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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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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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• 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!

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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 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.

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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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• 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.
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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.

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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

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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!

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Halloween is just around the corner, so what better time to talk about the world of the longtime fan-favorite Vampire Hunter D? Returning guest MinovskyArticle (aka Casey) and I delve into not just the the Saturday Anime staple, but Kawajiri’s Bloodlust, and the much lesser-known facets of D’s world you might not even know about. All this plus Halloween costumes & strange fanart stories, too! Grab your fanciest Dracula cape and have a listen!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the classic Vampire Hunter D 1985 film now on blu-ray
• Buy Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust now on blu-ray
• Read the original novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi (also available in ebook form)
• Read the prequel to the Vampire D series, Noble V: Greylancer
• Read the manga based on the Vampire Hunter D Novels (also available in ebook form)
• Relive the Streamline Dub with the original Vampire Hunter D DVD release
• Check out Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star’s cameo in the 80s film (and D’s cameo in Fist of the North Star!)
• Sci-Fi Channel’s “Global Showcase” introduction for their first TV airing of the 1985 film
• Cartoon Network’s promo for “Night of the Vampire Robots”

Follow guest Casey on Twitter, and check out his podcasts Space Opera Satellite and Bloodbath & Beyond!

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.

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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. Now that it’s fall, it’s time to go back to school--so let’s revisit the early 90′s school dorm comedy, Here Is Greenwood!


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• Buy Here is Greenwood on DVD
• Buy Here is Greenwood on VHS with the old dub
• Buy the original manga (also in ebook format!)
  

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Returning guest NewtypeLady is back to talk with me about the 1995 smash-hit, Neon Genesis Evangelion--another Gainax series that takes place in the “distant future of 2015″ (and celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year!) Even with this extra-long episode, we only touch the tip of the iceberg on what makes this series tick & why it’s considered such an important piece of work. Listen as we discuss why it’s a mecha show that’s not a mecha show, our feelings towards these character’s feelings, and the many reasons why we wish this series was not currently out of print in the US.


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Relevant links:

• The original Evangelion TV series DVDs
• The Evangelion manga (also available in ebook format on Amazon & Comixology!)
• The Evangelion Rebuild movies
• Insignificant Direction by Moyocco Anno
• Read more theory & analysis on the many layers of Eva at Evageeks
• Also, more detailed Gainax references (& cross-references) in Evangelion
• As well as Tributes to other works found within in Evangelion

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.

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Last month in North America, the first new Slam Dunk anime in over 20 years AND Takehiko Inoue's directorial debut finally arrived in theaters: The First Slam Dunk! So who better to talk to me about this exciting event but my friend and fellow Slam Dunk fan, Tricia! For the first part of this episode, we talk a bit about Slam Dunk's history, its importance in Japanese sports, fandom, & BL culture, why it's such a beloved piece of work, and our general (spoiler-free!) thoughts on this new edition to it. Then, at around the 1:26:35 mark, we go total spoiler-zone & do a deep-dive of our thoughts on the work, along with sneaker talk, anime character Toon Squad Dream Teams, and your listener questions!

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Relevant links:

• Gkids' official The First Slam Dunk webpage
• Watch the original Slam Dunk anime in the US on Toei's Official US Youtube Channel
• Buy the Slam Dunk manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Short video on the real sneakers Inoue used in Slam Dunk
• Tensai_Hana's thread on Twitter about some background information for Slam Dunk / The First Slam Dunk
• Listen to me talk about The First Slam Dunk on Taiiku Podcast as well!

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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 my friend Candyapplecat to talk about the first Tenchi Muyo thing ever to air on North American TV (a full 4 years before Tenchi ever graced Toonami!), Tenchi Muyo In Love!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Pioneer’s Tenchi The Movie on DVD
• Buy Funimation’s Tenchi Movie Collection on blu-ray
• Watch the original Tenchi Muyo in Love Sci-fi Channel promo
• Watch the Japanese music video/alternate ending credits of Megumi Hayashibara’s version of “Alchemy of Love”
• Follow guest Candyapplecat on Twitter & Instagram!

