AGP#070 – "Ai City" Doesn't Meet the Password Requirements

Upon request from the Anime World Order Podcast, Evan and David
decided to watch the 1986 anime film Ai City, which is a
tremendous mess of 1980s anime tropes and unintelligible
storytelling. And to help with the brain-melting task of
interpreting Ai City, they brought along their college buddy
Stephen. For better or for worse, this podcast accurately
reflects the experience of sitting in a dorm room with the three
of us talking about an awful ’80s anime. Before we get into Ai
City, though, we discuss Fate: Grand Order, Dishonored, and
Drifters. And in the questions segment, Evan gives tips on how to
learn more about animation technique in anime. Topics include:
being eaten alive by rats in your own bathroom, psychic power
plays, and giant floating heads.



Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes


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Show Notes


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

David got tricked into playing Fate: Grand Order (fan wiki
here) and now he’s hooked.

Evan has been playing through the original Dishonored in
preparation for Dishonored 2, and Stephen has been playing
through both Dishonored 1 and 2. (Both versions are currently on
sale on Steam: Dishonored, Dishonored 2)

Stephen is watching Drifters.

Baka-Updates entry for SYUFO, the author of the original Ai
City manga.

There’s a video on YouTube of just the fight from Ai City
featuring with the greatest song ever written.

Check out the other reviews of Ai City from our friends
at Anime World Order and Dave & Joel’s Fast Karate for the
Gentleman.

For fans interested in learning about animation in anime,
check out AniPages, Sakuga Blog, SakugaBooru, and sakuga MADs on
YouTube. And read Evan’s new article in Otaku USA!

Twitter: Ani-Gamers, Evan, David

Evan writes for Otaku USA Magazine, and contributed
a feature about sakuga fandom to the new Anime USA special
issue.

Evan was a guest on the Crunchycast, the podcast he used
to host on Crunchyroll.