Notaku - Anime Chat – Details, episodes & analysis

A little bit of an update on Notaku. Happy Holidays and we will be back in 2021!

Another anime newscast from your pals Setsuken and Guardian Enzo.  Our main focus this week (not counting Enzo's double entendres) is Netflix (a recurrent theme for us).  There's also some Ghibli talk, a first look at the PS5 and how it can impact your anime experience, and our usual customer feedback and questions.   

TIMECODES: 

Introduction - 00:00:08

The Anime News - 00:07:19

Oricon Rankings - 00:07:35

New Series Announcements - 00:11:54

Ghibli CGI Movie Announced - 00:12:02

Sword Art Online Progressive is a Movie - 00:18:37

Nanatsu no Taizai Final Season Stuff - 00:21:03

Misc News - 00:28:19

Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie now Top 7 2020 Film - 00:28:22  

Shimabukuro’s new Shounen Jump Manga  - 00:32:11

Sony PS5 out and the new Crunchyroll App - 00:37:47  

Story of the Week Netflix Anime is Weird - 00:44:51

Listener Questions & Feedback - 00:55:23 

REQUIRED READING: There's Something Super Weird About Netflix Anime (thanks to John H. for the tip) - https://www.wired.com/story/theres-something-super-weird-about-netflix-anime/  

OTHER COOL LINKS: Yugioh Abridged by LittleKuriboh - https://youtu.be/-32NGYLqwAQ

Falcom Documentary by Bowl of Lentils - https://youtu.be/JIcbJn-RylQ  

Rick Steves' Art History Talks - https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/travel-talks/medieval-art-with-rick-steves   

ANIME MENTIONED: 

Howl’s Moving Castle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_(film) 

From Up on Poppy Hill - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/from_up_on_poppy_hill 

Kimetsu no Yaiba - https://myanimelist.net/anime/38000/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba 

Nanatsu no Taizai / Seven Deadly Sins - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16167 

Sword Art Online Progressive - https://anilist.co/manga/82277/Sword-Art-Online-Progressive/ 

Fune wo Amu - https://myanimelist.net/anime/32948/Fune_wo_Amu 

Great Pretender - https://anidb.net/anime/14990 

Ikoku Meiro no Croisée - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12222

Guardian Enzo and Setsuken are back solving (or at least calling out) the problems facing anime.  This time we talk about a few non-anime things we're watching, and a new feature to our news segment, and discuss whether "gatekeepers" exist in the anime fandom (and what role they play).  Plus a manga recommendation, a little off-the-cuff-poetry, and a question about series we loved in spite of the visuals.  

Please make sure and join us next week for our very special Fall Season Preview episode!  If you have anything you'd like us to answer or discuss related to the fall season, please let us know.  

Timecodes: 

Introduction 0:09 

Kimchi 3:50 

What We're Watching 5:21 

The Anime News 13:31 

Topic of the Week (Are Mediocrity Pushers Anime's New Gatekeepers?) 49:32 

Manga Recommendation Corner (Flat by Aogiri Natsu) 1:29:11 

Enzo's Haiku Challenge (new) 1:34:57 

Listener Questions 1:37:25 

Sign-off 1:43:48  

Series Mentioned: 

Avatar the Last Airbender https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417299/ 

Midnight Diner (Shin'ya shokudô) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1882928/ 

The God of High School https://anilist.co/anime/116006/THE-GOD-OF-HIGH-SCHOOL 

Fruits Basket https://anilist.co/anime/111762/Fruits-Basket-2nd-Season/ 

Violet Evergarden https://anilist.co/anime/21827/Violet-Evergarden 

The Mandalorian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/ 

Flat https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=27624 

Kingdom https://anilist.co/anime/113108/Kingdom-3 

Kaiji https://anilist.co/anime/3002/Gyakkyou-Burai-Kaiji-Ultimate-Survivor

Kira the Cockatoo https://twitter.com/benichan0905

Setsuken and Guardian Enzo are at it once again. This week's episode of  Notaku Anime Chat covers the latest Anime news featuring a ton of Light  novel and anime announcements alongside a look at the New York Times  Best selling Graphic Novels list. The duo then dives into what Anime  series they wish they could see a continuation off, before capping it  all off with some really intriguing listener questions. Another Must  watch episode if we do say ourselves!