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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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. This time it’s one of the most Totally-80s-anime 80s anime films ever made: Ai City!


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Buy Ai City & other titles mentioned:

• Ai City VHS on Amazon
• Search for Ai City on eBay
• Akira on Blu-ray
• Megazone 23 DVD collections
• Dirty Pair Feature Collection (includes Project Eden)

Other links mentioned:

• Otaku no Video blu-ray Kickstarter
• The Collected Element of Surprise Kickstarter
  

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Aim For The Top! (most commonly known simply as Gunbuster), has been a fan favorite almost since it's original release in 1988. In this episode, I'm joined by Ashe Blitzen and Tom Aznable to unpack the many, many layers at play in this series. Listen as we discuss robot push-ups, shoujo sports anime references, and how Gainax created one of the most sincere, loving tributes to everything they loved about anime in just a 6 episode OAV in this special, extra-long episode!

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Buy Gunbuster!
-The complete original 1988 Gunbuster OAV DVD collection
-The condensed Gunbuster movie version on blu-ray
-Gunbuster 2 complete DVD collection
-The condensed Diebuster (aka Gunbuster 2) movie version on blu-ray
-Gunbuster vs Diebuster movie blu-ray (aka both condensed movie versions together)

More links:
-Watch the condensed Gunbuster movie for free on Hulu
-Read more Gunbuster Trivia here
-The Mike Toole Show, "Son of a Gunbuster"

Guests:
-Follow Ashe on Twitter and her Ashe Blitzen Builds Facebook!
-Follow Tom Aznable on Twitter!

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 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. Before the new TV anime comes out this Summer, let your (magical) hair down & revisit the original 90s Ushio & Tora OVA series!

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Buy Ushio & Tora:

• Ushio & Tora DVD Collection (2003)
• Ushio & Tora DVD Collection (2008)

 Info on the new anime airing this summer at ANN (including new character designs!)

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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Today (March 17, 2015) marks the 18th Anniversary of the original launch of Toonami, which was many anime fan’s gateway to the world of anime & beyond. To navigate through Toonami’s extensive history, I’m joined by Toonami Faithful’s very own Sketch, as well as returning guest MinovskyArticle as we discuss the various incarnations of Toonami, why it was so important, and hear just some of the memories you the listeners shared in this extra long Toonami extravaganza!


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• Listen to Sketch’s Toonami Anniversary podcast on Toonami Faithful
• Watch Bumpers & Commercials from Toonami’s inaugural broadcast
• Watch even more clips & read more info at Toonami Digital Arsenal
• Nerdybloomers‘ Lady Une Cosplay from the message she submitted--thanks for sharing!

Buy Toonami Favorites on DVD & blu-ray:

• Sailor Moon
• Dragon Ball Z / Dragon Ball Z Kai / Rock the Dragon Edition
  
• Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
• Tenchi Muyo!
• Blue Submarine No. 6
• Yu Yu Hakusho

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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Presenting the first of an 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. And what better way to kick off this pre-Valentine's episode by talking about a movie I love with someone I love! Returning guest Nitro is back to talk about the classic 80s anthology film Robot Carnival.


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Relevant links:
* Previous episode with guest Zee on general Saturday Anime talk
* Buy the original Streamline Robot Carnival English VHS on Amazon
* Watch Cartoon Network's promo for "Night of the Vampire Robots"
* Follow Discotek Media on Facebook for updates on their upcoming Robot Carnival re-release
* Follow guest Nitro on Twitter

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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The first new episode of 2015 is here! This time, it's a short, ReView episode. 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. Take a break from filing paperwork and get your power suits ready--this time, I take a look at the 1996 OVA Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman!


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Relevant links:

Buy Shinesman on Amazon!

• DVD
• Subtitled VHS
• Dubbed VHS

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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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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Relevant links:

☆ 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!

