Podcasts about Otomo

Negli anni '60 e '70 il Giappone fu attraversato da potenti movimenti studenteschi contro la guerra in Vietnam, l'imperialismo americano e l'opprimente sistema sociale. Ma che impatto ha avuto tutto questo sulla cultura pop?In questa puntata di Giappone nel Mondo, insieme a Rudy esploriamo come l'animazione giapponese sia diventata veicolo di ribellione. Dal realismo ideologico di Yoshiyuki Tomino in Gundam, alla visione distopica di Otomo in Akira, fino ai primi messaggi ecologisti e anti-militaristi di Miyazaki, analizziamo come questi autori abbiano trasformato l'anime in un atto politico e culturale.Un viaggio tra rivoluzioni universitarie, mecha, mutanti e utopie perdute. Condividete con noi nei commenti quali opere secondo voi meglio rappresentano lo spirito della ribellione giapponese!

Welcome back to Heroes Three! Some host picks to close out the year and Carlos brings one of his all time favorites, Katsuhiro Otomo's Memories from 1995! Check out some H3 art and merch! - https://www.teepublic.com/user/kf_carlito  Full cast and credits at Anime News Network! Find us online - https://linktr.ee/Heroes3Podcast Email us! - heroes3podcast@gmail.com Full blog post with gifs here! Making Memories Documentary Read the Memories short by Otomo here! Animation Obsessive's great writing on Magnetic Rose here! Weird cel wobble from Fist of the North Star Timestamps (0:00) Intro (0:52) Why Memories (2:49) Carlos Memories memories (7:54) Marty's surprising Memories memories (11:27) Matthew's Memories first time (16:10) Production History (19:26) Based on a true story?? (20:53) Wrong info online (23:08) Magnetic Rose (37:11) Stink Bomb (52:54) Cannon Fodder (1:04:56) Final thoughts (1:09:51) Outro and training for next week

JJ and Angus drift into Neo-Tokyo to discuss Katsuhiro Otomo's stunning science fiction masterpiece Akira which is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced. They also reflect on Otomo's brilliant animated film version which is also regarded worldwide as a classic. Akira, Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/Akira-Vol-1-Katsuhiro-Otomo/dp/1935429000/ Welcome to 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 leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. Leave a message at kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com Join the Community Discussions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kirbyskids.com/2023/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kirbyskids.com

Welcome to this week's exciting episode of Round Guy Radio, proudly sponsored by Henshaw Trailer Sales, Helena Hayes and Jeff Shipley, House Reps, and more. Our latest poll results are in, and we're thrilled to announce the top 10 Southeast Iowa teams. Wilton takes the top spot with an impressive 40 votes, closely followed by Otomo with 33. Pekin and SK share the third position, each garnering 21 votes, while Waco holds strong at number five with 21 votes. The Washington Demons and West Burlington Notre Dame Falcons Nike team are tied for sixth place with 17 votes. Mid-Prairie trails closely with 16 votes, followed by Central East at number nine with six votes. Rounding out the list is Danville, securing the tenth spot with four votes. Stay tuned for Scotty Melvin's Power Five coming soon, and thank you for your continued support throughout the year. Look out for more JV action updates and schedules!

¿Compramos cómics por la portada? La cubierta de los tebeos es un elemento identificativo, de síntesis del argumento y de colección. Desde el inicio del noveno arte y de su recopilación, la portada se ha convertido en un elemento básico. Los comic-books constituyen el gran campo de batalla y desde la edad de oro, la irrupción de EC y los tebeos de superhéroes, sus cubiertas han tenido una evolución muy importante. Incluso los formatos se han vuelto loquísimos con troquelados, brillos y todo tipo de gadgets. En la BD, Tintin ha tenido portadas significativas, en Italia los fumetti eróticos han tenido cubiertas muy superiores al contenido o en el manga el personaje principal lo monopoliza todo. Actualmente, por suerte la novela gráfica y el cómic de autor permite una multitud de variedades y estilos. Además durante el podcast hablamos de algunos de nuestros portadistas favoritos: Steranko, Neal Adams, Jack Davis, Earl Norem,Gigi Cavenago, Emma Ríos, De Felipe, David Aja, Otomo... etc. Incluso tres grandes portadistas nacionales como Javier Rodríguez, David López y María Llovet nos cuentan cómo afrontan su trabajo, qué portadas les gustan y qué portadistas les chiflan. Completamos el episodio con tres recomendaciones: Ideas negras de Franquin (Dolmen), Goiter de Josh Pettinger (La Cúpula) y Batman/Dylan Dog de Roberto Recchioni, Gigi Cavenago y Werther Dell' edera (ECC.) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

