Fri, Oct 20, 2006
Features experiments 1 through 7 as we start The Chibi Project and try to destroy a Chibi Moon toy figure. There are 8 more experiments to go before we move on to other anime toys. This features some photos from the original experiments as well as dramatic re-creations of some of the testing.
Fri, Nov 17, 2006
Features experiments 8 through 15 as The Chibi Project continues to try to destroy a Chibi Moon toy figure. It also features an interview with voice actor Scott McNeil and we answer some viewer mail. This completes coverage of all experiments to date on Chibi Moon as we have moved on to other anime toys for future experiments.
Fri, Mar 30, 2007
Ever wonder what would happen if you stuck a Sailor Venus doll in a potato cannon? Have you wondered what would happen if you shot potatoes at Sailor Venus? We did. We taped it too and now it's posted on the Internet for all to see. Also, we review Apples to Apples and answer viewer e-mail.
Wed, Oct 3, 2007
Almost as long as The Chibi Project has been around, people have been asking us to "drop her from a building", "drop her from 50 feet in the sky", or "drop her from [insert high place here]!" We've been fairly reluctant to do a drop test since we prefer the more elaborate tests, but when the opportunity to drop toys from the top of Dragon's Descent at Funtown Splashtown U.S.A. came around, we couldn't pass that up. For this experiment, Bill, the head of maintenance at Funtown, went up 200 feet to the top of Dragon's Descent during his daily 7:00 am maintenance and safety check. While he was up there, he dropped a Chibi Moon doll, EVA Unit 01, and Psyduck. It all happened so fast. However, one of those dropped survived to be tested another day.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007
A few years back, ADV Films started selling a plush toy of Menchi from Excel Saga that came shrink-wrapped to a charcoal grill. It was an in-joke that referenced Menchi being the "emergency food supply" in the show. Of course, when we got our hands on one, what else would we do with it but actually grill Menchi?
Wed, Nov 21, 2007
At Anime Boston, one of our fans donated a clow wand from Card Captor Sakura. We knew right away that we wanted to imitate the way Sakura uses her wand...but smash it. We also knew that it would be best done in front of a live audience, so we took the show on the road to Bakuretsu Con 2007 and performed the experiment in front of fans.
Wed, Dec 5, 2007
Someone donated dolls of all five of the main Sailor Moon characters. Seeing everyone go out and cut down Christmas trees gave us an idea...to use a chainsaw to cut through the dolls rather than a tree. We get assistance from our theme song composer, K.T.F. Terison and discover that chainsaws aren't quite as unstoppable as you might think.
Sat, Apr 5, 2008
What started out as a suggestion at last year's Chibi Project panel at Anime Boston grew into a full test at this year's panel. Chibi Moon is "tarred" using rubberized driveway crack sealer packaged in a caulking tube. After being covered in black caulk, she is "feathered". At the end of the podcast, The Chibi Project crew answer audience questions and reveal a new voice mail line.
Wed, Jun 25, 2008
In episode 4, we stuck Sailor Venus in a potato cannon. After we blew her head off, we called it a day and packed up. Sailor Venus was put in a bag with a leftover potato and brought home...where we forgot about her for NINE MONTHS. After discovering flies in the kitchen, we found the source: a rotting potato and Sailor Venus. The bag was immediately brought outside in the darkness and the horror was recorded using the night-shot mode. Sailor Venus was hosed off and cleaned up, except for the remaining maggots inside her head. We're clearly bitter about not even being nominated for a Webby Award, but through a bit of bribing (and stealing of pants), we finally managed to get one of our own. Sure we didn't earn it, but it's ours. Maybe this will get them to notice us for next year. We talk about our upcoming appearances at PortConMaine, ConnectiCon, and San Japan. We also answer some e-mails and pimp our new DVDs.
Wed, Aug 6, 2008
After filling the panel room for our Chibi Project panel and live experiment at Anime Boston 2003, we knew we had to return to Anime Boston 2004 and we had to do something impressive. We knew taking a circular saw to a vibrating, plush Pikachu that we picked up at the AnimeOnDVD.com Christmas party would fit the bill.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Having heard about our live experiments at Anime Boston, The Chibi Project was invited to Nan Desu Kan 2004 to run Anime Unscripted and conduct a live Chibi Project experiment. Fans of The Chibi Project had been asking for us to take on Dragonball Z for a while. This seemed like a good time.