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The conclusion of my Satoshi Kon retrospective with guests Heather and Casey! If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, I urge you to do that first--you can listen to that here. In this part, we talk about the last of Kon's works, his passing, personal memories, and even read some listener's memories about a creator who never stopped chasing after his dreams.
Special thanks to Twitter user Raidanzoup for his email about meeting Satoshi Kon & sharing this sketch of Paprika Kon drew for him!



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Relevant links:
☆Buy Akira the manga (which Satoshi Kon worked on as an assistant)

☆Buy Satoshi Kon's works on DVD:
Memories Perfect Blue
Millennium Actress
Tokyo Godfathers
Paprika (also on blu-ray!)

☆Buy Satoshi Kon's manga:
Tropic of the Sea
Opus (pre-order)
Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (pre-order)
Dream Fossil: The Works of Satoshi Kon (pre-order)

☆More on Kon:
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist by Andrew Osmond
Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time, a video by Tony Zhou
A translation of Satoshi Kon's final blog entry

☆Guests:
Heather - thatfangirl / CandyAppleCat on Twitter
Casey - Bloodbath & Beyond Podcast / MinovskyArticle on Twitter

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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A special Halloween treat for you, listeners, while you wait for part 2 of the Satoshi Kon retrospective: A short, ReView episode! 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. Listen as I fight through some fall sniffles to tell you all about a title appropriate for the upcoming spooky holiday with the 1988 OVA series Vampire Princess Miyu.


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Relevant links:
Buy Vampire Princess Miyu on DVD:

✪ Volume One
From Animeigo's official site / Amazon / The RightStuf

✪ Volume Two
From Animeigo's official site / Amazon / The RightStuf

✪ Animeigo's Liner Notes for Vampire Princess Miyu

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 Halloween!

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With Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary celebration still going strong, and the recent release of Shin Kamen Rider in North America, what better time to talk about just how huge an impact Shotaro Ishinomori's original creation had on Japanese pop culture...including it's huge influence on anime, manga, and fandom in general! And joining me to chat about it is none other than the Tokusatsu Troubadour, Mach Dent! Listen as we discuss how everything from shonen anime to magical girls to video games have been influenced by Kamen Rider, how easy it's gotten to get into the franchise now in the US, and going on random fun tokusatsu tangents! Listen in and join the shenanigans!

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Relevant links:

• Read Kamen Rider: Behind the Mask on Zimmerit
• Read The Broad Spectrum of Shotaro Ishinomori's Manga
• Watch the original Kamen Rider, free with ads in North America, on Tokushoutsu, Pluto.TV, and Tubi!
• Watch selected Kamen Rider episodes, specials, and trailers officially in English on the Toei Tokusatsu World Youtube channel!
• Get the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomori in English from Seven Seas at Rightstuf or Amazon!
• Watch the Kamen Rider: Gaia fan documentary here!
• Check out Vintage Henshin on Youtube and on Tumblr!
• Follow Mach on Twitter & Twitch!
• A playlist of Official Tokushoutsu promos made by Mach!

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!

   iTunes subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Today is October 12, which is the birthday of the late Satoshi Kon. What better day to remember & celebrate such a talented individual? Join me, returning guest Heather (aka CandyAppleCat) and 1st-time guest Casey (aka MinovskyArticle) as we discuss one of our favorite creators, in part one of my first ever 2-part podcast retrospect!


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Relevant links:
☆Buy Akira the manga (which Satoshi Kon worked on as an assistant)

☆Buy Satoshi Kon's works on DVD:
Memories Perfect Blue
Millennium Actress
Tokyo Godfathers
Paprika (also on blu-ray!)

☆Buy Satoshi Kon's manga:
Tropic of the Sea
Opus (pre-order)
Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (pre-order)
Dream Fossil: The Works of Satoshi Kon (pre-order)

☆More on Kon:
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist by Andrew Osmond
Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time, a video by Tony Zhou
A translation of Satoshi Kon's final blog entry

☆Guests:
Heather - thatfangirl / CandyAppleCat on Twitter
Casey - Bloodbath & Beyond Podcast / MinovskyArticle on Twitter

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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2014 marks the 30th anniversary of Kimagure Orange Road...so what better time to do an episode all about this quintessential 80s romantic comedy? Join me and O-Talk Podcast's Thomas (aka ABCBTom) as we get whimsical about a series that was once an anime fan staple, starring a certain teenage Esper & the girls who love him.



