Anime is Lit - Ep 10 - Ancient Magus Bride - Celtic Mythology and Magical Therapy Dogs

Ep 10 - Ancient Magus Bride - Celtic Mythology and Magical Therapy Dogs

Explicit content warning

07/01/18 • 194 min

Anime is Lit

Celtic Mythology meets poignant recovery allegory in the 2017-2018 anime "Ancient Magus Bride". Returning pod friend Shadon and our good friend Bethany join us to discuss this beautiful anime that's very personal and meaningful to all of us.

This episode is a long one, but it's packed with discussion about the surprisingly intricate narrative the show builds about healing and learning to build healthy relationships. The first half of the episode is a spoiler-free introduction to the anime and themes, and Bethany gives much insightful history and context for the show's representations of creatures from actual Celtic mythology. From 1:53:45 begins the in-depth spoilery discussion of story and themes.

***Content warning for respectfully nuanced, but involved discussions including trauma, abuse, suicide, mental illness, recovery, and drug addiction.***

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Timestamps:

0:30 - Guest Intros/Preface

3:32 - Spoiler-Free Show Intro

17:10 - Our personal feelings on the show, overview of themes & favorite characters

1:03:35 - Spoiler-free discussion of the mythology of the show

***1:53:45 - SPOILER WARNING - In-depth narrative and themes discussion (Content warning for respectful discussions of trauma, child abuse, suicide, drug addiction, mental illness, and recovery)

2:47:30 - Cartaphilus and the show's ending

3:06:50 - Remaining Twitter questions

3:11:27 - Outtros, Where you can find our guests and us on the web

Link to the blog Bethany referenced on the robin story in the mythology section

Opening theme - "Here" by JUNNA

Ending theme "Iruna Eteluro" イルナエテルロ (Lindel's Song), sung by Daichi Takenaka

***Content warning for respectfully nuanced, but involved discussions including trauma, abuse, suicide, mental illness, recovery, and drug addiction.***

Shadon on twitter and podcast Warui Deshou Bethany's Twitter | Cosplay Instagram

@AnimeisLitPod on twitter [email protected]

Timestamps:

0:30 - Guest Intros/Preface

3:32 - Spoiler-Free Show Intro

17:10 - Our personal feelings on the show, overview of themes & favorite characters

1:03:35 - Spoiler-free discussion of the mythology of the show

***1:53:45 - SPOILER WARNING - In-depth narrative and themes discussion (Content warning for respectful discussions of trauma, child abuse, suicide, drug addiction, mental illness, and recovery)

2:47:30 - Cartaphilus and the show's ending

3:06:50 - Remaining Twitter questions

3:11:27 - Outtros, Where you can find our guests and us on the web

Link to the blog Bethany referenced on the robin story in the mythology section

Opening theme - "Here" by JUNNA

Ending theme "Iruna Eteluro" イルナエテルロ (Lindel's Song), sung by Daichi Takenaka

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Angel's Egg Crossover Cast - with Warui Deshou

Your favorite anime podcast crossover is back! We team up again with the Warui Deshou podcast to dissect and gush over Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano’s 1985 masterpiece art film, Angel’s Egg. CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of stillbirth, miscarriage, possible anxiety-inducing subjects such as loss of faith. ***The first half is spoiler-free, see timecodes below***

(This episode follows Warui Deshou's format, which uses more clips and sketch segments than we do, so be prepared for intermittent wackiness)

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We discuss the film’s gorgeous aesthetics, the lives and other works of the principle creatives, their personal relationships to Catholicism and/or faith in general, and try to interpret what is perhaps the most inscrutable anime film ever made.

Interpretations provided are our own, and we don’t claim them to be definitive, exclusionary or authoritative in any way.

This episode is very personal, we spend a good deal of time talking about our personal histories and feelings about things beyond (but not unrelated) to the anime itself. We also tried to mix it with moments of laughter and some funnier discussions throughout, but we feel the insights and personal discussions in relation to the film proved very worthwhile.

This is a long podcast that covers a lot of topics, so please use the timecodes below to jump around in case, say, you already know all about Oshii or haven’t seen Angel’s Egg and don’t want to be spoiled.

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EPISODE TIMECODES:

00:00:00 – Opening Bits and Bobs 00:10:54 – The Budget Grail: Which Anime Character Would you Want As A Dad? 00:26:40 – All About Oshii and Amano 00:54:29 – Plot Summary & SPOILER-FREE Discussion 01:37:17 – Personal Relationship To Faith & Ideas In The Movie 02:01:20 – SPOILER-IFFIC Discussion 03:16:21 – Correspondence 03:25:00 – Outro

Playlist: Nobuo Uematsu – Tina’s Theme N.E.R.D. – Maybe David Pringle and Bob Heatlie – Spin to Win Wild Beasts – Albatross Massive Attack – Angel Modest Mouse – Dramamine Kyrie Eleison Agnus Dei kensuke ushio – Devilman no Uta Argume – Realize Milo – Sanssouci palace Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – Angels Zero 7 – This World

Sources Cited: Brian Ruh – Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii Sean Hartlieb – Humanity in Anime: Analyzing the Films of Mamoru Oshii VaatiVidya – Dark Souls 3 Lore: Angel’s Egg & Filianore Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations

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Bonus Crossover Cast! Anime Expo 2018 with Oh No, Anime

Our best podcasting buddies Marc and Patrick of Oh No, Anime sat down with us on the last day of AX for a very special in-person bonus episode. Topics include: the AX curse of Go Nagai, Anisong tears, gay battleship shipping, and comparing Florida vs. Oregon cryptids. Oh No, Anime Podcast Feed | Twitter | Website Anime is Lit on Twitter Email: [email protected]