Retro Anime Podcast - The Classic, The Obscure, The Forgotten.

Following their previous collaboration, Ian and Lewis welcome Robbie Sherman of the 'Conversations with Robbie Sherman' podcast to the Retro Anime Podcast to talk about more Lupin III anime with a review of the 1987 OVA Lupin III - The Fuma Conspiracy

A look at two very diverse works by celebrated character designer, manga-ka and anime director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as Ian and Lewis review the 1987 OVA, The Poem of Wind and Trees and the 1990 movie, Venus Wars.

A light hearted look at a couple of 80's horror OVAs from the same MOVIC / J.C. Staff production studios that are anything but scary as Ian and Lewis have some fun reviewing Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei and Yoma.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of anime written by bombing survivor Keiji Nakazawa with reviews of the autobiographical Barefoot Gen and Summer With Kuro and reflect on their own visit to Hiroshima in 2020.

In the final part of their The Good, The Bad and The Ugly series, Ian and Lewis get to the ugly and it truly is UGLY, with reviews of 80's OVAs Mahou no Rouge Liptick and OOParts Oman.

Together over the festive period Lewis really wanted to watch so for the first podcast release of the year Ian and Lewis review Satoshi Kon's classic 2003 movie Tokyo Godfathers.

In the second part of their The Good, The Bad and The Ugly series, Ian and Lewis take a look at the notoriously ridiculed MD Geist OVAs and another lame duck of an OVA; Joker - Marginal City.

In the first part of their The Good, The Bad and The Ugly series Ian and Lewis start with The Good with reviews of two of Ian's all time favourite anime films, Isao Takahata's Only Yesterday and Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue.

1986 and 1987 saw a trio of sci-fi thriller OVAs released that all wore their clear Hollywood influences on their sleeves and had a lot of similarities to each other, so Ian and Lewis round them up for collective reviews of Roots Search, Hell Target and Lily C.A.T.

Two real curios this time as Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of rather unique war themed films with animal based characters with review's of Osamu Tezuka's 1981 film Bremen 4 - Angels in Hell and the 1985 film Penguin's Memory - A Tale of Happiness made on the back of a series of Suntory beer commercials.

For this special episode of the podcast Ian and Lewis welcome Craig from the companion Retro Mecha Podcast to review something particularly beloved to Ian as the trio take a deep dive into 1980 puppet show X-Bomber and its Western localisation Star Fleet.

A true case of the Ying and the Yang as Ian and Lewis take a look at two very different OVAs from the never licensed pot with reviews of the legendary TO-Y and not so legendary Yagami-kun's Family Affair.

In a tribute to Dan Auty, a school friend of Ian's who helped form his love of anime and who inspired the podcast but who sadly passed away recently, Ian and Lewis review the two Silent Mobius movies based on Kia Asamiya's manga. The first Silent Mobius movie was on the first VHS fansub tape Ian ever saw back in the early 90's which was provided by Dan.

Mokkori! A franchise built on the colourful adventures of a lecherous private detective and his long suffering partner; City Hunter spans numerous TV series, films and specials. Ian and Lewis take a look a the first three films as an entry point into the franchise with reviews of .357 Magnum, Bay City Wars and Million Dollar Conspiracy.

In what has become an unintended running theme, Ian and Lewis review another couple of dragon themed 80's OVAs with reviews of Xanadu - Legend of the Dragonslayer and Dragon Century.

Delving back into the world of obscure 80's OVAs that never got past the LaserDisc stage in Japan, Ian subjects Lewis to another couple of oddities as they review Nayuta and Whatever, White Bear

As part of the collaborative coverage with Retro Mecha Podcast and Anime Head's Retro World for Mecha March 2021, Ian and Lewis take a look at some Mecha OVAs with female Mecha as the titular focus with reviews of the anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga Black Magic M-66 and the anime adaptation of the ARIEL light novel series ARIEL Visual and ARIEL Deluxe.

Ian indulges in one of his passions and makes Lewis sit through a couple of motorcycle racing OVAs from the 80s as they review Bari Bari Densetsu and Circuit Angel - Resolving Starting Grid.

In celebration of the franchise's 50th anniversary Ian and Lewis dip into the expansive history of everyone's favourite blue robotic cat; Doraemon with reviews of the first 3 theatrical films - Nobita's Dinosaur, The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer and Nobita in the Haunts of Evil.

An aeronautical themed episode as Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of fan favourite OVAs with reviews of Area 88 and The Cockpit.

A mix of experimental and slice of life OVAs in this episode as Ian and Lewis review Take The X Train and Here Is Greenwood.

