Issue #11: Bananaramaripple

Link · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:11 pm

http://www.thegamevillains.com/podcast/issue11.mp3
Issue #11: Beeslo and I chill out and discuss the weirdness of anime. Not much else can be said, aside from... anime... it's pretty weird...

Note: This issue will probably not appear on the main site due to scheduling issues, Issue 12 will be on the main site on Tuesday.

Fyodoror · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:10 pm

Have you looked in to finding some audio streaming site? I like the show, but I think it and Protorype too could get a lot more listens if they were streamed in stead of downloadable.

But that's just me.

Link · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:13 pm

I've personally not looked into it, but it's definitely something worth considering. Having it downloadable AND streamable wouldn't hurt.

Beeslo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:49 pm

Link wrote:

I've personally not looked into it, but it's definitely something worth considering. Having it downloadable AND streamable wouldn't hurt.

My iPhone is awesome. I just click on the link and it automatcally streams to my phone. 

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Link · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:56 pm

Except, if you're writing on the forums with your iPhone, it always leaves these funky ass characters. What the hell is up with those? It's on your Facebook, your text messages, etc. It's weird.

Indomitus · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:32 pm

Have just ended my marathon of the podcast up to current, and I gotta say you're real contender to the prototype (Granted, you're in kinda different fields of topics, but you get what I mean). Keep up the good work guys.

I remember after the Eva ending my friends had all kinds "deep" theories, while I just said "fuck it, I'm gonna torture my brain over that".

Link · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:17 pm

Indomitus wrote:

I gotta say you're real contender to the prototype (Granted, you're in kinda different fields of topics, but you get what I mean). Keep up the good work guys.

Mongo · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:18 pm

I'm glad you like the show, it's awesome that people are listening to us. Totally off topic, just wanted to say that I love the badass Gambit sig. It's awesome.

Indomitus · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:00 am

Mongo wrote:

Totally off topic, just wanted to say that I love the badass Gambit sig. It's awesome.

Hehe thanks man, winner of SOTW #9.
:-D

Xylon Lionheart · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:38 am

If you guys are talking about weirdness, would you count the second season of Code Geass, or at least the second half of it? The first season was one of the best anime I had ever seen. The second had a lot of executive meddling which really screwed with the story so the writers could not do what they wanted. Each episode just gets bigger and bigger in terms of ridiculousness as time goes on.

Also, I cannot comment on The End of Evangelion because I've never seen anything from Evangelion.

Sevens1997 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:39 pm

FLCL is definitely one of the weirder anime I've seen, but I think Boogiepop Phantom and Serial Experiments Lain are more so. They may not have the over-the-top animation, but few things can beat them for thought provoking mind fuckage.

I didn't think FLCL was all that funny, really. I got more laughs from Puni Puni Poemy, and that's only two episodes.

That's not to say that I didn't like FLCL. To the contrary, I liked it enough to buy the DVDs. I just don't think it wins in those two categories.

Beeslo · **Posted:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:56 pm

Sevens1997 wrote:

FLCL is definitely one of the weirder anime I've seen, but I think Boogiepop Phantom and Serial Experiments Lain are more so. They may not have the over-the-top animation, but few things can beat them for thought provoking mind fuckage.

I didn't think FLCL was all that funny, really. I got more laughs from Puni Puni Poemy, and that's only two episodes.

That's not to say that I didn't like FLCL. To the contrary, I liked it enough to buy the DVDs. I just don't think it wins in those two categories.

Honestly, I feel shear insane randomness outdoes mind fucking. Lain, Boogiepop and others definitely can rape your head and make you feel like less of a man, but FLCL was never, ever once predictable because there were absolutely no restraints on it.

Sevens1997 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:40 am

Beeslo wrote:

Honestly, I feel shear insane randomness outdoes mind fucking. Lain, Boogiepop and others definitely can rape your head and make you feel like less of a man, but FLCL was never, ever once predictable because there were absolutely no restraints on it.

That's where we disagree. If an anime is going to screw with me on that level, it needs more substance than FLCL has to offer. It doesn't get my wheels turning like Lain and Boogiepop, and I think that's where it falls short.

Link · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:05 am

Sevens1997 wrote:

It doesn't get my wheels turning like Lain and Boogiepop, and I think that's where it falls short.

I'm a HUGE Boogiepop fan (wasn't overly impressed with Lain) and let me tell you... it doesn't compare to FLCL.

I'm referring to this more in the sense of... I can figure out what's up with Boogiepop Phantom, it's actually NOT 100% confusing/senseless. FLCL... that's a different story, the plot is very... non-coherent and riddled with metaphors. At least that's how I view it.

So... while Boogiepop might be a mind fuck, FLCL is definitely a "weird" anime that's very difficult to understand/grasp with ease. Much like End of Evangelion. We were talking more on the level of "What makes you think vs. What you can't even understand after you think."

Sevens1997 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:32 pm

I think we can agree that all of the above mentioned anime can be considered "weird" in its own way. We just differ on what puts one over the other on that scale. To me, being completely mindless doesn't necessarily do that. Something that induces thought beats out something that doesn't. Just my take on it.

I haven't seen End of Evangelion, so I can't comment on that.

Mongo · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:16 pm

Since I wasn't involved in this podcast, I never got to share my opinions on a certain topic.

End of Eva - I know that all of you haven't seen it so:

Spoiler

Beeslo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:47 am

Sevens1997 wrote:

I think we can agree that all of the above mentioned anime can be considered "weird" in its own way. We just differ on what puts one over the other on that scale. To me, being completely mindless doesn't necessarily do that. Something that induces thought beats out something that doesn't. Just my take on it.

I haven't seen End of Evangelion, so I can't comment on that.

You know what, Sevens? We don't take kindly to those that don't agree with us! So pick up your boogerpop and get the hell outta here!!!11

:-D

Link · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:28 am

PROTIP: Beeslo has never watched Boogiepop. ;-)

Sollah · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:22 am

This issue makes me both want to watch and yet not watch End of Evangelion. I saw the whole series, then got confused with the number of movies out and couldn't pick which ones to watch and just eventually forgot about it. I kind of wanna see it due to curiousity but at the same time it sounds pretty terrible. <___<

Also, Link, I take it you enjoyed Wild Zero then? :durnk:

Link · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:56 am

Sollah wrote:

Also, Link, I take it you enjoyed Wild Zero then? :durnk:

I wouldn't have an avatar of Ace for no reason.

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