The Anime Nostalgia Podcast

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! A brand-new Sakura Wars game will be released soon--even in the English-speaking world!--so what better time to talk about a franchise that has been huge in Japan for over 20 years, but never quite hit it big in Western fandom? And to discuss this beloved anime & game series is residen...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Older fans often talk about how much they miss the look of anime that was hand drawn & painted on cels, but if you’re a younger fan you might have thought at some point, “What does that mean, exactly? What are cels?” Or maybe you’re an older fan and have always been curious about the w...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another 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 s...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 2019 is just about over! So you know what that means–that’s right, it’s the Year in Review! And much like Krampus, Zee is here in her usual once-a-year appearance to discuss the results of my annual year-end survey as filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime titles were you excit...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! It's Thanksgiving time in North America, and what better way to celebrate than talking about a cult classic full of tears and despair?! That's right, returning guest and Fukumoto fan Tricia is back to talk with me all about Denpa's new English release of the infamous fan-favorite manga Gam...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another 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 s...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Returning guest Rachel is back to chat with me about all things related to the anime adaptation of Moto Hagio’s sci-fi shoujo, They Were Eleven ! Listen as we discuss why this 80s anime (and the original 70s manga it’s based on) still resonates with us today, and how Hagio’s work was an ea...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! The Saturday Anime series continues with one of the most iconic anime (and manga) to ever be made:  AKIRA ! And with me to talk a bit about this massively influential franchise is new guest to the show   Vrai Kaiser   (they/them). Even with 2 hours to chat about   Akira...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 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 sa...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Oh no, we’re talking about one of those dreaded “isekai” shows?! Never fear, this is the 1995 fantasy OAV El-Hazard: The Magnificent World ! Join me and Taiiku podcast’s Chris as we try to explain why it’s a tricky series to describe, how somehow an anime released in the 90s has one o...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Welcome to the first in a new ongoing series I’ll be doing from time to time here on The Anime Nostalgia Podcast called “Creative Conversations”! In these episodes, I’ll be talking to people in various creative fields making things today who were greatly inspired by anime & manga,...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 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 sa...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Disney recently re-released a brand new blu-ray of The Little Mermaid ...so what better time to talk about Toei’s 1975 anime adaptation? With me is one of the internet’s leading Mermaid Scholars™ , Salvatore (aka @retrosofa !) to talk about this hidden gem of 70s anime. Listen as we discus...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! It only happens once in a blue moon, folks....we finally got a big Hollywood movie that does manga (and anime) justice?! I break from the podcast’s normal format to team back up with my pal and Battle Angel Alita superfan Rachel (aka  @SporadicErratic on Twitter ) to discuss this mile...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Happy 2019, Listeners! 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...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 2018 is just about over! So you know what that means–that’s right, it’s the Year in Review! And Zee is here with me to in her triumphant return 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)...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This year, I was honored to be invited to be a guest at Con-jikan 2018! Not only was this my first time being a guest at a con, but also my first time doing panels. So for all you listeners out there that weren’t able to come see me in person, I have some recorded highlights from each of m...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 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 sa...

  Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! With yet another new Macross TV show seeming to be just around the corner, returning champion Nitro is back again to talk about one of our favorite entries in the Macross series: Macross Plus ! Listen as we chat about what exactly made this series stand out from all the Macross seri...

  iTunes & Stitcher subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! August 30, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the weirdest, wackiest, and most beloved series to ever come out of Japan: Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura ! And returning guest Lynn is here to talk all about the series’ history & what made it so uniq...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 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 sa...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! June 2018 marks the podcast’s 5th birthday! WHOO!! And to celebrate that, Rachel is back to join me as we talk about this beloved cult classic! Join us as we go into a deep dive on this wacky little unfinished anime parody, how the manga stacks up to the anime adaptation, and why we still...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! One of Japan’s biggest anime properties is not only finally available legally in the English-speaking world, but it’s also seeing somewhat of a renaissance currently throughout fandom! Join me and Legend of the Galactic Heroes   superfan Diana  as we give a surprisingly spoiler-f...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 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 sa...

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Over the years, many people have seen the infamous Miami Mike screencap . But what’s the story behind it? After all this time, we’ll finally have some answers! Join me & my guest Pat , former co-worker of Miami Mike, as I explain how I found him and interview him about his now infamous...