Unboxing 2019 Fruits Basket - Part Two - Limited Edition Bluray Boxset

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Published February, 2020

Unboxing the second box set for Season One of the 2019 remake of Fruits Basket.

This is Part 2 of Season 1 covering the second 13 episodes of the 2019 Fruits Basket remake. I open the box and show what is sold as part of the Limited Edition.

This is not a paid promotion.
I bought the Limited Box set on my own.
Video recorded on February 11, 2020

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Unboxing 2019 Fruits Basket - Part One - Limited Edition Bluray Boxset

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Published November 19, 2019

Unboxing the first of possibly 2 box sets for Season One of the 2019 remake of Fruits Basket.  This is Part 1 of Season 1 covering the first 13 episodes of the 2019 Fruits Basket remake.  I open the box and show what is sold as part of the Limited Edition.

This is not a paid promotion. I bought the Limited Box set on my own.

Video recorded on November 19, 2019

(I get a small commission for any purchases made via Amazon Affiliate links)
Fruits Basket (2019) - Season One Part One - Blu-ray/DVD + Fun Digital - Limited Edition
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Fruits Basket (2019) - Season One Part One - Blu-ray/DVD +Fun Digital (Just the Bluray alone)
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Fruits Basket: The Complete Series - Limited/Collector's Edition (2017 Remastered Bluray)
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Fruits Basket: The Complete Series (Just the Bluray)
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Fruits Basket: The Complete Series (DVD - Original 2003 box set)
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Animation Hangout - Episode 6 "The misadventures of Crunchyroll and Goblin Slayer"

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Posted on December 7, 2018

Title: Animation Hangout - Episode 6 "The misadventures of Crunchyroll and Goblin Slayer"
Recorded on October 18, 2018

Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.

This is Episode 6 where we finish reviewing the last episodes an anime we haven't seen ("Shirobako" and "Mr. Osomatsu") along with other topics including news in the world of animation.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.twitch.tv/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions
https://www.instagram.com/2d2will/

Show notes:
0:00 Theme song
0:30 Introduction
1:07 Catching up with each other since the Episode 5

William talks about the Anime Conventions he went to during the summer. (Anime Next and Otakon)
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Hazard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SoulTaker
Video of William's anime buying spree at the conventions.

16:00 Buying physical copies vs. streaming discussion.
More references:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Score_Girl
New York Comic Con

21:45 Don talks about Overlord Season 3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlord_(novel_series)
https://vrv.co/series/G69PZ5PDY/Overlord

33:00 Don talks about Made in Abyss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Abyss
https://amzn.to/31EjMFz - (Amazon Prime Link)
https://www.hidive.com/tv/made-in-abyss?q=made+in+abyss
https://vrv.co/series/G6W4M3V0R/MADE-IN-ABYSS

35:00 Don talks about Violet Evergarden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Evergarden
https://www.netflix.com/title/80221698

37:00 Don talks about Goblin Slayer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_Slayer
https://vrv.co/series/G6VDMN306/GOBLIN-SLAYER
Discussion about the controversy surrounding the airing of the first episode on Crunchyroll.

46:50 William transitions with the past year of Crunchyroll's misadventures and the recent announcement of High Guardian Spice.
https://twitter.com/Crunchyroll/status/1032251351844052993
Transition to discussion about legitimate criticism being attacked without proper discourse.

1:03:00 Crunchyroll and Funimation officially part ways and the library that used to be shared on VRV are now removed. Hidive will replace Funimation on the VRV Premium service. Long discussion about the partnership coming to an end.

