AMO Kenzoku

In this episode we talk about the hour and a half long first episode of Oshi no Ko. Oshi no Ko is streaming on HiDive: https://www.hidive.com/tv/oshi-no-ko. The official YouTube channel has some interesting documentary content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwq8R8ag7k

In this episode we discuss the fantastic Yakuza-themed show from Fall 2022 "Akiba Maid War." If you have a desire for classic Japanese Yakuza films that likely inspired this show you can check out the "Yakuza Papers" series of films from the 70's.

In which we discuss the first roughly ten episodes of the Captain Harlock TV show. You can check it out on Crunchy Roll.

In this episode we discuss the 1982 Leiji Matsumoto film "Arcadia of My Youth".

In this episode we try to find something we enjoy in the winter 2023 season. Maybe time to catch up on our backlog.

In this episode we discuss what we watched from the fall 2022 season. Lots of good ones!

In this episode we conclude our discussion of Made in Abyss TV Season 2.

In this episode we discuss the second season of the Made in Abyss TV series which picks up right after the end of the Movie "Dawn of the Deep Soul".

We discuss the anime movie "Project A-ko" from 1986.

Our end-of-the year "awards" show. A selection of stuff that stood out to us this past year.

We're finally back from our holiday break to discuss the classic 80's OVA Megazone 23: Part 1.

This episode we discuss the 1984 OVA "Birth". Very interesting. We also talk a lot about famous animator Yoshinori Kanada. You can watcha fun mini-documentary on him on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGrvfL66LVA

In this episode we finish our discussion of Otaku no Video. In this episode we mention the Lockheed bribery scandal. You can find the History of Japan Podcast episode covering this incident here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-326-the-lockheed-scandal-part-1/id635736811?i=1000466276617

In this episode we discuss Gainax's 1992 OVA "Otaku no Video". We mention "The Notenki Memoirs" a few times and it's very very out of print but you can read it here: https://www.gwern.net/docs/anime/eva/2002-takeda-notenkimemoirs

This episode we discuss the 1986 OVA "California Crisis". You can find a subtitled version on YouTube without too much effort.

In this episode we discuss some OVAs from the 80's and 90's. Some good, some OK.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics including how the Japanese watch anime and an excursion into Japanese IP laws and their impacts.

This episode we talk about what we've been watching of this summer season.

In this episode we discuss the Made in Abyss movie.

Talking about Made in Abyss TV Season 1.

We take a look back on all the spring shows we watched and if they held up or took a dump.

This episode we talk about the classic OVA series Bubblegum Crisis.

We continue our talk about conventions. Mostly just sharing some fun memories of past conventions.

In this episode we talk about anime conventions. Sharing some history, if we can remember it or look it up online, and our own experiences with past conventions.

In the second of a two-part episode on sports-based anime and manga.