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This week on VG Pulse, there’s new hardware in the house! We start off with sidenotes of summer retail fun, before Millennium talks about his newest expensive toy! Afterwards we dive into the regular newz where we discuss the Nintendo Direct from this week, a brewing strike over AI concerns, and the sad passings of both Tony Pankhurst and Rachael L…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got birthday celebrations, rice shortages, and blue haired anime characters. Up first Joseph turned 35 and shares another tale from Otakon, and Andrew returns to ask us who our favorite blue haired anime characters are. Then in the industry news Japan is experiencing a rice shortage, and a trailer for the Garden of Remem…
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What year is it, you might ask as you look over the listings for local movies. “The Crow?” You say, beleaguered and weary. The dust of sleep making you sound like Kermit the Frog while recovering from laryngitis. You should seek out those stalwart reviewers of manga to steady your nerves. Perhaps a good discussion of a pair of manga by a pair of ho…
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Episode 864: The 100 Reasons Why Harems Are Great
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This week on Anime Pulse we got solo Joseph, more tales from DC, and the greater harem series of the year. Up first Joseph takes it away by regaling us with day two of his trip to DC, which is day one of his attending Otakon. Then in the industry news, a man who knows kung fu and is inebriated, attacks a spooky ghost. Resulting in a lawsuit. And fi…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got tales form DC, the early release of a Sponge Bob movie, and the less harem anime season. Up first Joseph is back and shares with us Day 1 of his trip to DC as well as the swag acquired, and then Andrew steps up trying to root for the little guy with his community topic this week. Then in the industry news AI has begu…
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This week we have a solo episode of Anime Pulse meaning that it was doomed from the start.. Andrew loses the first half of the episode due to tech skill issues while Joseph is touching grass. For the topic we get answers from the community on which series they would like to see a continuation of, followed by some captivating hard hitting news. Then…
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Episode 861: Summer 2024 Previews #3
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This week on Anime Pulse we got plump elves, yummy sushi, and chainsaw wielding robots on the railroad. Up first Joseph takes about his surprise experience with sushi, and Andrew asks the community what their take is on the current season. Then in the industry news a memorial to the killed in the KyoAni attack is built, and the anime industry is do…
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We like to do theme episodes. Sometimes we choose them because of an actor’s passing. Sometimes a renewal of interest in a genre. This time we seem to have a theme but we couldn’t tell you why. Maybe there was a grip who worked on both of them. It’s a sort of mystery that’s outside of our pay grade. We start with Guarding Tess(1994). Nicolas Cage i…
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It’s lunch time again. Grab your tray and get in line. You’d better have an idea of what you want. The menu is at the start of the line and you better have read it. Take too long and we send you to the back. If you don’t see it, we don’t have it. Looking for a shonen manga and it’s not under the glass? Then it’s not available today. Don’t like it, …
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VG Pulse 406: The Sledgehammer Theory
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This week on VG Pulse, the world came to a standstill for a bit! We start off with side notes of work and yard maintenance, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Cloudstrike bringing the world to a halt for awhile, the Xbox Gamepass price hike, the newest developments in the Dr Disrespect situation, and new updates to Palworld! After…
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Episode 860: Summer 2024 Previews #2
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This week on Anime Pulse we got really bad CG, a Dominos that doesn't sell pizza, and dragons. Up first Joseph has been drawing plans for his trip to DC, and Andrew would like to know what the communities favorite anime dragons are. Then in the industry news Mt. Fuji takes another life in less than a week, a bunch of publishers are fighting over Dr…
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Everyone, may I have your attention please? Listen up, I need everybody to stop what you’re doing. I’m Axel Foley, Federal Anime Inspector, everyone stop drawing, inking. Except for you, you finish up them tiddies. That is an anime girl with the boom, if you know what I’m saying. She’d better not be in high school or we’re going to have a serious p…
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Episode 859: Summer 2024 Previews #1
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This week on Anime Pulse we got a brand new season of anime, people dropping like flies on a mountain, and being denied a hot valkyrie. Up first Joseph complains about salted pretzels, and Andrew is looking for us to peek his new ice. Then in the industry news Crunchyroll says "No Comment" and Dogo Kobo is acquired by Kadokawa. The finally in our f…
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Is it really that time again? Oh crap, we have to pick a manga. Or two. We could probably go through the requests. But that would take some sort of effort. Everyone knows we don’t ply effort to things like selection. That’s reserved for silly things like selecting the toppings for carryout or gently handling golf clubs. We did find two, in spite of…
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Episode 858: A Girl Meets a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Girl
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This week on Anime Pulse we got fireworks, a mediocre VRMMO game, and gender swapping. Up first Joseph celebrated the 4th of July with four days off from work, and Andrew is thinking of taking a dip in the drowned girl springs. Then in the industry news a man departs from one train station alive and arrives at the next one dead, and that's all, for…
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All aboard! Maniacal laughter echoing into the distance. What do you mean, don’t say that part? It’s written in the script you gave me. I don’t know what kind of amateur hour circus you have going here. You’re clearly hiring me to do a knock off introduction of Crazy Train which will probably get you copyright struck. I don’t care enough to fight y…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got the return of a long ended series, even more I Am Atomic, and a community send off to studio Gainax. Up first Joseph sells his Switch and eats a Blooming Onion, and Andrew shares another small story about his trip to Japan. And finally in the reviews Joseph fights vampires, dragons, and plays the piano in the moonlig…
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We founded a new company. We don’t have a charter, funding, or any kind of plan. But we will be offering a Kickstarter. That’s still a thing, right? We pride ourselves on being on the leading edge of trends. See also our brand new NFTs.(Please note this is a joke and don’t worry that we are making NFTs far too late in the party.) Tim has one more v…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got a very controversial pizza topping, MILF Isekai, and the blondest community topic yet. Up first Joseph was blown away by a Vodka cream sauce over Paccheri, and Andrew is looking for hot blonds in our area. Then in the news SONY buys out an entire movie chain, a man with no name saves a drowning boy, and AI artwork br…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got people too dumb to imitate the police, sour sauerkraut, and a classroom for idiots. Up first Joseph talks about his experience with a recent Turkey Reuben, and Andrew would like to know who out favorite duos in anime are. Then in the industry news a man thinks he can shakedown a lady with just a necktie, and Guilty G…
