TFGT 138: Pacing! Slow-Fast Philosophies Amidst a Summer of Gaming? Where two fat guys with questionable release schedules discuss the 2024 Summer of Gaming and how fast, or slow, storytelling should move. 0:00:00 - Summer of Gaming 2024. 0:06:43 - Pacing in fiction, including animation from both sides of the pond. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by …

TFGT 137: Castlevania Where two fat guys of dubious mythical origin discuss all things Castlevania, and what it inspired, including Bloodstained. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and f…

Interlude: Lycoris Recoil Season 1 Review The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime review and reaction show on the internet! If you like what…

TFGT 136: Star Wars 00:00 - Intro. 01:21 - Movies (trilogies and the rest, incl. Visions). 36:59 - Books. 42:40 - Television. 52:05 - Video games. 1:08:23 - The legacy and cultural impact of Star Wars. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our sit…

Interlude: Yuki Yuna is a Hero Season 3 Review The season nobody asked for... but the one we needed? The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime…

Interlude: The Owl House Season 2 Review We review the second season of Disney's The Owl House. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime revi…

Interlude: Amphibia Review and the State of Western Voice Actors in Animation v2 0:00 - Intro and a few notes. 2:55 - Amphibia review. 20:35 - Ranking Amphibia against Gravity Falls, Star vs. The Forces of Evil, and Owl House. 22:05 - Western VAs in animation. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from…

TFGT 135: The Legend of Zelda Excuse me, princess! Music featured: Title Theme - The Legend of Zelda; Master Sword - A Link to the Past; Hyrule Castle - A Link to the Past; Gerudo Valley - Ocarina of Time; Intro Theme - Zelda Animated Series. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and vi…

TFGT 134: Final Fantasy Talkin' fantasy of the final variety. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime review and reaction show on the intern…

TFGT 133: Arceus Warped Me to an Open World NFT 0:00 - Dominion Tank Police, anime getting worse, old anime dubs, Evangelion 64, Gungrave. 7:00 - Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Lufia, Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons. 15:22 - Dyson Sphere, Guild Wars 2, PSO2 New Genesis, Super Mario Bros. 2, Ascension (Classless WoW). 27:26 - Video game industry acquisition…

TFGT 132: The Best of 2021! Time once more for the best things of the year! The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime review and reaction show…

TFGT 131: Aftermath of Our Battle With The Electronic Three Our E3 2021 recap/reviews/resurrection/regrets. 1:28 - Hype as currency and the harm caused by the DMCA. 4:20 - Summer Game Fest Kickoff Show. 8:56 - Koch Media. 9:54 - IGN Expo. 12:01 - Guerrilla Collective Showcase pt 2. 14:25 - Wholesome Direct. 15:00 - Ubisoft Forward. 21:12 - Devolver…

TFGT 130: Pandemics Cannot Stop Our Summer Gaming Previewdictions Carlos and Dave offer a preview and their predictions on what E3 and the things surrounding E3 that aren't technically E3 will bring. GamesRadar link of all the known E3 shows, kept up-to-date as of June 5, 2021: https://www.gamesradar.com/e3-2021-schedule/. The Sword vs. Moon Rod ar…

TFGT 129: Didn't I Ask Gendo Ikari to Add Isekai to the List of Banned Words? 0:00 - Lake Superior State University's annual list of banned words, now a game show for your enjoyment! 16:25 - Carlos has been enjoying not watching anime, mostly because of isekai. Dave wants to ruin this. 22:14 - Adaptations in fiction. We mostly discuss from medium t…

TFGT 128: In Septerra Core the Nintendo Directs Use Rollback Netcode Recorded 2021-01-20. 1:15 - For some reason we're talking about Septerra Core in 2021. 4:56 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon is bonkers cool. 15:01 - Holy crap there was a new Nintendo Direct! And it was meh. 26:57 - BlizzCon 2021. 40:13 - Guilty Gear Strive, rollback netcode, Final Fantas…

TFGT 127: The Glitch Techs Escape Hades via Buster Sword T-Spins Recorded 2021-01-16. 2:34 - Vmail from Rowan: should games that weren't released in 2020 (ie, Among Us) be eligible for 2020 awards? 7:40 - Carlos and Dave present their Games of the Year for 2020! 54:06 - We discuss the upcoming Mega Man X: Corrupted, an amazing looking fan game by J…

TFGT 126: Sephiroth Almost Sent Mario to the Shadowlands 0:00 - Hades and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. 5:38 - World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. 34:03 - Nintendo's legal rampage. 37:52 - The Game Awards 2020. 46:59 - COVID-19, vaccines, and Disney/Star Wars announcements. 56:09 - Odds and ends. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCal…

TFGT 125: Champion, Ye Got Ta Save Azeroth's WOONDZ Recorded roughly 3π cycles ago. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime Rave, the best anime review and react…

TFGT 124: That It's Never the Final Fantasy is Hella Sus Recorded roughly 17 years ago, a claim that is also hella sus. The Sword vs. Moon Rod art is by the talented RedCaliburn. Find her on Twitter, shop from her store, and visit her website. Be sure to visit our site at http://AnimeRave.xyz for more of this podcast and for Carlos and Dave Anime R…