009 - Alex is Obsessed with Anime

In the ninth ever episode of "Obsessed Right Now”, Heather talks with world traveler Alex Wirtzer about everything from Hanna-Barbera cartoons to his obsession with anime.   New episodes every Wednesday. What are you obsessed with right now? Tell Heather and she might suggest it on the show: [email protected] Rate and Subscribe on iTunes   //GUEST// Follow Alex on Instagram: @witzer   // SOCIALS // Follow ORN on Twitter & Instagram: @obsessedRNpod Follow Heather on socials: @NerdHeather   // MUSIC //  Analise Nelson & Dax Schaffer, aka The Saxel Naiad You can download the theme song on their Bandcamp page!   // ART // Courtney Russell   // THANKS // Allie Hock from “Everything’s Totally Fine" Libby Spears & Bluprint Films Alex Wirtzer   // MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE // Hanna-Barbera Dragon Ball Z Ranma ½ Sailor Moon Gurren Lagann Ghost in the Shell Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away Princess Mononoke Studio Ghibli My Neighbor Totoro Howl's Moving Castle Evangelion Anime Expo in Los Angeles Cowboy Bebop Joe Hisashi (from Howl's Moving Castle) Yoko Kanno (from Cowboy Bebop) Yoko Kanno (the Seatbelts is her Jazzband that she uses) Yuki Kajiura Samurai Champloo Akira Your Name IGN anime podcast Crunchyroll Amazon’s Anime Strike Yuri on Ice Gundam Giant robot battle between US and Japan is a totally real thing Code Geass One Piece Monster Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent Erased   // OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ALEX // Opening to the show Erased By Yoko Kanno (sung by Raj Ramayya) from Wolf's Rain By Yuki Kajiura from Noir By Yuki Kajiura from Tsubasa Chronicle By Joe Hisashi from Princess Mononoke Uverworld is probably my favorite Japanese band of all time and is used for lots of shows