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This week on The WatchTower Film Podcast, we're heading to Neo-Tokyo for a cinematic landmark: Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira.Released in 1988, Akira didn't just push the boundaries of animation—it helped redefine what audiences thought animated films could be. We dive into its jaw-dropping animation, cyberpunk world, political themes, questions about power and identity, and the sheer ambition behind bringing Otomo's sprawling vision to the screen.We talk about Kaneda, Tetsuo, psychic powers, motorcycles, government conspiracies, and, of course, that iconic opening sequence. We also look at Akira's enormous influence on anime, science fiction, and filmmakers around the world.It's chaotic, beautiful, disturbing, and still feels like it came from the future.Neo-Tokyo is calling. We answered.#WatchTowerFilmPodcast #Akira #KatsuhiroOtomo #Anime #AnimeMovies #NeoTokyo #Cyberpunk #JapaneseCinema #SciFi #FilmPodcast #ClassicCinema #CinephileTalk #MovieDiscussion
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 Movies & Stories 1. Sinners (2025) Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading 3. Ready or Not (2019) Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition. Complete YouTube reading 4. Blade II (2002) Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading 5. Obsession (2026) Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading 6. RoboCop (1987) Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading 7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook 8. Strange Days (1995) Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading 9. Brainstorm (1983) Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading 10. Burst City (1982) Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading 11. Neo Tokyo (1987) Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading 12. Total Recall (1990) Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading 13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading 14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading 15. Slither (2006) Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading 16. Swiss Army Man (2016) Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him. Complete YouTube reading 17. Happy Death Day (2017) Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading 18. The Gorge (2025) Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human. Complete YouTube reading 20. Dark City (1998) Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both. Complete YouTube reading
Not seen it?We'll help you decide if this Japanese animated cyberpunk action film is your kind of movie — completely spoiler free.Seen it?We reveal things you may have missed, the details you didn't notice and uncover the hidden layers behind the film.This week, Marc, Darren and Paul crack open Akira (1988), the hugely influential anime classic written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and set in a dystopian Neo-Tokyo.PART 1 – The Nutshell – If you haven't seen itA spoiler-free breakdown designed to help you decide if this animated sci-fi adventure is your kind of film and worth your time.We explore a story of teenage bikers, government experiments, extraordinary powers and a city still rebuilding after catastrophe.We'll help you quickly understand the tone, style and experience of the film, from its stunning hand-drawn animation and brutal action to its complex sci-fi ideas and dystopian world.By the end of Part 1, you will have made a decision!PART 2 – The Unboxing – If you've seen itWhat Did You Miss?The things you missed, the details you didn't notice and the hidden layers behind the film.The lads attempt to make sense of Akira's complex story while exploring its themes of power, corruption, militarisation, government control, friendship and the nature of humanity itself.We also look at the relationships between the young characters, the different factions battling for control and the bigger ideas hiding beneath one of the most visually spectacular animated films ever made.Paul's Facts of the DayPaul dives into the fascinating world behind Akira with a collection of facts, trivia and stories about the making and legacy of this landmark anime.From the incredible amount of work that went into creating its distinctive visual style to the film's groundbreaking production techniques and enormous influence on animation and science fiction, there's plenty to discover.Hate It or Rate It?The guys give their opinion on the movie and score it out of 10.Where does it enter the LEGEND LEAGUE?Find out where Akira takes its place among every movie we've featured and rated on the podcast.PART 3 – The Lobby – All about you!The InboxYour chance to get involved and join the conversation.Question of the WeekGot a great movie question?Send it in and you might hear it featured on the show!Next Week's MovieThe big reveal of next week's movie!Listen Nowhttps://2ly.link/24tPILeague TablesThe Legend LeagueEvery movie we've featured and rated on the podcast.https://linkly.link/2BfcvThe Listener LeagueSee how we rated the movies chosen by our listeners.https://linkly.link/2Bi9IJoin the ConversationVoice Message:https://linkly.link/2FuSQEmail: hello@moviesinanutshell.comSocialsWebsite:https://www.moviesinanutshell.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/moviesinanutFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/moviesinanutYour HostsMarc FarquharInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/marcfarquharFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/themarcfarquharDarren HorneLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedarrenhornePaul DayInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/pauldaylive23Music & Sound EffectsMain ThemeTV Show Intro Logohttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/musical-tv-show-intro-logo-185797/Music BedProtofunkAttribution Code"Protofunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Cinema ProjectorKakaisthttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-cinema-projector-314492/SwooshTrading_Nationhttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-transition-fleeting-121419/Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Topics include: Charcuterie Cyberpunk Coffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. Season 23 Movies & Stories PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded 1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading 3. Ready or Not (2019) Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition. Complete YouTube reading 4. Blade II (2002) Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading 5. Obsession (2026) Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading 6. RoboCop (1987) Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading 7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook 8. Strange Days (1995) Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading 9. Brainstorm (1983) Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading 10. Burst City (1982) Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading 11. Neo Tokyo (1987) Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading 12. Total Recall (1990) Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading 13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading 14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading 15. Slither (2006) Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading 16. Swiss Army Man (2016) Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him. Complete YouTube reading 17. Happy Death Day (2017) Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading 18. The Gorge (2025) Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading Reality Comes Apart 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human. Complete YouTube reading 20. Dark City (1998) Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both. Complete YouTube reading
