In this episode I cover the Koushun Takami's Battle Royale novel, film, and manga adaptations. Send me a lil bite

In this short I cover the long lost and incomplete tale by Japanese titans Mamoru Oshii and Satoshi Kon. Send me a lil bite

This is the episode where I perfectly and reasonably explain my delays in new episodes, cover some vidja games, talk about modern animation, and whatever else I want because it's 2025 bay-beeeeee! Send me a lil bite

Today I cover the 2003 animated Christmas movie by legendary director Satoshi Kon, Tokyo Godfathers. This is barely a dive into the issues and treatment that plague our characters, namely the homeless and transgender. Be sure to check out The Wait For It Podcast's review, too!Send me a lil bite

Mike and I discuss his 2024 horror viewings because I needed some QUALITY content.Send me a lil bite

In the 21st century, overpopulation has become such a problem that scientists begin preparing for the colonization of Mars. Their first steps in the terraforming of Marsinvolve seeding the planet with moss in order to absorb the sunlight and create a hospitable atmosphere as well as increase the surface temperature. They also introduce cockroaches in order to spread the moss.500 years later, in the year 2599, a crewed mission is sent to the red planet to clear out the cockroach colony in prep...

In an attempt to colonize Mars, 21st century scientists are tasked with terraforming the planet. Their goal is to seed the planet with a modified algae to absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere, and cockroaches, whose corpses spread the algae across the planet as they feed, breed, and die.Five hundred years later, the first crewed ship to Mars lands and its six crew members are attacked by giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength, later labeled "Terraformars"; t...

Yoko, a full cyborg, and Erika, part cyborg, are on a journey to experience all of the amenities Mars has to offer including but not limited to:societal and atmospheric collapse as the result of past wars and devious alliances between corrupt kingdoms, bounty hunters, and other factionsbetrayal by friends, family, sworn protectors, and lovers alikeThe brutal murder of everything they love, including stuff that only exists in the mind Compelling, fleshed-out villains; some with tragic bac...

Today we’re covering the 2023 Kickstarter comic Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars, an American project based on an otherwise untranslated and unpublished short story by the author of VHD himself, Hideyuki Kikuchi.SPOILER ALERT SYNOPSIS maybe kinda don't sweat itMessage from Mars is told from the point of view of Cecile, a girl who could see the future, one of the human colonists on Mars. D arrives to find a colony that is little more than a blood farm. With Left Hand -his talking left hand ...

Yo! Welcome to The World is My Burrito AKA TWIMB, a podcast where I drown myself in a puddle of a topic, discover how deep that body of water goes, then drown myself even further for weeks on end to create content for listeners like you. Today we’re gonna cover Osamu Dazai’s 1948 novella No Longer Human, 2 of its 3 translations and the Junji Ito and Usamaru Furuya manga adaptations.Send me a lil bite

Join me in this short thought about the point in media when diversity kinda loses its... diversity. All from the lens of the Horizon video games. It's fun to keep in mind when consuming books, comics, video games, whatever! Let me know what you think about it.Send me a lil bite

The year is 2015!... no, 1959!... wait, maybe it's the 60s? Nobody knows. Anyways, you've recently learned what the hell a "titan" is but some jerks in an office have known FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY! Join Zack and I as we travel to Hueco Mun- er, Axis Mundi, San Francisco, some Pacific Islands, and Japan, all the while figuring out what the hell Kurt Russel and "Gackt at home" are doing or have done or will do. Whatever. This is Legendary's recent series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters!Send me a li...

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Can anyone hear you scream in space? Not if you don't stream your gameplay! Listen to my nonsense about one of the most (non-)surprisingly enjoyable games! I wan't expecting to do a Taquito on this but this just felt right for a small episode.Send me a lil bite

Listen to me ramble about the newest film in the TOHO Godzilla franchise: Godzilla Minus OneSend me a lil bite

Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure artificial imagination. Listen to me babble as I try to provide opinions on the robots and AI in PLUTO, Urasawa's take of the classic Tezuka tale: The Greatest Robot on EarthSend me a lil bite

Listen to my incoherent thoughtstream on the first five A Nightmare on Elm Street movies! I've never seen these before so you're getting pretty fresh reactions. Send me a lil bite

It's time to let loose just a smidge instead of always writing dissertations. Let's keep things shorter and more personal with the new Taquitos! Or mini-sodes. Look, I gotta keep it thematically complicated.Send me a lil bite

Join me as a FINALLY talk about Ghost of Tsushima! This covers a little creation history and my personal opinions about characters and some of the philosophy behind them. I do not have a single link to any specific interview. I watched a ton to grab all my info and pulled from all of them.LinksPSNProfiles: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/11090-ghost-of-tsushimaCreative Team: https://www.mobygames.com/game/146988/ghost-of-tsushima/You can find Epik Fails of History episode 27 anywhere yo...

The long awaited chat about Ghost of Tsushima has finally released! Joining me is Erik (from Epik Fails of History) as we chat about the game, the story, our likes, etc.! Be sure to check out the Epik Fails episode #27 on the history behind the real Mongolian Invasion! Erik’s booksErik’s WebsitePodcasters AssembleKeep your eyes peeled for PART TWO on June 19th!Send me a lil bite