Episode 173.5 - One Piece Live Action Preview

08/30/23 • 41 min

On this special episode, Garrett, Dennis, and Kate were able to somehow get in to the One Piece Netflix premiere event in Santa Monica. Here how it almost didn't happen along with spoilers for the first episode.

00:00 - Introduction & Disappointment 05:24 - Making the Best of It & a Surprise 13:22 - *SPOILERS* for Episode 1 35:33 - One Final Surprise 37:39 - One Last Close Call & Signing Off

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Dennis: @ichnob | Garrett: @blkriku | Kate: @TaikoChan

00:00 - Introduction & Disappointment 05:24 - Making the Best of It & a Surprise 13:22 - *SPOILERS* for Episode 1 35:33 - One Final Surprise 37:39 - One Last Close Call & Signing Off

Support the show by donating to our Ko-Fi link below.

Dennis: @ichnob | Garrett: @blkriku | Kate: @TaikoChan

Previous Episode

Episode 173 - Hard Work... (Aim for the Top! Gunbuster 1 of 2)

On this episode, join Diana, Sam, Kate, Dennis, Karen, & Ed as they discusss the 1988 OVA series Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, one of Gainax's earliest releases. How many parodies is too many parodies? Do the mechs have to take a fitness test too? And are those really regulation space suits? You'll have to mostly ignore some of the pseudo-science included in the show, even if the post episode science lessons are fun, but we'll get through this series thanks to hard work and guts!

0:00:00 - Introduction & The Watchlist 0:14:31 - Some Anime News 0:41:00 - Gunbuster Production Notes & Our History 0:54:15 - EP1 - Shock! Big-Sister and I are Going to be Pilots Together?! 1:20:23 - EP2 - Daring! The Girl Genius Challenger!! 1:43:46 - EP3 - First Love☆First Sortie 2:12:06 - Voices 2:25:06 - Final Thoughts & Kanpai

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Next Episode

Episode 174 - And Guts (Aim for the Top! Gunbuster 2 of 2)

On this episode, join Ed, Karen, Sam, Diana, Kate, & Dennis as they finish discussing the second half of the 1988 OVA series Aim for the Top! Gunbuster. The science goes even harder, drama and tension ramps up towards the finale. So many explosions and emotions. And of course, we finally get to se the titular mech in action.

0:00:00 - Intro & The Watchlist 0:13:49 - Some Anime News 0:26:11 - EP4 - Launch!! The Incomplete Ultimate Weapon! 0:49:13 - EP5 - Please!! Time Enough for Love! 1:06:55 - EP6 - At the End of Eternity... 1:39:35 - Bonus Features, Final Thoughts, & Kanpai

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