Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast
314 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsMSB is a weekly Gundam podcast for new fans, old fans, and not yet fans. Nina (a Gundam first-timer) and Thom (a lifelong Gundam fan) analyze, review, and research all 40-years of the iconic sci-fi anime mega-franchise Mobile Suit Gundam in the order it was made. We research its influences, examine its themes, and discuss how each piece of the Gundam canon fits within the changing context in Japan and the world, from 1979 to today. Part history podcast, part discussion podcast, all Gundam podcast.
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Episodes
Three Reviews of Gundam NT
March 31, 2019 15:05 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBShow Notes A month ago, Thom took special guests Allie and Sean to see Gundam NT on the big screen in Scenic New Yark City. Afterward, they ate dumplings and discussed the movie into the wee hours of the morning. That discussion became the February 2019 bonus episode for Mobile Suit Breakdown's subscribers on Patreon, but after mulling the movie for a few days Thom asked Allie and Sean to join him in recording some more considered thoughts about the movie as a special bonus for all of MSB's...
1.31 - Goodbye Forever
March 30, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 38/37 "Char and Sayla" (再会、シャアとセイラ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Gelgoog’s decidedly low-tech sword, the word “kanchou,” and gold in WWII. - The warrior monks who favored the naginata and nagamaki were closely affiliated with the mythical warrior demons called Tengu. For more about how the Tengu supposedly taught them the use of their weapons: Roald Knutsen, "Tengu:...
1.31: 1.31 - Goodbye Forever
March 30, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 38/37 "Char and Sayla" (再会、シャアとセイラ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Gelgoog’s decidedly low-tech sword, the word “kanchou,” and gold in WWII. - - The warrior monks who favored the naginata and nagamaki were closely affiliated with the mythical warrior demons called Tengu. For more about how the Tengu supposedly taught them the use of their weapons: Roald Knutsen, "Ten...
1.30: 1.30 - The Assassination of M'Quve by the Esper Amuro Ray
March 23, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 37/36 "Duel in Texas" (テキサスの攻防), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the early Classical Greek armor that may have inspired the design of the Gyan, Westerns in Japan, and... dueling in Texas. Special Guests this week: Sean Michael Chin and Wen Wang. - - Reddit /r/AskHistorians thread on the linothorax. - Ancient Chinese paper armor. - Linothorax reconstruction project and a ...
1.30 - The Assassination of M'Quve by the Esper Amuro Ray
March 23, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 37/36 "Duel in Texas" (テキサスの攻防), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the early Classical Greek armor that may have inspired the design of the Gyan, Westerns in Japan, and... dueling in Texas. Special Guests this week: Sean Michael Chin and Wen Wang. - Reddit /r/AskHistorians thread on the linothorax. - Ancient Chinese paper armor. - Linothorax reconstruction project and a New...
1.29 - Monsters
March 16, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 80 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 35/34 "The Glory of Solomon" (ソロモン攻略戦) and 36/35 "Big Zam's Last Stand" (恐怖!機動ビグ·ザム), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Solomon Islands campaigns and related battles in the Pacific during WWII, Archimedes' heat ray, and weaponized asteroids. - Source for the quote at the end of Thom's research, touching on what it was like to have been there: Robert L. Eichelberger, Our ...
1.29: 1.29 - Monsters
March 16, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour - 80 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 35/34 "The Glory of Solomon" (ソロモン攻略戦) and 36/35 "Big Zam's Last Stand" (恐怖!機動ビグ·ザム), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Solomon Islands campaigns and related battles in the Pacific during WWII, Archimedes' heat ray, and weaponized asteroids. - - Source for the quote at the end of Thom's research, touching on what it was like to have been there: Robert L. Eichelberger, O...
1.28 - Sparks Fly!
March 09, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 34 (33 in the US), "A Fateful Encounter" ("宿命の出会い"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on O'Neill cylinders, a review of Lagrange points, neutral countries in WWII, the Battle of the River Plate and the hunt for the Graf Spee, and the term "red tape." - About Gerard O'Neill, and about his book, "The High Frontier." - An article on real space colony designs, concept art, and more...
1.28: 1.28 - Sparks Fly!
March 09, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 34 (33 in the US), "A Fateful Encounter" ("宿命の出会い"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on O'Neill cylinders, a review of Lagrange points, neutral countries in WWII, the Battle of the River Plate and the hunt for the Graf Spee, and the term "red tape." - - About Gerard O'Neill, and about his book, "The High Frontier." - An article on real space colony designs, concept art, and m...
