Propeller Anime Radio #42: Your Name, ScarJo GitS, Ghibli Fest, Spring Anime

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On this hot garbage episode of Propeller Anime Radio, The MFK, Shamus Oddish, and Sci-Fi Juan rant about a bunch of anime stuff including:

- Moving Anime Nite Orlando to a slightly earlier time
- We're hosting events at Anime Festival Orlando
- Looking back on Orlando Overdrive
- Thoughts on Makoto Shinkai's Your Name and it's success
- Hollywood's take Ghost in the Shell (WARNING: Shamus Oddish rants)
- Fathom Events and GKIDS upcoming Studio Ghibli Fest
- What Spring Anime are we watching?

Propeller Anime Radio #41: Psycho Pass, SAO, Under the Dog, ScarJo GitS, & Crunchyroll Bitdrops

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On this riveting episode of Propeller Anime Radio, The MFK, Shamus Oddish, and Sci-Fi Juan rant about a bunch of anime stuff including:

- How good Psycho Pass is. (And did Ko do the right thing?)
- Juan justifies liking Sword Art Online and talks about the new movie
- First reactions to Under the Dog and anime crowdfunds
- How Hollywood Ghost in the Shell is looking so far
- The Crunchyroll video quality controversy and CR's response

Propeller Anime Radio #40: Burying the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, JJBA's Dub, Anime in US Theaters, and Joe Biden

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Two podcasts in January?! How crazy is that? We did it, though as we are on the march to get to episode 50 before the year ends. Will it happen? We shall see! Shamus is back with Kent and they out the bow on 2016 and talk about some pretty topics:

• A rundown and reaction to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards
• Who should of won? Who should have been nominated?
• Was there funny business going on with the selection process?
• How bad is the English dub of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure?
• Anime in US theaters featuring One Piece, Sailor Moon R, Ghost in the Shell, and Sword Art Online
• Where does Joe Biden stand on anime in 2016?
• What panel(s) should we revive for Anime Festival Orlando?

Propeller Anime Radio #39: 2016 in Review with AWO's Gerald Rathkolb and Sci-Fi Juan

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Happy New Year! We're starting off 2017 with an exciting podcast to look back at the year that was 2016. This show features Gerald Rathkolb from the Anime World Order podcast (the longest-running anime podcast still going) and the return of Sci-Fi Juan!

Propeller Anime Radio #38: Ghibli in Theaters, Yuri on Ice, Diamond is Unbreakable, and more!

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Happy Holidays, gang! We have a new episode of the podcast. As we close out 2016, things continue to get crazy, but we have great anime to help us get through it. Kent and Shamus have much to talk about including:

• Studio Ghibli in movie theaters
• Spirited Away making it in the U.S. box office
• Other anime films we'd love to see in theaters
• Thoughts on the ScarJo Ghost in the Shell trailer
• Dragon Ball Super on Toonami
• Kira Yoshikage: anime villain of 2016?
• Mob Psycho 100 thoughts
• Is anime taking homosexuality seriously with Yuri on Ice
• Getting ready for Holiday Matsuri
• Doing good for others to close out the year

Propeller Anime Radio #37: Fall Anime, Butt Fighting, 10 Years of Propeller Anime, and more!

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Need something to distract you from the insanity of the election? We have you covered with a new podcast! Kent and Shamus talk the fall anime season, which has a few notable hits. And yes, they are going to talk about THAT show about booby and butt fighting. Plus all these topics:

- 10 Years of Propeller Anime! What's next? When does it end?
- Anime in the Oscars?
- Makoto Shinkai's Your Name continues to do big business
- Funimation licenses Dragon Ball Super
- Should Tomonobu Itagaki be put on trial for his sins?
- Pioneer's Lupin cast vs Funimation's Lupin cast
- Are Naruto fans to blame for this election?
- An evaluation of the fall anime season thus far. LOTS OF SPORTS
- Is Keijo real?

Propeller Anime Radio #36: Anime Weekend Atlanta 2016 wrap-up, Thoughts on Yamaken

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We're back from Anime Weekend Atlanta 2016, which was an epic weekend with over 28,000 anime fans and whatnot running wild. In this post-con podcast, Kent is joined by his AWA roommates Jacob, Nick, Travis, and It's MANIME co-host Shawn Wilson to cover quite a bit!

- Full Report of our Anime Weekend Atlanta experience
- AWA vs Florida conventions
-Thoughts on Haruhi Suzumiya director's comments "Anime is Dead"
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure hitting mainstream on Toonami
- Diamond is Unbreakable goes live-action
- Baki the Grappler anime returns!
- Fist of the North Star's Buronson teams up with Ryoichi Ikegami
- Oh, and this Japanese Donald Trump commercial

Propeller Anime #35: Return of Berserk, Diamond is Unbreakable, Crunchyroll x Funimation, and More!

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After a long hiatus, we're back with a NEW episode of the Propeller Anime Radio Podcast. It's been too long but we're back in the thick of things with exciting topics such as:

- The Return of Berserk
- The Jojos in Morioh w/ Anime David Bowie
- Crunchyroll and Funimation's HUGE teamup
- Makoto Shinkai's latest film setting records in Japan
- Anime Festival Orlando's move to June
- Hideaki Anno returns to Evangelion
- Propeller Anime turns 10 next month!