Timecodes:
Introduction 00:00:09
What We're Watching 00:06:12
The Anime News 00:12:06
Topic of the Week (Anime Series: Unfinished Tales) 00:45:46
Listener Questions: 01:18:17

Anime Mentioned:   
Made in Abyss -  https://anilist.co/anime/97986/Made-in-Abyss/  
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) -  https://anilist.co/anime/20665/Shigatsu-wa-Kimi-no-Uso/  
Zegapain -  https://anilist.co/anime/878/Zegapain/ Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya -  https://anilist.co/anime/849/Suzumiya-Haruhi-no-Yuuutsu/ Mairimashita! Iruma-kun -  https://anilist.co/anime/107693/Mairimashita-Irumakun/
Rising of Shield Hero -  https://anilist.co/anime/99263/Tate-no-Yuusha-no-Nariagari/
Bartender -  https://anilist.co/anime/1589/Bartender/
Spice and Wolf -  https://anilist.co/anime/2966/Ookami-to-Koushinryou/
Seirei no Moribito - https://anilist.co/anime/1827/Seirei-no-Moribito/
Getbackers -  https://anilist.co/anime/132/GetBackers-Dakkanya/
Capeta -  https://anilist.co/anime/388/Capeta/
Hoshiai no Sora -  https://anilist.co/anime/104052/Hoshiai-no-Sora/
Baccano! - https://anilist.co/anime/2251/Baccano/

Other links:
Fathom Events (For Theatrical Anime Releases) - https://www.fathomevents.com/categories/anime
Crunchyroll Movie Night (For Theatrical Anime Releases) - https://www.crunchyrollmovienight.com/
Funimation Films (For Theatrical Anime Releases) - https://www.funimationfilms.com/

On the latest episode of the Notaku Anime Chat, Guardian Enzo and  Setsuken throw out a bunch of manga that would make for great Anime. And  there's of course, a good chunk of news to go through, with everything  from Crunchyroll's new payment tiers to remembering a legend in Satoshi  Kon.  

*Timecodes:* 

Introduction: 0:00 

Feedback: 3:45 

What We're Watching: 4:42 

Anime News: 8:42 

Topic of the Week: (Manga That Would Make Great Anime): 42:42 

Manga Recommendation Corner: 1:18:25 

Listener Questions: 1:25:30  

*Anime in this episode:*  

The Devil is a Part-timer (Hataraku Maou-sama), Great Pretender,  Re:Zero, Millionaire Detective (Fugou Keiju - Balance Unlimited), Kanata  no Astra, Paprika, Perfect Blue  

*Manga in this episode:* 

Mx0, The Dungeon of Black Company, Until Death Do Us Part, Spirit  Circle, Dungeon Meshi, Vagabond, Watashi no Shounen

On the third episode of the Notaku Anime Chat, Setsuken and Guardian  Enzo dive deep into the whole Isekai craze (complete with a ton of  recommendations), while of course, giving a run down of the latest anime  news, series announcements and capping it all off with some listener  questions. 

Timecodes:

• Introduction(& Feedback) - 00:00:09 
• What We're Watching - 00:06:12 Anime News - 00:14:07 
• Topic of the Week (The Isekai Craze) - 00:47:33 
• Listener Questions - 01:25:35  

Anime Series We Talked About: 

• Escaflowne - https://anilist.co/anime/182/Tenkuu-no-Escaflowne/ 
• InuYasha - https://anilist.co/anime/249/InuYasha/ 
• Fushigi Yugi - https://anilist.co/anime/123/Fushigi-Yuugi/
• Spirited Away -  https://anilist.co/anime/199/Sen-to-Chihiro-no-Kamikakushi/
• .hack//Sign - https://anilist.co/anime/48/hackSign/  
• The Boy and the Beast - https://anilist.co/anime/20981/Bakemono-no-Ko/ 
• Brave Story - https://anilist.co/anime/1681/Brave-Story/ 
• Grimgar: Fantasy and Ash -  https://anilist.co/anime/21428/Hai-to-Gensou-no-Grimgar/ 
• Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai -  https://anilist.co/anime/306/Abenobashi-Mahou-Shoutengai/