1.27 - Patrimony
March 02, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 33 (32 in the US), "Farewell in Side 6" ("コンスコン強襲"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Attachment Theory and Amuro's relationships with his parents, blast exposure, the polytrauma system, diagnostic criteria for PTSD, teen brain development, and what tinnitus has to do with depression. We are joined by a special guest - Shar! Shar is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and our Clinic...
1.27: 1.27 - Patrimony
March 02, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 33 (32 in the US), "Farewell in Side 6" ("コンスコン強襲"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Attachment Theory and Amuro's relationships with his parents, blast exposure, the polytrauma system, diagnostic criteria for PTSD, teen brain development, and what tinnitus has to do with depression. We are joined by a special guest - Shar! Shar is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and our Clinic...
1.26: 1.26 - Fire Broadside!
February 23, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 31 and 32 (30 and 31 in the US), "A Decoy in Space" ("ザンジバル,追撃!") and "Breakthrough" ("強行突破作戦"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Itano Ichiro, possible inspirations for the Zakrello mobile armor (including psychological warfare, Japan's involvement in the Korean War, and "Tiger Tanks"!), and the physics of why Amuro blacks out when the Gundam grabs hold of the Bigro. - - I...
1.26 - Fire Broadside!
February 23, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 31 and 32 (30 and 31 in the US), "A Decoy in Space" ("ザンジバル,追撃!") and "Breakthrough" ("強行突破作戦"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Itano Ichiro, possible inspirations for the Zakrello mobile armor (including psychological warfare, Japan's involvement in the Korean War, and "Tiger Tanks"!), and the physics of why Amuro blacks out when the Gundam grabs hold of the Bigro. - Itan...
1.25: 1.25 - Welcome to the Jungle
February 16, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 29 and 30 (28 and 29 in the US), "Tragedy in Jaburo" and "A Wish for War Orphans," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: orphans, orphanages, and childcare in Japan, the history of robots in Western cinema, Operation Gunnerside, visual inspiration and references, and the St. Nazaire raid. - - Our sources on life in Japan's orphanages: Japan Info. (Jun 17, 2016). What Challenges...
1.25 - Welcome to the Jungle
February 16, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 29 and 30 (28 and 29 in the US), "Tragedy in Jaburo" and "A Wish for War Orphans," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: orphans, orphanages, and childcare in Japan, the history of robots in Western cinema, Operation Gunnerside, visual inspiration and references, and the St. Nazaire raid. - Our sources on life in Japan's orphanages: Japan Info. (Jun 17, 2016). What Challenges Do...
1.24 - Making Amends
February 09, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 27 and 28 (26 and 27 in the US), "A Spy on Board" and "Across the Atlantic Ocean," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: possible inspiration for the G-Sky EZ, the Cape Verde Islands, famous pro-wrestling tag-teams that may have inspired the Gogg mobile suits, language and culture notes, and submarine warfare in WWII. - A reference on the Allied Phonetic Alphabet (as opposed to t...
1.24: 1.24 - Making Amends
February 09, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 27 and 28 (26 and 27 in the US), "A Spy on Board" and "Across the Atlantic Ocean," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: possible inspiration for the G-Sky EZ, the Cape Verde Islands, famous pro-wrestling tag-teams that may have inspired the Gogg mobile suits, language and culture notes, and submarine warfare in WWII. - A reference on the Allied Phonetic Alphabet (as opposed to t...
1.23 - Battle in the Age of Mobile Suits
February 02, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 26 (25 in the US), "Char Returns," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: war balloons, top secret information, the battle of Sekigahara, naval mines, and possible aesthetic influences for mobile suit design. - Overview of the history of military ballooning, and of incendiary balloons specifically. - More detailed information about the Civil War-era Balloon Corps. - Explanation ...
1.23: 1.23 - Battle in the Age of Mobile Suits
February 02, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 26 (25 in the US), "Char Returns," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: war balloons, top secret information, the battle of Sekigahara, naval mines, and possible aesthetic influences for mobile suit design. - Overview of the history of military ballooning, and of incendiary balloons specifically. - More detailed information about the Civil War-era Balloon Corps. - Explanation ...
