EPISODE · Jan 14, 2021

Episode 3: Heavy! (ヘヴィ)

from Anime Specific Podcast · host Dane & Regan

 Download episode three, here. This episode, we discuss something on the TIP (pun intended) of every Anime fan's tongue: circumcision.  Dane ordered the original Project Zeorymer manga from Japan. Zeorymer merchandise is still pretty hot stuff to this day. Unlike the OVA, this manga is straight up hardcore Hentai; originally running in the now defunct, Lemon People. Fansub FocusThis episode we put a spotlight on: Inka-Subs Specifically, their ongoing release of Shounan Bakusouzoku.M/SubsSpecifically, their ongoing release of Galactic Patrol Lensman.Lensman actually aired on Australian TV; this sparks a discussion on Australian cartoons and depictions of Australia during the Australian New Wave, where every American cartoon had to have *the Australian* episode, where the characters visit Australia. It was never accurate.The Karate Kid animated TV show was the worst offender. Review: Heavy (ヘヴィ)Created at the beginning of the run of Motoka Murakami's (JIN, Musashi no ken)eight volume manga and directed by the late and great, Noboru Ishiguro, Heavy is that very special brand of manly melodrama and very much a product of its time. Like California Crisis, it provides a fascinating insight into how Japanese perceived America.This OVA, addressing issues such as homosexuality, the AIDS epidemic, prostitution and racism, might seem a little clumsy when viewed through a contemporary lens; but Murakami addresses each issue and character empathetically; an overlooked aspect of his work. Dane worked on the translation, so grab the torrent, here. Do note, it's not meant to be the greatest translation ever.