NeoTokyo is about to explode. This week Wes and Rett attempt to solve the mystery of Akira while dodging motorcycle gangs in the cyberpunk dystopia. Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.https://www.spreaker.com/episode/akira--61295286Available on Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Click the Linktree to find us!https://linktr.ee/generationvideoFollow the show on X @genvideopodcast and on Instagram @generationvideopodcast to secure your reservation for the hottest new releases! Email your feedback and suggestions to generationvideo@yahoo.comThe Generation Video Teepublic store is now open! Crew shirts and membership card stickers are now available!https://www.teepublic.com/user/generation-video-podcast

Welcome to an exhilarating episode of Round Guy Radio, where Thursday night football takes center stage in Lone Tree, Iowa. In a special simulcast with the 4th and Roar Lone Tree Lions football podcast, Coach Chaney joins the broadcast to provide insights and commentary. The episode kicks off with Lone Tree Lions facing off against the Meskwaki Settlement Warriors in a game filled with unexpected plays and intense action. Despite the lack of available stats on both teams, the game unfolds with Lone Tree demonstrating strong defensive and offensive strategies right from the start. Listeners are treated to play-by-play coverage as Lone Tree recovers an onside kick, showcasing a robust cheerleading squad and an impressive roster. The action-packed first quarter sees Lone Tree taking an early lead, with standout performances from players like Reese Holbrook and Emmitt Burke. Throughout the episode, the hosts keep fans updated on scores from other games, including the Otomo vs. Des Moines Roosevelt matchup. The Lone Tree Lions' relentless pursuit on both ends of the field results in a dominating performance, leading to a running clock situation by halftime. The episode also features a halftime segment sponsored by Eggman's Pickled Eggs, where the hosts sample various flavors of pickled quail eggs, adding a fun twist to the football commentary. Don't miss this thrilling episode filled with gridiron action, expert analysis, and community spirit as the Lone Tree Lions roar to an impressive victory!

Angus reviews in the screening room Katsuhiro Otomo - Masterpiece of a Mind which highlights Otomo's career in Manga. Katsuhiro Otomo - Masterpiece of a Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPD8DL-O1E8 Please join us for our Manga Month celebration and our reads: Graphic Novel MANGA MONTH - Akira, Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/Akira-Vol-1-Katsuhiro-Otomo/dp/1935429000/ _____________________________ Comic Book Character Of The Month Science Ninja Team Gatchaman - Battle Of The Planets https://13thdimension.com/gold-keys-battle-of-the-planets-comics-a-guide/ Leave a message at kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com Join the Community Discussions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kirbyskids.com/2023/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kirbyskids.com

