This week I talk about an unlikely marriage, playing with plastic, and rocking out.  I also review DJ Hero and Legend of Black Heaven.

News
Otaku marries his 2D girlfriend.  Yeah, it's all pixellated roses now, but just wait until he cheats on her with a love pillow.  Then it will get nasty.  Because as experts can attest, love pillows can get quite filthy if not washed regularly. 

At least this story gave me an excuse to post yet another video with the Super Mario Bros theme.  This one features tesla coils!

Fun thing of the Episode
AKA the video I forgot to mention
The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody
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They even brought back the Mahna Mahna guys! 

Reviews
DJ Hero

I feel somewhat proud of myself for not referencing Short Circuit 2. 
They need to mash up that song with something, pronto.

Legend of Black Heaven
Since the opening theme doesn't give you a good idea of the animation style in the show (or humor), this AMV will have to suffice. 


Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or leave me an iTunes review. 

If you leave me one, I'll leave you one. 

Promotional Consideration given to:
RPG Lamer - Releasing another episode of RPGLamer would be yes?  I know you're reading this, Jake.  Get to it. Chop Chop.  Equip your boots of escaping and start table top gaming if you have to.  Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! 

Anime Pacific - I know this discussion is a month old at this point, but check out "Who should play Major Motoko Kusanagi in the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie?"  as Alex put a lot of work into that article. 
And then I added asinine comments, as I am wont to do.

I really don't have a preference at this point as to who should play the Major.  I'd like a Asian actress to play her, given that's her character in the manga and movies, but since this is a major Hollywood movie, that's not going to happen.  Just as long as it's not Kristen Kreuk.  I do think Clancy Brown might make a good Batou, though. 

Also, check out Dane's articles on Soviet Animation and Foreign Films.  Good stuff. 

Lathers Blathers - After six months, Rich "Lather" Tatarek has come out of hiding and has graced us with another episode.  Fignuts.  I was enjoying having marginally higher feedburner statistics than him.  I guess it goes to show the relative qualities of our shows.  I'd be petty and start arching him but I'm already being petty and arching Anime Pacific, and I don't have time for two archenemies.  Ah well. 

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Rock N Roll Man by Mr. Nasty

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about the "dark spectre of moe"*, manga possessing your cell phone and I review Ghostbusters for the PS3.

News
According to one poll, otaku guys prefer moe and otaku gals prefer robot shows.  I have obtained a video of the horrible future that will result when the two ideas are inevitably combined to form a marketing juggernaut in Japan:


Shueisha to sell manga on US Phones next year.  If I had bothered to re-read the article before talking about it on the podcast, I would have realized that Shueisha is partnering up with Microsoft to do this, so their manga will most likely not be appearing on the iPhone.  Nuts, and I'm all set to get one when my current contract expires.

Fun Video of the Episode
I didn't actually mention this video in the episode but I think it's fitting. 

Ghostbusters - The Premake


Speaking of spooky movies from the 40's, does anyone know where I can find a copy of Gildersleeve's Ghost?  I caught part of it late on Halloween night and I want to see the rest.  There was an invisible woman and a gorilla for some reason. 

Review
Ghostbusters: The Game


And for the curious amongst you, this is what the Filmation version of the Ghostbusters was like:


It was an all right cartoon but it just wasn't the Ghostbusters.

EDIT:  In my review I said that Ray Gossett Jr.  did the Ghostbusters theme.  This is wrong.  Ray Parker Jr. did the theme.  I'm not sure why I got those names mixed up.

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com and check out my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Playswitch.com - Listen to hear a promo code for 5 free Switchbucks when you sign up

Anime 82 - Regan, release another episode already, dammit!  Also, release a single from your band Nero. 

Musical Accompaniment:
The Ghost in Room 11 by Bob

Thanks for listening!

* I can't remember if AWO or Fast Karate coined that particular phrase, but one of them deserves the credit for that particular phrase.

(It has to be pronounced A-OK in order for the joke to work ... which it doesn't).

This week I talk about pandas and their relevance to my gaming purchases, Leggo my Lego, the seeing of the Astro boy movie (because I told you to damn it), and I also review Hakaba Kitaro just in time for Halloween ... next year.

Preamble
Happy Belated Halloween everyone!

Check out this costume.  This could have been me. 

News

Blizzard to add new pets to World of Warcraft.  They cost real money like real pets, but less mess.  
- Here's one in action:



Lego Mario - That's a lot of Lego.  I must have one.
- Here's a previous attempt at Mario in Lego form

- Also, not stop motion but still neat

Astro Boy - the movie not doing so well.  I can't help but think that my review has something to do with the poor sales.  Yes, I'm that delusional.  Check it out if you get a chance. 

Fun video of the Episode:
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon


Warning: The previous video contains salty language, scenes of violence, and adult situations.  View discretion is advised.

Site News
I have aquired Up a Padddle's first ever site deal!  If you listen to this episode, you will hear a promo code for 5 free Switch Bucks from Playswitch.com.  If you're in the states, I implore you to try it out.  Who knows when I'll be able to secure another promo deal like this.

Also, listen to the Playswitch.com podcast.  Good stuff.

Angry Dome
Audio promos and you, the podcaster. 

Review
Hakaba Kitaro

How can you not want to watch that show after seeing that opening.

If you'd like to learn more about the yokai, check out the following links:

- Yokai a Day
- Obakemono Project

And here's the second costume idea I could have used (Thanks Bob)

The Majestic Tanuki in all its Splendor

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Also, there's a special deal from http://playswitch.com waiting for you if you listen to this episode.  Nifty!

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime World Order - If you get chance (and chances are you have already), listen to their "Old Timers of Anime" segments.  Let it take you back to a time when men were men and the women were too.

As it is, I fear for the otaku of today, what with guys liking moe and girls liking the robit shows.

Eeepers Choice (http://eeeperschoice.com and http://capricorntheater.com) - Yes, I know Eeeper hasn't released an episode of either of his podcasts in quite a while but I decided to play his promo anyway.  After intensive study of mythology, I've come to the conclusion that his podcasts are dead because we don't believe enough.  Clap with me children, Clap! I believe in potatoes!  I believe in potatoes!

If you haven't yet, check out Eeeper's interview with Helen McCarthy.  Good stuff.

And just think, this could be your promo played next episode if you only make it readily available on your site.

Musical accompaniment provided by:
Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about Astro Boy.  I also announce the winner of the "Zombie Survival Plan" contest.

