A podcast exploring the anime industry as it connects with Canadian media and fandom. If you're in Canada, you get news and analysis directly relevant to you. If you're outside of Canada, you get a bit of a different perspective than usual. Discussion of streaming, broadcast and cultural impact are all on the table.
Friday 10 April 2015
Episode 2: He Sold His Soul For Bootleg Rock and Roll
The panel is dominated by Winnipeggers and near-Winnipeggers in our second roundtable discussion of the past and possible future of anime on Canadian TV.
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Episode breakdown:
00:00 - Introductions
01:40 - Some more good anime TV memories including MTN children's shows, Macross Plus, and... some other stuff Teletoon had a hand in.
20:40 - What, exactly, was the big deal with Gundam SEED and Witch Hunter Robin?
22:40 - How we would've benefited from more girl shows, missing second seasons, and the real artistic potential of international co-productions.
37:00 - The common cultural experience of anime bootlegs.
55:15 - Hopes or expectations for the future such as broadcast supplementing geoblocked streams and broadening the possibilities of an unexpected hit.
Contributors:
Jesse: Twitter
Randy: Twitter
Phil: Twitter | Just What Am I Listening To? Podcast
Leandra: Twitter
Ian: Twitter
Special thanks to Karl Olson both for the theme song and for production assistance yet again on this episode. Check out his music at Ultraklystron.com.
Labels:
anime,
anime podcast,
Bionix,
Canadian media,
podcast,
Teletoon,
Toonami,
YTV
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