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Let's talk about cool gadgets with the first three episodes of Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/KamenOtaku email: [email protected] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkinganime.com Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We know it's technically not an OVA but that doesn't stop us from discussing Project A-Ko (1986), broadcast television anime in the US, and media restorations. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Listen to us hold back tears and talk WAY too much about Lost in Space as we finish our discussion on Diebuster (2004). Learn about black holes here: https://youtu.be/kIbP2Sg8y18?si=jys46y4TuGBQrIFi email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We move on to our next OVA in the lineup, the sequel to Gunbuster - Diebuster (2004) email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We're finishing up FLCL (2000) with some Pillows Talk before diving into the last three episodes. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We are back and taking it easy this season by diving into the world of Original Video Animations. We'll be discussing a variety of OVA's, and we're starting off like a shooting star with the seminal FLCL (2000). We talk about what was going on in the world at this time then discuss the first three episodes of the series. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We say goodbye to this season, this series, with Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021). We also discuss the documentary Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion (2021) email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We do a giant time skip with Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

The Rebuild continues with Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) and meet producered mandated character Mari Makinami email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We begin the Rebuild movies with Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) and gush over the glow-up of our favorite polyhedron. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We take our sweet time tumbling down our discussion of The End of Evangelion (1997) with a little Death & Rebirth (1997) thrown in for good measure. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Congratulations! We've made it to the end of the original broadcast series. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

We meet the 5th child and breakdown the lore of Evangelion thus far. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Oh it's about to get ROUGH folks. We learn about the history of NERV and Asuka. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)

Poor Toji. Poor Shinji. Poor everyone, honestly. At least we learn about accents and melons. email: [email protected] twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime⁠⁠ Music by Yellowjacket from the album ⁠⁠Loop Soup⁠⁠. Used with permission under Creative Commons license ⁠⁠(CC BY-SA 3.0)