News
New DSi - the DSi LL.  I guess my relatives were right.  Those darn video games will ruin your eyesight.  At least Nintendo has you covered. 

PS3 to offer Netflix Streaming.  I hear they will be offering a similar service as other streaming sites do in Canada.  They will provide you with a disc and when you pop it in it will say, "This service is not available in your region" 

Review
Astro Boy


I guess this movie isn't doing too well theatrically.  I may need to go see it again.  You should go see it too, or rent it when it comes on dvd. 

Promotional Consideration given to:
Ani-Gamers - For quite a while I wasn't able to get their promo off of their feed but it looks like that has been rectified.  Check them out if you haven't already.  Also, pro-tip to any other anime podcast that for which I haven't yet played a promo (well amateur-tip, since it's coming from me): If you have a podcast, put a link to your promo on your front page!  People can't play your promo if they can't reach it. 

Animentors - Guys, release another episode already! Get your priorities straight.  Podcast, then school. Just like I do (except last week ...)

Musical Accompaniment:
Im a Robot by Boy Novice

Contact Info
You can contact me by emailing me at upapaddle@gmail.com or by following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

It looks like the wrong episode was attached to this blog post. This has been corrected.  I apologize for the mix-up.

This week I talk about Tatsunoko vs Capcom, doing the Mario, and review Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland and the Zombie Survival Guide.

News
New characters revealed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom - And once again, the Mach V get's rejected. 

Captain Lou Albano RIP. Here's the Mario.  Commence doing it.  I mean "Doing the Mario".   


Hey, check this out
Playswitch.com, now with online game trading.  That's Playswitch.com. 

Reviews

Shaun of the Dead


Apparently someone beat me to the punch and made a "Vampires don't sparkle" t-shirt.  Oh well, on to Get Rich scheme #1653 - Make hug pillows that say "UGUU!" when you "hug" them.  They'll be big in Japan, I just know it.

Zombieland


After watching these movies, it has become apparent to me that what we really need to be watching out for, or listening out for, is British narration.  When you start hearing British narration, RUN!  The best case is that you're stuck in a Planet Earth documentary.  Worst case, zombies.  Either way, you will be eaten.

Zombie Survival Guide - by Max Brooks
Just think, this all could be yours if you enter the UAP Zombie Survival Plan contest.  Please send in your zombie survival plan to upapaddle@gmail.com and the best entry will be sent a new copy of this book.

Contact Info
You can email feedback to upapaddle@gmail.com and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle

Promotional Consideration:
Anime Pacific - Your one-stop source for political commentary.  Unless you're looking for discussion about anime in politics.  They don't cover that "Japanimation" on their podcast.  Why would you think that?
Really, what they should do is change the name of their podcast and make a new site. 

Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza - I just had a horrifying thought - Zombie Bears.  Is that what the polar bear's secret is on lost?  It's a zombie!?!  If not, it should be. 

Musical Accompaniment
Zombie Pirates in Love by Tom Smith

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about buying the cow when the milk is free, keeping Domo-kun away from kittens, PLAYSWITCH.COM, and I review Bruce Campbell vs the Army of Darkness and My Name is Bruce. 

News:
Discotek to release Fist of the North Star tv, a Lupin special and Sea Prince and the Fire Child.  I forgot to mention that Sea Prince and Fire Princess is a Sanrio production.  They make Hello Kitty and more importantly, Ringing Bell.  I can't wait to show my nephew that cartoon.  It'll screw him up real good.

Domo-kun coming to 7-11.  Here's the short I mentioned:

I need a Domo-kun toque like right now!

CONTEST TIME
Send in your zombie survival plan, either via voicemail or email, to upapaddle@gmail.com and you could win a copy of "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks.  All you have to do is give me a few brief sentences describing how you'll be handling the impending zombie apocalypse. 

I'll be accepting entries until October 27, 2009, so enter now.

Reviews
Bruce Campbell vs The Army of Darkness

Yes, I realize that any self respecting geek has seen this movie already and it doesn't need a review (also, it's over 16 years old), but it was fun to talk about. 

Also, on retrospect, that trailer spoils an awful lot.  Oh well.

My Name is Bruce 

I also realize that Guan Di isn't technically a zombie, although I refer to him as such in the review.  My bad. 

And since I mentioned them, here's some Silly Symphonies:

The Skeleton Dance

Random Fact: That was Disney's first Silly Symphony and it was released in 1929.

The Old Mill

This one was the first Silly Symphony to make use of Disney's multiplane camera.  Back in the day, the Silly Symphonies were testing grounds for new animation techniques, much like how Pixar treats their Pixar shorts that you see before each Pixar movie. 

Contact Info:
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, Skype me (Skype ID: upapaddle) or follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime 82 - http://anime82.blogspot.com.  Although, with his release schedule as of late, you might have a better chance of catching Regan on Anime Pacific.  He left quite the voicemail to Dane and Alex in their latest episode.  It was kinda tough to understand him, though, with his ragin' Saskatchewan accent.  Which is odd, because I have the same ragin' Saskatchewan accent.  And a mellow one, too.

The RPGLamer Podcast - http://rpglamer.com.  Although, with his release schedule as of late, you might have a better chance of catching Jake on Anime 82 ...  See what I did there?

Speaking of promoting stuff, I also mentioned in this show how Playswitch.com sent me an email to see if I would be interested in some cross promoting.  Eh, why the heck not?

Musical Accompaniment:
"Just Like Bruce Campbell Did" by Joe Rock

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about fighting in the streets, crisises with bubblegum, and zombies.  I also review Gungrave.  SPOILERS in the review, so caveat emptor.

NEWS
Crayon Shin-chan creator found dead. RIP.  The show must go on, though.  There are ass dances to be danced.

Super Street Fighter IV Announced.   You'll probably be better off waiting for Super Street Fighter IV: Hyper Championship Fighting Turbo Zero vs SNK.

Bubblegum Crisis Live Action movie to hire via reality tv show. 
Just like they did in the original show.  How else would a punk rock singer, aerobics instructor, policewoman/pipe-faller-inner, and a lingerie salesperson get together? 

Review
Gungrave


It's got zombies and gangsters.  Why are you still reading this?  Go watch the show. 

NEW CONTEST!!1!
Send in a brief description of how you plan to survive the impending zombie apocalypse, either by dropping me an email or a voice mail.  They will be played on the podcast and the winner will get a prize (TBD, but trust me, it will be decent).

