The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 144: The Fangirl Diaries with Author Erica Victoria Espejo

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Author Erica Victoria Espejo has not only been an anime fan since the 90s, she's been going to cons & writing about it for over 20 years! And now, she's written a book called The Fangirl Diaries: Finding Community in Anime Fandom of the 90s & 00s, chronicling early anime fandom and cosplay through her lived experience in it while growing up as a queer, femme Asian. Listen in as we discuss daring to share stories of cringey youth, the evolution of fandom, cosplay, and anime conventions, and what it was like to write a book about it all. 

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Relevant links:

• Buy Erica's book using my affiliate link at Bookshop.org, Amazon, or directly from the publisher!
• Check out Erica's website for over 20 years of her anime convention coverage!
• Follow Eri on Twitch to watch her "Fansview Friday" streams live, or follow her Youtube account to watch the VODs
• Follow Erica's cosplay-focused Instagram and Tiktok
• And of course, follow her on Bluesky for updates on her writing and reports!

Bonus: Erica in her custom Baka-Con t-shirt she mentions this episode:

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

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!

See you at Anime Frontier 2022!

 

I'll be an official guest at this weekend's Anime Frontier in Fort Worth! I'll be doing 2 panels on Saturday: Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago, and A Beginner's Guide to Anime on Vinyl! Hope to see you there!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 69

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This year, I was honored to be invited to be a guest at Con-jikan 2018! Not only was this my first time being a guest at a con, but also my first time doing panels. So for all you listeners out there that weren’t able to come see me in person, I have some recorded highlights from each of my panels, as well as a little bit of talk on what I thought about the con in general.


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Relevant Links:

• Con-Jikan’s Homepage
• Con-Jikan’s Facebook
• Older episodes mentioned: Eps 19 & 21 - Satoshi Kon 2-part retrospective, ep 32 - The World of Vampire Hunter D, ep 33 - Oldtype/Newtype Interview, ep 36 - The Works of Mamoru Oshii, ep 37 - The World of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, ep 53 - Goshogun: The Time Etranger, ep 57 - An Oral History on Anime Penpals, ep 61 - The Mystery of Miami Mike.
• Track listing for my “Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago” panel
• Buy the original Bubblegum Crisis on bluray at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Buy Goshogun: The Time Etranger at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Buy Revolutionary Girl Utena at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Buy Brian Ruh’s The Stray Dog of Anime!
• Buy Jason Thompson’s Manga: The Complete Guide!
• Check out Leah Stevo and Cheesecakepanda’s cosplay!

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 leave me 2 or more “coffees” on my 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 64

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June 2018 marks the podcast’s 5th birthday! WHOO!! And to celebrate that, Rachel is back to join me as we talk about this beloved cult classic! Join us as we go into a deep dive on this wacky little unfinished anime parody, how the manga stacks up to the anime adaptation, and why we still love it regardless of all the bikini armor. Also in this episode: cosplay horror stories, ancient anime rumors, and fond podcasting memories!

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Relevant Links:

• Buy Dragon Half on DVD at Amazon or Rightstuf!
• Buy the original manga at Amazon or Rightstuf! 
• Watch Dragon Half on Crunchyroll Dubbed or Subbed!
• Follow the creator of Dragon Half, Ryusuke Mita, on Twitter!
• About the Japanese Dragon Half RPG 
• Follow Rachel on Twitter!

Bonus: Rachel’s Mink cosplay!

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 leave me 2 or more “coffees” on my 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 42

 

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Heather is back! And this time we teamed up to bring you our report on all the cool vintage anime-related panels we went to at AnimeFest 2016--which were surprisingly a lot! Hear us talk about seeing the iconic seiyuu for Lum & Ataru, getting to watch Akemi Takada paint in person, and how Heather is definitely not responsible for anyone’s sanity if they watch Shoujo Tsubaki.


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Relevant Links:

• Watch Heather’s video of the Urusei Yatsura live reading of the seiyuu doing a scene from Beautiful Dreamer! 
• Watch my video of Akemi Takada’s live drawing panel as she paints Lum!
• Buy artbooks by Akemi Takada
• Follow Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, & Akemi Takada on Twitter!
• Check out AnimeFest’s website!

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 33

 

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Ryan (aka Blacotaku1) started an ambitious project 3 years ago: to scan his entire collection of vintage Japanese Newtype magazines from the 80s to the 90s and share them with other anime fans online via his Tumblr blog, Oldtype/Newtype. Not only that, but to try to share some of the rare old interviews and photos with various creators, artists, and other big industry names that had been lost to the ages. In this episode, I talk to Ryan and find out what got him started on this project, how he got into anime, and what it means to him to be able to share his love of older anime in print media form with the world.

Sidenote: For some reason, this episode got cursed with various technical issues, so there’s a few spots where the audio may sound a little wonky and it sounds like we’re talking over each other--which, I assure you, we didn’t do when we were actually talking! So please excuse these tiny hiccups. ^^;


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Relevant links:

• Follow Ryan on Twitter and Tumblr!
• Read the translated article “The 21 Prophets of Anime” on Oldtype/Newtype (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) OR via the coverage he got on Crunchyroll!

Check out some of Ryan’s favorite anime titles, including:

• Bounty Dog
• Angel Cop
• Robot Carnival
• Black Magic M-66
• Crying Freeman
• Vampire Hunter D
• Mobile Suit Gundam

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 01 - Convention Talk with CandyAppleCat

It's finally here! The revamped Anime Nostalgia Podcast! In this episode, I talk to longtime fan & friend of mine, Heather (aka @CandyAppleCat). She's been going to A-kon longer than I have (since I just moved here about 5 years ago), so we talk about this years A-kon as compared to ones prior. I pick Heather's brain about how she got into anime, her feelings on fansubbing today, and various similar topics--as well as the recent resurgence of popularity for things like Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, and Rose of Versailles. Sit down and listen in!

  

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If you listened to my Pilot episode (Ep. 0), you'll notice the format is different than the "review" episode I did. Fear not, review episodes will still be similar (though with considerably less music). I just thought it'd be fun to alternate between reviews and talking with guests from time to time.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy! Feel free to leave me your thoughts, opinions, and ideas for future episodes, and thanks for listening!