The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast

Bradley Meek joins the show to discuss the 2013 television anime from Toei Animation and director Rie Matsumoto (Blood Blockade Battlefront, Pokémon Special Music Video「「GOTCHA！」), Kyousougiga. It’s cartoon ride through Buddhist thought and comparative religion. Are our minds up to the task? Listen and find out!

Vinnie from All Geeks Considered joins Brian & Gary to consider three more anime that geography prevented them from seeing in their youth! On this week’s show: God Mazinger (1984) – Everyone’s least favourite outing for Go Nagai’s giant robot franchise. Transformers Victory (1989) – The final Japanese TV outing for the Generation 1 toy … Continue reading "The Anime That

Anthony Askew & Marvyn Lafayette are back to wrap up our romp through Shinichiro Watanabe’s hip hop ahistorical anime Samurai Champloo. Plus a brand new game show – “Who’s On First!”

Brian, Gary and trusty third chair Dwayne are back with another ride in the TATDMU time machine to watch anime that didn’t get a chance to shape our childhoods. This week it’s animal antics, smart cars and rebooted mecha with Maple Town Stories (1986), Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) and Tekkaman Blade (1992) .

Brian is joined by Bradley Meek to discuss the 2012 anime television series, Girls Und Panzer. And you know what? The 2015 Girls Und Panzer film too! It’s the most unexpected DITB topic of all time!

Anthony & Marvyn return to the podcast as we continue our leisurely stroll through 2004’s Samurai Champloo. On this episode we cover episodes 13-20 of the series. Mugen, Jin & Fuu encounter betrayal, graffiti, fake Christians and more.

Brian & Gary are joined by Sheena Duffy to discuss three more TV anime that geography prevented them from seeing in their childhoods. On today’s show we discuss: 1986’s sci-fi sports comedy, Battle Ball Boy Wonder Ikkiman. 1992’s mecha sequel, Tetsujin 28-go FX. And 1997’s surreal high school melodrama Revolutionary Girl Utena. Originally recorded: November … Continue rea

Just in time for Hayao Miyazaki’s 80th Birthday, it’s the Laputa podcast I’ve been sitting on for months! Joining Brian this episode are Aaron Long of Sublo & Tangy Mustard and Leon Everett of Ace Comicals. We are gathered to discuss Studio Ghibli’s debut film Laputa: Castle In The Sky, that you can find on … Continue reading "Laputa – Castle In The Sky"

Marvyn and Anthony are back to squeeze a podcast into Brian’s lunch break as we look at episodes 7 to 12 of Samurai Champloo.

The show everyone is calling TATDMU returns with new co-host Gary Hedges! This week our trip down someone else’s memory lane takes us the 1984 car tuning anime Mecha Doc and the 1991 robot police anime Armoured Police Metal Jack. Plus: Brian gets the lead of dreadful sitcom Bottle Boys wrong, something he realised immediately … Continue reading "The Anime That Didn’t Make Us