On the latest episode of the Notaku Anime Chat, Guardian Enzo and Setsuken cover some startling news about the Act-Age Manga, take a tour of the various ins and outs going on in the Anime Industry, dive deep into the larger trend of the industry as a whole, Add a new segment and top it all off with some listener questions.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - 0:08
2. What We're Watching - 2:59
3. The Anime News - 13:01
4. Topic of the Week (The Anime Decline is Real) - 55:35
5. Manga Recommendation Corner - 1:28:16
6. Listener Questions - 1:38:23
   

Notaku Anime Chat returns after 4 years, this time as a podcast! Setsuken and Guardian Enzo pick up from where they left off and introduce a new, better and more powerful show. And with COVID currently ravaging both everyone's lives and the Anime Industry as a whole, the duo tries their best to make sense of the chaos.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• What We're Watching
• The Anime News
• Listener Questions
  

The evolution of Notaku continues!  The first of what will be many elements of the new Notaku: the Anime Newscast.  Enzo and Setsuken look at NoitaminA's 2021 schedule, a spare of rumors and announcements, and a slew of important industry news stories.  There's also feedback on our fanservice podcast, and listener questions.

TIMECODES:
Introduction & Feedback - 00:00:08
The Anime News - 00:23:55
Oricon Ranking -  00:24:29
Rumors: Chainsaw Man Ending? - 00:28:48
Headline: NotaminA 2021 Anime Slate - 00:31:11
Promised Neverland Season 2 - 00:39:36
Cestvs Announced - 00:42:03
Back Arrow Announced - 00:45:23
Misc News - 00:51:05  
Kimitsu no Yaiba Reaches all time Top 10 Box Office Japan - 00:51:13
Horimiya new PV and cast Announced - 00:52:41
Anime Japan Goes Live & Online - 00:54:34
Seiyuu Banjou Ginga has COVID - 00:57:37
Kamiyama Kenji writing/directing new crime Movie - 00:59:06
Ex-Arm Anime Looks Horrible - 01:00:30
Tanaka from Haikyuu Trends on Twitter - 01:03:31  
Listener Questions - 01:04:10     

ANIME MENTIONED:

ERASED - Boku Dake ga Inai Machi https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17217

Shoukoku no Altair https://myanimelist.net/anime/34547/Shoukoku_no_Altair

Yakusolu no Neverland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promised_Neverland

Megalo Box https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7965802/

Levius https://www.netflix.com/jp-en/title/80156799

Ginga e Kickoff! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13980

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann https://anidb.net/anime/4575  

Kimetsu no Yaiba / Demon Slayer https://anilist.co/anime/101922/Kimetsu-no-Yaiba

Yeah, it's our longest podcast ever - but this is a special occasion.  This marks the end of our first cour, a real accomplishment.  Not only that, this is the show where we discuss the results of our listener survey - a big step in determining our plans for the future.  Plus all the regulars belly up to the bar - what we're both watching (Major 2nd), news, and questions.  Plus our topic of the week this time is one near and dear to the hearts of anime fans everywhere - fanservice. 

TIMECODES:  

Intro - 00:00:00

What we’re Watching - 00:09:18

Major 2nd Spoilers Start - 00:19:07

Major 2nd Spoilers End -  00:25:46

The Anime News - 00:28:51

Oricon Rankings - 00:29:29  

New Series Announcements - 00: 33:40

Other News - 00:49:29

Topic of the Week - 01:03:52

Listener Questions - 01:47:14

ANIME DISCUSSED: 

BRYNHILDER  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brynhildr_in_the_Darkness
R-15 https://myanimelist.net/anime/10611/R-15 
If Her Flag Breaks  https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15801 
Shokugeki no Soma  https://anilist.co/anime/20923/Shokugeki-no-Souma  
Negima!  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!_Magister_Negi_Magi 
Love Hina  https://anidb.net/anime/35 
Goblin Slayer (ewww)  https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dumpster%20Fire 
Bleach  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434665/  
Kono Bijutsubu  https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18003