Thank you for listening! Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Topics include: Charcuterie Cyberpunk Coffee/Tea Recipe book with OGL D20 stats. Season 23 Movies & Stories PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded 1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading 3. Ready or Not (2019) Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition. Complete YouTube reading 4. Blade II (2002) Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading 5. Obsession (2026) Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading 6. RoboCop (1987) Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading 7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook 8. Strange Days (1995) Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading 9. Brainstorm (1983) Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading 10. Burst City (1982) Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading 11. Neo Tokyo (1987) Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading 12. Total Recall (1990) Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading 13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading 14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading 15. Slither (2006) Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading 16. Swiss Army Man (2016) Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him. Complete YouTube reading 17. Happy Death Day (2017) Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading 18. The Gorge (2025) Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading Reality Comes Apart 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human. Complete YouTube reading 20. Dark City (1998) Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both. Complete YouTube reading
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Upcoming Episodes Grimdark Grandparents: Warhammer 40,000 and Its Pulp DNA 0. What's a W.H.40.K? — An introduction to Warhammer 40,000's immense science-fantasy horror setting, where a corpse-worshipping human empire fights aliens, daemons, ancient machines, and its own terrible history. 1. The Imperium of Man — From Dune, Foundation, Roman decline, and medieval Christendom comes a galactic empire where the future is not progress but a dead civilization kept moving through faith, fear, and paperwork. 2. Space Marines — The Imperium's iconic super-soldiers combine power armor and military science fiction with crusading knights, Spartan myth, warrior monks, kidnapped children, and the seductive imagery of authoritarian heroism. 3. Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard — Drawing from trench literature, British war comics, Kipling, and future-war fiction, the Guard are ordinary people sent into cosmic horror with little more than courage and a lasgun. 4. Adeptus Mechanicus — Frankenstein, Metropolis, invention pulp, and lost-technology stories meet in a machine cult where science survives, understanding does not, and repairs are performed like religious rites. 5. Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy — Gothic convents, martyr legends, Joan of Arc, witchfinders, and Hammer horror become armored saints who turn faith, suffering, and flamethrowers into instruments of Imperial power. 6. The Inquisition — The occult detective and witch-hunter become one terrifying Imperial investigator who may uncover the truth only to burn every witness, building, and planet touched by it. 7. Rogue Traders — Planetary romance, colonial adventure fiction, space opera, pirates, and merchant princes combine in explorers licensed to discover strange worlds, trade with them, rob them, or claim them for the Imperium. 8. Adeptus Custodes — Ancient palace guards, sacred kingship, Achilles, and Gilgamesh stand behind the Emperor's golden companions: philosopher-warriors created to protect a god who is already dead. 9. Adeptus Titanicus / Titan Legions — Giant robots descend from Martian tripods, dreadnoughts, siege engines, golems, and war gods to become walking cathedrals capable of teaching entire cities to kneel. 10. The Horus Heresy — Warhammer's great betrayal myth draws from Lucifer, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, and fallen-hero stories to explain how the Emperor's favored son broke the human future from within. 11. Chaos Space Marines — Fallen angels, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, and Milton's Satan become immortal super-soldiers whose genuine grievances have curdled into rebellion, bitterness, and damnation. 12. Chaos Daemons — Medieval demonology, grimoires, occult pulp, weird fiction, and nightmare cinema become psychic entities made from mortal rage, despair, ambition, obsession, and desire. 13. World Eaters / Khorne — Sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, gladiator spectacle, and revenge tragedy create warriors who reduce every political, emotional, and moral problem to an axe blow. 14. Death Guard / Nurgle — Plague literature, danse macabre, zombie films, body horror, and graveyard humor meet in rotting soldiers who have surrendered to decay and discovered that the joke is that they are happy. 15. Thousand Sons / Tzeentch — Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, mummy fiction, occult scholarship, and forbidden-book stories become sorcerers who sought perfect knowledge only to discover that the book was reading them back. 16. Emperor's Children / Slaanesh — Decadent literature, Gothic aristocrats, glam horror, cursed art, and The Picture of Dorian Gray shape warriors who pursued perfection until beauty became an endlessly hungry mouth. 17. Chaos / Imperial Knights — Haunted castles, ancestral armor, chivalric romance, feudal bloodlines, and giant-robot fiction become seventy-foot war machines carrying generations of family pride, duty, resentment, and curses. 18. Orks — Fantasy orcs, Mad Max, British hooligan comedy, fungus horror, and invasive-species stories combine in a joyful alien ecosystem where killing the enemy may only plant the next war. 19. Tyranids — Alien, The Thing, bug-war fiction, parasite horror, and cosmic naturalism become an extragalactic appetite that does not hate humanity because hatred would interfere with digestion. 20. Genestealer Cults — Body-snatcher films, changeling folklore, secret-cult pulp, family curses, and invasion paranoia create an alien uprising that begins not in the sky but at the dinner table. 21. Necrons — Killer robots and artificial-labor nightmares combine with mummy curses, tomb kings, and cursed archaeology to produce immortal metal dynasties waking from the grave with better weapons than the living. 22. Aeldari / Drukhari — Elves, cruel fairy courts, dying-earth fiction, lost civilizations, decadent aristocrats, and vampire cities become two responses to apocalypse: mourning the fall or continuing the party forever. 