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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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GITM 119: Tsurune: The Linking Shot - How To Sequel | An Analysis
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.
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
Full Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2023/09/23/tsurune-the-linking-shot-how-to-sequel-gitm-podcast-ep-119/
Takuya Yamamura Interview(s) on Febri:
https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_2_1/
https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_1/
https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_2/
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getinthemecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com
Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again
Adventure Time:
https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised -
GITM 118: The 'Forgotten' Anime of 2022 | An Analysis
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.
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!
Video Version of this episode: https://youtu.be/VEQHa6loaKw
Show Notes for this episode: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2023/07/10/the-forgotten-anime-of-2022-gitm-podcast-ep-118/
Timestamps:
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
Garden of Remembrance @ Annecy 2023 -
https://programme.annecyfestival.com/en/movies/20232143
My INU-OH piece for Full Frontal -
https://fullfrontal.moe/inu-oh-is-a-film-about-artists-for-artists/
The Girl From The Other Side Anime Official Twitter -
https://twitter.com/totsukunishoujo
Koji Yamamura Webinar -
https://youtu.be/tEh-31qq1sg
The other two TGFTOS Storyboard Artists -
https://koyanomoe.tumblr.com/
https://takuto-katayama.tumblr.com/
Futari-bun no Shoumei -
https://youtu.be/JBeEpW8l-Mg
My Futari-bun no Shoumei Thread -
https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha/status/1606135974362128384?s=20
Thunder In Bud -
https://youtu.be/K26fPtPcCys
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
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
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com (I will go back to checking these again)
Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again
Adventure Time: https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised -
GITM 117: How Is Anime Divided? | An Analysis
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.
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!
Video Version of this episode: - https://youtu.be/1Cx_ZWJWN-c
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
2000 Lightyears into Sonny Boy – Interview with Shingo Natsume:
https://fullfrontal.moe/2000-lightyears-into-sonny-boy-interview-with-shingo-natsume/
Chisholm, Reading Intertitles: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.9944095
Artists Mentioned: Shingo Natsume, Akiyuki Shinbo, Tatsuya Oishi, Eunyoung Choi, Masaaki Yuasa, Nobutoshi Ogura, Satoru Utsunomiya, Yoshimichi Kameda
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
Show Notes for this episode: - https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/12/31/how-is-anime-divided-gitm-podcast-ep-117/
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com
Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again
Adventure Time: https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised -
GITM 116: Fall 2022 Anime Is (Almost) Here | A Seasonal Preview
On this episode I'm taking a bit of a break from the usual essay-style content to take a look at all the amazing anime coming out this Autumn / Fall! With so many shows coming out, let's take a look at what this season has to offer as well as the promising artists who are behind them. This episode was pretty late but bare with me!
Video Version of this episode:
https://youtu.be/ROnbAn01RcQ
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Preface For Episode Format
2:45 - Podcast Appearances
4:04 - Tatami Time Machine Blues
7:05 - Bocchi The Rock!
10:54 - Do It Yourself!!
16:48 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
22:06 - Watch At Your Own Pace
24:43 - Outro & Credits
DIY Character Trailer: https://youtu.be/9yYB3L14_JU
Just Weebs Episode I Was On: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9l2nqcJqkY
Japanese History (Hidden In Our Screens) Episode I Was On: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rPIQRwCKMN8SIhMvXIyOw?si=uOeFqn9MR2uA8Bdry3ddGg
Artists Mentioned: Shingo Natsume, Fuga Yamashiro, Keiichiro Saito, Kerorira, Kazuhiro Yoneda, Yuusuke Matsuo, Yasuhiro Asagi, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kai Ikarashi
Anime Mentioned: Tatami Time Machine Blues, Bocchi The Rock!, Do It Yourself!!. Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Sonny Boy, ACCA-13, Boogiepop and Others, The Tatami Galaxy, Night Is Short Walk On Girl, Yama no Susume, Gleipnir, Kageki Shoujo, SSSS.Gridman, SSSS.Dynazenon, Promare, BNA, Gurren Lagann.
Show Notes for this episode: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/09/20/fall-2022-anime-is-almost-here-gitm-podcast-ep-116/
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com
Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again
Adventure Time: https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised -
GITM 115: What I've Learnt About Anime | The 2022 Mid-Year Review
We're just over halfway into the year, so I thought it was the right time to bring back the Get In The Mecha Mid-Year Review, the annual episode of the podcast where I reflect on what I've taken away from anime this year so far. This time around, I have gathered a few insights from watching anime films in the cinema and I also spent time thinking about some of the smaller visual elements that uplift the TV Anime experience.
Video Version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdMPCpZ_E4
Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/07/17/what-ive-learnt-about-anime-the-2022-mid-year-review-gitm-podcast-ep-115/
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Context
2:07 - Watching Anime Films In The Cinema
3:59 - 21:9, Inu-Oh & Jujutsu Kaisen 0
6:08 - Perfect Blue (In The Cinema)
9:48 - 'Small' Things Go A Long Way
11:24 - Saito & The Executioner And Her Way Of Life
13:12 - Ishii & 86 Eighty-Six
14:50 - Final Thought
16:00 - Outro + Credits
Staff Mentioned / Referenced: Masaaki Yuasa, Sunghoo Park, Satoshi Kon, Shinji Hashimoto, Keiichiro Saito, Shingo Natsume, Toshimasa Ishii, Tomohiko Ito
Anime Mentioned: Inu-Oh, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Perfect Blue, The Executioner And Her Way Of Life, Sonny Boy, 86 Eighty-Six, Erased
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Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com
All Links: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch
https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch
https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch
https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night
Adventure Time
https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised -
GITM 114: Studying Water & Visual Storytelling In Anime | An Analysis
Water is extremely versatile in the real world and the same can be said for its place in animated filmmaking. In this episode of Get In The Mecha I take a look at how anime makes use of water as a device for telling profound stories, from Attack On Titan to Heike Monogatari. I also discuss why it is worth loooking into these tools for yourself when engaging with a piece of art.
Video Version of this Episode: https://youtu.be/64IWFKvyNCA
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - The Iceberg
4:11 - The Great Passage
7:32 - March Comes In Like A Lion
11:57 - Attack On Titan
15:48 - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
18:40 - Heike Monogatari
24:23 - 'Over-reading' & Intentionality
27:14 - Outro + Music Credits
Show Notes for this episode: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/06/12/studying-water-visual-storytelling-in-anime-gitm-podcast-ep-114/
Staff & Creators Mentioned: Shion Miura, Takuya Sato, Toshimasa Kuroyanagi, Naoyuki Asano, Ryousuke Nakamura, Nobutaka Yoda, Kazuya Shiotsuki, Hajime Isayama, (AOT S3 P2 #10 Staff: SB - Daizen Komatsuda / ED - Tetsuya Wakano, Shintaro Itoga & Tetsuro Araki), Tokuyuki Matsutake, Mamoru Hatakeyama, Nobukage Kimura, Naoko Yamada
For complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha
Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex
Chill by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1
On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch:
https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night
Adventure Time:
https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised
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