
• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Orange
• Kuromukuro
• Mob Psycho 100
• 91 Days
• Days
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
• Taboo Tattoo
• Time Travel Girl
• Amanchu
• New Game
• Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
• Charlotte
• Shirobako

IGN Anime Club recaps the biggest news from Anime Expo and what they've been watching from the summer anime season.

Shows mentioned in this episode:

• Code Geass
• Dragon Ball Super
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Attack on Titan
• One-Punch Man
• Berserk
• Sweetness and Lightning
• Food Wars: The Second Plate
• Bananya, The High School Life of a Fudanshi
• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• Orange
• Kuromukuro
• Shirobako

IGN Anime Club is back! Miranda, Kallie, and Mike recap some of the cool anime games they saw at E3, discuss some of their favorite shows from the spring season, and yell a bunch about the second season of Food Wars. Then, of course, they discuss the other cool shows they're excited for.

On this very special episode of IGN Anime Club, WWE superstar Xavier Woods joins Meghan, Mike, and Kallie to talk about the power of positivity, which anime characters would win in a fight, and what anime makes him feel good!

Shows mentioned in this episode:

• Steven Universe (Western cartoon)
• Case Closed
• Kuroko's Basketball
• Haikyuu!!
• Prince of Tennis
• Hajime no Ippo
• Ultimate Muscle
• Yu Yu Hakusho
• Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
• Gurren Lagann
• One Piece
• Bleach
• Naruto
• Dragon Ball Z
• Slayers
• Hunter x Hunter
• One-Punch Man
• Danganronpa
• Sailor Moon
• Mr. Osomatsu
• Wakakozake
• Panda-Z
• Persona series (game)
• Final Fantasy series (game)

For the second studio spotlight, Mike, Miranda, Kallie, and Meghan discuss the fun anime that's come from anime studio Gainax over the years, and where the studio could be headed next. The members also talk about their adventures at Fanime.

Anime mentioned this episode:

• The Lost Village
• Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
• God Eater
• Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Appleseed
• FLCL
• His and Her Circumstances
• Ebichu
• Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
• Diebuster
• Wish Upon the Pleiades
• Shirobako