In the fourth and final part of their Macross retrospective, Ian and Craig finish with the remainder of the Macross 7 anime with reviews of the OVAs Macross 7 Plus and Macross Dynamite 7 and the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me!
26 Aug 2024
#15 Golden Warrior Gold Lightan
Another Super Robot TV series from Tatsunoko, Ian and Craig turn their attention to the oddity that is 1980's Golden Warrior Gold Lightan.
29 Sept 2023
#14 Tekkaman - The Space Knight
Taking a look at the 'Powered Suit' sub-genre of mecha anime for the first time, Ian and Craig review Tatsunoko Production's seminal 1975 TV series Tekkaman - The Space Knight.
25 Apr 2023
#13 Dancouga Retrospective Part 1
In the first part of a two part retrospective Ian and Craig delve into the world of the much renowned 80's powerhouse that is Super Beast Machine God Dancouga with reviews of the TV series, that gave animation legend Masami Obari his mecha design debut, and its sequel OVA Requiem for Victims.
13 Aug 2022
#12 Macross Retrospective Part 3
For the third part of their Macross retrospective Ian & Craig review (with some trepidation they might add), the Macross 7 TV series and Encore OVA.
20 Nov 2021
#11 Steel Jeeg
Go Nagai was a powerhouse of 70's Super Robot anime and in this episode Ian and Craig review his rather unique 1975 TV show Steel Jeeg.
7 Jun 2021
#10 Spirit Hero Wataru
Side stepping into the often over looked and easily dismissed Super Deformed sub-genre of Mecha anime, Ian and Craig take a look at the show that truly got the ball rolling with a review of the 1988 TV series Spirit Hero Wataru.
1 Mar 2021
#9 Mecha March 2021 Special
For 2021 Ian and Craig got their act together and are taking part in Mecha March! This is going to be a cross platform celebration of mecha anime under the umbrella of Retro Mecha Anime World with companion pieces on Retro Anime Podcast and Anime Heads Retro World. The theme for this year is OVAs and for this podcast it's the Class of 1987 with reviews of Relic Armor Legaciam, Demon Frontier Legend Le Deus and Good Morning Althea.
6 Nov 2020
#8 Cosmic Devil Daikengo
Ian & Craig take a look at one of the lesser known Super Robot shows that appeared in the late 70's with a review of 1978 TV series Cosmic Devil Daikengo.
6 Jun 2020
#7 Macross Retrospective Part 2
In the second part of their Macross retrospective Ian and Craig take a look at the some of the OVA series with reviews of Macross II: Lovers Again, Macross Plus (including Movie) and Macross Zero.
17 Aug 2019
#6 Toshihiro Hirano OVA Special
During the OVA boom of the mid 80's a number of creators came to prominence, one of those was Toshihiro 'Toshiki' Hirano who was busy directing a string of sci-fi and mecha anime and Ian & Craig focus on a particular period in the late 80's with reviews of Dangaioh, Demon of Steel and Zeorymer.
26 Apr 2019
#5 Daltanious - Robot of the Future
Another dip into the world of 70's Super Robot anime as Ian and Craig review the influential but often overlooked Daltanious - Robot of the Future.
31 Dec 2018
#4 The Five Star Stories
Ian and Craig take a look at the phenomenon that is Mamoru Nagano's epic sci-fi tale The Five Star Stories with reviews of the first book of the manga and it's anime adaptation and a comparison of the two mediums.
8 Sept 2018
#3 Macross Retrospective Part 1
In the first part of their Super Dimension Fortress Macross retrospective, Ian and Craig review the original 1982 TV Series, the 1984 movie Do You Remember Love and the follow up to the the TV series Flash Back 2012.
1 Jun 2018
#2 Panzer World Galient
In this episode Ian and Craig delve into Ryousuke Takahashi's often overlooked blend of fantasy and mecha anime Panzer World Galient with reviews of both the TV and OVA series.
23 Feb 2018
#1 Zambot 3
In the first episode of the Retro Mecha Podcast Ian and Craig review Yoshiyuki Tomino's notorious 70's Super Robot classic Invincible Superman Zambot 3.
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