Monday, July 1, 2019

Violence Voyager: A Fun F*cked Up Choice

It's that time. Even with Anime Expo in town, this has to be our most f*cked up choice of crazy to see. And that's saying something with all the weird anime in town. Violence Voyager is a bizarre, utterly bizarre "animated"...well, maybe puppeting with paper film about a little boy entering a theme park where he can shoot guns to stop invading aliens. Except, it looks like that's what only on the surface as something freaky and gross is going on behind the scenes.

Like  something way, way worse. And you get to watch.

NSFW Trailer

We've been looking forward to this one since it came out at Fantasia Fest in 2018.  We never thought it would get a dub, with some voices we think remember from other anime. Or that it would even be playing in a theater.

But it is.

Take a friend who loves the utterly strange with Japanese style ideals and get to the Music Hall on Jul 5th. No idea how long the run is, but we're gonna guess just a few days and then you'll have to wait to get in streaming.
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Anime Expo 2019 Update: Artist Alley Early Picks

Check out some of early picks of what you should look for at Artist Alley this year.
We love the Kirby Tote bag and old consoles as baked goods.

Is that the shark from Gyo? Oh, that's so cool as a pin.
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Saturday, June 29, 2019

18+ Panels @ AX 2019

This is AX Dad. Now, when the kiddies are done for the day the older crowd can enjoy the following panels  when the sun goes down. You will be carded and have to get a wrist band. So, don't think about sneaking in kiddos.

 Back in my day we had live hentai dubbing and hearing a grown man voicing a girl getting "attacked" by a tentacle monster is some messed up fun. Great that HIDIVE is keeping the tradition alive with

Talk Dirty with HIDIVE (18+)
Friday, July 05, 9:30pm - 10:30pm
Live Programming 3 - LACC 408 AB

Prepare your noses! It's about to get a little lewd as we showcase some seriously NSFW clips and ask you to dub them.

Now, let's get back in order starting with July 4th, because nothin says independence like peep shows and hentai.

FAKKU Presents: Hentai Worth Watching (18+)
Thursday, July 04, 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Live Programming 3 - LACC 408 AB

FAKKU shows some of their favorite hentai anime titles with live commentary. The panelists share stories of how they discovered hentai and what kept them coming back for more!

Funimation Peep Show (18+)
Thursday, July 04, 10:30pm - 12:00am
Live Programming 1 - LACC Petree Hall
Guaranteed to be a good time that’s oh so NSFW. Watch jiggly clips and trailers from some of the hottest Funimation titles. Don’t forget to bring tissues, you know, for the nose bleeds. Audience participation encouraged by tweeting using the hashtag #FunimationPeepShow. You could even win some naughty prizes. 
Q-Gaku Q&A (18+)
Friday, July 05, 8:30pm - 10:00pm Live Programming 4 - LACC 411
Q-Gaku is an eroge character designer, colorist, illustrator, and designer working primarily in titles targeted toward adult males. He's most famous for the Funbag Fantasy series. At this panel he'll be taking and answering questions from the audience about his work in the industry.

Hensuki – New Fanservice Anime Premiere Screening from Kadokawa and Funimation (18 +)
Friday, July 05, 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Video 1 - JW Marriott Diamond Ballroom (A-D)

It’s a Cinderella story… with panties?! Get a special sneak peek of the new July fanservice romantic comedy anime Hensuki: Are you willing to fall in love with a pervert, as long as she’s a cutie? (Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka?) before its Japanese broadcast debut! High schooler Keiki Kiryu has never had a girlfriend, but he’s ecstatic when he finally receives his first love letter—with a pair of panties attached? When he suddenly finds himself surrounded by all kinds of cute girls, how will he identify his mysterious panty Cinderella?

FAKKU Presents: Michiking Q&A (18+)
Friday, July 05, 10:30pm - 12:00am
Live Programming 2 - JW Marriott Platinum Ballroom

Join bestselling hentai manga artist Michiking, and Anime Expo Guest of Honor, in a one-of-a-kind Q&A! Michiking will share stories and experiences from the industry in Japan and talk about releasing their books in English!