1:24:20 Arsenette gushes about Cells at Work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cells_at_Work!
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis_Jones

1:28:00 Arsenette talks about her extreme disappointment with the animation of Season 3 of Encouragement of Climb.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encouragement_of_Climb
https://vrv.co/series/GRVN31D5Y/Encouragement-of-Climb

1:36:00 Arsenette bought the physical copies of Shirobako (Season 1 and Season 2).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirobako

SPOILERS
The finales of an ongoing series - where we watch show each hasn't seen:

1:37:35  Arsenette is reviewing "Osomatsu-San" or "Mr. Osomatsu" - Episodes 21-24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Osomatsu
Arsenette and Don actually LIKED some of the episodes!
1:51:00 William mentions that VIZ has announced a dub cast.
https://www.gamenguides.com/articles/osomatsu-san-english-dub-cast-announced-at-anime-weekend-atlanta-2199/

1:52:00 William is reviewing "Shirobako" - Episodes 21-24 (Finale the "Third Aerial Girls Squad" arc)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirobako
William really likes this series!

2:15:30 Shirobako's movie was announced (reminder)
https://twitter.com/paworks_eng/status/990137348305268736

2:20:40 Closing
2:22:24 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette
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Animation Hangout - "Taking a Box Peek and Unlike Evangelion.. I like this!"

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Published July 9, 2018

Title: Animation Hangout - Episode 5 "Taking a Box Peek and Unlike Evangelion.. I like this!"
Recorded on June 4, 2017

Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.

This is Episode 5 where we continue to review an anime we haven't seen and as part of the show we review more episodes from "Shirobako" and "Mr. Osomatsu" along with other topics including news in the world of animation.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions
https://www.instagram.com/2d2will/

Show notes:
0:00 Theme song
0:30 Introduction
1:45 Catching up with each other since the Episode 4

2:31 William talks about the preview episode of a new series called "Box Peek" made by Easy Allies. The series is a Papercraft puppetry animated series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEnIuHTsRI

10:40 Don talks about 2nd Godzilla Monster Planet movie on Netflix and explains why there is animation instead of live action on this particular series (much to Arsenette's displeasure).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Planet_of_the_Monsters
17:20  Don's hot take: "Unlike Evangelion.. I like this!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion

18:40 Arsenette finished Ancient Magus' Bride and was disappointed by the 2nd cour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_Magus%27_Bride

20:28 Arsenette is happy that Funimation is releasing "Star Blazers 2199" (Space Battleship Yamato 2199) on Bluray at the end of July!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers:_Space_Battleship_Yamato_2199
https://amzn.to/2L4m6Oo - Season 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)

Funimation and Crunchyroll airing Season 2 of the series as a simulcast.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers:_Space_Battleship_Yamato_2202
Arsenette laments the change of her favorite character of all time - Treleina/Teresa from Season 2 "Comet Empire".

27:10 William's got stuff! Splatoon has a manga!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatoon#Print_media
Reference: Crayon Shin-chan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan
29:20 William has been continuing to watch Black Clover and enjoying it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clover

35:45 The problem in anime right now: How many anime are airing JUST during Spring, 2018?

37:15 Both Arsenette and Don are watching Season 2 of Overlord.  Don is reading the light novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlord_(novel_series)
https://amzn.to/2u4RVA4 - Volume 1 of light novel (Amazon Affiliated link)
Season 3 is already announced!
Reference: Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic!

44:00 Funimation licensed RE:Zero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:Zero_%E2%88%92_Starting_Life_in_Another_World
https://amzn.to/2NCv6Mm - Season 1 - Part 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)
https://amzn.to/2u5ov4F - Volume 1 - Light Novel (Amazon Affiliated link)
46:00 Funimation's track record on simuldub vs. Bluray release.
Arsenette and Don talks about Re:Zero and why she thinks there is a generational gap as to the reception of this series.

55:50 Studio Ghibli lost one of it's founders: Isao Takahata has died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Takahata#Filmography


SPOILERS
Part of an ongoing series - where we watch show each hasn't seen:

58:45 Arsenette is reviewing "Osomatsu-San" or "Mr. Osomatsu" - Episodes 16-20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Osomatsu
Arsenette and Don actually LIKED some of the episodes!
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green

1:22:45 William is reviewing "Shirobako" - Episodes 17-20 (Middle of the "Third Aerial Girls Squad" arc)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirobako
http://amzn.to/2g563lX - Season 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)
William really likes this series by contrast!
Reference:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers

1:45:00 Shirobako's movie was announced!
https://twitter.com/paworks_eng/status/990137348305268736

1:46:50 Closing
1:49:07 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette
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Comet Empire is HERE!

