Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Recently, Street Fi…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Earlier this month …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! This month’s episod…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! For June, I'm discu…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! What's this--a rare…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! This month’s episod…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! This month (March 1…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Over the winter, Ja…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! Happy New Year, eve…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! 2023 is coming to a…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! This year, Go Nagai…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here! This month’s episod…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Last month in North America, the first new Slam Dunk anime in over 20 years AND Takehiko Inoue's directorial debut finally arrived in theaters: The First Slam Dunk! So who better to talk to me about this exciting event but my friend and fellow …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! With Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary celebration still going strong, and the recent release of Shin Kamen Rider in North America, what better time to talk about just how huge an impact Shotaro Ishinomori's original creation had on Japanese pop c…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Not only does this month mark 10 YEARS of the podcast, but it’s also pride month! So what better way to celebrate than to invite THE Anime Queen of Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 12, the one & only Rock M Sakura! Listen as she recalls how she got in…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! The Saturday Anime series is back! These are episodes where we talk about anime that aired on the Saturday Anime block of Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s on US Cable TV. This month, MDi is back to talk with me about a title that was once one of …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! In February of 2023, we learned that we lost an icon of not just manga and anime, but a pillar of otaku fandom as we know it: Leiji Matsumoto. And so this month, we celebrated him and his beautiful Leijiverse by having a fan-made Memorial Lives…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 2022 is just about over! So you know what that means–that’s right, it’s the Year in Review! And much like Krampus, Zee is back for the first part of the episode to discuss the results of my annual year-end survey as filled out by you, the liste…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month, we’re returning to my Creative Conversations series! In these episodes, I talk to people in various creative fields making things today who were greatly inspired by anime & manga, and are using that inspiration today to make their o…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! October is not only spooky month, but it’s also the 25th anniversary of the very first Berserk anime adaptation! So what better time to discuss this dark fantasy horror series with my good friend and huge Berserk fan, Mayra, who you might remem…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Last month, the beginning of a well-loved OVA series turned 30 years old: Yasuhiro Imagawa’s love letter to mangaka Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s career, Giant Robo: The Animation (aka Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still)! And to celebrate this mo…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Not only is June the 50th Anniversary of Go Nagai’s manga, but in the US June is also Pride Month! And at the request of AJ (who won the choice of a full podcast episode topic in my ANP Says Trans Rights raffle), we’re talking all about the ico…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Osamu Tezuka’s Unico is well-loved around the world, and many older anime fans’ first exposure to anime as kids. Now, we’re getting a brand new, internationally collaborated manga called Unico: Awakening, for both fans of the original and new f…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! I’m finally back after my brief hiatus with a brand-new episode! And this month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revi…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s Guest Episode is a manga-centric one! I talked all about the wild, weird, and sometimes whacky world of the classic sci-fi body horror manga Parasyte with the Manga Mavericks Podcast, along with fellow guest Jason Thompson! Listen …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Valentine’s Day may be over, but this month on the podcast, we’re stealing hearts with some Cat’s Eye conversation with the Zannen, Canada podcast! Host Jesse, additional guest Chris, and myself talk about our history with the series, it’s ties…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Happy New Year, everyone! This month’s “Guest” episode is part 2 of my discussion with the Anime is Lit Podcast in discussing the 90s anime adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda’s shoujo classic, Dear Brother! This one is for the folks who’ve seen & love …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month on the podcast, celebrate the winter holidays with me & the Anime is Lit Podcast in the first of my "Guest" episodes! In this episode, we talk all about the 90s anime adaptation of Riyoko Ikeda's shoujo classic, Dear Brother (aka Oni…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this announcement! Stream the audio above or [Direct Download] Hey everyone! An important announcement regarding the podcast! Starting in December of 2021, I'll be going on a much-needed little vacation for a few months (probably around 2 or 3, depending on …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month on the podcast, we’re celebrating the first ever North American English release of one of the most influential anime of the 70s: Future Boy Conan! That’s right, after over 40 years, we’re finally getting a release in America (with a …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! The Saturday Anime series is back! These are episodes where we talk about anime that aired on the Saturday Anime block of Sci-Fi Channel back in the 90s on US Cable TV. This month just happens to be the 30th anniversary of Katsuhiro Otomo's Rou…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month, I’m making my long overdue return to my “Creative Conversations” series! In these episodes, I’ll be talking to people in various creative fields making things today who were greatly inspired by anime & manga, and are using that insp…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month, to celebrate the big Episode #100, not only have I got a brand new guest to the show, GrantTheThief of The Blade Licking Thieves Podcast, but we’re going to be talking about one of the biggest, most influential shonen series of all …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I r…

subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! April 2nd, 2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Fantasy Mecha series The Vision of Escaflowne! And to celebrate this milestone, I've called up NewTypeLady from another world to talk all about it with me! Even with an extra long run time for t…

subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! It’s my first ever Seiyuu Spotlight episode! These will be episodes focused on a notable Japanese voice-over artist. And who better to start with than 90s Anime Queen herself, Megumi Hayashibara?! This month is definitely her month: with a new …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remembe…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Happy 2021! I’m starting the first episode of this brand new year with something a little different. This time, we’re watching a new anime based off a classic, well-loved franchise: Lupin III: The First! Lupin & the gang’s first ever CG animate…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! 2020 is finally almost over! So you know what that means–that’s right, it’s the Year in Review! And much like Krampus, Zee is back to help discuss the results of my annual year-end survey as filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime ti…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! It’s Thanksgiving time in the USA, and with more of us opting to stay home, many of you probably want to get cozy with some manga to read--so what better time to recruit returning guest Casey (aka MinovskyArticle) to gush about some of our favo…

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! Happy Spooky Season! This month, just in time for Halloween, I'm talking all about the cute and slightly terrifying Children's Horror anime film, Unico in the Island of Magic! And to join me to talk all about this kinda creepy classic based on …

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remembe…