AGP#133 – Beastarsonas with dakazu

Evan and David cover the latest COVID-19 news, including the
cancellation of Comiket 98, then sit down with dakazu from the
Manga Machinations Podcast to review Studio Orange’s 2019 anime
adaptation of Paru Itagaki’s anthropomorphic animal manga
Beastars. Topics include: “Anime Cons Cancel Your Damn
Conventions” challenge, Animal Crossing is better than Slack, and
the return of The Violence and the Banging. Note: AnimeNEXT
cancelled about a day after we recorded. Special thanks to
Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit for editing this episode!



Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes


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Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton

Episode edited by: Patrick Sutton from The Cockpit Podcast

News:

Comiket 98 is cancelled.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed.

SakuraCon is cancelled.

FanimeCon and Anime Expo haven’t cancelled yet. Anime
Expo released a statement.

AnimeNEXT cancelled after we recorded!



Review: Beastars anime

Name drops: Paru Itagaki, Keisuke Itagaki, Studio Orange,
Land of the Lustrous, Baki the Grappler, Neon Genesis
Evangelion, Gainax, “Thanatos,” Zootopia.

We’ve got a spoiler section after the main discussion.



Twitter: Evan, David, dakazu Ani-Gamers

Mastodon: Evan, David

dakazu co-hosts the Manga Machinations Podcast.

Evan wrote about how COVID-19 is affecting anime production
for Anime News Network.

Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine.

Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel!