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DNA Podcast 129 – Anime Tabletop Roleplaying

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DNA Podcast 129 - Anime Tabletop Roleplaying
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The Coolest Anime RPG Cover of all time! Courtesy of comics artist Ben Dunn.

In this episode, Don and Rob sit down to talk about tabletop roleplaying’s relationship with anime and manga, and the many successful and failed attempts to simulate anime style adventures through RPGs. Along the way, the duo discuss Rob’s four types of anime RPGs, how anime and RPGs have both evolved over time, and the enduring question of whether BattleTech is actually an anime-style game. All this, and more references to Mayfair’s DC Heroes RPG than you can shake a 5 AP stick at, is waiting for you in this episode of The Department of Nerdly Affairs.

Closing Music:
Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt

Things Discussed:

Bubblegum Crisis RPG
Weird War Comics
Dragonball Z
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe)
Mekton RPG
Cyberpunk RPG
Teenagers from Outer Space
Urusei Yatsura
DC Heroes RPG (Mayfair)
Tenra Bansho Zero
Galaxy High Cartoon
TOON RPG
Robotech RPG
BattleTech Wargame
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Role-Playing Game
Cartoon Action Hour Season 2
Big Eyes Small Mouth (BESM) RPG
Sailor Moon RPG
Champions RPG
Vampire: The Masqurade
Ninja Crusade RPG
Blue Rose RPG
Magical Girl Meg-Chan
Tunnels and Trolls
Quick-Ass Gaming System


DNA Podcast 66- A History of Mecha Anime Part Two – Real Robots

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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


DNA Podcast 021 – Interview with Tim Eldred

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In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into the world of animation. Along the way, they discuss Tim’s advice for aspiring comic book artists, why getting your work done on time is crucial for a career in the comic book industry, and why the secret to successful media production is to have a really big raft! All this, and a look at Tim’s new project Pitsberg, are waiting for you in this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs.

Closing Music: Ode to Joy performed by Oliver Eckelt 

Things Discussed:

Tim Eldred Comic History
Tim Eldred IMDB Page
Pitsberg
Cosmo DNA (Star Blazers Fansite)
Grease Monkey
Dark Horse Comics
Eternity Comics
Malibu Comics
Valiant Comics
Aircel Comics
Central Park Media (CPM)
Star Blazers
Lensman (Novel Series)
Lensmen: The Secret of the Lens (Anime Movie)
Mecha (the comic)
Dynamo Joe
Captain Harlock
Chaser Platoon
Armoured Trooper VOTOMS
Robotech: Invid War
Cybersuit Arkadyne
Secret Wars (2015 Comic)
Avengers Assemble
VOTOMS: Supreme Survivor (comic)
Wing Commander Academy (episode 1, YouTube)
Starblazers Rebirth Webcomic