Ito-koku and Na-koku were the next two countries on the path of the Wei envoys noted in the Gishiwajinden.  They likely refer to the areas known today as Itoshima and Fukuoka, so what do we know about these places in the Yayoi period, and how is it that by the 3rd century Yamato seemed to have taken the foremost position on the archipelago and not one of these other countries, where wet paddy rice agriculture and other continental technologies first arrived in the archipelago. For more see our podcast blog post at: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/itoandna Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Gishiwajinden Part Five: Ito-koku and Na-koku This episode we are finishing up our Gishiwajinden Tour, focusing on our journey to Ito-koku and Na-koku, or modern day Itoshima and Fukuoka. We'll talk about what we know from the records of these two areas in the Yayoi and early Kofun periods, and then look at some of the later history, with the development of the Dazaifu, the build up of Hakata and Fukuoka, and more.  A key thread through all of this will be our discussion about why it was Yamato, and not these early states, who eventually became paramount.  If this is where things like wet paddy rice agriculture started, and they had such close ties to the continent, including sending a mission to the Han dynasty, why did the political center shift over to Yamato, instead?  It is certainly something to wonder about, and without anything written down by the elites of Na and Ito we can only really guess based on what we see in the histories and the archaeological record. We ended our tour in Na for a reason: while the Gishiwajinden—the Japanese section of the Wei Chronicles—describes the trip from the continent all the way to Yamatai, the locations beyond Na are largely conjecture.  Did ancient travelers continue from Na along the Japan Sea coast up to Izumo and then travel down somewhere between Izumo and Tsuruga to the Nara Basin?  Or did they travel the Inland Sea Route, with its calmer waters but greater susceptibility to pirates that could hide amongst the various islands and coves?  Or was Yamatai on the island of Kyushu, and perhaps the name just happens to sound similar to the Yamato of Nara?  Unfortunately, the Wei Chronicles have more than a few problems with accuracy, including problems with directions, meaning that at most we have some confidence in the locations out to “Na”, but beyond that it gets more complicated.  And even “Na” has some questions, but we'll get to that later. Unlike the other points on our journey, we didn't stay overnight at “Ito-koku”, , and we only briefly stayed at Na—modern Fukuoka, but I'll still try to give an account of what was going on in both places, and drawing on some past visits to the area to fill in the gaps for you.   Both the Na and Ito sites are believed to be in the modern Fukuoka prefecture, in Itoshima and Fukuoka cities.  Fukuoka prefecture itself actually spans all the way up to the Shimonoseki straits and includes the old territory of Tsukushi—Chikuzen and Chikugo—as well as the westernmost part of Buzen, the “closer” part of the old land of “Toyo” on the Seto Inland Sea side of Kyushu.  When it comes to locating the country of Ito-koku, we have lots of clues from current place names.  The modern Itoshima peninsula, which, in old records, was known as the country of Ito, and was later divided into the districts of Ito and Shima.  Shima district, at the end of the peninsula, may have once been an island—or nearly so.  It is thought that there was a waterway between the two areas, stretching from Funakoshi bay in the south to Imazu Bay, in the north, in Fukuoka proper.  Over time this area was filled in with deposits from the local rivers, making it perfect for the Yayoi style wet rice paddy agriculture that was the hallmark of the growth in that period.  And indeed there are certainly plenty of Yayoi and Kofun era ruins in the area, especially in eastern reaches of the modern city of Itoshima, which reside in the valley that backs up to Mt. Raizan.  There you can find the Ito-koku History Museum, which tells much of the story of Ito. The Weizhi, or the Wei Chronicles, note that Ito-koku had roughly a thousand households, with various officials under their own Queen, making it one of the few Wa countries that the Chroniclers specifically noted as being a “kingdom”, though still under the nominal hegemony of the queen of Yamatai or Yamateg.  If you continue eastward along the coast from Itoshima, you next hit Nishi-ku, the Western Ward, of modern Fukuoka city, which now continues to sprawl around Hakata Bay.  Nishi-ku itself used to also be known as “Ito”, though spelled slightly differently, and you can still find Ito Shrine in the area. So was this part of Ito-koku also? It's very possible.   Na-koku, or the country of Na, was probably on the eastern edge of modern Fukuoka, perhaps around the area known as Hakata down to modern Kasuga.  