In The Gaiden of Geekdom

Janice Hawkins and Deanna Chapman
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Despite hosting a show interviewing people about their favorite media to geek out on, podcast veteran Deanna has never watched anime. While recording for Welcome to Geekdom, her friend Janice decided to make it her mission to give Deanna a crash course. This series covers lessons learned in each episode of Masaaki Yuasa's Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! along with an accompanying movie or show.

  1. Episode 1

    Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Creating A Whole New World

    Asakusa fell in love with animation when she watched (an homage to) Future Boy Conan. We delve into concept art and worldbuilding with another early Miyazaki work. This episode contains many cool planes and fun facts. For example, did you know that Dune is a relaxing movie to sleep to? Or that war is bad? This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 1 - The Greatest World!Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Next Episode: Akira Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  2. Episode 2

    Akira - Transforming 2D Drawings Into Nightmare Fuel

    The Eizouken crew discover a room full of manual 2D animation equipment and bring an old set of drawings to life using perspective and effects. We watch another classic hand-animated masterpiece and discuss how the powers of wind, water, fire, unnaturally moving flesh, and cool motorcyle slides bring it to life. Also featuring the horrors of toxic masculinity in "Boy Feelings" media, a pitch for the Wachowkis' Speed Racer (2008), and Janice once again bringing up Lupin the Third. This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 2 - The Eizouken Takes the Stage!Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988) Next Episode: Promare Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  3. Episode 3

    Promare - So Stylish It Melts Your Brain

    The Eizouken girlies set out to make a high-impact short feature with flashy fights and a simple story to secure club approval and funding. Flashy fights? Simple story? We know just what movie matches that vibe. Janice plugs Speed Racer (2008) again, and Deanna learns the true meaning of "dakimakura." This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 3 - Let's Accomplish Something!Hiroyuki Imaishi's Promare (2019) Next Episode: Paprika - Content Warning Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  4. Episode 4

    Paprika - Dreamy Direction That Will Make You Go "What?"

    Satoshi Kon was known for directing movies that push the boundary between reality and fiction, leaving you to wonder what was real and what was imagined in his works. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken delivers a powerful animation-within-an-animation. Both give us lessons on Cinematography 101. Thanks to Susumu Hirasawa for Parade, which is still stuck in our heads. This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 4 - Hold That Machete Tight!Satoshi Kon's Paprika (2006) - Content Warning Next Episode: Patlabor: The Movie Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  5. Episode 5

    Patlabor: The Movie - Mecha Escapism Is Too Realistic

    Can't have a podcast about anime without watching something heavy with giant robots in it. Eizouken is comissioned to create a "realistic" "giant fighting robot" (oxymoron). Patlabor does a tightrope walk between science fiction and practicality when suiting up their labor patrol force. And would have been by far the weirdest Lupin the Third movie. Yes, even weirder than Mystery of Mamo. This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 5 - An Iron Giant Appears!Mamoru Oshii's Patlabor: The Movie (1989) Next Episode: The Wind Rises Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  6. Episode 6

    The Wind Rises - Sound Effects and Overdramatics

    Eizouken drafts a new member, sort of! Enter Doumeki, sole member of the Sound Club who helps with sound effects while Asakusa's motivation switch disengages. Miyazaki, the king of flickering motivation, made this movie between his third and fourth (but not final) retirement from animation. This episode features a quick history on the man himself and lots of talk about pursuing passions. All we want to make is something beautiful (ymmv). This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 6 - Let's Do Better Than Last Time!Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises (2013) Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  7. Episode 7

    Wolf Children - The (Shape and) Movement of Water

    Mizusaki has been obsessed with movement and her whole life. Doumeki shows how sound can be used to relieve some of the animation load. Wolf Children is a vibrant movie full of character and environment motion that lets you sit in scenes and feel immersed. We learn Deanna only likes well-behaved children and loves falling asleep to Dune. Every Frame a Painting - The Lateral Tracking Shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdSKot0psNg This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 7 - I Have To Do It For Myself!Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children (2012) Next Episode: Great Pretender: Los Angeles Connection Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

  8. Episode 8

    Great Pretender - A Little More Conversation and Music

    It's festival time and the robot club + Eizouken have to pull off a massive heist to get people in the doors for their joint short. Finished just in time, the voice actors have to perform their lines live! Great Pretender is an original animation written by Ryota Kosawa and directed by Hiro Kaburagi, full of international heists incorporating breathtaking backgrounds in the style of Brian Cook/Batsford. We discuss the genre, the music (Great Pretender theme performed by Queen!), and the voice acting in both! The alternate title for this episode was "Danny Ocean Avenue." This Episode:Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Episode 8 - The Grand Shibahama Festival!Great Pretender: Los Angeles Connection (Episodes 1-5) (2020) Next Episode: Perfect Blue - Content Warning Deanna's YouTube Channel Music by Associations

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Despite hosting a show interviewing people about their favorite media to geek out on, podcast veteran Deanna has never watched anime. While recording for Welcome to Geekdom, her friend Janice decided to make it her mission to give Deanna a crash course. This series covers lessons learned in each episode of Masaaki Yuasa's Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! along with an accompanying movie or show.

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  • Creator
    Janice Hawkins and Deanna Chapman
  • Years Active
    2023
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Janice Hawkins and Deanna Chapman