In this episode, Rob and Don continue exploring the world of mecha anime with a journey into the “Real Robot” subgenre. The pair discuss how the Real Robot genre split off from the Super Robot subgenre they covered in the last episode, and then recombined with Evangelion, to form a whole new kind of titanic monster machine, covering the subgenre’s past, present, and future. All this, and what a Man in a Suitcase Show is, is waiting for you in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs.
Closing Music:
Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt
Things Discussed:
List of Real Robot Anime
Boston Dynamics Robot Dog
Anime Ja Nai (Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam Opening)
Mobile Suit Gundam
Ideon
Macross
Man in a Suitcase Show
Yoshitsune
Gundam Sousei
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Gekiga
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Fang of the Sun Dougram
Battletech
Robotech
Message from Space
The Hakkenden
Armoured Trooper VOTOMS
Dorvak
Genesis Climber Mospeda
Isekai
Aura Battler Dunbine
Round Vernian VIFAM
Victory Gundam
Victory Gundam End theme (Winner’s Forever)
Ninja Robot Tobikage Opening (Love Survivor)
Bubblegum Crisis
OVA – Original Video Animation
Megazone 23
Metal Skin Panic MADOX X-01
Mobile Police Patlabor
Mamoru Oshi
Gundam Wing
Evangelion
Code Geass
Hetalia
Girls and Panzer
Giguk – Mecha: The Rise & Fall of Giant Robots
I was baffled by the lack of comments on your shows, and then realized that I’ve never bothered to leave one – partly ’cause I’m a big jerk, but mostly because I don’t have anything intelligent to add other than, of course, “great job fellas!” Also “giant robots are awesome!”
I had one of those huge Shogun Warrior toys growing up, and later saw (but never played) Battletech, then much later read some translated Gundam books by Yoshiyuki Tomino (yes, I had to look up his name), so I’ve had this long-standing fascination for giant Japanese robots, but limited info about them. My problem has been that no one else I know shares my interest in Mecha (same goes for horror hosts, cyberpunk and the Paranoia RPG) making it harder to learn much of its history or where to begin watching. So, your show – which has become my go-to source for learning about the nerdly arts – has armed me with a metric shit-tonne of Mecha awesomeness, and now I’m ready to dive right in (I’m watching the original Gundam 0079 series and loving it).
In other words, great job fellas! Also, giant robots are awesome!
Cheers!
>mostly because I don’t have anything intelligent to add
That’s never held us back….
>no one else I know shares my interest in Mecha (same goes for horror hosts, cyberpunk and the Paranoia RPG)
THAT sounds familiar….
>So, your show – which has become my go-to source for learning about the nerdly arts – has armed me with a metric shit-tonne of Mecha awesomeness, and now I’m ready to dive right in
Glad we could help! We try to do all sorts of topics and find enthusiastic experts so’s to expose the listener to different things. There’s SO MUCH entertainment out there these days, and so much if it is fantastic…. but yeah; it can be tough to find an entrance point.
>I’m watching the original Gundam 0079 series and loving it
It took a LONG time for us to get the show here; even though I had dozens of the models. When I finally got to see it I was REALLY impressed. It’s a great show; combining the depth of a real robot series with the gonzo mecha of a super robot show.
I’d also recommend Ideon. It’s a trippier version of Gundam.
Don C.
Came across your podcast while doing a search for Gundam/mecha-related podcasts a couple of weeks ago and have been catching up in a fairly random order since. This and the Super Robots show were obviously the first I listened too though and I really enjoyed them. I’m sort of late to Japanese mecha so this had broadened my horizons beyond some of the readily available classics. One of my chief hobbies is miniatures gaming, and in recent years I’ve been picking up 6mm-scale gashapon Gundam mecha, 28mm-scale AT VOTOMs, and kaiju (which I’m calling 3mm-scale) for some projects. I also have some Appleseed-esque landmates in 15mm to paint up some day.
I gather you folks are in the SW Ontario area (I’m more central ON), and there are a couple of good miniatures conventions in your area if that’s one of you areas of interest (or you need some subjects to interview for shows on that aspect of nerdly affairs). Last weekend of September has KEGSCon in Chatham, hosted by the Kent-Essex Gaming Society, and the biggest one around is Hotlead in Stratford in March, over a whole weekend. I’ve heard Warhammer crop up on the show, and there’s occasionally some fantasy WH and (more often) 40K there, though GW’s Strategy Battle Game for Lord of the Rings has really made strides lately and there’s a group called Ontario Hobbit Adventures that runs some fantastic looking games.
Cheers,
Chris
>One of my chief hobbies is miniatures gaming, and in recent years I’ve been picking up 6mm-scale gashapon Gundam mecha, 28mm-scale AT VOTOMs, and kaiju (which I’m calling 3mm-scale) for some projects. I also have some Appleseed-esque landmates in 15mm to paint up some day.
Oh man; don’t get me started on gaming minis…. Some may say I have a problem with collecting minis….
>there are a couple of good miniatures conventions in your area if that’s one of you areas of interest (or you need some subjects to interview for shows on that aspect of nerdly affairs).
This area seems to have a disproportionate amount of gaming outlets/conventions and the like. Not that I mind. Thanks to the internet there are a ton of miniature companies overseas that you can order from as well. It’s a nifty time to be into such things, and we really have to do a show on it; but there’s SO MUCH going on that it’s tough finding a good place to start.
Don C.