Anime Research Group

This week, we fall in love with the short film Classmates, a.k.a. Doukyusei. This episode may contain trace elements of student/teacher relationships, although if you really wanted that you should read Sora to Hara by the same author. Denis repeatedly refers to Sajou as Saijou in this episode; rest assured that he will be dealt with. The Anime Research Group is a (currently fortnightly) podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links Doukyuusei Staff Roundtable: Shouko Nakamura x Akemi Hayashi x Yuuichi Fukushima Sakuga Hara-sen playing piano Spine-fondling scene (Takeshi Honda) Adorkable kissing scene (Takeshi Honda) Classroom confrontation (Akemi Hayashi) Some representative camera work (Ryosuke Nishii)  and another one

This week, we cheer for the dinosaur empire destroying Manhattan as we watch Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo. The Anime Research Group is a podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday (for now). Links Hideo Ishikawa interviews Ken Ishikawa. Ishikawa Ishikawa. Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced Believe in Getter: A Complete Retrospective (Video) (Long) The meaning of the horns of Robot design in Nagai Go's Comics (Korean) Speaking Japanese with an American Accent Sakuga Shin Getter Robo vs General Bat (Shin Matsuo)

This week, we dive deep with David from Femboy Films about preserving film reels and the gainax incident. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links Their Twitter Their Youtube Give them some money on Ko-Fi Fascinating Twitter Thread about restoring Daicon III film Archive.org page Polygon Interview

This week, we end our mini gainax series by going all the way back to their earlist film, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. CW: Attempted Rape The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax and the Men Who Created Evangelion. In the World That Is Infinitely Inclusive: Four Theses on Voices of a Distant Star and The Wings of Honneamise. (paywall) Royal Space Force (Circle) (日本語) Yellow Magic Orchestra - The Blindboy Podcast Translation of Toshio Okada's 2021/03/30 Seminar The Concept of Honneamise and Film Production Diary The Wings of Honneamise (All About Anime) Royal Space Force 25th Anniversary Fanzine (paywall, but well worth it) Sakuga Moriyama and Anno: Plane explosions Hontani: Training Reel Yuki and Tomada: Opening montage

This week, we continue our series of looks at early Gainax shows with Diebuster. You should probably listen to the episode on Gunbuster. CW: Gainaxing (including full frontal female nudity), Attempted Sexual Assault The Anime Research Group is a (bi)weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every (other) Thursday. Links Let’s Die Together: Diebuster and Oblivion Gunbuster, Diebuster, and the Nature of Sequels (Video) (Script)  Diebuster: An Unpredictable Reality Gunbuster & Diebuster – Classics Transcending Generations Of Diebuster, structure, and the parents of gods Diebuster – A Sequel to a Finished Story Done Right A Story of Communication: The Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview Anime Craft Weekly #35: The Dragon Dentist, Kazuya Tsurumaki’s Fate Translation of Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview Part 1/2 – 16.10.2010

This week, as an apology for the extended hiatus, we talk about Terasawa Buichi's best forgotten Raven Tengu Kabuto OVA. Happy April 1st. See  you whenever we actually edit the Diebuster episode. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got  round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the  shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter, subscribe to the podcast on your podcatcher of choice, or on youtube. New episodes are coming soon!.

This week, we chat with Caitlin Moore about Shoujo and how women are treated in anime and the fandom. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links Caitlin's Twitter "I Have a Heroine Problem" Blog Caitlin's articles at Anime Feminist

This week, we start a series of looks at early Gainax shows, starting with Gunbuster. This episode suffered many recording difficulties, and so some of it was patched from multiple sources. We apologise for this. CW: Imperialism, Gainaxing (including full frontal female nudity) The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links Imperialism in Gunbuster Gunbuster and Finality Gunbuster Settei All The Anime interview with Jonathon Clements Anime Etc. on Gunbuster Wonders In the Dark on Gunbuster Moby Games on Cybernetic Hi-School Part 3 Deconstructing Gunbuster Gunbuster, Diebuster, and the Nature of Sequels Toshio Okada discusses Gunbuster, Eva, and Honneamise The Studio Gainax Saga in Four Parts Interviewing translator Michael House Sakuga Sadamoto Skipping Scene Anno Climax Ripping Scene Koji Ito Laser Battery Shoichi Masuo Explosion Obari Inazumi Kick Anno Explosion Gouda Gunbuster Transformation

We're back from the break, and this week we chat with Sakuga & Anime History blogger Matteo Wattzky (a.k.a. Animétudes), covering such topics as the best Gundam, TMS, Sakuga, and of course, Yoshinori Kanada. You should follow Matteo on Twitter, and read his blog. We particularly recommend  His BIG CHART of Animator influences The Sakuga Starter Pack (and the rest of the series) The History of TMS series Animating Terror: Noroi the White Weasel The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes come out on Thursdays. 

