Vintage Anime Club Podcast

On this episode, join Kate and Dennis with first time special guest Rhys as we discuss 1990's Cyber City Oedo 808. Lots of action, violence, and profanity (for the dub at least) in this one, but for a Yoshiaki Kawajiri project, there's actually no nudity. But we discuss things like DC's Suicide Squad, Kawajiri's original intentions, stabbed through the gut, vehicle safety inspection, RGB all-in-on...

It's our Gundam Wing TV series finale podcast, featuring Ed, Garrett, Kate, Karen, Dennis, and returning guests Daniel and Kristen, who were also the guests on our first Gundam Wing episode. But before we can get to the final Epyon vs Wing Zero fight, there's all these other politics we have to deal with. How many more times must Relena try to talk to Milliardo, when was the Tallgeese II built, a...

On this episode, join Dennis, Garrett, Kate, Ed, Karen, and special guest Julia for our penultimate Gundam Wing podcast, covering episodes 41-45! As things come to a head in space, all the players are now set in motion. Memories return, sides are switched left and right, Gundams are switched left and right, battleships are destroyed, other battleships are fully operational, but most importantly, a...

On this episode, join Dennis, Ed, Kate, Karen, and returning special guests Patrick and Jennifer for our eigth Gundam Wing recap episode. And we have so many talking points. Things like how long the Sanc Kingdom was actually running, how to pronounce "Quinze," what motor skills are retained with amnesia, Gundam Pokemon trading, Noin's cowboy outfit, going after Relena for real this time, and twirl...

On this episode, Ryan returns to join Dennis, Ed, Kate, Garrett, & Karen to discuss the next Gundam Wing batch of episodes, 31 through 35. Zechs once again dons the mask, Pagan shows how tough he is, it's harder to craft peace than Relena thinks, the good guys wear white, fencing revisited, high on the Zero System, and Peacemillion is a silly name. 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:38 - The Watchlist 0:...

On this episode, join the OG trio of Ed, Dennis, and Kate as we discuss the next batch of Gundam Wing episodes, 26-30. That's right folks, we're back in the After Colony era. The downside for this batch (or upside in the shorter podcast length) is that there are two recap episode covering the first half of the series. We discuss things like Heero's newly awakened Newtype powers, how often the Wing...

On this episode, join Kate, Ed, Dennis, Diana, and Sam as they discuss the Spirited Away stage play adaptation that was a limited run in North American theaters. Thanks to GKIDS for bringing this over during the 2023 Ghibli Fest, and here's hoping that they bring more over. Note: there will not be a plot summary for this as Spirited Away was covered in depth on a previous episode. 0:00:00 Introduc...

On this episode, join Dennis, Ed, Garrett, Kate, Karen, & Diana as they discuss the 1997 film Princess Mononoke, which was released in the US in 1999. One of Ghibli's iconic films, there was a lot to talk about this time. So much to discuss that we actually had to edit a bunch out because it would just be too long. Let's see if you can notice some of the cuts! Besides the many themes of the film a...

On this episode, join hosts Ed, Garrett, Karen, Kate, and Dennis as we discuss the 1970 film Cleopatra, by Mushi Productions. Part of the adult targeted "Animerama" trilogy, this is not your Tezuka's Astro Boy or Kimba the White Lion. This film plays it loose with history while also showcasing fine art from various cultures, at times both childish and adult, and filled with lots of heartache and l...

On this episode, join Karen, Kate, Ed, Dennis, and returning guest Julia as we reach the end of the first half of Gundam Wing. Covering episodes 21-25, we finally get the reveal of the Wing Zero Gundam (though it's not outright called that by any of the cast), is Quatre still a precious bean, Heero saying the line, hardly knowing the Mercurius or Vayeate, Nichol still simping, and is Lady Une dead...

On this episode, join Dennis, Ed, Kate, & Karen plus a brand new special guest, Ryan, for the fourth of 10 in our Gundam Wing podcast miniseries. It's time to take the fight to space as the Gundam pilots leave earth for now. There's Lady Une's new makeover, colony simps, more Gundams getting destroyed or not destroyed, self-piloting mechs, and a scientist reunion.  Introduction 0:00:00 Getting to...

On this episode, join Dennis, Ed, Kate, Garret, and Karen as they are joined by a very special returning guest: AnimeChicago founder and Bebop Beat co-host Jamie! It's the third of 10 Gundam Wing podcasts for this miniseries, covering episodes 11-15. Listen in as they discuss the Heero Yuy Apology Tour 195, Wufei doing Wufei things, hearing the dub voices for Duo and Quatre not playing Duo and Qua...

