Episode 2: 3x3 Eyes & Super High Speed Galvion

Download episode two, here.    This episode, Dane does his best Cher impression (or he accidentally set auto tune on his mixer; you decide). We also discuss: * How horny old ladies and male prostitutes sparked the fourth wave of coronavirus infections in Hong Kong * Prestige older Anime releases: Space Adventure Cobra, Venus Wars, Cyber City Oedo * Listener e-mail!  Review: 3x3 EyesYuzo Takada's manga was a perennial best-seller; spawning numerous video games, audio dramas, two OVA series and a pachinko game. Despite running in Weekly Young Magazine, one of the most prestigious Seinen publications, 3x3 Eyes was very much a Shōnen hit, later winning the Kodansha Manga Award for Shōnen in 1993. Therein lies its curse: Running far longer than it probably should have and relying on Shōnen fighting tropes to increase its longevity, 3x3 Eyes is definitely guilty of padding out its story, reinventing itself several times in the process. The two OVA adaptations are fantastic, capturing the early Seinen feel of the first few volumes and following the story at its most focused. Kaoru Wada's soundtrack ranks amongst the best in Anime. Review: Super High Speed GalvionSadly cancelled early at only 22 episodes due to the bankruptcy of its toy-manufacturing sponsors, Super High Speed Galvion is dumb; but not without its charm: The racing scenes are great, the music rocks and the colour-palette is uniquely alluring.   Yoshihisa Tagami's character designs are...unique. Perhaps an acquired taste for some.