Chatty AF 133: Akudama Drive Retrospective
Chatty AF: The Anime Feminist Podcast
English - February 01, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Vrai, Chiaki, and Mercedes look back on the cyberpunk masterpiece Akudama Drive!
0:00:00 Intros
0:02:07 Production info
0:03:29 General impressions
0:4:45 Danganronpa connection
0:0:06:40 Favorite characters
0:08:37 Doctor and Swindler
0:12:15 Timing, acclaim, and ACAB
0:15:21 The dub, Brawler, and blaccents
0:21:56 Uprisings and the REAL cyberpunk
0:25:52 Real politics behind Kanto vs Kansai
0:30:36 The shinkansen, the ‘60s, and national pride
0:34:32 Faceless villains exploiting the next generation
0:38:10 Sister’s arc
0:39:32 The ending
0:49:40 Japan’s justice system
0:52:45 Final thoughts
0:53:33 Outro
Vrai: twitter.com/WriterVrai
Chiaki: twitter.com/Chiaki747
Mercedes: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
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Recorded Sunday 24th January 2021
Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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