Gateway to Anime (Gateway to Anime)

This week the gang get together to talk about our favorite (and least favorite) anime protagonists. What makes a compelling one and what makes a poor one.

Sam goes through shonen protagonists and analyses their tropes and similarities, Charlie explains what makes shojo protagonists so interesting and Graeme loves Kagayama from Mob Psycho.

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Nothing more satisfying than a well animated food sequence in anime! This week the gateway team are dishing up their favourite foodie anime! From battle style cook offs and other world Izakaya's this genre has got it all. Caution: Eat before listening.

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Sam and Charlotte discuss the current airing winter 2021 season of anime. Lots of ranting, mostly from Sam. Alternate title: Love Letter to Sk8 the Infinity. 

We couldn't be more excited to start a whole new season of anime and this fall season is shaping up to be a real hit. 

It's a versatile season of huge sequels (JJK, Tokyo Revengers, Attack on Titan and Dr Stone) along with some hugely anticipated smash hit manga adaptations (Frieren & Undead Unluck) 

What's your top pick?

Sam and Charlotte are joined by very special guest and anime megafan Ross Chisari to discuss modern day Shonen. 

This week we are chatting about our experiences with anime conventions both in Australia and overseas.

We are also so excited to be pairing up with SMASH! to announce one of their very special guests for this years convention.

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We're back for our first podcast of the year and we're talking all things Winter 2023! This is a very busy season with some absolute gems at the top, a bunch of mid and some diamonds in the rough.   Graeme talks through the "feudal airtasker show" Revenger as well as the CGI Kaina of the Great Snow Sea. Charlie examines the controversy surrounding the Trigun Remake Stampede (hint, more CGI) as well as the brilliantly titled Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague.   Sam speaks about some video game adaptations of varying degrees of quality in Nier: Automata and The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel - Northern War.   We also discuss some heavy hitting returning anime in Vinland saga, Tokyo Revengers and The Misfit of the Demon Academy as well as several others which have caught our attention this season. 

It's time for our Winter 2024 Mid Season Check In. We're talking about all the hits and misses of the shows we're currently watching, with some big hitter in Solo Leveling, (the returning) Frieren and Apothecary Diaries, as well as some hidden gems like Seventh Time Loop and The Wrong Way to Use Healing magic. 

 

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Why is nobody talking about Bleach? Since it's return with Thousand Year Blood War, Bleach has been one of the best anime series currently airing. Time for us to give it some well deserved attention! This episode we're joined by Luke from another Australian anime podcast called Sleepy Bloc.

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The gang get together to round-up the ultimately disappointing summer anime season and hype up the upcoming fall season.

With some huge heavy hitters returning in: Re:Zero, Bleach and Blue Lock, along with some incredibly exciting new shows like Dandadan and Uzumaki this season is looking very promising!

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Sam, Charlie and Graeme get together one last time in 2024 to preview the upcoming 2025 winter anime season. 

 

Thanks for an amazing year and we can't wait to join you all again in 2025 for all the best new anime recommendations as well as our deep dives into the classics.

 

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Sammy interviews Ty Hanson, the creator of the Australian anime project Millennium Exile.

 

Sam and Ty talk about the origin of the project, his ambitions moving forward and some of the influences which inspired the project.

 

We of course talk about Ty's initial gateway to anime along with how he came to love the medium and Sam and Ty bond over their mutual love of JRPG's.

 

We have an interesting conversation about what the term anime means in a modern context, the continual progression of cross cultural collaboration and why the future of the animation industry is so bright.

Brett is back to talk through some of the most influential anime movies of all time.

 

Brett speaks about his first 'gateway to anime' in the legendary Akira, while Graeme breaks down the genre defining Ghost In The Shell. Charlotte gets a bit more modern with the sci-fi/slice of life film Your Name, while Sam gets psychological with Satoshi Kon's seminal Perfect Blue.

Special guest Dr Alex Henderson returns to the podcast to discuss anime that focuses on hobbies. Anime covers a LOT of hobbies, from camping to cooking to sewing to painting, there is even one for casual motorbike enthusiasts. Does your hobby have an anime companion? Let's get wholesome (mostly) and cosy while we dig into this surprisingly diverse genre.

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Sam, Brett and Charlotte chat with special guest (and comic book enthusiast) Graeme about the history and influence of American comic books and Japanese Manga. 

Sam and Charlie are joined by first time guest Luis as they talk through Samurai/Ninja Anime.

