The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 128: 50 Years of Black Jack with Clarissa

 

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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!

Over the winter, Japan celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of Osamu Tezuka's most beloved characters: Black Jack! And since it's one of my favorite manga, you know I had to do a podcast episode to celebrate! Joining me, on loan from the Anime World Order Podcast is fellow podcaster & Black Jack fan Clarissa! Listen as we talk about Black Jack's history, his similarities with Tezuka himself, and just why we love this iconic manga doctor as we try to convince you to give this wild medical manga a try.

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Also, side note - Sadly, Discotek announced AS I WAS EDITING THIS EPISODE that their Black Jack The Movie bluray is going out of print....so pick it up while you still can!

Relevant links:

• Buy the original Black Jack manga digitally in English
• Stream the original Black Jack OVA series in North America on Tubi TV
• Stream Black Jack The Movie in America on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, or RetroCrush
• Read The Prescience and Universality of Tezuka’s Manga Masterpiece “Black Jack”
• Read Queering Black Jack: A look at how the manga industry adapts to changing reader demographics
• Check out the House MD vs Black Jack Japanese promotional commercial from 2010!
• Follow Clarissa on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch!

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

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!

Yet another year of Anime Valentines!

 Yes, I’m back again this year with more cheesy puns for your Valentine needs. Save & print any card individually, or you can print them all as one sheet using this large combined image here!

Previous year’s Valentines:

• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023

(These are free of course, but if you like these you can always leave me a little tip on my ko-fi account since I did spend a few hours making them!

Hope you enjoy! 💘)

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 125: 50 Years of Cutie Honey with Salvatore

 

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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 year, Go Nagai's magical super heroine turned 50 years old! So what better time to have an episode in her honor? And joining me to talk all about her is No. 1 English-speaking Cutie Honey Fan (who has worked on many official American Cutie Honey releases!), Salvatore (aka @retrosofa)! We discuss not only the history of the franchise, but how even though Honey is a pulpy, sexy, and sometimes goofy Magical Girl originally created for boys, she influenced the Magical Girl genre in all sorts of ways we're still seeing today! Also in this episode: the decades-long argument of if Honey even counts as a magical girl, the appeal of giant Go Nagai monster women, and answering all your questions in this extra-long episode!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the original Cutie Honey manga and Cutie Honey anime on DVD
• Buy the 90s New Cutey Honey OVA on bluray
• Buy Re:Cutie Honey on bluray
• Buy the Cutey Honey A Go Go! manga
• Watch Cutie Honey: The Live on Retrocrush & buy the official bluray
• Watch a short preview version of the Japanese stage musical, Cutie Honey Climax (subtitled in English officially!)
• Read a brief interview with Jessica Calvello (dub voice of Honey) from way back in 2000 on her thoughts about the role!

Find Salvatore online:

• @retrosofa on Tumblr and Twitter!
• @retrosofa.inc on instagram!
• Read his comic No More Mermaids! (NSFW WARNING! Absolutely not for kids!)

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

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 122: The Legacy & Influence of Kamen Rider (with guest Mach Dent)

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With Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary celebration still going strong, and the recent release of Shin Kamen Rider in North America, what better time to talk about just how huge an impact Shotaro Ishinomori's original creation had on Japanese pop culture...including it's huge influence on anime, manga, and fandom in general! And joining me to chat about it is none other than the Tokusatsu Troubadour, Mach Dent! Listen as we discuss how everything from shonen anime to magical girls to video games have been influenced by Kamen Rider, how easy it's gotten to get into the franchise now in the US, and going on random fun tokusatsu tangents! Listen in and join the shenanigans!

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Relevant links:

• Read Kamen Rider: Behind the Mask on Zimmerit
• Read The Broad Spectrum of Shotaro Ishinomori's Manga
• Watch the original Kamen Rider, free with ads in North America, on Tokushoutsu, Pluto.TV, and Tubi!
• Watch selected Kamen Rider episodes, specials, and trailers officially in English on the Toei Tokusatsu World Youtube channel!
• Get the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomori in English from Seven Seas at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Watch the Kamen Rider: Gaia fan documentary here!
• Check out Vintage Henshin on Youtube and on Tumblr!
• Follow Mach on Twitter & Twitch!
• A playlist of Official Tokushoutsu promos made by Mach!