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Published on May 11, 2018

Excited about Season 2 of Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (Star Blazers) coming to the west!  Funimation (English Dub) and Crunchyroll are airing Season 2 of the remake of Star Blazers even as Japan is still airing Season 2 in the movie theaters!  This is a new story-line that was added to the series and is one of my favorite series of all time.

https://www.funimation.com/shows/star-blazers/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/star-blazers-space-battleship-yamato-2199/
https://vrv.co/series/GYNQWQN2Y/Star-Blazers

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10 year anniversary for Rambling Rican! New Banner (Finally)!

New website banner!

Geez. I've been around for a decade!  10 years have flown by!  And as per tradition.. I forgot to update the banner.. Last year I managed to get it up by April 1.. but this year it was busy with me moving to our first home!  Dust is still settling from the move but I'm starting to get back into it again with updating site stuff and trying to revamp my lineup.  I'm still working on stuff in the background and hoping they will see the light of day.  In the meantime I've been live-streaming gaming on Twitch on occasion and doing anime vlogs on YouTube between doing two different podcasts (one for gaming and one for animation, cartoons, etc.) also on YouTube.

Animation Hangout - "Yo man you got some Mobile Suits in your Starblazers!"

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Published on Mar 6, 2018

Title: Animation Hangout - Episode 4 "Yo man you got some Mobile Suits in your Starblazers!"
Recorded on February 19, 2017

Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.

This is Episode 4 where we continue to review an anime we haven't seen and as part of the show we review more episodes from "Shirobako" and "Mr. Osomatsu" along with other topics including news in the world of animation.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions

Show notes:
0:00 Theme song
0:22 Introduction
1:20 Catching up with each other since the Episode 3
YouTube Demonetization (4th adpocalypse?) and how it affects the podcasts.
Reference (Arsenette):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TyTta6bThQ&t=

5:40 William has a pitch for what to call his subscribers!
Reference (Don):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y
Origin of "Rambling Sasuke"

10:00 Arsenette finally marathoned Ancient Magus Bride
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_Magus%27_Bride
12:50 Arsenette finished Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Recommendations of a Wonderful Virtual Life/Net-Juu no Susume)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_an_MMO_Junkie
16:00 This series dealt with a trope that usually gets overplayed in most Rom coms but did it well.
Reference (Arsenette):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_ni_Todoke
(William)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthly_Girls%27_Nozaki-kun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Girlfriend_X
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyasha

19:00 Arsenette transitions to talking about Ranma 1/2 and her love for Pichan!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ranma_%C2%BD_episodes#Films_(1991-1994)

25:00 Arsenette was taken by surprise that Funimation license rescued "Star Blazers 2199" (Space Battleship Yamato 2199)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers:_Space_Battleship_Yamato_2199
Reference (Arsenette):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY91YluyB8

29:25 Don saw Godzilla Monster Planet on Netflix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Planet_of_the_Monsters
33:18 Both Arsenette and Don are watching Season 2 of Overlord.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlord_(novel_series)
37:02 Arsenette is surprised about the series considering it's a MadHouse series and they unfortunately have a bad track record with actually producing continuing series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_(company)

42:14 William talks about a trailer of a new series called Box Peek made by Easy Allies. The series is a Papercraft pupetry animated series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXJSRIIX7E

45:45 William has been continuing to watch Black Clover.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Clover
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_(manga)
Why you should give some time to series sometimes to find out how good they are.
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotoura-san

55:45 Amazon's Anime Strike shut down after only a year.  As a result their entire library that was behind the double paywall is now available to Amazon Prime members.

1:06:15 Viewer questions
Badalight asks William a question about Hunter x Hunter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter
1:11:00 PlumpShowHost asks about anime on free-to-air television and cable.
1:18:30 Badalight asks about Little Witch Academia on Netflix and Trigger shows in general.


