In this week's episode we invited Rice n Mics Podcast host, Tung, onto the show to talk about Perfect Blue (1997) - the animated 90s cult film from legendary Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon.

This was Tung's first viewing of Perfect Blue and first time guesting on our show, so of course we talked about everything from idol culture, to anime filler arcs, to whether or not sauce belongs in pho.

Is this film still relevant? Are things somehow worse than Kon predicted? Let's discuss.

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00:00 The Start
02:00 Introducing Rice n Mics
05:10 The Asian Australian experience
12:30 Perfect Blue
15:40 Tung's first reaction
19:00 Idols and stalkers
24:37 Interpretations
28:20 Tung puts sauce in pho
33:40 Cancel culture and stalkers
40:44 Why Asians move to Australia
45:10 The 90s animation style
52:30 Disturbing Japanese media
1:00:25 Did Tung like Perfect Blue?
1:03:28 The bad Hollywood remake
1:09:20 Closing thoughts


What did you think of Perfect Blue? How do you eat your pho?

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