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, check me out on twitter at  http://twitter.com/upapaddle or Skype (skype id: upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration:
Dave and Joel's Fast Karate For the Gentlerman
Destroy all Podcasts DX

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Zombie Girl by the Quintessentials

Thanks for listening!

There will be no episode of UAP this week as I've been sick with a cold.  It's been a struggle to stay awake, let alone record anything.  Here's a dramatic re-enactment:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MbzKnB-XkY

Anyway, I feel bad for breaking up my streak of 11 weeks in a row but I haven't given up on the whole weekly release schedule yet.  I'll be back next week at the same Bat time, same Bat channel. 

This week I talk about hobbits, power rangers, the general geography of Florida and I review Miami Guns.  Full show notes can be found at http://upapaddle.com

News
New Line settles with Tolkien Estate, Hobbit movies to move forward.
That's some serious bling bling that they can take all the way to Mordor ... and then drop in into a volcano.  I'm not sure where I was going with that.

Tommy the Green Ranger to fight in MMA.  SPOILER ALERT: It is with great sorrow that I report that, from what I learned from AWO's latest promo, the Green Ranger died.  Jason Frank, we hardly knew you.

Star Ocean: Last Hope International announced for PS3.  That's right, come to UAP for all the latest RPG news.  You definitely didn't hear this from the other RPG podcasts yet.  Also another thing they forgot to mention, Valkyria Chronicles is awesome. 

PS3 RPG Developers screwing Microsoft over.  Come on Namco Bandai, I want Tales of Vesperia for PS3 now.  Could you try screwing Microsoft a little faster?

Review

Miami Guns

Visit scenic Florida, land of the podcasters!  Visit the majestic mountains, the serene deserts, and prodigious jungles brimming with wildlife!  Just be sure to bring your gun.  There are Americans in those jungles!  To be fair, though, some of them are only there on a cruise.

Also, beware of exploding fruit.

Contact Info

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com, http://twitter.com/upapaddle or skype me at skype id upapaddle.

Promotional Consideration given to:

Spiraken Manga Review - I don't know why, but for some reason I really like that promo.

Fightbait Anime/Video/Westie Podcast - I'm not a big fan of Fightbait's new Westie Wednesday segment as pugs are clearly the superior breed of dog.  Yes, every day is Pugsday here at upapaddle.com

Look at this little guy, he's dog tired:

If you're wondering, that was Ollie the Pug and his blog can be found here. 

Musical consideration given
"If I was a Cop" by Russell Wolff

Thanks for listening!

Pugs are awesome, and the best thing about Pugs is that you can enjoy their crazy antics and shenanigans on any day of the week. 

Westies can only wish that they were Pugs 

That is all

This week I talk about germs, copying floppies,and I review Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture.

News
New Sonic game announced.  It will reach 0 to suck in less time than it took you to read this.

New iPods.  I think I'll hold out for the iPhone 3GST. 

Swine Flu infects PAX.  At least the H1N1 stricken people will have plenty of toys to play with at the hospital, provided they are minors of course.

Don't Copy that Floppy - The Sequel.  Because no one demanded it. 
Perhaps the RIAA.  Anyway, if you listen to a copy of this podcast, your ass will end up in JAIL. Just so you know.



Here's the original:


Review

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture.  This series was made by Studio Shirogumi and Telecom Animation Film.  It was directed by Yūichirō Yano, who also did some work on Batman: The Animated Series and Tiny Toon Adventures.  Awesome sauce.

Look at those little guys!  Who wouldn't want to be infected by them?

On the other hand, watch out for these ne'er-do-wells:


Also, don't crap in your fields

Finally, don't put it in your mouth!


And since I mentioned it, you can get Germ Dolls at thinkgeek.com


Guess which one is herpes!

If you go to www.giantmircrobes.com, they are now offering H1N1.  Classy:


Contact Info

You can also email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, visit the site and leave a comment at http://upapaddle.com, try to skype me with Skype ID upapaddle, or follow me at http://twitter.com/upapaddle

Promotional Consideration:
Animentors - Prodigious!
Anime Pacific - DP-licious!

Musical Accompaniment
Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about Black Jack.  The doctor, not the game.  Specifically, I talked about "The Four Miracles of Life" specials, which can be streamed legally at Crunchyroll.com.  Check them out!

News

Disney buys Marvel.  I think the following picture sums the deal up nicely:

From Comicmix.com

Please, oh please, won't someone think of the rollercoasters?


Fantastic Four to get reboot.  Whoever green lit this picture should get a good booting.  To the head.  I guess at least we'll get to see new suits for the FF family, complete with molded nipples.  Yes, Thing nipples. 

Okamiden for the DS - Look at him, he's just a little puppy! Who's a good boy?  Who's a good boy?  Fetch!



Also, he's seemed to attracted a Midna type character.  Interesting.  Much more interesting than the mention I gave it in the episode, but to be fair, I hadn't seen the trailer when I did my recording.

Science news: Saturn's rings will disappear on September 4th, 2009.  I blame swing dancing, and the Internet.

More Fightsticks on the way.  And more after that. And one more for good measure.

Review
Black Jack: The Four Miracles of Life *


Yes, there are only four miracles in life and one of them involves a supercomputer.  You can find them at Crunchyroll.com

* The specials didn't have this opening sequence but I put it here to give you an idea of what the character designs and animation looked like.

Promotional consideration given to:
RPGLamer.com - Jake and I are planning on recording another episode together soon, that is if I can be dragged away from Valkyria Chronicles long enough.  You brought this on yourself, Jake.

Anime World Order - for an indepth, informed review of Black Jack, check out this episode.  For more information on the God of Manga himself, Osamu Tezuka, check out this AWO episode.  Also, check out the Astro Boy Essays, by Fred Schodt.  Good stuff.

Musical Accompaniment
Doctor by Bloom

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, visit the blog and leave a comment on the BRAND NEW Comment system DISQUS, follow me at http://twitter.com/upapaddle, or try Skyping me with Skype ID upapaddle. 

Also, I feel kinda bad for using "What's up, Doc?" without referencing Looney Tunes once, so here's a cartoon.

Falling Hare


Fans of the old kentcer.com site probably recognize this one as I've posted it on at least one other occasion. 

