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Anime Research Group
Anime Research Group
44 episodes
6 days ago
With so much anime produced each season, it's easy for interesting shows to slip through the cracks and for busy fans to only focus on the few big shows that everyone is watching. Each week, we try to remedy this and give one show its chance to shine. Whether its a classic show like Magic Knight Rayearth, a profitable franchise like Symphogear, or just something weird like Boogiepop Phantom, we discuss the first few episodes, the characters, the direction, and decide whether it was worth watching or not.
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With so much anime produced each season, it's easy for interesting shows to slip through the cracks and for busy fans to only focus on the few big shows that everyone is watching. Each week, we try to remedy this and give one show its chance to shine. Whether its a classic show like Magic Knight Rayearth, a profitable franchise like Symphogear, or just something weird like Boogiepop Phantom, we discuss the first few episodes, the characters, the direction, and decide whether it was worth watching or not.
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Anime Research Group
Classmates (Doukyusei)

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
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4 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 10 seconds

Anime Research Group
Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo

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)
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4 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes 16 seconds

Anime Research Group
FemboyFilms Interview

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
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4 years ago
58 minutes 12 seconds

Anime Research Group
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

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

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4 years ago
1 hour 11 minutes 50 seconds

Anime Research Group
Diebuster

This week, we continue our series of looks at early Gainax shows with Diebuster. You should probably listen to the episode on Gunbuster.

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 or on youtube. New episodes are coming every (other) Thursday.

Links

  • Let’s Die Together: Diebuster and Oblivion
  • Gunbuster, Diebuster, and the Nature of Sequels (Video) (Script) 
  • Diebuster: An Unpredictable Reality
  • Gunbuster & Diebuster – Classics Transcending Generations
  • Of Diebuster, structure, and the parents of gods
  • Diebuster – A Sequel to a Finished Story Done Right
  • A Story of Communication: The Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview
  • Anime Craft Weekly #35: The Dragon Dentist, Kazuya Tsurumaki’s Fate
  • Translation of Kazuya Tsurumaki Interview Part 1/2 – 16.10.2010


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4 years ago
1 hour 16 minutes 49 seconds

Anime Research Group
Raven Tengu Kabuto - April Fools 2021

This week, as an apology for the extended hiatus, we talk about Terasawa Buichi's best forgotten Raven Tengu Kabuto OVA. Happy April 1st. See  you whenever we actually edit the Diebuster episode.

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, subscribe to the podcast on your podcatcher of choice, or on youtube. New episodes are coming soon!.

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4 years ago
22 minutes 37 seconds

Anime Research Group
Interview with Caitlin Moore

This week, we chat with Caitlin Moore about Shoujo and how women are treated in anime and the fandom.

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

  • Caitlin's Twitter
  • "I Have a Heroine Problem" Blog
  • Caitlin's articles at Anime Feminist
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4 years ago
51 minutes 37 seconds

Anime Research Group
Gunbuster

This week, we start a series of looks at early Gainax shows, starting with Gunbuster. This episode suffered many recording difficulties, and so some of it was patched from multiple sources. We apologise for this.

CW: Imperialism, Gainaxing (including full frontal female nudity)

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

  • Imperialism in Gunbuster
  • Gunbuster and Finality
  • Gunbuster Settei
  • All The Anime interview with Jonathon Clements
  • Anime Etc. on Gunbuster
  • Wonders In the Dark on Gunbuster
  • Moby Games on Cybernetic Hi-School Part 3
  • Deconstructing Gunbuster
  • Gunbuster, Diebuster, and the Nature of Sequels
  • Toshio Okada discusses Gunbuster, Eva, and Honneamise
  • The Studio Gainax Saga in Four Parts
  • Interviewing translator Michael House

Sakuga

  • Sadamoto Skipping Scene
  • Anno Climax Ripping Scene
  • Koji Ito Laser Battery
  • Shoichi Masuo Explosion
  • Obari Inazumi Kick
  • Anno Explosion
  • Gouda Gunbuster Transformation
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4 years ago
1 hour 13 minutes 37 seconds

Anime Research Group
Interview with Matteo Wattzky (Animétudes)

We're back from the break, and this week we chat with Sakuga & Anime History blogger Matteo Wattzky (a.k.a. Animétudes), covering such topics as the best Gundam, TMS, Sakuga, and of course, Yoshinori Kanada.

