The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 97: Seiyuu Spotlight: Megumi Hayashibara with Diana

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It’s my first ever Seiyuu Spotlight episode! These will be episodes focused on a notable Japanese voice-over artist. And who better to start with than 90s Anime Queen herself, Megumi Hayashibara?! This month is definitely her month: with a new book she just released in both Japan & America, AND it’s her birthday month?? Well, I have no choice but to recruit my fellow Megumi-fan Diana so we can gush all about her! Listen as we discuss her background, some of her most notable roles over the years, and how it’s VERY hard to chose just ONE favorite Slayers song. All this, and listener questions, too!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the official English ebook of Megumi Hayashibara’s “The Characters Taught Me Everything” (or pre-order a physical copy, out Aug 17, 2021!)
• Watch a special video message by Megumi Hayashibara to her English-speaking fans about her book here!
• “Megumi Toons” translations by No-Name Anime (You can find the manga to import via a shopping service here!)
  
• Ranma 1/2 special “behind the scenes” interview featuring Megumi Hayashibara & other cast members (in Japanese only)
• Hayashibara’s “Voice Actor 30″ segment (in Japanese only) shows off some of the range of characters she played early on!
• “This is Megumi Hayashibara” playlist on Spotify
  
• Pokemon Sun & Moon tribute to Megumi Hayashibara
• Megumi Hayashibara’s official website!
• Find Diana on Twitter!

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their Twitter!

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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!

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!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 08

Anime music holds a special place in many fans' hearts, and we're no exception! Returning guests Nitro (who you might remember from the Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki ep) and CandyAppleCat (who was my first ever guest on ep #1!) discuss our Top 10 personal favorite opening & ending theme songs with me from older anime. Listen to us ramble about some of our favorite songs and the anime they came from--the good, the bad, and the downright awful. What will we pick? You'll have to listen to it all to hear our lists!


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast:
☆ On Youtube - Kasho No Tsuki Theme by Nakamura YurikoThe somewhat obscure (but very lovely!) ending theme to the OAV of the same name.

☆ On Youtube - Macross: Angel's Voice
And amazing fan creation mixing Basara (of Macross 7) and Minmay (of Macross) vocals of "Angel Voice" to create a beautiful duet between the two.

☆ On Youtube - Mari Ijima Rock Masters 5 "Do You Remember Love?"
Mari Ijima performs a piano-only version of the classic "Do You Remember Love?" for Japan's Rock & Folk Masters Live.

As always, feel free to give me your thoughts and comments on this and for future episodes! Thanks for listening!