S.W.A.T. Reviews: Summer 2013 Pt. 1

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. Here are the first seven from the new season:

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Listen – Episode 1 of Gifu Dodo!! Kanetsugu and Keiji from Studio DEEN with the opening “Samurai Rock ~Gifu Dodo!! ver.” by Kouji Kikkawa. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of Free! from Kyoto Animation with the opening “Rage on” by OLDCODEX. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of Servant X Service from A-1 Pictures with the opening “May I Help You?” by Ai Kayano, Mai Nakahara, and Aki Toyosaki. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of KINMOZA! from Studio Gokumi with the opening “Jumping!!” by Rhodanthe*. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of Genshiken Second Season from Production I.G with the ending “Aoku Yurete Iru” by Nozomu Yamamoto, Sumire Uesaka, Yumi Uchiyama, and Ai Kakuma. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist from Dogakobo with the opening “Believe My Dice” by Takuya Eguchi, Takuma Terashima, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, and Tetsuya Kakihara. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – Episode 1 of The Eccentric Family from P.A. Works with the opening “Uchouten Jinsei” by milktub. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

All Points Bulletin: Ring Out, Wild Bells

If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on an APB drop us a line via email or Twitter.

narutaki_icon_4040 Kate’s picks:

  • Someone NOT Complaining about Pixar Sequels
    He makes some good points that their upcoming “strategy” of sequels every other year is basically what they’ve always been doing.
  • The Fighting Game Community and Its Reputation Problem
    Great article about a community I know very little about and, like many others, only hear all the bad things that come out of it. I like that this covers why the recent news coverage was poor but also addresses how and in what sections the group can step up about the goings on in their community.

hisui_icon_4040 Alain’s picks:

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narutaki_icon_4040 Sailor Mars! Because yeah!

Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Rabbit of Caerbannog

This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup drop me a line via email or Twitter.

– Alain