The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 72: Live Action Special! Alita: Battle Angel with Rachel

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It only happens once in a blue moon, folks....we finally got a big Hollywood movie that does manga (and anime) justice?! I break from the podcast’s normal format to team back up with my pal and Battle Angel Alita superfan Rachel (aka @SporadicErratic on Twitter) to discuss this milestone for Alita fans everywhere! Listen as we first talk about what we HOPED the movie would include beforehand, and then our joy and excitement (and some minor nit-picking) afterwards in this extra special, extra long Alita Extravaganza! Also in this episode: we briefly discuss how translating manga has changed dramatically since the 90s, Rachel coins the phrase “crocapocalypse”, and we rant about pudding. Now go support this film in theaters while you have the chance!


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Relevant links:

• Listen to Rachel & I talk all about the original Battle Angel Alita manga (and anime) here!
• Buy the original manga by Yukito Kishiro at Rightstuf, Amazon, or Comixology!
• Fox’s promo video with James Cameron, Yukito Kishiro, Robert Rodriguez, and Rosa Salazar
• Alita creator Yukito Kishiro talks about his series being adapted
• Kishiro also calls Alita: Battle Angel “The greatest movie in the world!”
• The Cast & Crew talk about creating this “manga epic”.
• Yukito Kishiro's special artwork of "movie" Alita!
• The music video for Dua Lipa’s theme to Alita: Battle Angel, “Swan Song”
• Bonus: virtual Youtuber Kizuna Ai meets the cast of Alita: Battle Angel in Japan!

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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!