23. Night Lords — Batman, slashers, serial killers, Gothic villains, Grand Guignol, and public-execution culture become terror troops who transform punishment into theatre and fear into government. 24. T'au Empire and Leagues of Votann — The T'au combine utopian science fiction, anime mecha, and benevolent imperialism, while the Votann draw from mining frontiers, company towns, clone labor, ancestor cults, and corporate survivalism. 25. [REDACTED] — ▀▀▀ thrillers, ▀▀▀▀▀▀ societies, ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀, invasion ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀, Dr. ▀▀▀▀▀▀, and ▀▀▀▀▀ mythology become a Space Marine legion so committed to ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ that truth itself is rendered operationally ▀▀▀▀▀▀. Audio Book Stories 01 Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve 02 The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe 03 Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James 04 The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton 05 The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert 06 Banshees 07 The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson 08 The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood 09 The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews 11 The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce 12 The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan 13 Some Real American Ghosts Part 1 14 Some Real American Ghosts Part 2 PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded 1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) September week 1 Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading 3. Ready or Not (2019) September week 2 Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition. Complete YouTube reading 4. Blade II (2002) September week 3 Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading 5. Obsession (2026) September week 4 Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading 6. RoboCop (1987) October week 1 Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading 7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) October week 2 Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook 8. Strange Days (1995) October week 3 Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading 9. Brainstorm (1983) October week 4 Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading 10. Burst City (1982) November week 1 Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading 11. Neo Tokyo (1987) November week 2 Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading 12. Total Recall (1990) November week 3 Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading 13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) November week 4 Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading 14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) December week 1 Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading 15. Slither (2006) December week 2 Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading 16. Swiss Army Man (2016) December week 3 Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him. Complete YouTube reading 17. Happy Death Day (2017) December week 4 Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading 18. The Gorge (2025) January week 1 Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading Reality Comes Apart January week 2 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human. Complete YouTube reading 20. Dark City (1998) January week 3 Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) January week 4 Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both. Complete YouTube reading
Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Upcoming Episodes Grimdark Grandparents: Warhammer 40,000 and Its Pulp DNA 0. What's a W.H.40.K? — An introduction to Warhammer 40,000's immense science-fantasy horror setting, where a corpse-worshipping human empire fights aliens, daemons, ancient machines, and its own terrible history. 1. The Imperium of Man — From Dune, Foundation, Roman decline, and medieval Christendom comes a galactic empire where the future is not progress but a dead civilization kept moving through faith, fear, and paperwork. 2. Space Marines — The Imperium's iconic super-soldiers combine power armor and military science fiction with crusading knights, Spartan myth, warrior monks, kidnapped children, and the seductive imagery of authoritarian heroism. 3. Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard — Drawing from trench literature, British war comics, Kipling, and future-war fiction, the Guard are ordinary people sent into cosmic horror with little more than courage and a lasgun. 4. Adeptus Mechanicus — Frankenstein, Metropolis, invention pulp, and lost-technology stories meet in a machine cult where science survives, understanding does not, and repairs are performed like religious rites. 5. Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy — Gothic convents, martyr legends, Joan of Arc, witchfinders, and Hammer horror become armored saints who turn faith, suffering, and flamethrowers into instruments of Imperial power. 6. The Inquisition — The occult detective and witch-hunter become one terrifying Imperial investigator who may uncover the truth only to burn every witness, building, and planet touched by it. 7. Rogue Traders — Planetary romance, colonial adventure fiction, space opera, pirates, and merchant princes combine in explorers licensed to discover strange worlds, trade with them, rob them, or claim them for the Imperium. 8. Adeptus Custodes — Ancient palace guards, sacred kingship, Achilles, and Gilgamesh stand behind the Emperor's golden companions: philosopher-warriors created to protect a god who is already dead. 9. Adeptus Titanicus / Titan Legions — Giant robots descend from Martian tripods, dreadnoughts, siege engines, golems, and war gods to become walking cathedrals capable of teaching entire cities to kneel. 10. The Horus Heresy — Warhammer's great betrayal myth draws from Lucifer, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, and fallen-hero stories to explain how the Emperor's favored son broke the human future from within. 11. Chaos Space Marines — Fallen angels, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, and Milton's Satan become immortal super-soldiers whose genuine grievances have curdled into rebellion, bitterness, and damnation. 12. Chaos Daemons — Medieval demonology, grimoires, occult pulp, weird fiction, and nightmare cinema become psychic entities made from mortal rage, despair, ambition, obsession, and desire. 13. World Eaters / Khorne — Sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, gladiator spectacle, and revenge tragedy create warriors who reduce every political, emotional, and moral problem to an axe blow. 14. Death Guard / Nurgle — Plague literature, danse macabre, zombie films, body horror, and graveyard humor meet in rotting soldiers who have surrendered to decay and discovered that the joke is that they are happy. 15. Thousand Sons / Tzeentch — Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, mummy fiction, occult scholarship, and forbidden-book stories become sorcerers who sought perfect knowledge only to discover that the book was reading them back. 16. Emperor's Children / Slaanesh — Decadent literature, Gothic aristocrats, glam horror, cursed art, and The Picture of Dorian Gray shape warriors who pursued perfection until beauty became an endlessly hungry mouth. 