AGO+ Podcast Update: Introducing Youtube and Audio Download Options

Greetings, everyone! In search of the best way to deliver the AGO+ Podcast, we're offering new options. There will now be direct-download versions linked to this site, and AGO+'s Youtube channel will now feature every episode with bonus navigational features, so at home or on the go, you can have your media how you want …

Welcome to AGO+

Anime & Gaming Outpost + ("A-G-O Plus") is here! Looking for a second opinion in the world of creativity and entertainment? Unique, deep dives into franchises and companies, past and present? This is where you'll find it. Anime and video games are the primary focus, but movies and more are all a part of the …

Update on Hiatus and a Preview of the Future

[Announcement!] The Anime & Gaming Outpost is not back from hiatus just yet, but a revival and relaunch are being explored. Various long-term creative projects and unforeseen responsibilities led to a premature hiatus of AGO! after launch. One of the unpublished works from that time, the Gungrave video game review, has recently gone live. It …

Anime DVD Mini-Reviews: The Skull Man: Complete Collection, Rouroni Kenshin Vol. 2: Battle in the Moonlight, After War Gundam X: Collection 1

By Peter W. Smorynski [Mini-Reviews: Anime!] Title: The Skull Man: Complete Collection Platform: DVD Publisher: Sentai Filmworks Studio: Bones Age Rating: 14+ Release Year: 2010 Production Year: 2007 Details: English Subbed, 2 DVDs, 13 eps. Extras: Skull Man Japanese Promos Editor's Note: This review was originally written  non-contractually for rightstufanime.com in 2017 “Who is the …

AGO! Scoring System

[Announcement!] Below is the 6-point scale used by AGO! in the final evaluation of anime and games: [!] - - - - - Subpar [!] [!] - - - - Rental [!] [!] [!] - - - Average [!] [!] [!] [!] - - Solid [!] [!] [!] [!] [!] - Stellar [!] [!] [!] …

The Revolution was Televised (PART 2 of 2): Toonami’s Broader TV Legacy

By Peter W. Smorynski [Editorial: Anime!] As noted in PART 1, from March 1997 to September 2008, Toonami inspired a generation through its positive philosophy and a fresh dose of creativity. However, with the end of this revolutionary action-cartoon block, I've noticed that most major animation news outlets have downplayed or even ignored Toonami's contributions …

The Revolution was Televised (PART 1 of 2): The Toonami Generation

By Peter W. Smorynski [Editorial: Anime!] March 17, 1997. Deep space. On the Ghost Planet, the decision was made to fire an experimental cannon. That afternoon, an unidentified object burst through Earth's atmosphere and blazed a luminous trail across the sky. Trying to control the frenzy sweeping the globe, authorities tracked down the UFO to …

Creativity has a New Home: AGO! Welcomes You!

[Announcement!] Welcome to the Anime & Gaming Outpost! I'm [Pete], editor-in-chief, blogmaster, and outpost guide. The AGO! is a fresh new blog taking an unconventional, analytical, and even avant-garde look at the state of creativity through editorials and reviews on the mediums of, and related to, anime and gaming. With an aim to give readers …