Episode 216: Angel's Egg (1985)

About this episode

Josh and Drusilla discuss the anime cult favorite, Angel’s Egg (1985), exploring its themes and artistic collaboration.

Josh and Drusilla discuss anime cult fave, Angel’s Egg (1985). From wiki: “Angel's Egg (Japanese: 天使のたまご, Hepburn: Tenshi no Tamago) is a Japanese animated experimental post-apocalyptic science fantasy OVA film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.[2] Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985,[3] the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii. The film stars two nameless characters, a young girl who protects an egg, who bonds with a boy who has a dream about a bird....

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Conkel, Drusilla Adeline

Topics covered

• anime
• cult films
• experimental film
• post-apocalyptic
• science fantasy

Keywords

• Angel's Egg
• Mamoru Oshii
• anime
• cult favorite
• experimental film
• Yoshitaka Amano

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tokuma Shoten

Books & works: Angel's Egg

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