The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 81 - Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji with Tricia

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It's Thanksgiving time in North America, and what better way to celebrate than talking about a cult classic full of tears and despair?! That's right, returning guest and Fukumoto fan Tricia is back to talk with me all about Denpa's new English release of the infamous fan-favorite manga Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji! Started in the 90s, this title started growing a Western fanbase after it's '07 anime adaptation, and now at long last--a physical edition of the original manga is available! We talk about what we love about this new release, why it's worth picking up even if you've already seen the anime, and how a story with such a seemingly simple premise tackles some surprisingly heavy themes in unexpected ways. Also in this episode: what Kaiji adaptations are worth checking out, which Kaiji gambles terrify us, and why Michael Douglas is now officially Anime.

Minor corrections/updates for this episode: The ebook company that did the original eBook release is actually a company close to Mr. Fukumoto! Also, the sound effect ZAWA wasn't quite invented by Fukumoto, but popularized by him. It's derived from the Japanese ZAWATSUKU or ZAWAMEKU. And while the bubble bursting in Japan & debt has a lot to do with the themes of the story, there's also the fact that Japan went through about 15-20 years of stagflation, which lead to many being disillusioned and feeling they had no future since many jobs available were just "dead end" ones. Denpa currently has two full-time staff members, and currently only has the rights to the first arc (13 vols) of Kaiji....though that may change in the future! Thanks Denpa for reaching out and letting me know!

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Relevant Links:

• Buy Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji vol 1 at Rightstuf, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Amazon
• PRE-ORDER Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji vol 2 at Rightstuf, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Amazon
• PRE-ORDER Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji vol 3 at Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Amazon
• PRE-ORDER Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji vol 4 at Book Depository, Amazon
• Check out season 1 and 2 of the 2007 Kaiji anime adaptation on Crunchyroll!
• Check out the comedy spin-off Mr Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues on Crunchyroll
• Check out the 2018 Chinese live-action adaptation called Animal World on Netflix
• Follow Kaiji publisher Denpa on Twitter for updates on more Kaiji (and other great titles) releases!
• My theme song is performed by Kerobit! Find more of Kerobit’s music on InazumaKick.com!

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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.

Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 22

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Another year has come & gone! And guest Zee is back again to go over the results of my first ever end of the year survey with me that was filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime titles were you excited to buy (again) this year, and what titles are you looking forward to coming out in 2015? We also talk about notable manga releases, memorable news stories from throughout the year, and Zee's undying love of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. All of this PLUS the winner of the survey giveaway on this extra-long holiday episode!


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☆ Buy the top 3 (as voted by my listeners) older anime releases from 2014!
#1 - Cowboy Bebop
#2 - Sailor Moon
#3 - TIE: CardCaptor Sakura (TV & movie) / Bubblegum Crisis
Listen to the episode to find out how the rest placed!

☆ Pre-order Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's: Phantom Blood vol 1 & watch the anime officially on Crunchyroll to experience the classic series from the very beginning!

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, and have a fun & safe holiday!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 17

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A year ago, I did my second-ever podcast episode, and it was all about the legacy that is Sailor Moon. Now I'm back with another hefty episode with returning guests NewtypeLady and Nitro to discuss the current revival of all things Sailor Moon: How we consumed it then vs. now, thoughts on Viz's current re-release of the original Sailor Moon anime, and yes...even thoughts on the new Sailor Moon Crystal.


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Links mentioned in the episode:

Catch up on Sailor Moon’s re-released, newly translated manga! 
☆ Buy Sailor Moon Manga Box Set #1 - Amazon / TRSI 
☆ Buy Sailor Moon Manga Box Set # 2 - Amazon / TRSI

Pre-order vol 1 of Viz's original Sailor Moon anime!
☆ Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD set
☆ Standard DVD set

Watch original Sailor Moon episodes legally for free!
On Hulu ☆ On Neon Alley

Watch Sailor Moon Crystal legally for free!
On Hulu ☆ On Neon Alley ☆ On Crunchyroll ☆ On Nico-Nico

Let's Play 20+ Years of Sailor Moon games!
Youtube ☆ Twitch

Guest's Tumblrs: nitroslogbook ☆ ghost-hype

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!

1 Year Anniversary Mailbag Contest!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! Thanks to all who entered! 

Whoa! The Anime Nostalgia Podcast's 1-Year Anniversary is coming up next month! As a thank you to all you listeners for supporting my humble little podcast, I decided a giveaway was in order! YAY, PRIZES!

So here's the details!
Next month's episode, I'll be reuniting with my good pal and first-ever guest on the podcast, Heather! And I thought it would be fun to go through some of the emails I've been getting at the podcast email, answering questions, taking suggestions, all that fun stuff. Heather will help answer and give commentary, so it should be a fun episode. And that's where you guys come in!

