The A3K Crew thinks love live has caused Japan to forget that 3D Waifu Is best Waifu. Later, we reminisce about the first anime we truly loved.

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A3K Podcast: Love Live and First Anime Loves

Episode: 106
Runtime: 1:02:25
Recording Date: 2/14/2015, 11:00 p.m. EDT
Panel: David Majors, Jack D, Christopher Kinsey, AW Brawler
Executive Producer: Sean Russell
Associate Producer: David Majors

Dot-dot-dotting

Jack: My troubling habit of playing gal games continues with Criminal Girls, the sedative to a troubling IRL week.
Chris: Assassination Classroom, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Super Smash Brothers 3DS, D&D 5th edition
AW: majora’s mask and trying my darndest to watch anime uninterrupted

E-mails: Send us an e-mail, u guize~!

Gnooz:

Golgo 13 nearing its conclusion. The legend is retiring.
Otaku Poll: Top 10 Anime/Manga to get/give Valentine’s Day Chocolate…men AND women. LOOK AT ALL THE LOVE LIVE
Capcom developing an Attack on Titan Arcade Game…yay?

Discussion:

What was the first anime you truly loved? What drew you to this show?

AW: Ronin Warriors.

Chris: There are many titles that I enjoyed when I got my “Start” in anime (I’d mention Ranma ½ and Ninja Scroll as stand outs), but the first time I saw “Project A-Ko” back in the day on the Sci-FI channel cemented the fact I was going to be an anime fan.  The over the top action, the alternate story sensibilities, and the sheer difference between this cartoon and the ones I grew up with made this something I wanted to pursue and learn more about.
Jack: As the gal who saw Sailor Moon & Cardcaptors & wanted to dress up as Queen Beryl instead of the heroines, I knew I was different. So…my big introduction was ushered in by Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D, Black Blood Brothers…The vampire thing is merely coincidence. I watched Inuyasha & Eva on Toonami Like everyone else…But then I drifted away from all.that noise.
My “reawakening” was in late high school years, with stuff like Soul Eater, Ouran, Cromartie, Cuticle Detective Inaba & Hellsing ultimate. Making me into the thing I have become today. Yee.
Djm: Just my own. Teknoman from UPN Kids. I didn’t like Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon, and Transformers Gen 1 left me kinda meh. But Teknoman totally blew me away. Yes, the show I liked was a sci-fi space show with mechs. Shut. Up.

Takeaway (plugging time!):

Chris: I don’t have many projects outside of this, so I guess I could plug my old Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/DeanTheAdequate and my Twitter.  Oh and I’m working on a D&D campaign setting.
NOTE FROM DJM—-Also, Check out Dean’s latest article on Anime3000.com. His take on Last Exile: Fam The Silver Wing!
Jack: Jack’s doing A3K Podcast Speed Drawing! Check it out here!If you’re too lazy, follow @JackDTylerD for the link! Tonight’s speeddraw is a real humdinger, a Smash player’s dream come true! Also, coming soon, the popping of my wrestling cherry with…two nerdy black guys…I could have phrased that better.
Aw: I have more videos and microrants coming up, so here’s my channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AWBrawler