The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 66

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August 30, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the weirdest, wackiest, and most beloved series to ever come out of Japan: Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! And returning guest Lynn is here to talk all about the series’ history & what made it so unique, why we still love it even all these years later, and how excited we are that Viz will be re-releasing the manga in English in 2019! Also in this episode: why Animeigo wasn’t the one to release the 2nd movie, how Takahashi’s playing with gender roles affected many readers growing up, and what Urusei Yatsura and Star Trek have in common!

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Relevant Links:

• Buy Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer at Amazon or Rightstuf!
• Watch Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer for free on Crackle or Midnight Pulp!
• Listen to my recap of Urusei Yatsura related panels at AnimeFest 2016!
• Animeigo’s extensive liner notes archive for the TV series, the OVAs, and the Movies!
• Visit Tomobiki-cho, one of the longest running UY fansites still running!

Bonus: Lynn’s photo of her UY Film Comic collection she mentioned in the episode! (You can see the rest of her collection here.)

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Thanks for listening!

Endless Memories - Only Yesterday & My Neighbors The Yamadas

Anime News Network is doing a week long celebration of the life & work of Isao Takahata, and yours truly wrote an article about Only Yesterday for the occasion! Check it out here.

You can also read my other article in the series about My Neighbors The Yamadas there!