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Relevant Links:
☆ Buy Kimagure Orange Road official digital manga releases at eManga!

☆ Jason Thompson's recent "House of 1,000 Manga" article on Kimagure Orange Road

☆ Animeigo's Kimagure Orange Road liner notes archive:
For the TV series / For the OVA & Movie

☆ Kimagure Orange Road releases on Amazon

☆ Find Thomas at:
O-Talk Podcast / ABCBTom on Twitter / Hungrybug Diner

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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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!

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A short, ReView episode this time around! 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older. This time, a title so forgotten that it never even made it onto DVD: the Sanctuary OVA.


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Relevant links:

• Buy the anime on VHS
• Read the original manga from Viz Media
• Or try the live-action movie (also on VHS)

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!

iTunes subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!   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!

iTunes subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Before we had things like Toonami and Adult Swim, anime fans spent their Saturdays huddled around the TV watching a block of anime called Saturday Anime on the Sci-Fi Channel (way back in the days when it wasn't spelled "SyFy"). Returning guest Zee and I reminisce about the programing, the impact it made, and yes; even Apollo Smile: The Live-Action Anime Girl.


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Relevant links:
 ☆ See clips of Apollo Smile hosting the Summer Anime Movie Blast, as well her 1997 interview in Animerica (by Carl Horn!) at Practice Makes Awesome. 

☆ Order the newly restored Project A-ko DVD:
at Amazon / RightStuf / Discotek
 
☆ Order the original Vampire Hunter D on DVD!

☆ Buy Ghost in the Shell:
The original DVD / The Special Edition DVD / The “2.0” re-release blu-ray

☆ And the DVD no one ever wanted, Vampire Wars!

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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A short, ReView episode this time around! 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older.

To celebrate Oh My Goddess!'s manga finally ending in Japan after a whopping 25-year run, I look back on the series' very first anime adaptation, the Oh My Goddess! OVA from 1993.



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Relevant links: 
☆ Buy on Amazon - Oh My Goddess! OVA Vol 1 / Vol 2

☆ Animeigo's Oh My Goddess! Liner Notes Archive

☆ Buy the Dark Horse Oh My Goddess! manga

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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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!

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It's almost Valentine's Day! So why not use that as an excuse to talk about some of our favorite couples from older anime & manga? Join me with returning guest Nitro as well as 1st time guest ApricotSushi of the Chic Pixel Plus podcast as we talk about some of the couples you the listeners liked most, answer a few listener questions, and ponder about relationships in everything from Sailor Moon to Project A-ko.


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Of course, we couldn't talk about every couple that got suggested to us, but I tried to cram in as many as I could. 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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A short, ReView episode this time around! 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 time’s gone by and I’m a little older.
This time of an 80s Sanrio film I rented on VHS probably a million times as a kid, called The Sea Prince & The Fire Child. And since I was already sort of on the topic of well-loved VHS titles, I threw in a mini review of new VHS documentary Rewind This!



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Don’t worry—for those of you who prefer my longer episodes with guests where we talk about topics and such, The next episode will be one of those! (And I promise you won't have to wait too long for it.)

Relevant links:
Buy The Sea Prince & The Fire Child
Discotek Media / The RightStuf International / Amazon

Rewind This!
Website / Twitter / Watch the Trailer / Buy on Amazon

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes (ReView or otherwise!), and thanks for listening!

 EDIT: Oh hey wow, looks like at the end, when I gave the new email address for my podcast, I TOTALLY SAID IT WRONG! Haha, oops. The new email specifically for sending stuff to me about this podcast is actually AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. D'oh! Sorry for the error, guys!

