Anime Research Group

This week, we fall in love with the short film Classmates, a.k.a. Doukyusei. This episode may contain trace elements of student/teacher relationships, although if you really wanted that you should read Sora to Hara by the same author. Denis repeatedly refers to Sajou as Saijou in this episode; rest assured that he will be dealt with. The Anime Research Group is a (currently fortnightly) podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links Doukyuusei Staff Roundtable: Shouko Nakamura x Akemi Hayashi x Yuuichi Fukushima Sakuga Hara-sen playing piano Spine-fondling scene (Takeshi Honda) Adorkable kissing scene (Takeshi Honda) Classroom confrontation (Akemi Hayashi) Some representative camera work (Ryosuke Nishii)  and another one

This week, we cheer for the dinosaur empire destroying Manhattan as we watch Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo. The Anime Research Group is a podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday (for now). Links Hideo Ishikawa interviews Ken Ishikawa. Ishikawa Ishikawa. Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced Believe in Getter: A Complete Retrospective (Video) (Long) The meaning of the horns of Robot design in Nagai Go's Comics (Korean) Speaking Japanese with an American Accent Sakuga Shin Getter Robo vs General Bat (Shin Matsuo)

This week, we dive deep with David from Femboy Films about preserving film reels and the gainax incident. The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links Their Twitter Their Youtube Give them some money on Ko-Fi Fascinating Twitter Thread about restoring Daicon III film Archive.org page Polygon Interview

This week, we end our mini gainax series by going all the way back to their earlist film, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. CW: Attempted Rape The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes. There are a few instances of cursing. You can find us on twitter @research_anime or on youtube. New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax and the Men Who Created Evangelion. In the World That Is Infinitely Inclusive: Four Theses on Voices of a Distant Star and The Wings of Honneamise. (paywall) Royal Space Force (Circle) (日本語) Yellow Magic Orchestra - The Blindboy Podcast Translation of Toshio Okada's 2021/03/30 Seminar The Concept of Honneamise and Film Production Diary The Wings of Honneamise (All About Anime) Royal Space Force 25th Anniversary Fanzine (paywall, but well worth it) Sakuga Moriyama and Anno: Plane explosions Hontani: Training Reel Yuki and Tomada: Opening montage