17. Chaos / Imperial Knights — Haunted castles, ancestral armor, chivalric romance, feudal bloodlines, and giant-robot fiction become seventy-foot war machines carrying generations of family pride, duty, resentment, and curses. 18. Orks — Fantasy orcs, Mad Max, British hooligan comedy, fungus horror, and invasive-species stories combine in a joyful alien ecosystem where killing the enemy may only plant the next war. 19. Tyranids — Alien, The Thing, bug-war fiction, parasite horror, and cosmic naturalism become an extragalactic appetite that does not hate humanity because hatred would interfere with digestion. 20. Genestealer Cults — Body-snatcher films, changeling folklore, secret-cult pulp, family curses, and invasion paranoia create an alien uprising that begins not in the sky but at the dinner table. 21. Necrons — Killer robots and artificial-labor nightmares combine with mummy curses, tomb kings, and cursed archaeology to produce immortal metal dynasties waking from the grave with better weapons than the living. 22. Aeldari / Drukhari — Elves, cruel fairy courts, dying-earth fiction, lost civilizations, decadent aristocrats, and vampire cities become two responses to apocalypse: mourning the fall or continuing the party forever. 23. Night Lords — Batman, slashers, serial killers, Gothic villains, Grand Guignol, and public-execution culture become terror troops who transform punishment into theatre and fear into government. 24. T'au Empire and Leagues of Votann — The T'au combine utopian science fiction, anime mecha, and benevolent imperialism, while the Votann draw from mining frontiers, company towns, clone labor, ancestor cults, and corporate survivalism. 25. [REDACTED] — ▀▀▀ thrillers, ▀▀▀▀▀▀ societies, ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀, invasion ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀, Dr. ▀▀▀▀▀▀, and ▀▀▀▀▀ mythology become a Space Marine legion so committed to ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ that truth itself is rendered operationally ▀▀▀▀▀▀. Audio Book Stories 01 Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve 02 The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe 03 Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James 04 The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton 05 The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert 06 Banshees 07 The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson 08 The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood 09 The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews 11 The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce 12 The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan 13 Some Real American Ghosts Part 1 14 Some Real American Ghosts Part 2 PGttCM Season 23 Order(all episodes will be recorded 1. Sinners (2025) August week 4 Story: “The Music of Erich Zann,” H. P. Lovecraft Music becomes a weapon, a barrier, and an opening into something beyond the human world. Complete YouTube reading 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) September week 1 Story: “Rappaccini's Daughter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover. Complete YouTube reading 3. Ready or Not (2019) September week 2 Story: “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell Wealthy predators turn the hunting of a human being into sport and tradition. Complete YouTube reading 4. Blade II (2002) September week 3 Story: “The Room in the Tower,” E. F. Benson A recurring nightmare leads to a room occupied by a ravenous female vampire. Complete YouTube reading 5. Obsession (2026) September week 4 Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected. Complete YouTube reading 6. RoboCop (1987) October week 1 Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire. Complete YouTube reading 7. Johnny Mnemonic (1995) October week 2 Story: “A Logic Named Joe,” Murray Leinster Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain. Complete YouTube audiobook 8. Strange Days (1995) October week 3 Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience. Complete YouTube reading 9. Brainstorm (1983) October week 4 Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man's body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare. Complete YouTube reading 10. Burst City (1982) November week 1 Story: “The Machine Stops,” E. M. Forster A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system. Complete YouTube reading 11. Neo Tokyo (1987) November week 2 Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull. Complete YouTube reading 12. Total Recall (1990) November week 3 Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick Humanity's understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured. Complete YouTube reading 13. Sorry to Bother You (2018) November week 4 Story: “The Business Man,” Edgar Allan Poe A self-satisfied entrepreneur explains his increasingly violent career as though criminal ingenuity were merely sound business practice. Complete YouTube reading 14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) December week 1 Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat. Complete YouTube reading 15. Slither (2006) December week 2 Story: “The Derelict,” William Hope Hodgson An explorer returns from an ancient ruin carrying something that has taken root inside his body. Complete YouTube reading 16. Swiss Army Man (2016) December week 3 Story: “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost,” H. G. Wells A lonely, ineffectual dead man cannot remember how to leave the living world, and an overconfident living man attempts to help him. Complete YouTube reading 17. Happy Death Day (2017) December week 4 Story: “The Clock That Went Backward,” Edward Page Mitchell A clock literally carries its characters backwards through time. Complete YouTube reading 18. The Gorge (2025) January week 1 Story: “The People of the Pit,” A. Merritt An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below. Complete YouTube reading Reality Comes Apart January week 2 19. The Fourth Kind (2009) Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human. Complete YouTube reading 20. Dark City (1998) January week 3 Story: “The Street That Wasn't There,” Clifford D. Simak and Carl Jacobi Familiar pieces of a city begin disappearing as reality is quietly revised around its inhabitants. Complete YouTube reading 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) January week 4 Story: “The Beckoning Fair One,” Oliver Onions A man living alone becomes increasingly dominated by an unseen female presence whose influence may be supernatural, psychological, or both. Complete YouTube reading
Mark, Jasmin, Devaughn, and Laurence lock in for a packed episode tracking the best in pop culture. The crew kicks things off in the newsroom, breaking down the latest Emmy news and what the Letterboxd sale means for the film community. Next, they share their current obsessions with the weekly Geek of the Week highlights.Finally, it's time for the main event: a deep-dive review of Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk masterpiece, Akira. The panel breaks down the legendary hand-drawn animation, the iconic bike sequences, and the massive cultural legacy of Neo-Tokyo. Does it still hold the crown as the ultimate anime classic? Hit play to find out.You can follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram or if you would like to support us you can donate to our KoFi.