This week we celebrate the holidays by watching one of our favourite christmas themed anime that isn't called Tokyo Godfathers --  Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas.  This special episode is our last of the year, and we'll be back in January. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes come out on Thursdays.  Kenny Lauderdale on What Is Anime? [Video] Ezra Koenig on His New Anime Series and the Next Vampire Weekend Album A representative bad review of Neo Yokio from ANN

Today, we walk the path of growing up, and also penguins, with Ishida's Penguin Highway. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on November 20th 2020. Links 5 Years Of Studio Colorido Works Rain Town (video) Fumiko's Confession Penguin Highway: A Review and Reflection Interview with Morimi and Ishida Hiroyasu Ishida AMA

This week, we watch the most Akiyuki Simbo thing ever created, Le Portrait de Petit Cossette. CW: Torture / Light Lolicon The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on Monday 16th 2020. Links Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 1 Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 2

Today, November 17th, is our birthday! One year ago we recorded a bumper and thought no-one would care, today, well... some people care. Thank you all so much, and enjoy as we look back on the past year in podcasting. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on Friday 13th 2020.

This week, we bring dishonour to our own ancestors by being a week late on our discussion of Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Mamoru Oshii's experimental scifi comedy OVA. There are some unavoidable audio issues for which we apologise. CW: Incest (discussed, not shown) The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links The Youtube Channel Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!: A Forgotten Moment In Anime History Family Strife in Gosenzosama Banbanzai Shinya Ohira's sequence Mitsuo Iso's Sequence JumpTheShark on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (Video) Anipages on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! Spotlight on Satoru Utsunomiya Interview with Oshii

This week, we watch paint dry on the Asakusa Bridge and meditate on the floating world of Miss Hokusai. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on October 23th 2020. Links Katsushika Hokusai: The Complete Works Hokusai's Manga Production IG's Special Feature on Katsushika Oi Hokusai and Oi: Art Runs in the Family Director Keiichi Hara on his career and Japan's animation industry Interview: Director Keiichi Hara on Miss Hokusai Katsushika O-Ei - The Real Miss Hokusai Katsushika Oi: The Hidden Hand of Hokusai’s Daughter The Creative Spirit in Miss Hokusai ‘Miss Hokusai’: Original Art Vs. Film Stills

In a cheap gimmick, we cash in on the Halloween spirit and talk about a trash masterpiece (trashsterpiece?) from 1980, Toei's Dracula: Sovereign Of The Damned. We also talk about why Anime is bad at horror, and the concept of "so bad it's good". Regular coverage returns next week. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on October 27th, 2020. Links Marvel Animated Wikia entry for Dracula Vox on 'The Room': Why people keep watching the worst movie ever made (video) Mother’s Basement: The Problem With Horror Anime (video) ANN: Buried Garbage -- DRACULA, SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED Synopses & Reviews of the Tomb of Dracula comic

This week we watch Manoyama's revitalisation effort in Sakura Quest. Maybe one day P. A. works can revitalise this podcast too. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on October 9th, 2020. Links The Anime Tourism Association Anohana Fans Unite to Clean Up Anime's Bridge Setting in Chichibu Anohana-Themed Hiking Courses Debut in Japan Anime consumer motivation for anime tourism and how to harness it (paywall) Otaku tourism and the anime pilgrimage phenomenon in Japan (paywall) Anime Pilgrimage and Local Tourism Promotion : An Experience of Washimiya Town (pdf) A Study on Impact of Anime on Tourism in Japan : A Case of "Anime Pilgrimage" (pdf) Lucky Star - Washinomiya Shrine New Year ‘Lucky Star’-themed marriage form  offered in anime’s locale Sakura Quest: How To Revive a Dying Town Sakura Quest Town Turns to Fans to Help Revitalize Local Pond Crunchyroll: Exploring the Real Life Manoyama Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 The Community Activism of P.A. Works

This week we didn't have time to watch anything, but fortunately our future selves had time to record an episode on Noein: To Your Other Self. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2020. Links Studio tour video for Satelight Interview with Kazuki Akane Sakugablog on Hoshiai no Sora & Stars Align Funimation Interview with Kazuki Akane Sakugablog Fall 2019 Preview ANN Interview with Kazuki Akane Sakugablog: The Advent Of Digital 2D Animation In The Anime Industry

Hooray! Hooray! PreCure! This week we get our introduction to the long-running shoujo franchise by watching Hugtto! PreCure. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2020. Links Magic, "Shōjo", and Metamorphosis: Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society Interview With Hugtto! Precure Producer Keisuke Naito: Part 1 & Part 2 Pretty Cure and the Magical Girl Media Mix Interview With Aria Directors Junichi Sato and Yoshimasa Hiraike Crunchyroll Creative Spotlight: Junichi Sato Spotlight on Film: Junichi Sato

This week we have to put on our headphones so the neighbours don't hear, as we watch Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire. Content Warning: Adolescent Humour / Sexual Harassment The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday. This episode was recorded on September 4th 2020. Links https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319353190_Examination_of_Anime_Content_and_Associations_between_Anime_Consumption_Genre_Preferences_and_Ambivalent_Sexism https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306422017703590 https://altairandvega.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/a-contrast-in-cultures-sex-positivity-in-ero-manga/ https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-misery-porn-in-another-world-the-failed-fantasy-of-jk-haru-is-a-sex-worker/ https://www.animefeminist.com/versus-dissonant-at-its-soul-sexual-objectification-in-soul-eater/ https://www.animefeminist.com/anifemtalk-positively-depicting-sex-sexuality/ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/276741/Opinion_Being_sexy_and_not_sexist__a_look_at_Bayonetta_and_objectification.php https://withaterriblefate.com/2016/04/27/bayonetta-female-sexuality-and-agency-in-video-games/ https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-how-fan-service-can-attract-or-repel-an-audience-and-how-to-tell-the-difference/