Friday, March 22, 2019

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 73: Toei's The Little Mermaid with guest Salvatore

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Disney recently re-released a brand new blu-ray of The Little Mermaid...so what better time to talk about Toei’s 1975 anime adaptation? With me is one of the internet’s leading Mermaid Scholars™ , Salvatore (aka @retrosofa!) to talk about this hidden gem of 70s anime. Listen as we discuss how Disney was inspired by Toei (and vice-versa), the movie’s connection to both Go Nagai AND Sailor Moon, and just what makes this adaptation of the classic fairy tale so special.


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2 comments:

  1. Love the podcast cast I definitely need to checkout this version of the Little Mermaid. I do enjoy some bright and colorful 70s anime. Was the "other anime gnome" you two were talking about "Little Memole"? It was named Wee Wendy in the USA.

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    1. Than you! The one I was trying to remember in the episode was Belfy & Lillibit, known as The Lil Bits in the English version, but Wee Wendy was def another one! There was a small boom of "little gnome anime" for a while, it seems, lol!

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