Much like in Karatsu, this area features some of the earliest rice fields ever found in Japan – in this case, in the Itazuke neighborhood, just south of Fukuoka airport.  The land here is mostly flat, alluvial plains, formed by the rivers that empty out into Hakata Bay, another great area for early rice agriculture. Locating the country of Na is interesting for several reasons.  For one, unlike all of the other Wei Chronicles sites we've mentioned, there is no clear surviving placename that obviously matches up between “Na” and the local area.  It is a short enough name that it may simply be difficult to distinguish which “Na” is meant, though there is a “Naka” district in Kasuga that may show some promise.  There certainly is evidence for a sizeable settlement, but that's much more tenuous than the placenames for other areas, which remained largely in use in some form up to the modern day, it would seem. The name “Na” shows up in more than just the Weizhi, and it is also mentiond in the Houhan-shu, or the Record of the Later Han, a work compiled later than the Weizhi, but using older records from the Late Han dynasty period.  There it is asserted that the country of Na was one of the 99 some-odd countries of Wa, and they sent an embassy to the Later Han court, where they received a gold seal made out to the “King of Na of Wa”.  We talked about this in Episode 10: The Islands of the Immortals: That seal, made of gold, was seemingly found in the Edo period—1784, to be precise.  A farmer claimed to have found it on Shika island, in Hakata Bay, which is quite prominent, and connected to the mainland with a periodically-submerged causeway.  The description of the find—in a box made up of stones, with a large stone on top that required at least two men to move it—seems like it could have been an old burial of some kind.  The island certainly makes sense as an elite burial site, overlooking Hakata Bay, which was likely an important feature of the lifeways of the community.  While there have been questions about the authenticity of the seal, if it is a forgery, it is quite well done.  It looks similar to other Han era seals, and we don't really have a way to date the gold it is made of.  Without the actual context we can't be quite sure. This certainly seems like pretty strong evidence of the country of Na in this area, somewhere – probably not on the island itself, then close by.So unless something else comes along, I think we can say that this is at least the vicinity of the old country of Na.  Okay, so now that we've talked in general about where these two places were, let's go back and look at them in more detail. The Ito-koku site is just up the coast from where we stayed for Matsuro-koku, in Karatsu, which all makes sense from the position of the Chronicles in that it says the early envoys traveled overland from one place to the other.  Of course it also says they traveled southeast, which is not correct as the route is actually northeast.  However, they had traveled southeast from the Korean peninsula to Tsushima and then Iki and Matsuro, so that direction was well established, and this is an easy enough error that could have been made by the actual envoys or by later scribes, as it would be a one character difference. For Ito-koku, as with Matsuro-koku, we have no large, reconstructed sites similar to Harunotsuji on Iki or Yoshinogari, further inland in Saga prefecture, where we have an entire, large, so-called “kingly” settlement.  There is evidence of settlements, though, both near the major burial sites as well as around the peninsula.  And as for those burial sites, well, Ito has a few, and they aren't merely important because of their size.  Size is often an indication of the amount of labor that a leader must have been able to mobilize, and so it can be used to get a general sense of the power that a given leader or system was able to wield, as they could presumably turn that labor to other users as well. However, it is also important to look at other factors, like burial goods. What kind of elite material was the community giving up and placing with the deceased? That is the case with the first site we'll discuss, the Hirabaru burial mound.  At first glance it isn't much—a relatively unassuming square mound, about 12 by 14 meters, and less than 2 meters in height.  It was discovered in 1965 by a farmer who started digging a trench to plant an orchard and started pulling up broken pieces of a bronze mirror, one of the first clues that this was someone important.  They later found various post holes around the site, suggesting that it was more than just an earthen mound, and as they excavated the site they found pottery, beads, mirrors, and more. Let's start with those post-holes.  It looks like there was at least one large pillar set up due east of the burial.  We don't know how tall it was, but it was likely of some height given the size of the pillar hole—I've seen some estimates that it could have been up to 70 meters tall.  