SPOILERS
Part of an ongoing series - where we watch show each hasn't seen:

1:23:30 Arsenette is reviewing "Osomatsu-San" or "Mr. Osomatsu" - Episodes 11-17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Osomatsu
Arsenette still doesn't like the show that much...


1:37:00 William is reviewing "Shirobako" - Episodes 13-16 (Beginning of "Third Aerial Girls Squad" arc)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirobako
http://amzn.to/2g563lX - Season 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)
William really likes this series by contrast!
Reference:
Polar Bear Cafe Controversy:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-31/polar-bear-cafe-creator-comments-further-on-anime

1:56:23 Quick talk again about anime needing or not needing dubbed series releases.  Anecdote about Funimation's simulcasts issues.

1:59:00 Closing
2:01:21 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette
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10 year Anniversary! Send in your comments and questions to celebrate!

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Hey everyone!  It had occurred to me that in a couple short weeks I'll be celebrating 10 years (officially) on YouTube (March 12) and later in the month (March 25) 10 years here on Rambling Rican!  WOW.. I'm in the middle of moving out of an apartment to a house (we move late'ish March) between both anniversaries.. but I wanted to celebrate! I will be doing a video similar to how William did his a few months ago to celebrate 10 years with a huge Q&A video.  Yes, that includes mostly Sasuke but I'll cover as much of that as I can!  I will be doing it in the new place and hopefully brand new office (so I'm no longer behind the couch! LOL).  So please send questions, comments, etc. so I can include it on the video!

Thank you! 250+ subscribers! Adpocalypse 2.0

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Published on Jan 19, 2018

As I wait for my partnership status to be revoked because of Adpocalypse 2.0.. I take the time thank the 250+ subscribers who still support me and my content every month. This video serves as a Monthly update for stuff I'm doing and things I'm working on and I reminisce on my 10 year history on YouTube,  the roller coaster ride as I change genres and the journey that got me to this point in a sorta story-time segment.

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

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Review of Episode 9 (Starblazers / Space Battleship Yamato 2199)

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Published on Jan 5, 2018

Review of Funimation's English Dub of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Star Blazers) Episode 9.  This is a new story-line that was added to the series (since the original 1973 version) and is one of my favorite episodes.

https://www.funimation.com/shows/star-blazers/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/star-blazers-space-battleship-yamato-2199/
https://vrv.co/series/GYNQWQN2Y/Star-Blazers

Reference:
Time of Eve: http://www.crunchyroll.com/time-of-eve

Clannad: http://amzn.to/2CsrZjP
Girl's Last Tour: http://amzn.to/2lZgv0l
Land of the Lustrous: http://amzn.to/2lWJ9ze

Music: "Moon Garden" by DL Sounds
https://www.dl-sounds.com/royalty-free/moon-garden/

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Writer's block, reading comments and Story time!

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Published on Dec 1, 2017

Monthly update for stuff I'm doing and things I'm working on.  I read comments from the past couple months, talk about writer's block, a trip through Sasuke land, update on things I'm working on and even get into story time!

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

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Reaction to Episode 2 of Star Blazers 2199

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Published on Nov 16, 2017

Reaction of Funimation's English Dub of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Star Blazers) Episode 2.  I go over the pros and cons of the dub so far comparing it to the original Japanese version that is now out on Crunchyroll's website subtitled!

https://www.funimation.com/shows/star-blazers/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/star-blazers-space-battleship-yamato-2199/
https://vrv.co/series/GYNQWQN2Y/Star-Blazers

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

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https://twitter.com/Arsenette
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Excited for Star Blazers 2199 English Dub!

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Published on Nov 9, 2017

A brand new English dub of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Star Blazers) is out on Funimation's website! It's good!  Adding another simuldub to my watchlist!  So happy it's finally out in English AND legal streaming!

https://www.funimation.com/shows/star-blazers/
http://www.crunchyroll.com/star-blazers-space-battleship-yamato-2199/
https://vrv.co/series/GYNQWQN2Y/Star-Blazers

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

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https://twitter.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Animation Hangout - Teenage Moe Ninja Turtles

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Published on Nov 6, 2017

Title: Animation Hangout - Episode 2 "Teenage Moe Ninja Turtles!"
Recorded on October 26, 2017

Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.

