The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 46

 

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2016 is almost over! So you know what that means–that’s right, Zee is back with me to discuss the results of my annual year-end survey, as filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime titles were you excited to buy (again) this year, and what titles are you looking forward to coming out in 2017? We also talk about memorable news stories from throughout the year, and titles you wish were back in print. Hear all of this PLUS the winner of the survey giveaway and how grateful we are that this mess of a year is finally over with.


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☆ Buy the top 3 (as voted by my listeners) older anime releases from 2016!☆
#1. The Vision of Escaflowne
#2.  Belladonna of Sadness
#3.  Only Yesterday

Listen to the full episode for the complete list!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com!

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

 

Merry Christmas, everyone! Also a Happy Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanzaa, or whatever winter celebration you observe! ^_^ I hope it’s a good one! If you're on Tumblr, you can enjoy Christmas-themed posts I’ve queued up for the day, and have a wonderful holiday!

Patlabor Fanzine pre-orders are live!

Colony Drop’s Patlabor Fanzine is now available to order online! And it’s full of stuff done by friends of The Anime Nostalgia Podcast: Dave Merrill, Brian Ruh, Tom Aznable, and even an illustration by ME! ^_^ If you like Patlabor and/or fanzines, be sure to check it out!

It's that time again!

It’s become tradition that in December, I do a year in review podcast episode. And once again, I need your help! So please, dear listeners, take a moment to let me know your opinions on older anime titles that were re-released this year (among other things) on the survey here! In the spirit of the season, one lucky listener who fills out the survey will be chosen at random to win a special prize (open world-wide!) But hurry–you gotta do it before December 15th. I’ll announce the winner on the new episode of the podcast when me & returning guest Zee (from last year’s Year in Review episode!) will discuss the results.

Good luck, and thanks again for listening!

Anime World Order Guest Spot!

If you’re traveling this holiday season & need something to listen to, I was invited to be on the most recent ep of AWO! You can listen to me totally blank out on answering anime related trivia questions. XD It was lots of fun though, thanks for having me, guys!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 45

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With all the talk about the upcoming live action Ghost in the Shell movie, what better time to revisit another (slightly less popular) 90s series about a kick-ass cyborg who sometimes questions what it means to be human! My friend Rachel from RachelLovesComics joins me to talk about Battle Angel Alita: the various incarnations, the sometimes surprisingly relevant themes throughout, and even the 80′s style poofy hair (even though it was the 90s.)


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Relevant Links:

• Buy the Battle Angel DVD on Amazon or Rightstuf
• Buy the original manga on Amazon
• Buy The Last Order on Amazon (or digitally!)
• Buy Ashen Victor on Amazon
• Japanese interview with Guillermo del Toro where he mentions showing James Cameron Battle Angel Alita
• Follow Rachel on Twitter!

Bonus: here’s Rachel’s Battle Angel Alita cosplay!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

ANNCast Guest Spot!

I keep forgetting to post this, but last week I was a guest on ANNcast once again! You can listen to the episode here. No real talk about older anime in here, although I do briefly talk about the new Glass Mask "The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D" Anime Shorts that I’ve been enjoying on Crunchyroll. Thanks for having me again!

Happy Halloween!

For some reason, my scheduled Halloween post got  messed up and didn't post on Halloween! ;o; Sorry about that. But I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 44

 

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This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) title for episodes where I go back and watch an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. Halloween is just around the corner, and that means lots of media that feature vampires, ghosts, and....mermaids??? How’s that for a unique Halloween viewing choice? This month, I revisit the 1993 OAV Mermaid’s Scar.

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Relevant Links:

• Buy the Mermaid’s Scar on VHS
• Buy the original Mermaid Saga manga by Rumiko Takahashi
• Buy Pet Shop of Horrors on DVD
• Viz’s Video’s original Mermaid’s Scar trailer
• Read more about Japanese mermaid folklore

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, in a DM or reblog, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!


*Small correction: I mistakenly mention Pet Shop of horrors as a Discotek release--it’s actually a Sentai release. Sorry for any confusion!

Sailor Moon Official Fan Club membership now open!

Attention Sailor Moon fans! Big news: The Official Sailor Moon Fanclub membership is now available outside of Japan for the first time ever! Bandai has partnered up with retailer Tokyo Otaku Mode to finally offer membership to those of us not living in Japan, so if you’ve ever wanted to become a card-carrying member of the official fan club, now you can!

For a fee, you get a membership card, a limited edition lip gloss that looks like Usagi’s manga/SMC broach, access to exclusive content on the official Japanese Sailor Moon app, an exclusive digital newsletter, and the ability to purchase exclusive Sailor Moon items!

For more info and to purchase, just go to Tokyo Otaku Mode and click the big Sailor Moon Fanclub Banner on the front page! They’re only accepting a limited amount of members, so once they’re sold out, you’ll have to wait til next sign up!