1.22: 1.22 - Because of People Like You
January 26, 2019 05:05 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 24 and 25 (23 and 24 in the US), "The Black Tri-Stars" and "Odessa Day," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: kendo armor and footwork, Japanese spies, rollerblades, plane formations and maneuvers, droop snoots, Japanese body-language and gestures, hydrogen bombs, and military funeral rituals. - Explainer on kendo armor, an image of the 'men' (helmet), and an image of...
1.22 - Because of People Like You
January 26, 2019 05:05 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 24 and 25 (23 and 24 in the US), "The Black Tri-Stars" and "Odessa Day," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: kendo armor and footwork, Japanese spies, rollerblades, plane formations and maneuvers, droop snoots, Japanese body-language and gestures, hydrogen bombs, and military funeral rituals. - Explainer on kendo armor, an image of the 'men' (helmet), and an image of the 'men'...
1.21 - The Long Shadow
January 19, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 22 and 23 (21 and 22 in the US), "The Trap of M'Quve" and "Matilda's Rescue," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Japanese sentō (public bathhouses), all-plastic wristwatches, bauxite mining, gallium, the bombing of Darwin, a famous POW-camp escape-attempt, plastic explosives, Lt. Matilda's voice actress, and smoke bombs. - An overview of Japanese sentō. - Additional articles...
1.21: 1.21 - The Long Shadow
January 19, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episodes 22 and 23 (21 and 22 in the US), "The Trap of M'Quve" and "Matilda's Rescue," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Japanese sentō (public bathhouses), all-plastic wristwatches, bauxite mining, gallium, the bombing of Darwin, a famous POW-camp escape-attempt, plastic explosives, Lt. Matilda's voice actress, and smoke bombs. - An overview of Japanese sentō. - Additional articles...
1.20 - The Fate of a Soldier
January 12, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 20 and 21 (19 and 20 in the US), "Hand-to-Hand Combat" and "Sorrow and Hatred," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: conflict management and resolution in Japanese culture, ship-boarding actions during WWII, and what a Buddhist wisdom-king has to do with Ryu. - Core cultural concepts that are helpful to understand before delving into conflict resolution specifically. This paper ...
1.20: 1.20 - The Fate of a Soldier
January 12, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 20 and 21 (19 and 20 in the US), "Hand-to-Hand Combat" and "Sorrow and Hatred," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: conflict management and resolution in Japanese culture, ship-boarding actions during WWII, and what a Buddhist wisdom-king has to do with Ryu. - Core cultural concepts that are helpful to understand before delving into conflict resolution specifically. This paper ...
1.19 - Duel in the Desert
January 05, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 19 (18 in the US), "Ramba Ral's Attack," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the city of Sodom, mythical weapons, and Kendo and other Japanese sword-fighting traditions. - The city of Sodom shows up in a number of texts - Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have nice overviews of the attempts to establish Sodom's location archeologically, as well as the descriptions of Sodom ...
1.19: 1.19 - Duel in the Desert
January 05, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam episode 19 (18 in the US), "Ramba Ral's Attack," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the city of Sodom, mythical weapons, and Kendo and other Japanese sword-fighting traditions. - The city of Sodom shows up in a number of texts - Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have nice overviews of the attempts to establish Sodom's location archeologically, as well as the descriptions of Sodom ...
1.18: 1.18 - What Will You Do Now?
December 29, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 18 (17 in the US), "Zeon's Secret Mine," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the science behind Zeon's new anti-Gundam tech - the Adzam Leader, forced labor of POWs, Japan's post-war economy, ninja outfits, and cognac. - A discussion of inductive coupling, one of the technologies that our resident science-guest Iraj speculates could be responsible for the Adzam Leader's effect on the Gun...
1.18 - What Will You Do Now?
December 29, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 18 (17 in the US), "Zeon's Secret Mine," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the science behind Zeon's new anti-Gundam tech - the Adzam Leader, forced labor of POWs, Japan's post-war economy, ninja outfits, and cognac. - A discussion of inductive coupling, one of the technologies that our resident science-guest Iraj speculates could be responsible for the Adzam Leader's effect on the Gun...
1.17: 1.17 - Unnecessary
December 22, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 17 (16 in the US), "Amuro Deserts," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: flight simulations, bazookas, the Antarctic Treaty, Zeon's resource strategy, and two-rank promotions, all with a special guest. - While Wikipedia has a nice overview, various technology publications, flight schools, and other aviation industry websites also have information on the history of flight simulators. - Tw...
