Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 33 to 35The gang is all back, as the new format for 80 gives us some good, some mid and one real banger episode.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro03:10 - Brad's runback of last week06:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 3320:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 3433:50 - Ultraman 80 episode 3549:15 - Colour timersExtra Section49:40 - JoJo - Stone Ocean anime1:02:00 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) + Re-Animator1:07:35 - Roundhouse 20251:17:55 - The Friedkin Connection - A Memoir1:25:55 - Sorcerer (1977 film)1:32:24 - The French Connection (1971 film)1:34:17 - Silent Hill f1:35:25 - Uma Musume Pretty Derby season 11:37:48 - Night of the Galactic Railroad (1985 film)1:40:40 - Alien (1979 film)1:49:55 - Wonderful Everyday / Subarashiki Hibi1:57:55 - OutroSources:Relevant images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 30 to 32A Brad-less week as Ultraman 80 reinvents itself once again into something halfway familiar. We even get a good episode out it!Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro04:35 - Ultraman 80 episode 3022:25 - Production details - The 'Children Arc'26:50 - Ultraman 80 episode 3136:55 - Ultraman 80 episode 3259:30 - Colour timersExtra Section1:02:03 - Trails in the Sky FC1:14:27 - JoJo - Stone Ocean anime1:24:00 - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 2 - Justice for All1:29:45 - Warhammer 40k - Xenos1:33:45 - SeaQuest DSV season 21:40:15 - Lupin III - Zenigata and the Two Lupins1:51:35 - Phantasy Star 22:06:50 - Tsui no Sora (1999)2:27:45 - Emails2:42:00 - OutroSources:Relevant imagesTsui no Sora Ren'py port Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 17 to 21A lot happening in this batch of Kamuy as the status quo reconfigures once again, the detour into Russia wraps itself up and our main duo have to contend with the clashes in their perspectives. Also Red has more movie this time.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro03:32 - Winchester '7305:32 - A Bullet for the General11:44 - Princess Mononoke17:49 - Once Upon in the West22:24 - Tanigaki's History Hotpot - Touhoku and Internal Colonialism1:10:15 - Golden Kamuy discussion2:21:00 - OutroSources:Relevant imagesGiblin, Anne. "From the Inside-Out: Social Networks of Migration from Tōhoku, Japan 1872-1937." (PhD diss. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, 2015).Gramsci, Antonio. The Gramsci Reader: selected writings, 1916-1935, ed. David Forgacs. NYU press, 2000.Hopson, Nathan. Ennobling Japan’s Savage Northeast: Tōhoku as Postwar Thought, 1945–2011. Harvard University Press, 2017.Hopson, Nathan. "Systems of Irresponsibility and Japan's Internal Colony." The Asia-Pacific Journal, 11 no. 52 (2013).Hopson, Nathan. "Takahashi Tomio's Henkyou: Eastern Easts and Western Wests." Japan Review 27 (2014): 141-170.Kawanishi, Hidemichi. Tōhoku: Japan's Constructed Outland. Translated by Nanyan Guo and Raquel Hill. Brill, 2016.Unseen Japan - Zuzu-ben: How Japan’s Northern Dialects Became Shorthand for “Hick”National Geographic - Japan's 400-Year-Old Bear Hunt Is Sacred—and ControversialDiscover Tenkara - Matagi: Spiritual Hunters of Japan’s Snowy Mountains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Gamera: Guardian of the UniverseWe did it chat, we got the 90s and the movies that everyone likes. Thankfully, we're no exception.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiKatherine's accounts: Twitter | Bsky | itchi.ioTimestamps: Preamble Section00:00 - Intro02:05 - Kamen Rider section (primarily OOO)Gamera Section16:39 - Production history34:45 - Turtle Tanka35:33 - Movie discussion1:28:40 - Kaiju tier list1:33:40 - OutroSources:Gamera concept art (Higuchi, Maeda, sea turtle) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 26 to 29We're really engaged, can't you tell?Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro04:25 - Ultraman 80 episode 2621:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 2735:58 - Ultraman 80 episode 2846:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 291:05:48 - Colour timersExtra Section1:06:09 - Red moved1:09:15 - Brad and the mysterious noises1:11:00 - Super Robot Wars Y1:20:30 - Godland (2022 film)1:25:50 - Versus (2000 film)1:30:40 - Bullet for the General1:33:24 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Dear Brother full manga (but also the anime too if we're being honest)In this bonus DQ, Mel and Katherine sit down to talk about the classic 70s shoujo manga because they both happened to have finished the 90s anime adaptation pretty recently and wanted an excuse to talk about it for an extended period outside of TTT lol. Much comparing and contrasting on this one!Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiKatherine's accounts: Twitter | Bsky | itchi.ioTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro03:20 - Dear Brother discussion1:11:30 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 23 to 25The UGM arc continues to deliver on mid, featuring weird slime this time.