FAKKU Industry Panel and Q&A (18+)
Saturday, July 06, 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Live Programming 3 - LACC 408 AB

FAKKU is the largest English hentai publisher in the world and now an official publisher of manga, games, and anime. Join FAKKU as they talk about their history, current projects, and find out what they have planned next!

Oh, and then look out for this

Check the schedule here and go to the 18+ category for any events we may have missed.
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Anime Expo 2019 Field Trip with Your Dad

Hey Kids,

I'm AX Dad, I'll be your guide to AX this year and make sure your having a good time. I"ll be making sure your safe around AX, so go ahead and look for me at AX if you need adult or someone to just listen. I'll be with my fellow fathers to make sure you're okay.

I've been having my son look into what to check out for AX and writing it up for me as I'm not so good with computers. Here's what I've spotted while looking at the schedule my son printed out for me.

Which magical fireman movies are you ablaze for? TRIGGER's Promare Premiere & Panel or the  Funimation Presents Fire Force World Premiere with Creator Atsushi Ohkubo?
These look hot kids, real hot. Cool, wouldn't be the correct term, would it, because they're so hot.

Now I'll have other updates, but for now here some tips.

Eat your packed lunch, because the food nearby is all overpriced and Dads and Moms like me made you a healthy and nutritious lunch. L.A. Live food is both overpriced and taste like shoes and not good shoes, shoes that have been in doo-doo water.

Here's places to eat my son posted on before that are affordable and actually have taste.

Now, don't fret, but there will be lines.


Like, what was written on your parent's permission slips bring snacks, bring your Switch, 3DS and even your Vita as you will be in a line at some point. 




As scary as it is, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. If they're in the same line as you. then the must like the same stuff. Or at least also need to pee.

It's not so crazy to  think about bringing portable board and card games.


Don't wait, just buy parking if you're okay waling. It's gonna cost $25 or more to park there and they don't even give you a free drink.

The people working there made bad decisions kids, so don't fight with them on price, they don't have control over it they barely have control over there on lives.

There are a number of services online like ParkWhiz and Parking Panda to buy your spot ahead of time. There's going to be a lot of wait time searching for a place to park, especially if you're gonna look for a cheaper price. Avoid the hassle and just know where you need to go.


Don't forget the app.

I can't deny it's useful ,it's an app with all the info about AX in the palm of your hand. No idea if it'll stay updated with all the latest on schedule changes, but let's hope it can. I won't be able to figure it out, but you kids will.


Oh and don't forget to bathe. You guys can stink something fierce.

* AX Dad's son here
It's not complicated. If you do stink, people should be allowed to be make fun of you because you've made a decision as a person not try while surrounded by others. Basically, your as bad as a smoker. And in this city, that makes you garbage...which you kind of smell like if you don't bath and use deodorant.



Don't think your phone battery won't die, it will. it will.

 Yeah, you've go to remember this is a full day for most people and that means you"ll be in line, trying to contact friends, looking on social media about AX and a number of other battery draining situations. It's gonna drain your phone. So partition it out, turn it off if your not using it or set aside time to charge it if you're planning to be there all day. Because you can't call someone to pick you up or meet up if your phone's dead.

Check any of our previous posts on AX updates here.
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Movie Hype July: Drafthouse Details, AGFA Screenings, Video Game Features

-Alamo Drafthouse is still set to open this July, no official date yet. We do have some details about the theaters and a film watching program.

First off, let's break down what'll be at the Drafthouse here. There will be twelve auditoriums each with a 4k laser projector. One theater will have a good ol' 35mm projector. A bar and kitchen for food and drink for the movies. Video Vortex, a bar/video rental store will also be a part of the place. The press release noted free rentals, but didn't explain how that would be done.

Alamo Season Pass will also be going on here, it's a program where you can watch a movie a day and reserve seats for a monthly subscription fee. You can try and get into it here.

