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The Shaman King has Visions of Zero Edens - Renegade Animation #37

October 09, 2021 by Joshua Lozano in Animation, Renegade Animation, RPC Animation, Tooned Up

Tonight, recorded in a galaxy far, far away, our Animation Amigos take a look at Netflix's Shaman King, Edens Zero, and the animated anthology short series Star Wars Visions!

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October 09, 2021 /Joshua Lozano
disney+, Netflix, Star Wars, Shaman King, Edens Zero, Star Wars Visions, anime
Animation, Renegade Animation, RPC Animation, Tooned Up
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Demon Slayer Special - Renegade Animation #22

June 04, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Renegade Animation

It’s time to slay some demons with Cameron, Mike, and special guest host Manning! Welcome to episode 22 of Renegade Animation, where we dissect and discuss the extremely popular anime, Demon Slayer, as well as its first cinematic iteration, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train. After shattering box office records in Japan and having a great run in American cinemas, the Demon Slayer movie (and series, too) is an anime juggernaut, and we have the final word on the project right here!

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June 04, 2021 /Neoplasmic
anime, Animation, review
Animation, Renegade Animation
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Spring Anime Flowers Bloom Again: Season Preview, Part Two - Animation #21

May 28, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Renegade Animation

It’s time for part 2 of our Spring anime preview! As we are now in the thick of things, another bunch of TV shows present their beautiful rose petals to the general public as they spray us with their pheromones in order to entice us to watch their supple offerings on various streaming platforms. Yes, that is what anime is for: To expand our collective knowledge. Yes, that metaphor was forced (again). Let’s move on. Cam and Mike are joined by extra-special guest hosts Teresa and Haley as they embark on yet another long preview journey! Let’s get going!

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May 28, 2021 /Neoplasmic
animation, anime, crunchyroll, funimation, preview
Animation, Renegade Animation
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Cyber-Samurai seeks Justice Society for Looney fun with the Yamadas! - Renegade Animation #19

May 14, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Renegade Animation

Mike and Cameron are back with another astonishing installment of Animation news and views! First up is brand new Netflix anime, Yasuke! Then the boys review the latest batch of Looney Tunes cartoons, streaming on HBO Max. Next is DC’s animated feature, Justice Society: World War II! Finally, we debut a new segment, The Ghibli Journey, where our dynamic duo deliver their take on My Neighbors the Yamadas. Join us, won’t you?

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May 14, 2021 /Neoplasmic
anime, animation, studio ghibli, looney tunes, HBO Max, DC, DCAU, Warner Bros. Animation, Netflix
Animation, Renegade Animation
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The First Annual Renegade Animation Awards! Animation #17

April 29, 2021 by Joshua Lozano in Animation, Renegade Animation

Tonight, on a very prestigious episode of Renegade Animation, we celebrate everything good and bad about Animation in the past year with the FIRST ANNUAL RENNIES!… Rannies?… R.A.A.’s? — Whatever, it’s the FIRST ANNUAL RENEGADE ANIMATION AWARDS!

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April 29, 2021 /Joshua Lozano
animal crackers, animation, Soul, on-gaku, over the moon, soul, Renegade Animation, Wolfwalkers, anime, netflix, Disney+, AppleTV+, scoob, a whisker away, lupin III
Animation, Renegade Animation
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Gurren Lagann ep. 26, "Let's Go, Buddy" Review - Fresh Takes #25

April 08, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos

As we head into the penultimate episode of Gurren Lagann, Brock and Mike bring us another installment of Fresh Takes, in which they discuss and review the themes of the show! Things get weird as Simon, Lordgenome, Viral, Yoko, and the rest of Team Dai-Gurren search for Nia! Only the leader of the Anti-Spiral forces stands in their way! Will they get to Nia in time to save her life? Let’s find out!

