An Eastern Western : Shintaro the Samurai
In 1962, Shinichi Nishimura, a TV Japanese producer, decided to create a Japanese TV series which mimicked the American westerns which were still super-popular at the time...
A History of Light Novels: The 1980s
The following is an unofficial English translation of a Japanese article about the history of light novels by a group called the Light Novel Research Institute. It...
A History of Light Novels: The 1970s
The following is an unofficial English translation of a Japanese article about the history of light novels by a group called the Light Novel Research Institute. It...
Plastic Love and City Pop
Apparently an early 80’s Japanese music genre called City Pop is exploding on the internet right now. As a watcher of 80’s anime, I’m used to it,...
DNA Podcast 47 – The History of Manga Part 1
Page from Tagosaku and Mokube’s Big Toyko Adventure In this episode, Rob and Don journey back into the past of Japanese comic books to explore it from...
DNA PODCAST 042 – DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by fellow gamer Jack Ward to discuss the granddaddy of tabletop roleplaying- Dungeons and Dragons. The intrepid trio throw...
The point where Anime and North American Animation Diverged
Earlier this week, I was having an email exchange with my DNA co-host Don and our frequent esteemed guest Jack Ward about anime and American animation. As...
DNA Podcast 028 – The Nature of Nerdliness
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with guest Jack Ward to discuss what it means to be a nerd. The trio discuss exactly what nerds...
DNA Episode 027 – Horror Hosts with Michael Monahan
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Michael Monahan, author and co-producer of the documentary American Scary, to talk about Horror Hosts. We delve into...
Benshi and Macross 7
Silent films were an international language. Taking advantage of the fact they had no natural soundtrack, they were designed and produced to be understood through purely visual...