Anime Was A Mistake Pilot: NekoPara

https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/AWAMPPilot_mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s an all new show! In the Anime Was A Mistake Podcast, the AWAMP crew decides to prove Miyazaki right by looking at the worst shit the medium has to offer! In this pilot episode, we tackle the 2017 OVA for NekoPara, a series with tons of catgirls whose…

Third Seat’s Anime of the Decade Part 1 – Introduction

https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/3S_AotD_1-Introduction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s the final year of the 2010s, and Buggy and Chris are planning to use that year to find out what the best anime of the decade are. In this episode, they’ll reflect on the growth of anime and related mediums over the past decade, establish their judging criteria,…

Third Seat by the Window Episode 8 – Scanlation Nation

https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/3S8-Scanlation_Nation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBuggy and Chris are joined by Sakaki, AKA Kiriibon, AKA Bomber D. Ruffy to peel back the curtain on the world of scanlation, from the process of putting a scanlation together to the positive and negative impacts scanlation has had on the manga industry.

Chocolate-Flavored Chocolate: The Hyperreal World of Girls’ Last Tour

“Say ‘cheese!’” Okay, but…why? From the time that we’re children, we experience people telling us to say “cheese” when taking a photo. Many of us never question it until much later in life, if at all. Why say “cheese” when cheese has nothing to do with photography? With a bit of thinking, it’s easy to…

Third Seat Special 5 – A Very Akamatsu Christmas (Warui Deshou Crossover)

https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/A_Very_Akamatsu_Christmas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s a Very Akamatsu Christmas as Third Seat by the Window and Warui Deshou join forces to take on two Ken Akamatsu “beloved” Christmas “classics,” as well as play a few party games.

Digicast 14: The Pizza Chronicles (Tri Part 6)

http://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/Digicast14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOkay, okay, we know. This one’s late. Like, really, really late. A good three months late. But we all had a bunch of irons in the fire. Like, you wouldn’t believe just how many irons we had in all these fires. So many irons. Anyway, here’s our recap on…

Third Seat Special 4 – 2017 Retrospective

https://media.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/content.blubrry.com/daladybugproductions/3S_Special_4-2017_Retrospective.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBuggy and Chris recap the most notable anime (and video games) of 2017.

The “Baccano” of Pulp Fiction: Omake

This was my original first chapter for “The ‘Baccano’ of Pulp Fiction,” detailing how both Baccano! and Pulp Fiction are descendants of pulp magazines. I’m pleased with how a lot of it turned out, but I ultimately made the decision to cut it for two reasons. The first is that I’m not an expert on either pulp…

The “Baccano” of Pulp Fiction

“Hey, Isaac?” “What’s that, Miria my dear?” “What do you suppose they call the Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?” “Hmm…well, Miria, I believe they’d call it a Royale with Cheese!” “Wow! Is that because of the metric system?” “That’s exactly right, Miria! Because of the metric system!” “Baccano” is an Italian word translating roughly…