Anime is extraordinary yet complex. Each week, join Jamal as he embarks on an analytical journey through everything from inspiring story arcs, impressive cinematography and anything else that fits in between with the goal of making sense of it a little bit more. With essay-style content every week, this show attempts to view the world of Japanese animation with an extra level of depth.
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Anime is extraordinary yet complex. Each week, join Jamal as he embarks on an analytical journey through everything from inspiring story arcs, impressive cinematography and anything else that fits in between with the goal of making sense of it a little bit more. With essay-style content every week, this show attempts to view the world of Japanese animation with an extra level of depth.
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September 23, 2023
GITM 119: Tsurune: The Linking Shot - How To Sequel | An Analysis
<p>Tsurune's Second Season was a blast and an improvement to its predecessor in almost every conceivable way. But what exactly is a sequel and what makes a Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha a great one? In this episode I try to wrap my head around anime sequels in the context of the show and make some conclusions as to what they are.</p> <p>Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:59 - I'm Not A 'Sequel Guy' 4:39 - What Is A Sequel? 7:33 - Character Writing 17:09 - Sequels As A Learning Opportunity 18:47 - Yamamura & Visual Stuff 25:29 - Intentionality & Effects Animation 29:33 - Closing Thoughts 32:40 - Outro (TikTok Announcement) & Music Credits</p> <p>Full Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2023/09/23/tsurune-the-linking-shot-how-to-sequel-gitm-podcast-ep-119/</p> <p>Takuya Yamamura Interview(s) on Febri: <a href="https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_2_1/" rel="nofollow">https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_2_1/</a> <a href="https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_1/" rel="nofollow">https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_1/</a> <a href="https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_2/" rel="nofollow">https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_2/</a></p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha</a></p> <p>Follow me on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@getinthemecha" rel="nofollow">https://www.tiktok.com/@getinthemecha</a></p> <p>Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com</p> <p>Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: <a href="https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha</a></p> <p>Music In This Episode:</p> <p>Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex</a></p> <p>Chill by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1</a></p> <p>On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again</a></p> <p>Adventure Time: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised</a></p>
July 10, 2023
GITM 118: The 'Forgotten' Anime of 2022 | An Analysis
<p>Get In The Mecha is officially back! In this episode I'm catching up on some of the analysis that I missed by talking about some of the sleeper hits of 2022 that I think are worth going back to. How does Tatami Time Machine Blues differ from The Tatami Galaxy? How does The Girl From The Other Side configure into the current anime landscape? What can music videos teach us about storytelling? All this and more in this episode.</p> <p>Thanks so much for your patience over the first half of this year (and before that) - I'm graduating this month which means I finally have the time to produce the podcast consistently again. I can't wait to share all of my thoughts on a regular basis like before!</p> <p>Video Version of this episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/VEQHa6loaKw" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/VEQHa6loaKw</a></p> <p>Show Notes for this episode: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2023/07/10/the-forgotten-anime-of-2022-gitm-podcast-ep-118/</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 - Intro 2:21 - Why 2022? 4:23 - Tatami Time Machine Blues 9:18 - The Girl From The Other Side 14:20 - Tangent: What Counts As 'Anime'? 16:11 - TGFTOS Continued 17:15 - He's Playing Our Song (and Naoko Yamada) 23:54 - Futari-bun no Shoumei 27:59 - Thunder In Bud (And Why MVs Matter) 37:14 - Credits</p> <p>Garden of Remembrance @ Annecy 2023 - <a href="https://programme.annecyfestival.com/en/movies/20232143" rel="nofollow">https://programme.annecyfestival.com/en/movies/20232143</a></p> <p>My INU-OH piece for Full Frontal - <a href="https://fullfrontal.moe/inu-oh-is-a-film-about-artists-for-artists/" rel="nofollow">https://fullfrontal.moe/inu-oh-is-a-film-about-artists-for-artists/</a></p> <p>The Girl From The Other Side Anime Official Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/totsukunishoujo" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/totsukunishoujo</a></p> <p>Koji Yamamura Webinar - <a href="https://youtu.be/tEh-31qq1sg" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/tEh-31qq1sg</a></p> <p>The other two TGFTOS Storyboard Artists - <a href="https://koyanomoe.