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Tsurune's Second Season was a blast and an improvement to its predecessor in almost every conceivable way. But what exactly is a sequel and what makes a Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha a great one? In this episode I try to wrap my head around anime sequels in the context of the show and make some conclusions as to what they are. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:59 - I'm Not A 'Sequel Guy' 4:39 - What Is A Sequel? 7:33 - Character Writing 17:09 - Sequels As A Learning Opportunity 18:47 - Yamamura & Visual Stuff 25:29 - Intentionality & Effects Animation 29:33 - Closing Thoughts 32:40 - Outro (TikTok Announcement) & Music Credits Full Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2023/09/23/tsurune-the-linking-shot-how-to-sequel-gitm-podcast-ep-119/ Takuya Yamamura Interview(s) on Febri: https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_2_1/ https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_1/ https://febri.jp/topics/tsurune2_1_2/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getinthemecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again Adventure Time: https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised

Recently I've been thinking a lot about the things that divide up an anime episode, be it an OP or short intertitles - and so I decided to make a whole episode about them! In this edition of Get In The Mecha, I talk about how these dividing mechanisms make all the difference to how an episode / film feels and ask the question of what is so important about structure. This is the last episode of 2022! I want to get the podcast back on track next year so bear with me a little longer. Thanks for all your support, feedback and attention this year! Video Version of this episode: - https://youtu.be/1Cx_ZWJWN-c 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Structure & Dividers 3:06 - Openings, Ending Credits & Avants 14:00 - Eyecatches & Title Cards 19:25 - Intertitles & Other Dividers 28:48 - Closing Thoughts 30:53 - Outro + Credits 32:26 - super secret post-credit scene 2000 Lightyears into Sonny Boy – Interview with Shingo Natsume: https://fullfrontal.moe/2000-lightyears-into-sonny-boy-interview-with-shingo-natsume/ Chisholm, Reading Intertitles: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01956051.1987.9944095 Artists Mentioned: Shingo Natsume, Akiyuki Shinbo, Tatsuya Oishi, Eunyoung Choi, Masaaki Yuasa, Nobutoshi Ogura, Satoru Utsunomiya, Yoshimichi Kameda Anime Mentioned / Referenced: Do It Yourself!!, Sonny Boy, Kizumonogatari, The Soultaker, Nichijou, Kemonozume, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, The End of Evangelion, EVANGELION: DEATH(TRUE)^2, Sk8, 86 Eighty-Six Show Notes for this episode: - https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/12/31/how-is-anime-divided-gitm-podcast-ep-117/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch: https://opengameart.org/content/on-the-road-again Adventure Time: https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised

We're just over halfway into the year, so I thought it was the right time to bring back the Get In The Mecha Mid-Year Review, the annual episode of the podcast where I reflect on what I've taken away from anime this year so far. This time around, I have gathered a few insights from watching anime films in the cinema and I also spent time thinking about some of the smaller visual elements that uplift the TV Anime experience. Video Version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdMPCpZ_E4 Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/07/17/what-ive-learnt-about-anime-the-2022-mid-year-review-gitm-podcast-ep-115/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - Context 2:07 - Watching Anime Films In The Cinema 3:59 - 21:9, Inu-Oh & Jujutsu Kaisen 0 6:08 - Perfect Blue (In The Cinema) 9:48 - 'Small' Things Go A Long Way 11:24 - Saito & The Executioner And Her Way Of Life 13:12 - Ishii & 86 Eighty-Six 14:50 - Final Thought 16:00 - Outro + Credits Staff Mentioned / Referenced: Masaaki Yuasa, Sunghoo Park, Satoshi Kon, Shinji Hashimoto, Keiichiro Saito, Shingo Natsume, Toshimasa Ishii, Tomohiko Ito Anime Mentioned: Inu-Oh, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Perfect Blue, The Executioner And Her Way Of Life, Sonny Boy, 86 Eighty-Six, Erased Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Leave a 5-star rating on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com All Links: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night Adventure Time https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised

Neon Genesis Evangelion (my all-time favourite anime series) and Sonny Boy (one of my favourite anime from 2021) touch on similar topics of personal growth, control and even change. In this episode I want to talk about the indirect conversation that Hideaki Anno & co. and Shingo Natsume have as well as what we can take from both anime. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - My Experience with Sonny Boy 3:16 - The Ending of NGE 6:49 - Pressure & Expectations 12:20 - Optimism & Control 15:31 - The 'Pretention' Problem 17:43 - Conversations & Originality 19:52 - Outro & Music Credits Video Version of this episode: https://youtu.be/2QYH2NXglqw Show Notes: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/05/12/evangelion-sonny-boy-in-indirect-conversation-gitm-podcast-ep-113/ Creatives Mentioned: Hideaki Anno & Shingo Natsume Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Leave a rating on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night Adventure Time https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised

I know we're already in March but let's talk about the anime staff I discovered for the first time in 2021! 2021 was a really great year for anime, in terms of the number of exciting projects that came out, which of course meant that I came across many cool creatives at the same time. In this episode I share who I've come across, why I gravitated to their work and more on this episode of Get In The Mecha. Video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/hn09ZCO-icg Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 1:42 – Yuki Yonemori, Keiichiro Saito & Nobuhide Kariya (WEP & Sonny Boy) 7:07 – Fuuga Yamashiro & the Heike team (Heike Monogatari) 9:49 – Ikuo Yamakado & Kohei Hatano (Mars Red) 14:28 – Post-Edit Notes on Link Click 15:49 – Li Haoling & co. (Link Click) 19:02 – Hiromatsu Shuu (Da Wang Rao Ming) 21:37 – niL, Asuka Dokai & 𝐓𝐕♡CHAͶY (MVs) 24:55 – Ryoji Yamada & Shu Sasaki (millenium parade – Trepanation) 26:58 – Outro & Music Credits [Correction for the Da Wang Rao Ming section] Hiromatsu Shuu - was made aware that Shuu is a Chinese animator and not a Japanese animator - Hiromatsu Shuu is simply their Japanese name. Please ignore my part on 'dabbling' into the Chinese scene (as that point doesn't hold up any more upon learning new information). Thanks to Awayfarer for pointing this out to me. (Source) I ommitted this part from the podcast but for transparency's sake I thought I'd disclose my error. Creatives Discussed In This Episode: Yuki Yonemori – Keiichiro Saito – Nobuhide Kariya – Fuuga Yamashiro – Ikuo Yamakado – Kohei Hatano – Li Haoling – Hiromatsu Shuu – niL – Asuka Dokai – 𝐓𝐕♡CHAͶY – Ryoji Yamada – Shu Sasaki Projects Discussed In This Episode: Wonder Egg Priority – Sonny Boy – Heike Monogatari – Mars Red – Link Click – Da Wang Rao Ming – Living idly and dying as if dreaming – Stay Foolish – Brave New World – Trepanation For the links to the staff's various pages, social medias, etc., refer to the show notes for this episode: https://getinthemecha.home.blog/2022/03/07/the-anime-staff-that-i-discovered-in-2021-gitm-podcast-ep-111/ Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Leave a rating on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Listen to Get In The Mecha on podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg All Links: https://linktr.ee/getinthemecha Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/synth-wave-by-alex Chill by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/chill-1 On The Road Again by Alex McCulloch https://opengameart.org/content/on-a-monday-night Adventure Time https://opengameart.org/content/adventure-time-revised

