Anime Research Group – Details, episodes & analysis

This week, we fall in love with the short film Classmates, a.k.a. Doukyusei.

This episode may contain trace elements of student/teacher relationships, although if you really wanted that you should read Sora to Hara by the same author.

Denis repeatedly refers to Sajou as Saijou in this episode; rest assured that he will be dealt with.

The Anime Research Group is a (currently fortnightly) podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday.

Links

• Doukyuusei Staff Roundtable: Shouko Nakamura x Akemi Hayashi x Yuuichi Fukushima

Sakuga

• Hara-sen playing piano
• Spine-fondling scene (Takeshi Honda)
• Adorkable kissing scene (Takeshi Honda)
• Classroom confrontation (Akemi Hayashi)
• Some representative camera work (Ryosuke Nishii)  and another one

This week, we cheer for the dinosaur empire destroying Manhattan as we watch Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo.

The Anime Research Group is a podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday (for now).

Links

• Hideo Ishikawa interviews Ken Ishikawa. Ishikawa Ishikawa.
• Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack
• The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced
• Believe in Getter: A Complete Retrospective (Video) (Long)
• The meaning of the horns of Robot design in Nagai Go's Comics (Korean)
• Speaking Japanese with an American Accent

Sakuga

• Shin Getter Robo vs General Bat (Shin Matsuo)

This week, we bring dishonour to our own ancestors by being a week late on our discussion of Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Mamoru Oshii's experimental scifi comedy OVA. There are some unavoidable audio issues for which we apologise.

CW: Incest (discussed, not shown)

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

Links

• The Youtube Channel
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!: A Forgotten Moment In Anime History
• Family Strife in Gosenzosama Banbanzai
• Shinya Ohira's sequence
• Mitsuo Iso's Sequence
• JumpTheShark on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (Video)
• Anipages on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
• Spotlight on Satoru Utsunomiya
• Interview with Oshii

Today, we walk the path of growing up, and also penguins, with Ishida's Penguin Highway.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on November 20th 2020.

Links

• 5 Years Of Studio Colorido Works
• Rain Town (video)
• Fumiko's Confession
• Penguin Highway: A Review and Reflection
• Interview with Morimi and Ishida
• Hiroyasu Ishida AMA

This week, we watch the most Akiyuki Simbo thing ever created, Le Portrait de Petit Cossette. CW: Torture / Light Lolicon

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on Monday 16th 2020.

Links

• Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 1
• Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 2

Today, November 17th, is our birthday! One year ago we recorded a bumper and thought no-one would care, today, well... some people care. Thank you all so much, and enjoy as we look back on the past year in podcasting.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on Friday 13th 2020.

This week, we watch paint dry on the Asakusa Bridge and meditate on the floating world of Miss Hokusai.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 23th 2020.

Links

• Katsushika Hokusai: The Complete Works
• Hokusai's Manga
• Production IG's Special Feature on Katsushika Oi
• Hokusai and Oi: Art Runs in the Family
• Director Keiichi Hara on his career and Japan's animation industry
• Interview: Director Keiichi Hara on Miss Hokusai
• Katsushika O-Ei - The Real Miss Hokusai
• Katsushika Oi: The Hidden Hand of Hokusai’s Daughter
• The Creative Spirit in Miss Hokusai
• ‘Miss Hokusai’: Original Art Vs. Film Stills

In a cheap gimmick, we cash in on the Halloween spirit and talk about a trash masterpiece (trashsterpiece?) from 1980, Toei's Dracula: Sovereign Of The Damned. We also talk about why Anime is bad at horror, and the concept of "so bad it's good". Regular coverage returns next week.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 27th, 2020.

Links

• Marvel Animated Wikia entry for Dracula
• Vox on 'The Room': Why people keep watching the worst movie ever made (video)
• Mother’s Basement: The Problem With Horror Anime (video)
• ANN: Buried Garbage -- DRACULA, SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED
• Synopses & Reviews of the Tomb of Dracula comic

This week we watch Manoyama's revitalisation effort in Sakura Quest. Maybe one day P. A. works can revitalise this podcast too.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 9th, 2020.

Links

• The Anime Tourism Association
• Anohana Fans Unite to Clean Up Anime's Bridge Setting in Chichibu
• Anohana-Themed Hiking Courses Debut in Japan
• Anime consumer motivation for anime tourism and how to harness it (paywall)
• Otaku tourism and the anime pilgrimage phenomenon in Japan (paywall)
• Anime Pilgrimage and Local Tourism Promotion : An Experience of Washimiya Town (pdf)
• A Study on Impact of Anime on Tourism in Japan : A Case of "Anime Pilgrimage" (pdf)
• Lucky Star - Washinomiya Shrine New Year
• ‘Lucky Star’-themed marriage form  offered in anime’s locale
• Sakura Quest: How To Revive a Dying Town
• Sakura Quest Town Turns to Fans to Help Revitalize Local Pond
• Crunchyroll: Exploring the Real Life Manoyama Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• The Community Activism of P.A. Works

This week we didn't have time to watch anything, but fortunately our future selves had time to record an episode on Noein: To Your Other Self.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2020.

Links

• Studio tour video for Satelight
• Interview with Kazuki Akane
• Sakugablog on Hoshiai no Sora & Stars Align
• Funimation Interview with Kazuki Akane
• Sakugablog Fall 2019 Preview
• ANN Interview with Kazuki Akane
• Sakugablog: The Advent Of Digital 2D Animation In The Anime Industry