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April 08, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gainax, anime, Mecha, Animation, fresh takes, Gurren Lagann
Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos
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Gurren Lagann ep. 24, "I Will Never Forget This Minute, This Second" Review - Fresh Takes #23

March 25, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes

Brock and Mike return to discuss episode 24 of one of the greatest anime series ever, Gurren Lagann, as Simon and Team Dai-Gurren teleport through space attempting to find Nia and the Anti-Spiral homeworld. Little do they know what awaits them in the darkness of space…

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March 25, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gurren Lagann, anime, mecha, action, Gainax, Retro
Animation, Fresh Takes
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Gurren Lagann ep. 22, "This is My Final Duty" Review - Fresh Takes #21

February 24, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos

Brock and Mike are back to discuss the gyroscopic effect with Leeron on the latest edition of Fresh Takes! We’re now up to episode 22 of Gurren Lagann and it’s been one heck of a series! The path of man and beast intersect as Simon and Viral, along with Team Dai-Gurren, stand with Rossiu and the remaining survivors of Earth as they take on the Anti-Spiral forces in an epic battle! Who lives? Who dies? Let’s find out!

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February 24, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gurren Lagann, Gainax, anime, mecha, action
Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos
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Gurren Lagann ep. 21 - "You Are Someone Who Ought to Survive" Review - Fresh Takes #20

February 16, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos

Welcome back to another installment of Fresh Takes with Organoid Zero and The Captain! Yes, Brock and Mike are back to dive deep into episode 21 of Gurren Lagann, focusing on none other than Neoplasmic’s favorite badass, Yoko. We’re in the final stretch of episodes, everybody. Let’s get the analysis started!

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February 16, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gurren Lagann, anime, Gainax, mecha, action
Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos
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Winter Anime Vortex 2021 Spectacular: 23 New Anime Titles Reviewed! - Renegade Animation #10

February 14, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Renegade Animation

Mike and Cameron are joined by special guest hosts Haley and Teresa as they chat about the Winter Anime season, including such series as Sk8 the Infinity, Horimiya, Otherside Picnic, Back Arrow, EX-ARM, and so much more! It’s a huge episode of Renegade Animation, with a bunch of show notes to match! Click that link to get started!

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February 14, 2021 /Neoplasmic
anime, mecha, action, romance, comedy, drama, sports
Animation, Renegade Animation
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Gurren Lagann ep. 19, "We Will Survive By Any Means Necessary" Review - Fresh Takes #18

February 05, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Fresh Takes, Animation, TV, Videos

Welcome to another edition of Fresh Takes, featuring our anime lovin’ team of Brock and Mike! As the people turn against Team Dai-Gurren and Simon, Rossiu takes matters into his own hands. Things just got political, my dudes. Thankfully, Leeron is there still being the funniest and best character on the show outside of my favorite, Yoko, who’s strangely absent. Hm. Enjoy the video!

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February 05, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gurren Lagann, anime, Mecha, action, Gainax
Fresh Takes, Animation, TV, Videos
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Gurren Lagann ep. 18, "Tell Me the Secrets of This World" - Fresh Takes #17

January 24, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos, TV

Simon boards Gurren Lagann to face off against… Nia??!?? The Human Eradication System is now active! Rossiu kept HIM alive?!???? Who are these Anti-Spiral enemies? What the hell is going on???? Brock and Mike try to bring us some answers in the latest episode of Fresh Takes!

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January 24, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gainax, anime, Mecha, action, Gurren Lagann
Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos, TV
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Gurren Lagann ep. 17, "You Don't Know Anything" - Fresh Takes #16

January 24, 2021 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos, TV

On this exciting episode of Fresh Takes… OMG, we skipped the recap episode, which was pretty cool, but it’s stuff you astute anime fans already know! So, seven years after the fall of Lordgenome, Simon, Nia, and the entire Dai-Gurren crew have now established Kamina City, the capitol city of humankind, where everyone seems to be living idyllic lives, but the spectre of Lordgenome’s warning to Simon hangs over like a dark cloud. Oh, the drama! Let’s get to it with Brock and Mike’s commentary.

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January 24, 2021 /Neoplasmic
Gurren Lagann, Gainax, anime, Mecha, action
Animation, Fresh Takes, Videos, TV
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Heisting with Hilda! - Renegade Animation #4

December 28, 2020 by Joshua Lozano in Animation, Renegade Animation

Tonight, on a very lowkey Renegade Animation, Cam and Mike seem ready to call a truce on the war against the Sponge, and they discuss the final season of Great Pretender and the second season of Hilda! YES, I HEAR YOU MICHAEL! Glad you finally watched it!

