The Anime Nostalgia Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

 

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Earlier this month was Otakon, which celebrated it's 30th year of being "The Convention of Otaku Generation". It was also my first ever time attending! So what better time to talk about it's history with fellow podcaster and Otakon veteran, Gerald of Anime World Order! We talk about Otakon's humble beginnings and history (with some general anime con memories), and what we thought of the con now that it's ever closer to reaching "middle-age". So grab a snack and an ice-cold water, and listen in!

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Relevant links:

• Read the program book for the very first Otakon on Internet Archive!
• Check out other program books from past Otakons as well!
• The Otaku Archive at Internet Archive
• ComicsBeat's coverage of TheGreatSG's Anime Home Video Museum panel
• Watch Discotek's livestream version of their Otakon panel
• Check out Anime World Order's episode on Otakon 2024!

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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.

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This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. It's Summertime, so why not kick back with an 80s cyberpunk action buddy-cop movie? That's right, this month, I'm revisiting the Gainax-made 1988 OVA based off of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed! Is this a great Summer popcorn flick, or does it belong at the bottom of the bargain bin? Let's find out together!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the Appleseed bluray with my affiliate link on Amazon or at The Crunchyroll Store
• Buy the original Appleseed manga digitally on Amazon
• Stream Appleseed (dubbed) in North America (free with ads) on Pluto TV or Tubi!
• Stream Appleseed with your paid RetroCrush subscription (dubbed or subbed)
• Video by Zimmerit: When Gainax Made Appleseed

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

See how you can get access to behind-the-scenes stuff, early access to the podcast, and a BRAND NEW subscriber exclusive podcast with my new Ko-fi Subscriptions!

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!

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This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. This month, in celebration of spooky time, I'm revisiting a video game anime adaptation that has lots of style and spooky vibes to spare: the Darkstalkers OVA! But is style the only thing this OVA has going for it? Let's dig it out of the crypt and find out!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Darkstalkers on bluray
• Read more about the history of the original Darkstalkers fighting games!
• Other anime mentioned in this episode: The Devilman OAV, Vampire Hunter D, Twilight of the Dark Master

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

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 buy me 2 or more “coffees” on 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!

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Continuing with my ongoing series here at The Anime Nostalgia Podcast: The Saturday Anime series! Every so often, I’ll be highlighting one of the anime titles that we remember from Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s. This time I’m joined by Let’s Anime’s Dave Merrill to power through some technical hiccups with our rocket skateboards to talk about a movie that we both loved well before it graced the Sci-fi Channel: Galaxy Express 999.


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Relevant links:

• Buy the Galaxy Express 999 DVD from Discotek
• You can also pick up Discotek’s other GE999 films here & here
• Dave’s blog post on Galaxy Express 999
• Watch the trailer for the 80s Roger Corman version of Galaxy Express
• Check out the GE999 TV series for free on Crunchyroll
• Pre-order vol 1 of the Queen Emeraldas manga in English
• Check out Dave’s blog Let’s Anime for more classic anime goodness, and follow him on Twitter & Tumblr!

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!

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This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) title for episodes where I go back and watch an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. It’s Springtime, so let’s celebrate by watching an anime about a cute little lamb! What could possibly go wrong?


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Mentioned in this episode:

• Watch the movie on Crunchyroll! 
• The Ringing Bell on DVD
• Unico Double Feature blu-ray
• The Sea Prince & The Fire Child on DVD

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!

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Next month (April 2016), a brand new season of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime will begin! So what better time to talk about the classic series & what makes it tick. And who better to talk about it with than my friend & Jojo superfan Zee, as well as special surprise guest, Jason Thompson! Jason is not only a JJBA fan, he’s the editor of Viz’s English release of Stardust Crusaders! Listen as we talk about the many influences of Hirohiko Araki, what went on during Viz’s Stardust Crusaders manga release, and how right now is one of the best times to jump into this 30 year old franchise.





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Links mentioned on this ep:

• Vanilla Ice’s Egypt photo on Twitter
• “Diesel”, aka the 1-issue comic that tried to rip off JJBA in the 90s
• Shokotan interviews Hirohiko Araki and Shokotan loves Jotaro
• Ono Daisuke (voice of Jotaro) sings JJBA themes with Kamiya Hiroshi

Watch & Read JJBA:

• Watch the first three anime story arcs on Crunchyroll
• The WB DVD release of Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency with dub
• The old Stardust Crusaders OAV series
• JJBA Manga arc 1 - Phantom Blood
• JJBA Manga arc 2 - Battle Tendency
• JJBA Manga arc 3 - Stardust Crusaders
• JJBA manga also available digitally via Kindle & Comixology

And literally JUST after I finished editing this episode, Viz Media announced they will be streaming the new part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable anime! They also have gotten the rights for the previous seasons, so they’ll also be streaming those soon, and possibly re-releasing them in much better DVD releases than the one WB released, so hopefully we’ll get more details soon!

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!

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In this episode, I’m joined by Brian Ruh, author of Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii to talk about...Basset Hounds! err, the works of prolific creator Mamoru Oshii, of course! Join us as we give a brief overview on Oshii’s career, the many “creative differences” Oshii’s encountered over the years, and what it was liking writing an academic book on anime.


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Mentioned in this ep:

Buy Stray Dog of Anime from:

• Palgrave Macmillan
• The Rightstuf
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon: First Edition, Second Edition, eBook

Buy Mamoru Oshii’s anime (& manga!) in English:

• Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
• Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
• Dallos
• Patlabor Movie 1
• Patlabor Movie 2
• Patlabor OAV, TV, New Files
• Seraphim: 266613336 Wings
• Ghost in the Shell
• Jin-Roh

And the manga Brian mentioned is called “Wanwan Meiji Ishin” (which translates to something like “Doggie Meiji Restoration”). You can find it in Japanese on Amazon.jp, or in Italian at Amazon.it!

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!

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It may be January, but there’s still room for some holiday leftovers, right? For the first episode of the new year, I have a short podcast episode that’s a little different than my normal “ReView” episodes. Yes, I participated in a Secret Santa this year, and I was gifted a little-known 90s OAV called Demon Fighter Kocho. How’d it go? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out!
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Buy Demon Fighter Kocho & other anime mentioned in this episode:

• Demon Fighter Kocho
• Devil Hunter Yohko
• Haunted Junction
• Phantom Quest Corp
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami

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!

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2015 is almost over! So you know what that means--that’s right, Zee is back with me to discuss the results of my annual year-end survey, as 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 2016? We also talk about memorable news stories from throughout the year, and titles you wish were back in print. Hear all of this PLUS the winner of the survey giveaway and how grateful we are that Third Impact hasn’t hit us (yet???)


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☆ Buy the top 3 (as voted by my listeners) older anime releases from 2015!☆
#1. Robot Carnival
#2. Castle of Cagliostro
#3. Amazon’s exclusive Miyazaki box set

Listen to the full episode for the complete list!


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! Happy Holidays!

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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!