Though the influence of both these cultural cornerstones are felt throughout so much anime and manga, the gang are surprised to find that there aren't as many shows based in the strict historical sense of the genre as one may think.

Sam gives a brief history of Samurai and Ninja, and the differences between the two, before the gang discuss three different shows: Luis takes on a classic that isn't entirely his cup of tea, Charlie talks about one of her all time favorites and Sam tackles one of the first break-through anime movies from the 90's into the west.

 

Brett makes his triumphant return to discuss all things comedy. The gang discuss the difference between comedy styles in Japan and the West and get into some of the wild and hilarious shows anime, and Japan in general, has to offer. Truly original shows such as "Man Eats Spaghetti In A Dryer."

This week we have one of the co-hosts of Charlie's other podcast, Supporting Cast, Seamus Quinn on to talk about all things Jujutsu Kaisen. 

Seamus is a massive fan of JJK so we talk about why we all love the show, what makes it special, interesting, different and (to all of us except Graeme) the best of the dark trio. 

Somewhere along the line we segue into talking about Boruto for way longer than any of us anticipated, plus Seamus shares some of his anime hot-takes.

It's time for our spring season 2024 hype up and our winter anime round up! We're talking about all the hits and misses of the shows that are currently wrapping up and going through our picks of the new season!

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It's a full house today here at Gateway to Anime as special guest Graeme joins Sam, Charlotte and Brett to discuss the big three of shonen anime: Naruto, Bleach and One Piece. 

This week Charlie and Sam are once again joined by returning guest and writer Gerald Lillywhite to talk through his favorite film maker, Hayao Miyazaki.

The gang deep dive into the unique way Miyazaki tells stories, as well as their favorite Ghibli films and what makes them so special.

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On todays episode Sam and Charlie are joined by very special guest Andrew Levins to dive into the fascinating history and legacy of iconic mangaka Osamu Tezuka.

Known as the "godfather of manga" Tezuka is the creator for some of the most famous and recognisable characters of all time including Astro Boy.

As an avid manga reader, Levins also kicks off a debate that all three feel passionate about: is Manga better than Anime?

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Why does Boruto exist? We're still not sure. But Alex Williams has joined us to try and convince these old Naruto fans that Boruto is worth our time. Graeme has read the manga, which is somehow even more surprising. So come with us as we learn what Boruto is all about!

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With Valentine's Day right around the corner we thought it would be fun to talk through some anime couples. Some good, some bad, some ridiculous and some just plain toxic. The gang go through all different kinds of anime couples and at the end of the episode play a matching game with random anime character's names picked out of a hat, then discussing how symbiotic they'd be as a potential couple.

Would Faye Valentine and Vegeta work as a couple? Tune in to find out!

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Sam, Brett and Charlotte talk about anime psychological thrillers both modern and classic. Think disturbingly accurate depictions of internet from the late 1990's to time travelling microwaves. 

It's crossovers all round!

Sam and Charlie reveal their lack of Star Wars knowledge as they speak to Tom Pigott, from the Pixels and Pints Podcast, about the crossover Star Wars/Anime anthology series on Disney+. 

Thankfully Graeme saves the Gateway crew some credibility as he reveals his Star Wars knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this episode of Gateway to Anime we talk about (in our opinion) underrated anime, that have either been somewhat forgotten through the passage of time, or simply not given the credit they deserve amongst the community. 

With an arbitrary criteria implemented (from MAL ranking and popularity scores) the gang go through shows they think are underrated and deserve more credit. 

You might just find your next favorite hidden gem! 

Graeme is in his element as he is able to wax lyrical to Sam and Charlotte  about one of his favorite subjects. Charlotte revisits one of her first gateway shows and Sam takes on the 'final boss' of anime.

The gang get together to talk about how incredible the Dandadan adaptation from Science Saru is.

Sam goes through the history of Science Saru which covers the incredible career of Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, Ping Pong The Animation & more). Everyone then goes through the unique nature of the source material and the incredible creativity being employed by the animation studio in bringing this story to life.

 

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Charlie is out of town so Sam and Gray get together to review the year in anime to date, as well as look ahead at what is coming up.

The guys talk through their time at Australia's biggest anime convention, Smash! They then look at some of the biggest developments in the anime industry (including the JJK controversy), the new cannon movie trend, as well as talk through their favorite shows, biggest disappointments, most underrated shows, and best episode of the year so far.

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The Fall 2023 season is one the strongest in recent memory with some absolutely phenomenal shows. The next season certainly has a lot to live up to!

Join us as we send off the amazing season that was, and give you the heads up on what to keep an eye on moving into the new winter anime season and new year!

Sam, Brett and Charlotte get passionate about obscure high school sporting teams as they discuss the genre with the most hype - sports anime. Ping Pong the Animation, Megalo Box and Haikyu!! take front and centre this week. 

With the roaring success of Godzilla Minus One and the new release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, we wanted to take a look at the Kaiju genre and its impact on anime!

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It's time for our Summer 2023 Mid Season Check In! Join us as we discuss our thoughts and feelings about how this season is shaping up. From old shonen favourites to fresh and exciting new series, this summer season is really heating up!

What have you been enjoying this season?

 

For our final episode of season 4 we are joined again by Ross Chisari to talk through Magical Girl Anime. This is one of the most famous and iconic genres in all of animanga. Sam gives a brief history of the genre while Ross talks through Sailor Moon. Charlie and Ross both recount their love for another classic in Cardcaptor Sakura, then Sam brings it home with the genre subverting Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Sam, Charlie and Graeme get back together to talk about western animated shows that are similar to anime.

Graeme talks about one of his all time favorites. Charlie breaks down a Netflix Japanese video game adaptation and Sam extols the virtues of another Netflix video game adaptation, while railing against his favorite game's lack of comparable content. 

A bit of a delay in getting this one out, but, we are back for Season 5 with our Summer 2022 anime season round up!

 

Charlie talks about anime hair in her preview of Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! Amongst others.

Graeme gets arty with Yurei Deco and Uncle from Another World, while Sam talks through two of the bigger sequels airing this season in Made in Abyss and The Devil is a Part Timer.

This week we chat with friend Kieran Clancy-Lowe about the ultimate gateway anime; Dragon Ball Z. Kieran is a massive fan of the Dragon Ball series and goes deep on the history, storytelling, impact and overall brilliance of the absolute game changing phenomenon that is the Dragon Ball universe.

Kieran re-watched all 291(ish) Dragon Ball Z episodes in preparation  for this podcast, so he really brings the thunder as Sam, Charlie and Graeme get their nostalgia fix. 

Sam and Charlotte are joined by special guest Gerald to discuss everyone's favourite gateway - Cowboy Bebop. Cue the best theme song in anime history.

This week we interviewed Adi Shankar!

Adi is an Indian-American producer, director, writer, YouTube personality and actor. He is best known for: Castlevania, Dredd, The Grey and his YouTube "Bootleg Universe" series of pop culture satire shorts including: Power/Rangers, The Punisher: Dirty Laundry and Pokemon: The end of Pokemon.

We chatted to Adi about a broad range of topics but primarily his new show The Guardians of Justice, which has recently come out on Netflix.

Sam and Charlotte attempt to provide an unbiased guide to anime on Australian Netflix whilst Brett is away. Lots of bias ensues. 

Did someone say Vampire Eurovision? Apparently they did.

Sam, Charlie and Graeme are finally reunited back in the studio as they talk through the good, the bad and the downright outrageous of the Fall 2021 season of anime.

 

 

Sam and Charlotte talk through the shows of the 2021 anime summer season. Charlotte is a little down on the season but finally accepts her steampunk origins and new found favorite 'villainess' genre. Sam is buoyed by an anime original which could be something special.... Or it could fall apart. Time will tell.

Sam and Brett welcome Charlotte (Sam's sister) to the podcast, Josei is on the table as we talk through Nana and Yuri on Ice.

Satoshi Kon was a truly legendary film maker who left behind an incredible legacy. His work has influenced some of the biggest names in Hollywood, demonstrating to the world that anime can truly be considered an art form in and of itself.

For this long overdue episode, we're joined by Alexei Toliopoulos for his esteemed film critique. Alexei lives and breathes film, producing his own work and hosting a number of successful film related podcasts.

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Ross re-joins Sam and Charlie (due to popular demand) to talk about one of the ultimate gateways, the absolute phenomenon that was and is, Pokemon. 

What anime are you nostalgic for? This week the team take a trip down memory lane to discuss the anime that makes them most nostalgic. Is nostalgia the death of art? Do we need another remake/reboot of our childhood favourites? Will we ever be able to recreate the highs of Rock Lee dropping his weights? Join the debate and be ready to defend your favourite nostalgic anime! 

