The Anime Show with Joey & AkiDearest

This week Joey and Aki talk about the Alita: Battle Angel live-action adaptation. The Trailer dropped two days ago and there's a lot of thoughts from people online. It's an old Manga, and is being produced by James Cameron (Avatar) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City). Joey thinks seeing Robert Rodriguez's name as Director is a good step. They've chosen a really niche manga too, probably in the hope that they won't get too many people offside because it's not super popular so there's not a huge fan-base to tick off. Everyone's talking about Alita's eyes; most peeps don't like them. Joey and Aki think people are being too quick to judge from the Trailer, because it's only a tiny snippet of what's to come. The duo think there's hope; its got a really good Director/Producer combo, plus most people probably don't even know the original Manga. From what he's seen so far, and because of the people making it, Joey thinks it's going to be a decent film - as long as they don't get the story wrong. Thoughts?

This week Joey and Aki are talking about Yuri Manga and Anime. Yuri means girl-on-girl, and they're talking about it because a Citrus Anime adaptation is coming out next year and it's a great Yuri Manga. The duo explain why they like Yuri Manga and Anime; Aki is a huge fan. They talk about their favourites (like Strawberry Panic, which is really similar to Citrus). Which are your faves?

This week Joey just landed from a con in Singapore, so it got him thinking about the things you should know when going to conventions. Joey and Aki discuss simple things like, having a shower to more complex things that will save you money.

This week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest get down to answering all your questions on Twitter. We find out the Ghibli movie that Aki doesn't like, but Joey (and most people) love. She was hesitant to tell you guys, so be nice. The duo reveal their fave Anime soundtrack, a manga they can't see turning in to an Anime, which Anime they wished never existed, and a bunch more answers for your juicy questions. Enjoy!

Joey asks Aki what Shounen Anime she'd recommend to someone who hasn't ever seen one before. Aki says definitely One Piece (even though she hasn't seen it). No one really has anything bad to say about it. It is a pioneer of Shounen, it's still going and it has a ridiculously dedicated fanbase. The only downfall is that it's very lengthy, so if she had to recommend something shorter Aki would say Boku no Hero. What would yours be?

This week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest give their thoughts on the Anime adaptation of Shounen Manga Black Clover. Neither of them like it. They think the voice actor is annoying, the voice is like fingers scratching on a chalkboard. It's not just the voice acting that's bad; everything is predictable. Some people like it, and the duo think people who haven't seen a Shounen before might like it. But if you've seen other Shounen Anime then it's boring because you've seen it all before;  that's where the backlash is coming from. They don't know what went wrong though because the studio who made the Black Clover Anime has made a lot of great Shounen Anime adaptations. What do you think?

his week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest talk Anime cliches. There's a ridiculous amount of cliches in anime, and Joey and Aki want to try some to see what would actually happen in real life. There's the toast in mouth and Aki wants to test out nose-bleeds. Joey wants to know, if you fell on a girl how would you actually land because in Anime it's like an impressive yoga move. Also how slow can you fall; Anime slow-mo is epic. There's also the running, yelling, high-pitched voices, how fast you need to run to have your skirt fly like it does in Anime, friendship power (to beat the bad guys) and so the list goes on. What do you want to test IRL?

This week Joey the Anime Man and AkiDearest talk Anime cliches. There's a ridiculous amount of cliches in anime, and Joey and Aki want to try some to see what would actually happen in real life. There's the toast in mouth and Aki wants to test out nose-bleeds. Joey wants to know, if you fell on a girl how would you actually land because in Anime it's like an impressive yoga move. Also how slow can you fall; Anime slow-mo is epic. There's also the running, yelling, high-pitched voices, how fast you need to run to have your skirt fly like it does in Anime, friendship power (to beat the bad guys) and so the list goes on. What do you want to test IRL?

Joey and Aki really really don't like Magical Girl Apocalypse. While talking about the best horror mangas, the duo go on a rant about Magical Girl Apocalypse and why it's so bad. Joey thinks the art is good but that's about it. Aki doesn't even like the art, but she didn't want to 'judge a book by its cover' so she read it, and didn't like it. They don't think the manga knew what it wanted to do, or be. Joey thought it was going to get better as he kept reading...it didn't. What do you think about it?

Joey and Aki really really don't like Magical Girl Apocalypse. While talking about the best horror mangas, the duo go on a rant about Magical Girl Apocalypse and why it's so bad. Joey thinks the art is good but that's about it. Aki doesn't even like the art, but she didn't want to 'judge a book by its cover' so she read it, and didn't like it. They don't think the manga knew what it wanted to do, or be. Joey thought it was going to get better as he kept reading...it didn't. What do you think about it?