Vintage Anime Club Podcast

On this episode, join Dennis, Kate, Ed, and Karen as they discuss 1989's Venus Wars by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu. In addition to the anim topic, we also discuss visiting the Akiba Maid War pop-up cafe here in Los Angeles. Topics include the rules of battlebike, malls still being popular, chase scene music, characters that would fit in Gundam, and occupational hazards.  0:00:00 - Intro & Some Anime News 0...

On this episode, join Dennis, Kate, Garrett, Ed, Karen, and returning from her sabbatical is Caitlin! We're talking about the 1986 shoujo sci-fi movie They Were Eleven, based on the 1975 manga series by Hagio Moto, one of the authors who helped bring about the golden age of shoujo manga. Part Among Us, part Survivor, and add in a touch of romance, the new Esperanza crew have to survive 53 days in...

On this episode, join Diana, Karen, Kate, Dennis, Garrett, & Sam as we discuss the 1989 OVA series Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Monsters roam the land, and our hero has to deal with taking out his best friend. But there are a whole lot more things to unpack. Like just what is that flashback that Hikage keeps thinking about? Why are so many ninjas pantsless? There's a literal sea horse that gall...

It's our final Slayers Try podcast! Hosts Dennis, Ed, Garrett, & Karen are joined by returning guests Patrick & Jennifer to discuss the last four episodes of Slayers Try. How will our heroes defeat Dark Star? What happens to the Golden Dragons? Does Gourry get his sword back? Most importantly, what happens to Jillas?! We also have fun discussing the mid credits epilogue for this season. So grab yo...

On this episode, join hosts Ed, Garrett, Dennis, Karen, & Kate for part 5 of our Slayers Try discussion, covering episodes 70-74. We've got the last of our side story adventures where Gourry gets a lesson in posing for justice along with a replacement sword, some new baddies who look like possible Dragon Ball Z villains, Jillas' return with a precocious fox kid, someone who's not Aerith Gainsborou...

On this episode, join Ed, Dennis, Garrett, & Kate for part 4 of our Slayers Try discussion, covering episodes 66-69. Some talking points include light people Touken Ranbu, bad luck with ships, Lina in Wonderland, penguin vengeance, one really angry ghosts, insight into Filia's hobbies, more fish people, and the worst love potion. 0:00:00 - Intro & News 0:08:20 - The Watchlist 0:25:15 - Garret's Sl...

On this episode, Ed, Kate, and Dennis are joined by brand new guest Jeanette! In our third Slayers Try podcast, it's a special spotlight on secondary character Jillas! Our fox-man with a funny accent does what few people have done before: outsmart Lina and the entire gang. Other talking points include he's just not that into you, jealousy issues, Dennis' weird Slayers ship, snakemen craftsmen, ham...

On this episode, join our small host trio of Dennis, Kate, & Karen for part 2 of our Slayers Try miniseries, covering episodes 57 through 61. This batch of episodes has less pinball antics, but more Filia related content. Other talking points include a Zelgadis fan on the animation staff, golden dragon workout gear, what's another word for old, trying to remember Almayce's weapon, and more Xellos...

On this episode, join Dennis, Ed, Karen, & Kate as we return to the world of Slayers with 1997's Slayers Try. It's been roughly four years since we last covered Slayers Next, and the fans voted for this one after our ALA panel. New season, new allies, and new baddies. Talking points include who's that Pokemon, going from Star Wars to Dune, something about a Dark Star, sneaking around, and a fox ma...

On this episode, we have Dennis, Garrett, Ed, Kate, and Karen to discuss Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle. It's the second Fatal Fury TV special to air, and the introduction of Mai Shiranui. Talking points include "I'm Terry Bogard, no more," Andy's character upgrade, villain pipe organ tropes, perverted old man tropes, and Mai's costume changes. We also start the episode with an extended discussion a...

It's our first episode back from vacation. Join hosts Ed, Garrett, Kate, and Dennis as they discuss the 1992 TV special Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf. Some talking points include where is Southtown, is Master Tung a good instructor, how much of the city does Geese control, and is the King of Fighters tournament an underground kind of fight club or just no holds barred? 0:00:00 - Intro & Th...

On this episode, join hosts Ed, Karen, Kate, Garrett, & Dennis as we discuss the 1998 OVA series Kite, also known as A Kite in Japan. Is this hentai or not? There's a lot of tough subject matter to discuss in this one, so this episode is not for everyone. But between the sex and the violence, is there enough in this revenge story that has garnered praise from some noteworthy Hollywood film makers...

Join Dennis, Ed, Karen, and Kate on a road trip across most of America with the cult classic 1990 film A Wind Named Amnesia. Wataru bears witness to what humanity has become when no one remembers how to speak or act in a society, and picks up Sophia along his journey. There's psychic battles, Cerebro, killer mechs, references to the big coastal American cities, and one man's appreciation for jeeps...

