Discussion: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Ending Themes (Part 1)

Anne from Pikapi Podcast drops by once again to compare the ending themes of the eighth Pokemon movie. In this rare example of a Japanese musical group many US fans have heard of, Puffy AmiYumi's "Song of Origin" faces Jim Malone's "We Will Meet Again". Which one will come out on top?

Anime Update: 20th Movie Locations, Indigo League Blu-Ray

Turns out there were some announcements made regarding the Pokemon anime in the last few weeks I wanted to catch up on:

Links:

Fathom Events
Bulbanews

Want to listen to my local radio show?

Earlier this year, I started doing a pre-recorded radio show on a local low-power FM station. Find out how you can listen:

Note: The 10pm Wednesday slot does seem to be a mistake and is used for a different show.

WWMV Web Site
From 8 To 64 on SoundCloud

Which Pokemon Songs Are Underrated?

In the next month or so, Anne from Pikapi Podcast and I will be doing a special on underrated Pokemon songs, and we're looking for your ideas:

Poke Press Digest Podcast: Episode 11-Pokemon Worlds 2017/Destiny Deoxys Music

This installment has two segments. In the first (0:48-19:56), we have a pair of interviews from Worlds 2017. One is with the winner of the Seniors TCG event, and the other is with the Masters Division runner-up of the Sun & Moon video game competition.

The second segment (20:04-50:51) is a discussion of the ending themes of Destiny Deoxys. Anne from Pikapi Podcast helps me compare the enigmatic Tommy february6 to the possible X-Files fan Bree Sharp, and we decide which song better fits the movie.



Links:

Segment 1:
Sam Pandelis on Twitter

Segment 2:
Pikapi Podcast

Geek.Kon 2017: Super Smash Bros. (Wii U) Tournament Winner

At this year's Geek.Kon in Madison, WI, I had the opportunity to interview Josh (not John) Sullivan, winner of the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. Find out how John used Luigi to take the event.

Interview: Pokemon Worlds 2017 TCG Seniors Winner (Zachary Bokhari)

At the recent Pokemon World Championships in Anaheim, CA, I got an opportunity to interview Zachary Bokhari, who won the TCG tournament in the Seniors Division with a Ninetales GX deck. Find out why he chose it, and what it feels like to be a world champion: