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.
This week, we fall in love with the short film Classmates, a.k.a. Doukyusei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmates_(manga)).
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 (https://twitter.com/research_anime) or on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/). New episodes are coming every other Thursday.
Links
Doukyuusei Staff Roundtable: Shouko Nakamura x Akemi Hayashi x Yuuichi Fukushima (https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/02/14/doukyuusei-staff-roundtable-shouko-nakamura-x-akemi-hayashi-x-yuuichi-fukushima/)
Sakuga
Hara-sen playing piano (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27173)
Spine-fondling scene (Takeshi Honda) (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27182)
Adorkable kissing scene (Takeshi Honda) (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/23267)
Classroom confrontation ( (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285)Akemi (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285) Hayashi) (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/156285)
Some representative camera work (Ryosuke Nishii) (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27175) and another one (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/27186)
9 Sept 2021
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 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 (https://twitter.com/research_anime) or on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/). New episodes are coming every other Thursday (for now).
Links
Hideo Ishikawa interviews Ken Ishikawa. Ishikawa Ishikawa. (https://onepixeljumpdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/hideo-ishikawa-interviews-ken-ishikawa-ishikawa-ishikawa/)
Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo: When Dinosaur Mecha Attack (https://mechanicalanimereviews.com/2021/06/09/shin-getter-robo-vs-neo-getter-robo-when-dinosaur-mecha-attack/)
The History of Getter Robo and What It Influenced (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-08-30/the-history-of-getter-robo-and-what-it-influenced/.176496)
Believe in Getter: A Complete Retrospective (Video) (Long) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OKlITEXRQ&ab_channel=Mrchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8OKlITEXRQ&ab_channel=Mrcheeseeese)
The meaning of the horns of Robot design in Nagai Go's Comics (Korean) (https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/CFKO200821553665267.page)
Speaking Japanese with an American Accent (https://www.tiktok.com/@toripeebs/video/7002919647724965126)
Sakuga
Shin Getter Robo vs General Bat (Shin Matsuo) (https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/85907)
5 Aug 2021
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 (https://twitter.com/research_anime) or on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9s-7ow9CTPqnALtFkmvAQ/). New episodes are coming every other Thursday.
Links
Their Twitter (https://twitter.com/FemboyFilms/)
Their Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC0VagcnThjj1nxlbf6btYQ)
Give them some money on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/femboyfilms/)
Fascinating Twitter Thread about restoring Daicon III film (https://twitter.com/FemboyFilms/status/1341353553940475904)
Archive.org page (https://archive.org/details/@femboy_films)
Polygon Interview (https://www.polygon.com/features/22613071/daicon-3-hideaki-anno-watch-remaster)
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