Anime-Zing Podcast

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #3 of Kids on the Slope: Someday My Prince Will Come

Topics of conversation include: The invention of malls, dating in high school, and the Westermarck effect.

Tropes of the Week: Imaginary Love Triangle, Childhood Friend Romance, and Locked In A Room/Ten Minutes in A Closet

Track of the Week: A Piece of Blue

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #2 of Kids on the Slope: Summertime.

Topics of conversation include: Christianity in Japan, Stranger Danger, and fighting other teens.

Trope(s) of the Week: Beach Episode + Indirect Kiss

Track of the Week: Easy Waltz

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #1 of Kids on the Slope: Moanin'

Topics of conversation include: Jazz, Emperor Hirohito, and the population of New York City.

Trope(s) of the Week: Delinquents + Japanese Delinquents

Track of the Week: Sakamichi No Melody

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Satoshi Kon's 1999 film Perfect Blue

Topics of conversation include: Freud, Lacan, and whether or not Tristan has ever seen a baby.

Links:

Screening Interiority: Drawing on the Animated Dreams of Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue - Meg Rickards

Excuse Me, Who Are You…and Do You Speak Animese?: The Distinctive Language of Animation - Hiren Solanki

Playing the Kon Trick Between Dates, Dimensions and Daring in the films of Satoshi Kon - Paul Wells

Midnight Eye - Tom Mes Interview with Satoshi Kon (2002)

Freud on The Uncanny

Lacan on the Mirror Stage

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #6 of FLCL: FLCLimax

Topics of conversation include: Invader Zim, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and niche University of Miami Pokemon Forums.

FLCL Track of the Week: One Life

Notes from the Underground: [FLCL vs. Cowboy Bebop] [How do you describe FLCL to your friends?]

Christina’s Sources and Interesting Links:

Guitars, Drinks, and Eyebrows - FLCL Symbols With Deeper Meanings

Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation

The Art of Studio Gainax: Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime

Interview with Marc Handler, the ADR director-writer for the FLCL Dub 

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #5 of FLCL: Brittle Bullet

Topics of conversation include: Atomsk, Guns, and Prestige Television

FLCL Track of the Week: Runner's High

Notes from the Underground: [Fooly cooly anime? Only 6 eps?!?!] [AV Club]

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #4 of FLCL: Full Swing

Topics of conversation include: Baseball, Cyborgs, and Post-post Modernism.

FLCL Track of the Week: Stalker

Notes from the Underground: [The Robots from Takkun’s Head: Cyborg Adolescence in FLCL]  [Donna Haraway's Cyborg Manifesto]

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #3 of FLCL: Marquis de Carabas

Topics of conversation include: Types of guitars, angry suburban parents, and Neopets.

FLCL Track of the Week: Yorii Gallop 

Notes from the Underground: ["Why those guitars?"] ["FLCL anime is BAD for kids!"] ["PA's Anime weekly review…"]

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #2 of FLCL: Fire Starter

Topics of conversation include: MoMa video installations, meta-commentary about the mecha genre, and Canti's dope outfits.

FLCL Track of the Week: Hybrid Rainbow

Notes from the Underground: ["wtf if the deal with flcl"] [How many eps in FLCL????] [Furi Kuri Episode 2 Discussion]

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.

This week, Tristan and Christina discuss Episode #1 of FLCL: Fooly Cooly

Topics of conversation include: Anime forums, Evangelion, Tony Hawk, and Gainax's history

FLCL Track of the Week: One Life

Notes from the Underground: ["Wierded Out!"] ["Another Gainax Masterpiece"] ["What does FLCL Mean?"]

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Our theme song can be found here and is a remix of One Summer's Day by A June and J Beat.