Ep 16 - Dear Brother - Part 1 (Spoiler-Free Edition!)
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07/17/21 • 118 min
We’re back with a supercast on the unmissable classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e)! Joined by our friends Dawn (of the Anime Nostalgia podcast) and Diana, we talk about the show’s rich history, its multi-genre nature, and what makes it such a master work—both within anime as a medium and in our own hearts.
This episode is part 1 of 2, an entirely spoiler-free discussion of the history and creators of Dear Brother, as well as the stories, themes, and dramatic techniques the anime uses. Each one of us deeply loves this series and we hope to convince you to watch it before listening to part 2 (next episode in our feed), where there will be spoilers.
**The anime of Dear Brother includes several heavy and sensitive topics, so before watching please note the following content warnings: Suicide and extensive suicidal ideation, drug addiction, abuse, bullying, disease, and romantic love between siblings. We discuss these warnings within the episode, but our discussion in Part 1 does not dwell on any of these topics.
Links to information referenced in this episode:
Watch Dear Brother streaming for free on RetroCrush (as of July 2021)
Dear Brother on Blu-Ray from Rightstuf Anime
Anime Nostalgia episode on Legend of the Galactic Heroes with Dawn & Diana
Erica Friedman’s blog posts about Dear Brother on Okazu Post 1, Post 2
Anime News Network article from 1998 referencing Technogirls fansubbers finding employment
Where to find us:
Dawn’s podcast Anime Nostalgia
Dawn’s Twitter Diana’s Twitter
Follow us on Twitter: @animeislitpod Email: [email protected]Anime is Lit direct feed
We’re back with a supercast on the unmissable classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e)! Joined by our friends Dawn (of the Anime Nostalgia podcast) and Diana, we talk about the show’s rich history, its multi-genre nature, and what makes it such a master work—both within anime as a medium and in our own hearts.
This episode is part 1 of 2, an entirely spoiler-free discussion of the history and creators of Dear Brother, as well as the stories, themes, and dramatic techniques the anime uses. Each one of us deeply loves this series and we hope to convince you to watch it before listening to part 2 (next episode in our feed), where there will be spoilers.
**The anime of Dear Brother includes several heavy and sensitive topics, so before watching please note the following content warnings: Suicide and extensive suicidal ideation, drug addiction, abuse, bullying, disease, and romantic love between siblings. We discuss these warnings within the episode, but our discussion in Part 1 does not dwell on any of these topics.
Links to information referenced in this episode:
Watch Dear Brother streaming for free on RetroCrush (as of July 2021)
Dear Brother on Blu-Ray from Rightstuf Anime
Anime Nostalgia episode on Legend of the Galactic Heroes with Dawn & Diana
Erica Friedman’s blog posts about Dear Brother on Okazu Post 1, Post 2
Anime News Network article from 1998 referencing Technogirls fansubbers finding employment
Where to find us:
Dawn’s podcast Anime Nostalgia
Dawn’s Twitter Diana’s Twitter
Follow us on Twitter: @animeislitpod Email: [email protected]Anime is Lit direct feed
Previous Episode
Ep 15 - ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept - Symbolism & Sweets with Style
Come on, come on! On a journey!
We're back again with a real anime, an underrated gem from creator Natsume Ono titled "ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept." for some jazzy good times, joined by special guest and ACCA expert CC. The first half of the episode is spoiler free and covers much about the setting, style, and background behind the show and manga, and the second half dives into the symbolism and foreshadowing woven throughout the series, with spoilers.
Timestamps:
4:16 - Intro to anime & production
26:53 - Explanation/Discussion of the various 13 Districts
53:17 - Manga vs Anime and Natsume Ono's other works
59:44 to End - SPOILER WARNING
Follow us on Twitter: @animeislitpod Email: [email protected]
Opening/Ending music: "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES
Links we mentioned in the show:
Compilation of Nino saying "Jean"
Carabinieri uniform the ACCA uniforms were based on:
Next Episode
Ep 17 - Dear Brother - Part 2 "The spoilers... they just won't stop flowing"
Continuing part 2 of our discussion on the classic shoujo masterpiece Dear Brother (Oniisama e), now no-holds-barred, all-spoilers-all-the time. Dawn and Diana are with us to go in-depth about the themes, characters, tragedy, romance, metaphors, symbols, and what makes this show so effective at everything it has to say.
*****This episode is part 2 of 2, please note the following content warnings for topics we discuss in relation to Dear Brother: Suicide and extensive suicidal ideation, drug addiction, abuse, bullying, disease, minor sexual assault themes, and romantic love between siblings. ****
Links:
Watch Dear Brother streaming for free on RetroCrush (as of July 2021)
Dear Brother on Blu-Ray from Rightstuf Anime
Where to find us:
Dawn’s podcast Anime Nostalgia
Dawn’s Twitter Diana’s Twitter
Follow us on Twitter: @animeislitpod Email: [email protected]
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