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro03:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 2318:20 - Ultraman 80 episode 2431:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 2551:55 - Colour timersExtra Section54:13 - Preamble1:00:53 - Jaws1:11:50 - Venom (2018 film)1:13:55 - Tekken 81:15:05 - Super Robot Wars Y1:19:05 - Tales of Phantasia1:28:22 - Wizardry (1991 OVA)1:34:15 - Heart of Glass (1976 film)1:44:50 - Emails1:53:05 - OutroSources:Relevant images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 20 to 22Balls.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro04:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 2013:08 - Ultraman 80 episode 2127:57 - Ultraman 80 episode 2246:15 - Colour timersExtra Section48:12 - The Farthest Shore57:30 - Abzu1:01:40 - Marvel Rivals1:04:15 - Crusader Kings 21:08:20 - Casshern (2004 film)1:11:20 - Toho Timeout - Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster1:23:15 - Insert Coin (2020 film)1:30:05 - Brad's fighting game corner (ft Under Night 2)1:35:10 - Super Robot Wars Y1:47:10 - Tales of Phantasia1:57:32 - OutroSources:Relevant imagesPoor Chaos (UNI2) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 16 to 19This week, it's truly over as Tsuburaya has done it once again and we get the behind the scenes details of what went wrong. Also, we watch some more Ultraman episodes, I guess.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro02:25 - Production details - Explaining the retool18:58 - Ultraman 80 episode 1634:24 - Ultraman 80 episode 17 & 1855:30 - Ultraman 80 episode 191:10:53 - Colour timersExtra Section1:14:18 - Preamble1:17:04 - Shin Godzilla1:31:13 - Rush Hour 2 + 31:38:15 - Blade Runner1:48:30 - Emails2:02:08 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 3 to 7We're in the swing of things now with Omega, and how is the show faring? As well as our leading character's bit, for that matter? And with the return of a classic segment, has Mel finally been vindicated?Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro05:00 - Ultraman Omega discussion1:00:00 - Episode trivia1:07:00 - Colour timers + capsule countdown1:10:45 - Emails1:25:20 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Gamera Super MonsterAt the end of the Showa era, we have reached a truly baffling movie that barely feels like a movie. And yet, we had a lot more fun watching and talking about it than the other movies we've seen in months previous, which is perhaps the most baffling thing of all.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiKatherine's accounts: Twitter | Bsky | itchi.ioTimestamps: Preamble Section00:00 - Intro01:35 - Kamen Rider section (primarily Gaim)16:40 - Assorted stuffGamera Section21:38 - Production history30:30 - Turtle Tanka31:00 - Movie discussion1:30:20 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 13 to 15Something is notably absent this week as we get a batch of really mid, run-of-the-mill episodes (well, one of them is a really evil actually). Could it be...? Nah, couldn't be...Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro06:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 1328:00 - Ultraman 80 episode 1440:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 1554:00 - Colour timersExtra Section55:01 - Preamble56:45 - Gunbuster1:00:50 - Heavy Metal L-Gaim1:07:24 - Brad's fighting game corner (ft GBFVSR, UNI2)1:15:11 - Battlefield 6 beta1:40:00 - Journey1:44:45 - OutroSources:Salamandra concept art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 10 to 12This week, the gang is all back as 80 decides to espouse its views on women and their propensity to do cruel pranks.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro (+ Brad's runback)06:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 1029:47 - Ultraman 80 episode 1147:01 - Ultraman 80 episode 121:05:55 - Colour timersExtra Section1:06:49 - Preamble1:07:40 - They Were 11!1:12:35 - Saint Seiya1:18:05 - Profound Desires of the Gods (1968 film)1:27:05 - The One (2001 film)1:31:45 - Fantastic Voyage (1966 film)1:36:40 - Brad's busy two weeks1:42:13 - One Hundred Tales (manga)1:49:18 - War of the Worlds (2025 film)1:54:54 - King of the Hill season 142:06:33 - The Tombs of Atuan (ft The Farthest Shore)2:21:40 - Emails2:34:26 - Surprise Uma Musume2:36:20 - OutroSources:Relevant images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 7 to 9Another week without Brad, but 80 continues to deliver, even if at the same time the gender stuff appears to be on one. We get some good character drama, funny antics and the return/debut of a notable kaiju.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro03:50 - Ultraman 80 episode 718:40 - Ultraman 80 episode 839:39 - Ultraman 80 episode 957:35 - Colour timersExtra Section58:02 - Some kind of preamble59:53 - Brown Girl in the Ring1:01:29 - The Legend of Zelda 1 (NES)1:05:50 - Dear Brother1:15:35 - Red is kinda still watching Ghibli movies and also reading Earthsea1:23:55 - Emails1:31:50 - OutroSources:Alien Bam concept art"Okay, I believe you."Mel's essential edit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 4 to 6This week, 80 continues to impress. However, Brad is away, leaving Red and Mel to veer off course talking about MyGo headcanons, straight yaoi and a whole bunch of other bullshit.