AGP#113 – Just Don’t Get Hit

It’s a sad episode as Evan and David discuss the death of legendary manga artist and Lupin III creator Monkey Punch and the retirement of Nintendo of America President and de-facto Nintendo mascot Reggie Fils-Aime. Evan’s also catching up on anime and games — specifically Aggretsuko and Kirby’s Adventure (NES) — while David is getting his From Software fix with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. On that subject, the hosts jump into the recent conversation around difficulty and accessibility in games surrounding Sekiro. Topics include: don’t cancel Reggie, Zelda is a Mario game, and leaving Netflix to autoplay Carole & Tuesday. Runtime: 1 hour, 16 minutes Direct Download RSS Feed iTunes Stitcher Google Music Send us Feedback! Support us on Patreon! Join our Discord server! More episodes Show Notes Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton News Monkey Punch, creator of Lupin III, has passed away. Reggie Fils-Aime is stepping down as President of Nintendo of America. Evan finally finished the first season of the Aggretsuko Netflix series. Evan played through Kirby’s Adventure on the NES collection on Switch. David is playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. We talk about the Internet arguments over game difficulty and accessibility, sparked by this PC Gamer article and this Twitter response. Questions: What was the best recent year for anime? For games? Is it OK to pirate a Netflix show if you leave it to autoplay on Netflix once it comes out officially? Is Kirby the most moé Nintendo character? Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan Evan and David write for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time. David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.