The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Guest Spot: Angel's Egg with The Bomb Squad

 

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While your host is taking a brief break for health reasons, please enjoy some selected Guest Spots from other podcasts! This month, from the archives, enjoy some fun discussion of Angel's Egg with the folks at The Bomb Squad!

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• As I mentioned in the opening, be sure to take the survey at IconsOfAnimeDoc.com to help Tim Eldred & Crew see what YOU want covered in their history of anime fandom documentary! (Hurry, you only have until August 3, 2026!)
• Listen to my own episode on Angel's Egg with Mamoru Oshii Scholar Brian Ruh here!
• Read my experience on seeing Yoshitaka Amano's artwork up close in person for the first time here!
• Watch the video version of this podcast on The Bomb Squad's Youtube channel!
• Follow The Bomb Squad on Bluesky!
• GKids' official website for Angel's Egg

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Yoshitaka Amano Art Exhibition, Part 1

 

Stock photo of the man himself at work!

Like many nerds of a certain age, I've been a fan of Yoshitaka Amano's ethereal & dreamy art since first seeing his work on the Final Fantasy game series. He's also well known for his artwork for the Vampire Hunter D novel series, as well as his dreamy character designs for Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg. So you can imagine my elation when Instagram actually did something RIGHT for once in it's miserable existence-- it showed me an ad for an upcoming art exhibition of works by Amano at a museum that was not too far away from me. Usually Amano's works are shown in galleries in places like New York City and Los Angeles, much too far away for me to consider seeing myself, so this felt like an incredibly rare opportunity. Because of this, I ended up going with a group of friends I told about the exhibition, because why WOULDN'T I share this kind of amazing experience with others?! The more the merrier, right?