Never shopped at Tokyo Otaku Mode? Remember: You can get a $5 credit just by making an account with my referral link!

Book Review: Her Eternal Moonlight

 
I was approached recently by the authors of this book to do a review of it, as my podcast & blog are pretty relevant to part of the Sailor Moon experience. Like myself, many of my followers were fans of Sailor Moon since back before the internet was a constant presence in our everyday lives. The idea of a book focused not just on the history of Sailor Moon through the lens of its North American fans, but specifically how it touched the lives of its female fandom sounded quite intriguing. So of course, I jumped on the chance to read this book, and I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 43

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With a new Voltron series out now, it seems like the perfect time to go back and talk about not only the original 80s classic, but the entire world of Voltron! Whether you were a fan back in the 80s or discovered it through syndication or Toonami, Voltron was many fan's first anime TV series. And who better to talk about it with than my friend Pat, lover of all things robot related and host of The Cockpit Podcast. Listen as we laugh over the....let’s say “questionable” voice choices of the original show, muse over what 80s cartoon PSAs might sound like if they were still around today, and yes--we even talk about the new Voltron series.

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Relevant Links:

• Watch all of the original Voltron (as well as the 90s & early 00s Voltrons, AND the original Japanese series Golion!) on the official Voltron Youtube Channel!
• Watch the original Japanese series Golion on Crunchyroll!
• Buy Classic Voltron on DVD on Amazon
• Pre-Order the Bandai Soul of Chogokin Voltron figure Pat mentions in this episode
• Just a sampling of some “great” moments from original Voltron’s voice actors
• Follow Pat on Twitter!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 42

 

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Heather is back! And this time we teamed up to bring you our report on all the cool vintage anime-related panels we went to at AnimeFest 2016--which were surprisingly a lot! Hear us talk about seeing the iconic seiyuu for Lum & Ataru, getting to watch Akemi Takada paint in person, and how Heather is definitely not responsible for anyone’s sanity if they watch Shoujo Tsubaki.


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Relevant Links:

• Watch Heather’s video of the Urusei Yatsura live reading of the seiyuu doing a scene from Beautiful Dreamer! 
• Watch my video of Akemi Takada’s live drawing panel as she paints Lum!
• Buy artbooks by Akemi Takada
• Follow Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, & Akemi Takada on Twitter!
• Check out AnimeFest’s website!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 41

 

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This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) title for episodes where I go back and watch an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. Summer’s here in the US, and that means Anime Convention season is in full swing--what better time to watch an anime about being an anime fan. That’s right, it’s Animeigo​‘s blu-ray of Otaku no Video!


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Relevant Links:

• Buy the new Otaku no Video: The Otaking Edition blu-ray
• Or get the old release on DVD
• Animeigo’s official Otaku no Video Wiki (complete with liner notes)
• Animeigo’s original VHS promo for Otaku no Video

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, in a comment, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 40

 

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It’s been a while since I did a music-themed episode! And what better guest to have than the host of a music-themed podcast, Nitro of MDisk Playlist, to talk all about the music of Joe Hisaishi! You probably have heard Hisaishi’s work in Miyazaki’s films, but what else has this immensely talented musician done? Nitro & I talk all about it, plus go through some of our favorite tracks by him (hint: it’s nothing from the soundtracks to Techopolice or Parasite Eve.)


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Relevant Links:

• Buy Joe Hisaishi’s music officially on itunes or Amazon!
• Buy the films of Miyazaki, scored by Hisaishi
• Buy Robot Carnival (scored by Hisaishi) on DVD
• Buy Venus Wars (scored by Hisaishi) on DVD or blu-ray
• Read more on Joe Hisaishi at Nausicaa.net
• Joe Hisaishi’s official homepage

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

Happy birthday ANP!

I noticed that today marks the 3rd anniversary of the very first episode of The Anime Nostalgia Podcast! Wow, has it really been that long?! Thanks everyone for listening & your continued support. I’m constantly floored by all the awesome people who’ve asked great questions, helped me out, been on the show, sent me messages, or left reviews.

And speaking of , if you’ve ever listened to the podcast & are feeling generous, I always love getting emails & comments from you guys letting me know what you think! And I read every single itunes/Stitcher review I get, so if you wanna give the podcast a “birthday present” of sorts, feel free to leave one for it! Heck, if it’s a good one, maybe I’ll even read it on a future episode!

It really means a lot to know people appreciate the work I put into the podcast, so thanks to the people who already have. Here’s hoping I can continue ANP for years to come! 

Guest spot - ANNCast!