This is Episode 2 where we each have an anime we haven't seen and as part of the show we review the first few episodes of each other's assigned anime!  This episode William reviews "Shirobako" and Arsenette and Don review Mr. Osomatsu along with other topics including news in the world of animation.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions

Show notes:
0:00 Theme song
0:40 Introduction
1:40 Catching up with each other since the Episode 1
Don and Arsenette are so far interested in
The Ancient Magus Bride: http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-ancient-magus-bride
Recovery of an MMO Junkie: http://www.crunchyroll.com/recovery-of-an-mmo-junkie
Reference to Crunchyroll contest: https://passporttojapan.com/ (entries were closed October 31)
4:00 William discusses his trip to Italy which happened between Episode 1 and 2
8:50 William discusses watching Despicable Me 3 (Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures 2017)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despicable_Me_3
11:02 William discusses watching Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Dreamworks Movie 2017)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Underpants:_The_First_Epic_Movie
15:21 Arsenette talks about the movies she saw on the airplane to Japan and general activities during the long flights then William transitions back to traveling in Italy.
18:00 Talking about money exchange and travel tips about saving money while exchanging currency in foreign countries.
22:30 William talks about Nickelodean Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually ending.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(2012_TV_series)
26:22 William talking about the current Season 2 of Osomatsu-San (which is currently airing for the Fall season)

Animation News round-up

27:25 Arsenette and Don introduce William to the Trailer for the animated “Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn2v_FU_qQg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Planet_of_the_Monsters (produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures)
32:38 The screenplay writer for this series is the same that wrote the screenplay for Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Arsenette talks about the series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica
http://www.crunchyroll.com/puella-magi-madoka-magica
Reference: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Trailer (Aniplex):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CTHwEZK2JA
35:50 Transition to the next bit of news. Announcement of them distributing 30 upcoming anime for 2018.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16486436/netflix-original-content-8-billion-dollars-anime-films
Obvious discussion about Arsenette's concerns about Netflix Japan vs. United States differing distribution models.
38:20 William talks about his thoughts on how Netflix in general has a more positive effect on the anime industry than Crunchyroll.
43:20 Viewer comment from YouTube:
Badalight - If you are a fan of Space Battleship Yamato, have you ever tried watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes? (A remake has recently been announced).

SPOILER WARNING
Part of an ongoing series - where we watch show each hasn't seen:

45:30 William is reviewing Shirobako - Episodes 5-8
http://www.crunchyroll.com/shirobako
http://amzn.to/2g563lX - Season 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)

54:35 Arsenette is reviewing "Osomatsu-San" or "Mr. Osomatsu" - Episodes 3.5-6
http://www.crunchyroll.com/mr-osomatsu
1:15:40 William talks about why Osomatsu San is popular in Japan and Arsenette ponders why that could be the case.

1:20:10 Closing
1:21:34 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette

Animation Hangout - Episode 1 "Let's talk about Shirobako and Mr. Osomatsu!"

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Published on Oct 2, 2017

Recorded on September 25, 2017
This is a new podcast-style show.  Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions

