Studio Shaft: Storytelling from a Different Angle

Lions and vampires and witches, oh my! Today, we're diving in on one of the most unusual animation companies around, Shaft! Hold on to your Soul Gem, and maybe grab some donuts, because this is gonna be a wild ride! (0:00 - 6:27) Introduction (6:27 - 14:30) Evangelion 4: Mini-Review Chris and Suede share some quick thoughts after watching the final Evangelion movie. (14:30 - 30:50) Hot Topical Chris talks about Hololive's announcement for EN Generation 2. Additionally, we talk about the upcoming Star Wars anime. Hayao Miyazaki justifies making his son into a director. Lupin III is getting an isekai manga. Funimation buys out Crunchyroll. (30:50 - 1:36:53) Shaft, A HIstory We start at the humble beginnings in 1975 and go all the up until the present (the present being Summer 2021). A majority of their works are discussed as well as some of the key people involved. ( 1:36:53 - 1:43:51) Shaft's Style and Philosophy A quick breakdown of what makes a Shaft anime different. (1:43:51 - 1:47:22) Outro Question of the Day: What is your favorite Shaft anime? (1:48:01 - 1:50:28) Bonus Chris teaches Suede about Strike Witches. Subscribe and/or follow us for future episodes! Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about the hosts: https://myanimelist.net/profile/zaigah1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/GraySuede Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @deepanimedive Beautiful cover art by Teoteku! See more on Instagram: @teoteku_ Outro Music is "Lettres" By Nicolas Jeudy of Dark Fantasy Studio https://www.youtube.com/c/DarkFantasyStudioNicolasJeudy And, no, that isn't a typo there. Lettres is French for, well, letters.