Podcast

The podcast has reached 90 episodes! I never realized that this side project of mine will end up like this. I’m expecting that I’ll be able to reach 100 episodes this year, so I’ll just keep a steady pace in producing episodes. On this episode, I have with me Red Mendoza, who is wearing three hats, but I know him the most as an anime fan and a journalist. Originally, we are to talk about a specific topic here. Since we’re eternally at a state of nostalgia, given that we still can’t hold anime/cosplay events physically because of the pandemic, we then talked about his experience covering the health beat. ...

Our second podcast for the month of March features Matthew. He’s been coding for so long that when a comment on a Reddit board pissed him off so much, he had built the Good VTuber Subs bot on Twitter. This, among his other projects, shows how he is an “otaku for others.” This discussion talks about the recently-held Fandom February as well as the Good VTuber Subs in general. Audio version available this March 19, 12 noon on wherever you listen to. ...

On this special two-hour podcast episode: I spoke to my good friends in Indonesia, Halimun Muhammad (Senior Editor at KAORI Nusantara’s The Indonesian Anime Times) and Luthfi Suryanda Atmojo (Podcaster, LUTALK / Collaboration Manager, Ghosty’s Comic) to discuss Anime, Manga and Japanese Pop Culture in Indonesia. I’ve been talking about Indonesia on the blog before, so this is a great opportunity and a step forward towards more interaction with one of the largest consumers of Japanese pop culture in Southeast Asia. ...

For the final podcast for 2020, I talked about “Saekano the Movie: Finale” with Anime Corner’s Marlo Barcellano. Marlo, who has seen the movie already way ahead of us, joins me for a brief discussion on what makes Saekano special, including our best moments from the movie. ...

It’s that month again where I grow up a year older! How time flies. Now for the monthly podcast update: Japan’s Crackdown on Piracy Sites: What now? (September 07) Listen on Anchor Listen on Spotify The Crackdown on Piracy Sites has just started as KissAnime is taken down, leaving the highly-visited website no choice but to say goodbye for good. This puts anime fans who are currently watching by season on a rush to find alternatives. ...

Just after we launched the first podcast episode syndicated on both Anchor.fm and YouTube, let’s have a recap of all the episodes (posted and upcoming) for the months of July and August. In and Out of Cosplay (July 13) On this episode, we look back at our third Twitch live with cosplayers Ai Natsumi, Mais Semblante and Diane Marie Sabandeja as we talk about their lives on and off their cosplay careers. Gary Montejo co-hosts this discussion from his home base in Cebu. ...

Cebu, the Queen City of the South, has a thriving community of hobbyists - from Anime, Cosplay, Art and even Board Games. A friendly community where creativity, passion and fun is enjoyed by fellow hobbyists. The city is a host for a variety of hobby events which gathers hundreds - if not thousands - of guests coming not only from the Province of Cebu but also from places as far as Dumaguete, Iloilo, and even Manila! Events like the ones present today are not just for the locals but also for the tourists. ...