To enter the contest, all you have to do is send an email to AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com with something for us to read and answer on the new episode: your thoughts about the podcast, ideas for future episodes, general questions...basically anything related to the podcast and/or older anime! Keep it (relatively) clean, keep it fun and enjoyable, and make it interesting! (You can even ask Heather some questions if you want.) We'll pick whichever email we like the most--will it be the one that's the funniest? The best idea for a new episode? The best anecdote on anime fandom in the 80s/90s? We don't know! We'll have to wait and see what kind of emails we get! BUT HURRY! Deadline for email's will be JUNE 1st, 2014! Any emails after that won't be eligible for the contest, so mail it before then!

And what do you win?!
The winner of the contest will receive a copy of the '09 release of Akira on blu-ray, as well 1 random "vintage" single-chapter floppy-style manga comic, and possibly a few other small random goodies! (Oooooh, ahhhh~)

But before you enter, be sure to read the RULES:

• For this contest, I can only accept entries in North America & Canada. Sorry, I know I have some listeners in other countries, but shipping can get expensive! I promise I'm working on a world-wide giveaway soon!
• Comments/reblogs/etc do not count as entries! Only emails to AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com will be qualified to win.
• You have to be willing to give me a shipping address to send you your prize! If I don't hear from you or get a shipping address in 1 week after the winner's announced, the prize will be sent to a runner-up.
• Please no highly inappropriate emails. We don't mind swearing, but try to keep the content PG-13-ish, ok?
• If you don't want us to read your full name on the episode, be sure to let me know somewhere in the email.
• If you enter the contest and win, but do not live in North America or Canada, you will be disqualified & your prize will be sent to a runner-up.
• All entries for the contest must be received by 9 AM CENTRAL TIME, JUNE 1st 2014 to qualify! Any emails received after that will not be eligible to win, sorry!
• Any questions, feel free to email/message/comment!

We can't wait to read your emails & record the new episode! And thanks again, listeners, for 1 year of podcast fun. I couldn't do it without you guys! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 12

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All March long (or as I've been calling it, RanMarch! *rimshot*) we're celebrating Ranma 1/2 in honor of Viz re-releasing both the anime and the manga here in the US. So what better time to do a Ranma 1/2 themed podcast episode?! Join me and my friend, Ranma-superfan Chevelle (or as you might know her on Tumblr, Kappatea), as we talk about things like the history of Ranma's release in America, the struggle of collecting unnumbered $30 VHS tapes, and my horrible Shampoo impersonation (among other things.)


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast: 
☆ Buy the new Ranma 1/2 manga omnibus vol 1+2
☆ Pre-order the new HD Ranma 1/2 blu-ray or DVD Set 1
☆ Watch free, offical episodes of Ranma 1/2 on Hulu or Viz
☆ Lots of info on the world of Ranma 1/2 (and Rumiko Takahashi's works in general) at Furinkan/Rumic World's Ranma site.

Apologies for some minor audio issues in this episode--we had some technical difficulties when saving the audio so there's some blips, warps, and pops here and there. Nothing major, but sorry for the inconvenience! 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 09

2013 is coming to a close. So join me and special guest Zee of the Armchair Fandomologists Podcast as we talk about some of the notable releases and re-releases of older anime that came out this year and got announced for next year! Some good, some bad, and some titles that were just hilariously weird. We obviously couldn't cover them all, but we tried to cram in as much as humanly possible, just for your holiday enjoyment. Special thanks to Nitro for making my intro music festive for the occasion!


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I sadly had to cut out the bits where I mentioned notable manga releases just because we were already running pretty long, so have a list instead!

Some notable older manga titles that came out/where announced in 2013:

• Kitaro (aka Gegege no Kitaro) by Shigeru Mizuki
• Unico by Osamu Tezuka
• Atom Cat by Osamu Tezuka
• Triton of the Sea by Osamu Tezuka
• The Mysterious Underground Men by Osamu Tezuka
• Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon
• Pink by Kyoko Okazaki
• Doraemon by Fujiko F Fujio's digital Kindle release
• Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
• Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi for release next year
• Phantom Thief Jeanne (aka Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) by Arina Tanemura for release next year
• And of course the news that Digital Manga Inc acquired all of Osamu Tezuka's catalog of works!

As always, feel free to give me your thoughts and comments on this and for future episodes! Thanks for listening and have a safe and fun holiday!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 02 - Sailor Moon talk with NatsukiGirl

Episode 2 is here! With my special guest, NatsukiGirl; who not only has run the Sailor Moon fanpage SweetUsagi since the late 90s, but also has a series of informative Youtube videos on collecting Japanese manga.
Listen as we reminisce & ramble about being young Sailor Moon fans in the 90s, how Sailor Moon effected us when it came to anime/manga fandom, and general talk of all things Sailor Moon...Basically trying to touch all the bases.


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As I said in the podcast numerous times, this definitely won't be the only episode I do concerning Sailor Moon since it's SUCH a prolific body of work, but hopefully you enjoy our first ever Sailor Moon episode!
As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes, and 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!