I have a particular fondness for this particular Bugs Bunny cartoon as I used to have it on an old vhs tape when I was younger and I used to watch it over and over again.   As Bob of WQOQ.com would say, I would have still been in diapers then.  The repeat viewings may have been due to the lack of age appropriate vhs tapes in our household.  I sure saw Coming to America and Rhustler's Rhapsody a lot, though.   Ah, memories.

Thanks for listening!

This week's episode is all about treasure, and the finding of said treasure.  I talk about Cat's Eye, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, and Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure. 

News

Trailer for Dragon Ball MMORPG released.  I forgot to mention that it's being released in Korea, but I can see this one making it's way over to North America in the near future. 

Here's the trailer:


Professor Layton 4 to have unlockable RPG.  100 hours.  That's a lot of math homework for Layton to be doing.

More Mahoromatic on the way ... for some reason.

Reviews

Cat's Eye 
- Unfortunately I can't find a trailer for this on Youtube.   I was really hoping to find the ending song too so you could see the aerobics. 

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune


For once, I'd like to see a real archaelogist game, with hours upon hours of tedious research and no exciting escapades to speak of.

Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure


Yes, that's a golden flying talking monkey.  You'd think that would be worth far more money than any other treasure in the game.

Contact Information:

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, go to the blog and leave a comment at http://upapaddle.com, see me tweet on occassion at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or try to Skype me with Skype ID upapaddle (try being the operative word). 

Promotional consideration given to:

Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza - These guys are valiantly protecting us from our ursine enemies.  The ones you really need to watch out for are the pandas. 

Lather's Blather - He'll be getting a reprieve from my wraith as my true archenemies have dared to show themselves once more. 

Musical interlude:
The song played was The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by the Pubcrawlers

Here's a video of them performing it:

To compare and contrast, here's Captain Tractor's version
I believe this is the version that gets the most radio play



I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the Arrogant Worms, who wrote the song in the first place:

Thanks for listening!

This week I talk about a big moose.  I also review Fat Princess, Big Man Japan, and Shadow of the Colossus

News
Sony PS3 Slim Announced - What they don't tell you is that it they performed liposuction on the features in order to slim it down.  Namely, no more Linux.

PSP miniS - I may have been mistaken about the capitalization on this one.  My bad

Funimation to begin re-streaming One Piece.  I haven't watched the show for a while but it looks like it is catching up with the manga.  So they are just in time to start airing the filler!  Hopefully it's just as good as the Naruto filler was.  Mmmm, curry of life!

Speaking of large things, Here's Mac the Moose.  He's glorious

And here's a song about Moose Jaw, I've been to Moose Jaw by John Wing



Fat Princesses
I wonder if there would have been an uproar if it had been Disney Princesses.  Now that's a game I'd like to see.

Big Man Japan


BABY JUSTICE!

Shadow of the Colossus


Full disclosure:  for the longest time, I thought the horse's name was Arrow.  Boy was that an awkward imaginary conversation between Argo and Wander.  Yes, even in video games, I'm awkward.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime82 - Speaking of big things, what happened to Kaiju82?

Anime Pacific - They recently updated their site layout.  Mark my words, they're up to no good. 
EDIT:  I WAS RIGHT!!!1!  Just when I caught up to them in episode count, they release a new episode (with the promise of more to follow).  I'm going to have to step up my A game now, and by A I mean Arch Nemesis-ing. 

Anime World Order - I'm a little surprised the AWO gang aren't doing as well as I would have thought on the Anime on Twitter competition.  They're still doing much better than I am, though, since I refuse to submit my own twitter id (http://twitter.com/upapaddle) for consideration.  I suppose I should actually start tweeting again, but screw it. 

Musical Accompaniment:
Big in Japan by Supergene

And since you demanded it, here's a video of the world's largest pie, circa the 1920's

Thanks for Listening

 

 

This week I review G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and talk about my new toy line: The "Up a Paddle Paddleneers" ™ with blog action and bitch and moan technology.  Send in 14 UPC symbols (and three easy payments of $29.99) and you can get the UAP Paddleboat for Podcast Pete the pirate and Dr. Tentacles to ride in.
* May not be available in all areas.

News

Yu Yu Hakusho Cast Reunites for New Picture Drama. 
Now if only they could have gotten the animators to re-unite as well, then we could have had a new anime. 

Steven Spielberg to Produce Halo Movie
This sounds like it could be good, but it would be great if it was Halo: Jurrasic Park IV - Dinos in Space. With Jaws.  Just think about the toy possibilities.  This is only slightly more ridiculous than the proposed proposed Jurassic Park IV (which must be made)

Fun things of the Episode
Ok, they technically aren't mentioned in the episode but they are worth watching just the same.

Monster opening in Lego


Is there anything that Lego can't do?

Kid solves two Rubik's Cubes while playing Guitar Hero on Expert


I'd be happy to be able to do one or the other.

Review
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra


If I learned anything from this movie, and I haven't, it's that if you get drafted into a super secret military organization, get a codename as soon as possible.  It doesn't matter if your name is Flamer or Seabed Wetter, at least you'll live.

Also, here's the Looney Tunes cartoon I mentioned:
The High and Flighty


Promotional Consideration given to:
Spiraken Manga Review
http://spiraken.podbean.com

RPGLamer podcast
http://rpglamer.com

Animentors
http://themented.com

Musical accompaniment
The Ballad of G.I. Joe by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht

Thanks for Listening

 

This week I rant about Haruhi, gush about Horace, leap through "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", and give you a primer on "Primer".  The reviews are a little spoilerific, so caveat emptor.

News

Futurama original voice cast coming back, for sure this time. 

RUMOR: 4Kids for Sale.  Whenever I think of 4Kids, I think of this flash.  The nifty thing is that this was done by TVs Kyle, a frequent contributor to Otaku Generation.  I've played a few of his songs on this podcast too.  Good stuff.

Epic Mickey - It looks epic, to say the least.  I just hope that a lot of the concept art makes it into the actual game.

Commenting on Controversy
I talk about the much maligned Endless Eight saga from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.  I'm not a fan of it myself, but I don't think I'm taking it as hard as Hitler is:



EDIT: Apparently the Endless Eight Saga is coming to an end, after eight episodes.  Who'd have thunk it?  Anyway, it still sucked.

Reviews

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time


I haven't been able to time leap myself yet.  I think I need to get some more height when I jump before it will work.  If I leap from my apartment balcony, that should do it.  I'll be back (in time) in a minute ...

Ow.