This week on PrettyBadMovieGab, Mike and Christian take on Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark 1988 cyberpunk anime. Set in a dystopian Neo-Tokyo, the film follows biker gang members Kaneda and Tetsuo as a government psychic experiment spirals into catastrophe. We dig into the animation that redefined the medium, the dense plot, and whether the hype holds up.Tune in for our full breakdown — the good, the bad, and everything in between.New episodes of PrettyBadMovieGab drop every Sunday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
This week the Bad Dads take on Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 anime classic: part cyberpunk biker movie, part psychic apocalypse, part body-horror nightmare, and still one of the most influential animated films ever made.What We CoveredThe motorcycle connection: Sidey picked Akira partly off the back of motorcycle week, with the famous “Akira slide” still instantly recognisable decades later.Neo-Tokyo and the set-up: The Dads discuss the opening destruction of Tokyo, the rebuilt dystopian city, biker gangs, riots, unemployment, militarised politics and general “not a happy place” energy.Kaneda, Tetsuo and the Capsules: Kaneda's iconic red bike, Tetsuo's resentment, the gang hierarchy, and the way their childhood friendship feeds the film's final emotional punch.The psychic test subjects: Takashi, the other child-like espers, the hospital experiments, telekinesis, hallucinations, and the film's blend of sci-fi plot with surreal nightmare imagery.Tetsuo's transformation: From headaches and glass-of-water Force powers to satellite lasers, a metal arm, body horror, and a final monstrous collapse into flesh, pain and chaos.Akira himself: The reveal that Akira is not really “the guy on the bike”, but a dissected psychic force preserved in jars under the Olympic Stadium.The animation: Reegs praises the film's restless visual movement; Dan says the craft makes you forget any resistance to animation; Sidey calls the full-mutant Tetsuo sequence incredible.Influence and legacy: The gang spot echoes and connections to The Matrix, Drive, Watchmen, 2001, Clockwork Orange, The Warriors, Godzilla destruction, and later anime/body-horror culture.Subtitles vs dubbing: Dan finds an English version in the “depths of the internet”, while others stick with Japanese and subtitles.Cris watch status: Cris did not get to the film because he could not find it properly and refused to watch it on a phone — fair, frankly.Key Quotes / Moments“There's very little ball content in Akira.”“The Akira slide… one of the most famous shots in animation.”“It's like the Force, but way more destructive.”“I'm in the revolution, mate. I'm busy.”“SOL Campbell” as the orbital laser gag. Obviously.“It wasn't quite Dogtanian.”VerdictA strong recommend from the Dads. Sidey calls it a great gateway into anime, Dan enjoys it more than expected and finds the animation absorbing, and Reegs loves the film's kinetic craft and cultural footprint. Cris remains technically unconverted, but tempted.You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads
There is a sentiment going around that Akira is mid. Richard Lewis, Thorin, and MonteCristo are here to tell you that the internet is wrong, but also that the people who told you it was a flawless 10 out of 10 masterpiece were wrong too. The truth is more interesting than either side. Akira's animation is a genuine 10 out of 10. Nothing from 1988 looks like this. Almost nothing from 2026 looks like this. The craftsmanship is immaculate, every frame hand-drawn with a fluidity and detail that makes anime produced a decade later look cheap by comparison. The soundtrack is spectacular. The world-building drops you into Neo-Tokyo without a single line of exposition. You don't even hear the word "Akira" for 50 minutes in a movie called Akira. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The crew dives into the legendary cyberpunk anime classic Akira and breaks down why this film changed anime forever.We discuss:
Akira 1 introduces readers to a gritty Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that levelled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira.News 1:43Akira 9:20Back Matter Matters 46:58The Pull-List 50:14Linktr.ee/tradewaitersFollow Us!
