The Other Side - Episode 65: Chicks Dig Giant Robots

No genre is more associated with anime in the mainstream
consciousness than mecha–or “giant robot”–anime. From Gundam, to
Evangelion, to all their derivatives. Big-ass, human-shaped robots
fighting other big-ass, human-shaped robots for whatever cause or
reason has been a staple of Japanese animation since people
willingly wore acid-wash jeans. While you were just starting to jam
to new wave because funk was “so last year”, Japan introduced the
world to the wonder that is Haro the Ball. Oh, and some big
blue-and-white robot. And while the boys at The Other Side take a
look at all these colossal mechanoids, maybe they’ll address a few
other issues, as well! Because they like tangents…