On this episode, we have hosts Dennis, Ed, Kate, & Karen joined by returning special guest Alcuin and brand new guest Max to discuss episodes 6-10 of Gundam Wing. After we get Max's anime origin story, we get to all of the political drama surrounding Oz's coup d'état, what the Tallgeese stands for, fighting Oz, Gundam basketball, Lady Une MVP, and saying farewell to General Septem. Now if we could...

On this episode, we're finally tackling our first over 26 episode series rewatch with 1995's Gundam Wing. This Toonami breakout hit paved the way for Gundam to finally gain a foothold in the US, so we're curious to see how it holds up with our modern sensibilities. Join hosts Dennis, Ed, Karen, Kate, and Garrett along with returning special guest Kristen and brand new special guest Daniel as they...

Recorded in front of a live audience in Long Beach, California, join Dennis, Kate, Garrett, and Diana as they discuss some favorite and not so favorite anime titles released in Japan in 1998.   Support the show by either donating to our Ko-Fi link below or purchasing from a previous episode's Amazon affiliate link.   Dennis: @ichnob | Diana: @binkxy | Garrett: @blkriku | Kate: @TaikoChan   Website...

It's our bonus end of the year recap episode! With Project A-ko being filled with guests and discussion, we have our picks for favorites of the Fall 2022 anime season along with for the year. See if you've been paying attention and can tell what hosts Dennis, Ed, Garrett, Karen, and Kate picked for 2022. Support the show by either donating to our Ko-Fi link below or purchasing from previous episod...

It's our last rewatch/review for 2022, but it won't be our last episode of the year! Joining hosts Dennis, Diana, and Ed for the Project A-ko discussion are three special guests: Eron, Patrick, and Jennifer. There might not be a lot of plot to this one, but there sure is a lot of sakuga. And as deep as we try to dive into it, there are just too many bonus features on the recently released Discotek...

On this recording, join Dennis, Kate, Ed, Karen, and Garrett as they discuss the finale for Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. And what a finale with Knight Sabers… In… Space! Galatea becomes Galatower, Mackey is left comatose, Tokyo is in shambles, and Sylia is left behind. Even if the Knight Sabers win, can they get back safely? And what happens to Tokyo in the aftermath? Will the ending give any sati...

On this episode, join Garrett, Karen, Ed, Kate, and Dennis for the penultimate Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 podcast recording. After zombie boomers, you think we've seen everything by now, but nope! Wall boomers, car boomers, fish boomers, Zoids boomers, and even clown boomers? They're everywhere in this batch of episodes. Galatea grows up, Mason & Rosenkreutz are in a bit of a mess, and Silky Doll...

On this recording, , join Ed, Dennis, Kate, and Karen as they discuss episodes 14 through 17 of Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. We finally get to some of the heavier plot! Stingray family secrets revealed, Knight Saber secrets revealed, one secretary boomer's secrets revealed...you get the idea. Meanwhile, we have some zombie boomers and a creepy yet powerful psychic child. Things aren't looking good...

On this episode, join Ed, Karen, Kate, and Dennis as they reach the halfway mark for Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, covering episodes 10-13. In this batch of episodes, Nene really steps up as a Knight Saber, Linna has to deal with the arranged marriage anime trope, Gundam & Evangelion boomers, the return of the scooter, and Sylia's family history. Support the show by either donating to our Ko-Fi lin...

On this episode, join Ed, Kate, and Dennis as they discuss the second batch of episodes for Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. Maki Stingray finally joins the story and brings up even more questions about the Stingray family. We also have Nene & Linna getting to know each other better, a glimpes into the earthquake six years prior to the start of the show, Mason being extra creepy with his secretary, Pr...

On this episode, join Ed, Karen, Kate, Garrett, & Dennis as we discuss the first four episodes of Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. This 1998 remake was done after Studio AIC obtained full rights to the Bubblegum Crisis property, and now they get to try to tell a complete story. As big fans of the original OVA series, it's hard not to compare the two, but we sure find the good kinds of comparisons and...

We have a stacked episode this time with hosts Dennis, Ed, Kate, & Garrett joined by returning guest Bryan and brand new guest Julia to discuss Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. Surprisingly, it's our longest episode to date! Some topics discussed include Amuro being a short king, is Quess annoying, Char's motivations, is Quess annoying, more Gundam bad dads, and is Quess annoying. Thanks...

On this episode, Dennis enlists the help of special guest Jet in order to help Garret, Kate, and Karen make sense of Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overturue to a New War. We're just going to shorten it to Overture for the rest of this podcast description. We talk what helps Overture stand out from the first two OVA episodes of LOGH, Dennis tries to track who's who with all these nameless characte...