End of Cour Fall 2023 It's another long one as we discuss the shows we followed through the end of 2023. There are highs, lows, and everything in between as some stories end and others take off. We've got new shows, ongoing series, and even a feature-length movie in there, so there should be something for everyone! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Jujutsu Kaisen, The Boy and the Heron (How Do You Live?), Spy X Family Season 2, Pluto, ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Goblin Slayer...

End of Cour Summer 2023 A busy season for the Con Artists!  Everyone had a bunch of great shows... except for Su, who got the short end of the stick and some real clunkers.  Come listen to tales of vending machine isekais, zombie apocalypses, and whatever is going on with the title "Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror".   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead; Ryza no Atelier; Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror; Undead Murder Farce; Reborn...

In its obsessive search for the secret of immortality, the shogunate government sends a party of convicted criminals to a mysterious and deadly island to claim the Elixir of Life. To ensure that they complete their mission, these rogues are each accompanied by an elite executioner, ordered to eliminate them the moment they step out of line. Among these assorted killers are the near-immortal assassin Gabimaru, and the swordswoman Sagiri of the Asaemon. They will need to navigate an island...

End of Cour Spring 2023 It was a season of plenty here in Spring 2023! We all watched way too much stuff and you're gonna hear about it, so sit back and get comfortable! Note: This cast is 1:40:00. We didn't pick a stop point to split this into two casts, so just a warning that this one is REALLY long compared to what we have done previously. In addition to all the great things Brendan said about My Clueless First Friend he wanted to add:"Also I forgot to explicitly bring up Self-Loathing as...

Long ago, fire became even deadlier to humans than before. Anyone too close to natural flame would combust, causing a global disaster that drove humanity into darkness. Many years into the rebuilding of the world, two young people become embroiled in the struggles between powerful factions and must brave monsters, divine magic, and a wildly fluctuating quality of animation to survive a confoundingly vague plot. Take a listen to our thoughts as we puzzle out what happened in this weird...

End of Cour Winter 2023 It was a good season for the Con Artists!  My Hero Academia pulled a 180 and became amazing, Urusei Yatsura revived a classic with style, and Bofuri continues to be great fun.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Buddy Daddies, Urusei Yatsura, Mou Ippon!, Nier Automata Ver 1.1a, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun S3, Bofuri S2, Trigun Stampede, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, My Hero Academia S6, Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 25   This story is about young kids at a mecha high school who duel each for company rights and the ability to tell each other secrets. It's also about forming your own company because all the cools kids do that these days. It's also about class struggles, and learning mech skills. It's also about a young woman who can pilot a human killing mech but due to her fancy-ass powers can withstand the darn thing for mysterious reasons. It's also about revenge....

End of Cour Fall 2022 While there may be a few mediocre shows and disappointments, the Con Artists had a pretty good season!  Come hear about Bocchi's Rock, underground tennis matches, and the new criteria for a show's success - does a character learn Air Jump?   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Beast Tamer, My Hero Academia S6, Reincarnated as a Sword, Bocchi the Rock!, Arknights, Chainsaw Man, Utawarerumono Mask of Truth, Spy x Family S2, and Do It Yourself! Please visit us at:...

S2E8 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Gold and Silver) Resident Pokémon Expert Chris has returned! This time we discuss the second Generation of the game with Gold and Silver. Come have a listen as we discuss the wonders of color, Pokémon breeding, and why Chris feels like the Pokémon Card game was for babies! Checkpoint Music: "Smokey's Lounge" - TrackTribe. Taken from Youtube's Opensource Audio Library. The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow Flower" Lyrics/Composition: Noriyasu...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 23 One of them is a struggling singer.  The other is famed Three Kingdoms strategist Kongming, reincarnated in modern-day Japan.  Together they’ll take the music world by storm.  Also the theme song is incredible, go watch the opening. Want to get more info about Ya Boy Kongming! ? Read our Rolling Reviews here: https://theconartistsblog.com/rolling-review/ The intro music is:  "Chikichiki Banban" by QUEENDOM The outro music is: "Kibun Jōjō ↑↑"...

End of Cour Winter 2022 Spring has come and gone, and the Con Artists have another season of anime under their belts. Su and Dan sit down for a smaller, but no less in-depth discussion of the shows from this past season, and gush over the banana-pants hijinks of Spy X Family and Birdie Wing.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Deaimon, Demon Girl Next Door S2, Cue!, Komi Can't Communicate, Summer Time Render, Spy X Family, and Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Please visit us at:...

