Podcast – Anivision

Amuro, Jrow and steev get together to recognize their favorites from the worlds of Anime & Gaming in 2024.

Anime

• Notable stories & events (0:50)
  • My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen manga ends
  • One Piece took a break
  • According to Parrot Analytics Netflix has surpassed Crunchyroll as America’s go to Anime streamer (Screenrant)
• Favorites of 2024 (11:40)
  • Amuro: Worst Thing You Watched to Completion
  • Jrow: Best OP/ED theme
  • steev: Favorite Supporting Character
• Top 5+1 Anime (24:20)

Special (42:35)

• Waifu of 2024
• Husbando of 2024

Games

• Notable stories & events (48:43)
  • Quality adaptation of Fallout (Amazon Prime)
    • Unquality adaptation of Borderlands
  • PS5 Pro releases
  • Release and shutdown of Concord and Firewalk Studios
  • Square Enix’s regret of console exclusivity for FFVII Rebirth
• Favorites of 2024 (55:10)
  • steev: Best Boss Battle
  • Amuro: Best Game You Played This Year not from this year
  • Jrow: Favorite playable character
• Top 5+1 Games (1:11:44)

This week the Anivision Hosts gather to discuss the major announcements from the Game Awards, they talk about the death of Video Game Journalism, and they give their thoughts on Marvel Rivals.

Topics:

• The Game Award Announcements (1:50)
• The Death of Game Journalism (33:30)
• Marvel Rivals (53:00)

The Anivision hosts gather to discuss the latest anime from the Summer 2024 Anime Season. Including Oshi No Ko S2, Suicide Squad Isekai, Wistoria, Tower of God: Return of the Prince, The Elusive Samurai, My Deer Friend Nokotan, and much more!

Notes:

1. “Go-Getters” by Mori Calliope (Suicide Squad Isekai END)
2. Quick Hits (2:30)
   1. Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools
   2. Bye Bye, Earth
   3. The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human
   4. My Wife Has No Emotion
   5. Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
   6. I Parry Everything
   7. Dungeon People
   8. Pseudo Harem
   9. Narenare -Cheer for You!-
3. Suicide Squad Isekai (21:30)
4. Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells (27:30)
5. Quality Assurance in Another World (30:10)
6. A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (34:40)
7. Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? (36:30)
8. No Longer Allowed In Another World (40:15)
9. The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible (45:25)
10. Wistoria: Wand and Sword (49:43)
11. “Kamakura STYLE” by Botchi Boromaru (The Elusive Samurai END)
12. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (56:30)
13. Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (1:02:10)
14. Days with My Stepsister (1:06:30)
15. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (1:09:25)
16. Plus-Sized Elf (1:13:14)
17. Oshi No Ko Season 2 (1:17:55)
18. The Elusive Samurai (1:21:32)
19. Tower of God: Return of the Prince (1:29:18)
20. My Deer Friend Nokotan (1:36:25)
21. VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream (1:40:50)
22. Mayonaka Punch (1:44:25)
23. Monogatari Series Off and Monster season (1:46:50)
24. Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines (1:49:50)
25. Overall Thoughts
26. “RISE UP” by NiziU (Tower of God OP)

The crew discusses the latest gaming announcements, Jrow reviews Destiny 2 The Final Shape, Amuro gives impressions on the Elden Ring DLC, and a manga spoiler-filled talk on My Dress-Up Darling.

01:15 – Game impressions (Xbox showcase, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Perfect Dark, and more)

27:07 – Destiny 2: The Final Shape

36:17 – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

43:15 – (!Spoiler Warning!) My Dress Up Darling manga talk (!Spoiler Warning!)

The Anivision Hosts gather to discuss X-Men 97, give their thoughts on Square Enix’s decision for multi-platform games, look at the Future of Final Fantasy, give updated impressions on some Sprint 2024 Anime, steev talks about Scavengers Reign and Blue Eye Samurai, and Amuro gives a report on Animazement 2024.

Notes:

• Bring Your Own Topic
  • steev: Netflix Animated Shows (2:30)
  • Jrow: Square Enix: Thoughts on multi-platform, and future FF games (14:50)
  • Amuro: Animazement 2024 (39:34)
• Spring ‘24 Anime Revolver
  • Jrow: My Hero Academia (50:45)
  • Amuro: Astro Note (1:00:15)
  • steev: Go Go Loser Ranger (1:03:45)
  • Mushoku Tensei (1:10:10)
• X-Men 97 (1:18:18)