Bakacast

This is easily my favorite anime podcast, regular up to date podcast on shows currently airing in Japan. The reviewer actually look at the shows and make mostly intelligent comments and criticisms. They do get off topic at times but even that's pretty enjoyable.

One of the most consistantly enjoyable anime review crews on the interwebs: which dares to review the most recent shows, for good or ill. High School of the Dead: been there, oh god this is so terrible but why can't we stop watching, a year before its US release. Madoka Magica? Stein's Gate? You're tuturu~ slow, Funimation. ---------- Started by the time honored cliche of two bored college roommates, the cast has expanded to include one of the most diverse reviewers on the web. 'Dusty' - Roommate A, host, 'the straighy man,' lover of RPGs, in love with an unnamed FFX Character (but don't you dare call her a waifu.) Jon - Roommate #1, in charge of contradicting Dusty, bejng kidnapped by ninjas, loving Gundam, Giant Robots and 'Dirty Pair.' Glen - A man in search of yuri romance, but willing to take ludicrously fabulous men and the robots they pilot as a replacement. Larry - The show's voice of experience, father of some, lover of many, conqueror of extended metapho- Notable for having watxhed multiple generations of animation, aviation fan and more or less responsible for getting the crest/banner series published in english (90s Sunrise show of amazing wonder watch nowwwww) AND THE GUEST STARS Karen - funny witty and sorely misses. Scamp - Irish anjme blogger (thecartdriver.com) with a fantastic sense of humor (thecartdriver.com) and a suprisingly soothing voice (NOT FOUND AT thecartdriver.com) Notamina apologist of the highest calibre (thecartdriver.com) and we've already forgiven him for making death note his #1 anime thecartdriver.com thecartdriver.com Thomas - Cool guy loves baseball, not everything is a touhou novel. Jared - cool dude of unimpeachable style and intelligence Now, trap 4-5 of these people in the same room/skypechat for 1-3 hours and make them bicker about the hidden gems and secret horrors of (THE TWENTY OR SO CURRENTLY AIRING) anime. If you're wondering how they eat and breath, and other science facts: send a listener question to projject haruhi, what i'm supposed to answer all your questions? BAH.

I do artwork on my computer and while I'm working I listen to allot of anime podcasts in the background. Bakacast is by far my favorite weekly podcast. It's like listening to my friends discussing anime that I'm also watching along with them.

There are a lot of anime podcasts out there, but Bakacast is unique in its regular weekly anime reviews. It's great to hear the guys reviewing (and speculating about, and trashing when it deserves it) new anime as it comes out. That's something you don't get from podcasts that only go back and review after the season is done. The guys have a great dynamic as well, each of them bringing a different perspective to the shows. Each episode gets discussed asa group, then rated 1 (terrible) through 5 (brilliant) by each member of the Bakacast crew. They don't always agree, but they always take a lot of care to explain the reasoning behind their rating. But I almost think the listener question section at the end is the best part, as they patiently tackle listener-provided questions from the obvious (what was the first anime you watched) to the obscene (not going to spoil it). Definitely worth your time.