Primer

I promise if I ever get a time machine, I'll only use it for good.  Specifically, I'll beat the makers of Endless Eight with the Smart Stick™
so they'd have had the good sense to not make Endless Eight in the first place. 

Also, after relistening to this episode, I realized that I went into way more detail in my reviews of these movies than I should have.  I guess I need to go back and beat myself with the Smart Stick™. 

EDIT: I'd also go back and remind myself to include all the videos in the shownotes that I promised in the show.  Here's the Back to the Future comparison:

Contact Info
You can drop me a line at upapaddle@gmail.com, check out the site at http://upapaddle.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or Skype me at skype id Upapaddle (possibly, I don't know if that's actually working or not).

Promotional Consideration given to:
Fightbait Anime/Gaming/Uguu Podcast
Eeepers Choice
Anime Roundtable

The song played was Taking my Time by Eggshell Egoz

Thanks for listening!

This week, in honor of reaching a relatively minor and somewhat disturbing podcasting milestone, I review Blue Seed and talk at length about cephalopod anatomy.

News

Futurama - original cast MAY be back, according to John Dimaggio.  Well, he hinted at it anyway. It seems like every time I report a Futurama story, it's retracted the next week. 

EDIT: I was right.  The original cast has officially signed on for the new season of Futurama.

Halo Anime on the way.  Here's a trailer:

Here are the trailers for the new Marvel Anime:
Wolverine


Iron Man


Speaking of trailers, here's the next Snakes on a Plane: Hot Tub Time Machine

WARNING: THIS IS THE RED BAND TRAILER.  NSFW


Movie news: Battle Angel Alita, still a go.  So is live action Akira.

Inu Yasha - Final Chapter coming

Science news: Blue dye in M&M's may cure spinal cord injuries

And oh yeah, I didn't mention this on the show, but there's going to be a new World of Warcraft movie directed by Sam Raimi, who is known for various tentacle scenes.  I will watch this over and over again in the theaters if they get Bruce Campbell to play Leeroy Jenkins.  That, or a Panderan.

Also, I would have mentioned this, but several other podcasters beat me to it

Review
Blue Seed. 

Despite the presence of tentacled beasts, it's a pretty good show. Check it out.

Promotional Consideration
Destroy All Podcasts DX - They've been recently reviewing failed pilot episodes of shows.  They really need to talk about Lookwell! 

Lather's Blather - Thanks to Moonstone of the Animentors, you're witnessing the start of another one sided rivalry.  It will be glorious.  Not really.  For those of you who are interested in how the numbers break down, here's a nifty little chart.  I added in the I Luv The 80's podcast as well since I'm also planning on throwing down with Eeeper, because I'm evil like that.

Greatest Movie Ever - Of course, the Greatest Movie Ever is Rustler's Rhapsody, starring Tom Berenger. 

The song played was Tentacle Show by The Tentacles

Contact Info

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com, comment on the blog at http://upapaddle.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or skype me.  Skype ID: upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

 

This week I'm joined by Jake the Rootbeer King from RPGLamer (http://RPGLamer.com). We discuss Canadian Heritage Minutes, candy, and go over this summer season's new anime release.

This is my idea of a Canadian Joke


Sasquatches ... IN THE FUTURE


News

Valkyria Chronicles 2 headed for the PSP

Funimation licenses 4 more Detective Conan movies

Black Lagoon 3rd Season to be OVA

Bandai reveals license for Kannagi - Crazy Shrine Maidens

Futurama - Coming back with different voice cast? 

Summer 2009 Anime Previews (not necessarily in the order we previewed them)

Umi Monogatari - Mermaids that walk on land and have legs. So I'm assuming the fish half is on top.

Aoi Hana - Yuri the only one for me. If only that song was podsafe, then we wouldn't have had to hit the old unicorn well two too many times.

Bakemonogatari - Wherein several school supplies are thrown around.  If only I would have caught a thesaurus I could have remembered to call them school supplies and not school implements

Needless - I'm sure this joke has been already made before, but this show is needless.  It did not need to be made.

Charger Girl Ju-den - If you love Magical Girl shows where the girls wet themselves a lot, you need psychiatric help. 

Canaan - Wherein I break out my knowledge of the book of Genesis.  Genesis has a lot more moe in it now than I remembered. 

Elementhunters - Wherein we drop our impressive scientific acuity on your asses. CHON indeed.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - We're all shook up.

Plus, apparently the one about the blue koala is called Pénélope tête en l'air.  But I'm sure you'd much rather reminisce about The Noozles

Promotional Consideration given to:

- Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen (http://daveandjoel.com)

- The AniMentors (http://themented.com)

- Anime Pacific (http://anipac.blogsome.com)

- Spiraken Manga Review (http://spiraken.podbean.com)

Musical Accompaniment

Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig

My Unicorn Song by Tom Smith

Unicorn in C Major by Stucky and Murray

Contact Info

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, skype me (user id upapaddle) or follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/upapaddle)

And of course, please check out Jake's show at http://RPGLamer.com. The site so nice I plugged it twice.

Thanks for listening!

 

This week I talk about the wonder that is instant ramen noodles and I review Ramen Fighter Miki and Neko Rahmen.  Full show notes can be found at http://upapaddle.com.

The News
Charger Girl Juuden Chan censored.  Not censored enough for my liking. 

Mario Mararthon - At first it seemed like a marathon I might be in good enough shape for, but now I'm not so sure.  Still, good on these guys for raising so much money for charity. 

Street Fighter IV -- unbalanced?  Dan says yes!

Speaking of Rolling with Sagat ... (nsfw)

I'll count this as the fun video of the episode.

Reviews

Ramen Fighter Miki
Yes, my former job was just as exciting and deadly as this was. 

Here's the trailer:


You can see the episodes on Anime News Network or on Youtube.  FOR FREE!!!1!

Neko Rahmen
I didn't see video for the cartoon on Youtube, but did find this trailer for the Live Action movie


I think it's pretty clear that this will be awesome.

Here's the link for Neko Rahmen on Crunchyroll.com

And as promised, here's Hard Gay, Razor Ramon (probably nsfw):



EDIT: When I was talking about Naruto, I said Uzumaki meant swirl.  I meant to say spiral.  That is all.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza (http://www.lukeandelliot.com/)
The AniMentors (http://themented.com)
Fightbait Videogame and Anime Podcast (http://fightbait.com)

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Pillsbury Cookie Dough by Paul and Storm

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, skype me with skype id upapaddle and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

This week I review Hajime no Ippo, an anime about the gentlemanly sport of boxing.  I also talk about Smarties, robot girlfriends and the tentacle monsters that love them. 

