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This episode was originally published for patrons on May 12, 2023. Hold onto the podcasts that are precious to you, Giant Robot FM listeners! David (@YKARPS) joins the podcast to encourage our Star Wars posting habits before we launch into an almost 3 hour discussion of ep. 17 of the Witch from Mercury, including looks back on the names used, lyrics in the OP and ED, and more! Please find David he...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! TheIdeon and Ethan return to the podcast for a second week in a row to discuss more Gunbuster literature - this time covering the 1989 short story "Top Gunbuster" and the 2002 story "Aim for the Top! The Spirits of Gunbuster" - both of which provide added detail on Coach Ohta's exploits before the events of the OVA. Please find TheIdeon at th...

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! As podcasters, we are all about cycles AND sin and this episode is full of them. Julie Muncy helps pmc and Stephen tackle all the different angles in this episode as we wrestle with what directions Prospera and Shaddiq are pulling the show in. Please find Julie here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliemuncy23 Kingdom Hearts 3 review: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gya...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Did you know we're going to have two episodes on Gunbuster literature? These episodes are not for lascivious purposes! Stephen and pmc are joined by TheIdeon, who translated the Gunbuster novels into English, and veteran friend of the podcast Ethan Halker. Please find TheIdeon at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIdeon Translation Website: https://gun...

This episode was originally published for patrons on April 28th, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! In ep. 15, "Father and Child," we learned more about war in the Ad Stella timeline and how war has changed. Mike Williams joins pmc and Stephen to talk about his own gundam story and run through the episode and all the dads. Please find Mike here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutomaticZ...

Hello Giant Robot FM friends! We wanted to take a week off from our Gunbuster coverage to go over some of our immediate plans as well as do a victory lap on what we've done since the last State Machine. This was originally recorded as part of a stream on Twitch - here's the VOD if you want it formatted that way: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1895432027 Support Giant Robot FM at patreon.com/...

This podcast was originally published for patrons on April 21st, 2023. Giant Robot FM listeners! It was an eventful week for all of the remaining students at Asticassia - and even some new transfer students. Dylan (@Deve_Dy) joins Stephen and pmc to discuss all of the beats from Miorine and her mother-in-law, Sophie's and Nika's wishes, the Battle Royale, and, of course, the big twist. Ple...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We have arrived at the end of the OVA and At the End of Eternity... where Caitlin Moore joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the melancholy and nostalgia and, of course, tears, that always come up watching this finale. Please find Caitlin at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alltsun_nodere Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alltsunnodere.bsky.social Anime Femi...

Please! There's time enough for podcasting! Stephen returns to the podcast as Giant Robot FM launches into the fifth episode of Gunbuster. Joining us once again is Space Queen Emily who helps us sort through all the references, emotional beats, and incredibly sick action. Find Emily on: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/SpaceQueenEmily⁠ No Cartridge Episode on Tenchi Muyo: https://redcircle.com/sh...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We launched the unfinished ultimate weapon! While Stephen isn't back in time, pmc is joined by Maddy and Russell to cover this pivotal episode. Please find Maddy here: https://twitter.com/hyakushiki0087 Find Russell at these links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RussellLatshaw Space Kaleidoscope: https://spacekaleidoscope.com/ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to u...