The best anime of 2023 voted by you! Welcome to the 2023 Gateway to Anime Awards! This year we nominated 4 shows in 8 different categories and asked our Instagram and YouTube followers to vote the winners. Safe to say the results were not what we expected! Yet again our instagram and youtube polls were vastly different. This episode is a celebration of what has been an absolutely incredible year for anime. Did your favourite win?

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The gang get together to round-up their hits and misses from the anime winter season and then predict their future hit and misses of the now airing summer season.

The season just gone became a bit of a surprise hit with everyone and the next season has big shoes to fill.

It's a season of huge sequels (Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mushoku Tensei) with some hidden gems to accompany them (Zom 100, Reincarnated As a Vending Machine, Alone I Wonder The Dungeon). 

Music brings people together. With anime, this takes on a whole new aspect. Rather than the power systems and fighting styles popularised in shonen anime, these series use music to tell their story. Whether it's a band coming together or a solo artist finding their voice, characters in music anime explore coming of age and finding community in a way that's uniquely relatable to real life.

It’s time to climb into your giant robot and battle us about what the hell a Newtype actually is. That’s right, we’re talking about Gundam! We’ve enlisted the help of Gundam experts Thom and Nina from the great Gundam Podcast:  Mobile Suit Breakdown. We discuss the deep history and enduring appeal of the Gundam franchise, just as an exciting new Gundam anime is about to release!! The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hideaki Anno, has co-written the brand new Gundam series: "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX", which has injected fresh excitement for the long running Gundam franchise. On the eve of its release, we dive deep into how Gundam changed anime and the mecha genre forever and how you can get into it yourself! We also discuss the Gunpla model kit phenomenon and how the toy industry helped to establish the mecha genre as a defining part of anime.

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One of the biggest Gateway Anime shows of all time has ended! We discuss its huge cultural impact and how it helped anime breach further into the mainstream. 

Sam gets his research on as he takes Graeme and Charlotte through the complicated behind the scenes systems of the anime industry. He then explains the process of how an episode of anime is actually put together.

The gang then talk through some of the more prominent animation studios, what they're famous for, how they operate and debate over who the 'king' is.

Sam and Charlie are joined by Australian actor and Voice over artist Alex Williams for this week's show. Alex has starred in numerous Australian film and TV roles such as: Julian Assange in "Underground: The Julian Assange Story", Kirk Pengilly in "Never Tear Us Apart" and as John 'Slug' Harvey in "Brock".

Alex talks about a 2015 Japanese live-action adaptation of one of the biggest anime in the world right now. Charlotte laments a particularly poor Netflix adaptation of an old favorite, while Sam breaks down a more current Netflix anime remake, with mixed results.

With the winter season drawing to a close, Sam, Charlie and Graeme reflect on what has been a.....rather disappointing season!

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This week we are so excited to invite editor of Anime Feminist Dr Alex Henderson to talk about LGBTQIA+ representation in anime!

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This week the gang gets together to talk all things mystery with the wide genre of detective anime. 

Sam talks through the history of detective fiction in Japan and the decidedly Sci-Fi flavor that tends to accompany these kinds of stories in Japanese storytelling. 

Sam and Charlie then go over some old ground with a couple of classic shows from our earliest episodes in Death Note and Psycho pass (we figured we've improved a bit since we first spoke about those shows in our early days).

Graeme talks through Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex and how influential it was on modern detective/Sci-Fi animanga. 

We also learn about the third highest selling manga of all time in Detective Conan, which turned out to be a huge blind spot in all our knowledge. 

Due to popular demand, Gerald re-joins Sam and Charlotte to talk about something dear to all of our hearts, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

We discuss whether it is indeed the greatest anime of all time, and how much it means to each of us.

YouTube Creator Forgotten Relics joins us to talk about the art and animation of the Dragon Ball series, as well as sakuga and the broader trends of animation currently happening in anime. 

The Gateway to Anime Awards are back! This is the best anime of 2024 voted by you! We put up polls on our Instagram and YouTube for each category. We counted up all of the votes for each poll to find one overall winner for each category! Now the results are in! We don’t know what these results are and will be finding them out live on camera. It’s time to find out what you voted to be the best anime of 2024!

 

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This week we're talking about all things anime power systems. Shonen anime is basically synonymous with intricate and sometimes ridiculous power systems that govern their respective world's. We break down some of our favorite power systems from Naruto, One Piece and Hunter x Hunter as well as some of the more ludicrous ones like Jujutsu kaisen and Fire Force. 

