21 episodes

Podcastle in the Sky is dedicated to examining works of anime in combination with a selected piece of pop-culture, cinema, or literature. Join us in our shotgun approach to analysis as we discuss, compare, and contrast everything from high art to pulp fiction.

Podcastle in the Sky The peeps of Podcastle in the Sky

    • TV & Film

Podcastle in the Sky is dedicated to examining works of anime in combination with a selected piece of pop-culture, cinema, or literature. Join us in our shotgun approach to analysis as we discuss, compare, and contrast everything from high art to pulp fiction.

    Episode 23: Baki and Bloodsport

    Episode 23: Baki and Bloodsport

    Spend the holidays the traditional way: by listening to us talk about half-naked muscular men pummeling each other senseless. Yes, the Podcastle in the Sky gang discusses the recent Netflix series Baki along with the 1988 classic Bloodsport. We talk about mixed martial arts, Kowloon Walled City, bro science, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting … Continue reading Episode 23: Baki and Bloodsport

    Episode 21: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc and The Last Valley

    Episode 21: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc and The Last Valley

    In the grim darkness of the 17th century, there is only war! Don your armor and sally into the fray alongside the Podcastle in the Sky Crew as we discuss two works suffused with blood and battle: the 2012 trilogy adaptation of Kentaro Miura’s dark-medieval fantasy series Berserk and James Clavell’s 1971 cinematic epic of … Continue reading Episode 21: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc and The Last Valley

    Episode 20: Harlock Saga and Rhinegold

    Episode 20: Harlock Saga and Rhinegold

    Turn your 2020 frown upside down with some opera – the space kind and the regular kind. In 1995, Operavox created a half-hour cartoon about Richard Wagner’s Rhinegold. Four years later, Leiji Matsumoto created an anime miniseries about the same opera, added some space pirates into the mix, and called it Harlock Saga. How do … Continue reading Episode 20: Harlock Saga and Rhinegold

    Episode 19: Golden Kamuy and Bone Tomahawk

    Episode 19: Golden Kamuy and Bone Tomahawk

    We return from our hiatus to discuss two works about Westerns, indigenous representation, serial killers, and bloody violence. Yes, episode 19 is all about season 1 and 2 of Golden Kamuy and the 2015 horror-Western movie Bone Tomahawk! PodCastle in the Sky is here to provide some easy listening in your time of quarantine. You’re … Continue reading Episode 19: Golden Kamuy and Bone Tomahawk

    Episode 17: Hashire Melos and Die Bürgschaft

    Episode 17: Hashire Melos and Die Bürgschaft

    Join us on this month’s episode for a blast from the distant past! The Podcastle crew sets out to learn the meaning of true friendship through two retellings of a classic tale from Greek antiquity about two best bros and the bond of trust they forge together in the face of tyrannical adversity; first in … Continue reading Episode 17: Hashire Melos and Die Bürgschaft

    Episode 16: Miss Hokusai and Artemisia

    Episode 16: Miss Hokusai and Artemisia

    We spend our 16th episode pissing and moaning about a terrible movie we watched. We also spend it praising a fun movie we enjoyed. One of the films is Miss Hokusai and the other is Artemisia. They’re both historical films about female artists – the first is set in the 19th century Edo period of Japan, … Continue reading Episode 16: Miss Hokusai and Artemisia

Top Podcasts In TV & Film

The Rest Is Entertainment
Goalhanger Podcasts
So Dramatic! with Megan Pustetto
So Dramatic!
FX’s Shōgun: The Official Podcast
FX
The Weekly Planet
Planet Broadcasting
Blank Check with Griffin & David
Blank Check Productions
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Sony Music Entertainment