AGP#111 – Four S Gridman with Patz and Tom Aznable

It’s another long one as Evan is joined by Patz (@PatzPrime) and
Tom (@TomAznable) of The Cockpit Podcast to review Studio
Trigger’s 2018 anime series SSSS.Gridman, based on the 1993
tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman, a.k.a. Gridman the Hyper
Agent, a.k.a. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. This episode has
two separate spoiler sections, one for things that happen after
episode 2 and another for the ending, so keep an ear out for
those! And in a very appropriate question segment, the trio
answer how best to avoid spoilers when reviewing something.
Topics include: hacking your toaster, Baby Dan Dan, and staying
hydrated.


For more banter and all the Gridman discussion we had to cut for
time, check out this podcast’s bonus episode, available on the
Ani-Gamers Patreon. Subscribe for just $5 to get access to bonus
podcasts and articles from the Ani-Gamers Podcast and Oldtaku no
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Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes


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Show Notes

Opening/Ending Song: “Blues Machine” by Scott Gratton

First break song: “UNION” by OxT (SSSS.Gridman OP)

Second break song: “Yume no Hero” by Norio Sakai (original
Gridman OP)

It’s all SSSS.Gridman this episode! The topics:

An intro to the franchise and the previous versions,
which include the 1993 tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin
Gridman and the 2015 Animator Expo short “Electronic
Superhuman Gridman: boys invent great hero.”

Evan wasn’t too into the first episode of the anime
series.

There’s also talk about the animation style, specifically
the 3DCG fights.

After a spoiler break, the hosts reveal the villain of
the show and how their story connects both with the main
characters and the original Gridman series.

After the final spoiler break it’s time to break down the
surreal ending of the series and the closure it provides for
all of the characters.



Twitter: Evan, Patz, Tom, Ani-Gamers

Mastodon: Evan

Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine. Evan wrote an
article about Winter Comiket for the Otaku USA website and has a
feature about Evangelion in the latest issue.

Patz and Tom host The Cockpit Podcast.

Tom writes for Zimmerit.moe.

Evan sometimes updates his side blog Anime Burger Time.

David is streaming every weekend on his Twitch channel.