Jason Rohrer on the Emergent Game Storytelling of One Hour One Life

The solo developer discusses his ambitious thought experiment-turned-game and the economic development of its player-driven world.

By Evan Minto

Friday, Mar 27, 2020

• Interview
• video games
• Jason Rohrer
• One Hour One Life

Review: Weathering with You

Clutching at the ambition and vision of your name.

By Evan Minto

Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020

• Review
• anime
• Atsushi Tamura
• CoMix Wave Films
• Hiroshi Takiguchi
• Makoto Shinkai
• Masayoshi Tanaka
• Weathering With You

Ani-Gamers Podcast #132 – Wash Your Hands Edition

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Sunday, Mar 15, 2020

• Podcast
• anime
• manga
• video games
• His and Her Circumstances

Lounging Around with Laid-Back Camp’s Yoshiaki Kyogoku

Debut director speaks to experience, appreciation, and dedication in our Otakon 2019 interview.

By Ink Evan Minto

Friday, Mar 06, 2020

• Interview
• anime
• Encouragement of Climb
• Laid-Back Camp
• Otakon 2019
• Yoshiaki Kyogoku

Ani-Gamers Podcast #131 – Hyrule vs. Lorule

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Monday, Mar 02, 2020

• Podcast
• anime
• video games
• 3DS
• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
• Nintendo
• Pokemon
• Zelda

The Best Anime of the 2010s

Vampires, figure skaters, talking school uniforms, and more!

By David Estrella Ink Evan Minto

Friday, Feb 21, 2020

• Post
• anime
• Animator Expo
• Best of the 2010s
• Endless Night
• Flowers of Evil
• From the New World
• In This Corner of the World
• Inferno Cop
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• Kill la Kill
• Kizumonogatari
• Milky Holmes
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

The Best Video Games of the 2010s

Looking back on a decade of puzzles, party games, and permadeath.

By Evan Minto Ink David Estrella

Thursday, Feb 20, 2020

• Post
• video games
• Best of the 2010s
• Bloodborne
• Dark Souls
• Fable
• Fire Emblem
• Mass Effect
• Portal
• Rock Band
• Super Smash Bros
• The Walking Dead
• Zelda

The Best Manga of the 2010s

Celebrating a decade of sitcoms, superheroes, and shitbugs in Japanese comics.

By David Estrella Evan Minto Ink

Thursday, Feb 20, 2020

• Post
• manga
• An Invitation from a Crab
• And Yet the Town Moves
• Best of the 2010s
• Chainsaw Man
• Evangelion
• Flowers of Evil
• Golden Kamuy
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
• One-Punch Man
• Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
• The Voynich Hotel

Ani-Gamers Podcast #130 – Three Houses, One Podcast

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Friday, Feb 14, 2020

• Podcast
• video games
• Fire Emblem
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch
• Super Smash Bros

Ani-Gamers Podcast #129 – Best of 2019 with Gerald from Anime World Order

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2020

• Podcast
• anime
• manga
• video games
• At the Mountains of Madness
• Baba Is You
• Chainsaw Man
• Dead or Alive
• Dororo
• Fire Emblem
• Hitoribocchi
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• Miru Tights
• Mob Psycho 100
• Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World
• Pokemon
• Promare
• Resident Evil
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Vinland Saga
• Witch Hat Atelier

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Designer and Assistant Director on Genre Conventions and Walk Cycles

Animator Ryōma Ebata and director Atsushi Nakayama discuss the appeal of isekai anime and the character animation process.

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Monday, Jan 27, 2020

• Interview
• anime
• conventions
• Atsushi Nakayama
• Ryouma Ebata
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Ani-Gamers Podcast #128 – Pokémon: Breath of the Wild Area with Kallie Plagge

By Evan Minto David Estrella

Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020

• Podcast
• video games
• Game Freak
• Kallie Plagge
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Anime of 2019

By Ink Evan Minto

Thursday, Jan 09, 2020

• Post
• anime
• 2019 Staff Picks
• Carole & Tuesday
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• Mob Psycho 100
• Promare
• The Magnificent Kotobuki
• Wasteful Days of High School Girls

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Video Games of 2019

By David Estrella Evan Minto

Wednesday, Jan 08, 2020

• Post
• video games
• 2019 Staff Picks
• Baba Is You
• Fire Emblem
• Katana Zero
• Pokemon
• Resident Evil
• Sekiro

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Manga of 2019

By David Estrella Ink Evan Minto

Monday, Jan 06, 2020

• Post
• manga
• 2019 Staff Picks
• At the Mountains of Madness
• Bakemonogatari
• Bloom Into You
• Chainsaw Man
• Girls’ Last Tour
• Happiness
• Kino's Journey
• Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World
• Witch Hat Atelier