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Podcastle in the Sky is dedicated to examining works of anime in combination with a selected piece of pop-culture, cinema, or literature. Join us in our shotgun approach to analysis as we discuss, com... more
FAQs about Podcastle in the Sky:How many episodes does Podcastle in the Sky have?The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
November 01, 2016Episode 7: Ayakashi – Samurai Horror Tales and Tales of the Deadhttps://archive.org/download/Episode07_201611/Episode-07.mp3Celebrate Halloween the PodCastle in the Sky way – by watching Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales and reading Tales of the Dead. We discuss the two horror anthologies but also talk about horror in general, what scares people in the age of Twitter, and Steve Urkel (a.k.a., the greatest horror villain in fiction). Turn on, tune in, and drop dead tonight!PSThe book mentioned in the podcast is Peasant Uprisings in Japan: A Critical Anthology of Peasant Histories....more0minPlay
September 01, 2016Episode 6: Fist of the North Star and The Road WarriorIt’s Mad Max and the Musclemen on this month’s post-apocalyptic podcast! In this episode, the PodCastle crew takes a look at two of the 1980s’ most extravagant pieces of end-times fiction with George Miller’s 1981 sequel The Road Warrior and the 1986 anime movie adaptation of Tetsuo Hara’s manga, Fist of the North Star. The narrative mysteries of spontaneously exploding tables, spooky men on stilts, and so much more are explored, so find a parking space for your skull-laden Doom-Buggy and listen along.https://archive.org/download/Episode06_201608/Episode-06.mp3...more0minPlay
June 01, 2016Episode 5: Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Chroniclehttps://archive.org/download/Episode05_201606/Episode-05.mp3Tune in for our greatest accomplishment in anime podcasting – we talk about Puella Magi Madoka Magica without once using the word “deconstruction”. Also we talk about the 2012 movie Chronicle and about teenagers with superpowers, then we kind of meander to a bunch of other topics. So stop, collaborate and listen to PodCastle in the Sky’s latest episode. Excelsior!...more0minPlay
February 19, 2016Episode 4: Golgo 13 and OctopussyIn this episode PodCastle looks back to 1983, a year of dueling James Bond movies – and picks one of the movies (Octopussy, the ‘official’ one) and compares it to another product of 1983, Golgo 13: The Professional, the first anime adaptation of a character inspired by Ian Fleming’s spy. Confident killers, wonky geopolitics, male power fantasies and more!https://archive.org/download/Episode04_20160219/Episode-04.mp3...more0minPlay
January 22, 2016Episode 3: Diabolik Lovers and TwilightWe return from the dead to discuss the undead! Diabolik Lovers and Twilight – hot or not? Whether you’re Team Edward, Team Jacob, or Team Shoot Yourself in the Head, listen and be enlightened. Are possessive boyfriends sexy if they’re a hot vampire? Does the firmament rip in twain as we compare these works to Russian literature? Do we emerge unscathed from watching these franchises? Tune in and find out!And if you ever find yourself wondering what the hell we’re talking about, check out our expanded Anime Fan to English dictionary.https://archive.org/download/Episode03_201601/Episode-03.mp3...more0minPlay
October 04, 2015Episode 2: The Untouchables and Baccano!Immortality is the theme of our second episode as we compare the 2007 anime series Baccano with its inspiration, the 1987 Brian De Palma gangster flick The Untouchables. We’ve got a cops and robbers story on the one hand and a gangsters versus alchemists story on the other. Tune in as we discuss the enduring legend of the gangster.FYI for the confused: the Mister Tea referred to in the recording is the husband of our podcaster TeaRex and not the pro wrestler who starred in The A-Team.https://archive.org/download/Episode02_201510/Episode-02.mp3...more0minPlay
August 10, 2015Inaugural Episode! Gankutsuou and The Count of Monte CristoThe first episode of PodCastle In The Sky is here!Our podcast compares and contrasts anime titles with other parts of culture. In this episode we look at GONZO’s animated series Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, produced back in 2004 and adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo.Audio quality is a bit rough in this first episode, but it’s something we’ve already set about improving for episode two. New episodes of Podcastle in the Sky will be rolled out every month, with a broad and eclectic range of subjects already lined up for the coming year. We hope you enjoy the discussion!https://archive.org/download/Episode01_201508/Episode-01.mp3...more0minPlay
FAQs about Podcastle in the Sky:How many episodes does Podcastle in the Sky have?The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.