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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, I’m going back in time to revisit a Saturday Anime title that I only ever watched once before, and never again, until now--it’s Project A-ko VERSUS! ....y’know, that official Project A-ko AU? Where A-ko & B-ko are bounty hunters? And they live together?.........no, really, that actually happened! I’m serious!! THEY WERE ROOMMATES!!! 

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Relevant links:

• Buy the out-of-print Project A-ko: Uncivil Wars DVD on Amazon
• Buy the original Project A-ko on bluray at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Visit Project A-ko.com, probably the biggest Project A-ko fansite still active!
• Other anime mentioned in this episode: Dirty Pair, Bubblegum Crisis, Maris the Chojo, Fight! Iczer One, Dangaioh, Queen Emeraldas

Big thanks to the Shoujo Sundae Podcast for sponsoring this episode! They just recently celebrated their podcast anniversary this month, so if you love shoujo or want to learn more about it, check them out!

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!

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!

Anime music holds a special place in many fans' hearts, and we're no exception! Returning guests Nitro (who you might remember from the Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki ep) and CandyAppleCat (who was my first ever guest on ep #1!) discuss our Top 10 personal favorite opening & ending theme songs with me from older anime. Listen to us ramble about some of our favorite songs and the anime they came from--the good, the bad, and the downright awful. What will we pick? You'll have to listen to it all to hear our lists!


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast:
☆ On Youtube - Kasho No Tsuki Theme by Nakamura YurikoThe somewhat obscure (but very lovely!) ending theme to the OAV of the same name.

☆ On Youtube - Macross: Angel's Voice
And amazing fan creation mixing Basara (of Macross 7) and Minmay (of Macross) vocals of "Angel Voice" to create a beautiful duet between the two.

☆ On Youtube - Mari Ijima Rock Masters 5 "Do You Remember Love?"
Mari Ijima performs a piano-only version of the classic "Do You Remember Love?" for Japan's Rock & Folk Masters Live.

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

 
Just in time for Halloween, this episode is all about Ghost in the Shell!...ok, so Ghost in the Shell has little to do with Ghosts (or Shells!) But in this episode, returning guest NewtypeLady (who you might remember from my Gundam episode not too long ago) & I talk about the legacy of Masamune Shirow's 80s cyberpunk classic, and the many incarnations of it and The Major. Listen as we talk about philosophy, Mamoru Oshii's dog, and what a surprisingly great role-model Major Motoko Kusanagi is for women & cyborgs everywhere.


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast:
☆ Buy Masamune Shirow's original manga:
The 1995 Edited version / The 2004 Unedited version

☆ Buy the Mamoru Oshii films:
The original DVD / The Special Edition DVD / The "2.0" re-release blu-ray / "Innocence" DVD

☆ Read the entire "A Cyborg Manifesto" by Donna Haraway

☆ Read the article "Hollywood is Haunted by Ghost in the Shell" by Steve Rose, 2009

☆ Watch Ghost in the Shell (the 2.0 re-release) free & legally!
On Hulu here

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

 
Here's a shorter in-between-longer-episodes ep of The Anime Nostalgia Podcast, in which I answer the "40 Anime Questions" meme that's been floating around Tumblr here and there. I figured this was a fun way for my listeners who don't know me all that well to get a bit of an idea of what kind of stuff I liked, mixed with a little of my first anime titles and personal opinions.


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If you're more into podcast episodes where I talk to guests about specific topics, fear not--I have another episode just like that (which I'm editing as we speak!) that will be released before the end of the month. So hopefully this will tide you over until then.

(I should note that when I copied down the meme, I apparently got a copy of it where 1 question was accidentally asked twice...it seems to have been revised since then, thankfully. If you want to do the meme yourself, check out the questions here.)

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

 
Did you know that Hayao Miyazaki worked on part of the original Lupin the Third anime? Or that the animation team that would become Studio Ghibli helped animate some American films, like 1977's The Hobbit? In this episode, join me and longtime friend Nitro as we talk about Miyazaki's works before and after Studio Ghibli, Ghibli films that came out before 2002, as well as Ghibli's ties to things like Yoko Kano and video games! (I do apologize--the audio in this episode has some cracking & popping in places for some reason. I'm not sure if it was from something that happened while I was recording, but I couldn't get rid of all of it when I edited it. I'll make sure to be extra careful next episode!)


