AGP#126 – If You Die in the Game You Die for Real

Evan and David check in on the anime and Japanese TV they’re watching, including Carole & Tuesday and Game Center CX, touching on Ani-Gamers’ Best of the Decade lists, algorithms, and Elon Musk along the way. Then, in this episode’s review, David delves into the Sword Art Online light novels. Topics include: moé war veterans, gamer wife guys, and ragging on Ernest Kline. 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 The Queue David is watching Game Center CX. Evan is watching Carole & Tuesday. Review: Sword Art Online (light novels) Name-drops: Reki Kawahara, Accel World, Ready Player One, Ernest Kline, Tim Maughan, Paintwork, .hack//, .hack//Quantum. Twitter: Evan, David, Ani-Gamers Mastodon: Evan, David 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! Check out Evan’s His Dark Materials companion podcast, Shadow Particles!