Giant Robot FM listeners, do you remember your first love and your first sortie? With Stephen still on break, Sheena and Ethan join pmc to talk through Ep. 3 of Gunbuster, from its romantic highs to its terrifying lows! Please find Sheena here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/missmacross Site: https://missmacross.com/ Please find Ethan here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon ZekeFilm: https...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners and welcome to space! With Stephen still on medical leave, the history pod friends Coop and Rex return to talk through Ep. 2 of Gunbuster with pmc. Lots to talk about between time dilation, Jung Freud, and what it means for Gunbuster to really start striking on its own. Please follow Rex here: ⁠https://www.beyondelectricsheep.com/⁠ https://yarler.website Please follo...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Gunbuster coverage begins from the top as Dawn of the Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the first episode and its many references and powerful energy. Blog on Imperialism in Gunbuster: https://animekritik.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/imperialism-translation-gunbuster-introduction/ Find Dawn at these links: Anime Nostalgia Podcast: https://anime...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster is now in full swing as we release the first of our history episodes, covering the origins of Gainax and their work up through Royal Space Force. Rex and Coop join pmc and Stephen for an adventure recounting the early works of Gainax's key creatives and the fandom culture that permeated and surrounded it all! Please follow Rex here: ⁠https://...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster is now in full swing as we release the first of our history episodes, covering the origins of Gainax and their work up through Royal Space Force. Rex and Coop join pmc and Stephen for an adventure recounting the early works of Gainax's key creatives and the fandom culture that permeated and surrounded it all! Please follow Rex here: https...

Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster has at last begun! To kick things off, we're putting up this episode talking about a few things Gunbuster-adjacent items including the recent theatrical showing of Shin Kamen Rider as well as the live-action Blue Blazes, which exuberantly chronicles some of the early escapes of the Gainax team. Joining pmc and Stephen are returning guests and e...

This podcast was originally published for Simulator patrons on February 1st, 2023. Following up on our production history of the original Front Mission and its pre-2022 re-releases, we are happy to share two more hours - this time covering the recent Front Mission 1st remake as developed and published by Forever Entertainment. Stephen and pmc played both campaigns and are ready to discuss the grap...

This podcast was originally published on November 22, 2022 for Simulator patrons. Thank you patrons for supporting this work! Greetings Giant Robot FM listeners! How does a listener survive on the podcast that Simulator has become? Welcome to the start of what we hope will be a long-running series covering all things Front Mission. This recording is two and a half hours about the origins of the fi...

This is an episode of Moonrace Wireless that was originally published on our patron-exclusive feed on March 15th, 2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're back with one last episode of Moonrace Wireless before the return of Radio Free Mercury. The hosts of Dude, You Remember Macross, Coop Bicknell and Dylan, join with pmc and Stephen to catch up and then talk through episode 4 of Turn A Gun...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners - Ethan Halker joins pmc and Stephen "After the Festival" to talk through his recent trip through Brain Powerd as well as the third episode of Turn A Gundam. We take the ball dropping thing extremely seriously, but also dish a ton about social practices and information technology. Please find Ethan here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon ZekeFilm:...

Hello! This week on the main feed we are releasing the 2nd episode of our patron-exclusive series, Moonrace Wireless, covering Turn A Gundam on an episode-by-episode basis. This episode was originally published on 2/15/2023. Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Welcome to the first patron-exclusive episode of Moonrace Wireless and it's a whopper - 2+ hours of talking through Turn A Gundam's sec...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We did a brief stream on Monday to highlight some of what we've done and what we will be doing going forward on the podcast and wanted to share that info with y'all! Check out this lightly edited audio track to learn about our plans for main feed podcasts, bonus podcasts, and more! The original Twitch VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1802945763 Special shou...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're back on Gaea to finish the job - Andy (@EnginVIR) returns to help us talk through the back half of G-Saviour and all its wonders in space. Was Mimi always a double agent or is her betrayal a crime of passion? You decide! Please find Andy here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/ Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us gian...

Radio Free Mercury returns! Grant (@Gen_Ironicus) joins the podcast to talk through the season 2 debut of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, "Envoys from the Earth." How long will Asticassia survive? What is Quiet Zero? Who is everyone's favorite tertiary character? Listen for all these topics and more! Find Grant at these links: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Gen_Ironicus Co...

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We had a (happy) change of schedule this week which requires us to shuffle things around. Please enjoy this interview that pmc did with Adelaide Jenkins, the game director of Phantom Brigade, a mech PC game that had its v1.0 launch on Steam at the end of this past February. Adelaide had a lot of excellent things to say about her own experience with mechs as well as...