Time to fill that anime-podcast-shaped hole in your life by joining us in conversation with fearless leader of Anime Limited, czar of Scotland Loves Anime and all-round top bloke Andrew Partridge. Nakama Britannica XII: Interviewcast! Andrew Partridge Edition iTunes iVailable … Continue reading
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Podcast XI: Clan Aid!
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Raise a flag for the true ending, it’s… Podcast XI: Clan Aid! By special request of Otaku-san, we take time out from our usual diet of blood, guts and carnage to discuss popular visual novel adaptation, Clannad. Along with the … Continue reading
Podcast X: Scotland Loves Anime 2012 – Almost Live!
Recently recovered from the wilds of darkest Edinburgh, it’s…
Nakama Britannica X – Scotland Loves Anime 2012 (Almost Live!)
In a special bonus episode, we forgo social pleasantries such as research and preparation to bring you the low-down on SLA Edinburgh – a report so fresh, it was partially recorded in the Filmhouse bar! Sadly this lead to me not saying much in the first part, as I was convinced the middle-aged hard-man at the next table was about to tell us to shut up, but never mind. Stagger on.
01.45 Tokyo Marble Chocolate and Phoenix Wright. Contains no actual confectionary, nor objectionable content.
07.55 From Up On Poppy Hill and Mass Effect. Goro rides again, Production I.G. Lose their paragons.
15.35 After School Midnighters. SCIENCE!
23.45 Berserk and Berserk II: Berserk Harder. “I like swords!”
38.20 Nerawareta Gakuen. We attend a world premiere! Sadly, the world is not impressed.
55.40 The Anime Mirai Project. Juju the Weightless Spider Girl Who Pretended Not to See Buuta.
65.06 Wolf Children Ame and Yuki. In which I find out what the word “nadir” actually means.
83.46 Closing – Aria (Susumu Hirasawa)
iTunes soon!
Podcast VIII: “You Just Dress Bad” – The Films of Yoshiaki Kawajiri Pt.2
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So, a ninja, a vampire and an immortal Scotsman walk into a bar in…
Nakama Britannica Eight – “You Just Dress Bad”: The Films of Yoshiaki Kawajiri Pt.2
00.00 – Intro – Yakitori (Yoko Kanno)
02.44 – “Journey to the West”: 1993-2007 – Jubei (Kaoru Wada)
In the concluding part of our retrospective, we tie some monofilament wire round the hilt of our katana to discuss Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Highlander: Search for Vengeance. When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Search for Vengeance, Kawajiri replied “No, there can be only one”.
Followed by: “Sandmantas Rest Area” (Marco D’Ambrosio)
1.22.07 – Closing – Forces (Susumu Hirasawa)
Thanks once again to daichi383 for his work on the edit.
iTunes link available shortly.
Podcast Fantasy VII: Yoshiaki Kawajiri pt.1
Coming to you direct from space prison, it’s…
NB707 – Teleporting Psychic Vampires in Space! The Films of Yoshiaki Kawajiri pt.1
00.00 – Intro – Yakitori (Yoko Kanno)
02.22 – “City on Fire”: 1987-1991 – Burning World (Hidemi Miura)
In this first installment of our retrospective on action director extraordinaire, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, we walk softly and carry a wooden sword to investigate the ‘city trilogy’ of Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku and Cyber City Oedo 808. Anyone who suggests having the word ‘city’ in the title is not sufficient grounds to call something a trilogy, will automatically have fifty years added to their sentence.
Followed by: “I May Be In Love With You” (Hidemi Miura)
1.01.24 – Closing – Forces (Susumu Hirasawa)
Massive thanks as always to daichi383 for his work on the edit. We’re also still looking for additional audio editors, so if you are the true successor of Audioshin-ken, we’d love to hear from you. It would help us get the episodes out that bit quicker.
This episode is now available in iTunes! Find is in the iTunes store by searching for “Nakama Britannica”.
Podcast the 6th: Urasawa x Tezuka = Pluto!
Gesicht
Brace yourself for some bad pronounciation, because this time we’re tackling the seinen manga adventures of Gesicht, Germany’s premier android detective, as he attempts to unravel the mystery of a serial killer targeting the world’s greatest robots. Apparently some kid called Astro Boy turns up as well.
