iTunes & Stitcher subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!   With all the talk about the upcoming live action Ghost in the Shell movie, what better time to revisit another (slightly less popular) 90s series about a kick-ass cyborg who sometimes questions what it means to be human! My friend Rachel from RachelLovesComics joins me to talk about Battle Angel Alita: the various incarnations, the sometimes surprisingly relevant themes throughout, and even the 80′s style poofy hair (even though it was the 90s.) Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] You can also now subscribe on itunes & Stitcher! Relevant Links: Buy the Battle Angel DVD on Amazon or Rightstuf Buy the original manga on Amazon Buy The Last Order on Amazon (or digitally!) Buy Ashen Victor on Amazon Japanese interview with Guillermo del Toro where he mentions showing James Cameron Battle Angel Alita Follow Rachel on Twitter! Bonus: here’s Rachel’s Battle Angel Alita cosplay! As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts and ideas for future episodes here, or email directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 45

What was it like being an anime &amp; manga fan before the 2000s? And were some of my favorite anime series really as good as I remember them? Welcome to the Anime Nostalgia Podcast, a mix of anime &amp; manga history, reviews, and talks with other fans on titles and aspects of fandom from everywhere from the 70s to the 90s!

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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 11th, 2024 to be exact) marked the 40th anniversary of the release of the film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. So to celebrate this momentous occasion, friend of the show & HUGE Nausicaa fan Rachel is back to discuss the history of not just the film, but the manga it's based off of! Since the Nausicaa is pretty widely available at this point, we DO talk openly with spoilers. So if you've never seen the film before, go have a watch and then come back to listen to us do a deep dive & gush about what makes this movie so special in this extra-long episode! Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Relevant Links: Buy Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind on Blu-ray from The Crunchyroll Store or AmazonBuy the Nausicaa manga box set from The Crunchyroll Store or AmazonBuy The Art of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind from The Crunchyroll Store or AmazonBuy Shuna's Journey from The Crunchyroll Store or AmazonVisit Nausicaa Net (aka the Ghibli Wiki), the longest-running Ghibli fansite still up and running!Visit Gkids' official Nausicaa pageRead "When Nausicaa became Warriors of the Wind"Follow Rachel on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch! My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website! Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi! As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 129: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 40th Anniversary with Rachel

  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, Japan celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of Osamu Tezuka's most beloved characters: Black Jack! And since it's one of my favorite manga, you know I had to do a podcast episode to celebrate! Joining me, on loan from the Anime World Order Podcast is fellow podcaster & Black Jack fan Clarissa! Listen as we talk about Black Jack's history, his similarities with Tezuka himself, and just why we love this iconic manga doctor as we try to convince you to give this wild medical manga a try. Stream the episode above or [Direct Download]Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Also, side note - Sadly, Discotek announced AS I WAS EDITING THIS EPISODE that their Black Jack The Movie bluray is going out of print....so pick it up while you still can! Relevant links: Buy the original Black Jack manga digitally in EnglishStream the original Black Jack OVA series in North America on Tubi TVStream Black Jack The Movie in America on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, or RetroCrushRead The Prescience and Universality of Tezuka’s Manga Masterpiece “Black Jack”Read Queering Black Jack: A look at how the manga industry adapts to changing reader demographicsCheck out the House MD vs Black Jack Japanese promotional commercial from 2010!Follow Clarissa on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch! My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website! Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi! As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 128: 50 Years of Black Jack with Clarissa

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, everyone! 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 remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. This month, while I dream of the upcoming Dirty Pair bluray set, let's revisit some other space adventuring troublemakers from the same universe! That's right, it's 1983's Crusher Joe: The Movie! But will this movie crush it, or will it crush my heart? Ok, ok...lets drop the puns and check it out in this month's rewatch. Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Relevant links:Buy Crusher Joe The Movie at Crunchyroll Store or AmazonUncovering the Guest Designers of Crusher JoeOther anime mentioned in this episode: Dirty Pair, Space Adventure Cobra, Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop, Venus Wars My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website! Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi! As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 127: ReView: Crusher Joe The Movie

  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 close, so you know what that means--That's right, it's time for another Year in Review! And this time, my good buddy Grant is here to help discuss the results of my annual year-end survey as filled out by you, the listeners! What older anime titles were you excited to buy (sometimes again) this year, and what titles are you looking forward to coming out in 2024? We also talk about all the memorable news stories from throughout this long, seemingly never-ending year. Hear all the silliness, strangeness, sadness, and stress of this year; PLUS the winners of the survey giveaway in this extra long episode. Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!! Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Relevant links: ☆ Buy the top 3 (as voted by my listeners) older anime releases from 2023!☆ 1. Gunbuster: The Complete OVA series 2. Urusei Yatsura TV series Collection 1 3. Aim for the Ace! Complete Original TV series Listen to the full episode for the complete list! Follow GrantTheThief on Twitter & Bluesky! Thank you to Seven Seas for donating manga as part of my Holiday Giveaway! Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi! My opening theme music is done by Kerobit! Find more of his music at Kerobit.net! As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening and have a Happy New Year!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 126: 2023 Year in Review with GrantTheThief

 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's magical super heroine turned 50 years old! So what better time to have an episode in her honor? And joining me to talk all about her is No. 1 English-speaking Cutie Honey Fan (who has worked on many official American Cutie Honey releases!), Salvatore (aka @retrosofa)! We discuss not only the history of the franchise, but how even though Honey is a pulpy, sexy, and sometimes goofy Magical Girl originally created for boys, she influenced the Magical Girl genre in all sorts of ways we're still seeing today! Also in this episode: the decades-long argument of if Honey even counts as a magical girl, the appeal of giant Go Nagai monster women, and answering all your questions in this extra-long episode! Stream the episode above or [Direct Download]Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Relevant links: Buy the original Cutie Honey manga and Cutie Honey anime on DVDBuy the 90s New Cutey Honey OVA on blurayBuy Re:Cutie Honey on blurayBuy the Cutey Honey A Go Go! mangaWatch Cutie Honey: The Live on Retrocrush & buy the official blurayWatch a short preview version of the Japanese stage musical, Cutie Honey Climax (subtitled in English officially!)Read a brief interview with Jessica Calvello (dub voice of Honey) from way back in 2000 on her thoughts about the role! Find Salvatore online: @retrosofa on Tumblr and Twitter!@retrosofa.inc on instagram!Read his comic No More Mermaids! (NSFW WARNING! Absolutely not for kids!) My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website! Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi!As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 45

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