Join Dennis, Kate, Garrett, Diana, and Sam for "Vintage Anime Club Presents: Fighting Games - The Anime." Recorded live on January 4 at Anime Los Angeles. 00:00 - Introduction 07:28 - Street Fighter Anime 14:41 - Battle Arena Toshinden & Tekken 21:20 - Virtua Fighter 24:15 - Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge 28:15 - The Art of Fighting & Samurai Showdown 32:35 - Fatal Fury Anime 40:04 - Signin...

It's our end of the year episode! Join Dennis, Kate, Garrett, and Ed for some last minute Jump Festa news talk before figuring out our favorite anime of Fall 2023, followed by a long discussion about favorites for all of 2023, some honorable mentions, disappointments, and looking ahead to 2024. 00:00 - Intro & Some Anime News 19:07 - Fall 2023 Picks 31:34 - Best of 2023, Honorable Mentions, & Disa...

It's a holiday themed episode, as Ed, Dennis, Garrett, Karen, & Kate discuss 2003's Tokyo Godfathers by Satoshi Kon. Less away in a manger and more thrown in the dumpster, listen along as we discuss points like how dangerous driving is on snowy streets, found family versus real family, so many Kiyokos, not the mama, and miracles on the streets of Tokyo. It's no silent night with how much trouble o...

On this episode, join Diana, Kate, Ed, Dennis, and returning guest Samantha for part 2 of Master of Mosquiton. More scientists, more travelling adventure, more backstory, and more of that unexpected 90s OVA ecchi--Inaho not only has to deal with trying to get the O-parts, but she also has to deal with Mosquiton's ex in Camille. Will she be able to obtain eternal life, or will she lose Mosquiton to...

We're continuing the spooky in November with the first of our two -part miniseries covering the 1996 OVA Master of Mosquiton, featuring hosts Diana, Ed, Kate, Dennis, and returning guest Samantha. Why is this vampire and his minions being bossed around by this young woman? How many O-parts are there in this world? What are Honou and Yuki's real forms? Who knew Mosquiton was actually a ladies man?...

On this spoopy episode, join Ed, Kate, and Dennis as we discuss the 1988 OVA series Vampire Princess Miyu. There's different vampire rules here than we're used to seeing. Though none of the standard weaknesses apply, Miyu's unaging is typical but granting eternal life is new. There's exorcisms, creepy dolls, not-Alphonse Elric, double sad backstory, and Himiko doesn't even need a warrant for any i...

On this episode, join Dennis, Kate, Ed, and the return of Caitlin as we discuss the 1987 OVA Metal Skin Panic Madox-01. It's not like prototype mech suits just fall out from the back of a truck, but in this anime, they do! There's a severe case of toxic masculinity for our antagonist 1st Lt Killgore, Ellie's amazing pilot skills for a woman we guess (?), Koji's priorities, Shiori's ten lines of di...

On this episode, join hosts Dennis, Ed, Kate, & Garrett with speccial guests Patrick and Jennifer as we discuss the opening animations for Daicon III and Daicon IV. Before they founded Gainax, these two amateur animation shorts are still inspiring folks in the industry today after more than 40 years. Fandom crossovers and cameos, galore. It's the first anime bunny girl committed to film. And if yo...

On this episode, join Ed, Karen, Sam, Diana, Kate, & Dennis as they finish discussing the second half of the 1988 OVA series Aim for the Top! Gunbuster. The science goes even harder, drama and tension ramps up towards the finale. So many explosions and emotions. And of course, we finally get to se the titular mech in action.  0:00:00 - Intro & The Watchlist 0:13:49 - Some Anime News 0:26:11 - EP4...

On this special episode, Garrett, Dennis, and Kate were able to somehow get in to the One Piece Netflix premiere event in Santa Monica. Here how it almost didn't happen along with spoilers for the first episode. 00:00 - Introduction & Disappointment 05:24 - Making the Best of It & a Surprise 13:22 - *SPOILERS* for Episode 1 35:33 - One Final Surprise  37:39 - One Last Close Call & Signing Off Supp...

On this episode, join Diana, Sam, Kate, Dennis, Karen, & Ed as they discusss the 1988 OVA series Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, one of Gainax's earliest releases. How many parodies is too many parodies? Do the mechs have to take a fitness test too? And are those really regulation space suits? You'll have to mostly ignore some of the pseudo-science included in the show, even if the post episode scienc...

On this episode, join Ed, Kate, Karen, Garrett, Dennis, and Sam as they discuss 1988's Dominion Tank Police. Produced by two different anime studios, this was also Central Park Media's first ever anime release on VHS! Having covered New Dominion Tank Police back in our early days, it's time to actually go over the origins of Leona, Bonaparte, and Buaku, plus all the wacky hijinks this late 80's an...