CD Projekt Management (Project Management in Games) - Part 1 Warning: ProfanityPrompted by the disastrous release of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, Su, Dan and a SECRET GUEST sit down to discuss Project Management. We'll be comparing Project Management in Engineering world and in the world of Video Games. Come have a listen! We state this in the cast, but as an addition reminder: The commentary presented in this podcast is a reflection of our experiences in our chosen fields...

Wandering Witch the Journey of Elaina The Con Artists: Rolling Review #19 Fall 2020   A self absorbed witch name Elaina journey's around the world being a bratty tourist. She eats food and leaves. Magic is almost always awful, and makes very little sense in this show. Why does everyone have an obsessive personality?! Did we mention Elaina's a terrible person? Believe it or not, this is the most accurate RR description we've ever written.   Want to know what this show is really about? Read our...

Come listen to the Con Artists as they discuss what they watched in the Fall 2020 Cour!  Scott's watched way too many shows, Su somehow got sucked into Assault Lily, and Dan makes a good pitch for Obsolete.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Gal and Dino, Tonikaku Kawaii, Obsolete, Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst, Assault Lily: Bouquet, Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Kamisama ni Natta Hi, and Hypnosis Mic Division Rap Battle Rhyme Anima.   Please visit us...

Fruits Basket (2019) S2The Con Artists: Rolling Review #19Spring & Summer 2020 The intro music is: "Prism" by AmPm ft MiyunaThe outro music is: "ad meliora" by THE CHARM PARK Tohru and the gang are back for Season 2. Rin turns into a horse and has the saddest backstory ever. Yuki gets sold to God's household and abused to high heaven. Uo can't feed the dear properly and Hana can't recite a haiku to save her life. Oh well, at least they managed to get through that Cinderella(ish)...

Kickstart/Kickstop (Kickstarter) - Part 2 We get together to discuss Kickstarter. Here is Part 2 we'll talk about the business side of things.  The economics, the finances... the sweet sweet green.  We also make some truly topical pop culture references.  Just so fresh.  Come listen!   The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow Flower"   Lyrics/Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu Arrangement: Seima Iwahashi Vocals: Aoi Yuki   Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe...

Kickstart/Kickstop (Kickstarter) - Part 1 We get together to discuss Kickstarter. Here is Part 1 we'll talk about projects we've funded that were success, failures, or not what we expected. Also...Dan has a serious problem... Listen in to find out what it is!!   The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow Flower"   Lyrics/Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu Arrangement: Seima Iwahashi Vocals: Aoi Yuki   Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe to our feed...

End of Cour Spring 2020 It's Part, which always means more electric boogaloo! Okay no, what it really means is that we talk too much about Tower of God. Thankfully Scott spent time with a weird dinosaur and then lived it up as his usual self. You knowH what I mean, right? is usual self = Isekai Trash...   The shows covered in this podcast are Gal and Dino, Tower of God, and Princess Connect! Re:Dive. Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe to our feed...

End of Cour Spring 2020 Part 1 Spring 2020 was a busy cour, so much so that it's been split into two parts!  Scott thinks Trigger is starting to pull itself back together with BNA, while Su thinks there is just too much Japan in her Italy.  Come listen to that and more besides!   The shows covered in this podcast are Otome Game, Listeners, BNA, and Arte. Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe to our feed (http://theconartists.podbean.com/feed/) to get more...

Eizouken The Con Artists: Rolling Review #17 Winter 2020   Join the Con Artists as they review the uncontested Show of the Season, Eizouken!  If you too have been following this love letter to anime and animation and want to hear us lavish it with praise, you've come to the right place.  If you want to be convinced to watch this show (and you do), you've come to the right place also. Basically you're at the right place.   Want to know what Eizouken is really about? Read our Rolling Reviews on...

End of Cour Winter 2020 - Part 2 The Con Artists come back with Part 2 of the Winter 2020 discussion. Are you ready for Dan's discussion on horny Zootopia? The gang was lukewarm on Somali and Su lives it up with the sh*t-show that is Madoka Trashica - Record of Fanfiction. At least there's ID: Invaded.  That's sure to be a feel good show...*hint: No it's not.  All that and more, here in Part 2! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: ID:Invaded, BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max...

End of Cour Winter 2020 - Part 1 Join The Con Artists as they discuss the shows watched this past season.  Su has insights into character growth in Chihayafuru, while Dan takes us on an unbelievable journey to the end of Babylon.  That and more on this first part of two! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Chihayafuru S3, My Hero Academia S4, Smile Down the Runway, and Babylon.Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe to our feed...

Stream Team 01 (Livechart Chat for Spring 2020) The Con Artists get together to do something a little different this time.  We sit on https://www.livechart.me/spring-2020/tv together and chat about what's coming out this season.  We are also looking for our new RR show.  How will anything measure up to Gleipnir?!   We appologize for Dan's audio quality.  Being quarantined has melted his brain and he used a bad microphone. The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow...

Afterschool Dice Club The Con Artists: Rolling Review #16 Fall 2019   Join the Con Artists as they use a sound-only format to discuss a visual-only medium try to get across the fun of a tactile pastime!  We even succeed (probably)!  Dan discusses game design, Brendan has some insights into the theme songs, Scott just wants Blokus to get some love, and everyone agrees with Su that the Ladies and Gentlemen board game would be hilarious to take way too seriously.  Now if only Emmy got the screen...

