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This episode was originally published for patrons on September 21st, 2023.

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons - a new type of Simulator episode is here! Instead of looking at just one or two games, we're examining the universe of Gunbuster gaming from a PC-98 quiz game to PC Engine digital comics to a PS2 game and beyond! Anime gaming experts TheIdeon and Rex join us for this episode to aim for the top!

Showtime! One last time, pmc and Stephen convene to talk over The Big O with returning animation expert, artist, and friend of the pod Ethan Halker.

Here's the audio form of our quarterly State Machine providing updates on the podcast and announcements for the future!

Welcome to the big stage, Giant Robot FM listeners! Toussaint Egan returns to GRFM for these antepenultimate and penultimate episodes and goes deep with pmc and Stephen about his take on who Roger is and what the mystery of Paradigm City is all about.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've come to Paradigm City a few days early this week - but don't worry we're still in good company as Chef Lu Bu takes us through the fine dining and other experiences offered by Alex Rosewater in this week's Big O coverage.

The Big O II takes a turn towards focusing solely on its narrative, but not before making some important pit stops like the all-night diner and the apocalyptic beach! Logan aka Schmullus joins us to talk through this important set of episodes - including "Stripes" which was mistakenly played in place of the finale.

Giant Robot FM listeners, if you are looking for disagreement about episodes of the second season of The Big O, we have the episode for you! Andy of The Big O Archive talks to pmc and Stephen about The Greatest Villain and Eyewitness, episodes having the ups and downs of this back half of the show.

Listeners! Open your ears to the truth as Space Queen Emily joins pmc and Stephen for talking through Eps. 3 and 4 of The Big O II, "Day of the Advent" and "Leviathan."

Giant Robot FM listeners! It's showtime! Conquer the terror within and listen to this podcast where Andy, Stephen, and pmc begin to work through the second season of The Big O!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are BACK in Paradigm City and we've got a treat for you - two true Big O experts to help Stephen walk through the unique events that led to the creation of the second season of The Big O!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! For this auspicious episode, we're capping off our Gurren Lagann movie discussion with a freewheeling roundtable where only some of us were actually able to make it out to the theatrical screenings between inclement weather, travel, and illness. Please enjoy this extremely unscripted episode!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've got a special treat for you this week - we've asked our past guests to provide answers to a few questions and they've come through hugely! Stay awhile and listen as our cast of podcast friends discuss Turn A's reputation, their favorite characters, and favorite scenes.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've hope you had a good new year so far! Here's the audio from out presentation last week regarding our plans for 2024.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We've at last transported ourselves to the podcast dimension to find the Anti-Spiral and along the way we picked up Shaybs!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Excellent podcast friends Coop and Dylan of Dude, You Remember Macross once again stop by to talk through Gurren Lagann and, in particular, focus on the front half of Movie 2 "The Lights in the Sky Are Stars".

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Logan aka Schmullus visits pmc and Stephen to run through the back half of the first Gurren Lagann film "Childhood's End." Lots of volcano movie talk, lots of Kamina talk, and also the discussion of the largely brand new finale fight!

Believe in the podcast that believes in you, listeners! Stephen and pmc have returned to Gurren Lagann and are joined by GRFM veteran Ethan Halker of Bomb Squad Movie Nights! Together, the assembled team drills down into many aspects from TV vs. Movie comparisons, their own changing experience of TTGL, and anticipation for the upcoming theatrical releases.

With the foundation set by Pt. 1, Rex and Jamal visit again to help Stephen and pmc cover the production history of Gurren Lagann itself, including other key personnel, its broadcast history, and associated releases.

Giant Robot FM returns to GAINAX history to tell the story of the rise of Hiroyuki Imaishi! Experts Jamal of Get In The Mecha Podcast and GRFM veteran Rex Nabours III help Stephen and pmc walk through this journey.

