Vintage Anime Club Podcast

On this episode, we go into our final batch of Slayers to discuss, with hosts Ed, Karen, Kate, and Dennis. After the briefest of E3 2019 talks, we still have to talk about anime after all. And since it's anime, how will Eris be defeated? How will Rezo be defeated (again)? And more importantly, how are our OTPs doing in this series? Find out this and more as we go over the final four episodes of Sl...

On this episode, Dennis, Kate, Karen, and Ed go over the penultimate batch of episodes for Slayers season 1, episodes 18 through 22. Rezo's back, and he's brought some friend; but our heroes get a new ally in Sylphiel. There's also new animal monsters, one of Vrumugun's secrets revealed, possibly the last match between Zangulus and Gourry, and the return of Zelgadis, this time with new dub voice....

On this episode, we go over what just might be the funniest batch of episodes in the first season of The Slayers. There's not one, but two marriage proposals to two different characters, potential inspiration for one of our favorite Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes, Team Rocket style antics of Zangulus and Vrumugun (or Z & V as we like to shorthand), and the problems with wanted posters. Featur...

On this post-Endgame episode, the crew goes over the next batch of episodes of Slayers season 1. Shabranigdo is defeated? And who are these new crazy characters? There's talk of out of character Lina, strong sense of Justice, Will Smith, and ghostbusting. Got a lot of thoughts about these episodes, but we promise, no tangent spoilers for Avengers and Game of Thrones. Dennis: @ichnob | Karen: @RyaC...

On this episode, returning guests Sanjay and Rishon join Karen, Kate, Ed, and Dennis on this batch of Slayers episodes. After some sad news regarding the deaths of two manga titans, we go into the discussion of episodes 5-9. There's talk of one of the greatest anime characters ever in Noonsa, more of that time of the month, Gourry's family treasure, talks of all things red, and how badly can we bu...

On this episode, the convention crunch and con flu bug hits the club hard, as we're only able to gather three intrepid adventurers to discuss the 1995 classic anime series Slayers. Join Ed, Dennis, and Garrett as they discuss the first four episodes of season 1. Also with some deep dive talk in the intro segment regarding the Cowboy Bebop live action casting. We also discuss comparisons to recentl...

On our final episode for Record of Lodoss War, we've got a small crew today with just Han, Kate, and Dennis. We discuss Parn's growth along with the rotation of villains throughout the story, more Lord of the Rings comparisons, magic elevators, and discussing one DVD bonus feature in depth. Special thanks to Han for joining us! Dennis: @ichnob | Kate: @TaikoChan Website | Email | Facebook | Twitte...

Hail and well met, fellow anime fans. The club once again gathers to talk old school anime, and we continue to discuss Record of Lodoss War OVAs. In part two, we go over the more meatier episodes with help from returning special guest Jill. We discuss some new character motivations, fantasy shipping, new characters, some animation discussion, and why almost everyone wants to either be or be with K...

On this episode of the podcast, the Club welcomes a new, special guest Michelle, as we go over the first four episodes of the 1990 OVA series Record of Lodoss War. After our special guest interview, we cover the gamut with high fantasy talk. There's everything from board games, books, movies, and even other anime. We also discuss how hard it must be to start a tabletop character at level one, who...

On this episode, the club gathers to discuss the 1993 OVA, Battle Angel. Or more commonly known by the Western manga release as Battle Angel Alita. But, it's originally known as Gunnm in Japan. All of this of course, because we wanted to discuss this before the theatrical release of Alita: Battle Angel, the live action adaptation. Confused yet? Good. We go over just a bit of the manga/anime name d...

On this episode, special guest Samantha joins the crew of Ed, Kate, Dennis, Garrett, and returning guest Alicia to discuss the second Ranma 1/2 movie, Nihao My Concubine. After going over Samantha's anime origins, we go deep into the movie discussion. There's the standard Ranma points of someone looking for a bride, cursed water, and martial arts everything. We also discuss Ranma's lack of support...

Happy 2019! For the first episodes of the year, we finally dip into the long running series Ranma 1/2 by going over the first two movies. First up, Dennis, Ed, Kate, and Karen talk movie 1, originally known in North America as Big Trouble in Nekonron, China; but also known with the actual subtitle The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules. We talk all the Ranma tropes from the TV series...

Our last episode of 2018, and we revisit the world of the meet cute between Keiichi and Belldandy. For this meeting, Dennis, Ed, and newly promoted cohost Karen revisit Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, which originally premiered in 2000. Knowing of the issues some of us had with the Oh! My Goddess OVA discussion, we see if anything changes our opinion for the movie sequel. We also discuss creepy teacher...