S2E7 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Red and Blue) Sushma kicks out the rest of the Con Artists and invites a special guest! Resident Pokémon expert Chris is here to chat about the original Red and Blue versions of this incredible franchise. Come join the two of us as we talk about what made these games nostalgic, what we loved/didn't love about them, the TV show, and of course sweet sweet merchandise. We also ask the most important question of all: Red or Blue? Insert Music:  “Pokémon...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 23  In a world where surveillance is threatening the 24th District, three heroes will rise up to take on trolley dilemmas and save their friend/sister/girlfriend who died in a fire years prior. There'll be some girl who desperately wanted a complicated romance plot, a dude in a cowboy hat who now licks spray paint cans, and a scene where one of our heroes ziplines into a drug addict's window and smashes him in the face with a skateboard. The only thing...

End of Cour Winter 2022 Listen to the Con Arists discuss the Winter 2022 season!  It was a very strong season for all of us.  Su has some harsh words to say about the everlasting ending of Attack on Titan, and all four Con Artists watched Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department.  There's plenty more to hear, so join us.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Case Study of Vanitas (S2), Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Cue!!, My Dress Up Darling, Demon Slayer: Entertainment...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 22 Two young women face constant challenges as they try to manage their own lives and work at a run-down aquarium. Emotions! Drama! Roma- wait... um... FISH! Take the journey with us as we share our thoughts on this pair of animal enthusiasts and their journey through times both fun and frantic. Want to get more info about The Aquatope on White Sand? Read our Rolling Reviews here: https://theconartistsblog.com/rolling-review/ The intro music...

End of Cour Fall 2021   Su seems to have struck out with most of her choices but Scott and Dan fared much better. Brendan was jettisoned into space but he's thankfully not a vampire (yet). Clearly the best strategy is to only watch cute girls making pottery, and brilliantly written historical dramas. Come have a listen!   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Visual Prison, Komi Can't Communicate, Yuuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter, Let's Make a Mug Too: Niban Gama, Demon...

End of Cour Summer 2021  The whole gang is here to discuss the shows we followed during the summer of 2021. We've got stage plays, we've got alternate worlds, we've got time travel - you name it, this season probably has it! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Kageki Shoujo! That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S2 Star Wars: Visions Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S2 Drug Store in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 21  It all comes to a close as we say goodbye to the Soma family and everyone involved in their circle. We are sad to see this show go, but all of us have enjoyed our time immensely with these wonderful characters. Please consider donating to the imaginary: Save a Soma fund so all these people can get therapy someday. I love this show so much that I'm not even going to put a snarky write up. Come have a listen. Want to read about Fruits Basket - The...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part III of our Spring 2021 discussion. Su and Scott watched way too many shows (are you surprised?!). If we were more hip, we'd call this a flex, but instead we are just old anime nerds who are way too tired for this sh*t. Spring 2021, seriously...why were you so good?! The best show ever (according to Scott) appears in this podcast alongside the biggest disappointment. Can you wager a guess as to what the latter is? Come and listen to us continue to yack...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part II of our Spring 2021 discussion, and there are some great shows under discussion, including a few that are at the outer edges of what can be considered anime, whether it be motion comics, the Castlevania anime, or an extended Honda advertisement.  Come listen!   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Those Snow White Notes, Super Cub, Godzilla Singular Point, Castlevania S4, Yasuke, Vivy Flourite Eyes' Song, Way of the House Husband. Please...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part I of our Spring 2021 discussion, the beginning of our first three-part episode!  We're leading with the most disappointing shows of the season (at least for Scott, Su, and Dan), so come listen to us regret some watching decisions and then move on to the good stuff.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Joran - The Princess of Snow and Blood, So I'm a Spider, So What? S2, Tokyo Revengers, That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime - Slime Diaries,...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 20If you've been following the second season of the The Promised Neverland, you probably hated it.  Even if you didn't follow it, you may have heard that everyone hated it.  Well, come listen to the Con Artists hate on it, because it's true - this show was bad. Want to know what The Promised Neverland S2 is really about? Read our Rolling Reviews on The Promised Neverland S2 here: https://theconartistsblog.com/rolling-review/ The intro music...

End of Cour Winter 2021 Scott watches way too much Isekai. At least he picks good ones this time. This episode also features DOTA, a trip to The Otherside, and adorable maikos with low budget animation. All that and more here on Disney Channel. The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Log Horizon S3, Tenchi Souzou Design-bu, Dr. Stone S2, DOTA: Dragon's Blood, So I'm a Spider, So What?, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House, Sk8 the Infinity, Attack on Titan: The "Final" Season, Reincarnated as a...

CD Projekt Management (Project Management in Games) - Part 2 Warning: ProfanityHere in Part 2, we'll take a more introspective approach. Why are we so kosher with buying broken games? Why do we keep getting deceived by E3 trailers? Why did Dianna and that developer in Cubicle 6 delay your favorite game, and ruin Christmas for everyone?! Come have a listen! As with Part 1: The commentary presented in this podcast is a reflection of our experiences in our chosen fields (Engineering/Game...