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Ian Cory & Joseph Schafer
The Human Instrumentality Podcast
The Human Instrumentality Podcast celebrates animated fiction from Japan - or, anime - that uses groundbreaking visual storytelling to tell unconventional and moving stories.
Season 2, now airing, tells the story of of beloved director Satoshi Kon, whose brief-but-brilliant oeuvre includes “Perfect Blue” and Paranoia Agent.” Kon’s psychedelic and psychological parade of images and characters celebrate the animated film tradition and critique the society that created it – and the fans that enable its existence. Hosts Ian Cory and Joseph Schafer cover Kon's entire career, from his humble...
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5.0 stars from 11 ratings
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“Incredible review of the Eva series. I have learned so much about the show even though I’ve seen it like 3+ times. Also just incredibly high level of criticism of a TV series in general. Look forward to it every week! Congratulations!”
krill4ever via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/01/21
Everything I've wanted in an Eva podcast
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“I get so excited when Wednesday rolls around so I can listen to the new episode of The Human Instrumentality Podcast! Ian and Joseph both bring so much history, insight, and understanding to the show, and I've been craving that for so long. I can't be the only one who has been absolutely...”Read full review »
Cat Champa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/21
Great stuff!
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“Ive been enjoying the show a lot as a solid analysis of Evangelion. Thoughtful, yet unpretentious and fun without being stupid. I’ve been enjoying the show a lot. Keep up the good work! -K. Byrd”
Kbyrd5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/21
Recent Episodes
At last, The Human Instrumentality Podcast’s coverage of the Heisei Gamera trilogy comes to its oh-so-edgy conclusion with 1999’s Gamera III: Revenge of Iris. In this film, director Shusuke Kaneko returns to his horror film roots for one of the darkest kaiju films in existence. This time the...
Published 07/05/23
Published 07/05/23
The second film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy reunites director Shusuke Kaneko, SFX specialist Shinji Higuchi, and writer Kazunori Ito for an ambitious alien invasion film. This time, the titanic turtle’s opponent is the creepy-crawly colony of space bugs, the Symbiotic Legion; a kaiju that brings...
Published 06/28/23
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