It's time to put the mobile suit in MS IGLOO! Tom Aznable, Zudah expert, joins pmc and Stephen to walk through the events of "Dance of the Orbital Ghosts" before providing a summary of the Zudah's legacy and its appearances in other media.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! If you've wondered how we deliver podcasts to the surface of the Earth, IGLOO Ep. 2 is the choice for you! David Bednar stops by to start some fights over Godzilla before we all move on to marvel at the futility of the 603rd's actions... before revealing a surprise twist at the end.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Our first episode of MS IGLOO discussion is out. Andy (@EnginVIR) of The Big O archive guests and discusses his discovery of the OVA and where it fits in his Gundam fandom.

Please find Andy here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR
Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are back with another history episode on another Gundam production and also joined again by the delightful Mark Simmons! Listen along as we review the circumstances and personnel that contributed to the creation of the first MS IGLOO OVA.

This episode was originally published on July 14, 2023.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! May all our podcasts find their way to you, we're wishing it! The excellent Feez joins pmc and Stephen to discuss the finale of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury from the emotional highs to the geopolitical lows.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Stephen is out of commission for a hot minute, so pmc is here to talk about Ep. 23 "Unrelenting Tenderness" with Thaliarchus and Russell Latshaw. We consider all the dimensions - both technical and familial!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! It's been one year since the Witch from Mercury entered our lives and about three months since it concluded its run. To help us look back and sort through this, we've invited three excellent posters and podcast friends on to discuss: Thaliarchus, Russell Latshaw, and Space Queen Emily!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Last week we streamed out most recent edition of State Machine, a short announcements show where we cover what we've done and announce some of our upcoming plans. Here's the stream in audio form!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Excellent friend of the pod Megan D (@brainchild129) joins the podcast once again to talk the Witch from Mercury and its 22nd episode, "The Woven Path." Lots of speculation and even more film references abound!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We are now a month out from the launch of Armored Core VI and we're bringing you another AC6 discussion episode. This time, pmc is joined by Bryonato and Chef Lu Bu, both mecha game veterans, to talk through the experience of playing AC6 as well as bring up Chromehounds and what more might be expected from Armored Core.

This episode was originally published for patrons on June 16th, 2023.

Giant Robot FM listeners, Suletta has been unleashed! The Calibarn is coming! So is the Schwarzette? Samantha Ferreira of Anime Herald joins pmc and Stephen to talk through the events and setup of What We Can Do Now along with a healthy serving of JRPG talk.

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! Instead of the AC6 discussion episode we planned for, we've got a different treat for you - the full release of our Frame Gride Simulator podcast episode! Stephen and I talk through Frame Gride's history and personnel before getting into our own experiences playing the JP-exclusive FromSoft Dreamcast game - the only FromSoftware game with internet functionality until Chromehounds.

This podcast was originally published on June 9th, 2023.

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! Hope may have ended, but podcasting goes on - Dylan (@deve_dy) joins pmc and Stephen once again to mark several turning points for Ep. 20, "The End of Hope."

This episode was originally published for patrons on June 2nd, 2023.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! ANN executive editor Lynzee Loveridge joins GRFM for the first time to talk about Ep. 19 of the Witch from Mercury, "Not The Best Way." Filling in for pmc, Coop Bicknell also drops by to contribute to a set of truly deranged food takes that pmc still had to listen to because he edited and uploaded this podcast.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Welcome to Rubicon 3! We've got a job for you - enjoy this podcast talking about initial reactions to the launch of FromSoftware's newest game and latest in the storied Armored Core series! Joining pmc are two guests - friend of the podcast and mecha anime posting luminary deve_dy and streamer and speedrunner Froob!

This podcast was originally published for patrons on May 27th, 2023, back when we still thought Suletta might pilot the Schwarzette.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The venerable Tom Aznable joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the many intrigues of Ep. 18, Our Empty Selves.

This episode was originally published for patrons on May 12, 2023.

