Chic Pixel Plus Episode 33 – Holy Persimmon

11 / 4 / 1511 / 4 / 15

Episode 33 of Chic Pixel Plus may be slightly shorter than normal, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have lots of things to say! Not only do we cover a new manga in Manga Book Club, but App Attack makes a grand return with Final Fantasy Grandmaster. Be sure to listen all the way to the end of this one (of course you always do, right?!), because Sarah has one hell of a strange tale for this installment of Nippon Neighborhood Watch.

00:06:08 – Neko Atsume English version
00:08:00 – Nier Automata gameplay trailer
00:10:38 – #NatsumeMonth
00:12:44 – Manga Book Club: Ryuu no Gakkou wa Yama no Ue
00:25:36 – The Perfect Insider episodes 2-3
00:34:06 – Concrete Revolutio episodes 3-4
00:44:15 – One Punch Man episodes 3-4
00:51:45 – App Attack: Final Fantasy Grandmaster
00:58:48 – Nippon Neighborhood Watch

Opening ♫ – “Nameko no Uta” by Haruka Fukuhara
Closing ♫ – “Boom Boom Dollar” by King Kong and D. Jungle Girls

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 32 – Fall Anime First Impressions

10 / 21 / 15

The time has come to throw down our first impressions of the 2015 fall anime season! And, in a first in Chic Pixel Plus history, one show just doesn’t make the cut…. We also discuss the anime opening theme collaboration made in heaven, scanalations, and get a wee serious in Nippon Neighborhood Watch about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Do either of us still play Splatoon? What the hell is going on in this episode’s cover image? Learn all that and more on this week’s episode of Chic Pixel Plus!

00:01:38 – Hayashibara Megumi and Shiina Ringo’s anime theme collab
00:05:24 – Buzzfeed article promotes scanalations?
00:21:13 – Splatoon update
00:42:14 – Manga Book Club: Centaur Edition
00:28:40 – The Perfect Insider episode 1
00:37:00– Concrete Revolutio episodes 1-2
00:45:37 – One Punch Man episodes 1-2
00:54:38 – JK Meshi episodes 1-2
01:01:14 – Nippon Neighborhood Watch [further reading]

Opening ♫ – “Youthful Days’ Graffiti ” by Hanasoumen-P
Closing ♫ – Splatoon festival turf war theme

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 31 – Summer Anime Extravaganza

10 / 7 / 1510 / 7 / 15

In this week’s episode, we get a fancy new intro and forgo Media Minute to spend extra time recapping the summer anime of 2015! But first, we make time to discuss our shoujo horror manga pick (aka “spooks for preteen girls”) in Manga Book Club. Then it’s an anime extravaganza as we give our final thoughts on all the shows we watched this season. Plus, we bring out the guillotine and each select our favorite show of the lot! Can you guess our picks?

Of course, we also announce what we’ll be watching for the fall 2015 anime season. Be sure to tweet along as you watch using #TGIAnime!

0:01:22 – Manga Book Club: Hontou ni Yabai Horror Stories: Hatsu Kare Jigoku
0:15:53 – 2015 summer anime roundup
0:16:51 – Anne’s Gangsta impressions (no spoilers)
0:18:59 – Himouto Umaru-chan series impressions
0:27:11 – School-Live! series impressions
0:39:32 – Makura no Danshi series impressions
0:44:16 – Wakakozake series impressions
0:48:24 – Gachaman Crowds insight series impressions
1:00:24 – 2015 summer anime final thoughts
1:03:16 – 2015 fall anime picks
1:14:21 – Nippon Neighborhood Watch

Opening ♫ – “Fake Style” by Fake Type
Closing ♫ – “Shiawase no Kaeri Michi” by Yuuka Ueno

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 30 – Asparagus Paradox

9 / 23 / 1510 / 7 / 15

30 seemed like a cool number to celebrate, so we begin this episode with a hurrah before diving straight in to the good word on Japanese Netflix and all our favorite news from this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Then, Manga Book Club dons a ghost costume as Sarah announces her spooky October pick (and relays a related tale of woe). Most notably, we now have show notes so you can skip segments of TGI Anime to avoid spoiling certain shows! Check ’em out:

0:02:14 – Japanese Netflix
0:08:25 – TGS 2015
0:42:40 – Umaru Nendoroid re-release
0:44:26 – Makura no Danshi game
00:47:07 – Manga Book Club: Halloween Edition
0:54:31 – Japanese Kindle PSA
0:58:35 – Himouto Umaru-chan episodes 9-10
1:10:33 – School-Live! episodes 9-10
1:21:08 – Makura no Danshi episodes 9-10
1:29:13 – Wakakozake episodes 10-11
1:36:49 – Gatchaman Crowds insight episodes 9-10
1:55:52 – Nippon Neighborhood Watch

Sarah’s Manga Book Club pick

Opening ♫ – “Tenchou, Watashi Baito Yamemasu” by Su凸ko D凹koi
Closing ♫ – “Makura no Danshi” by Natsuki Hanae

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 29 – The Only 5 Year Old

9 / 9 / 15

We all knew it was coming… In this episode, we discuss a number of prickly subjects, including comics set in Japan written by non-Japanese authors, what a five year old is doing in our hot boy anime, and how we critique our media. We also review our Manga Book Club pick, Hakumei to Michiko, which can basically be summarized with one word: “cute.” You’ll also find impressions of Kingdom Hearts Unchained Key, Match Shōjo, Dragonball Z: Resurrection F, and a whole lot more in this whopping 2+ hour episode!

Opening ♫ – “Haru to Shura” by Kinoko Teikoku

Closing ♫ – “Monster Hunter Swing”

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 28 – The Red Child Conspiracy

8 / 27 / 15

In this week’s slightly overdue episode, Sarah digs deep into Gatchaman Crowds insight, I accidentally watch all of Gangsta., and the stars align for not one, but two anime fashion montages. We also announce our next Manga Book Club pick, Hakumei to Michiko, talk about the exciting world of Japanese ice, discuss a new Yowamushi Pedal app, and offer some first impressions of Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls!

Don’t forget to share your own summer anime impressions using #TGIAnime!

[Yowamushi Pedal Puchitto Racers Tutorial]

Opening ♫ – “Nazo Nazo” by Bakubaku Dokin

Closing ♫ – “renegade” by Stereo Dive Foundation

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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 27 – Princes, Boyfriends, and Chii-chan

8 / 13 / 15

Yume100 Parody Comic — Sarah’s Yume100 parody comic

Episode 27 of Chic Pixel Plus is full of princes and boyfriends! Prince boyfriends, if you will. Oh, and we also discuss our first Manga Book Club pick, Chii-chan wa Chotto Tarinai and reminisce about our youth. Ah, to be young and have prince boyfriends.

Other exciting topics include that absurd new Final Fantasy XV trailer, a comic called Otaku Dad, our bi-weekly anime recap, and a woeful tale of failure in Sarah’s Nippon Neighborhood Watch report. Enjoy, and don’t forget to send us feedback! We love hearing from you.

[Japanese Kindle tutorial, Japanese iTunes tutorial]

Opening ♫ – “This New Year” by Big Tree

Closing ♫ – Squid Sisters song

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