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Links we mentioned in this episode:

Some of Miyazaki's works pre-Studio Ghibli you can buy on DVD!:

• 1969's The Wonderful World of Puss in Boots (Miyazaki did key animation & designs--there's even an amazing chase scene in it that he animated!)
• 1971's Animal Treasure Island (Miyazaki played a key role in creating the story's structure, as well as character & background design.)
• 1972's Panda Go Panda! (created and written by Miyazaki)
• 1979's Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (Co-written, directed, and storyboarded by Miyazaki.)

Watch the original Lupin the Third anime series, which Miyazaki did work on 14 episodes of:

• Watch the official Lupin stream on Hulu
• Watch the official Lupin stream on Daisuki Net

And for those interested in hearing more on the Urban Legends we talked about briefly:

• A collection of "My Neighbor Totoro" theories as collected from around the internet.
• Origins on the "Spirited Away" theories/translations.

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

Gundam has been a staple in anime fans' libraries for generations now. But as time goes by, younger fans might not know much about it, or where to even start when it comes to Gundam's library of titles. Well, if you've never tried to tackle the world of Gundam, you're in luck! Resident Knower-of-all-things-Gundam and friend of mine Newtypelady has kindly offered to help explain some of the basics of the Gundam Universe for people (like me!) who might not know much, and want to know more (or for those who do, a walk down memory lane of all things Gundam, then and now). Also featured: laughing awkwardly about the terrible racism of G Gundam, comparing Gundam Wing to Sailor Moon, and singing about Haro.


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Some links we mentioned in the podcast:
☆ Buy Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy Box set!
Amazon / B&N (price has gone up a little higher than from when we recorded, so pick em up before they go even higher, folks!)

☆ Buy Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!
Amazon / B&N

☆ Buy Vertical's Gundam: The Origin!
Vertical Publishing / B&N / Amazon

☆ And watch official Gundam on Daisuki (along with other older titles!)
Specific links on my Old-School Anime Streams Master Post

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

Introducing the first in Anime Nostalgia's "ReView" episodes!
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 time's gone by and I'm a little older.
For my first ReView episode, I asked around my circle of friends as to what title they'd be interested in hearing about first, and I was surprised to see that almost all of them wanted Utena! So by popular demand, here it is:


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Relevant links:

Buy Part 1 of Utena
The Right Stuf International / Amazon

Nozomi's Official Utena Website (with interviews & lots of info!)

ReView episodes will be shorter than normal episodes (This one's under 50 mins, as apposed to my Guest/Topic episodes that can go as long as 2 hours!), and will be released here and there, in between Guest/Topic episodes from time to time, just as something different to mix things up a bit!

And don't worry--for those of you who prefer my episodes with guests where we talk about topics and such, I'm editing a new one as we speak (this one all about the world of Gundam!), which will be released in the next week or two. This is just to tide you over. ;D

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes (ReView or otherwise!), and thanks for listening!

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!

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Not only does this month mark 10 YEARS of the podcast, but it’s also pride month! So what better way to celebrate than to invite THE Anime Queen of Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 12, the one & only Rock M Sakura! Listen as she recalls how she got into anime, what 80s anime she’d do a cosplay look from if she had unlimited funding, and how she combined her love of anime & manga with drag to become the main character of her own magical girl story.

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Some of Sakura’s older anime & manga recommendations:

• Revolutionary Girl Utena (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Ranma 1/2  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Golden Boy  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!) 
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Cowboy Bebop (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Trigun  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Uzumaki  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)
• Tomie  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!) 
• Magic Knight Rayearth  (buy at Rightstuf or Amazon!)

Follow Rock M Sakura & her work online!

• Rock M Sakura on Twitter, Tiktok, & Instagram
• Watch Rock M Sakura on Youtube (and her Geek Chic series with Nicky Doll!)
• Rock M Sakura’s Twitch Channel
• Buy official Rock M Sakura merch on her webshop!