Hold onto the podcasts that are precious to you, Giant Robot FM listeners! David (@YKARPS) joins the podcast to encourage our Star Wars posting habits before we launch into an almost 3 hour discussion of ep. 17 of the Witch from Mercury, including looks back on the names used, lyrics in the OP and ED, and more!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! TheIdeon and Ethan return to the podcast for a second week in a row to discuss more Gunbuster literature - this time covering the 1989 short story "Top Gunbuster" and the 2002 story "Aim for the Top! The Spirits of Gunbuster" - both of which provide added detail on Coach Ohta's exploits before the events of the OVA.

Please find TheIdeon at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIdeon
Translation Website: https://gunbusternovels.wordpress.com/

Please find Ethan at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon
ZekeFilm: https://www.zekefilm.org/author/ethan-halker/
Bomb Squad Productions: https://twitter.com/BombSquadProds

Hello Giant Robot FM patrons! As podcasters, we are all about cycles AND sin and this episode is full of them. Julie Muncy helps pmc and Stephen tackle all the different angles in this episode as we wrestle with what directions Prospera and Shaddiq are pulling the show in.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Did you know we're going to have two episodes on Gunbuster literature? These episodes are not for lascivious purposes! Stephen and pmc are joined by TheIdeon, who translated the Gunbuster novels into English, and veteran friend of the podcast Ethan Halker.

Please find TheIdeon at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIdeon
Translation Website: https://gunbusternovels.wordpress.com/

Please find Ethan at these links:
Please find Ethan here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon
ZekeFilm: https://www.zekefilm.org/author/ethan-halker/
Bomb Squad Productions: https://twitter.com/BombSquadProds

This episode was originally published for patrons on April 28th, 2023.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! In ep. 15, "Father and Child," we learned more about war in the Ad Stella timeline and how war has changed. Mike Williams joins pmc and Stephen to talk about his own gundam story and run through the episode and all the dads.

Hello Giant Robot FM friends! We wanted to take a week off from our Gunbuster coverage to go over some of our immediate plans as well as do a victory lap on what we've done since the last State Machine.

This was originally recorded as part of a stream on Twitch - here's the VOD if you want it formatted that way: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1895432027

This podcast was originally published for patrons on April 21st, 2023.

Giant Robot FM listeners! It was an eventful week for all of the remaining students at Asticassia - and even some new transfer students. Dylan (@Deve_Dy) joins Stephen and pmc to discuss all of the beats from Miorine and her mother-in-law, Sophie's and Nika's wishes, the Battle Royale, and, of course, the big twist.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We have arrived at the end of the OVA and At the End of Eternity... where Caitlin Moore joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the melancholy and nostalgia and, of course, tears, that always come up watching this finale.

Please! There's time enough for podcasting! Stephen returns to the podcast as Giant Robot FM launches into the fifth episode of Gunbuster. Joining us once again is Space Queen Emily who helps us sort through all the references, emotional beats, and incredibly sick action.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We launched the unfinished ultimate weapon! While Stephen isn't back in time, pmc is joined by Maddy and Russell to cover this pivotal episode.

Giant Robot FM listeners, do you remember your first love and your first sortie? With Stephen still on break, Sheena and Ethan join pmc to talk through Ep. 3 of Gunbuster, from its romantic highs to its terrifying lows!

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners and welcome to space! With Stephen still on medical leave, the history pod friends Coop and Rex return to talk through Ep. 2 of Gunbuster with pmc. Lots to talk about between time dilation, Jung Freud, and what it means for Gunbuster to really start striking on its own.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Gunbuster coverage begins from the top as Dawn of the Anime Nostalgia Podcast joins pmc and Stephen to talk about the first episode and its many references and powerful energy.

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! The Summer of Gunbuster is now in full swing as we release the first of our history episodes, covering the origins of Gainax and their work up through Royal Space Force. Rex and Coop join pmc and Stephen for an adventure recounting the early works of Gainax's key creatives and the fandom culture that permeated and surrounded it all!