The longest episode for the longest days of the year! Helen McCarthy, dubbed by some (me) as the Judi Dench of manga, has many loose threads to pull. A number of topics and links are below for your reference throughout the conversation, including Helen's peers and books. Get ready for an intellectual journey with an English scholar!

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Supermarionation

Mazinger Z / Goldorak anime addiction started by Spanish TV

The first Moneypenny, Lois Ruth Maxwell

Comparing Osamu Tezuka and Hayao Miyazaki

Perspectives about sexual content in manga and anime

Being more of a door-pusher than a gatekeeper

The UK Anime Fandom Archive

Parenting and engaging with kinds of content in manga and anime

Christian values

In The Night Kitchen & Naked Babies

Helen McCarthy - A History of Manga

Helen McCarthy’s website

Frederik L. Schodt - “Translator, conference interpreter, and award-winning writer”

Erica Friedman’s Okazu blog - “The world's oldest and most comprehensive blog on lesbian-themed Japanese cartoons, comics and related media”

Ryan Holmberg - “Comics & Art Historian, Translator, Editor”

The Art of Osamu Tezuka

Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation

Leiji Matsumoto: Essays On The Manga and Anime Legend

The Erotic Anime Movie Guide

Legend of the Galactic Heroes