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.

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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, I dig into a dark 80s fantasy OVA film with character designs by Yoshitaka Amano! No, it’s NOT that vampire one you’re thinking of–it’s the much lesser-known Amon Saga! Is this one worth revisiting, or does it belong stuck at the bottom of the DVD bargain bin? Let’s find out!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the out-of-print Amon Saga DVD on Amazon
• Other anime mentioned in this episode: Vampire Hunter D, Arion, Record of Lodoss War, The Weathering Continent, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, The Five Star Stories

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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The Saturday Anime series is back! These are episodes where we talk about anime that aired on the Saturday Anime block of Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s on US Cable TV. This month, MDi is back to talk with me about a title that was once one of Pioneer Anime’s original flagship titles in the US, but has since kind of become forgotten---Green Legend Ran! Listen as we revisit this title to see if this environmental sci-fi fantasy OAV-edited-to-movie-for-Sci-Fi-Channel’s-broadcast still holds up, having to deal with the infamous WordFit System, and how this title is connected to....Snakes on a Plane??? You’ll have to listen to find out how!

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Relevant links:

• Buy the out-of-print DVD from Pioneer or Sentai Filmworks
• Otaquest - “Why you should watch Green Legend Ran”
• VHS archive recording of Sci-fi Channel’s first airing of Green Legend Ran, as it was broadcast on television
• Follow MDi on Twitter, Youtube, and learn more about the Community Game Along here!
  

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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!

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In February of 2023, we learned that we lost an icon of not just manga and anime, but a pillar of otaku fandom as we know it: Leiji Matsumoto. And so this month, we celebrated him and his beautiful Leijiverse by having a fan-made Memorial Livestream. For those that missed out on it, this is the audio from said livestream, in handy podcast form! The first part of the stream I was joined by Leiji Matsumoto translator and superfan, Zack Davisson, as we give some background on Matsumoto’s live and work. After that, I reached out to the Leijiverse fandom to get audio and written submissions on not only how Matsumoto’s work touched our hearts, but also significantly changed some of our lives. Get those tissues ready, because there’s sure to be some tears shed in this heartfelt, extra-long episode!

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Special thanks to everyone who submitted audio & written contributions for this stream! It wouldn’t have been a huge success without all of you.

Relevant links:

• Watch Galaxy Express 999 the TV series free in the US on Tubi and Pluto TV
• Watch Space Pirate Captain Harlock the TV series free in the US on Pluto TV
• Watch Arcadia of My Youth free in the US on Retrocrush, Pluto TV, and Tubi
• Watch Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX the TV series free in the US on Tubi and Pluto TV
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Battleship Yamato manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leji Matsumoto’s Queen Emeraldas manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend on Rightstuf or Amazon 
• Visit OurStarBlazers.com, the biggest and longest running Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato fansite, still running!

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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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, to celebrate not only the new Urusei Yatsura TV anime and the month of Valentine’s Day, let’s revisit the very first Urusei Yatsura: Only You--the series’ first theatrical film! The whole Tomobiki gang makes the show a lot of fun, but can they satisfyingly fill a nearly 2 hour long movie? Let’s see what’s to love about it in this month’s rewatch!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Urusei Yatsura: Only You at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Other anime mentioned in this episode: the Ranma 1/2 films, Arcadia of My Youth
  
• Read Animeigo’s liner notes for the film at their archive here!

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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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, we’re going down the rabbit hole to revisit a lesser known OVA based off a CLAMP title that came out in the 90s: Miyuki-chan in Wonderland. Is it a fun adventure, or should we forget we ever peered into the looking glass? Let’s find out!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Miyuki-chan in Wonderland on DVD on Amazon
  
• Buy the original manga on Amazon (also available digitally)
• Other anime mentioned in this episode: Golden Boy, Dragon Half
  
• CLAMP’s interview on Miyuki-chan in Wonderland from CLAMP no Kiseiki (May 2005) that I mention in the episode

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!