Game Masters Rejoice!!!!! Austin, Carl, and David are here to share the insights they gleaned from playing Neo Tokyo Dreams, a Headspace actual play RPG. Buckle up!The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Here is the other half of the team! Join This American Dice as Carl, Austin and Leigh sit down to reflect on the game. What did they like about the system? What were some things about their characters that we never learned? And a whole lot more.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Join This American Dice as Carl, Alex, and David sit down to reflect on the game. What did they like about the system? What were some things about their characters that we never learned? And a whole lot more.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
What happens now? Is the cell through? Is there more work to be done?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Marianas by Quincas MoreiraSink Whole Dream by The 129ersWeak Knight by Devon ChurchGolden Cage by Jimena ContrerasSearching for You by White Hex
Oldman got blown up and Niko is in the process of destroying One and cyberzone. Does the digital paradise that was promised exist, and will it last?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Strange Stuff by Matt HarrisA Fever by Devon ChurchSink Whole Dream by The 129ers
Is One's promise of a cyberzone heaven bullshit? And if so, can the team stop it?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:The Void by White HexWicked City by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio_1Rebels by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Ceci n'est pas une podcast. This is piano which is from 2008 which is explained further in the intro to the SOS108 coming soon. The logic pro from zoom conversion boogooaloo was not expected, mate. ENJOY THIS INTRO MUSIC FOR THE SHOW COMING SOON. The actual file is forthcoming. This is to honor the anniversary and to launch the part of the files recorded which logic pro recognized - drag and drop the file and it's not showing up so until that is resolved in the next 24 to 48 hours, enjoy the phantasmal return of Six Of Swords!
Some sleepers are returning to their pods and choosing to shed their mortal lives to live forever in the cyberzone promised by the AI entity One. Will the team put an end to this?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Wicked City by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe Void by White HexCity of the Dead by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will travel to Neo-Tokyo to meet Akira, created by Katsuhiro Otomo. We're going to read this classic manga across six episodes, then close out with an extra episode on the groundbreaking 1988 film adaptation.This is a preview of a series we'll be running exclusively for our Patreon supporters over the next few months; we won't release them on the main feed until the entire series has run. If you want to listen to them as they're released, see patreon.com/overduepod for more! Episode 1 is already up!In this episode, you'll hear us discuss our own experience with manga and anime, Otomo's background, and the story of how Akira came to be published in the US.The episode schedule:Vol. 1 - TetsuoVol. 2 - Akira 1Vol. 3 - Akira 2Vol. 4 - Kei 1Vol. 5 - Kei 2Vol. 6 - KanedaBonus - Akira (1988)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The AI entity One has expanded cyberzone to allow people to permanently upload their consciousness as throngs of angry sleepers swarm the last bastion Brilliant Diamond.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:A Fever by Devon ChurchAnswer to the Black Orb by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTerminator vs RoboCop by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioWicked City by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Zo finds himself in a timeline where Tokyo was destroyed in WWIII and from its ashes rose a Neo Tokyo. It's a thriving civilization if not filled with chaos: teenage biker gangs, heavy police presence, an aggressive military complex, violent protests, and a group of people that the media are calling terrorists. Rumors abound that these terrorists are actually trying to prevent Japan from doing research on the most devastating weapons that the world could never imagine in its wildest post apocalyptic nightmares. It's the an innate ability within all humans that allows them to access the primordial power of the universe itself and granting the possessor of that power unparalleled psychic abilities. The rumors say that they had succeeded before, but that the scientists who were attempting to control the uncontrollable were predictively unable to manage the fruit of their foolish labor. In their effort to contain the power and prevent a catastrophic outcome they manage to seal this "fruit" away for all time. In this case their "fruit" was a little boy with incredible psychic abilities. The population at large knows nothing of this, put there are those who speak of this impossible little boy. According to them this boy is destined to come back. His name is Akira . . . or so the rumors say. Episode Chapters00:04:24 Opening Credits for Akira Starring Cam Clarke, Jan Rabson and Lara Cody [1989 English Dub]00:15:29 Favorite Parts of the 1988 film Akira 01:01:23 Trivia from the futuristic cyberpunk action anime - Akira01:08:55 Critics' Thoughts on Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira Vice Article: How 'Akira' Has Influenced Modern CultureAnimation Obsessive Article: When Katsuhiro Otomo Learned Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: fanmail@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
The awakened sleepers of cyberzone are beating down the doors as they see their way of life threatened while the cell moves toward the Brilliant Diamond server room to do just that. Can they put an end to One and the growing reach of cyberzone and can they avoid hurting the innocent who have only awoken from their dreams?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Truth Police by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioKnee Deep in the Dead by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioJourney Ahead by Ezra Lipp
More and more sleepers are waking up as Butts has to regain control of the Brilliant Diamond situation room and Dr. Yashida's murderous maniacs run amok amid innocent civilians. The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:A Dangerous Location by Ron ErnestUnplugged from the Matrix by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioA Fever by Devon ChurchNumb Limb Lips by The 129ers
As the cell continues their assault on Brilliant Diamond's main archology, Mr. Yamata, from beyond the grave, and the AI entity, One, wake up the sleeping residents to stop them.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Numb Limb Lips by The 129ersMarianas by Quincas Moreira