Show notes:
0:13 Introduction
1:45 Catching up with each other since the Pilot episode
2:30 Don is watching Elegant Yokai Apartment Life and ends up doing a quick review.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/elegant-yokai-apartment-life
Referenced series: Natsume Yujin Cho
http://www.crunchyroll.com/natsume-yujin-cho
7:00 William was curious and went to check on a show solely based on it's title.
9:30 Don also remembers a show about taboo subjects - Ixion Saga DT
http://www.crunchyroll.com/ixion-saga-dt
12:30 Arsenette finally saw Shin Godzilla (2016 Toho films, 2017 Funimation live action movie)
http://amzn.to/2xcB5xJ
and that continues with Godzilla talk (including recent American versions).
13:20 Referencing the story of Lake Texarcana Dub.
http://amzn.to/2xa98Xx
20:00 Reading comments on YouTube and Rambling Rican website.  Update from Badalight regarding Dragon Ball Z's Goku's voice actress in Japanese.  (William just can't... and Arsenette talks about her favorite scene involving the Japanese voice actress)
23:30 Comments from Badalight referencing his own anime introduction.
25:00 Comments from Griffin Tremaine (Venus Headtrap) regarding Dragonball Z.
Referenced collection: Rock the Dragon Collection
http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Rock_the_Dragon_Edition
Referenced: Team Four Star - https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamFourStar/
26:00 Comments from Jack Roland (Universal Tuber) questioning how we like Dragonball GT and/or Super.
Referenced series: Dragonball Super (on Funimation and VRV)
https://vrv.co/series/G6NQM3QX6/Dragon-Ball-Super
Dragonball GT (Amazon Affiliated link)
http://amzn.to/2xajIhg
Referenced series "Wrath of the Dragon" (movie with Tapion - how Trunks gets his sword)
http://amzn.to/2xP1dke (Amazon Affiliated link)
33:41 William asks if Arsenette is looking forward to Dragonball Fighters
http://amzn.to/2g5rZgw (Amazon Affiliated link) - coming out in 2018
Referenced: Maximillian Dood's YouTube channel - Dragonball FighterZ Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnwhe26ReMU&list=PLitZkRNNn1LjDcDY1NFot1vMtrxS9vW-3

SPOILER WARNING
Hopefully part of an ongoing series - where we watch show each hasn't seen:

37:10 William reviews the first 4 episodes of the anime series "Shirobako" in detail. (Spoilers)
http://www.crunchyroll.com/shirobako
http://amzn.to/2g563lX - Season 1 (Amazon Affiliated link)

48:00 William transitions from the end of Episode 4 of Shirobako to introduce the concept behind the first episode of the series that Arsenette is watching.
Arsenette reviews the 4 episodes of the anime series "Osomatsu-San" or "Mr. Osomatsu".
http://www.crunchyroll.com/mr-osomatsu
Arsenette messed up the order she was supposed to watch (given the original Episode 1 was pulled off television, streaming and even physical media) and watched Episode 1, Episode 12 "Horse racing" episode (Thinking that was the replacement to episode 1), Episode 2-3.
58:00 Comparison of sketch gag comedy to Looney tunes formula of the 1940's-60's.
1:06:00 - Trivia for Episode 3 from William.
1:10:30 - General response about both series we are watching and why we chose these series to watch as part of Animation Hangout.
Reference to Excel Saga
Funimation - VRV Link https://vrv.co/series/GYWE14DKY/Excel-Saga
http://amzn.to/2xNSdM7 (Amazon Affiliated link)

1:14:20 Are you excited for any new series coming up for the Fall season?
http://anichart.net/Fall-2017
The Ancient Magus' Bride
http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-ancient-magus-bride
Season 2 of Hozuki no Reitetsu (Hozuki's Coolheadedness)
http://www.crunchyroll.com/hozuki-no-reitetsu
Referenced: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love (Uchu Senkan Yamato Ni-ni-zero-ni Ai no Senshi-tachi) or Starblazers 2022)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato_2202:_Warriors_of_Love

1:21:30 Closing
1:23:30 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette

Animation Hangout - Episode 0 (Pilot Episode) - Introduction

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Published on Sep 3, 2017

Title: Animation Hangout: Introduction

This is a new podcast-style show.  Hosts Arsenette, her husband Don join friend and former Final Stage Podcast partner William on a informal chat talking all things animation, anime, cartoons as we share our passion for animation.
The hope is to have a bimonthly chat catching up with each other and sharing discussion on shows we are watching, shows we miss and deep dive into topics regarding anime and entertainment pop culture.
This is Episode 0 or a pilot if you will, as we introduce ourselves and discuss where our start with anime and animation in general.
We also announce a couple format additions going into the first Episode on this (roughly) bi-monthly show.

