Anime Outsiders

TOS brings back Riiser from The Webcomic Relief as a special guest to talk about the movie that proves that Masahi Kishimoto is now a whore who only cares about money; Boruto! Yes, the guys actually sat through this fucking embarrassment, and now you get to enjoy the journey through this waste of animation dollars, too!

The Other Side often prides itself in being a counterpoint to every other anime podcast. Probably why so many other podcasts whine about them. In keeping with that tradition, The Other Side presents an alternate view from all the other Japan-worshiping anime podcasts that litter their episodes with J-Pop, and update you on all the news about voice actors’ personal lives, and who got voted onto AKB40. Japan is known for its utter insanity (and for being the most sexist country in the First World), and nothing’s more entertaining than insanity! So join The Other Side (with guest host “Bonglorio”) as they go spelunking through the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is Sankaku Complex (because it’s funnier that way) to find some of the most wacked-out stories from the land of the rising sun!

The Other Side’s overview of One Piece reaches its conclusion as Max and Cody go into such funderful topics as the awfulness of Boa Hancock and Whitebeard; the sheer, unbridled greatness of Donquixote Doflamingo; Crocodile and Mr. 1 sharing one of One Piece’s manliest moments; why you just don’t mess with Magellan; and the ever-growing beard of Blackbeard. It may have its shitty arcs, but One Piece remains one of the greatest action series of all time, and by the time this podcast is over, you’ll know exactly why. And you’ll be all caught up, and have no excuse not to start following the manga yourself.

Alex is gone, but a new co-host arrives to take his place. Max Vader, German connoisseur of the strange and surreal, joins The Other Side as Cody’s new co-host. In his debut episode, Max joins Cody in a look at what is quite possibly the most sick and twisted thing those in the anime fandom must live with; the existence of hentai manga and doujin. When a horny, repressed Japanese artist is allowed to let his fetishes and sexual preferences run wild in an environment without any oversight or scrutiny, what the rest of the world gets is a slew of hornball horrors. Images that will burn themselves in your mind, and haunt your nightmares, all brought to you by people that you know, right off the bat, by virtue of just being a decent person, you are better than them. An underground cesspool of sheer sleaze alleviated only by the fact that, no matter how surreal and disgusting it is, it’s just drawings. It may not do much to help, but at least it’s something…

For whatever reason, there has been a bajillion shows and comics about Sonic the Hedgehog. Heck, they recently gave him yet another one! And to make things even crazier, they’re all vastly different in tone, quality, and style! No one knows why so many people think Sonic is such a marketing goldmine, but the boys at the Other Side figured they’d hunker down and check ’em all out. Listen in to find out which ones are terrible, which ones are pretty good, and which one is so great Cody gives it a glowing recommendation!