End of Cour Fall 2019 It's a lean season this time around but that doesn't stop us from chatting it up!  Don't you want to hear about Baylon?!  Hint...no...no you don't.  Dan needs to take up Basket Weaving.   Su's all about them sequels and actually rags on Chihayafuru a little.  Scott makes his abilities average in his next life and Dan is not impressed by your Viking nonsense.  At least there's more Carol and Tuesday.  There's also lovey-dovey-friendship time for all who have tragic...

Fruits Basket (2019) S1The Con Artists: Rolling Review #15Spring & Summer 2019   The intro music is: "Again" by BeverlyThe outro music is: "Lucky Ending" by Vickeblanka (Eps 1-13)   A girl who lives in tent gets attacked by a mudslide and then lives in a house with numerous hot men.  They turn into animals when she accidentally hugs them.  Tohru is many types of "adjective for beautiful" baked goods.  Uo and Hana are her amazing friend moms.  This show is also really dark at times.  Don't...

End of Cour Summer 2019 It was a very busy season for the Con Artists, but there were so many good shows that they regret nothing.  Nothing except Fire Force, that is! Listen in and get some solid recommendations, there's sure to be something for everyone. The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Vinland Saga; Dr. Stone; Carole and Tuesday; For My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord; Fire Force; Wasteful Days of High School Girls; Saga of Tanya the Evil the Movie; O Maidens in Your Savage...

She is Ageless (Millenium Actress) Su and Scott come together to discuss the incredible film my Satoshi Kon, Millenium Actress. It's the first time in the history of our podcasts that we literally have nothing bad to say. Warning: There are spoilers for this movie. If you haven't already seen Millenium Actress, you may want to revisit this podcast at a later time. Please visit us at: https://theconartistsblog.com/ and subscribe to our feed (http://theconartists.podbean.com/feed/) to get more...

The Promised NeverlandThe Con Artists: Rolling Review #14Winter 2019 The intro music is: "Touch Off" by UVERworldThe outro music is: "Zettai Zetsumei" by Cö shu Nie (eps 1-8) A loving family of orphans is overseen by a woman they call Mama. Everyday is peaceful and fun. Sometimes, children get adopted and move away from the farm they all live on. Absolutely nothing ever goes wrong ever and this show is warm and cuddly. I'm also lying. A lot. Watch this show it's absolutely amazing. Want to...

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara The Con Artists: Rolling Review #13 Fall 2018   The intro music is: ISnAK: "17 Sai" by Haruka to Miyuki The outro music is: ISnAK: "Mimei no Kimi to Hakumei no Mahō" by Nagi Yanagi   Hitomi long ago lost the ability to see color, and blames the mild magical abilities common to her family.  Her grandmother sees things differently, and magically sends her 60 years into the past on a journey of self-discovery and friendship.  There, she meets and gradually opens up...

Planet WithThe Con Artists: Rolling Review #12Summer 2018 The intro music is:The outro music is: Soya is the lone survivor of xenocide. He has a maid and a weird cat dude in his house to help him cope. He becomes the villain, then he becomes the good guy, and then love saves the day. Or something. The dragon is fat and ugly, the CG is weird and ugly and nobody should ever allow Japan to read Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End again. This show just rips off the names and the concepts and then...

Golden Kamuy The Con Artists: Rolling Review #11 Spring 2018   The intro music is: GK OP: "Winding Road" by MAN WITH A MISSION The outro music is: GK ED: "Hibana" by THE SIXTH LIE   Immortal Sugimoto, a seemingly unkillable former soldier from the Russo-Japanese war, goes on a hunt for a massive gold treasure with the unlikely aid of Asirpa, a young Ainu girl.  Others, notably a rogue element of the Japanese military, are also searching for it.  What follows is a brutal, violent, and...

A Place Farther than the UniverseThe Con Artists: Rolling Review #10Winter 2018 The intro music is: "The Girls Are Alright!" by sayaThe outro music is: "Koko kara, Koko kara" by Mari Tamaki (Inori Minase), Shirase Kobuchizawa (Kana Hanazawa), Hinata Miyake (Yuka Iguchi), Yuzuki Shiraishi (Saori Hayami) What is farther than the universe? It's Antarctica and you need to pay your own way to come along if you’re a crazy team of high school girls. If you take up the whole bed I will murder you....

Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau) The Con Artists: Rolling Review #9 Fall 2017   The intro music is: CotW OP: "Sono Saki" by RIRIKO The outro music is: CotW ED: "Hashidairo" by rionos   A fascinating look at the unique lifestyle of a civilization built on the back of a massive sand-sea-faring “whale”.  At least for one episode.  Then a bunch of cat-eared clown troopers (no joke) show up and wreck the place.  The rest of the show is a mixture of uninteresting characters,...

Made in AbyssThe Con Artists: Rolling Review #8Summer 2017 The intro music is: "Deep in Abyss" by Riko (Miyu Tomita) and Regu (Mariya Ise)The outro music is: "Tabi no Hidarite, Saihate no Migite" by Riko (Miyu Tomita) and Regu (Mariya Ise) (eps 2-9) There's a large pit in the center of town. It's known as the Abyss and some say it holds a bounty of treasure. If you train to be a White Whistle you can venture far below into the Abyss. When Riko finds a robot boy, she finally seizes the chance...

Little Witch Academia (TV)The Con Artists: Rolling Review #7Winter/Spring 2017 The intro music is:"Shiny Ray" by YURiKA (eps 2-13)The outro music is: "Hoshi wo Todoreba" by Yuiko Ohara (eps 2-13, 25) Harry Potter and the Shiny Chariots of Fire is about a young witch named Akko who can't do much of anything right magically! Good thing she’s got the power! of! FRIENDSHIP! She's got to collect the seven words and save the day along with all her magical gal pals. Bonus points for witches flying...