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This month on the podcast, we’re celebrating the first ever North American English release of one of the most influential anime of the 70s: Future Boy Conan! That’s right, after over 40 years, we’re finally getting a release in America (with a new English dub!) thanks to Gkids. And with me to talk about this classic gem is Conan super-fan Dave Merrill! Listen as we discuss the history of this wonderful series, how many amazingly talented people worked on it, how it became a hugely influential pop culture phenomenon in Japan and other countries, and why YOU should add it to your watch list--all without any major spoilers!--in this extra long episode. Let’s set sail!

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Relevant links:

• Buy Future Boy Conan on bluray at Rightstuf, Amazon, and Gkids’ online store!
• Visit High Harbor Net, one of the biggest Future Boy Conan fansites still running!
• Future Boy Conan at Nausicaa Net
• Buy Hayao Miyazaki’s Starting Point 1979-1996, where he talks about his work & his process (which includes some bits of when he worked on Future Boy Conan!), in print or digitally. 
• The Italian opening of Future Boy Conan
• Read Dave’s anime blog, Let’s Anime!
• Find Dave on Twitter

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