We also talk through the connection between power systems and martial arts as well as which power system we'd most like to be apart of. 

Anime was hard to find for a lot of us growing up. It began in Australia as a very niche interest till companies like Madman and Crunchyroll stepped in to bring anime to the masses, and our guest Sly Ip has been an instrumental part in that long journey. 

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We are back with season 3! Sam, Charlotte and Graeme chat about the good, bad and ugly of the 2021 spring season. (RIP Sk8 the Infinity)

Sam and Charlotte chat to special guest Gerald about the iconic series Neon Genesis Evangelion.

 

They talk through what made the series so unique; the tortured genius of Hideaki Anno; how the show was made, the effect it had on each of us; and how the series lingers with you for a long time after it finishes.

 

 

A Wild Weeboo Appeared! Sam and Charlotte interview fellow anime enthusiasts, queer bubblegum punk band Cry Club about their favourite anime including Hunter x Hunter and Mob Psycho 100. 

Sam, Charlotte and Graeme explore the phenomenon that is Mecha anime. Sam, once again, gets his research on, Graeme goes back to the future to explore the Gundam franchise, Charlotte gets to talk about one of her all time favorite shows (plus outs herself as an unashamed Tom Cruise fan) and Sam has fun with Gurren lagann.

This week the gang discuss one of anime's most iconic tropes - The Tournament (and exam) Arc. Why is this trope so popular? From the Chuunin Exams to the Dark Tournament we cover all of our personal favourites with plenty to debate about. What is your favourite Tournament Arc?

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This week the gang get together to discuss all things anime villains. 

From the misunderstood to the downright evil and dastardly, anime has a veritable smorgasbord of villains to choose from. 

Sam, Charlie and Graeme talk through their favorite villains, what makes them interesting and what makes them bland. 

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Here is our latest episode: Winter 2023 season verdict. We're changing the way we do our seasonal round-ups moving forward.

This is our verdict on the winter 2023 season that has just finished and we'll be following this up with our hype-up for the currently airing Spring season. That will be an early preview of the hyped upcoming shows for the season and our first impressions of the few shows that have aired an episode or 2 at the time of recording.

This will be followed up by our verdict episode at the end of the season and we will continue in this manner moving forward.

Tune in for our verdicts on Vinland Saga, Bluelock, Tomo-Chan is a Girl, Stampede, Revenger, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Nier; Automata and The Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel. 

We were so lucky to catch Veronica Taylor for an interview while she was in the country for Supanova.

Veronica is a classically trained theatre actor from the United States and has had an extensive career as a voice-over actor in anime, video games and audio books.

Veronica is perhaps most famous for voicing Ash Ketchum in the original Pokemon series, movies and video games but she has had an incredibly rich and diverse career, which we speak about in depth in this episode.

We had such a great time talking to Veronica and we hope you enjoy the episode.

This week on Gateway to Anime the team focus on the incredible performers who are responsible for bringing our favourite anime characters to life. Join us as we talk about our favourite voice actors in anime!

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This week on Gateway to Anime the team chat about an iconic animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender and its recent live action adaption. While this show is technically not an anime, it's inspiration and fanbase share a lot of similarities and the original has been many an anime fans gateway show. With Netflix helming so many animated live action adaptations - how did they fare with this one?

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The gateway team has enlisted the help of special guest star Gerald Lillywhite - will they make it to regionals? What important lessons will they learn along the way? The hype is real in this weeks episode on Sports anime! This genre is so huge that we felt we needed to talk about it again. We cover the classics such as Slam Dunk, Haikyu!! and Hajime No Ippo as well as some absolute wild cards of the genre including Sk8 the Infinity and Birdie Wing Golf Girls' Story. 

The gang take it a little slow this week to talk about a genre rather specific to Japan; slice of life anime. Famous for slow, meditative pacing with little to no conflict or resolution, it's a genre that takes a little bit to get your head around.

Graeme gets a little stitch up from Sam and Charlotte proclaims an 'undisputed king' for the first time.

The Gateway crew are back from our mini hiatus with our mid season check-in for the ongoing 2024 spring anime season.

The big hitters of Kaiju #8, Demon Slayer & Delicious in Dungeon are discussed, but otherwise Sam is getting his dose of anime silliness with Windbreaker. Graeme is enjoying the subversive Go Go Loser Ranger! While Charlie is bringing the unhinged energy with some left of centre picks.

