For the occasion of the live-action adaptation of GHOST IN THE SHELL, I knew that an ordinary one-on-one discussion would not suffice: I had to gather a squad. Joining me to dissect the gleaming CGI prosthesis of Rupert Sanders' vision are Davi

#8: "I'm Not Afraid of Anime Anymore"

Mar 22nd, 2017 1h 8m

In 1985, Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano, with the help of a seemingly infinite budget, made a haunting and singular video animation feature called ANGEL'S EGG, and this week I made former animephobe Molly Lambert (MTV News) watch it and talk

#7: "As If I Were a Stonery Techno Fan in My Dream..."

Mar 14th, 2017 50m 36s

I am back from an unintentional hiatus caused by a combination of work, leisure, and apparently daunting viewing assignments! But I'm ready to kick off my miniseries on Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a meta-magical girl series that blew everyone's

#6: Hasetsu Forever!! Super-Super-Super Charged With Our Sports Boys

Feb 23rd, 2017 51m 25s

For our final week of Yuri On Ice, I'm bringing on a very special guest, David Rees, who has secretly been watching this show with me the whole time! David is about as much of an anime novice as one can be, so we discuss what it was about YOI t

#5: City Of Stars!! Are You Shining Just For Me!?

Feb 15th, 2017 1h 17m

We are reaching peak emotional content, with the most romantic anime I saw in 2001 (Whisper of the Heart, Yoshifumi Kondo, 1995)and the most romantic anime I saw in 2017 (Yuri On Ice episodes 9 and 10, Sayo Yamamoto.) First I bring Justin Chari

#4: It's Pineapple Style!!! Ghibli Mumblecore Makes Us Calm Once More

Feb 9th, 2017 53m 21s

I'm back from Tokyo with a boatload of Yuri On Ice merchandise and a weird flu-like thing. Which means it's a perfect time to bask in some chill nostalgia and continue my mini-tour of the Ghibli Mumblecore years, talking about Isao Takahata's O

#3: Keep Having Babies!! The Idols Can't Stop You. Seeking The Wisdom Of Mature Eros

Jan 31st, 2017 53m 42s

Molly Lambert returns to discuss more Yuri!!! On Ice ... or rather, CHRIS ON ICE!!! Chris. On. Ice. We have a very rambly discussion that goes from foggy childhood memories of a dub of Unico, to Tonya vs. Nancy, to homosexuality in Japanese fic

#2: Tears on Ice!!! The Melancholy of the Three Distasteful Seaside Friends

Jan 17th, 2017 1h 1m

It's the final official week of our current reality, but I'm ready to kick off the torrent of garbage early by attempting to explain the An*me R*ght with my guest, The Ringer's Justin Charity. But first, I discuss Tomomi Mochizuki's 1993 Studio

#1: A Strange New Podcast!? The Sweatshirt Girls Return

Jan 10th, 2017 45m 30s

It's the first episode of It's Cool To Like Anime! I'm kicking things off in rousing fashion, discussing such pressing topics as how to make a pop screen out of a pair of tights and a hanger and whether or not otaku learn things. Then I'm joine

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