Need an old-school anime card for your Valentine?

 

Once again, I've got your covered! You can download the full sheet here! 

Previous year's Valentines:

• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

(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 139: Anime Frontier 2024 Report & Interview with Damien Haas

 

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This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 off your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered direct from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Tag a friend in the comments who YOU'D love to share a box with!

Last month was Anime Frontier 2024, one of my favorite cons to attend in recent years--so why not share my experience with all of you?! That's right, this month, I'm reporting in on everything I did at Anime Frontier: from visiting the Gundam Base, to checking out Dark Horse's Manga Panel, and even getting to interview the new English dub voice actor of Ryoga Hibiki for Mappa's new Ranma 1/2 anime on Netflix: Damien Haas! I not only get to ask what he thinks of the Eternal Lost Boy, but what he thinks one of his most popular other roles might think of a certain little cursed pig.....You'll have to listen in to learn yourself!

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➡️ DAMIEN HAAS INTERVIEW ONLY TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD HERE

Relevant links:

• Visit Anime Frontier's official website!
• Check out the photos I took when I toured Gundam Base here!
• Check out where Gundam Base will visit in the future on their official website!
• Find an official Bandai Gashapon location in the US or Canada near you!
• Follow Damien Haas on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch!
  

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

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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!

Happy Halloween!

 

Happy Halloween, everyone! And for those who don’t celebrate, happy Discount Candy Day-Eve! 🎃

Old-school Valentines are back!

It’s the return of the 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 at the podcast's tumbr here, or you can print them all as one sheet using this large combined image here! Happy Valentine's!

(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! 💘) 

Happy New Year!

Happy Year of The Boar from me and P-chan! I hope 2019 is a good year for us all, and here’s to another year of fun podcasts.

Happy 30th, Ranma!

September marks the 30th Anniversary of Ranma 1/2, which first debuted as a manga in 1987 in Japan! But did you know the anime has been released in multiple formats over the years? Here’s a (very) quick look & comparison at the history of Viz’s different releases in the US!

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For years, Ranma 1/2 was Viz’s flagship title, and was a popular staple in most anime & manga fan’s collections at the time. For a while, they even produced Ranma 1/2 merchandise, including mugs, t-shirts, posters, clocks, and even a personal organizer. It wasn’t until the late 90s & early 00s that Ranma was knocked out of the top spot for fan favorite, replaced by a different Rumiko Takahashi title: Inuyasha.

It took many years to dub all of Ranma 1/2. The first VHS release was in 1993, and was dubbed in the old-school, analog way. Initial releases were slow, because it took a lot of time to produce & release them. Over the years, dub actors had to be recast for several characters, but they finally finished dubbing the entire series sometime around 2003 with the release of the final DVD box set.

Unlike Viz’s original VHS release, their initial DVD sets were a co-production with Pioneer for a brief period until they started handling their own DVD & blu-ray releases in-house. Viz also released several Laserdiscs for Ranma 1/2 with Pioneer, but not the TV Series--only the Movies & OVAs.

Speaking of the OVAs & Movies, the final Ranma 1/2 bluray set with the remastered movies & OVAs was released last week! That means all of Ranma 1/2 is now finally available in the US in high definition, as well as all of the manga! Fitting that it’s during it’s anniversary month.

Happy 30th, Ranma! Still looking good, even after all these years.

If you enjoyed this little article, consider leaving me a tip of a coffee at Ko-fi! If you purchase 2 or more coffees, you get a shout in the next episode of the podcast! Thanks for reading!

Happy Valentine's Day!

  

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! 

I made some older anime-themed valentine cards you can print out and share with someone you love or your anime-loving friends--you can download each card individually at the podcast's tumblr, or you can download the full sheet here! Enjoy & have an a fun Valentine’s day!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 15

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After a short delay (sorry about that guys!), the new episode's finally here! Happy 1 year anniversary to my little podcast. (Wow, has it been a year already? Time flies!) To celebrate, I did another episode with my good friend CandyAppleCat (aka Heather), who--if you remember--was my very first guest. I asked you guys to send in questions for us to answer on the show, and our favorite email would win a prize. So listen to Heather & I talk about everything from old anime sight-gags, to cosplay, to dubs that time forgot...and more!


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Thanks to all that entered the contest! The winner of the Akira blu-ray and vintage manga package is....
EVAN!

Evan, I will be emailing you shortly about your prize. And for those that didn't win, don't worry--I'll have more contests in the future, so keep your eyes peeled for em!

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 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!

 

Happy Valentine’s Day, listeners! And if you’re not so keen on Valentine’s Day, then Happy Half-Off Chocolates Day Eve! ^__~

Happy 2014!

 

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2014 is your best year yet.

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!