The assault is underway and the cell must not only defeat the forces of Brilliant Diamond, but guard against possible betrayals from the unlikely allies Capt. Seito and Dr. Yashida.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:The Journey Ahead by Ezra Lipp Terminator vs RoboCop by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioInto the Technodome by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe Void by White HexKnee Deep in the Dead by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioGlacier Bells by Daniel BirchSin City by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Power Has Never Been This Terrifying — or This InfluentialWhat happens when unchecked psychic power collides with political unrest, teenage rage, and a city already on the brink of collapse? Akira is a landmark of anime and global cinema — a cyberpunk epic that reshaped animation forever. Set in Neo-Tokyo, the film follows Kaneda and Tetsuo as friendship fractures under the weight of power, trauma, and forces far beyond human control.With groundbreaking animation, dense symbolism, and themes of authority, identity, and destruction, Akira isn't just a movie — it's a cultural detonation. Decades later, its imagery, sound, and ambition still echo through modern storytelling.At Sakura Society, we're here to help you decide if this towering sci-fi masterpiece deserves a place on your watchlist — and your all-time greats list.Listen on as your salt and pepper senpai, Brendan White, is joined for the second time in the Sugoi Studio, by upcoming comic, Mr. Sam Bellwood.In this episode, we're diving into the entiriety of the film Akira, with conversation based around:hook & expectationsstory & world-buildingcharacters & chemistryanimation & stylesoundtrack & voice actingimpact & watchabilityplus lots more anime related banter!Please be sure to rate, review, like and subscribe to MTH as well as all the other podcasts you consume, it takes no time, costs you no money and means the world to us podcasters and content creators. Sadly the algorithm only accepts 5-Star reviews...Keep up to date with Brendan here or find him on Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok | TwitterJoin our Discord full of likeminded anime and culture fans hereUpgrade your wardrobe via our merch storeSubscribe to our Spotify playlistPlease support our fantastic sponsors:Audio-Technica, the best in audio equipmentIced-Tea Aesthetics, the best in anime streetwear (use code sakurasociety5 at checkout to save $5 on your order)Dash Water, the best in sparkling water
What could be the final operation begins. The cell makes their move against Brilliant Diamond. Will they stop the megacorp that has been behind the deaths of Oldman's family and putting most of Neo Tokyo into a fantasyland hibernation? The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:A Dangerous Location by Ron ErnestSubterranean Terror by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioRebels by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Katsuhiro Otomo's series is a landmark work in the history of Japanese manga and animation that shaped the industry as we know it today. In episode 366, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they continue their journey through Neo Tokyo by reacting to volumes 2 and 3, debate just how evil (or not) Tetsuo actually is, weigh the pros/cons of color, learn about "gutter loss," and further explore the legacy of this legendary story. Join them again next week when they race headlong into the film! Pickup Akira or any of the novels they've covered at the Ink to Film Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Support Ink to Film on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Intro/Outro Music "Rebels" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-wKcIkElIc&t=522s Luke Elliott Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Social Media: https://www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social Writing: https://www.lukeelliottauthor.com/publications James Bailey Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
The death of an innocent friend has turned up the temperature for the cell. No one is safe.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:U Make Me Feel by MK2Shadow Man by Lobo LocoStreetllife - Silentfilm by Lobo LocoGolden Cage by Jimena Contreras
Nobody seems to know for certain who created the first cyberpunk story, but Katsuhiro Otomo has as strong a claim as anyone. In episode 365, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they start their journey into Neo-Tokyo for possibly the most legendary manga of all time, learn the history of manga making into western markets, find a surprising link to "Stranger Things", and admire the sheer technical skill of a master. Join them in the coming weeks as they read volumes 2 & 3, then tackle the renowned anime adaptation! Pickup Akira or any of the novels they've covered at the Ink to Film Bookshop! https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Support Ink to Film on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Intro/Outro Music "Rebels" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-wKcIkElIc&t=522s Luke Elliott Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Social Media: https://www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social Writing: https://www.lukeelliottauthor.com/publications James Bailey Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
The cell plans out their big assault on Brilliant Diamond and how much they should trust Capt. Seito.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:The Void by White HexWeak Knight by Devon ChurchYou Make Me Feel by the MK2
The cell meets with Capt. Seito to plan what may be the final assault on Brilliant Diamond and may bring the end of cyberzone.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Should We Go by Jeremy Korpas
With Kaze hurt and the cell on their back foot, they go hunting for answers as Butts finds an invader in a place he thought impenetrable.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Weak Knight by Devon ChurchMoonlight by Lobo LocoElgy by Asher FuleroStoner Things by PatinÌoShould We Go by Jeremy KorpasSpecial guest loud typing and a clicking pen
Akira (1988) synopsis: “A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.”Starring: Cam Clarke, Jan Rabson, Lara Cody, and Tony PopeDirector: Katsuhiro ÔtomoThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review the cyberpunk cult classic, Akira! A movie that is near and dear to Corey's heart, but this is Zak's first time watching it. Listen now to hear what Zak thought of this anime milestone, and if he ever finds out just who Akira actually is (no, it's not Kaneda like he thought it was going to be based on the poster)!A huge THANK YOU to Robert Ortiz for picking Akira for us to review through the highest Patreon tier! You can purchase one of Robert's book, The Rune of Making on AmazonSupport Horror Not Hate on Kickstarter— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network
An ally lies bleeding to death. Can the cell save her, and who is responsible?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Truth Police by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioSubterranean Terror by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioGolden Cage by Jimena ContrerasGuest Star for this Episode Whatever someone was fumbling with through the whole damn session.
