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Anime Genesis Podcast: Episode 1 – So Much Wasted Potential

February 20, 2013 By 1 Comment

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Benu is back with an all brand new season of Anime Genesis! In this episode Benu reviews
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and talks a little about Crunchyroll’s weird release schedule for AKB0048 and Little Busters!

Reviews

Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Final Verdict – C  (Only hardcore Hayate fans need apply)


Benu’s favorite episode of Hayate the Combat Butler: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You!

 

Intro/Outro Music

Big Rock Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

That's A Wrap Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

 

Leave a comment down below! Or send your comments or questions to animegen@gmail.com

 

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Anime Bloggers/Podcasters Town Hall @ Anime Expo 2012!

June 27, 2012 By 1 Comment

Hey everyone! Benu here! If you are going to Anime Expo this year I’ll be hosting the Anime Bloggers/Podcasters Town Hall on Saturday, June 30th  Day 2 at 4:00 PM in WS2 (501). If your an anime blogger or podcaster or both, you don’t want to miss this! It’s going to be an open discussion about everything blogging, podcasting, and new media!  I’ll also be covering the whole convention doing interviews, taking video, taking pictures, and posting it all here on the site! So if you see me around say hi and maybe you might end up in a picture or video on the site, maybe even in an episode of the podcast!

Anime Bloggers/Podcasters Town Hall

Are you a blogger or podcaster? Then come and join in for an open discussion about anything and everything related to anime blogging and podcasting!

Saturday, June 30th

4:00pm-5:00pm WS2 (LACC 501)

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Live 7th Anniversary Show Tonight!

February 18, 2012 By 1 Comment

Today Anime Genesis celebrates it’s 7 year anniversary today. There will be a live streaming podcast in celebration tonight at 8pm PST!

Watch live video from animegenesis on www.justin.tv

Just watch the embedded player on this post at 8pm to see the show! Or go to http://justin.tv/animegenesis to see the show and participate in the chat. I will also be taking Skype calls during the show! Just call username benu00 to wish Anime Genesis a happy 7th anniversary or chat about anything anime!

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I’m Bringing “Moe” To Blogworld & New Media Expo

November 2, 2011 By 3 Comments



Hey guys it’s Benu here. I’m writing to let you all know that I will be speaking at the Blogworld & New Media Expo this coming weekend which runs November 3-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. I will be speaking Saturday, November 5th at 3:30 PM in Room 406 A. My session is titled: Podcasting Moe: Lessons From An Anime Podcaster. If you liked my podcasting talks I’ve done at Anime Expo, this one is the biggest one yet. I’ll be summing up my six years of knowledge all in this one talk and teaching you how I got to where I am today. I’ll be talking about why passion is important, how to make people passionate about your podcast, and how to grow your podcast. If you want to take your podcast to the next level this is one talk you don’t want to miss.

So all of you fellow anime podcasters and bloggers out there that really want to succeed you need to be at the Blogworld & New Media Expo this weekend! You will learn so many amazing things and reach success that you never thought possible. If you miss this event, you miss out on a wealth of knowledge that you won’t find anywhere else. If your really serious about taking things to the next level then you need to attend Blogworld. Fellow podcasters if you get an Expo Pass you get access to all the Podcamp conference sessions held on Friday and Saturday which includes my session! Don’t miss out!

I have a special offer – 20% OFF registration pricing. Simply use the code BWEVIP20 when you check out and you’ll receive the 20% discount.

So get your pass here right now!

Also I need your help. I was planning on bringing my Hatsune Miku along with me to Blogworld and to be my co-presenter on stage as I feel Miku represents a true ground breaking new media movement and she is moe as well. But what version of Miku should come along with me? And should I also bring Hinagiku along as well so she doesn’t feel left out? Look at the choices below then vote on which version of Miku should join me at Blogworld.

Regular Miku

Open Mouth Miku

Cheerleader Miku

Hachune Miku

Neko Hina

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Anime Expo 2011 – Fred Gallagher Interview

August 3, 2011 By 1 Comment

At Anime Expo 2011 Benu had the chance to sit down and talk with Fred Gallagher of the popular webcomic Megatokyo. Benu chats with Fred about what he is most proud of with Megatokyo, how he keeps the story going while avoiding burn out, his plans for other projects, influences on Megatokyo, and the current state of fandom today.