1.17 - Unnecessary
December 22, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 17 (16 in the US), "Amuro Deserts," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: flight simulations, bazookas, the Antarctic Treaty, Zeon's resource strategy, and two-rank promotions, all with a special guest. - While Wikipedia has a nice overview, various technology publications, flight schools, and other aviation industry websites also have information on the history of flight simulators. - Tw...
1.16 - Answers at Any Price
December 15, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 16 (15 in the US), "Sayla's Agony," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Song Dynasty ceramics, art looting in wartime, armies and salt, siblings on opposite sides of WWII, and Lop Nur, the probable inspiration for "Lop Lake" in this episode. - Overview of Song ceramics, specifically aimed at collectors. - About the planned Führer Museum in Linz, and the art storage facilities hidden in ...
1.16: 1.16 - Answers at Any Price
December 15, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 16 (15 in the US), "Sayla's Agony," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Song Dynasty ceramics, art looting in wartime, armies and salt, siblings on opposite sides of WWII, and Lop Nur, the probable inspiration for "Lop Lake" in this episode. - Overview of Song ceramics, specifically aimed at collectors. - About the planned Führer Museum in Linz, and the art storage facilities hidden in ...
1.15 - The Lost Episode
December 08, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 59 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 15, "Cucuruz Doan's Island," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the different Japanese terms for martial arts (and why Cucuruz uses kakutogi), who is Suzumura Kazuyuki?, the skinny Zaku, desertion in WWII, Anime Friend and the episode production team, and the nuances of the Japanese word nioi. Special note: This is only episode 15 in Japanese releases. This episode has never been includ...
1.15: 1.15 - The Lost Episode
December 08, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 59 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 15, "Cucuruz Doan's Island," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the different Japanese terms for martial arts (and why Cucuruz uses kakutogi), who is Suzumura Kazuyuki?, the skinny Zaku, desertion in WWII, Anime Friend and the episode production team, and the nuances of the Japanese word nioi. Special note: This is only episode 15 in Japanese releases. This episode has never been includ...
1.14 - Tick Tick Boom!
December 01, 2018 05:01 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 14, "Time, Be Still," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the Neo-Confucian concept of gekokujō and it's importance in prewar and wartime Japan, Audie Murphy, the "Memphis Belle" B-17 bomber, Japanese fighter aces, anti-tank explosives, and the Piasecki "AirGeep" hover-bike. - An explanation of Gekokujō, focusing on its importance in Japanese history. - The life and military career of A...
1.14: 1.14 - Tick Tick Boom!
December 01, 2018 05:01 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 14, "Time, Be Still," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the Neo-Confucian concept of gekokujō and it's importance in prewar and wartime Japan, Audie Murphy, the "Memphis Belle" B-17 bomber, Japanese fighter aces, anti-tank explosives, and the Piasecki "AirGeep" hover-bike. - An explanation of Gekokujō, focusing on its importance in Japanese history. - The life and military career of A...
1.13 - Mothers are Complex
November 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 13, "Coming Home," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the original Pinocchio and some of the Japanese media it inspired, military quartering and billeting, and the martial art judo. - Overview of The Adventures of Pinocchio, Pinocchio as a character, and some of the darker themes of the original story. - Various adaptations of the Pinocchio story, including the 1940 Disney film, Osamu ...
1.13: 1.13 - Mothers are Complex
November 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 13, "Coming Home," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: the original Pinocchio and some of the Japanese media it inspired, military quartering and billeting, and the martial art judo. - Overview of The Adventures of Pinocchio, Pinocchio as a character, and some of the darker themes of the original story. - Various adaptations of the Pinocchio story, including the 1940 Disney film, Osamu ...
1.12 - Into the Storm
November 17, 2018 09:04 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 12, "The Threat of Zeon," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: large public funerals and their use in politics, is "rookie syndrome" a thing?, the episode directors and their possible influences (or - were they thinking of Samuel Fuller's film "Shock Corridor"?), and some fun analysis of the newly introduced tech. - In talking about funerals, we reference Pericles' funeral oration, Antigo...
1.12: 1.12 - Into the Storm
November 17, 2018 09:04 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBShow Notes This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 12, "The Threat of Zeon," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: large public funerals and their use in politics, is "rookie syndrome" a thing?, the episode directors and their possible influences (or - were they thinking of Samuel Fuller's film "Shock Corridor"?), and some fun analysis of the newly introduced tech. - In talking about funerals, we reference Pericles' funeral oration, Antigo...
1.11 - All That Remains
November 10, 2018 08:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBShow Notes Content Warning: Suicide. "What do you mean 'she has lost the will to live?'" This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 11, "Icelina - Love's Remains," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: suicide in Japanese culture, the proper way to get vengeance, meaningful character names, how to roll your Rs, and saying goodbye to the most fabulous characters so far. - A longer definition of shinjū. - More information about the life and ...
1.11: 1.11 - All That Remains
November 10, 2018 08:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBShow Notes Content Warning: Suicide. "What do you mean 'she has lost the will to live?'" This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 11, "Icelina - Love's Remains," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: suicide in Japanese culture, the proper way to get vengeance, meaningful character names, how to roll your Rs, and saying goodbye to the most fabulous characters so far. - A longer definition of shinjū. - More information about the life and ...
1.10 - The Misfortune of Birth
November 03, 2018 08:26 - 52 minutes - 48 MBShow Notes Everything continues to go well for the Zabi family. This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 10, "Garma's Fate," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Where exactly are we? Are we there yet? How long will it take to get there?, the Seattle "Kingdome," carpet-bombing and incendiaries, the first kamikaze pilots, and episode director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. - A couple of the maps I looked at before Thom told me they are not to be rel...
1.10: 1.10 - The Misfortune of Birth
November 03, 2018 08:26 - 52 minutes - 48 MBShow Notes Everything continues to go well for the Zabi family. This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 10, "Garma's Fate," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Where exactly are we? Are we there yet? How long will it take to get there?, the Seattle "Kingdome," carpet-bombing and incendiaries, the first kamikaze pilots, and episode director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. - A couple of the maps I looked at before Thom told me they are not to be rel...
1.9: 1.9 - Paranoia and Treachery
October 27, 2018 06:47 - 50 minutes - 46 MBShow Notes In this episode Thom and Nina discuss Mobile Suit Gundam episode 9, "Fly! Gundam!" , desperate times on the White Base, what Bright actually wants, whether or not there's time for philosophy, a famous slap, and an entirely unnecessary full body pan. We research: Just how a person like Amuro might respond to trauma, and what a post-traumatic stress breakdown might look like: ADAA overview of common reactions to trauma A lengthier and more descriptive discussion of many of the...
1.9 - Paranoia and Treachery
October 27, 2018 06:47 - 50 minutes - 46 MBShow Notes In this episode Thom and Nina discuss Mobile Suit Gundam episode 9, "Fly! Gundam!" , desperate times on the White Base, what Bright actually wants, whether or not there's time for philosophy, a famous slap, and an entirely unnecessary full body pan. We research: Just how a person like Amuro might respond to trauma, and what a post-traumatic stress breakdown might look like: ADAA overview of common reactions to trauma A lengthier and more descriptive discussion of many of the...
1.8: 1.8 - Family Men Like Us
October 20, 2018 06:21 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBShow Notes Is this what all mothers are like? This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 8, "The Winds of War," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Canadian geography and the town of Saints-Anges, Tomino's influences, Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, The Grand Illusion, and what is furusato and why is it so important in Japanese culture? The only source we have for Saints-Anges (St. Anges in the show), is Google maps and the deductions we ...
1.8 - Family Men Like Us
October 20, 2018 06:21 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBShow Notes Is this what all mothers are like? This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 8, "The Winds of War," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: Canadian geography and the town of Saints-Anges, Tomino's influences, Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, The Grand Illusion, and what is furusato and why is it so important in Japanese culture? The only source we have for Saints-Anges (St. Anges in the show), is Google maps and the deductions we ...
1.7: 1.7 - Freefallin'
October 13, 2018 08:10 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBShow Notes Noh drama! A "mother complex!" and Mobile Suit Gundam Episode 7! This week, we recap and review Mobile Suit Gundam episode 7, "The Core Fighter's Escape," discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on: hostage crises and Flight 472, how fighter jets land on aircraft carriers, laser measurement, "fool" and "coward" archetypes in European and Japanese literature and theatre, and what on Earth is a "mother complex"? Wikipedia has a list of major hostage cri...