Tune in to find out our thoughts and opinions on the spring 2024 anime season.

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Sam and Charlie convinced long time friend and frequent guest Gerald to watch two of their favorite shows in all of anime.    (One of) Sam's "undisputed kings of anime" the epic space opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Charlie's genre subverting "hard sell" Fruits Basket.    While these shows both have fervent and dedicated followings and are renowned in the community, they aren't necessarily widely watched.   Gerald brings his measured thoughts and opinions of these epic shows which leads to a deep dive of analytical discussion about what makes these shows so special. 

The gang get together to talk about all things Death Match/Battle Royale anime.

After the phenomenal success of Squid Game all over the world we figured we should provide some recommendations that are similar in the anime world.

We dive into the history of the genre and talk through some older influences like: Lord of the Flies, The Cube and a Japanese novel/manga/movie that basically started this whole craze entitled.... Battle Royale.

Everyone is a fan of something. But can a fanbase actually influence the thing they love? We explore what it means to be an anime fan and the fascinating nature of fandom. Brett rejoins us to discuss his first impressions of the anime community while Charlie and Sam talk about how anime fandom has changed over the years. 

We're back for a bonus episode in between seasons! The gang round-up all their favorite (and least favorite) shows of the spring 2022 anime season. Graeme talks about the cold war inspired mega hit of the season, Spy X Family and a Squid Game styled show where its all about the money. Sam talks about the second season of one of the bigger Isekai shows going around and fans out over a soccer anime. Charlie breaks down a ballet anime and a trashy rom-com, as is tradition.

We're going to be taking a little break before we return with season 5. Thanks for joining us on the journey so far. 

The team grow up a bit as we delve in to the final demographic that is Seinen and discuss Death Note, Psycho Pass and Monster. 

Sam and Charlie are back to bring you their top recommendations of the 2024 anime summer season. 

Sam is excited for a DC comic book cross over, as well as what sounds like a Harry Potter/Mashle type of hybrid.

Charlie is psyched for the second seasons of Tower of God and Oshi No Ko as well as her usual unhinged vampire recommendations.

Tune in to hear all of our top picks for the upcoming season.

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The gang gets historical, with Sammy on his crusade to prove "history is fun" to Charlie and Graeme.  

Sammy starts by differentiating between what constitutes Historical Fiction as a genre as opposed to a period piece, which leads to the new game: "historical fiction or not!?"

Graeme breaks down the legendary samurai manga Vagabond. Sam gets edgy with the under watched war story Golden Kamuy while Charlie talks through the much revered Viking epic Vinland Saga. 

Sam, Brett and Charlotte are back for season 2 and what better place to start than the most famous anime studio of all time? 

This is one of the most excited anime seasons in a very long time! With the climactic ending of Attack on Titan, the Shibuya Arc of Jujutsu Kaisen and incredible new shows like Pluto, Fireren & Apothecary Diaries, we are feeling very spoiled as anime fans. In this episode we discuss everything that we’ve been watching and what’s happening in the anime community. Let us know what anime you’ve been enjoying!

Sam and Charlotte face off in a debate that is near and dear to anime fans everywhere. 

 

 

 

 

Alex Williams is back to rate our podcast's own recommendations! Firstly we go through a list of popular anime we've recommended that he found to be a disappointment, then we bring it back with some great anime recommendations for anime newbies. There's also a bonus anime quiz at the end!

 

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It's a full house over at gateway HQ as Sam, Charlotte, Brett and Graeme discuss the guy who is just a hero for fun. The literally unbeatable One Punch Man. 

Sam and Charlotte sit down and chat with composer extraordinaire Kevin Penkin. Kevin is the composer of such anime and video games as: Made in Abyss (winner of the 2017 Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score), Tower of God, Eden, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Norn9 and many more.

We talk about Kevin's musical background, his artistic process, influences and inevitably we all get 'Perthed'.

Miss Game of Thrones? Anime has you sorted! Political thrills, brutality and unparalleled action. Sam, Charlotte and Brett compare Attack on Titan with international sensation Game of Thrones. 

Sam and Charlotte discuss the difficulties of navigating anime as a feminist. 

Sam, Graeme and Charlie get together to discuss all things to do with the 2022 anime winter season.