On Thursday I was a part of a live recording/streaming of Anime News Network's ANNCast! Thanks for all that stopped by or sent in questions, it was a lot of fun! They now have the episode up for streaming/download on their website to listen to! A warning: There's a bit of talk from ANN co-host Jake of a newer anime series that has sexually explicit themes between 4:55-8:43 time marks, so that whole chunk is really NSFW (or possibly not safe for anyone! lol). If you wanna skip straight to talking about older anime stuff, that starts around the 24:21 mark. Thanks ANNCast for having me on the show!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 39

 

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Continuing with my ongoing series here at The Anime Nostalgia Podcast: The Saturday Anime series! Every so often, I’ll be highlighting one of the anime titles that we remember from Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s. This time I’m joined by Let’s Anime’s Dave Merrill to power through some technical hiccups with our rocket skateboards to talk about a movie that we both loved well before it graced the Sci-fi Channel: Galaxy Express 999.


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Relevant links:

• Buy the Galaxy Express 999 DVD from Discotek
• You can also pick up Discotek’s other GE999 films here & here
• Dave’s blog post on Galaxy Express 999
• Watch the trailer for the 80s Roger Corman version of Galaxy Express
• Check out the GE999 TV series for free on Crunchyroll
• Pre-order vol 1 of the Queen Emeraldas manga in English
• Check out Dave’s blog Let’s Anime for more classic anime goodness, and follow him on Twitter & Tumblr!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.
Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 38

 

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This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) title for episodes where I go back and watch an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. It’s Springtime, so let’s celebrate by watching an anime about a cute little lamb! What could possibly go wrong?


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Mentioned in this episode:

• Watch the movie on Crunchyroll! 
• The Ringing Bell on DVD
• Unico Double Feature blu-ray
• The Sea Prince & The Fire Child on DVD

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, in a DM or reblog, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 37

 

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Next month (April 2016), a brand new season of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime will begin! So what better time to talk about the classic series & what makes it tick. And who better to talk about it with than my friend & Jojo superfan Zee, as well as special surprise guest, Jason Thompson! Jason is not only a JJBA fan, he’s the editor of Viz’s English release of Stardust Crusaders! Listen as we talk about the many influences of Hirohiko Araki, what went on during Viz’s Stardust Crusaders manga release, and how right now is one of the best times to jump into this 30 year old franchise.





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Links mentioned on this ep:

• Vanilla Ice’s Egypt photo on Twitter
• “Diesel”, aka the 1-issue comic that tried to rip off JJBA in the 90s
• Shokotan interviews Hirohiko Araki and Shokotan loves Jotaro
• Ono Daisuke (voice of Jotaro) sings JJBA themes with Kamiya Hiroshi

Watch & Read JJBA:

• Watch the first three anime story arcs on Crunchyroll
• The WB DVD release of Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency with dub
• The old Stardust Crusaders OAV series
• JJBA Manga arc 1 - Phantom Blood
• JJBA Manga arc 2 - Battle Tendency
• JJBA Manga arc 3 - Stardust Crusaders
• JJBA manga also available digitally via Kindle & Comixology

And literally JUST after I finished editing this episode, Viz Media announced they will be streaming the new part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable anime! They also have gotten the rights for the previous seasons, so they’ll also be streaming those soon, and possibly re-releasing them in much better DVD releases than the one WB released, so hopefully we’ll get more details soon!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 36

 

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In this episode, I’m joined by Brian Ruh, author of Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii to talk about...Basset Hounds! err, the works of prolific creator Mamoru Oshii, of course! Join us as we give a brief overview on Oshii’s career, the many “creative differences” Oshii’s encountered over the years, and what it was liking writing an academic book on anime.


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Mentioned in this ep:

Buy Stray Dog of Anime from:

• Palgrave Macmillan
• The Rightstuf
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon: First Edition, Second Edition, eBook

Buy Mamoru Oshii’s anime (& manga!) in English:

• Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
• Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
• Dallos
• Patlabor Movie 1
• Patlabor Movie 2
• Patlabor OAV, TV, New Files
• Seraphim: 266613336 Wings
• Ghost in the Shell
• Jin-Roh

And the manga Brian mentioned is called “Wanwan Meiji Ishin” (which translates to something like “Doggie Meiji Restoration”). You can find it in Japanese on Amazon.jp, or in Italian at Amazon.it!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

Happy Valentine's Day!

  

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! 

I made some older anime-themed valentine cards you can print out and share with someone you love or your anime-loving friends--you can download each card individually at the podcast's tumblr, or you can download the full sheet here! Enjoy & have an a fun Valentine’s day!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 35

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It may be January, but there’s still room for some holiday leftovers, right? For the first episode of the new year, I have a short podcast episode that’s a little different than my normal “ReView” episodes. Yes, I participated in a Secret Santa this year, and I was gifted a little-known 90s OAV called Demon Fighter Kocho. How’d it go? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out!

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Buy Demon Fighter Kocho & other anime mentioned in this episode:

• Demon Fighter Kocho
• Devil Hunter Yohko
• Haunted Junction
• Phantom Quest Corp
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!

明けましておめでとう!

  Happy Year of the Monkey, listeners! Hope it’s a great one for all!