Thinking Too Hard About Anime

Dracula gets a cool hat in the gothic romance post-apocalyptic fantasy horror western film Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) . Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permissi...

It's a new season and TTHAA is going to the movies. For our first episode we cover the film that DID NOT break Madhouse Studios - the wacky races of Redline (2009). Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We graciously close out the expertly crafted Golden Boy. Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠⁠⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

At least three of you asked for it. Get ready for our silly ass discussion of Golden Boy (1995) Support the podcast: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

WE finish up Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) and talk about the excellent Mechanical Violator Hakaider  (1995) Support the podcast: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku⁠ email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Let's talk about cool gadgets with the first three episodes of Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-...

We know it's technically not an OVA but that doesn't stop us from discussing Project A-Ko (1986), broadcast television anime in the US, and media restorations. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Common...

Listen to us hold back tears and talk WAY too much about Lost in Space as we finish our discussion on Diebuster (2004). Learn about black holes here: https://youtu.be/kIbP2Sg8y18?si=jys46y4TuGBQrIFi email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permi...

We move on to our next OVA in the lineup, the sequel to Gunbuster - Diebuster (2004) email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We're finishing up FLCL (2000) with some Pillows Talk before diving into the last three episodes. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We are back and taking it easy this season by diving into the world of Original Video Animations. We'll be discussing a variety of OVA's, and we're starting off like a shooting star with the seminal FLCL (2000). We talk about what was going on in the world at this time then discuss the first three episodes of the series. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

We say goodbye to this season, this series, with Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021). We also discuss the documentary Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (2021) email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons lic...

We do a giant time skip with Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

The Rebuild continues with Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) and meet producered mandated character Mari Makinami email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We begin the Rebuild movies with Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) and gush over the glow-up of our favorite polyhedron. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We take our sweet time tumbling down our discussion of The End of Evangelion (1997) with a little Death & Rebirth (1997) thrown in for good measure. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Congratulations! We've made it to the end of the original broadcast series. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We meet the 5th child and breakdown the lore of Evangelion thus far. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Oh it's about to get ROUGH folks. We learn about the history of NERV and Asuka. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Poor Toji. Poor Shinji. Poor everyone, honestly. At least we learn about accents and melons. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Things get introspective as we go to a wedding and get sucked into quantum physics. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  ⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album  ⁠Loop Soup⁠ . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  ⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We discuss the action arc of the series while dealing with filler and fan service. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album  Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We unofficially return to season 2 to discuss Hideaki Anno's latest entry into the the Shin Japan Heroes Universe, Shin Kamen Rider (2023). If you enjoy what we do, please consider supporting us at  https://anchor.fm/tthaa  so we can buy more DVDs. Contact email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"...

We discuss episodes 5-8 of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) while pointing out Godzilla references. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album  Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  (CC BY-SA 3.0)

We dive into the first four episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). We also learn about A Cruel Angel's Thesis. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter:  https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album  Loop Soup . Used with permission under Creative Commons license  (CC BY-SA 3.0)