Doubt!The cell doubts the motivations and the methods of one another as they try to aim themselves at their next target.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Relapse by White HexDive Down by VYENTruth Police by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioGuest Star for this Episode Whatever someone was fumbling with through the whole damn session.
The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Drive by TrackTribeWeak Knight by Devon Church
Face to face with the #2 at Delicious Future, the cell is about to face their greatest and most monstrous threat to date.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Trenches by KaupeeTerminator vs RoboCop by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio_1Strange Stuff by Matt HarrisGuest Star for this Episode Whatever someone was fumbling with through the whole damn session.
The Cell has infiltrated the main Delicious Future facility and has encountered the terrifying secret ingredient of their newest product.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Rebels by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioEscape From LV426 by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioWeak Knight by Devon ChurchTerminator vs RoboCop by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTrenches by KaupeSpecial Guest includesWhatever the hell someone was bumping or fumbling with the entire freaking recording.
The cell deals with their disagreements and sets out to deal with Delicious Future on their own turf.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:A Dangerous Location by Ron ErnestGolden Cage by Jimena ContrerasSubterranean Terror by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioA Fever by Devon Church
As the cell debates its tactics, Niko takes it upon herself to sneak into an alley's home to steal the resource she is withholding. Will this be a violation of cell's trust?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Shadow Man by Lobo LocoAdditional Voices includeBlair
The cell is taring at the seems as they debate how much blood must be spilled to bring down the megacorps.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Marianas by Quincas MoreiraWeak Knight by Devon ChurchGolden Cage by Jimena ContrerasDrive by TrackTribeHopeless by Jimena ContrerasA Dangerous Location by Ron Ernest
Which way does the crew turn when their is a twist in their plot to blackmail a Brilliant Diamond exec and get a passcode that would give them unrivaled access to the megacorp's operations.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:The Journey Ahead by Ezra LippStrange Stuff by Matt HarrisMarianas by Quincas Moreira
Almost everyone gets in a fight in this one as Butts tries to make his way to the Emperor and whatever Brilliant Diamond has in store.The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Eternal Night by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioTerminator vs RoboCop by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioMarianas by Quincas MoreiraCyberpunk Manifesto by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioSink Whole Dream by The 129ersThey Call Me the Road Warrior by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio_1Streetlife Silentfilm by Lobo Loco
This week on Galaxy Of Film, one of our original guest stars, Curtis makes his epic return to the podcast! We take a nice trip down to Neo-Tokyo to watch two of the greatest anime films of all time. You can support our newest production by checking out our Gofundme campaign - https://www.gofundme.com/f/GOFsummerfilmfund You can also support the production of the newest Natasha Hall film with their Gofundme campaign - https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-create-the-next-natasha-hall-adventure?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&attribution_id=sl%3Acaf3fc19-5f6d-46da-8354-9fcd8b245df1&fbclid=IwY2xjawMmlB5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvCfHOP538Ydz6wxl7HnNeWn49H7Z7292pLKSq125GgVMZ2PM7bI3h8aInyf_aem_A3Nh6aVV2SiKX1pqkZ4lgA You can find more of our podcast as well as the rest of our content on GalaxyOfFilm.com You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky and Threads @GalaxyOfFilm and subscribe to our YouTube channel, Galaxy Of Film! Follow our guest star! Curtis - @curtisshack75 on Instagram and you can check out his podcast series, the Code_ZeroPodcast on the usual streaming platforms Episode 244 of the Galaxy Of Film podcast Season 4 Episode 4
Deciding he's through with subterfuge, Oldman heads straight to one of the cell's targets. Will this be the distraction he thinks, or will it just tip off the cell's enemies?The future is grim.The population of Neo Tokyo seeks to escape into Cyberzone as the megacorps plunder the world around their sleeping bodies.There are those, bold enough, perhaps mad enough, link their minds, and stand up.Join This American Dice for a Headspace actual play.A group of operators have bound their minds together to become the ultimate force to bring down the megacorps plundering Neo Tokyo.Neo Tokyo Dreams includes the voices of:David as Dr. BenniLeigh as Old ManAlex as ButtsAustin as Nikoand Carl is our Game MasterHeadspace is a game by Mark Richardson and is a Powered by the Apocalypse GameThe intro music is Law Abiding Citizen by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioAdditional Music for this episode includes:Truth Police by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioThe Journey Ahead by Ezra LippGolden Cage by Jimena ContrerasInto the Technodome by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioEternal Night by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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