Thinking Too Hard About Anime

We give a primer on Studio Ghibli and discuss Anno's time working under Hayao Miyazak i for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Contact email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra Sources http://www.khara.co.jp/hideakianno/personal-biography/ https://web.archive.org/web/200708...

We're back with Season 2 and an in depth look at the life and work of Hideaki Anno (minus Evangelion). In this episode we explore his early films, including Daicon III (1981), Return of Ultraman (1983), and Daicon IV (1983). Contact email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music   Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra...

Music - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra

We give our closing thoughts on Cowboy Bebop, list our top five episodes, and reveal what we have in store for season two. 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)

Bang. Article: https://dotandline.net/cowboy-bebop-the-real-folk-blues-analysis/ 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 try not to cry while talking about Ed's final episode. We also learn about Singapore and the Merlion. 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)

After many shipping delays we cover the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door. We get into the production of the film, nanotech, and lymphocytes. We also attempt to email Big Shots. 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 talk about cults, nostalgia, and record scratching. 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 talk about the duality of Spike, the Unabomber, Miyamoto Musashi, and how anime is bad and has ruined our brains. 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 do our best to explain Feng Shui, sunstones, and the surrogate father trope.  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 live in a society. We also discuss Batman: The Animated Series, commedia dell'arte, and get back on the French New Wave train. 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)

Honestly, we just talk about NASA and how difficult space travel is for an hour. 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 get deep into Faye's character while we learn about the videotape format wars and the fragility of physical media. 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)

Boy oh boy do we gush about our favorite episode. We also talk about Blaxploitation, psilocybin mushrooms, and Wile E. Coyote. 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 learn the origin of Jet's arm as we talk about match cuts, the first errand, and Golgo 13. 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 get into cryogenics, future shock, Urashima Tarō, and vending machine culture in Japan. 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 talk about drug culture in Japan, Kowloon Walled City, and vent our (mainly Aaron's) chess biases. 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 midpoints, the character of Gren, and how to make a cowboy as we cover both parts of Jupiter Jazz. 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)

In this Aliens pastiche we talk about lessons from crew members, horror tropes, and have an impromptu retrospective on anime music videos. 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)

It's the "big oof" episode as we talk about relationships, French New Wave, and how many hours are in a Ganymede day. 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) Breaking The Rules - The French New Wave | The Cinema Cartography: https://www.youtube....

On this episode we figure out what makes Radical Edward so great, learn about the Nazca Lines, and discuss a cyberpunk "classic". 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)

NEWS: We got to talk about adding elements of Cowboy Bebop to your tabletop RPG on The Roleplaying Exchange . Give it a listen. On this episode we discuss Jeet Kune Do,  give a primer for Film Noir, and learn that we're running out of helium. email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup . Used with permission und...

We discuss trucking culture in both the East and West, possible inspirations for VT, surviving the vacuum of space, and the dreaded prairie oyster. 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) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

We discuss our mixed feelings about Wen, the consumer electronics of 2077, human adaptability, and the dark underbelly of warbling. 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) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

We discuss the metaplot of Cowboy Bebop, heroic bloodshed, and the language of Yoko Kanno. 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) PROMO: Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast