Gateway to Anime
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago -Ever wanted to get into anime but didn’t know where to start? Gateway to Anime is a podcast where anime megafans Sam, Charlie and Graeme guide you through the wild and wonderful world of anime. From current releases to classics this podcast is for anime fans both veteran and new.
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Episode 84 - The Unique Storytelling of Studio Ghibli
July 14, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBThis week Charlie and Sam are once again joined by returning guest and writer Gerald Lillywhite to talk through his favorite film maker, Hayao Miyazaki. The gang deep dive into the unique way Miyazaki tells stories, as well as their favorite Ghibli films and what makes them so special.
Episode 83 - Summer Anime 2024 Season Hype-Up - Tower of God, Oshi no Ko, Fairy Tale & More
June 30, 2024 20:00 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MBSam and Charlie are back to bring you their top recommendations of the 2024 anime summer season. Sam is excited for a DC comic book cross over, as well as what sounds like a Harry Potter/Mashle type of hybrid. Charlie is psyched for the second seasons of Tower of God and Oshi No Ko as well as her usual unhinged vampire recommendations. Tune in to hear all of our top picks for the upcoming season.
Episode 82 - Spring Anime 2024 Season Check-in - Wind Breaker, Demon Slayer And More
June 09, 2024 17:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBThe Gateway crew are back from our mini hiatus with our mid season check-in for the ongoing 2024 spring anime season. The big hitters of Kaiju #8, Demon Slayer & Delicious in Dungeon are discussed, but otherwise Sam is getting his dose of anime silliness with Windbreaker. Graeme is enjoying the subversive Go Go Loser Ranger! While Charlie is bringing the unhinged energy with some left of centre picks. Tune in to find out our thoughts and opinions on the spring 2024 anime season.
Episode 81 - Manhwa - Tower of God, Lookism, Solo Leveling & More
May 19, 2024 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBThis week we are talking about South Korean Manhwa that has been adapted into anime! Charlie and Graeme give their favourite recommendations and discuss the key differences between Manga and Manhwa.
Episode 80 - Anime Conventions - Featuring special guest announcement for SMASH! 2024
May 05, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBThis week we are chatting about our experiences with anime conventions both in Australia and overseas. We are also so excited to be pairing up with SMASH! to announce one of their very special guests for this years convention.
Episode 79 - LGBTQIA+ Anime - Revolutionary Girl Utena, Yuri on Ice & Land of the Lustrous
April 21, 2024 14:34 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBThis week we are so excited to invite editor of Anime Feminist Dr Alex Henderson to talk about LGBTQIA+ representation in anime!
Episode 79 - LGBTQIA+ Anime - Revolutionary Girl Utena, Yuri on Ice & Land of the Lustrous | Podcast
April 21, 2024 14:34 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBThis week we are so excited to invite editor of Anime Feminist Dr Alex Henderson to talk about LGBTQIA+ representation in anime!
Episode 78 - Spring Anime 2024 Hype Up & Winter Wrap Up - Demon Slayer, Frieren & more
April 07, 2024 14:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBIt's time for our spring season 2024 hype up and our winter anime round up! We're talking about all the hits and misses of the shows that are currently wrapping up and going through our picks of the new season!
Episode 77 - Kaiju & Anime | Kaiju No. 8, Evangelion, Attack on Titan & More
March 24, 2024 21:06 - 35 minutes - 49.8 MBWith the roaring success of Godzilla Minus One and the new release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, we wanted to take a look at the Kaiju genre and its impact on anime!
Episode 76 - Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action
March 10, 2024 13:00 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBThis week on Gateway to Anime the team chat about an iconic animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender and its recent live action adaption. While this show is technically not an anime, it's inspiration and fanbase share a lot of similarities and the original has been many an anime fans gateway show. With Netflix helming so many animated live action adaptations - how did they fare with this one?
Episode 75 - Anime Voice Actors - Kenjiro Tsuda, Matthew Mercer & more
February 25, 2024 13:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBThis week on Gateway to Anime the team focus on the incredible performers who are responsible for bringing our favourite anime characters to life. Join us as we talk about our favourite voice actors in anime!
Episode 74 - Winter Anime 2024 Mid Season Check In
February 11, 2024 22:18 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBIt's time for our Winter 2024 Mid Season Check In. We're talking about all the hits and misses of the shows we're currently watching, with some big hitter in Solo Leveling, (the returning) Frieren and Apothecary Diaries, as well as some hidden gems like Seventh Time Loop and The Wrong Way to Use Healing magic. Follow us! website: https://www.gatewaytoanime.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatewaytoanime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gateway_to_anime Looking for more? Enj...
Episode 73 - Satoshi Kon - Featuring Alexei Toliopoulos - Perfect Blue, Paprika & More
January 28, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBSatoshi Kon was a truly legendary film maker who left behind an incredible legacy. His work has influenced some of the biggest names in Hollywood, demonstrating to the world that anime can truly be considered an art form in and of itself. For this long overdue episode, we're joined by Alexei Toliopoulos for his esteemed film critique. Alexei lives and breathes film, producing his own work and hosting a number of successful film related podcasts.
Episode 72 - Food Anime - Food Wars, Delicious in Dungeon &More
January 21, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBNothing more satisfying than a well animated food sequence in anime! This week the gateway team are dishing up their favourite foodie anime! From battle style cook offs and other world Izakaya's this genre has got it all. Caution: Eat before listening.
Episode 71 - How Anime Came to Australia | Featuring Sly Ip | Evangelion, Ghost in the shell & more
January 14, 2024 13:00 - 51 minutes - 71.9 MBAnime was hard to find for a lot of us growing up. It began in Australia as a very niche interest till companies like Madman and Crunchyroll stepped in to bring anime to the masses, and our guest Sly Ip has been an instrumental part in that long journey. Follow us! Website: https://www.gatewaytoanime.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatewaytoanime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gateway_to_anime Looking for more? Enjoy what we're doing? Support us on Patreon for exclusive conte...
Episode 70 - The Gateway to Anime Awards 2023
December 23, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 40.6 MBThe best anime of 2023 voted by you! Welcome to the 2023 Gateway to Anime Awards! This year we nominated 4 shows in 8 different categories and asked our Instagram and YouTube followers to vote the winners. Safe to say the results were not what we expected! Yet again our instagram and youtube polls were vastly different. This episode is a celebration of what has been an absolutely incredible year for anime. Did your favourite win?
Episode 69 - Winter Anime 2024 & Fall 2023 Wrap Up - Solo Leveling, Blue Exorcist, Jujutsu Kaisen & More
December 17, 2023 21:57 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBThe Fall 2023 season is one the strongest in recent memory with some absolutely phenomenal shows. The next season certainly has a lot to live up to! Join us as we send off the amazing season that was, and give you the heads up on what to keep an eye on moving into the new winter anime season and new year!
Episode 68 - Music Anime - Bocchi The Rock, Beck, Your Lie in April & More
December 03, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBMusic brings people together. With anime, this takes on a whole new aspect. Rather than the power systems and fighting styles popularised in shonen anime, these series use music to tell their story. Whether it's a band coming together or a solo artist finding their voice, characters in music anime explore coming of age and finding community in a way that's uniquely relatable to real life.
Episode 67 - Underrated Anime - Paradise Kiss, Paranoia Agent, Blue Exorcist & Many More
November 26, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBIn this episode of Gateway to Anime we talk about (in our opinion) underrated anime, that have either been somewhat forgotten through the passage of time, or simply not given the credit they deserve amongst the community. With an arbitrary criteria implemented (from MAL ranking and popularity scores) the gang go through shows they think are underrated and deserve more credit. You might just find your next favorite hidden gem!
Episode 66 - The Impact of Attack on Titan
November 19, 2023 20:00 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBOne of the biggest Gateway Anime shows of all time has ended! We discuss its huge cultural impact and how it helped anime breach further into the mainstream.
Episode 65 - Fall 2023 Check In - Pluto, Frieren, Apothecary Diaries& More
November 15, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBThis is one of the most excited anime seasons in a very long time! With the climactic ending of Attack on Titan, the Shibuya Arc of Jujutsu Kaisen and incredible new shows like Pluto, Fireren & Apothecary Diaries, we are feeling very spoiled as anime fans. In this episode we discuss everything that we’ve been watching and what’s happening in the anime community. Let us know what anime you’ve been enjoying!
Episode 64 - Anime Power Systems - Including Naruto, One Piece & Hunter x Hunter
November 02, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBThis week we're talking about all things anime power systems. Shonen anime is basically synonymous with intricate and sometimes ridiculous power systems that govern their respective world's. We break down some of our favorite power systems from Naruto, One Piece and Hunter x Hunter as well as some of the more ludicrous ones like Jujutsu kaisen and Fire Force. We also talk through the connection between power systems and martial arts as well as which power system we'd most like to be apart ...
Episode 63 - The Art of Dragon Ball featuring Forgotten Relics
October 20, 2023 03:00 - 35 minutes - 34.6 MBYouTube Creator Forgotten Relics joins us to talk about the art and animation of the Dragon Ball series, as well as sakuga and the broader trends of animation currently happening in anime.
Episode 62 -The Impact of Dragon Ball Z
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBThis week we chat with friend Kieran Clancy-Lowe about the ultimate gateway anime; Dragon Ball Z. Kieran is a massive fan of the Dragon Ball series and goes deep on the history, storytelling, impact and overall brilliance of the absolute game changing phenomenon that is the Dragon Ball universe. Kieran re-watched all 291(ish) Dragon Ball Z episodes in preparation for this podcast, so he really brings the thunder as Sam, Charlie and Graeme get their nostalgia fix.
Episode 61 - Fall Anime Season: Frieren, Pluto, Attack on Titan & more
October 02, 2023 03:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWe couldn't be more excited to start a whole new season of anime and this fall season is shaping up to be a real hit. It's a versatile season of huge sequels (JJK, Tokyo Revengers, Attack on Titan and Dr Stone) along with some hugely anticipated smash hit manga adaptations (Frieren & Undead Unluck) What's your top pick?
Episode 60 - Jujutsu Kaisen Deep Dive
September 18, 2023 05:03 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBThis week we have one of the co-hosts of Charlie's other podcast, Supporting Cast, Seamus Quinn on to talk about all things Jujutsu Kaisen. Seamus is a massive fan of JJK so we talk about why we all love the show, what makes it special, interesting, different and (to all of us except Graeme) the best of the dark trio. Somewhere along the line we segue into talking about Boruto for way longer than any of us anticipated, plus Seamus shares some of his anime hot-takes.
Episode 59 - Summer 2023 Mid Season Check In: Jujutsu Kaisen, My Happy Marriage & More
September 04, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 35.3 MBIt's time for our Summer 2023 Mid Season Check In! Join us as we discuss our thoughts and feelings about how this season is shaping up. From old shonen favourites to fresh and exciting new series, this summer season is really heating up! What have you been enjoying this season?
Episode 58 - Sports Anime 2.0: Slam Dunk, Hajime No Ippo & more with Gerald Lillywhite
August 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBThe gateway team has enlisted the help of special guest star Gerald Lillywhite - will they make it to regionals? What important lessons will they learn along the way? The hype is real in this weeks episode on Sports anime! This genre is so huge that we felt we needed to talk about it again. We cover the classics such as Slam Dunk, Haikyu!! and Hajime No Ippo as well as some absolute wild cards of the genre including Sk8 the Infinity and Birdie Wing Golf Girls' Story.
Episode 57 - The Power of Nostalgia in Anime: Naruto, Bleach & more
August 07, 2023 05:37 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWhat anime are you nostalgic for? This week the team take a trip down memory lane to discuss the anime that makes them most nostalgic. Is nostalgia the death of art? Do we need another remake/reboot of our childhood favourites? Will we ever be able to recreate the highs of Rock Lee dropping his weights? Join the debate and be ready to defend your favourite nostalgic anime!
Episode 56 - Detective Anime: Death Note, Psycho-Pass and Stand Alone Complex
July 24, 2023 05:11 - 47 minutes - 54.9 MBThis week the gang gets together to talk all things mystery with the wide genre of detective anime. Sam talks through the history of detective fiction in Japan and the decidedly Sci-Fi flavor that tends to accompany these kinds of stories in Japanese storytelling. Sam and Charlie then go over some old ground with a couple of classic shows from our earliest episodes in Death Note and Psycho pass (we figured we've improved a bit since we first spoke about those shows in our early days). ...
Episode 55 - Spring Season Round Up & Summer Hype-Up
July 10, 2023 05:07 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBThe gang get together to round-up their hits and misses from the anime winter season and then predict their future hit and misses of the now airing summer season. The season just gone became a bit of a surprise hit with everyone and the next season has big shoes to fill. It's a season of huge sequels (Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mushoku Tensei) with some hidden gems to accompany them (Zom 100, Reincarnated As a Vending Machine, Alone I Wonder The Dungeon).
Episode 54 - The Dark Trio
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week the gang get together to talk about the "Dark Trio" of shonen anime; Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and Hell's paradise. We speak about the similarities (or lack thereof) between the "Dark Trio" and the original "Big Three" of animanga, break down what these shows are all about, which are our individual favorites and how anime and shonen are evolving.
Episode 54 - The Dark Trio: Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man & Hell’s Pardise
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week the gang get together to talk about the "Dark Trio" of shonen anime; Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and Hell's paradise. We speak about the similarities (or lack thereof) between the "Dark Trio" and the original "Big Three" of animanga, break down what these shows are all about, which are our individual favorites and how anime and shonen are evolving.
Episode 53 - Spring 2023 Mid Season Check-In
May 22, 2023 05:53 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBWe're back to check-in with how the Spring 2023 anime season is tracking. What are the heroes and what are the howlers? Sam regrets misreading a synopsis of a show in the hype-up episode that ended up being terrible. The big hitters are still hitting and the Rom-coms are at an all time high (much to Charlie's happiness). There's also a highly controversial and popular show which stokes a very interesting discussion amongst the group in Oshi no Ko. Listen to our mid season check...
Episode 52 - Spring 2023 Season Hype-Up
April 17, 2023 00:10 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBWe preview the Spring 2023 anime season and talk about the shows we're excited about and what the community at large is talking about. These are all very early impressions of the spring season shows, some of which only had their first episodes air at the time of recording and some hadn't even aired at all. At the end of the season we'll be back with our verdicts on these shows. Sam previews a reverse isekai entitled: Dead Mount Death Play, as well as Heavenly Delusion and the Rankin...
Episode 51 - Winter 2023 Verdict
April 10, 2023 23:59 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBHere is our latest episode: Winter 2023 season verdict. We're changing the way we do our seasonal round-ups moving forward. This is our verdict on the winter 2023 season that has just finished and we'll be following this up with our hype-up for the currently airing Spring season. That will be an early preview of the hyped upcoming shows for the season and our first impressions of the few shows that have aired an episode or 2 at the time of recording. This will be followed up by our verdict...
Episode 50 - Fandom: Do Our Opinions Matter?
March 06, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MBEveryone is a fan of something. But can a fanbase actually influence the thing they love? We explore what it means to be an anime fan and the fascinating nature of fandom. Brett rejoins us to discuss his first impressions of the anime community while Charlie and Sam talk about how anime fandom has changed over the years.
Episode 49 - The two best anime you’ve (probably) never seen with Gerald Lillywhite
February 13, 2023 04:17 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBSam and Charlie convinced long time friend and frequent guest Gerald to watch two of their favorite shows in all of anime. (One of) Sam's "undisputed kings of anime" the epic space opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Charlie's genre subverting "hard sell" Fruits Basket. While these shows both have fervent and dedicated followings and are renowned in the community, they aren't necessarily widely watched. Gerald brings his measured thoughts and opinions of these epic shows wh...
Episode 48 - Winter 2023 Season Round-Up
January 31, 2023 02:25 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MBWe're back for our first podcast of the year and we're talking all things Winter 2023! This is a very busy season with some absolute gems at the top, a bunch of mid and some diamonds in the rough. Graeme talks through the "feudal airtasker show" Revenger as well as the CGI Kaina of the Great Snow Sea. Charlie examines the controversy surrounding the Trigun Remake Stampede (hint, more CGI) as well as the brilliantly titled Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague. Sam speaks about some video...
Episode 48 - Winter 2023 Season Hype-Up
January 31, 2023 02:25 - 53 minutes - 61.2 MBWe're back for our first podcast of the year and we're talking all things Winter 2023! This is a very busy season with some absolute gems at the top, a bunch of mid and some diamonds in the rough. Graeme talks through the "feudal airtasker show" Revenger as well as the CGI Kaina of the Great Snow Sea. Charlie examines the controversy surrounding the Trigun Remake Stampede (hint, more CGI) as well as the brilliantly titled Ice Guy and his Cool Female Colleague. Sam speaks about some vide...
Episode 47 - JRPG’s (Japanese role playing games) with Lachlan McAllister
December 19, 2022 10:50 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBThis is a special episode we recorded in Melbourne! We were down for Crunchyroll Expo and got to catch up with Sam's old friend Lachlan McAllister who owns Australia's first ever dedicated Esports bar, GGEZ (where this podcast was recorded). Sam and Lachlan started their anime journey together after Lachlan managed to track down a huge supply of VCD's containing the first 100+ episodes of Naruto back in high school (which Charlie also watched). However they started out playing JRPG's toget...
Episode 46 - Besto Friendos
November 25, 2022 02:22 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBWe happened to bump into another Sydney based anime podcast at Smash Con (Besto Friendo's Podcast) back in August and we figured we simply had to have a chat. We talk about our anime backstories, as well as our gateway anime (of course). However we also get amongst the lifestyle aspect of the Besto Friendo podcast and talk about why we do what we do and how we came to be doing it.
Episode 45 - Fall 2022 Season Hype-Up
October 31, 2022 04:06 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBThe gang get together to talk through the STACKED Fall 2022 anime season. There are so many shows this season we can barely keep up. Sam talks about some returning old favorites, one of which is part of the original big three and man does it look good. Nostalgia firing on all cylinders. He also goes through Mob Psycho 100 S3 as well as the weird and original in Golden Kamuy S4 and To You Eternity S2. Graeme talks about two of the big original shows to be airing, Chainsaw Man and Blue Lock...
Episode 45 - Fall 2022 Season Round Up
October 31, 2022 04:06 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBThe gang get together to talk through the STACKED Fall 2022 anime season. There are so many shows this season we can barely keep up. Sam talks about some returning old favorites, one of which is part of the original big three and man does it look good. Nostalgia firing on all cylinders. He also goes through Mob Psycho 100 S3 as well as the weird and original in Golden Kamuy S4 and To You Eternity S2. Graeme talks about two of the big original shows to be airing, Chainsaw Man and Blue Lock...
Episode 44 - Horror Anime
October 17, 2022 03:03 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MBThe gang get together to talk about all things Horror in the anime/manga world. Sam gives a brief history of the Japanese horror genre. Graeme tackles one of the most revered horror mangakas of all time, the legendary Junji Ito. Charlie gets obscure with Ghost Hunt and Sam reveals his scaredy cat nature (not a horror fan) but talks through one of his favorites in Parasyte: The Maxim.
Episode 43 - An Australian anime you say? Tell me more.
September 26, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBSammy interviews Ty Hanson, the creator of the Australian anime project Millennium Exile. Sam and Ty talk about the origin of the project, his ambitions moving forward and some of the influences which inspired the project. We of course talk about Ty's initial gateway to anime along with how he came to love the medium and Sam and Ty bond over their mutual love of JRPG's. We have an interesting conversation about what the term anime means in a modern context, the continual progress...
Episode 43 - Interview with Ty Hanson, creator of the Australian anime project Millennium Exile
September 26, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBSammy interviews Ty Hanson, the creator of the Australian anime project Millennium Exile. Sam and Ty talk about the origin of the project, his ambitions moving forward and some of the influences which inspired the project. We of course talk about Ty's initial gateway to anime along with how he came to love the medium and Sam and Ty bond over their mutual love of JRPG's. We have an interesting conversation about what the term anime means in a modern context, the continual progress...
Episode 42 - Historical Fiction Anime
September 05, 2022 03:56 - 56 minutes - 64.4 MBThe gang gets historical, with Sammy on his crusade to prove "history is fun" to Charlie and Graeme. Sammy starts by differentiating between what constitutes Historical Fiction as a genre as opposed to a period piece, which leads to the new game: "historical fiction or not!?" Graeme breaks down the legendary samurai manga Vagabond. Sam gets edgy with the under watched war story Golden Kamuy while Charlie talks through the much revered Viking epic Vinland Saga.
Episode 41 - Summer 2022 Season Round-up
August 15, 2022 04:45 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBA bit of a delay in getting this one out, but, we are back for Season 5 with our Summer 2022 anime season round up! Charlie talks about anime hair in her preview of Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! Amongst others. Graeme gets arty with Yurei Deco and Uncle from Another World, while Sam talks through two of the bigger sequels airing this season in Made in Abyss and The Devil is a Part Timer.
Bonus Episode - I choose you, Veronica Taylor!
June 27, 2022 02:30 - 31 minutes - 36.4 MBWe were so lucky to catch Veronica Taylor for an interview while she was in the country for Supanova. Veronica is a classically trained theatre actor from the United States and has had an extensive career as a voice-over actor in anime, video games and audio books. Veronica is perhaps most famous for voicing Ash Ketchum in the original Pokemon series, movies and video games but she has had an incredibly rich and diverse career, which we speak about in depth in this episode. We had such a ...