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">https://koyanomoe.tumblr.com/</a> <a href="https://takuto-katayama.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">https://takuto-katayama.tumblr.com/</a></p> <p>Futari-bun no Shoumei - <a href="https://youtu.be/JBeEpW8l-Mg" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/JBeEpW8l-Mg</a></p> <p>My Futari-bun no Shoumei Thread - <a href="https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha/status/1606135974362128384?s=20" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha/status/1606135974362128384?s=20</a></p> <p>Thunder In Bud - <a href="https://youtu.be/K26fPtPcCys" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/K26fPtPcCys</a></p> <p>Works Mentioned: How Do You Live?, Tatami Time Machine Blues, The Tatami Galaxy, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, Sonny Boy, The Girl From The Other Side, He's Playing Our Song, A Silent Voice, Heike Monogatari, Garden of Remembrance, Kimi no Iro, Futari-bun no Shoumei, Thunder In Bud, Neon Genesis Evangelion</p> <p>Main Artists Referenced: Shingo Natsume, Fuga Yamashiro, Moko-chan, Yutaro Kubo, Satomi Maiya, Koji Yamamura, Naoko Yamada, Naoko Ogigami, loundraw, Suguru Asakura, que, KAF, Hakushi Hagesawa</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha</a></p> <p>Questions, corrections, complaints: <a href="mailto:getinthemecha@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">getinthemecha@gmail.com</a> (I will go back to checking these again)</p> <p>Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: <a href="https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha</a></p> <p>Music In This Episode:</p> <p>Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex</a></p> <p>Chill by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1</a></p> <p>On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again</a></p> <p>Adventure Time: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised</a></p>
December 31, 2022
GITM 117: How Is Anime Divided? | An Analysis
<p>Recently I've been thinking a lot about the things that divide up an anime episode, be it an OP or short intertitles - and so I decided to make a whole episode about them! In this edition of Get In The Mecha, I talk about how these dividing mechanisms make all the difference to how an episode / film feels and ask the question of what is so important about structure.</p> <p>This is the last episode of 2022! I want to get the podcast back on track next year so bear with me a little longer. Thanks for all your support, feedback and attention this year!</p> <p>Video Version of this episode: - <a href="https://youtu.be/1Cx_ZWJWN-c" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/1Cx_ZWJWN-c</a></p> <p>0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Structure & Dividers 3:06 - Openings, Ending Credits & Avants 14:00 - Eyecatches & Title Cards 19:25 - Intertitles & Other Dividers 28:48 - Closing Thoughts 30:53 - Outro + Credits 32:26 - super secret post-credit scene</p> <p>2000 Lightyears into Sonny Boy – Interview with Shingo Natsume: https://fullfrontal.moe/2000-lightyears-into-sonny-boy-interview-with-shingo-natsume/</p> <p>Chisholm, Reading Intertitles: <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.9944095" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.9944095</a></p> <p>Artists Mentioned: Shingo Natsume, Akiyuki Shinbo, Tatsuya Oishi, Eunyoung Choi, Masaaki Yuasa, Nobutoshi Ogura, Satoru Utsunomiya, Yoshimichi Kameda</p> <p>Anime Mentioned / Referenced: Do It Yourself!!, Sonny Boy, Kizumonogatari, The Soultaker, Nichijou, Kemonozume, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, The End of Evangelion, EVANGELION: DEATH(TRUE)^2, Sk8, 86 Eighty-Six</p> <p>Show Notes for this episode: - https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/12/31/how-is-anime-divided-gitm-podcast-ep-117/</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha</a></p> <p>Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com</p> <p>Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: <a href="https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha</a></p> <p>Music In This Episode:</p> <p>Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex</a></p> <p>Chill by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1</a></p> <p>On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again</a></p> <p>Adventure Time: <a href="https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised" rel="nofollow">https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised</a></p>
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