Year-end posts are hard. I watched somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 new shows this year, many of them wildly different from one another, so how does one create a top 10 list that has any kind of logic or consistency? Since I don’t really know the answer to that, I figured I would simply list the 10 shows that I had the most fun watching this year. This was actually a pretty stacked year for me, and there are at least five or six other shows I could have easily stuck on here, but I think I have less to say about them.
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Otaku Evolution Episode 30 – Year End English Dub Review
The first season is over! And also, YouTube is horrible, and TMS and several other companies are greedy corporate jerks. Enjoy!
Lupin III: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone
Lupin III: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone
*****SPOILER-FREE SYNOPSIS*****
Synopsis: While stealing a valuable gem from the nation of East Doroa, which has been in conflict with its neighbor West Doroa, Lupin and Jigen are shot at by a skilled assassin. They discover that the the sniper and polymath Jael Okuzaki, who creates graves for his victims before the fact, has targeted Jigen. And this assassin has never once failed to take out his target. Can Lupin and Jigen figure out why Jigen’s been targeted and remove him from the cross hairs? And why is Fujiko Mine mixed up in this? This adventure will see Lupin and Jigen test the limits of their partnership as they run, shoot, and maneuver for their lives.
Otaku Evolution Episode 29 – Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (A Very Otaku Evolution Christmas)
Have happy holidays, as long as they’re ones that I celebrate! Like the Feast of Maximum Occupancy.
(Also, hamburger.)
Otaku Evolution Episode 28 – Night on the Galactic Railroad
Seriously, I had the PERFECT Mawaru Penguindrum clip in this to illustrate a point, but YT flagged me for copyright bullshit so I had to replace it with SCREENSHOTS. FFS, guys, you’re destroying my show. Does Fair Use mean nothing anymore?
Anyway, enjoy this!
Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F Extended Teaser
The good thing about nameless Freeza soldiers attacking Earth again is that the non-Saiyan characters can actually kick ass in this.
Otaku Evolution Episode 27 – Tetsujin 28 (2004)
A look at a great Yasuhiro Imagawa anime! Do me a favor, and watch this on YouTube, if you can. With AdBlocker off, please.
Gundam: The Origin I PV
I want- nay, need- this in my life. They even have Mayumi Tanaka (Kuririn and Monkey D. Luffy) as the younger Red Comet. I just hope it’s not as expensive as Unicorn (still don’t have the final two volumes, might not ever).
Otaku Evolution Episode 26 – Harmagedon
Otaku Evolution Episode 26 – Harmagedon by ellbell01
Don’t panic, a new episode of Otaku Evolution is here, covering Harmagedon!
Ghost in the Shell FPS trailer
Looks decent enough, though I haven’t played a FPS in ages, so I don’t know what is considered good with those anymore. Obviously the graphics are not really current-gen, but it gives it a nice PS2-ish feel and I love me some Stand Alone Complex.
