Then, as a primer for the show on Friday where it’ll be our second watch-a-long discussion style episode focusing on episodes 1-3 of Megalo Box, Jonathan delves into the history of the Ashita no Joe / Tomorrow’s Joe franchise – which Megalo Box is a 50th Anniversary commemoration project of – to really help set the scene for the importance of the franchise and how Megalo Box is a very unique undertaking in itself. We look at what this means, but also tell you why, when it comes to future works of Masaaki Yuasa, you shouldn’t worry too much.įrom there we move onto tackling some questions and topics of conversation send it by you, the listeners! Topics covered (but not limited to) include dream titles we’d like to see receive an ultimate edition merchandise, recent “must watch” anime working conditions of animators in Japan, whether we think dubs fit better for an anime not set in Japan compared those that are, and more! Then we touch on the breaking news (within an hour or so of us recording) that Masaaki Yuasa is stepping down from his role as president of the studio Science Saru. But during that discussion you’ll also discover that during lockdown he has introduced his son to the world of Studio Ghibli for the first-time! If you want to know what he watched, you’ll have to listen and find out!įrom there we move onto discussing some news that has broken since our last episode first of all is the fact that NEO Magazine announced that due to the current goings on they will be going on hiatus for a while.

We’ve intentionally steered away from talking about the current state of play around the world on recent episodes, but with Jonathan being based in Finland and being on the pulse when it comes to Asian culture, we’d be remiss if we didn’t get his experiences and take on things. Jonathan Clements to the podcast to discuss a boat load of topics to bring new nearly two hours of audio!

Jeremy Graves and Andy Hanley welcome special guest Dr. “It’s -3☌ outside and there’s an ice cream van in my street ”

Anime by Jonathan Clements