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Anime Genesis Podcast: Episode 5 – Anime Genesis Live: Benu’s Violent Torpedo Of Moe

July 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

Recorded live at Anime Expo 2011 it’s Anime Genesis Live: Benu’s Violent Torpedo Of Moe! If you missed it you can now listen to the whole show in all it’s awesome glory! With special guests Mark Allen Jr. and Alex Leavitt! Benu talked with voice actor Mark Allen Jr. about voice acting, dubs, and how to break into voice acting. Benu then chatted with Internet and media PhD researcher Alex Leavitt about Hatsune Miku and the Vocaloid phenomenon and just what is the true definition of the word “Otaku”. Thanks to all who came out to the show! It was awesome to see all of you that showed up!

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It’s Time For Anime Expo 2011!

July 1, 2011 By 4 Comments

It’s that wonderful time of the year again, Anime Expo! Me your favorite host Benu is on the scene to cover the best that anime expo has to offer! I’ll also be hosting two panels! Check out the schedule below and stop by and say hi!

Anime Genesis Live: Benu’s Violent Torpedo Of Moe

Come to Benu’s first-ever live solo show! Will there be guests? Will there be squirrels? Will there be moe… wait, squirrels? With special guests, Mark Allen Jr. and Alex Leavitt.

Friday, July 1, 2011

9:00 pm LP 3 (LACC 515A)

Anime Genesis Presents: How To Fail At Anime Podcasting

Join Benu from Anime Genesis in a follow up to “Habits of Successful Anime Podcasting & Blogging” from last year, with talks about failure, why you shouldn’t be afraid to “fail” at podcasting, and how to handle criticism.

Monday, July 4, 2011

12:45 pm LP4 (LACC 411 Theater)

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Anime Genesis Podcast: Episode 4 – Eden of the Trigun

May 27, 2011 By 2 Comments

Otaku been like yo Benu, where you been? Where you been the past couple of months? I’m like, I haven’t gone nowhere. I’ve just been watching all the cool moe shows. So their like, hey Benu where’s Anime Gen going? I’m like, I don’t know but I’m here to take the show back, the show is officially mine, it’s officially mine!

Show Notes

Spring 2011 Anime Season

Nichijou – My Ordinary Life

We, Without Wings – Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai

A Bridge to the Starry Skies – Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi

Toriko

News

3rd season of Hayate after movie.

Hayate and Negima films double-billed.

Hatsune Miku to perform at Anime Expo.

Kalafina to perform at Anime Expo.

Video game developer Sohei Niikawa announced as guest for Anime Expo.

Reviews

Eden of the East

Final Verdict: A – Masterpiece

Trigun

Final Verdict: A – Masterpiece

Send any comments or questions to animegen@gmail.com, you can follow anime gen on twitter at twitter.com/animegen, also check out our facebook page at facebook.com/animegen.

Disclaimer: The DVDs reviewed on this podcast were sent to Anime Genesis by Funimation Entertainment for review purposes.

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2011 Spring Anime Season: We, Without Wings – Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai

April 25, 2011 By 3 Comments

It’s spring and that means an all brand new season of anime. I’m going to start off my season preview with my thoughts on We, Without Wings – Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai which is based off a visual novel by NAVEL who were the creators behind Shuffle!. The show is being produced by Nomad, with Blessing of the Campanella and Omamori Himari director Shinji Ushiro as director. Takmitsu Kouno is handling the series composition.

It’s really hard to write about this show simply because I don’t know what it’s about. Two episodes in and it’s nothing but confusion with no sign of a coherent story or plot. It’s just not clear who the main characters are in this show. It’s really disjointed switching between different groups of characters with no real explanation about what’s happening. These characters do have names but it’s hard to keep track of them since you forget about them when the show switches to another group of characters. There are also some very odd and random fanservice scenes.

So far I don’t know what to think about this show. It’s confusing and I still don’t know what is going on. I don’t know if I will continue to watch the show though because I don’t like the fact that it really has no coherent story or plot at this point.

What do you think about We, Without Wings – Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai? Let me know by leaving a comment down below!

*We, Without Wings – Ore-tachi no Tsubasa wa Nai is currently streaming on Crunchyroll

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How You Can Help Japan!

March 24, 2011 By 3 Comments

As you all know by now, Japan has been hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Japan still needs a lot of help as they recover from this horrible disaster. There are many ways you can donate and help Japan. I am giving my support to Anime and Manga Bloggers for Japan and encourage you to donate. There has been quite a bit of money raised already. Anything you can donate will help. Dancing Queen also has a great post on How A Girl Figures about all the other ways you can donate and help as well. So donate and help Japan however you can!

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