In the podcast's first retrospective Ian and Lewis take a look at the endearing Gall Force franchise with reviews of Eternal Story, Destruction, Stardust War, Rhea Gall Force, Earth Chapter, New Era, The Ten Little Gall Force, Scramble Wars and The Revolution. For the final part of the retrospective Ian and Lewis are joined by Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast to talk all thing Gall Force!

In the podcast's first retrospective Ian and Lewis take a look at the endearing Gall Force franchise with reviews of Eternal Story, Destruction, Stardust War, Rhea Gall Force, Earth Chapter, New Era, The Ten Little Gall Force, Scramble Wars and The Revolution. For the final part of the retrospective Ian and Lewis are joined by Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast to talk all thing Gall Force!

In the podcast's first retrospective Ian and Lewis take a look at the endearing Gall Force franchise with reviews of Eternal Story, Destruction, Stardust War, Rhea Gall Force, Earth Chapter, New Era, The Ten Little Gall Force, Scramble Wars and The Revolution. For the final part of the retrospective Ian and Lewis are joined by Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast to talk all thing Gall Force!

In the final part of their Gall Force retrospective Ian and Lewis are joined by Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order podcast to review The Ten Little Gall Force, Scramble Wars and Gall Force The Revolution as well as talk all things Gall Force.

The road to love certainly is rocky as Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of questionable 'romantic comedy' OVAs from 1989 with reviews of Dokushin Apart Dokudamisou and Hoshi Neko Full House.

As staple of the anime market during the 80s Ian and Lewis take a look a couple of violent action OVAs with reviews of Guyver: Out of Control and Blue Sonnet.

Ian and Lewis take a look at one of the many adaptations of the Chinese novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms with reviews of the two specials that were released in the mid 80's.

In the second part of their Gall Force retrospective Ian and Lewis review the second arc of Katsuhito Akiyama's original story with reviews of Rhea Gall Force, Gall Force: Earth Chapter and Gall Force: New Era.

It's long look back in time at the dawn of the modern anime industry, Ian and Lewis take in a couple of Toei Animation's first films with reviews of Hakujaden and Anju to Zushio Maru.

This time Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of adventure themed OVAs from the 80s with reviews of Bavi Stock and Explorer Woman Ray

Ian and Lewis take a look at a couple of 80's OVAs with review of the surreal Twilight Q and action thriller Love Position - The Legend of Halley.

Ian and Lewis discuss an epic, intergalactic battle over child custody in the first part of their Gall Force retrospective with reviews of Eternal Story, Destruction and Stardust War to complete the original story arc trilogy.

Action, comedy, dragons and 90's artwork. Ian and Lewis compare two OVAs with similar ingredients but very different outcomes with reviews of the obscure Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes and fan favourite Dragon Half.

A jump back to the Edo period of Japan as Ian and Lewis take a look at two ninja anime directed by renowned directors with reviews of The Dagger of Kamui and Sword for Truth.

Ian and Lewis dip back into plethora of OVAs that never got licensed in the West with reviews of Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora and Dragon's Heaven.

Before they set up the anime powerhouse that is Studio Ghibli Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki were already creating anime in the 60's and 70's that would come to define the medium so Ian and Lewis take a look back in time with reviews of Horus - Prince of the Sun and Panda! Go, Panda!

To tie in with Halloween, Ian and Lewis take a look at some classic 80's vampire anime with reviews of the Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Princess Miyu OVAs

In this episode Ian and Lewis delve into the brutal and desperate world of Yoshiyuki Tomino's legendary Space Runaway Ideon with discussion and reviews of the TV series and the movies A Contact and Be Invoked.

This episode focuses on anime adaptations of fighting games. Ian and Lewis take a broad look at the genre and review Street Fighter II The Movie and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.

This episode takes a look at prolific sci-fi directors who turned their hand to fantasy anime. Ian And Lewis review Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Arion and Ryousuke Takahashi's Mozaika.

With the release of the live action Ghost in the Shell movie Ian and Lewis celebrate Mamoru Oshii's work with reviews of Angel's Egg and the original Ghost in the Shell movie.

Lewis and Ian delve into the plethora of OVAs from the late 80's and early 90's that never made it to DVD with reviews of obscure oddities Goddamn and Salamander.

Finally episode 2 arrives after some frustrating delays. In this episode Lewis and Ian review Hyper Future Vision Gunnm (Battle Angel Alita) and Grey: Digital Target.

Here is the first episode of the Retro Anime Podcast hosted by Ian and Lewis featuring reviews of Odin - Photon Space Sailor Starlight and Lensman.