Episode 33 of Key Frames: Inbetweens, a mini-podcast about anime. One does not care to acknowledge the mistakes in one's podcast, but know this: each host has their own sense of fandom inside of themselves, and they fight desperately to protect their credibility from naysayers! Even when you understand most of the references, even when you realize that it's just people quoting Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam, you keep watching more... That is how true fans operate. Right now, Ben, Duncan, and Jeff are discussing Aoi Honoo, also known as Blue Blazes, as well as its almost-but-not-quite companion piece Otaku no Video, and you're free to listen in... if you can handle them giving Toshio Okada the side-eye. Podcast quality isn't determined by differences in audience numbers, we'll teach you that!
Discussed:
Aoi Honoo (live-action) (1:09)
Otaku no Video (36:46)
Genshiken (56:58)
My Dress-Up Darling (58:16)
Insufficient Direction (59:02)
Related Links:
What is Shogakukan?
A contemporary article on Nostradamus mania in Japan
Gray-market garage kits fueled the rise of General Products, later Studio GAINAX
How nice of AnimEigo to publish its Otaku no Video liner notes online!
Employees of General Products USA were reportedly unhappy with their treatment in the OVA
Why does Yasuhiro Takeda dress the way he does in Aoi Honoo? Because he made a cowboy tokusatsu
