Mech Ado About Nothing

The Macross compilation / reanimation / retelling movie provides the perfect cap to our discussion of the original Macross. We discuss how the movie holds up on its own, how it compares to the show, and how the conceptual and structural changes it makes better develop the themes of the show. Also, we really can't pronounce the villain's name.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected], our website is mechado.moe, and our Twitter account is @mechadopodcast,

Merry Second Christmas! The Macross television series comes to an anticlimactic end. We discuss the value of the time skip, the overall structure of the show (and what we'd change), and look forward to watching the movie.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can email us at [email protected]. Our website is mechado.moe, and our twitter is @mechadopodcast.

Macross makes some unexpected turns this week, as the show (sort of) comes to a conclusion, then comes roaring right back. Dan gets mad Ian likes Macross, and we talk about culture shock and Minmay's chronic indecisiveness.

 You can email us at [email protected]. Our website is mechado.moe and our Twitter is @mechadopodcast. Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82.

We're in the meat of it now, as the Macross returns to Earth, signalling the beginning of Kaifun and the end of Ontario. We talk first cousins, pineapple salad (the dish), and Pineapple Salad (the episode).

 You can reach us at [email protected]. Our website is mechado.moe, and our Twitter account is @mechadopodcast. Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82.

We launch our journey into Macross with the first ten episodes of the original television series. We talk romance and pacing, as well as uncover a shocking truth about the Transformers.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected]

Ian and Dan are together for a very special episode about space lightning, not-actually-free jazz, and fuel tanks. We talk through Thunderbolt's presentation, characters, and themes, and how the movie ultimately hamstrings itself by trying to do too much.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected]

We watch Hideaki Anno's directorial debut Gunbuster, and have a grand time discussing super robots, American science fiction novels, and fanservice. There's a bomb made out of the planet Jupiter in this one folks, you don't want to miss it.

Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82.  You can reach us at [email protected].

Ian gave up time with his family to edit this episode, so you better appreciate our Christmas Special. We talk about whether war is cool, melodrama, and the Kampfer. Happy holidays, dear listeners.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected].

I'm sorry folks. We try to make sense of this series and largely come up short. We talk about why the Kuntala don't work as an oppressed class metaphor, weirdly overt references to Hinduism in the mecha design, and creepy old spacemen.

 Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected].

We do our best to work through this complete mess of episodes. We break down a massive Mech Corner, try to make sense of this show's deep familial twist, and Ian goes off on the use of the word 'Reconquista.'

 You can reach us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82.