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Unit 00 - Metal Gods: a Brief History of Giant Robot Cartoons
Unit 00 - Metal Gods: a Brief History of Giant Robot Cartoons
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Your hosts Ian Cory and Joseph Schafer introduce themselves and then answer one burning question: why would two grown men make a podcast about the beguiling and beloved anime Neon Genesis Evangelion? To find the answer, we unpack the history of Japanese animation beginning in the aftermath of World War Two up through the early '90s. We especially focus on "mecha," the anime sub genre focusing on giant robots, from its earliest incarnations like Tetsujin 28-Go though beloved franchises like Mazinger Z, Macross and Mobile Suit Gundam.
Along the way we tell the story of Hideaki Anno, a young animator who worked with Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli before directing Evangelion. We touch on his well-documented strggle with mental illness, and how that informed one of the finest television series of all time.
Along the way we tell the story of Hideaki Anno, a young animator who worked with Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli before directing Evangelion. We touch on his well-documented strggle with mental illness, and how that informed one of the finest television series of all time.
Released:
Jan 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (44)
Unit 02 - Even the Bugs are Horny: Shinji makes some friends and then makes a break for it while Ian and Joseph ask the burning question “are giant monsters supposed to all look like penises?” Plus a little Schopenhauer helps our hosts unpack Eva’s ‘thesis statement.’ This podcast covers episodes 3 & 4 of Neon Genesis Evangelion. by The Human Instrumentality Podcast