Every effort has been made to keep this episode free of spoilers, but be aware that it’s more of an extended discussion than a straightforward review.
00.00 – Preamble (Yakitori – Yoko Kanno)
01.06 – Part A (Tetsuwan Atom – Kamitakada Shounen Gasshoudan)
41.29 – Part B (For the Love of Life – David Sylvian)
1.35.19 – Epilogue (Fujii Fumiya – Boys Heart, Mirai ni Mukatte – Anku & Forces – Susumu Hirasawa)
Thanks as ever to Daichi383 for help with the edit.
iTunes link available shortly.
Podcast V: Berserk – The Caska Appreciation Station
It’s comically-huge swords aloft this time, as we discuss notable gal-game enthusiast (and occasional author) Kentarou Miura’s magnum opus, Berserk.
00.00 – Preamble (Forces – Susumu Hirasawa)
03.20 – Berserk: Part 1 – Caska Appreciation Station
With the first of the new film adaptations on the not so distant horizon, we take time to analyse the series so far in both manga and anime incarnations. This discussion will contain significant spoilers for the tv adaptation. Break at 41.50 (Murder – Susumu Hirasawa).
1.31.20 – Epilogue (Ball – Susumu Hirasawa & Tell Me Why – PENPALS)
Nakama Britannica – 5 – Berserk pt1: The Caska Appreciation Station
Massive thanks once more to daichi383 for making us sound in any way listenable.
iTunes link available shortly.
Podcast Goes Fourth… with Helen McCarthy!
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This time, on our wonderful and bodacious podcast, we’re joined by two special guests for a discussion on the the thorny subject of whether anime is gettings worse.
The regular team largely takes a back seat in this episode, as we open up the floor to our guests: UK anime über-pundit Helen McCarthy, author of the award-winning Art of Osamu Tezuka and co-author of the indispensable Anime Encyclopedia; and our very own AUKN Commander in Chief, Augusto, aka Chaos, without whose timely assistance, none of this would have been possible.
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Nakama Britannica Podcast – Episode 3 – The Vision of Escaflowne
The Vision of Escaflowne
And so we’re back with an all new episode of the Nakama Britannica podcast. In this installment, we take some time to introduce ourselves (finally) and also discuss Sunrise’s classic tv series, The Vision of Escaflowne.
00.00 – Preamble (Yakitori – Yoko Kanno)
00.45 – Introcast!
At last, we get around to explaining who we are, how we got here and what exactly happened to those listener questions…
24.27 – “Catgirls, Love Triangle, Mecha”: The Vision of Escaflowne (Yakusoku wa Iranai – Maaya Sakamoto)
Having thus far avoided any attempts at franchise revival, the once ubiquitous Vision of Escaflowne has begun to fade from view of the contemporary anime fanbase. Fifteen years after its original release and amid increasing criticism, we discuss whether it still has anything to offer the modern fan.
We’re joined on this one by our forum guest, ConanThe3rd. (https://crazydicepro.wordpress.com/)
1.30.55 – Epilogue (Forces – Susumu Hirasawa)
Massive thanks also due to daichi383 for his help with the editing on this one.
Edit: Apologies for the drop in quality during the second half, we haven’t gotten all the bugs out of the process yet.
Download Nakama Britannica episode 3 – The Vision of Escaflowne
Nakama Britannica Podcast – Episode 2 – Taste the Kon!
Satoshi Kon
The second episode of the Nakama Britannica podcast is now available. Team member VivisQueen introduces the topic:
In episode two of the Nakama Britannica podcast, we discuss Satoshi Kon. People might be wondering, in light of his recent death, and the subsequent slew of media covering him, whether we have anything new to say about the life and works of a much-missed anime director. The answer is ‘No, but we have a bloody good title to go with it!’
Well, okay, we tried to be a little innovative by coming at it from an angle others might not have considered. Even if he is much-celebrated and much-missed, his works are known for being damn unusual. The question arises, has Satoshi Kon got anything to offer the ‘average’ anime fan, that is, the person who is normally satisfied with their little girls and giant robots? Hopefully we convince you that the answer is ‘yes’.