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December 28, 2020 /Joshua Lozano
animation, netflix, anime, Great Pretender, Hilda, Renegade Animation, tooned up
Animation, Renegade Animation
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Children Ride the Waves of the Stars - Renegade Animation #2

December 11, 2020 by Joshua Lozano in Animation, Renegade Animation

Tonight, on a very holly jolly episode of Renegade Animation (yes, the rebrand is HERE TO STAY), Cam and Mike tackle some recent anime releases and some festive specials!

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December 11, 2020 /Joshua Lozano
tooned up, Renegade Animation, Bugs Bunny, Star Wars, anime
Animation, Renegade Animation
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The Anime Season Round-Up! (AKA: Mike, Cam, and Millennial Mike flip Peter Jackson the Bird!): Tooned Up #20.2

November 08, 2020 by Joshua Lozano in Tooned Up, Animation

This time, on a very STUFFED episode of Tooned Up, Millennial Mike joins our duo to tackle the incredibly stacked Anime season! An episode so big, we had to SPLIT IT! Suck it Scorsese, we're as long as your movies!

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November 08, 2020 /Joshua Lozano
tooned up, anime, crunchy roll
Tooned Up, Animation
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Fresh Takes: Gurren Lagann Episode 3

October 17, 2020 by Joshua Lozano in Animation, Fresh Takes

Tonight, on a very special THIRD episode of Fresh Takes, they get to… well… episode 3 of Brock’s favorite anime series, Gurren Lagann, and our beloved Captain finally gets to meet our first main villain: Viral!

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October 17, 2020 /Joshua Lozano
Gurren Lagann, Gainax, anime
Animation, Fresh Takes
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Glitching through Infinity on the way to Owl House - Tooned Up #14

September 04, 2020 by Neoplasmic in RPC Animation, Tooned Up

Tooned Up episode 14 features reviews of Netflix’s Hoops, book 3 of HBO Max’s Infinity Train, Disney’s Owl House, Nickelodeon’s Glitch Techs, and The Great Pretender, a brand new original anime premiering on Netflix! Join Cameron and Mike as they analyze each of these shows, plus all the animation news that fits into your brain-module! Click that link!

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September 04, 2020 /Neoplasmic
animation, news, reviews, analysis, disney, hbo max, anime
RPC Animation, Tooned Up
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These Feels... Are Not... TransPERPABLE! - Tooned Up #13

August 24, 2020 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Movies, Podcast, RPC Animation, RPC Podcast Network, Tooned Up, TV

The latest episode of Tooned Up is now here! Cam the Animation Guru is joined by our Captain, Mike, and extra special guest host, Cat! They give us the rundown of all the animation news that’s fit to print (or chat about), plus a review of Netflix’s Fearless, which maybe should have left well enough alone and been afraid. Heh. Finally, our terrific trio turn their gaze upon HBO Max’s animated series, Infinity Train! Enjoy the episode!

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August 24, 2020 /Neoplasmic
netflix, hbo max, infinity train, batman, batman: soul of the dragon, fearless, animation, news, reviews, has-been hotel, guest host, cat, the captain, the animation guru, anime, kawaii kyle
Animation, Movies, Podcast, RPC Animation, RPC Podcast Network, Tooned Up, TV
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Looney Tunes, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Dorohedoro - Tooned Up #7

June 25, 2020 by Neoplasmic in Animation, Tooned Up, Podcast, RPC Animation, RPC Podcast Network

In the latest episode of Tooned Up: Mike and Cameron shed some light on the recent non-troversy that HBO Max’s Looney Tunes has faced over the lack of Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam’s signature guns; Netflix has released the first two seasons of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, which both earn thumbs up from our hosts; and the streaming service has also unleashed the anime version of Dorohedoro on the world! Lots of news and views in this episode, so please enjoy on your podcast service of choice!

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June 25, 2020 /Neoplasmic
animation, tooned up, hbo max, looney tunes, netflix, kipo and the age of wonderbeasts, dorohedoro, anime, podcast, rpc podcast network, annecy
Animation, Tooned Up, Podcast, RPC Animation, RPC Podcast Network
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