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This week on VG Pulse, we welcome you to Not-E3!! We start off with side notes of how UNBEARABLY HOT IT’S BEEN, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the MULTITUDE of seperate Not-E3 events that have happened! Loads of great game announcements from all the usual suspects; Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Devolver, and anyone else …
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There’s a fascinating era of Hollywood where they just loved making Jack the Ripper into part of a film. This could often manifest as as garbage like Terror at London Bridge where Jack gets resurrected. Or Time After Time where Jack, played by the incredible David Warner, time travels to modern day Los Angeles and begins killing there. But how abou…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got otaku bravery, damn good pizza, and degenerate community topics. Up first Joseph reports in on how his Blaze pizza turned out, and Andrew gets a little perverted with this week's community topic. Then in the industry news we got a full sandwich with the passing of a great, worrisome news about Gainax, and Himmel insp…
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Looks like the boys are back in town. By that, we mean the two hosts you’ve come to know an love so, so much. And by town we mean the manga that evident by the title and number attached. So won’t it be a surprise to everyone when we actually spend the whole time reviewing a pair of riding lawn mowers. Of course we can’t afford any of that. So we st…
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Imagine it’s the year two thousand. The President rules America as he travels Europe. After twenty plus years, he’s still vital and oversees our national pastime, Death Race 2000(1975). Fan favorite racer , Frankenstein returns to compete once more along with a few newcomers. Who will collect the most points and kill as they race from New York to L…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got Andrew back from Japan, ikemen vampires, and no industry news. Up first Joseph is playing a new game called Songs of Conquest, and Andrew regals us with his trip to Japan. Then in the industry news, there is none! So we quickly get into the final round of previews for the spring 2024 season woth Joseph avoiding a boa…
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Price check on manga. I need a price check on manga. Yes, I am aware this is a supermarket price check gag and that it was old even back in the eighties. Which means it’s beyond not relevant to make one now. Maybe we could do a random department page over the intercom. Grocery stores still do that. They also do those funny announcements about secur…
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It’s Monday, folks. At least when we’re recording. It also is often when we post because that’s our schedule. But even if it’s one of the other six days of the week, treat it like it’s Monday. By that we mean groan, clock in not more than a second before you’re obligated, and glare at the first people you interact with. Then brace yourself for disc…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got even more previews, shaved heads, and community thoughts on the season thus far. Up first Joseph takes the plunge into doing something he has put off for years, and Andrew is relieved that the Anime Pulse website has returned to regular operations. Then in the industry news a new policy for charging foreigners more i…
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This week on VGP, we’re back! Kind of! We start off with side notes of why all the shows have been on hiatus for the last month, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Microsoft entering into it’s villain arc, Sony’s questionable move of making its steam games need to be linked to a PSN account, Poppy Playtime getting a movie adaptati…
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Oh my goodness, things are moving along again. That means a post is due. Have we done something about leaves being raked? Does that work for anything? No? Crap. We’ll cut right to the brass tacks then. This is a manga show and we’ve managed to read and produce a review for two. We hope you’ll listen, like, subscribe, and send two box tops plus proo…
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Two households, both alike in dignity. In fat America, where we lay our scene. And that’s about all we can figure to work in a Shakespeare reference in the few minutes we knock these out. Besides we wanted to get a little classy before we tackle an A24 movie. Yup, we watched Civil War[2024]. If you’ve seen the trailers, then you’ve got some expecta…
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Episode 851: Spring 2024 Previews #2
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This week on Anime Pulse we got more previews, attacking someone over spoilers, and 100 year anniversaries. Up first Joseph quickly mentions his attendance at the 100 year anniversary for is other job, before Andrew goes into community with a question about anime eyes. Then in the industry news Andrew takes it away with a stinky Yu-Gi-Oh event, and…
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If you’re reading this then you’re probably hearing about all the issues on website posts. Which is ironic because the only way this shows up is that the issues are resolved. One of those kind of funny paradoxes where you get to hear about it for the next couple of episodes now that it’s all done. It’s kind of like getting the results back from a c…
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Everyone has heard the word in Hollywood. That word is exploitation and shady sexual favors. Wait, that’s not a word. The word is remake. That thing we’ve been complaining about long enough to wear out a couple of presidents. Hollywood is nothing if not persistent in their endeavor. Once they’ve bit down they will do a death roll until everybody ha…
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Episode 850: Spring 2024 Previews #1
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This week on Anime Pulse we got a bunch of previews, very little IRL news, and space ships! Up first Joseph skips the IRL news section with Andrew to go straight into community, which is all about our favorite anime space ships. Then in the industry news, there is one! And finally we have a chungus previews episode to make up for the fact there wil…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got no IRL news, short stacks, and a father takes a really long bike ride. Up first is the community section, because both Joseph and Andrew have zero things to talk about. Then in the industry news it's a swap as Joseph is the only one with something to mention, and it's about an old man who rode his bike over 300 miles…
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Suddenly there was a shout. The maid pointed towards the entryway. “Look out, he’s got a nug!” She bellowed. We discovered afterwards that she had long been diagnosed as having too much black bile and that lead to a curious condition. A transposing of letters in her speech and reading. This did not affect her day to day for what maid needed to be p…
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VG Pulse 403: A VGP Woodland Adventure!
