Japanese Imperialism Saves the Solar System (Space Battleship Yamato)

We dive into the compilation movie of the first season of Space Battleship Yamato, our oldest show yet! There's a lot of history (anime and otherwise) to unpack here as we talk about the shows' lasting influence, how storytelling has changed over the years, and oh boy there's a really sticky talk about whether or not the use of Yamato qualifies as neo-Imperialist propaganda. Our theme song is Street Dancing by Timecrawler 82. You can reach us at [email protected], our website is mechado.moe, and our Twitter account is @mechadopodcast.