Episodes
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 41: Alita – Battle Angel
In this episode, Kevin, Benji, and Josh sit down for a spoiler-laden review of the long, long, long-awaited new Hollywood quasi-hit Alita: Battle Angel! We jump right into comparisons between the movie, OVA, and original manga, so if you haven’t seen it yet, I recommend that you do that...
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Bye Bye Jupiter and Gunhed
Another guest spot on Kaiju Transmissions! This time I try to defend two very unpopular 1980s Koichi Kawakita special effects films from Toho, so it could be controversial! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ksfwc5/SJGunhed.mp3 Direct download
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 40B: Gridman (part 2)
The second part of our Gridman podcast episode gets into the main focus: reviewing the new series SSSS Gridman. Spoiler: we liked it. Also, spoilers for the rest of the show. https://maserpatrol.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/maser_patrol_podcast_40b_-_gridman_pt2.mp3 Direct Download Show notes…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 40A: Gridman (part 1)
In this episode, Kevin, Justin, Connor (earning our explicit tag), and Matt (of Kaiju Transmissions) sit down for a long round-table about the awesome recent anime series SSSS Gridman. We got carried away and went for a solid four hours, so the first part, here, will focus on the original Gridman...
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Evangelion TV series
Forgot to mirror this here before, but I was on Kaiju Transmissions again… sort of. This was actually the first time I was ever on the show, but they’ve had it in the bag for a while (hence the five guest spots and a cameo in the interim). Anyway, it’s good timing with Netflix hype for Evangelion...
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: End of Evangelion
Here’s the other half to that Kaiju Transmissions guest spot, talking about End of Evangelion now! https://maserpatrol.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/endofEva.mp3 Direct download
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 39: Wolf Guy
In honor of Halloween, author John LeMay stops by the podcast to talk about the Wolf Guy werewolf franchise from Masakazu Hirai. We discuss the novel, manga, Toho, Toei, and JC staff adaptations. It’s a howling good time....
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Godzilla the Series
Last month I showed up on Kaiju Transmissions for another guest spot, this time to talk about Godzilla the Series, which, as mentioned before, is just the best. Apologies for the delay in posting! Expect an actual Maser Patrol podcast shortly.…
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Obscure Kaiju Movies
Kaiju Transmissions just had their 100th episode! Not ones to do anything special for such a milestone, they instead decided to chat with me about the book and about obscure kaiju flicks in general. It’s cool for me to be a part of such podcast history, but hopefully everyone enjoys listening to…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 35: Unstructured Ultraman
Windows updates were the Zetton to my computer’s Ultraman this Sunday, so I didn’t have any of my slides for the Ultraman panel at Anime Central. Fortunately, the crowd was great, and we were able to improvise something audio-only, even if it wasn’t exactly as advertised. On the plus side, this...
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Kaiju Video Games
Oh, wow! I was on the Kaiju Transmissions podcast again! Go listen to Byrd, Matt, and I chatting about kaiju video games. Find out what we think should get a movie adaptation next after Rampage!…
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Pacific Rim Uprising
On my trip across the US, I stopped by Matt of Kaiju Transmissions‘ place, and we caught the new Pacific Rim: Uprising together. In lieu of an actual Maser Patrol podcast episode on the subject, I crashed their review, and you can hear it mirrored here… though, really, you should be subscribed to...
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 34: Casting a wide Netflix
On this episode, Kevin, Josh, Andy, and Justin completely sell out to a huge corporation as we discuss a handful of programs we’ve been following from the same behemoth, convention-defying content producer/distributor: the ever-popular Netflix. If you’re a Japanese media geek looking for...
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 33D: Cthulhu Mythos in Japan (Part 4)
With the first of of Gou Tanabe’s HP Lovecraft manga adaptations, The Hound & Other Stories, fresh on US bookstore shelves, it seems like a good time to get a crash course on the impact of Lovecraft on Japanese genre fiction, and, of course, kaiju. Justin previously wrote the articles “The…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 33C: Cthulhu Mythos in Japan (Part 3)
With the first of of Gou Tanabe’s HP Lovecraft manga adaptations, The Hound & Other Stories, fresh on US bookstore shelves, it seems like a good time to get a crash course on the impact of Lovecraft on Japanese genre fiction, and, of course, kaiju. Justin previously wrote the articles “The…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 33B: Cthulhu Mythos in Japan (Part 2)
With the first of of Gou Tanabe’s HP Lovecraft manga adaptations, The Hound & Other Stories, fresh on US bookstore shelves, it seems like a good time to get a crash course on the impact of Lovecraft on Japanese genre fiction, and, of course, kaiju. Justin previously wrote the articles “The…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 33A: Cthulhu Mythos in Japan (Part 1)
With the first of of Gou Tanabe’s HP Lovecraft manga adaptations, The Hound & Other Stories, fresh on US bookstore shelves, it seems like a good time to get a crash course on the impact of Lovecraft on Japanese genre fiction, and, of course, kaiju. Justin previously wrote the articles “The…
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 30: The Fantastic Films of Nobuhiko Obayashi
In this episode, Kevin and Benji have a chat about the wild genre filmography of the mad genius behind some iconic (yet under-represented stateside) Japanese fantasy flicks. If you read those A Space Godzilla translations (parts 1 & 2) and wondered what was up with its creator, here you can hear...
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 28: Kong – Skull Island
After that extensive countdown earlier in the year, we got to go see the new King Kong movie, Kong: Skull Island. In this episode, Kevin, Josh, Andy and Justin talk for longer than the movie’s run time, and mostly on the topic of the film, but veering into some general Kong-related (and...
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 27: Shin Godzilla
This episode is about goofy German movie posters, the ending of All Monsters Attack, rhinoceros sails, Charles Barkley doujinshi games, and the sexual dimorphism of Pokemon. Not that the likes of Kevin, Josh, Andy, and Justin could get distracted or off topic. But mostly, we talk about Shin...
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Maser Patrol podcast omake: Shin-anigans
This weekend we recorded an epic 4-hour podcast to discuss the latest Godzilla flick, but then lost one of the audio tracks rendering the conversation incomprehensible. So, to tide everyone over, here’s a selection of choice (not-so-serious) moments from the surviving recording. Enjoy!...
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 26: Gen Urobuchi
With the next Godzilla flick being written by the most coveted screenwriting talent in the modern anime world, the Maser Patrol crew sat down this week to discuss Gen Urobuchi’s previous output…. along with interludes about Star Trek and Josh’s potentially self-renewing Netflix account. This is a...