Episode 93 of Key Frames, a podcast about anime. No goofing around this time! Okay, well... Some goofing around? Just a little. Ben and Andy have as a guest Van Paugam, a Chicago-based DJ whose work has contributed greatly to the meteoric rise of city pop as a genre over the past several years. We discuss old anime (something Ben loves) and old music (something Andy loves), and we even find time to talk about more recent hits like The Tatami Galaxy, Ergo Proxy, and the monster that is the Demon Slayer movie! Thanks again to Van for coming on, we couldn't have hoped for our first big-name guest to be more gracious, charming, and funny.
Discussed:
Bubblegum Crisis (6:05)
Cat's Eye (8:06)
Sailor Moon (12:07)
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OVA) (12:57)
Cowboy Bebop (21:16)
The Tatami Galaxy (43:03)
Non Non Biyori (59:11)
Ergo Proxy (1:00:11)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (1:08:24)
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Check out Van Paugam's Twitter!
Check out Taku's City-Pop Discord server, too!