Hosts:
Arsenette: https://twitter.com/Arsenette
http://ramblingrican.com/
https://www.youtube.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Don: https://twitter.com/Domnhal

William: https://twitter.com/2D2Will
http://www.twodashtwo.com/
http://www.twotwentytwoproductions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/222productions

Show notes:
0:43 Introduction of all the hosts
1:42 Don's anime background
3:00 Arsenette's anime background
5:04 William's anime background
8:33 Discussion about Rumiko Takahashi's character style - Creator of Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha (among other things)
10:11 Introduction to the Dragonball universe
13:30 Cartoon network/Toonami licensing woes in the late 1990's - early 2000's
17:45 Internet woes of the late 1990's - early 2000's
20:40 Previous conversations during the Final Stage Podcast era
21:15 Dub history of Dragonball
23:00 Turner "Edict" - Story of mass censorship of all animated media by Ted Turner
25:21 Discussion of colorization issues with classic animation (example: Popeye in black and white animation)
27:00 Animation as an art-form and anime
28:00 One Punch Man's animations, style, technique, etc.
29:45 Eastern vs. Western different styles
31:00 Otakon (Anime convention) - new location
34:00 William's non-spoiler review - Eureka 7: High evolution Part 1 (movie)
41:20 East coast conventions discussion
46:00 Funimation being bought by Sony Entertainment
48:00 In-Flight movies discussion going into "Your Name" and then into Mamoru Hosoda movies
49:30 American releases of anime - (brief) sub/dub conversation
50:45 Non-spoiler - Godzilla conversation (Shin Godzilla, American versions of Godzilla, classic Godzilla)
54:45 Brief "Eva" Neon Genesis Evangelion conversation.
55:55 AnimeNext story - GAMERA 2 (1996) Lake Texarkana Dub by ADV
56:45 William's first exposure to Godzilla
57:40 Nintendo Power and demo disks
58:45 Preferred Genre's in anime
1:02:00 Osomatsu-san news from Otakon
https://twitter.com/2D2Will/status/896134207587495936
1:05:00 Future plans for podcast topics - Arsenette reviews the anime "Osomatsu-San" and William reviews anime "Shirobako"
http://www.crunchyroll.com/shirobako
http://www.crunchyroll.com/mr-osomatsu
1:11:00 Discussion on frequency of podcast
1:13:04 Don's PSA on piracy vs. legal
1:16:50 Closing
1:19:34 End

Music Credits:
"Cartoon Bank Heist"
YouTube Royalty Free Creator Sound Library
by: Doug Maxwell: Media Right Productions

Visual animation:
"Film Reel Animated Background" by Videvo
https://www.videvo.net/video/film-reel-animated-background/1477/

Editor: Arsenette

Monthly Favorites - June, 2017

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Published on Jun 29, 2017

This is the continuation of a series just to showcase random stuff I'm into on a month to month basis.  Anime, Manga, Light Novel, games, etc.  This one is for the month of June, 2017.

Related links:
(Amazon Affiliate Links - Rambling Rican (rambrica-20)
One Punch Man - Season 1 Bluray - http://amzn.to/2s7adgX

Streaming links:
One Punch Man - (Subbed version - Netflix) https://www.netflix.com/title/80117291
Re:Zero - (Subbed version - Crunchyroll) https://vrv.co/series/GRGG9798R/ReZERO-Starting-Life-in-Another-World-
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - (Dubbed English Version - Funimation) https://vrv.co/series/G6MGQEK46/Miss-Kobayashis-Dragon-Maid
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - (Subbed Version - Crunchyroll) https://vrv.co/series/G6497Z43Y/Miss-Kobayashis-Dragon-Maid

Additional Links/References:
One Punch Man Trailer (Viz Media): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poo5lqoWSGw&t
RE: Zero Trailer (Kadokawa): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvhgOe9BY5A
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Trailer (Kyoto Animation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okBHQWnYImg
William's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoygnY8I3FGjrCHABHp_xQ
Link to Shingo Yamamoto's Twitter photo of the Sasuke All-Stars eating lunch (before wedding): https://twitter.com/cocona201345/status/878406932175896576

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

http://www.ramblingrican.com/
https://twitter.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

Monthly Favorites - May, 2017

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Published on May 31, 2017

This is the continuation of a series just to showcase random stuff I'm into on a month to month basis.  Anime, Manga, Light Novel, games, etc.  This one is for the month of May, 2017.

