Episode 96 - Bionix Alpha: Witch Hunter Robin

Since I'm pretty much obligated to do something in observance of the 20th anniversary of YTV's Bionix block, Sammy and I are talking about its one debut anime we haven't touched on: Witch Hunter Robin! While it's not a super interesting show on its own, it did offer a lot to chew on as part of a well-curated programming block. We also have what I believe to be an exclusive look at the canceled live action Witch Hunter Robin series, courtesy of showrunner Joe Menosky. (Seriously, he just emailed it to me out of the blue!)

Zannen, Canada · Ep.96 - Bionix Alpha: Witch Hunter Robin

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

Episode 87 - The Psi Cops Guys Are Here At Last!

I sit down with Chris Nielsen and Bart Bachelor, the key creatives behind Night Sweats, to discuss their brand new blisteringly fast-paced paranormal comedy, Psi Cops - Adult Swim Canada's first English-language original series! The premiere is Sunday, June 4, 2023 (technically Monday, June 5, 2023) at 12:30am ET, with streaming on StackTV and (I am assuming) the Global app!

Zannen, Canada · Ep.87 - The Psi-Cops Guys Are Here At Last!

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Episode 81 - Let's Not Get Too Optimistic, Now

Corus is set to premiere an adult-targeted anime on one of their broadcast stations for the first time in over a decade on November 13, 2021 - Blade Runner: Black Lotus on Adult Swim Canada. Excited? Well, Warner and their awkwardly synergized partners sure hope you are! But wait, does this mean we're getting Toonami? And shouldn't they have run that other Adult Swim co-production, Fena: Pirate Princess, by now? Well, I sure hope you didn't set your expectations that high! Karl Olson joins me to take a look at that whole situation, as well as the upcoming Vancouver-produced dub of Future Boy Conan, the current streaming situation with Crave and those anime titles set to debut on Disney+ Star. I also relinquish my credibility as I reveal that I had forgotten to mention one rather interesting Canadian-dubbed Osamu Tezuka anime back in episode 79.

Zannen, Canada · Ep.81 - Let's Not Get Too Optimistic, Now

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Episode 58 - Toonami Canada is Inevitable Maybe

Information on donating to Kyoto Animation directly: https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/07/24-1/kyoto-animation-officially-starts-accepting-donations-through-bank-transfer

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Karl and Corey share their thoughts on the horrific arson attack at Kyoto Animation. We also discuss the surprising prospects of Toonami on Adult Swim Canada, and why it may not have the content you want! We also go predictably in-depth about Warner's recent announcement of HBO Max and how it has possibly destroyed any reasonable expectation we had for their streaming strategy.

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Episode 55 - Adult Swim Canada: I Think They're Finally Getting It

With little notice, Corus launched the world's first ever 24/7 Adult Swim network, and the good certainly seems to outweigh the bad... at least if you ignore the lack of streaming options! Sketch from the Toonami Faithful Podcast, as well as Karl, help me take a close look at what this new channel does right, what it does wrong, and what it still needs to do to truly capture the Adult Swim voice. The channel's launch also raises many questions, such as: will this stuff ever appear online again? What is the future of CanCon on this station? WILL WE EVER SEE TOONAMI? We do not have answers to these questions, but we certainly have plenty of speculation. You like speculation, right?

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

Episode 43 - An Eventful April Fools'

Karl (aka Ultraklystron) and I reunite to discuss a few things that occurred this past April Fools' Day; namely Sakura-Con 2018 and Reboot: The Guardian Code. Karl also has a lot more to say about the new FLCL than I do.

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Episode 34 - You Can't Escape Bundling

Jose Argumedo from the One Piece Podcast joins me to share his thoughts on the streaming economy and why we can't quite escape from the bundling tactics that have stigmatized cable for many. We also chat a bit about Discotek releases and Adult Swim.

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Episode 22 - Gaping Cultural Flesh Wounds

Cameron Archer from Gloryosky (sweetposer.com) joins me to talk about industry presence at Canadian anime cons, the new fall TV line-up and... could anime work on the CBC?

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Episode 19 - The Full Gamut

Over 20 years, John Rooney has worked at YTV, Teletoon and DHX Media. Acting as Director of Programming during the Bionix era and helping oversee the launch of Adult Swim Canada, John has overseen many key moments in anime and animation in Canadian media. I ask him to help dispel myths about acquisition, production, and talk also about a bunch of other stuff that will keep you 90s kids satisfied.

Episode breakdown:

39:00 - Inspector Bronco and how Adult Swim Canada was before Corus take-over
45:40 - Why doesn’t Teletoon want to air anime?
50:55 - John takes no responsibility for the Gundam Wing airing order, but has quite a bit to say about Bionix
1:00:00 - How to improve the way we fund our productions

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Episode 16: Forget a New Miyazaki, We Need a New Satoshi Kon

In a surprise turn, Mongrel Media will be releasing Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and the Beast in Canada rather than FUNimation - both theatrically AND on home video. Yet we've gotten almost no news about this. Randy Forbister helps speculate on just what on earth is going on with this movie. Also, other theatrical issues, as well as streaming.

Episode breakdown:
0:30 - Quick catch up with Randy
10:35 - The current status of The Boy and the Beast
25:35 - Randy’s Love Live experience and other theatrical stuff
32:15 - Streaming news: Amazon Prime, JoJos and the new Adult Swim app
44:00 - Addendum

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Episode 12: All-Star Holiday Extravaganza

Get in the holiday spirit as Jesse, Karl, Eryn and Rin-senpai recount their personal highlights of 2015.

Episode Breakdown:
01:00 - News rundown
15:00 - We each share our media highlights of the year


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Episode 11: Bishounen Sparkles Make the TPP All Better

A little bit of everything: Adult Swim Canada, geoblocking issues, and a rundown of some of the best and worst new anime now streaming from Japan.

Episode Breakdown:
7:00 - Adult Swim schedule updates for November and some thoughts on Two Nuts and a Richard 20:00 - Some news on Canadian dubbing, or lack thereof
28:00 - Streaming gaps, and are shomi and crave viable options for anime?
43:00 - What's been geoblocked?
53:00 - We talk about what shows are streaming now, specifically One Punch Man, Osomatsu-san, Comet Lucifer, and more
1:24:00 - Addendum

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

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Episode 9: Anime on Teletoon? It's More Likely Than You Think!

Karl and Brittney join me to take a good hard look at [adult swim] Canada now that we get it, talk about the big changes in children's television stations, and dissect the smidgen of hope for adult-targeted anime that has surfaced on Teletoon.

Episode breakdown:

3:50 - An overview of [adult swim] Canada since their expansion, and some initial impressions of Night Sweats (basically, it’s a good show!)

31:00 - Detangling the mess of changes happening in children’s television with Corus’ launch of The Disney Channel Canada

45:00 - What these changes could mean for anime on TV!

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

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Episode 8: The Worldwide Woes of Adult Swim (or: There Are Bigger Problems Than Toonami)

Why doesn't Adult Swim seem to work outside of the United States? Does it just not translate anywhere culturally? Or is it because of corporate politics? Karl Olson (Ultraklystron) returns along with animation storyboarder Corey Barnes (who's worked on Archer, China IL, Superjail! and Axe Cop) to mull over why the subversive network has such a hard time gaining traction in international markets. We also talk about Spider Riders.

Episode breakdown:

04:20 - Anime Revolution and some lessons in Spider Riders nostalgia

12:00 - All about Adult Swim

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