S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2014 Pt. 1

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The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything that just looks outright awful. These are the first batch from the new season:

Listen – First impressions of Sailor Moon Crystal from Toei Animation. It is streaming on CrunchyrollHulu, and VIZ Anime.

Listen – First impressions of Aldonoah.Zero from A-1 Pictures. It is streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuki, and Aniplex Channel.

Listen – First impressions of Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- from Studio Deen. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Glasslip from P.A. Works. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of ARGEVOLLEN from Xebec. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Locodol from FEEL. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Rail Wars! from Passione. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of DRAMAtical Murder from Naz. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

 

Case Closed Reviews: Fall 2013 / Spring 2014

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First impressions are great but what about our thoughts after we’ve watched an entire series week to week? We figured our listeners might want to hear our final impressions as well so we’ve created the Case Closed Review podcast. Just like the S.W.A.T. Reviews, these will be mini-podcasts and completely off the cuff.

Here are the 3 shows we finished from the fall and spring seasons:

Listen – Final impressions of Yowamushi Pedal from TMS Entertainment. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Final impressions of Ping Pong the Animation from Tatsunoko Productions. It is streaming on Funimation and Hulu.

Listen – Final impressions of One Week Friends from Brain’s Base. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

 

The June 2014 Line-Up

narutaki_icon_4040 It is time for all the simulcast announcements though in a weird twist they seem concentrated on a few key shows. Hopefully the first week of July will give us the rest of the new season of anime.

hisui_icon_4040 Part of me always wonders if there are two people at Discotek who have a bet with each other that they can get the most people to say, “I can’t say I expected that!” whenever they announce a title. There are hardly bad choices but you can’t say that they are in any way easily predictable.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of new anime, manga, light novel, artbook licenses, streaming/broadcasting announcements, crowdfunding projects, anime/manga projects, and live-action anime/manga adaptions.

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