Thinking Too Hard About Anime
By Noah Carden & Aaron J. Shelton
Thinking Too Hard About AnimeApr 15, 2021
S04E09: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 25 & 26
Congratulations! We've made it to the end of the original broadcast series.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E08: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 23 & 24
We meet the 5th child and breakdown the lore of Evangelion thus far.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E07: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 21 & 22
Oh it's about to get ROUGH folks. We learn about the history of NERV and Asuka.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E06: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 17-20
Poor Toji. Poor Shinji. Poor everyone, honestly. At least we learn about accents and melons.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E05: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 13-16
Things get introspective as we go to a wedding and get sucked into quantum physics.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E04: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 9-12
We discuss the action arc of the series while dealing with filler and fan service.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S02E11: Hideaki Anno Domini - Shin Kamen Rider
We unofficially return to season 2 to discuss Hideaki Anno's latest entry into the the Shin Japan Heroes Universe, Shin Kamen Rider (2023).
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S04E03: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 5-8
We discuss episodes 5-8 of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) while pointing out Godzilla references.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E02: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion 1-4
We dive into the first four episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). We also learn about A Cruel Angel's Thesis.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S04E01: You Can (Not) Recap - Neon Genesis Evangelion Primer
We're finally doing it. This season we're covering Neon Genesis Evangelion. We discuss some of the production history, crew and cast before we dive into the series proper.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Season 4 Trailer - Neon Genesis Evangelion - You Can (Not) Recap
A Cruel Angel's Thesis
Music by Toshiyuki Ōmori and Hidetoshi Satō
Lyrics by Neko Oikawa
Performed by Yoko Takahashi
S02E10: Hideaki Anno Domini - Shin Ultraman
We officially end our 2nd season with the long awaited Shin Ultraman (2022).
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S02E09: Hideaki Anno Domini - Love & Pop
CW: Sexual Assault
We finally found it... We return to Hideaki Anno Domini to discuss his first live action feature film, Love & Pop (1998)
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S03E11: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Unfinished Works
We wrap up this season discussing the death and unfinished works of Satoshi Kon.
https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-plan-for-satoshi-kons-final-film
https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-lost-projects-of-satoshi-kon
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E10: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Paprika
Enjoy this season's penultimate episode as we discuss the final feature film from Satoshi Kon, Paprika (2006)
Twin Peaks Georgia Coffee commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3acm7j9k_1w
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E09: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Paranoia Agent Part 2
We finish up our discussion of Paranoia Agent (2004)
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E08: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Paranoia Agent Part 1
We cover the first half of Kon's first and only television series, Paranoia Agent (2004)
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E07: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Tokyo Godfathers
We celebrate Christmas in August with Kon's madcap dramedy Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E06: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Susumu Hirasawa (with Night Clerk Radio)
We're joined by our friends Ross and Birk from Night Clerk Radio to discuss the long and varied career of one of Kon's frequent collaborators, composer Susumu Hirasawa.
Check out Night Clerk Radio, the haunted music review podcast https://www.nightclerkradio.com/
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twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E05: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Millennium Actress
We discuss Kon's sophomore feature, Millennium Actress (2001).
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E04: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Perfect Blue
We're finally here: Satoshi Kon's feature length directorial debut, Perfect Blue (1997).
Article: The Real History of 'Perfect Blue' and 'Requiem for a Dream'
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E03: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Seraphim 266613336 Wings and Opus
We cover two of Kon's unfinished mangas, Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (1994) and Opus (1995).
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E02: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Early Animation
We go through various projects that Kon had a hand in creating, including World Apartment Horror (1990), Roujin Z (1991), Patlobar 2: The Movie (1993), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993), and Memories (1995).
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S03E01: Satoshi Kon-Heads - Dream Fossil and Tropic of the Sea
Season 3 begins with Kon's early manga career. We cover the short manga collection Dream Fossil and his first serialized manga, Tropic of the Sea (1990).
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Season 3 Trailer - Satoshi Kon-Heads
Music: Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen by Hirasawa Susumu
S02E08: Hideaki Anno Domini - Shin Godzilla
We finish up Hideaki Anno Domini (for now) with a discussion of the excellent Shin Godzilla (2016)
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S01 Minisode - Netflix's Cowboy Bebop
We give our first impressions of the Netflix Original Series Cowboy Bebop (2021).
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S02E07: Hideaki Anno Domini - Insufficient Direction
We discuss Moyoco Anno's autobiographical manga Insufficient Direction (2005), the formation of Studio Khara, and Anno's first major voice acting role with The Wind Rises (2013).
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S02E06: Hideaki Anno Domini - Cutie Honey
We discuss Anno's live-action film Shiki-Jitsu (2000) and his first feature-length tokusatsu film Cutie Honey (2004), as well as the anime adaptation Re: Cutie Honey (2004).
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Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S02E05: Hideaki Anno Domini - Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances)
We touch on Anno's first live-action feature Love & Pop (1998) then dive into his adaptation of Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō i.e. Kare Kano i.e. His and Her Circumstances (1998).
If you enjoy what we do, please consider supporting us at https://anchor.fm/tthaa so we can buy more DVDs.
Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S02E04: Hideaki Anno Domini - Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
NEWS: Listen to Noah discuss Toonami and Lofi on Night Clerk Radio https://www.nightclerkradio.com/episodes/lofi-and-toonami-with-noah
We learn about the tumultuous production of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), Anno's first foray into broadcast television.
If you enjoy what we do, please consider supporting us at https://anchor.fm/tthaa so we can buy more DVDs.
Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S02E03: Hideaki Anno Domini - Aim for the Top! GunBuster
We learn about the formation of GAINAX, their first project Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987), and go into Anno's directorial debut, Gunbuster (1988).
Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLtwfnRlVoI
http://www.toponeraegunbuster.com/
S02E02: Hideaki Anno Domini - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
We give a primer on Studio Ghibli and discuss Anno's time working under Hayao Miyazaki for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
Sources
http://www.khara.co.jp/hideakianno/personal-biography/
https://web.archive.org/web/20070819090939/http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/anno/bymyself-e.html#1994
The Birth of Studio Ghibli featurette. Available on the Nausicaa DVD/Bluray set.
S02E01: Hideaki Anno Domini - Early Life and Fan Films
We're back with Season 2 and an in depth look at the life and work of Hideaki Anno (minus Evangelion). In this episode we explore his early films, including Daicon III (1981), Return of Ultraman (1983), and Daicon IV (1983).
Contact
email: thinkingtoohardpod@gmail.com
twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
Watchlist
Poor Gunner & Tough Tire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyI0vhu7lNY
Daicon III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQjruwkyOaU&t=58s
Return of Ultraman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwm6fw7lu3w
Daicon IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMNA5cu2lY
Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVxEr_A1zU
Sources
https://www.khara.co.jp/hideakianno/personal-biography/
https://www.otaquest.com/daicon-iii-iv-preservation-projects-strike-at-the-heart-of-fandom/
http://www.cjas.org/~leng/daistaff.htm
http://www.cjas.org/~leng/daitrivia.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20070819090939/http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/anno/bymyself-e.html#1994
https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Return_of_Ultraman:_MAT_Arrow_1_Takeoff_Order
Season 2 Trailer - Hideaki Anno Domini
Music - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Columbia University Orchestra
S01E27: Cowboy Bebop - Postmortem
We give our closing thoughts on Cowboy Bebop, list our top five episodes, and reveal what we have in store for season two.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E26: Cowboy Bebop - The Real Folk Blues
Bang.
Article: https://dotandline.net/cowboy-bebop-the-real-folk-blues-analysis/
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E25: Cowboy Bebop - Hard Luck Woman
We try not to cry while talking about Ed's final episode. We also learn about Singapore and the Merlion.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E24: Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
After many shipping delays we cover the 2001 film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door. We get into the production of the film, nanotech, and lymphocytes. We also attempt to email Big Shots.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E23: Cowboy Bebop - Brain Scratch
We talk about cults, nostalgia, and record scratching.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E22: Cowboy Bebop - Cowboy Funk
We talk about the duality of Spike, the Unabomber, Miyamoto Musashi, and how anime is bad and has ruined our brains.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E21: Cowboy Bebop - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui
We do our best to explain Feng Shui, sunstones, and the surrogate father trope.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E20: Cowboy Bebop - Pierrot Le Fou
We live in a society. We also discuss Batman: The Animated Series, commedia dell'arte, and get back on the French New Wave train.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E19: Cowboy Bebop - Wild Horses
Honestly, we just talk about NASA and how difficult space travel is for an hour.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E18: Cowboy Bebop - Speak Like A Child
We get deep into Faye's character while we learn about the videotape format wars and the fragility of physical media.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E17: Cowboy Bebop - Mushroom Samba
Boy oh boy do we gush about our favorite episode. We also talk about Blaxploitation, psilocybin mushrooms, and Wile E. Coyote.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E16: Cowboy Bebop - Black Dog Serenade
We learn the origin of Jet's arm as we talk about match cuts, the first errand, and Golgo 13.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E15: Cowboy Bebop - My Funny Valentine
We get into cryogenics, future shock, Urashima Tarō, and vending machine culture in Japan.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E14: Cowboy Bebop - Bohemian Rhapsody
We talk about drug culture in Japan, Kowloon Walled City, and vent our (mainly Aaron's) chess biases.
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Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)
S01E13: Cowboy Bebop - Jupiter Jazz
We discuss midpoints, the character of Gren, and how to make a cowboy as we cover both parts of Jupiter Jazz.
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twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingAnime
Music by Yellowjacket from the album Loop Soup. Used with permission under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0)