6. At The Movies... Eventually

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08/25/20 • 34 min

Who would have guessed it was tough getting any store to pick up AKIRA or the arduous road to get a single Ghibli film to the states for it to be the only anime film to eventually win an Oscar.

Guests: Jerry Beck

Who would have guessed it was tough getting any store to pick up AKIRA or the arduous road to get a single Ghibli film to the states for it to be the only anime film to eventually win an Oscar.

Guests: Jerry Beck

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5. Manga in America

If you’re tired of every movie being based on a comic book in the states....boy do I have bad news for you. Manga (Japanese comics) is a major part of the anime industry in Japan...but they’ve had and continue to have a hard time in America.

Guests: Rachel Thorne, and Nick Rowe

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7. Raised by TV

Remember how many failed attempts there were to get Dragon Ball onto TV? Yeah, neither did I but here we are. We also take a dive into what most millennials credit as their first taste of anime with Toonami.

Guests: Jason Demarco, Roland Kelts