Related links:
(Amazon Affiliate Links - Rambling Rican)
Chihayafuru Season 1 - Premium Box - http://amzn.to/2rpdFG4
Chihayafuru Season 1 - Blu-Ray - http://amzn.to/2smV36X
xxxHolic (Season 1 DVD) - http://amzn.to/2qBbGLH
xxxHolic (Movie/double feature) - http://amzn.to/2qASimf
xxxHolic (Omnibus - Manga) - http://amzn.to/2snidtU
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Ultimate Collectors Box - http://amzn.to/2rF9LtJ
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 and 2 - http://amzn.to/2seFBuo
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya  (Movie) - http://amzn.to/2rF5CG3

Additional Links:
Chihayafuru - Season 1 and 2 subtitled (Crunchyroll): http://www.crunchyroll.com/chihayafuru
xxxHolic - Season 1 official subtitled (Funimation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9Ft40wNxg
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 and 2 Official (Funimation): https://www.funimation.com/shows/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
"Ever Felt Part 1" by Otis McDonald

http://www.ramblingrican.com/
https://twitter.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

My Anime Story: 1970's television - Rambling Rican Vlog

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Published on May 26, 2017

A Vlog something I've been wanting to talk about. This is a journey through the first time I ever saw Anime... waaaaaay back in the 1970's.  I chronicle what I saw and how I saw it in hopes others who never knew of the history in the 1970's could learn how good you have it now. HA!

Related links:
History Of Anime - Part 3 - 1970s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nG5dqokbOA
How many channels did cable TV have in the 1970s?: http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?621965-How-many-channels-did-cable-TV-have-in-the-1970s/page3
(Satellite Dish) Blue Peter visits Steve Birkill, 1981: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tthJ1ZTNaco
Old Kennsington, Philadelphia 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwKNx7eTPcE
Making a flip book animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A0Ro4vj3KM
Star Blazers fansite: http://ourstarblazers.com/vault/
General Hospital Montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF6y6gg-f74
Space Battleship Yamato 2022: Season 2 Teaser: (Bandai Visual) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwLfcUEnQKs
Tenchi Muyo OVA (Funimation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSf8tO7QIDc

http://www.ramblingrican.com/
https://twitter.com/Arsenette
https://www.instagram.com/ramblingrican/

YouTube Royalty Free Music:
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Favorite Anime Opening and Closing Songs...

Because I felt like doing 2 posts in one day :p So sue me! I picked different styles of music for each.. though this list is quite short considering the amount of music I like in Anime :D


Anime: Witch Hunter Robin - Song: "Shell" - Artist: Bana


Anime: R.O.D. (Read or Die) OVA (or movie) - Song: "R.O.D. - Opening Version" - Artist: Taku Iwasaki


Anime: R.O.D. (Read or Die) T.V. Series - Song: "R.O.D. - Opening Version" - Artist: remixed from the long versions by Taku Iwasaki


Anime: Cowboy Beepop - Song: "Tank" - Artist: Yoko Kanno


Anime: Fruits Basket - Song: "Fruits Basket Theme" (Let's stay together always?(not sure about title.. no ones ever gives out a title for this one) - Artist: Laura Bailey (English voice Actress for the main character of Tohru Honda)


Anime: Trigun - Song: "H.T." - Artist: Tsuneo Imahori


Anime: Ghost in the Shell - Song: "Inner Universe" - Artist: Origa


Anime: Ghost in the Shell - Song: "Rise" - Artist: Origa