Another note, Ash Minnick was named in charge of  Drafthouse’s flagship tabletop gaming community initiative here in LA. Many LA people like board games and game cafes, so it'll be interesting to see Drafthouse behind game nights or community events.
-AGFA ( American Genre Film Archive) or better known as much of the batsh*t insane section of Cinefile is having a special six-movie spectacle over at UCLA's Billy WIld Theater. What got my attention most of all was a screening of Don't Panic, a messed-up Mexican version of Nightmare on Elm Street with teenagers that looks like adults, because they are. I heard about this one from the horror news and reviews, Shock Waves Podcast...and sure enough they're apart of it. They're filming a live episode with the screening and chatting with the director.
That's only one night of the movies AGFA is bringing. You have a bunch of double features like Lady Terminator/Sister Street Fighter. Two ultra-violent, so-bad-it's-good films with babes that make little sense when it comes to logic. Every night is a great night to see with a group of friends and wonder how any of these were allowed to be made.

 Check out each wonderful night for strange Summer viewing content at the link below.

 Catch A Thrill! Ten Years of the American Genre Film Archive
July 12- Aug 17
Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
$10 per screening 



 July 14, 2019 - 7:00 pm

Director Steve De Jarnatt in -person.

Also taking place at the Billy Wilder is the 30th anniversary screening of a Miracle Mile (1989). I found out about this LA cult favorite from a fossil cleaner of the La Brea Tar Pits. It's a story about love and what would happen before nukes go off in LA...and maybe do go off. It's pretty messed up.


You have two classic video game movies in one night. "It's so bad," and other classic lines will be on the ready. So grab your power gloves and get out.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Nickelodeon's Utterly Weird Handling of The Casagrandes

We love animation over here at TTDILA. Amphibia, you're doing great. What's not doing great in animation is the utterly weird handling of The Loud House spin-off The Casagrandes. For some strange reason The Loud House theme song plays in full and then an episode with The Casagrandes will play on Nick. I can't recall any other show or cartoon doing this this before. Because it's stupid.

*The Loud House is the story of one boy who has ten sisters. The spin-off is about a multi-generational Mexican family.

Technically, the show hasn't premiered. So, these full episodes about a completely separate family are Loud House episodes? Weird. Also, that doesn't make sense.

An example of how this could be replicated is let's say Amphibia, which comes from some of the people who worked on Gravity Falls had the Gravity Falls theme play before that show. I mean, I guess you could argue for Casagrandes being a spin-off and being a little more connected than a spiritual successor or familiar joke show, but this is pathetic on it not being allowed to be its own show.

I can only guess that The Casagrandes is seen to be so weak by Nick execs that they kids need to be reminded it came from The Loud House every time it airs. Once again, I've never seen a show's theme song play for another show, except that horrible spin-off attempt for Stranger Things last season. Which, is dead now, because everyone hated them wasting our time.

Nickelodeon, you have become one of the most scared networks in some time. Instead of showing the Rocko and Invader Zim specials on your own networks/streaming service you sold it to Netflix as you thought viewing numbers would be so bad on your own stuff.

Now your too afraid to show a spin-off cartoon? Nick, your one scared network.
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LA Links: Wizards, Adult Swim Festival, Bad Bus Riding

-Weird new escape game called Forgotten Chains to try at Two Bit Circus. You're a wizard and your chained to a table. Now escape by solving puzzles!



-Adult Swim Festival is coming back to LA this November. You can buy tickets now for $49, plus probably hidden fees. I think you get to see new Rick and Morty epsiodes before anyone else if you go.

-Taco Bell Hotel in Palm Springs booked in 2 minutes. So, if you wanted that taco bed feeling, it's gone. via CNBC

-New exhibit at MAF, Obsidian Ladder open now.

"Donna Huanca’s OBSIDIAN LADDER triggers the senses through painting, sculpture, sound, scent, and performance. This new topography, which is strikingly different from the rest of the building, transports visitors to another world—a femme realm of reconciliation, creation and trust."

-LA isn't doing well getting people to ride the bus, because Metro kind of sucks.

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