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro04:10 - Ultraman 80 episode 426:58 - Ultraman 80 episode 552:25 - Ultraman 80 episode 61:16:10 - Colour timersExtra Section1:19:01 - Some more MyGo nonsense1:20:35 - Western Marxism - How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn1:25:35 - The Crusades Through Arab Eyes1:41:20 - Red watches more Ghibli movies and then we lose the plot what the hell were we talking about?2:03:15 - Emails2:17:50 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman 80 episodes 1 to 3Ultra Queue is finally back with another full season as we leave the 70s behind to enter the seemingly less expansive world of the 80s. So far, Ultraman 80 is off to a strong start but we'll have to see why this one didn't leave as much of a legacy as planned. Also we flip the show format.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Ultraman Section00:00 - Intro04:47 - Production history28:44 - Ultraman 80 episode 158:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 21:13:45 - Ultraman 80 episode 31:29:35 - Colour timersExtra Section1:30:44 - Explaining the mix up1:31:45 - Cardcaptor Sakura1:36:18 - Red watches Ghibli1:40:40 - Superman (2025)1:59:36 - Honkai Star Rail ft Fate/Stay Night2:07:05 - Elden Ring Nightreign2:08:00 - Peak (video game)2:14:10 - SSSS.Dynazenon2:18:30 - Emails2:48:30 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Golden Kamuy volumes 12 to 16This time we get a truly banger batch of Golden Kamuy, including one in the middle that might be one of the hypest things we've read? Everything comes together and pops off before veering off into new directions we never even dreamed of. We never left but we are so back. Also Mel spent too much time on the bonus history stuff so it's a two-course meal this time! You better appreciate it.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro05:14 - Tsurumi's History Hotpot (Appetizer) - Theories on Fascism46:15 - Tsurumi's History Hotpot (Main Course) - Japanese Fascism1:35:30 - Golden Kamuy discussion3:09:45 - OutroSources:Relevant images Dutt, Rajani Palme. Fascism and Social Revolution. International Publishers, 1935.Gramsci, Antonio. The Gramsci Reader: selected writings, 1916-1935, ed. David Forgacs. NYU press, 2000.Hoston, Germaine A. Marxism and the Crisis of Development in Prewar Japan. Princeton University Press, 2014.Jackson, George. Blood in My Eye. Black Classic Press, 1990.Norman, Herbert E. Japan's Emergence as a Modern State - 60th anniv. ed.: Political and Economic Problems of the Meiji Period. UBC Press, 2011.Poulantzas, Nicos. Fascism and Dictatorship: the Third International and the Problem of Fascism. Verso Books, 2019.Tosaka, Jun. The Japanese Ideology. Translated by Robert Stolz. Columbia University Press, 2024.Walker, Gavin. The Sublime Perversion of Capital: Marxist Theory and the Politics of History in Modern Japan. Duke University Press, 2016.Against Japanism podcast: Jun Tosaka part 1, part 2; Japanese Marxism; The Emperor System and Thought Policing; Impact of the Russian Revolution; Japanese Fascism (ft Minyan) part 1, part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Gamera vs Deep Sea Monster ZigraWe reach the end of an era with the final of the first stretch of yearly Gamera releases. And not a moment too soon, since we have even less to say about this one. But hey, this pod does come out on this movie's anniversary at least.Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiKatherine's accounts: Twitter | Bsky | itchi.ioTimestamps: Preamble Section00:00 - Intro02:18 - Assorted preambleGamera Section09:14 - Production history20:30 - Turtle Tanka21:09 - Movie discussion48:45 - Kaiju tier list52:20 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: Ultraman Omega episodes 1 to 2A new Ultraman show has begun which means it's time for "Skipping the Queue" to start up again. This new show has a seemingly fresh premise but is it executing on it in the ways we like (at least so far)? And how is it faring compared to the previous two shows?Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro05:35 - Production notes10:55 - Ultraman Omega discussion45:13 - Colour timers45:30 - Emails51:40 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Covering: The・Ultraman (Battle of the Ultra Brothers) manga; The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman (short)Happy Ultraman day! This week we take a look at the historically significant (to the franchise at least) manga by Mamoru Uchiyama that was released in the gap between the second and third eras of Showa Ultraman. Somehow, we got guys showing off their Ultraman OCs two weeks in a row. Also we might be the only podcast out there that covers this one!Twitter | Bsky | YouTube | Ko-fiTimestamps:Preamble Section00:00 - Intro03:38 - Assassin's Quest12:50 - Red's many shows16:47 - Paizo Organized Play28:00 - Apothecary Diaries season 231:00 - Uma Musume Pretty DerbyUltraman Section58:10 - Production history1:23:30 - Manga discussion2:21:00 - OutroSources:Relevant images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.