You should follow Matteo on Twitter, and read his blog. We particularly recommend

  •  His BIG CHART of Animator influences
  • The Sakuga Starter Pack (and the rest of the series)
  • The History of TMS series
  • Animating Terror: Noroi the White Weasel

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 come out on Thursdays. 

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4 years ago
52 minutes 1 second

Anime Research Group
Christmas Special 2020 - Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

This week we celebrate the holidays by watching one of our favourite christmas themed anime that isn't called Tokyo Godfathers --  Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas.  This special episode is our last of the year, and we'll be back in January.

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 come out on Thursdays. 

  • Kenny Lauderdale on What Is Anime? [Video]
  • Ezra Koenig on His New Anime Series and the Next Vampire Weekend Album
  • A representative bad review of Neo Yokio from ANN
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4 years ago
35 minutes 59 seconds

Anime Research Group
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

This week, we bring dishonour to our own ancestors by being a week late on our discussion of Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Mamoru Oshii's experimental scifi comedy OVA. There are some unavoidable audio issues for which we apologise.

CW: Incest (discussed, not shown)

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

Links

  • The Youtube Channel
  • Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!: A Forgotten Moment In Anime History
  • Family Strife in Gosenzosama Banbanzai
  • Shinya Ohira's sequence
  • Mitsuo Iso's Sequence
  • JumpTheShark on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (Video)
  • Anipages on Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
  • Spotlight on Satoru Utsunomiya
  • Interview with Oshii
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4 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 28 seconds

Anime Research Group
Penguin Highway

Today, we walk the path of growing up, and also penguins, with Ishida's Penguin Highway.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on November 20th 2020.

Links

  • 5 Years Of Studio Colorido Works
  • Rain Town (video)
  • Fumiko's Confession
  • Penguin Highway: A Review and Reflection
  • Interview with Morimi and Ishida
  • Hiroyasu Ishida AMA
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4 years ago
1 hour 15 seconds

Anime Research Group
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette

This week, we watch the most Akiyuki Simbo thing ever created, Le Portrait de Petit Cossette. CW: Torture / Light Lolicon

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on Monday 16th 2020.

Links

  • Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 1
  • Interview with Akiyuki Shinbo Part 2
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4 years ago
1 hour 16 minutes 1 second

Anime Research Group
Anniversary Special 2020

Today, November 17th, is our birthday! One year ago we recorded a bumper and thought no-one would care, today, well... some people care. Thank you all so much, and enjoy as we look back on the past year in podcasting.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on Friday 13th 2020.

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5 years ago
32 minutes 1 second

Anime Research Group
Miss Hokusai

This week, we watch paint dry on the Asakusa Bridge and meditate on the floating world of Miss Hokusai.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 23th 2020.

Links

  • Katsushika Hokusai: The Complete Works
  • Hokusai's Manga
  • Production IG's Special Feature on Katsushika Oi
  • Hokusai and Oi: Art Runs in the Family
  • Director Keiichi Hara on his career and Japan's animation industry
  • Interview: Director Keiichi Hara on Miss Hokusai
  • Katsushika O-Ei - The Real Miss Hokusai
  • Katsushika Oi: The Hidden Hand of Hokusai’s Daughter
  • The Creative Spirit in Miss Hokusai
  • ‘Miss Hokusai’: Original Art Vs. Film Stills
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5 years ago
1 hour 42 minutes 34 seconds

Anime Research Group
Halloween Special: Dracula, Sovereign of the Damned

In a cheap gimmick, we cash in on the Halloween spirit and talk about a trash masterpiece (trashsterpiece?) from 1980, Toei's Dracula: Sovereign Of The Damned. We also talk about why Anime is bad at horror, and the concept of "so bad it's good". Regular coverage returns next week.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 27th, 2020.

