The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 110: Giant Robo with MinovskyArticle

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Last month, the beginning of a well-loved OVA series turned 30 years old:  Yasuhiro Imagawa’s love letter to mangaka Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s career, Giant Robo: The Animation (aka Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still)! And to celebrate this momentous occasion, Casey (aka MinovskyArticle) has returned to talk about all things Robo with me! For the first part of the podcast, we discuss in a spoiler-free way what exactly the series is, it’s history, why it’s special, and why you should check it out! After that, we go all out in the spoiler-zone to gush about our favorite characters, scenes, and answer all your listener questions! (Spoiler talk starts at around the 1:34:17 mark.) So sit back, relax, and celebrate one of our favorite anime series with us in this GIANT-sized, nearly 3-hour long episode! 

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Relevant links:

• Buy Giant Robo on bluray at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Read about a Yasuhiro Imagawa lecture in the US from 2002!
• Watch the Imagawa-directed Tetsujin 28 remake at Retrocrush
• Check out this Giant Robo cosplay group page, “Experts of Cosplay”, still up and running on AngelFire! Some pictures are back from the 90s!
• If you want to learn more about The Water Margin, one of the stories Yokoyama used as the basis of some of his manga, check out the Chinese Folklore Podcast!
• Follow Casey 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.

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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 98: The Vision of Escaflowne 25th Anniversary Talk with NewTypeLady

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April 2nd, 2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Fantasy Mecha series The Vision of Escaflowne! And to celebrate this milestone, I've called up NewTypeLady from another world to talk all about it with me! Even with an extra long run time for the occasion, we only really touch the tip of the iceberg on just what makes Escaflowne so special, but we give it all we got! Listen as we recount the series' very interesting production history, the great characters that make up this beloved show, and why we think that you should still check out this "isekai" anime all these years later. And for those who already know and love the series, at around the 1:20:13 mark, we go FULL SPOILERS and briefly talk about some of the more interesting spoilery aspects of the series, including how I can never seem to pronounce "Guymelf" correctly, extremely 90s-era anime boyfriends, and lamenting how they don't make messy villains that chew up the scenery like they used to. All this and listener questions, too!

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Relevant links:

• Watch Escaflowne in the US on Funimation Now
• Buy Escaflowne on bluray at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Listen to the Escaflowne official soundtracks on Spotify via AniPlaylist
• Read about the various Escaflowne manga adaptations on the Escaflowne wiki
• Mentioned in the show: Vrai Kaiser's essay on Dilandu (SPOILER HEAVY!)
• Bonus: Inon Zur's Escaflowne opening for the short-lived Fox Kids version

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

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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Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 49

 

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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. While some of you are enjoying your shiny new Magic Knight Rayearth blurays, what better time to revisit the other Rayearth? That’s right, it’s the 1997 Rayearth OAV!

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Relevant Links:

• Buy Rayearth the OAV
• Buy Magic Knight Rayearth the original TV series
• Buy the original Magic Knight Rayearth manga
• Read my article on Kimagure Orange Road on ANN!

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 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 30

 

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Returning guest NewtypeLady is back to talk with me about the 1995 smash-hit, Neon Genesis Evangelion--another Gainax series that takes place in the “distant future of 2015″ (and celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year!) Even with this extra-long episode, we only touch the tip of the iceberg on what makes this series tick & why it’s considered such an important piece of work. Listen as we discuss why it’s a mecha show that’s not a mecha show, our feelings towards these character’s feelings, and the many reasons why we wish this series was not currently out of print in the US.


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Relevant links:

• The original Evangelion TV series DVDs
• The Evangelion manga (also available in ebook format on Amazon & Comixology!)
• The Evangelion Rebuild movies
• Insignificant Direction by Moyocco Anno
• Read more theory & analysis on the many layers of Eva at Evageeks
• Also, more detailed Gainax references (& cross-references) in Evangelion
• As well as Tributes to other works found within in Evangelion

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 27

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Aim For The Top! (most commonly known simply as Gunbuster), has been a fan favorite almost since it's original release in 1988. In this episode, I'm joined by Ashe Blitzen and Tom Aznable to unpack the many, many layers at play in this series. Listen as we discuss robot push-ups, shoujo sports anime references, and how Gainax created one of the most sincere, loving tributes to everything they loved about anime in just a 6 episode OAV in this special, extra-long episode!

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Relevant links:

Buy Gunbuster!
-The complete original 1988 Gunbuster OAV DVD collection
-The condensed Gunbuster movie version on blu-ray
-Gunbuster 2 complete DVD collection
-The condensed Diebuster (aka Gunbuster 2) movie version on blu-ray
-Gunbuster vs Diebuster movie blu-ray (aka both condensed movie versions together)

More links:
-Watch the condensed Gunbuster movie for free on Hulu
-Read more Gunbuster Trivia here
-The Mike Toole Show, "Son of a Gunbuster"

Guests:
-Follow Ashe on Twitter and her Ashe Blitzen Builds Facebook!
-Follow Tom Aznable 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!