News
Blue Smarties to go extinct - Drat.  Doesn't Nestle know that the artificial coloring is what made them taste good?

Michael Jackson's arcade collection.  Here's more information on each arcade machine.  Apparently, MJ even carted around a couple of arcade machines to each tour location.  Nifty. 

Higher definition moon landing footage found.  Now you can make out the wrinkles on the Man in the Moon's face.  I hope that's his face.

Cardboard Tube Samurai in Tekken 6.  Yes, this is just as important as the moon landing story.

The little engine that could -- the RIAA, defender of the little guys, successfully defended itself against an evil, evil woman who downloaded TWENTY FOUR WHOLE SONGS.  Even though they're getting 1.92 million in damages, they really should have requested the death penalty.   And she has the nerve to appeal.  Ridiculous!

Robot Girlfriend for lonely men - No, I'm not buying one.  Why do you ask?

Sale of rape themed hentai games banned in Japan - In other news, thousands of tentacle monsters are now out of jobs.

Fun thing of the episode
Fish Waterslide


Reviews
Hajime no Ippo and Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

Here's the opening theme to New Challenger.  It should get you properly pumped up for this show.



In case you are wondering what boxing is (besides what Canadians do every Dec. 26th), here's an instructional video:

The Art of Self Defence



Also, I didn't talk about the two specials Championship Road and Mashiba vs Kimura.  They are both definitely worth checking out as

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle, or skype me (user id: upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration
The promos played were:
Anime Pacific (now AniPac):  http://anipac.blogsome.com - You definitely need to check out the latest episode.  Dane's up to his neck in diapers in that one, boy howdy.

RPG Lamer: http://rpglamer.com - Look forward to Jake guest hosting on an upcoming episode of UAP. 

Anime82: http://anime82.blogspot.com - He's back!  Now bring on the Kaiju love!

Musical Accompaniment
The songs played were Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig
and The Boxer by Carbon Leaf

Thanks for listening!

And by that I mean splitting episodes into two and suffixing each part with a letter, as they are wont to do.  Although technically speaking, I recorded both halves at separate times so I probably could have gotten away with calling this a new episode, that is, if it weren't for those meddling kids ....

News
Funimation streaming anime again.  But not One Piece yet, so the news story in my last episode is still relevant. 

New Hajime no Ippo anime on the way.  Heck yeah!

Tatsunoko vs Capcom - One Character To Be Dropped Due to Licensing.  But it's not Gold Lightan, so we're good for now, Internet

This is the guy that's being dropped:


Admit it, knowing you can't play as him makes you want to all the more.

SPACE WEDDING - Well, Zero-G, which is just as weightless. 

Spring Anime Preview Part 2

Basquash
Cars that play basketball.  Crazy, I say!  Crazy!


If you want to torture your ears, check out Pun-Colle.  Punk songs by Japanese voice actresses.  It's as scary as it sounds.

Also be sure to check out their take on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.  For a better cover of the song, check out the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain. 

Restaurant Paradiso 
If this show is correct, then due to my graying hair and glasses, I should be irresistable to a significant segment of the female population (in Italy, anyway).  So yeah, feel free to throw yourselves at me ladies.

Cross Game
This show gets a little sad, but remember, there's no crying in baseball! 




Valkyria Chronicles
Based on the Game (and probably manga) of the same name.  Like I've said before, it's next on my queue.


This is what the game looks like:

Review - Mirror's Edge

Warning: Playing this game will not make you good at parkour.  You'd also need the same shoes that Faith wears in the game.  Possibly white pants too, but not after Labour Day.  

Promotional consideration given to:
The Ninja Consultants Podcast (Hey, like from the tv.  Of course, the show jumped the shark when the hosts got married)
Anime Genesis (the anime podcast equivalent of FIRST!)
Anime World Order (following their nomeclature will guarantee that I never reach episode 100 -- as if that was a concern before.  Now if I could also copy their consistently high level of quality, I'd be set). 

Contact Info
email: upapaddle@gmail.com
site: http://upapaddle.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/upapaddle
skype: upapaddle

Also, join the Fightbait Forums (http://fightbait.com/forums).  To register, email Fightbait (fightbait@gmail.com) and tell'em Kent sent ya for a free forum account. 

Musical consideration given by:
Running in Place by sunspot
Still Alive Remix by Sonic Ether
Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Emerald Zone Remix by Frankiedaman

Thanks for listening!

Like Saturday Morning Cartoons, I finally have enough episodes to be syndicated. And all it took me was three years. If only I had action figures to sell. That would be glorious.

Local News

Look forward to a "very special" episode of UAP where guest Jake the Root Beer King  will say no to drugs and I'll learn what is ok and what is not okay to put in my mouth. Dane, if you're reading this, whatever you are thinking of, that is NOT okay to put in your mouth.

This special episode will be powered with the power of the Three Wolf Moon shirt.

If the reviews aren't enough to convince you, this educational video should:

Also, here's some Histori.ca love:
A Part of Our Heritage - Signal Hill, NFLD: 

 

News

Episode of One Piece illegally copied from Funimation's servers before it was set to stream for free legally.  - No one better be streaming this podcast for free, I'll tell you what. 

Director of Basquash canned - I'm not prepared to rule out the possibility of a chaos dunk here. 

New iPhone - iPhone 3GS - That's pretty good, but I'm waiting for the eventual iPhone 3GS-US.  Just think of the savings. 

New Futurama! Woot! - There will be 26 new episodes, but to be fair, 25 of those will be pure Hypnotoad.  You need to watch all of that to fully appreciate it.

Surge in Valkryia Chronicles sales - Seriously, go buy this game.

Neat thingys of the episode

Autotune the News

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Sometimes, I do need an angry gorilla to be angry with me. 

80's Ragtime

He needs to do a sequel with "Take on Me", amongst other songs.

Highlights of E3

Microsoft
Project Natal

Left 4 Dead 2 Controversy

Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros: Wii

Metroid: Other M

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Wii Vitality Meter
http://kotaku.com/5275856/the-wii-vitality-sensor-seemsnice

Sony
Sony's Motion Sensor Doodad®

PSP Go

Last Remnant

Review: Video Games Live

Here's some crappy footage from Regina:

Here's some better footage of what you can expect:

Here's some love for Martin Leung, the Video Game Pianist

Blindfolded Mario:



Go see this concert!

