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AMO Kenzoku

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36: Serial Experiments Lain

Join us on our journey into the Wired as we discuss 1998's Serial Experiments Lain.

Published 08/22/23

35: Battle Royale

In this episode we discuss the 2000 movie Battle Royale and fight eachother until only one of us remains.

Published 07/25/23

34: Spring 2023 Anime

In this episode we discuss the shows we watched (or couldn't stand watching) from the Spring 2023 anime season.

Published 07/11/23

33: Otaku Games

After a brief Fanime Con report we discuss otaku games. What is an "otaku game"? We'll tell you what we think.

Published 06/13/23

32: Oshi no Ko

In this episode we talk about the hour and a half long first episode of Oshi no Ko. Oshi no Ko is streaming on HiDive: https://www.hidive.com/tv/oshi-no-ko. The official YouTube channel has some interesting documentary content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwq8R8ag7k

Published 05/16/23

31: Akiba Maid War

In this episode we discuss the fantastic Yakuza-themed show from Fall 2022 "Akiba Maid War." If you have a desire for classic Japanese Yakuza films that likely inspired this show you can check out the "Yakuza Papers" series of films from the 70's.

Published 05/02/23

30: Captain Harlock TV

In which we discuss the first roughly ten episodes of the Captain Harlock TV show. You can check it out on Crunchy Roll.

Published 04/18/23

29: Arcadia of My Youth

In this episode we discuss the 1982 Leiji Matsumoto film "Arcadia of My Youth".

Published 04/04/23

28: 2023 Winter Anime

In this episode we try to find something we enjoy in the winter 2023 season. Maybe time to catch up on our backlog.

Published 03/21/23

27: 2022 Fall Anime

In this episode we discuss what we watched from the fall 2022 season. Lots of good ones!

Published 03/07/23

26: Made in Abyss TV 2 (part II)

In this episode we conclude our discussion of Made in Abyss TV Season 2.

Published 02/21/23

25: Made in Abyss TV 2 (part I)

In this episode we discuss the second season of the Made in Abyss TV series which picks up right after the end of the Movie "Dawn of the Deep Soul".

Published 02/07/23

24: Project A-ko

We discuss the anime movie "Project A-ko" from 1986.

Published 01/24/23

23: The Kenzokies

Our end-of-the year "awards" show. A selection of stuff that stood out to us this past year.

Published 01/10/23

22: Megazone 23

We're finally back from our holiday break to discuss the classic 80's OVA Megazone 23: Part 1.

Published 12/20/22

21: Birth

This episode we discuss the 1984 OVA "Birth". Very interesting. We also talk a lot about famous animator Yoshinori Kanada. You can watcha fun mini-documentary on him on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGrvfL66LVA

Published 11/22/22

20: Otaku no Video Part 2

In this episode we finish our discussion of Otaku no Video. In this episode we mention the Lockheed bribery scandal. You can find the History of Japan Podcast episode covering this incident here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-326-the-lockheed-scandal-part-1/id635736811?i=1000466276617

Published 11/08/22

19: Otaku no Video Part One

In this episode we discuss Gainax's 1992 OVA "Otaku no Video". We mention "The Notenki Memoirs" a few times and it's very very out of print but you can read it here: https://www.gwern.net/docs/anime/eva/2002-takeda-notenkimemoirs

Published 10/25/22

18: California Crisis

This episode we discuss the 1986 OVA "California Crisis". You can find a subtitled version on YouTube without too much effort.

Published 10/11/22

17: 80's and 90's OVAs

In this episode we discuss some OVAs from the 80's and 90's. Some good, some OK.

Published 09/27/22

16: Potpouri

In this episode we discuss a range of topics including how the Japanese watch anime and an excursion into Japanese IP laws and their impacts.

Published 09/12/22

15: A Mid-Summer Season's Dream

This episode we talk about what we've been watching of this summer season.