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

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!

Another year of old-school anime Valentine cards!

Yes, I’m back again this year with more cheesy puns for your Valentine needs. Save & print any card individually from the podcast Tumblr here, or you can print them all as one sheet using this large combined image here!

Previous year’s Valentines:

• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022

(These are free of course, but if you like these you can always leave me a little tip on my ko-fi account since I did spend a few hours making them!

Hope you enjoy! 💘)

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 108: Classic Devilman with Salvatore

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Not only is June the 50th Anniversary of Go Nagai’s manga, but in the US June is also Pride Month! And at the request of AJ (who won the choice of a full podcast episode topic in my ANP Says Trans Rights raffle), we’re talking all about the iconic queer-coded action-horror classic Devilman! Go Nagai superfan Salvatore is back with me this month to talk all about the original 70s manga, TV series, AND the 80s/90s OVA series. We discuss differences between them, what we love & maybe not love so much about each version, and the absolutely MASSIVE influence Go Nagai’s work has had over manga & anime in the last 50 years in this fun, extra-long episode!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Devilman: The Classic Collection manga omnibus vols from Rightstuf and Amazon
• Buy the original 70s Devilman TV series from Rightstuf and Amazon
• Buy the Devilman OVA series from Rightstuf and Amazon
• Official English website of the Go Nagai Museum in Japan

Find Salvatore online:

• @retrosofa on Tumblr and Twitter!
• @retrosofa.inc on instagram!
• Read his comic No More Mermaids! (VERY NSFW WARNING! Absolutely not for kids!)

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 80: ReView: The Drifting Classroom manga & BONUS Violence Voyager

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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) 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. This month, I’m switching it up a little for Halloween and re-READING a title! That’s right, it’s my very first Manga ReView! This month I'll be revisiting the 70s horror manga classic The Drifting Classroom. And to make this a true science fiction double feature, I’m giving listeners a little bonus: a short review of the new retro-inspired horror anime movie Violence Voyager. Trick or treat!


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The first half of the podcast is all on The Drifting Classroom Perfect Edition vol 1, with the Violence Voyager review starting at around 19:00!

Relevant Links:

• Read a free preview of The Drifting Classroom Perfect Edition vol 1 on Viz’s website!
• Buy The Drifting Classroom on Rightstuf, Amazon, or digitally on Comixology & Kindle!
• Read an English interview with Kazuo Umezz from 2009 on TSB
• Check out the official trailer for Violence Voyager from DarkCoast!
• Rent or buy Violence Voyager digitally on Vimeo on Demand, Amazon Video, or your VOD provider of choice!
• My theme song is performed by Kerobit! 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 79: They Were Eleven with Rachel

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Returning guest Rachel is back to chat with me about all things related to the anime adaptation of Moto Hagio’s sci-fi shoujo, They Were Eleven! Listen as we discuss why this 80s anime (and the original 70s manga it’s based on) still resonates with us today, and how Hagio’s work was an early introduction to things like classism & gender roles to young anime fans back in the day. All this wrapped up in a cool sci-fi mystery! Since this title is a bit more obscure, we discuss the work relatively spoiler-free up until around the 41:05 mark...after that, plenty of spoiler-filled discussion for those who are already familiar with the work as we dive a bit deeper. Enjoy!


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Relevant Links:

• Buy the (sadly out of print) CPM DVD release of They Were Eleven!
• Buy the Japanese, Spanish or French Editions of the They Were Eleven collected manga!
• Check out Moto Hagio’s other manga on Fantagraphics, Amazon, and Rightstuf!
• Watch the first 5 minutes of the Japanese live-action TV movie from 1977 on Nico Video
• Clip of one of the recent productions of the Japanese live-action They Were Eleven stage musicals
• Hakutaku: The Magnificent, Revolutionary Year 24 Group
• Video of Moto Hagio herself briefly explaining who the Year 24 Group is!
• Women in Comics wiki entry on The Year 24 Group
• An interesting essay on Gender Identity through linguistic markers in relation to They Were Eleven (major spoilers!!)
• Follow Rachel on Twitter, Tumblr, and Twitch!
• 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!