The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 136: ReView: Darkside Blues

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This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit 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 Halloween season once again, so for this month's ReView episode, let's revisit a more unconventional pick for a Halloween movie night: the 1994 anime OVA adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Darkside Blues! Will this dystopian cybergoth thriller make for some great vibes, or is it just not "all that jazz"? Let's revisit it and find out! 

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Relevant links:

• Buy the Darkside Blues DVD with my affiliate link on Amazon: Either the CPM release, or the ADV release!
• Buy the original Darkside Blues manga in English
• Check out Keizo "HOLLY" Horiuchi's recent self-cover of his song "Darkside Blues" from the film on his Youtube channel here!

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

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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.

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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 133: ReView: Appleseed

 

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This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit 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 Summertime, so why not kick back with an 80s cyberpunk action buddy-cop movie? That's right, this month, I'm revisiting the Gainax-made 1988 OVA based off of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed! Is this a great Summer popcorn flick, or does it belong at the bottom of the bargain bin? Let's find out together!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the Appleseed bluray with my affiliate link on Amazon or at The Crunchyroll Store
• Buy the original Appleseed manga digitally on Amazon
• Stream Appleseed (dubbed) in North America (free with ads) on Pluto TV or Tubi!
• Stream Appleseed with your paid RetroCrush subscription (dubbed or subbed)
• Video by Zimmerit: When Gainax Made Appleseed

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

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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 103: Roujin Z Talk with Paul Chapman

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The Saturday Anime series is back! These are episodes where we talk about anime that aired on the Saturday Anime block of Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s on US Cable TV. This month just happens to be the 30th anniversary of Katsuhiro Otomo's Roujin Z, so what better time to revisit it? And joining me is new guest to the show, from The Greatest Movie Ever Podcast, it's Paul Chapman! Listen as we discuss how well the movie's social commentary has aged, why it's ok that it wasn't the "next Akira", and lamenting the fact that we're definitely getting older. Mild spoilers for the basic plot throughout, with spoilers for the ending starting around the 55:01 mark.

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Relevant links:

• Listings for the out-of-print American DVD on Amazon
• Import the PAL/REGION B bluray (only works on all-region BD players!) by Kaze on Amazon
• Clip from 1995: Siskel & Ebert's choice of Roujin Z as one of their Video Picks Of The Week
• ANN's Buried Treasure: Roujin Z
• VHS archive recording of a Saturday Anime showing of Roujin Z, as it was broadcast on television
• Paul's podcasts: The Greatest Movie Ever and GME Anime Fun Time

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 78: Akira Talk with Vrai

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The Saturday Anime series continues with one of the most iconic anime (and manga) to ever be made: AKIRA! And with me to talk a bit about this massively influential franchise is new guest to the show Vrai Kaiser (they/them). Even with 2 hours to chat about Akira, we only manage to touch the tip of the iceberg on what makes this Katsuhiro Otomo classic so special. Listen as we discuss how we first saw this film far too young, how it appealed to more folks than just your typical anime fans, and why this 80s creation is a little too prophetic on how life in 2019 ended up being. Also in this episode: the premiere of my brand new opening theme!.....that you don’t hear until the end. (Whoops.)

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Relevant links: 

• Watch Akira (dubbed) legally, free with ads in the US on Tubi!
• Watch Akira dubbed and/or subbed, legally & free with ads in the US on Anime Planet (via Hulu)!
• Buy the Akira bluray/DVD combo pack on Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy the regular edition Akira manga on Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy the limited edition 35th Anniversary Akira manga hardcover box set on Rightstuf or Amazon
• An Incomplete History of the Akira Bike Slide
• Mentioned in the episode: the essay “You Called for Me: Masculine Pain and Isolation in Akira” on the VRV blog
• Also mentioned on the episode: The Awaken Akira fan film, and the Project Akira fan film
• Follow Vrai on Twitter
• Listen to Vrai’s podcast, Trash & Treasures
• Find more of Kerobit’s music on InazumaKick.com!

Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi!

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 59

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Happy 2018, everyone! 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. December marked the 30th anniversary of one of the first unedited, subtitled, officially licensed anime titles released in the US! So let’s take a closer look at 1987′s Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01.

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Relevant links:

• Shop for MADOX-01 on VHS or DVD
• Animeigo’s MADOX-01 liner note archive
• “Shinji Aramaki’s Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 Turns 30″ article on Zimmerit
• “City of Steel” Gaga Communications trailer

Other titles mentioned in this episode:

• Bubblegum Crisis
• Appleseed 
• Mobile Police Patlabor

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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 48

 

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February 25, 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Bubblegum Crisis’ original release in Japan! So to celebrate, I’ve invited Sean of Zimmerit.moe to talk all about it: the many western influences that inspired it, why it’s label of “cyberpunk” is a bit of a misnomer, and how some aspects of it were surprisingly progressive for an 80s OAV.


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Relevant links:

• Buy AnimEigo’s official Bubblegum Crisis BD & DVD releases
• AnimEigo’s Bubblegum Crisis liner notes
• Buy the “sequels”: Bubblegum Crash, AD Police, & Tokyo 2040
• Raven’s Garage - The oldest BGC fansite & fansite archive still active
• Bubblegum Crisis content at Sean’s site, Zimmerit.moe
• My article “Alternate FutureScape: The Bubblegum Crisis We Never Got”, about an unused version of the series
• Follow Sean on Twitter!

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 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!

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!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 28

 

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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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. This time it’s one of the most Totally-80s-anime 80s anime films ever made: Ai City!


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Relevant links:

Buy Ai City & other titles mentioned:

• Ai City VHS on Amazon
• Search for Ai City on eBay
• Akira on Blu-ray
• Megazone 23 DVD collections
• Dirty Pair Feature Collection (includes Project Eden)

Other links mentioned:

• Otaku no Video blu-ray Kickstarter
• The Collected Element of Surprise Kickstarter
  

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 24

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Presenting the first of an 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. And what better way to kick off this pre-Valentine's episode by talking about a movie I love with someone I love! Returning guest Nitro is back to talk about the classic 80s anthology film Robot Carnival.


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Relevant links:
* Previous episode with guest Zee on general Saturday Anime talk
* Buy the original Streamline Robot Carnival English VHS on Amazon
* Watch Cartoon Network's promo for "Night of the Vampire Robots"
* Follow Discotek Media on Facebook for updates on their upcoming Robot Carnival re-release
* Follow guest Nitro 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 07

 

Just in time for Halloween, this episode is all about Ghost in the Shell!...ok, so Ghost in the Shell has little to do with Ghosts (or Shells!) But in this episode, returning guest NewtypeLady (who you might remember from my Gundam episode not too long ago) & I talk about the legacy of Masamune Shirow's 80s cyberpunk classic, and the many incarnations of it and The Major. Listen as we talk about philosophy, Mamoru Oshii's dog, and what a surprisingly great role-model Major Motoko Kusanagi is for women & cyborgs everywhere.


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast:
☆ Buy Masamune Shirow's original manga:
The 1995 Edited version / The 2004 Unedited version

☆ Buy the Mamoru Oshii films:
The original DVD / The Special Edition DVD / The "2.0" re-release blu-ray / "Innocence" DVD

☆ Read the entire "A Cyborg Manifesto" by Donna Haraway

☆ Read the article "Hollywood is Haunted by Ghost in the Shell" by Steve Rose, 2009

☆ Watch Ghost in the Shell (the 2.0 re-release) free & legally!
On Hulu here

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