The undisputed king (AoT) has returned with a challenger for the throne. Some interesting new shows are present but it's mostly the season of the 2nd cours and sequels. There is, of course, a customary serving of bizarre stuff this season, which is probably best avoided. However the heavy hitters are firing on all cylinders. 

The gang get together to talk through the STACKED Fall 2022 anime season. There are so many shows this season we can barely keep up.

Sam talks about some returning old favorites, one of which is part of the original big three and man does it look good. Nostalgia firing on all cylinders. He also goes through Mob Psycho 100 S3 as well as the weird and original in Golden Kamuy S4 and To You Eternity S2.

Graeme talks about two of the big original shows to be airing, Chainsaw Man and Blue Lock as well as a fresh take on the Gundam series.

Charlie talks through some more returning favorites in Spy X Family and My Hero Academia S6 and she also talks briefly with the gang about the unexpected surprise Netflix hit Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

 

This week the gang get together to talk about the "Dark Trio" of shonen anime; Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and Hell's paradise. 

We speak about the similarities (or lack thereof) between the "Dark Trio" and the original "Big Three" of animanga, break down what these shows are all about, which are our individual favorites and how anime and shonen are evolving. 

We preview the Spring 2023 anime season and talk about the shows we're excited about and what the community at large is talking about.

 

These are all very early impressions of the spring season shows, some of which only had their first episodes air at the time of recording and some hadn't even aired at all.

At the end of the season we'll be back with our verdicts on these shows.

 

Sam previews a reverse isekai entitled: Dead Mount Death Play, as well as Heavenly Delusion and the Ranking of Kings OVA.

Greame talks about Hell's Paradise (the final of the "Dark Trio" to get an adaptation) as well as the ludicrous Harry Potter meets Physical 100 Mashle and the returning isekai Konosuba.

Charlie gets hyped about a litany of Romcoms like My Love Story with Yamada-Kun at Lv 999 as well as a "Breaking Bad meets Ozark" style show in My Home Hero.

Demon Slayer Season 3 is the heavy hitter as well as the 2nd cour of Vinland Saga with Dr Stone S3 the other (lesser) returning popular show.

The gang get together to talk about all things Horror in the anime/manga world.

Sam gives a brief history of the Japanese horror genre. Graeme tackles one of the most revered horror mangakas of all time, the legendary Junji Ito. Charlie gets obscure with Ghost Hunt and Sam reveals his scaredy cat nature (not a horror fan) but talks through one of his favorites in Parasyte: The Maxim. 

This is a special episode we recorded in Melbourne!

We were down for Crunchyroll Expo and got to catch up with Sam's old friend Lachlan McAllister who owns Australia's first ever dedicated Esports bar, GGEZ (where this podcast was recorded).

Sam and Lachlan started their anime journey together after Lachlan managed to track down a huge supply of VCD's containing the first 100+ episodes of Naruto back in high school (which Charlie also watched). However they started out playing JRPG's together in primary school. This episode is all about the deep connection between JRPG's and anime, how much crossover there is between the fandoms and how much they influenced our lives. 

 

We talk through the Suikoden series, Final Fantasy 7 (and Final Fantasy in general), the Persona series, Dragon Quest and many, many more.

We're back to check-in with how the Spring 2023 anime season is tracking. 

What are the heroes and what are the howlers? 

Sam regrets misreading a synopsis of a show in the hype-up episode that ended up being terrible. 

The big hitters are still hitting and the Rom-coms are at an all time high (much to Charlie's happiness). 

There's also a highly controversial and popular show which stokes a very interesting discussion amongst the group in Oshi no Ko. 

 

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There is a lot of great new anime airing right now! We talk through our favourites of the current season, Fall 2024. While Dandadan steals the spotlight, we've found a mature favourite in Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, while Ranma ½ delivers one of the best remakes we've seen in a long time. The much anticipated Uzumaki and Blue Lock series have both seen some disappointing quality drops in their seconds episodes too. What have you been watching this season?

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Put your lab coat on and join us for some experimenting with spooky science in anime... which is seemingly always awful? 🧪

Anime has always warned against the dangers of reckless futuristic advancement, with robots and mecha often taking the spotlight. With the recent trend of AI models replicating Hayao Miyazaki's work with Studio Ghibli, this seemed like the right time to dig into the darker side of science and how anime portrays that in such a unique way.

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Shoujo is on the cards this week... we discuss Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket and Inuyasha whilst Brett clamours to contribute having NOT DONE HIS HOMEWORK! #studentfailssensei