On this episode, special guest Bryan joins Dennis, Kate, and Karen to reminisce about the second Unico movie, Unico in the Island of Magic. Will we relive some more traumatic experiences? Some fun things we talk about: the West Wind is still bad, hazing cats, magical flutes, Kaloo-cuckoo, Tyrannosaurus Solo Cup, and the worst castle building materials. And Bryan eventually gets Kuruku's name corre...

On this episode, Karen, Ed, Dennis, and Kate help you relive some of your supposed repressed childhood memories as we go over 1981's The Fantastic Adventures of Unico. How could an adorable baby unicorn cause so much trauma? Osamu Tezuka, that's how. We'll go over comparisons to Fantasmic, can horse hooves really do that, tsundere demons, and staying away from strangers' drinks. Dennis: @ichnob |...

On this episode, we have the OG trio of hosts Ed, Kate, and Dennis as we discuss the not so spooky but definitely full of monsters anime Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge, which was known as Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series in Japan. Yup, it's another fighting game anime, this time based on the cult classic Capcom fighting game series Darkstalkers (Vampire in Japan). We discuss some fightin...

On this episode, Karen, Ed, Kate, and Dennis have another Discord recording session to discuss Armitage III, the 1995 OVA series, not necessarily the movie. We've noticed quite a few sources of inspiration and other comparisons for this anime title, along with also inspiring further media as well (spoilers for a 2017 sci-fi movie). While we make these comparisons, does Armitage do enough to honor...

On this episode, Kate and Dennis return both sick and jetlagged to join Ed and Karen as they discuss the third and final Dirty Pair Feature: Project Eden, aka Dirty Pair: The Movie. With all the destruction they cause, will the Lovely Angels ever find romance? And is a bottle of wine worth all that trouble? Listen in as we discuss these things and more. Dennis: @ichnob | Ed: @ippennokuinashi | Kat...

On this episode, it's a small club meeting with only Ed, Garrett, and Karen. Will this podcast stay the course, or will it go off the rails? You'll have to listen in to find out as we discuss the second of three Dirty Pair features. Ed: @ippennokuinashi | Garrett: @blkriku | Karen: @RyaCosplay Website | Email | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play Music | Blubrr...

On this episode, we have just a small meeting with Dennis, Ed, and Kate as we convene over Discord. After butchering the title for The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, the club tackles the main discussion for the 1985 OVA of Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia. As Dennis and Kate's first introduction to Dirty Pair, we see how it stacks up for those looking to jump into the classic series. There's referenc...

On this episode, Karen, Han, Ed, and Dennis meet up to discuss the cult favorite Dragon Half. We meet some crazy characters like Mink, Dick Saucer, Damarammu, Vina, the King, and many more. Violence, comedy, singing, action, romance, magic, and some fan service. It's got it all, but is it any good? You'll have to listen to find out, or watch for yourself on Crunchyroll. Dennis: @ichnob | Ed: @ippe...

On this episode, Han, Garrett, Kate, Ed, and Dennis are joined by Jill, who definitely lends a helping hand with our lack of The Pillows knowledge as we discuss FLCL. After a long intro, we toss out the episode by episode discussion to go more free-form with the podcast talk. We talk things like Vespa spare parts, head trauma, trying to be mature for your age, kid bickering, Haruko's motivations,...

On this episode, special guest and non-anime fan Byram joins the crew of Dennis, Ed, and Han to talk about one of Byram's few favorite anime titles, Spirited Away. As life takes Byram further away from Los Angeles, we decide to break our norms and go with something after 2001 as a special exception. We discuss Chihiro's journey of self discovery, parental folly, lots of fantastical creatures, and...

On this episode, we somehow survived the inferno known as Anime Expo. Dennis, Ed, Kate and Karen come back from being melted to discuss Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. After a blitz of news from and during AX, we go into some Street Fighter game memories, or for some, the lack thereof. We discuss how often they actually fight in the streets, Cammy's brief appearance or Cammy-O if you will,...

A small group today as Dennis, Ed, Kate, and Han gather together to discuss Vampire Hunter D after a bit of a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure discussion. Not Bloodlust, the original 1985 Vampire Hunter D. We talk about the trio of D characters in D, Doris, and Dan along with Doris' most impractical battle attire, some Fist of the North Star comparisons, Greco being like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast,...