Contact Info

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or find me lurking at http://fightbait.com/forums

Also, Skype (username: upapaddle)

The promos played were:

Anime Roundtable - http://animeroundtable.com

AniPac - http://anipac.blogsome.com

Spiraken's Manga Review - http://spiraken.podbean.com

The songs played were:

Chillout ~ Mega Man 2 (OC Remix) by Seduction

EDIT: I goofed up when listing the sonic song I played. This is the one that was actually in the background. My bad.

Sonic the Hedgehog 'Green Hill Zone (Euroclub '95 Mix)'by Rayza

Still, check this one out as well:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Emerald Zone Remix by Frankiedaman

Legend of Zelda overture remix by DJ Pretzel

A Tribute to Super Mario Bros 2 by Paolo Cipolla

Hopefully I can get part B out in the next week or so, but until then:
Get Wild and Tough
Get Chance and Luck
(Wolf Howl)
Thanks for Listening!

In this episode I review the cinematic masterpiece that is Dragonball: Evolution.  I also do a brief preview of some of the new anime shows that debuted this spring. 

News!

Science News
It's a bird! it's a plane! It's a falling toilet seat from the MIR Space Station!
If a tree could, it would kill you and every one in your family

The Duke Nukem Forever Saga
3D Realms is closing
Take Two Interactive is threatening to sue 3D Realms for closing
3D Realms says, "I'm not dead yet!"
Yahtzee reviews Duke Nukem Forever

Movie News
Bubblegum Crisis Live Action movie in development.
Evangelion movie still on the way

Video game news
The Dreamcast is back!
Tatsunoko vs Capcom is coming to Region 1
Team Ico's latest effort, "Trico", has trailer leakage

Here's the trailer for Trico:

Neat thing of the episode

Lego Yamato


Spring Anime 2009 Preview

Hayate no Gotoku!! - Second Season - more of the same

Natsu no Arashi! - G-g-g-ghosts!

Saki - who would have thought that Mahjong could be so complicated?

K-on! - Apparently, exclamation points are the big trend this year in anime.  If all goes well, this time next year, the tilde will have its time to shine.

Review
Dragonball : Evolution

Yes, it is as good as it looks! 

Promos and stuff
RPGLamer - Jake, release another episode already!  With E3 coming up, I need to know which RPGs to focus on.  So far, I'm leaning towards Tales of Vesperia, White Knight Chronicles, and FFXIII for the PS3. 

Spiraken Manga Review - with the WHEEL OF MANGA.  I was a little disappointed to find out it's not about a wheel comprised of various volumes of manga that grows ala Katamari Damacy and crushes all who stands in its way, but it's pretty darn good, nonetheless.

Fightbait Anime/Videogame podcast -  It's like the pie.  From American Pie.  It leaves you warm, sticky and satisfied but slightly embarrassed afterwards.

The song played was Things are looking up by American Heartbreak

Oh yeah, here's the hagfish video I promised:

Thanks for listening!   

For this episode I decided to record a homage (read: blatantly rip off) of the I Luv the 80s podcast by doing my own 80s related show, because it's the smurfy thing to do. 

Watch the video below for more information on the Smurfs and Smurfs related video games of the 80.

Smurfs: Rescue In Gargamel's Castle.  This game is unanimously considered to be the best video game of all time by game historians.

So I dusted off an old recording from when I was still in diapers and play it for you to listen to with your ears.  Apparently, I reviewed Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which was totally excellent and righteous. 

I talk about some news stories but I have misplaced the links for some of them so I'll edit this post at a later date. 

I also review an anime from the 80's that creeped the hell out of me, with a name that roughly translates to "The Lurking Horror".  Please don't click on the aforementioned link until you have heard the review and have properly prepared yourself, both mentally and spiritually, for the horror that awaits.  The review itself may be a little rambly and nonsensical, but that is only due to the psychological scars that the anime inflicted on me as a kid.  Rest assured, I will ensure that this cycle of forcing children to watch these cruel and frightening shows will continue with my nephkids when they are born (don't know the gender yet).  There's some other stuff in the podcast, but I kinda drifted in and out when recording so I can't recall off hand what it may be.

Oh yeah, I played a promo for the Hello Kitty Island Adventure podcast and one for myself.  Please note that some of the clips I included in my promo may have been taken slightly out of context.  Nevertheless, you should harass the podcasters that those said clips originated from.

So I also played the song King of Kong by Tvs Kyle.

If you want to contact me you can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, go to http://upapaddle.com or even follow my twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

If you are feeling especially rambunctious, you can leave a review in the iTunes directory or even send me in content.  If you are looking to lower the standards of your own podcast (if you have one), contact me and I may be able to send you some content.

Oh yeah, the trivia question for this episode was "which movie had the phrase "His elevens are up" and what does it mean?  No fair using Google. 

Thanks for listening! 

This episode I review Flower, Noby Noby Boy, and ramble about Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. 

News:
Blood: The Last Vampire Trailer

- I bet it'll suck. Ok, that was lame.  Moving on ...

Professor Layton: The First Movie
- This movie better be faithful to the game.  I fully expect at least one scene where Layton and his boy ward swap the furniture in their hotel rooms.

Gokusen: The Movie
- They really need to get a cameo with Great Teacher Onizuka in this, since they're pretty much the same show.  The same awesome show. 

Dragon Ball Kai
- Dammit, they're cropping the picture to 16:9 again.  I was looking forward to this, too.

Cow Urine Soda
- suddenly Cucumber Pepsi doesn't sound so bad.

Items of interest:
Don't Sh*t your Pants
Man v Food
I can't help but think the two are somewhat related.

Reviews
Flower

See, I bet you're relaxed now.  I know I am.

Noby Noby Boy ("Taste the Rainbow")



Now I'm just confused. 

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li

Yes, keen observers, the above clip is not from the movie.  However, it is infinitely better than the movie and much more worth your time.
See Kristen Kreuk, those are Chun Li thighs!