Propeller Anime Radio #34: The Impact of Hayao Miyazaki

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The excitement for Hayao Miyazaki is at a fever pitch in Orlando! In May, The Enzian Theater is hosting THREE showings of Princess Mononoke, and we're planning a special two-time showing of Anime Nite Orlando as well, featuring Porco Rosso and Spirited Away! So why not have a podcast dedicated to anime's greatest visionary and the face of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki!

Propeller Anime Radio #33: The Boy and The Beast, Illegal Streaming, and Anime Crowdfunding

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It's March Madness with a loaded podcast! Kent and Shamus talk about Mamou Hosoda's latest film, The Boy and The Beast, which they just saw in theaters. Not only that, they discuss the effect of illegal streaming sites on the anime industry and fans stepping up to make a couple recent kickstarters for classic anime very successful.

Propeller Anime Radio #32: Favorite Anime of 2015

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Happy New Year! We have a whopper of a podcast this time. Our biggest ever!

We look back at the year that was 2015! We talk about our favorite anime of the year, the top anime conventions(and why Florida doesn't have any), and some of the news and trends of the year! We even talk a little about the new Star Wars film and the chances of anime in the upcoming Academy Awards.

Propeller Anime Radio #31: Interview with The Otaku King, Richie Branson!

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This episode is going to be special! Fresh off our successful holiday charity party is a 1-on-1 interview that Kent has conducted with our headliner for that party: The Otaku King, Richie Branson!

Richie is an accomplished music producer and nerdcore hiphop artist who saved Toonami and has rapped about your favorite anime including Cowboy Bebop, Attack on Titan, Gundam, Kill La Kill, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Fist of the North Star.

Happy Thanksgiving from Propeller Anime!

Happy Thanksgiving! We at Propeller Anime hope you have an awesome day with a lot of delicious food. Enjoy your time with some loved ones, play some games, watch some anime, and before you pass out, listen to some podcasts from us!

Yeah we're gonna do some shameless self-promotion. But before that, we want to let you know about some great Black Friday deals that some of our friends are having this weekend!

Propeller Anime Radio #30: Manly Han Solo

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We're well into the fall and we are blessed with tons of great anime and different ways to watch it all. Kent and Shamus saw the NEW Ghost in the Shell movie in theaters and we discuss that and the Arise series it followed up.

We also talk about Seven Deadly Sins, Netflix's anime initiative, Space Adventure Cobra on Crunchyroll, the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure community, and the downfall of Bleach.

And we talk about nonsense at conventions!

Propeller Anime Radio #29: Fall Anime and 9 Years of Propeller Anime!

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Today marks the the NINTH ANNIVERSARY of the very first Propeller Anime event! We started at Full Sail University, now we here! Thank you all for being a part of all the good times. Kent reflects and then we talk about the upcoming party that we're having to celebrate. Then we give our thoughts on the anime we've been watching this fall!

Propeller Anime Radio Episode #28: Mamoru Hosoda, the True Heir to Hayao Miyazaki

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We are back from a long hiatus! The summer ended up being extremely busy for us but we are back with a fantastic new episode of Propeller Anime Radio! 

This time, Kent and Shamus talk about one of Japan's most critically acclaimed directors, one Mamoru Hosoda! He's famous for directing Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Propeller Anime Radio #27: Wicked Anime! E3 Highlights! Goku the Hedgehog!

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We're well into the hot as hell Florida summer! For this special occasion, our Bostonian friends Jonathan and Andrew from the Wicked Anime podcast come down to our lair for a visit! 

We talk about the highlights of E3, the lack of an anime equivalent, hardcore anime, bonehead business decisions from Japan, Dragon Ball Super, and blue jacket Lupin the 3rd. Plus, we rant about Final Fantasy and people who talk during anime showings!

Propeller Anime Radio #26: With SSS's Vinz Clortho! Orange Anime Then and Now, Traveling Asia, MegaCon, Spooky Electric!

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In this episode of Propeller Anime Radio, we bring in the guy who broke Kent into the anime community here in Orlando nearly a decade ago, Vinz Clortho! Now you know who to thank! (Or blame, if you are the scourge of anime community villainy!) Formerly of Orange Anime and now of Solid State Society, Vinz has spent over five years traveling all of Asia, including Japan!

We discuss Vinz’s travels, including what anime culture was like in Tokyo during his time there. Plus, we talk about the old days of Orange Anime and what it is like now, running anime groups, breaking into hosting events at conventions, the state of anime at MegaCon, and tales of the legendary Spooky Electric!

We even make time to talk about anime!

Propeller Anime Radio Episode #25: It's MANIME! The Manly Anime Podcast!

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It's a very special episode of the podcast! A podcast that's hosted by MEN for MEN! It's MANIME! The Manly Anime Podcast! Kent teams up with his esteemed colleague and true co-host, Shawn Wilson, for this one. No Shamus Oddish to be found here.

Propeller Anime Radio Episode #24: The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Pluto, MegaCon, AFO, and Tridents!

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Finally! Kent has finished reading Naoki Urusawa's manga epic, Pluto and will be talking about that! Shamus also joins in and they review the latest Studio Ghibli movie, The Tale of Princess Kaguya. Directed by Isao Takahata! (Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko)