
Geek culture, random crap, and inane discussion from our rotating panel of hosts. Battered, deep-fried, and served with a side of insanity.
In the podcast's longest interview to date, John sits down to talk with Ali Hillis ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", "Final Fantasy XIII-2", "Mass Effect 3") at length about her life, her career, and her charitable efforts. Take Me Home: http://takemehome.tv/index.html A Child's Place: http://www.achildsplace.org/
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John are joined by Doctor from the SSAA Podcast to talk about their experiences in 2011, including conventions, video games, books, and their side projects (including Anime Fans Give Back to Japan).
Charlie, Dylan, John, and Liz spend some time with the latest installment in the classic fighting franchise.
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz sit down to talk about their trip to Geek Media Expo volume 3... if they can stay on topic! Then, we talk to Lucas Leverett, con chair of MTAC and GMX, about running two conventions, the future of GMX, and MTAC's upcoming move into the Nashville Convention Center.
With Dylan absent, Charlie and John decide to do a brief re-cap of New York Comic-Con 2011, talk about Alton Brown's "Fanifesto" and general rules for meeting celebrities, and talk about their upcoming appearance at Volume 3 of the Geek Media Expo.
After a brief hiatus, the podcast returns with Charlie, Jen, and John reliving their misadventures at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Then, Charlie and John sit down with the Vice President of MTAC, Holly Ray, to discuss the convention's move to a new location and what it means for the future.
Dylan, Geoffrey, and John talk about the upcoming football season and their fantasy teams. Edit: Apologies to Joe Theisman. It was Joe Namath who hit on Suzy Kolber. A slip of the tongue on my part. -John
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John start out discussing the unceremonious death of the HP Touchpad. Then we talk about @ssaapodcast's assertation that Bones is the reverse Gonzo (and we don't mean the doctor from Star Trek, the weirdo Muppet, that Fox show, or journalism... although we do talk about Muppets later). In light of the 20th anniversary of the Super Nintendo, we talk about our favorite games from that generation. And to tie it all together, we discuss why ALF was a pedophile.
In this video podkast, hijenks and konsonant replakement run rampant as Dylan, Geoffrey, and John share their early impressions on the reboot of the fighting game klassik. (Warning: Mature Kontent, inkluding violenke, language, and partial nudity)
Chad, Charlie, Dylan and John discuss the news from Comic-Con, including the DC Reboot protests, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Knights of Badassdom, Street Fighter X Tekken character announcements, exclusive con toys, and the upcoming Voltron game. We also discuss the next Anime Fans Give Back To Japan event (on August 13) and follow up our Eden of the East Anime Club podcast with our impressions of the full series.
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz watch the first 3 episodes of Eden of the East, and discuss their thoughts on the style, story, and unanswered mysteries of this series. Eden of the East follows the story of Akira Takizawa, who wakes up in front of the White House naked and devoid of memories. With only a gun and a special cell phone that connects him to an organization known as the Seleção, he begins searching for answers, eventually dragging Saki, a tourist from Japan, into the game.
In the pre-interview podcast, Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss USA network's summer season (as well as a brief nod to TNT's "Franklin and Bash"). Then, in the second half of their Hamacon interviews, Charlie, Jen, John, and Liz talk to Micah Solusod ("Soul" from Soul Eater, "Tsutomu" from Birdy the Mighty: Decode) about his career, his hobbies, and some of his favorite TV shows, including White Collar and Dr. Who. Also, John reveals a dark secret from his short-lived acting career.
In the pre-interview portion of the podcast, Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz discuss their first experience at Hamacon. Then, Charlie, Jen, John, and Liz are joined by Chris Cason (Gluttony, Fullmetal Alchemist, Mr. Popo, Dragon Ball Z) to discuss his career in one of our least professional interviews to date.
Having been stranded on Earth by both Randy Savage and Harold Camping's Rapture, Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss various topics, including the release of Durarara! and E3 predictions.
Barbara Goodson (FLCL, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) joins the podcast to talk about the impact Japan has had on both her life and career, as well as the ongoing crisis overseas. In addition, John makes an important announcement regarding the current status of the Voices For Japan series.
In this episode, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John are joined by Patrick, who won an appearance on the podcast during our segment on the Anime Fans Give Back To Japan 24-hour podcast. They discuss the allegations that pro fighting game player Justin Wong threw matches, Blizzard's new in-game pet fundraising drive to help Japan, and the new Mortal Kombat.
Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop, Wolverine & The X-Men) makes his first appearance on the podcast to give his thoughts and feelings about the current state of affairs in Japan as part of our ongoing weekly interview series. Anime Fans Give Back to Japan: http://helpjapan.onepiecepodcast.com The American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org
This week, Jessica Straus makes her return to the podcast to discuss her reaction to the current situation in Japan, her appearance on the Anime Fans Give Back to Japan 24 hour event, and to also share a powerful story involving her family in World War II era Japan.
We talked to The Man Power and The Man Power Girls at Middle Tennessee Anime Convention this year about their new album, their new and improved live show, impressions of MTAC Goes To 11, and their side projects Blue Grade and Kurai Kuma.
Tristan MacAvery (Evangelion, Dirty Pair) makes an appearance on the podcast to discuss the lasting impact Japan has had on his life, despite not having visited the country or being currently involved in the anime industry.
Liam O'Brien (Naruto, Code Geass) makes his Chainsaw Buffet debut as part of the ongoing "Voices For Japan" interview series.
In the pre-interview episode, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John are joined by Doctor from the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast to talk about Wii 2 rumors and an NPR article about the fantasy gamer subculture. Then, John interviews Crispin Freeman (Itachi in Naruto, Alucard in Hellsing, Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Tsume in Wolf's Rain) about acting, studying mythology, and smuggling art in Europe.
Tara Platt makes a return appearance to talk about some of the charity work both she and Yuri Lowenthal have done to help support Japan.
Yuri Lowenthal returns to the podcast to give his thoughts on the ongoing crisis in Japan.
In the first installment of "Voices For Japan", John talks with Kyle Hebert to get his thoughts on the recent events in Japan.
Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss Voices for Japan, a series of interviews with English anime voice actors to help raise awareness and funds for the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan. Then, we talk about changes with Funimation streaming and what we'll be doing at Middle Tennessee Anime Convention.
John joins Doctor from the Ass Backwards Anime Podcast, Gothic Gaara from Konoha Corner, and Zach from the Unofficial One Piece Podcast to discuss Anime Fans Give Back to America, a 24 hour marathon podcast to raise money for the victims of the recent earthquake for Japan.
In the pre-interview mini-episode, Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss the wrap up of our voice actor interview series. Then, we interview Tara Platt (Temari from Naruto, Tokiko from Buso Renkin, Tron Bonne from Marvel vs Capcom 3) and Yuri Lowenthal (Sasuke from Naruto, Suzaku from Code Geass, Ben Tennyson from Ben 10) about their work in games and animation, their book about voice acting, Feng Shui, living abroad, and their interest in being guests at MTAC.
In a rare video podcast, Charlie, Dylan, and Geoffrey play Marvel vs Capcom 3 for the first time. How long before John enters and spoils their fun?
We interview Kyle Hebert, the voice of Ryu in Street Fighter IV and MvC3, Gohan in DragonBall Z, Kiba in Naruto, and Kamina in Gurren Lagann. In the pre-interview mini-episode, Charlie, Dylan, Geoffrey, and John talk about the recently-released Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
We interview Jessica Straus, the voice of Juri in Super Street Fighter IV, Eva in Mix Master 2: Final Force, and Blue in Wolf's Rain. She's also provided voices for games such as World of Warcraft and Persona 4. In the pre-interview mini-episode, Charlie, Dylan, Heather, Jen, John, and Liz discuss a variety of topics, including the death of the Guitar Hero series, a state representative (from our own district) who credits Hooters for her success, and Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Amie comments on phone games. Plus, a pro tip from The Sommelier.
In this episode, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, John, and Nathan discuss John and Nathan's new blip.tv show Anime Roundup, some of their favorite anime series, and the announcement of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John, along with special guest Basil from OSMcast!, discuss the year that was 2010 in the world of movies, anime, and video games. Bonus features include hilarious outtakes courtesy of Skype technical difficulties and a detailed discussion of why we don't need to do the Cisco experiment to say "I am f***ing Megatron!"
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz get ready for the holidays (all 15 of 'em) by watching the 40's classic "Holiday Inn," the musical that gave us the song "White Christmas." Then, they talk about the movie's quaint racism and misogyny, the douchebaggery of Fred Astaire's character, the fact that the world constantly craps on Bing Crosby's character, the possibility that the movie features alternate timelines or is all the delusions of a depressed mental patient, and Nicholas Cage.
After the long holiday weekend, Charlie, Dylan, and John get together over Skype to discuss myriad topics: Jason Statham vs. Robert Pattison. The new browser-based D&D 4th Edition Character Creator. Drunk OCD. Golfer Corey Pavin. Tony Hawk's latest game flopping. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Michael Vick. The computer-generated Yogi Bear movie vs. the new traditionally-animated Winne the Pooh. The new Green Hornet movie. Time-travelling Jackie Chan. CGI Heath Ledger in the next Batman. Leslie Nielsen. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Transformers. The Hobbit. Blizzcon. Talking about other people's kids. Corrections will be forthcoming in a future episode.
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John record over Skype for the first time, discussing varied topics such as Syfy's cancellation of Caprica, Stargate Universe, wrestling, and Kinect.
Dylan and John talk about their experience at Geek Media Expo 2010 in Nashville, the release of Rock Band 3, the new XBox 360 dashboard, and the Chainsaw Buffet fantasy football league.
Video from the podcasting Q&A hosted by Dylan and John from Chainsaw Buffet and Gothic Gaara from Konoha Corner.
After subjecting themselves to a double-feature of The Karate Kid (1984) and The Karate Kid (2010), Charlie, Dylan, and John talk about how the two movies compared.
John and Charlie catch up with Vic Mignogna, the voice of Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, for a few quick questions at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2010.
Dylan, Geoffrey, Jen, and John talk about the claims of sexism in Metroid: Other M, the Xbox Live price increase, the closing of Atlus Software, and fan mail.
Geoffrey and John con Dylan and Jen into participating in a Fantasy Football draft. Hilarity ensues.
Dylan and John talk about the news from Comic-Con 2010, random bits of news from around the web, and the return of Fan Mail.
In celebration of his winning the MTAC t-shirt giveaway, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, Geoffrey, Jen, and John answer several listener emails from their biggest (and perhaps only) fan.
Charlie, Dylan, and John share their reactions to the news from E3.
After watching the new Prince of Persia movie, Dylan, Geoffrey, and John discuss their reactions. Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as they expected.
In this episode about nothing in particular, a whole bunch of people (Chad, Charlie, Dylan, Geoffrey, Jen, John, and Kate) discuss Gary Coleman, CILFs, how much Prince of Persia is going to suck, Gemma Arterton, Jackie Chan, the term "toilet mounting hole," video game movies, the kitten who lived through a washing machine, EA charging for multiplayer games, and... a rarity in the world of Chainsaw Buffet, the elusive FAN MAIL.
Live from MTAC Odyssey, Chainsaw Buffet and the OSMCast! talk to Spike Spencer (Shinji Ikari in Evangelion) about voice acting, the anime industry, and cooking.
Live from MTAC Odyssey, we talk to Sonny Strait (Krillin in Dragon Ball Z, Ragnarok in Soul Eater, comic book artist for We Shadows and ElfQuest) about his work on the Dragon Ball series, movies, and games; balancing voice acting and art; his band; and the differences in comic, anime, and manga fandom.
Live from MTAC Odyssey, we talk to Laura Bailey (Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket, Chun-Li in Street Fighter IV) and Travis Willingham (Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist, Guile in Street Fighter IV) about acting, video games, Street Fighter IV, and their convention experiences.
Live from MTAC Odyssey, we talk to Neil Kaplan (Optimus Prime in Transformers: Robots In Disguise, Tychus Findlay in Starcraft II) about his charity Audio Theater For The Troops, acting, and The Chef's obsessive Optimus Prime collection.
In the ultimate showdown of JRPG versus Western RPG, Cicelie, Dylan, John, and Mike discuss Dragon Age and Final Fantasy XIII. (Now with crappy audio quality, because I didn't turn the mic volume down!)
Cicelie, Dylan, John, and Mike discuss the highs and lows (mostly lows) of the Clash of the Titans remake.
Dylan, Geoffrey, and John discuss their picks for the NCAA basketball and Funimation anime brackets.
Thanks to Right Stuf shipping it early, the crew watches and discusses Evangelion 1.11 before release.
Chad and Dylan get a quick interview with Kagan, the organizer for Three Rivers Con, between gaming sessions.
When Nathan and Mike bail on the podcast, the crew has to postpone the previously scheduled topic and struggle to fill dead air time.
The crew discusses the best movies, TV, games, and books of 2009.
The crew broadcasts live from Kajonk-A-Con 2009 in Knoxville, TN, discussing underrated anime and various other random topics. We also interview Damian Zannini, the con director, about what makes KAC different from so many other anime/gaming cons.
The crew discusses the best NES games of all time, Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero, the Blizzard and Make-A-Wish campaign/scandal, and DJ Hero.
Digging back into the archives of "crap I should have done but kept putting off," here is the last non-convention-related episode we recorded in March. I don't even remember what we discussed, other than Mike brought some Tentacle Grape for us to try.
For those of you keeping score at home, that's 7 months old. And we've released two podcasts since then. Shame on me, I know.
Intro/outro: "0000000012" by ALONE IN THE CHAOS (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/18711)
After a very long hiatus, the Chainsaw Buffet guys head to Anime Weekend Atlanta and get an interview with Lucas Leverett, the chairman for Middle Tennessee Anime convention. We discuss the state of the anime industry, what it takes to run a convention, and GMX--the Geek Media Expo that MTAC will be presenting the weekend of October 2-4 in Nashville.
Possibly the single largest guest list we've ever had. The members of The Man Power, The Notorious MSG, and The Slants sit down with John, Charlie, and Dylan at Middle Tennessee Anime Convention to talk about their music, anime, and other important matters.
Charlie, Dylan, and John sit down for a few minutes and discuss driving, press passes, and almost dying in a tornado. Fun times... fun times.
Catching up. John and 15-year-old anime women. Legal woes of pix messaging. WoW jumps the shark? Everyone but Dylan agrees: Fallout 3 and Fable II suck. Tequila worm suckers. Wasabi tastes like bee stings. Second Life has a point? CAT EDIT! Playstation Home: beware of gay German dudes. Another round of XBox 360 vs. PS3. XNA: neat idea, but lots of crap. Porn spam on the work phone. Torgo is on vacation. Affirmative Action patch notes. Outliers.
Yes, it's late and the audio quality likely leaves something to be desired, but here it is: our episode recorded at Kajonk-A-Con 2008 in Knoxville, TN. We start out with our live podcast (where Chad drags in hapless congoers for witty repartee), and finish up with our interview with Damian Zannini, the organizer of KAC.
The Best Buy Incident. yourmomssexy@chainsawbuffet.com. Dylan fails at guerilla marketing. John on the First Amendment: "what the hell is your problem, motherf@#$er?" Sow the seeds of chaos! Most misleading coupon EVAR. Venom energy drink: it's a can that opens like a bottle! John is President John Henry Eden. I've got to go put a gun in my mouth now... I'm everything I hate. Bacteria porn. Eat more turducken.
Activision sucks! Drink Moxie or I'll f-ing kill you. We'll all be dead soon. I was a dumb, dumb child. Candy corn soda is liquid Rock Revolution. We don't have listeners. PODCAST@CHAINSAWBUFFET.COM. Mike's done with rhythm games. Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives. Dead Space. Fallout 3. Fable II. Jen just killed the podcast. Nathan's cell phone. In the recession, there is no place for novelty soda. Folklore. Little Big Planet. Valkyria Chronicles. Cancelling World of Warcraft accounts. The Cloud--it's magic.
The crew plans out a cheesy home horror movie they're going to film the week before Halloween. "We typically don't script at all--we just do the general outline and ad lib." Mike's ninja movies. Bastardized Guitar Hero controllers. Voltron versus monster. Video podcasts? Scary Movie 4. More railing against Blue Dragon. Mana Energy Drink still tastes terrible.
By Chad's Dylan's logic, we should shut down Chainsaw Buffet. Dylan breaks his caffeine fast. URNATION. Peelander Z coffee. Transformers Animated. Optimus Prime is not a firetruck nor is he a f**king gorilla. Warhawk: buy it for the Bluetooth headset. Burnout Paradise. EA, why do you love the terrorists? More Zune talk. Alestorm: pirate metal. Amazon MP3 rocks, iTunes sucks. The Christmas clock. Dylan sucks at the musical taste. Mike explains the stock market and economic crisis. Breast cancer awareness month. "I wish I had had a cool type of cancer--one that people like." The pink ribbon mafia. Should we do a cancer podcast? Pan's Labyrinth.
THE GALLON CHALLENGE: you have one hour to drink a gallon of milk, and one more hour to keep it down. This episode, we attempt the challenge while doing a podcast. Were we successful? Listen and find out.
Goofy-handed straight-chug style. The Gallon Challenge as part of Ninja Warrior: is anyone at G4 listening? Nathan loves The Force Unleashed but hates Dead or Alive. Let's give out all our passwords on the podcast! The Rock Band double-strum bass. Cartoon Network cancelling Toonami: this will be the second time Atlanta burns! Anime on Adult Swim... not so much anymore. Prizes, prizes, prizizes (offernotvalidanywhereever). Organic milk versus normal milk. Eureka Seven makes John barf. The Drunken Unicorn concert at AWA. Quaff. Peelander Red rides Charlie. The psychology of "Mad Tiger." Tsu Shi Ma Me Re: BILF material... "She has the devil in her, and I would very much like to meet that devil." Mike's new Zune. WE MOCK THOSE WHO CHALLENGE OUR PODCAST! Never assume a man does not have fire-breathing ninjas at his disposal. iPod and the Zangief-spinning-piledriver you have to do to use it. My PSP still services all my multimedia needs. "Save the tatas": the best anti-cancer slogan ever invented. The new Nintendo handheld: coming soon? Virtual Boy! "I am a liar, and I don't know who would have told you different." F**k Mega Man 9. CHEESEBURGER!
Braid is not a game. Mana Energy Potion--now with horrible side effects! YOGU-TIMEU! Ginseng drink: a Lovecraftian monster in a bottle. Refrigeration drinking enhances flavor. The Gallon Challenge! Pre-order fights. Listener emails... from Russia. Time flows differently in podcast land. Digg, approve our podcast already. BRAID SPOILERS--what does it mean? Grenade down the pants. World of Warcraft is one of the worst offenders.
On a special two-part episode of the Chainsaw Buffet Podcast, we travel to Anime Weekend Atlanta to talk with The Man Power (http://www.myspace.com/themanpower) and Simon Young of The Slants (http://www.theslants.com/) about their music, bands, and interests (including, of course, anime). Having seen their shows and met them at MTAC this year, there were already some big fans among the Chainsaw Buffet crew.
The Slants are an Oregon-based band whose genre-defying music combines high-energy beats with sophisticated lyrics. Combined with their killer, fire-breathing stage shows, they're an unstoppable force of the music scene.
On a special two-part episode of the Chainsaw Buffet Podcast, we travel to Anime Weekend Atlanta to talk with The Man Power (http://www.myspace.com/themanpower) and Simon Young of The Slants (http://www.theslants.com/) about their music, bands, and interests (including, of course, anime). Having seen their shows and met them at MTAC this year, there were already some big fans among the Chainsaw Buffet crew.
Hailing from Nashville, the Man Power is anything but country. In fact, if you said that to their face, I'm pretty sure they'd melt your face off with their killer otaku-flavored rock stylings, and then blow your mind with their pandemonium-inducing performances on stage. Kneel before the awesomeness that is the Man Power!!
Milk and Bread! Summer Gases. Pussy-in-a-can. Mana SHOCK! Sporeacide. Irreducible complexity. Kill-a-moose calculator. Old people. No animal shall wear clothes. Steven doesn't answer call from Tennessee. Pikachu trade rates. USA > Japan. Sarah Palin on Ann Coulter action. Jennifer Aniston like short men. EA takes Potter's Staff. Altas is your father. Spot it, do something else.
Intros. Crap Tuesdays. Dylan's drinking problems. The Beverage Conspiracy. PAX vs DC. Exposed Genitalia. Cobra!!!! Tracy Hickman's Sexual Status. Peter S. Beagle Must Die! No one messes with Adam We! Zoe teh hotness. Voltaire spanking.
Mega-low-mart. Mooooose. Stay puff. Throw away stats. Mmmm, bacon sub. 17 vibrators. Hi Mom! Phelps Ninja looting. Baby's first RPG. Why fix what's broken? Nothing says love like phat loot. Boomerang t0t@1y pw0ns Shredder. SoCAL IV > DOA. Clicking and loot. Tom Nook: burn and die!
The first episode of the podcast premieres: Enough energy drinks to make a moose's heart explode. 3p1c F41l in being Dad. Communists and Dragons. The Guitar Gods died for your r0xx0rz. Vurp. "Yeah, I played it. Shut up." Madden Forever. Turducken. Bulimic Kirby. Anorexic Fat Princess. Chrono Trigger is the best game ever! Aerith dies. King Captain Picard makes it so.