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This week on VGP, we’re awake! We start off with side notes of weaksauce and German food, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Stardew Valley breaking records, Kotaku imploding, more government movements towards anti-monopoly practices in the video game space, Twitch being Twitch, and many exciting updates to Palworld!! After the ne…
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Episode 848: Ms. Vampire Makes Me OP
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This week on Anime Pulse we got the results of Jury Duty, Indian Curry, and the disappearance of anime media. Up first Joseph talks curry and how he faired during his jury duty, and Andrew is excited for his upcoming trip to Japan and talks about his Easter dinner. Then in the industry news we got a single whole topic, but it's pretty big, 60,000 m…
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It seems there’s a little rift open to the past. I can hear ragtime music and people talking in transatlantic accents. Hop in your old bone shaking Model T and drive down past the five and dime. Because we’re on a trip through history and film with Vivacious Lady(1938). Jimmy Stewart plays a professor who meets a nightclub performing girl, Ginger R…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got 1000% psycho, a very short community segment, and snow. Up first Joseph had to dig himself out after old man winter took a dump on his lawn, and Andrew took some days off and spent them on family. Then in the industry news the greatest heist of the century sees the villains caught and arrested, and you may get a chan…
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Before you there are two drivers. One of them is signed by the publisher and easy to find. The other has to be downloaded from a Megadrive link you found on a Substack post. Choose, but choose wisely. One of them will corrupt your boot sector and force you to reinstall the OS. The other will fix your issue. At least until you forget you did that an…
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Episode 846: Over the Death and His Sky
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This week on Anime Pulse we got fake sausages, a duke with blue balls, and a convicted rapist gets the middle finger. Up first Joseph talks about his experience with Dog Haus and a lovely eight plus mile walk, and Andrew might actually have some IRL news for us this week as he promised last time. Then in the industry news Tokyo's High Court says it…
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Let’s talk security. Now, most people don’t think about this but your windows are an overlooked ingress point. Most people will put on sensors or bars. But that won’t keep out the postal goblins. Everyone fails to consider the postal goblins. They slip past all you conventional measures and start dumping flyers for restaurants that aren’t yet open …
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Episode 845: My Jobless Story with Reincarnation-kun
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This week on Anime Pulse we got to pay our respects to the passing of a legend, eating Yuca, and level 999 love stories. Up first Joseph wanders around for seven miles looking for food, and Andrew is peaking into our music folders for non-OP and non-ED anime music. Then in the industry news we of course talk about how impactful the passing of the D…
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VG Pulse 402: Demonically Confusing
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This week on VG Pulse, computer weirdness continues! We start off with side notes of weird crashes happening with my computer vs Mil’s computer both running the same game, before diving into the regular news where we discuss Discord trying to get into gaming, the upcoming Summer Games Fest, this year’s Mar10 Day announcements, more reasons why we s…
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Have you tried tater tots? If you went to public school in the United States, it guaranteed you have. We want you to forget those sad, lumps of starch that masquerade as potato bits. Grab some from the store in the frozen section and break out the air fryer. That’s the only way to truly enjoy the delicacy. And if you cannot, well then. Clearly you …
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This week on Anime Pulse we got warmer weather, flashbacks in anime, and a training arc that never ends. Up first Joseph goes for a lovely walk in some warmer weather right before the show, and Andrew goes straight into the community stuff. Then in the industry news we got a couple Crunchyroll articles, both bad, and a teacher kicks a student's ass…
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This week on Anime Pulse we got credit card scams, tear licking, and anime McDonald's. Up first Joseph had a nice dinner at Chili's but has to cut up his credit card, and Andrew is having a pretty rough week. Then in the industry news a dating app in Japan did a survey of the hot and not activities, and the fake McDonald's in every anime is becomin…
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