Links

  • Marvel Animated Wikia entry for Dracula
  • Vox on 'The Room': Why people keep watching the worst movie ever made (video)
  • Mother’s Basement: The Problem With Horror Anime (video)
  • ANN: Buried Garbage -- DRACULA, SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED
  • Synopses & Reviews of the Tomb of Dracula comic
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5 years ago
35 minutes 20 seconds

Anime Research Group
Sakura Quest

This week we watch Manoyama's revitalisation effort in Sakura Quest. Maybe one day P. A. works can revitalise this podcast too.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on October 9th, 2020.

Links

  • The Anime Tourism Association
  • Anohana Fans Unite to Clean Up Anime's Bridge Setting in Chichibu
  • Anohana-Themed Hiking Courses Debut in Japan
  • Anime consumer motivation for anime tourism and how to harness it (paywall)
  • Otaku tourism and the anime pilgrimage phenomenon in Japan (paywall)
  • Anime Pilgrimage and Local Tourism Promotion : An Experience of Washimiya Town (pdf)
  • A Study on Impact of Anime on Tourism in Japan : A Case of "Anime Pilgrimage" (pdf)
  • Lucky Star - Washinomiya Shrine New Year
  • ‘Lucky Star’-themed marriage form  offered in anime’s locale
  • Sakura Quest: How To Revive a Dying Town
  • Sakura Quest Town Turns to Fans to Help Revitalize Local Pond
  • Crunchyroll: Exploring the Real Life Manoyama Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  • The Community Activism of P.A. Works
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5 years ago
1 hour 11 minutes

Anime Research Group
Noein

This week we didn't have time to watch anything, but fortunately our future selves had time to record an episode on Noein: To Your Other Self.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2020.

Links

  • Studio tour video for Satelight
  • Interview with Kazuki Akane
  • Sakugablog on Hoshiai no Sora & Stars Align
  • Funimation Interview with Kazuki Akane
  • Sakugablog Fall 2019 Preview
  • ANN Interview with Kazuki Akane
  • Sakugablog: The Advent Of Digital 2D Animation In The Anime Industry
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5 years ago
58 minutes 53 seconds

Anime Research Group
Hugtto! PreCure

Hooray! Hooray! PreCure! This week we get our introduction to the long-running shoujo franchise by watching Hugtto! PreCure.

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2020.

Links

  • Magic, "Shōjo", and Metamorphosis: Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society
  • Interview With Hugtto! Precure Producer Keisuke Naito: Part 1 & Part 2
  • Pretty Cure and the Magical Girl Media Mix
  • Interview With Aria Directors Junichi Sato and Yoshimasa Hiraike
  • Crunchyroll Creative Spotlight: Junichi Sato
  • Spotlight on Film: Junichi Sato
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5 years ago
1 hour 21 minutes 55 seconds

Anime Research Group
Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire

This week we have to put on our headphones so the neighbours don't hear, as we watch Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire.

Content Warning: Adolescent Humour / Sexual Harassment

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 . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on September 4th 2020.

Links

  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319353190_Examination_of_Anime_Content_and_Associations_between_Anime_Consumption_Genre_Preferences_and_Ambivalent_Sexism
  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306422017703590
  • https://altairandvega.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/a-contrast-in-cultures-sex-positivity-in-ero-manga/
  • https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-misery-porn-in-another-world-the-failed-fantasy-of-jk-haru-is-a-sex-worker/
  • https://www.animefeminist.com/versus-dissonant-at-its-soul-sexual-objectification-in-soul-eater/
  • https://www.animefeminist.com/anifemtalk-positively-depicting-sex-sexuality/
  • https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/276741/Opinion_Being_sexy_and_not_sexist__a_look_at_Bayonetta_and_objectification.php
  • https://withaterriblefate.com/2016/04/27/bayonetta-female-sexuality-and-agency-in-video-games/
  • https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-how-fan-service-can-attract-or-repel-an-audience-and-how-to-tell-the-difference/
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5 years ago
1 hour 28 minutes 41 seconds

Anime Research Group
With so much anime produced each season, it's easy for interesting shows to slip through the cracks and for busy fans to only focus on the few big shows that everyone is watching. Each week, we try to remedy this and give one show its chance to shine. Whether its a classic show like Magic Knight Rayearth, a profitable franchise like Symphogear, or just something weird like Boogiepop Phantom, we discuss the first few episodes, the characters, the direction, and decide whether it was worth watching or not.