We ring in the new year with an episode that's a bit all over the place! We (regrettably) are still talking about The Rise Of Skywalker. Then podcast admin things, before getting into the meat of the episode: our deep disappointment in Ghost In The Shell (1995). From there we wander into talk about Akira, Stroszek, and what we've been reading lately.

Our music this week is The Last Thing On My Mind by Chet Atkins. It's my favorite bit of music from Stroszek.

Link to the star wars holiday special here https://youtu.be/6hH8rxarVG8

Zeta Gundam spoilers starting at roughly an hour 45 and continuing for 10 minutes