The promos played were:
Eeeper's Choice (http://eeeperschoice.com)
Weeaboobies (http://bumbleberry.org)
Anime 82 (http://anime82.blogspot.com)

The songs played were:
Malcos - Reinterpretation (Ryu Stage) [1:50] - Mirror
Sixto Sounds - Made in U.S.A. (Ken Stage)
AE - Street Market (Chun-Li Stage)
José the Bronx Rican - Single Ladies, Clap Your Hands (Chun-Li Ending 2)
Big Giant Circles & Justin R. Coleman - Combat and Service (Guile Stage)
zircon - Flying Heaven (Fei Long Stage)
Malcos & Red Tailed Fox - Army Girl (Cammy Stage)
Neostorm - Sexy Trunks (Balrog Stage)
Malcos - Tribute to the Master (M. Bison Stage)

And all are available at OCRemix.org

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com or vist the site at http://upapaddle.com.  You can also check me out at http://twitter.com/upapaddle and find me lurking (and occasionally posting) at Fightbait Anime Podcast Forums.  Seriously, join the forums, they're good stuff. 

Thanks for listening!

Hey gang, here's promo number two for my podcast.  This one is supposed to replace the prior one "Ow, my buccaneers", as that one contained information that has proven to be false.  The phrases "weekly podcast" and "Podcast Pete" come to mind.

Please let me know what you think of the new promo.  Also, if you like it, give it a spin on your podcast if you have one.

I'm post dating it so hopefully downloads of the latest episode are not affected.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 61 - The Protector of Stuff

This episode I go over the official Up a Paddle 2008 Awards, talk about new years resolutions, read out email correspondence, bandy about a few shoutouts and review The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk.

The Up a Paddle Best of 2008 Awards:
Wherein I discuss the games and movies that won the coveted UAP Seal of Approval.

The royal seal:

You know you want one. 

The Resolutions:
Wherein I discuss my previous New Year's resolution (to learn the words to Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate's Life for Me - I succeeded - Woot) and I also discuss my resolutions for this year.  One of them would be quite easy if a talented anime podcaster in my area started up a con of his own, possibly centered around 80's anime, perhaps.

Stuff I'm looking forward to in 2009
Street Fighter IV.  It's almost here too. 
City Hunter Live Action TV Show - Get Wild and Tough

Stuff I'm not really looking forward to:
Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li - I just don't see how it could top the finest live action performance of Chun Li ever:

 Still better than the Van Damme version

The News
Funimation licenses everything, ever.   

Funimation laying off employees, along with Bandai and most other anime distributors in NA.

Nintendo reveals online video service in Japan.

Don't have an engram, man!  Bart Simpson used as a marketing tool for Scientology

The Shoutouts
I gave a shoutout to a lot of the podcasters on the right sidebar there.  If I didn't give you a shoutout or felt the quality of your shoutout was lacking, I apologize.  Please contact me and I'll fix it.  Just so we're clear, I won't play your promo or link you if I don't listen to you regularly and enjoy what I'm hearing.  So if you're on the side bar, I think you're just nifty and other people should too. 

Teh Funny
We Name Him Hanabi - He gon BROW UP
I am a building

The review - The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
Here's episode 1:

Tower of Druaga - The Aegis of Uruk - Episode 1

Also, please note the Tentacle Grape link on the right sidebar.  If you click the link and buy the pop, you get pop and I get money, so good deal.  Tentacle Grape Soda - Violate your Thirst.  (I came up with that slogan btw, but you can use it too).

The promos played were:
The RPGLamer Podcast: http://rpglamer.com
Fightbait Anime Podcast: http://fightbait.com
Spiraken Manga Review Podcast: http://spiraken.podbean.com

The song played was Ya Famous by George Hrab

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com with questions, comments and concerns.  For those of you not currently looking at this at http://upapaddle.com, you can visit the site at http://upapaddle.com
You can also IM me using upapaddle@gmail.com.  I can't guarantee I'll be available often but I'll try my best.

Also, for some reason, I joined twitter. http://twitter.com/upapaddle.  Expect me to lose interest in about a week but until then, oh boy!

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 60 – Pop Goes the Podcast
AKA the Summer Movie Roundup

WARNING – the sound quality on this episode is not good.  The headset I used is apparently a little worse for wear and pops and crackles abound.  Snap is unavailable for comment.  So if you have to turn this one off, I'll understand. 

News
Japanese scientists can read your mind.

Burger King's new scent – Flame
- This kinda reminded me of the below video:



They Are Made Out Of Meat

Stereoscopic 3D for Playstation 3
- The following video is useful for explaining what Stereoscopic 3D is:


The Intermission: Part 2 of 3

Random Fact
Donald Duck's family tree is huge.  Check it out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_family
http://duckman.pettho.com/tree/american.html
 

Summer Movie Roundup
I briefly discuss Hancock, The Incredible Hulk, Wall-E and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Here"s the best clip out of these movies, and possibly any movie this year:


FOR ASLAN!

Of course, the best bear clip ever is still this:


Acting at it's finest

A close second is this:


How can that be?

EDIT:  I almost forgot this clip:


Oh look, an eagle!

Promo time

I finally attempted a new promo.  Unfortunately, it’s not really usable as the sound quality in this episode sucks.  Let me know if this is good or not.  If it is, I’ll re-record it and post it for download.

I also played promos for Anime Roundtable (www.animeroundtable.com) and Anime Genesis (www.anime-gen.com)

The song played was Mr. Lovely by Beth Thornley
 
You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com or visit the podcast site at http://upapaddle.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 59 - How to Peel a Banana

Hey gang, I'm back with another episode.  This episode is bananas.  Cavendish, to be specific.

After receiving I give a brief rundown about the plight of the Cavendish and what you can do to stop its demise (not much, really).

The news
Dragon Ball movie photo leaked:  Check it out here (SPOILER)

Faith of Mirror's Edge fan update

New Dragon Ball OVA streaming.  Also, One Piece Romance Dawn streaming as well.
Note: You will need to download the Jumpland Browser.

Naruto to be streamed subbed legally, one week after the episode is released in Japan.  

Professor Layton anime movie on the way.

Live Action Neko Ramen movie trailer streamed.  

New Fullmetal Alchemist anime to premier in April. 

The Government of Canada has been pro-rogued.

Reviews
The World Ends With You

Check out the trailer here

Grave of the Fireflies
Note:  there are some spoilers so if you want to skip it, it runs from 32:35 - 37:48

Check out the trailer here

Promos Played
Lather's Blather
RPG Lamer

Song: Passion Fruit (Go Bananas) by Brain Buket

Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com

Hey gang, this is just a quick note to say that, no I'm not dead yet and another episode is on the way.  I have some homework to wrap up and then I should be able to record.  The show notes are written though, so it shouldn't take too long. 

In the meantime, here's an unrelated video:


See you later this week,
Kent