The new year is approaching and a there's a lot of anime on the way. On this week's episode of Get In The Mecha I take a look at the anime projects that I'm most excited for and talk about who is working on them. And at the end I give my take on an important question - can this much anime be sustained by the industry? Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VreGShyXP0w Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro + Review 3:15 - Akebi's Sailor Uniform 8:51 - The Orbital Children 14:20 - Exception, Vampire In The Garden & Bocchi The Rock! 17:02 - INU-OH 19:26 - The Girl From The Other Side 23:22 - Is A Lot Of Anime A Good Thing? 26:49 - Outro & Music Credits 28:13 - Post-Credit Notes Please refer to the post-credit notes at the end of this episode first before issuing any complaints or corrections! Thanks to Selena, EyecatchGlasses, Aaron, Inspirashamul, Dimitri & Nico for the ratings on Spotify! Creatives mentioned in this episode: Akebi's Sailor Uniform staff: Miyuki Kuroki - https://anidb.net/creator/14430 Megumi Kouno - https://anidb.net/creator/16213 Rino Yamazaki - https://anidb.net/creator/53377 Kana Utatane - https://anidb.net/creator/53092 Akari Saitou - https://anidb.net/creator/20010 Hisayo Usui - https://anidb.net/creator/17658 Asuka Yokota - https://anidb.net/creator/10444 The Orbital Children staff: Mitsuo Iso - https://anidb.net/creator/154 Toshiyuki Inoue - https://anidb.net/creator/5734 Ken`ichi Yoshida - https://anidb.net/creator/503 Vampire In The Garden / Exception staff Tetsuya Nishio - https://anidb.net/creator/3051 Yoshitaka Amano - https://anidb.net/creator/4482 Bocchi The Rock! staff: Keiichirou Saitou - https://anidb.net/creator/57709 Kerorira - https://anidb.net/creator/56433 INU-OH staff: Masaaki Yuasa - https://anidb.net/creator/49 Fuuga Yamashiro - https://anidb.net/creator/59946 The Girl From The Other Side Staff: Yutaro Kubo - https://anidb.net/creator/63234 Satomi Maiya - https://anidb.net/creator/63233 Some examples of Kubo & Maiya's work: https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=satomi_maiya https://yutarokubo.com/ Leave a rating on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZghO2lsctQguZaIanwXWg Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch

I couldn't stop thinking about the anime Heike Monogatari so I decided to make another episode on it - this time, I'm focusing on Episode 9, storyboarded and directed by the amazing Ryouhei Takeshita. This week, I try my best to go into depth on what I think makes this episode a standout one in the series with the goal gaining some more insight into what makes great storytelling in anime. Let's dive into one of the standout anime of the Fall 2021 season for a second time! 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - The Work of Ryouhei Takeshita 4:29 - Lighting 8:09 - Lens & Focus 14:46 - Composition & Cuts 19:02 - My Favourite Shot 21:55 - Learning From Takeshita's Direction 24:37 - Outro + Music Credits Creatives Mentioned In This Episode: Ryouhei Takeshita: https://anidb.net/creator/16512 Naoko Yamada: https://anidb.net/creator/1791 Ai Yukimura: https://anidb.net/creator/22433 Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInTheMecha Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch

Heike Monogatari kind of came out of nowhere and already there's so much to unpack from a visual perspective. In this episode, I attempt to break down this anime's approach to visual storytelling by going through the work of the various storyboard aritsts & episodes directors that featured on Episodes 1-4. How does it's approach fit with the epic's themes? How does Naoko Yamada's style as a director influence the anime's aesthetic? All this and more on this week's edition of Get In The Mecha. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Context 3:31 - The Yamada Style 9:34 - The Ai Yukimura Episode 12:26 - Shuntarou Tozawa's Direction 16:32 - The China Episode 20:27 - Learning From This Anime 25:02 - Outro + Music Credits Creatives mentioned in this episode: Naoko Yamada, Ai Yukimura, China, Shuntarou Tozawa Anime mentioned in this episode: Heike Monogatari, A Silent Voice, Just Call It Love (Music Video), Fire Force S2 Get In The Mecha on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/getinthemecha Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show! Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth

In anime, animation direction is incredibly important - it has the ability to change our entire understanding of an episode and can help convey the ideas that the creatives are attempting to convey. In this week's episode, I take a closer look at how this can really affect out experience as viewers and what we can learn when we make ourselves more aware of this important credit. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - Context 3:35 - CS1 - The Hakkenden E10 7:33 - CS2 - SSSS.Dynazenon E10 11:33 - CS3 - Space Dandy 15:58 - Animation is a Craft 18:41 - Outro + Music Credits (Main) Creatives Mentioned In This Episode: Masaaki Yuasa - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=masaaki_yuasa Shinya Ohira - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=shinya_ohira Kai Ikarashi - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=kai_ikarashi Kiyotaka Oshiyama - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=kiyotaka_oshiyama Eunyoung Choi - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=eun_young_choi Yoshimichi Kameda - https://www.sakugabooru.com/post?tags=yoshimichi_kameda (Main) Anime Mentioned In This Episode: The Hakkenden, SSSS.Dynazenon, Space Dandy Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ge... SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show! Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth

Mecha anime pretty much always concerns the characters in it. Although this may sound like a fact to some, other people have a different viewpoint. In this episode of the podcast, I attempt to counter the idea that some mecha anime are focused mostly on 'the mechas' while others do on 'the characters'. Get In The Mecha Season 2 starts now! *Once again, apologies for the very late episode - trying to get back into the regular rhythm of things and avoid burnout in the process. Bare with me! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:33 - Pilots & Mechas 6:51 - Case Study - Patlabor 12:11 - Case Study 2 - Gundam & Macross DYRL 20:23 - The Blurred Lines Between Mech & Character 21:32 - Genre (Is Pretty Nuanced) 23:36 - Outro + Music Credits Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show (and cool takes). Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth

We finally made it. On the 100th episode and first part of the season finale of Get In The Mecha, let's discuss the first part of The End of Evangelion (1997), directed by Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki. Blurring the lines between beast, human & robot, Anno & Tsurumaki's direction and loads more this week. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - A Bit Of Context 6:22 - Tackling Humanity 9:23 - Connection & Conflict 13:39 - The Iso Moment 17:15 - Atmospheric Direction 20:31 - Calm & Chaos 29:20 - Outro + Music Credits Thank You for supporting this podcast for one hundred episodes! Don't really know what to say besides the fact that I'm extremely grateful for all the support and I can't wait to see where this show goes in the future. Stay tuned for part two next week! The Full Iso Cut: https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/147316 Mitsuo Iso on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsoMitsuo Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show (and cool takes). Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth

Odd Taxi was a beautiful anime that got me thinking a lot about 'society'. What exactly makes a society? What is it that we all share as people? All these questions have been swimming in my brain for quite a while now, which is why I wanted to take on this anime for this week's podcast. From conceptualising society as a connected whole to the desire to connect with our fellow man, lets discuss this pretty profound topic in Episode 98 of Get In The Mecha. 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Contextualsing Odd Taxi 5:00 - The OP 7:30 - Comparing Cities 10:31 - The Desire To Connect 12:50 - The City Is A Character 15:37 - Direction & The Taxi 19:30 - There's Not A Single Answer 20:36 - Social Climbing & Exploiting Warmth 22:43 - 'Parasocial' Relationships 24:24 - Closing Thoughts 30:12 - Outro + Music Credits GITM Evangelion Podcast Episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14gKOAsNENjmwfnR7Zrvja Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/get-in-the-mecha/id1477541787 SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show (and cool takes). Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com Music In This Episode: Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth

It has been a long journey... but we finally made it to the final arc of Bakemonogatari, The Tsubasa Cat Arc! In this episode, let's talk about the final 'act' of this fifteen episode drama. From the mental health aspects of the show becoming more prominent, to the cinematic aspect ratio used throughout the arc, what makes this arc such a special one and why exactly is this one of my favourite stretches of episodes in TV anime? All this and more in this week's episode of Get In The Mecha. Timestamps (Feel free to skip around!): 0:00 - Previously + Intro 2:48 - Plot Summary 4:47 - Storyboard Credits + What I'm Focusing On 7:30 - An Uncomfortable Oddity 12:17 - Monogatari & Mental Health 15:07 - Visual Narrative 18:40 - Telling vs Showing 21:46 - Dark vs Light 22:58 - Hitagi Crab Parallels 24:31 - The 21:9 Aspect Ratio 29:38 - Closing Thoughts 32:20 - Outro + Music Credits (Main) Staff Mentioned in this episode: Tomoyuki Itamura, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Toshimasa Suzuki, Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbo, Gen'ichirou Abe, Hironori Tanaka, Ryo Imamura. SEND ME A VOICE SUB! (it can be a question, opinion, etc): https://www.speakpipe.com/getinthemecha SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kQWS-ClwMlZNU10uplTUw?sub_confirmation=1 For the complete show notes, visit getinthemecha.home.blog Follow me on Twitter @GetInTheMecha for updates on the show! Questions, corrections, complaints: getinthemecha@gmail.com MUSIC IN THIS PRODUCTION Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch China Town by Alex McCulloch Difference by chasersgaming Mandatory Overtime by Joth “Anomaly” Eric Matyas www.soundimage.org (Edited for length)