Anime Research Group

This week, we fall in love with the short film Classmates, a.k.a. Doukyusei [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates_(manga)]. 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 [https://twitter.com/research_anime] or on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/]. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links * Doukyuusei Staff Roundtable: Shouko Nakamura x Akemi Hayashi x Yuuichi Fukushima [https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/02/14/doukyuusei-staff-roundtable-shouko-nakamura-x-akemi-hayashi-x-yuuichi-fukushima/] Sakuga * Hara-sen playing piano [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27173] * Spine-fondling scene (Takeshi Honda) [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27182] * Adorkable kissing scene (Takeshi Honda) [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/23267] * Classroom confrontation ( [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285]Akemi [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285] Hayashi) [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285] * Some representative camera work (Ryosuke Nishii) [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27175] and another one [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27186]

This week, we cheer for the dinosaur empire destroying Manhattan as we watch Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [https://twitter.com/research_anime] or on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/]. New episodes are coming every other Thursday (for now). Links * Hideo Ishikawa interviews Ken Ishikawa. Ishikawa Ishikawa. [https://onepixeljumpdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/hideo-ishikawa-interviews-ken-ishikawa-ishikawa-ishikawa/] * Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack [https://mechanicalanimereviews.com/2021/06/09/shin-getter-robo-vs-neo-getter-robo-when-dinosaur-mecha-attack/] * The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-08-30/the-history-of-getter-robo-and-what-it-influenced/.176496] * Believe in Getter: A Complete Retrospective (Video) (Long) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OKlITEXRQ&ab_channel=Mrchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OKlITEXRQ&ab_channel=Mrcheeseeese] * The meaning of the horns of Robot design in Nagai Go's Comics (Korean) [https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/CFKO200821553665267.page] * Speaking Japanese with an American Accent [https://www.tiktok.com/@toripeebs/video/7002919647724965126] Sakuga * Shin Getter Robo vs General Bat (Shin Matsuo) [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/85907]

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 [https://twitter.com/research_anime] or on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/]. New episodes are coming every other Thursday. Links * Their Twitter [https://twitter.com/FemboyFilms/] * Their Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC0VagcnThjj1nxlbf6btYQ] * Give them some money on Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/femboyfilms/] * Fascinating Twitter Thread about restoring Daicon III film [https://twitter.com/FemboyFilms/status/1341353553940475904] * Archive.org page [https://archive.org/details/@femboy_films] * Polygon Interview [https://www.polygon.com/features/22613071/daicon-3-hideaki-anno-watch-remaster]

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Space_Force:_The_Wings_of_Honn%C3%AAamise]. 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 [https://twitter.com/research_anime] or on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/]. New episodes are coming every Thursday. Links * The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax and the Men Who Created Evangelion [https://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/2002-takeda-notenkimemoirs]. * In the World That Is Infinitely Inclusive: Four Theses on Voices of a Distant Star and The Wings of Honneamise. [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/368292] (paywall) * Royal Space Force (Circle) (日本語) [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E8%BB%8D_(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB)] * Yellow Magic Orchestra - The Blindboy Podcast [https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy/yellowmagicorchestra] * Translation of Toshio Okada's 2021/03/30 Seminar [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rikki/don-impressed-nhk-sloppy-work-otaking-explains-hideaki-anno-1] * The Concept of Honneamise and Film Production Diary [https://www.zimmerit.moe/concept-of-honneamise/] * The Wings of Honneamise (All About Anime) [https://blog.alltheanime.com/the-wings-of-honneamise/] * Royal Space Force 25th Anniversary Fanzine [https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/487410] (paywall, but well worth it) Sakuga * Moriyama and Anno: Plane explosions [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/110672] * Hontani: Training Reel [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/38944] * Yuki and Tomada: Opening montage [https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/38943]

This week, we continue our series of looks at early Gainax shows with Diebuster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diebuster]. You should probably listen to the episode on Gunbuster [https://anchor.fm/anime-research/episodes/Gunbuster-eouvbn]. CW: Gainaxing (including full frontal female nudity), Attempted Sexual Assault The Anime Research Group is a (bi)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 [https://twitter.com/research_anime] or on youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/]. New episodes are coming every (other) Thursday. Links * Let’s Die Together: Diebuster and Oblivion [http://wrongeverytime.com/2014/02/24/lets-die-together-diebuster-and-oblivion/] * Gunbuster, Diebuster, and the Nature of Sequels (Video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadz3o0gXKo] (Script) [https://floatingintobliss.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/script-gunbuster-diebuster-and-the-nature-of-sequels/] * Diebuster: An Unpredictable Reality [https://mechanicalanimereviews.com/2020/06/10/diebuster-an-unpredictable-reality/] * Gunbuster & Diebuster – Classics Transcending Generations [https://sakurasunrise.blog/2020/05/12/gunbuster-diebuster-classics-transcending-generations/] * Of Diebuster, structure, and the parents of gods [ https://superfanicombsx.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/of-diebuster-structure-and-the-parents-of-gods/] * Diebuster – A Sequel to a Finished Story Done Right [https://theillusionofmemories.wordpress.com/2019/08/10/why-diebuster-is-an-effective-sequel/] * A Story of Communication: The Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/rcb-tsurumaki.html] * Anime Craft Weekly #35: The Dragon Dentist, Kazuya Tsurumaki’s Fate [https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/03/24/anime-craft-weekly-35-the-dragon-dentist-kazuya-tsurumakis-fate/] * Translation of Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview Part 1/2 – 16.10.2010 [https://japanesetranslationblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/14/translation-of-kazuya-tsurumaki-interview-part-12-16-10-2010-potential-spoilers-for-flcl/] [https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/03/24/anime-craft-weekly-35-the-dragon-dentist-kazuya-tsurumakis-fate/]