A tall pole would have provided visibility, and it may also be significant that it was east, in the direction of the rising sun.  We know that the ancient Wa had a particular connection with the sun, and this may be further evidence of that.  There are other holes that may be a gate, and possible a storehouse nearby, presumably for various ritual items, etc.  Suddenly, even without knowing exactly what was there, we start to see a picture of a large, manmade complex that seems to be centered on this burial and whomever is there. On top of that, there was a mirror in the tomb that was larger than any other ever found in Japan at that time—certainly the largest round mirror of that period.  It is not one of the triangular rimmed mirrors that Yamato is known for, but may have been part of another large cache brought over from the mainland.  About 40 mirrors in total, many of them very large, were found buried in the tomb, some of which appear to have been broken for some reason.  Furthermore, the large mirrors appear to fit within the dimensions given the Great Mirror—the Yata no kagami—housed at the sacred Ise Shrine.  There is a document in 804, the “Koutai Jingu Gishiki Chou”, detailing the rituals of Ise shrine, which describes the sacred mirror sitting in a box with an inner diameter of 1 shaku, 6 sun, and 3 bu, or approximately 49.4 centimeters, at least using modern conversions.  The same measurements are given in the 10th century Engi Shiki.  So we can assume that the mirror in Ise, which nobody is allowed to actually see, let alone measure, is smaller than that, but not by much, as the box would have been made to fit the mirror, specifically.  It isn't like you can just grab a box from Mirror Depot.  The mirrors found at Hirabaru Mound measure 46.5 centimeters, and have a floral pattern with an eight petaled flower on the back.  Could this mirror be from the same mold or the same cache, at least, as the sacred mirror at Ise?  At the very least, they would seem to be of comparable value.   In addition, there were many beads, jars, etc.  Noticeably absent from the burial were swords and weapons.  Based on this, some have argued that this was the burial of a queen of Ito-koku.  There is evidence that this may be the case, but I don't think the presence of weapons, or the lack thereof, is necessarily a good indicator. After all, we see in the old stories that women were also found wielding swords and leading troops into battle. So it's dangerous to make assumptions about gender based on this aspect alone. I wonder if the Hirabaru tomb assemblage might have more to do with something else we see in Yamato and which was likely applicable elsewhere in the archipelago: a system of co-rulership, where one role might have to do more with administrative and/or ritual practice, regardless of gender. This burial assemblage or mirrors and other non-weapons might reflect this kind of position. The Weizhi often mentions “secondary” or “assistant” positions, which may have truly been subordinate to a primary ruler, or could have just been misunderstood by the Wei envoys, who saw everything through their particular cultural stratification.  In a similar fashion, early European explorers would often name people “king”—from the daimyo of Sengoku era Japan to Wahunsenacawh, known popularly as “Powhatan” for the name of his people, on what would become known as North America.  That isn't to say that these weren't powerful individuals, but the term “king” comes with a lot of Eurocentric assumptions and ideas about power, stratification, etc.  Is there any reason to believe that the Wei envoys and later chroniclers were necessarily better at describing other cultures? And of course we don't have any physical remains of the actual individual buried there, either. However, there is a good reason to suggest that this may have been a female ruler, and that *is* because of something in the Weizhi, which specifically says that the people of Ito lived under the rule of a female king, aka a queen, using a description not unlike what is used for Queen Himiko.  In fact, Ito gets some special treatment in the record, even though it isn't the largest of the countries.  Let's look at those numbers first: Tsushima is said to have 1,000 households, while Iki is more like 3,000.  Matsuro is then counted at 4,000 families, but Ito is only said to have 1,000, similar to Tsushima.  Just over the mountains and along the Bay, the country of Na is then counted at a whopping 20,000 households, so 20 times as many.  These numbers are probably not entirely accurate, but do give an impression of scale, at least. But what distinguishes Ito-koku in this is that we are told that it had a special place for envoys from the Korean peninsula to rest when they came.  It makes you wonder about this little place called Ito. Hirabaru is not the only kingly tomb in the area.  Walk about 20 to 30 minutes further into the valley, and you might just find a couple of other burials—in particular Mikumo-Minami Shouji, discovered in 1822, and Iwara-Yarimizo, which includes artifacts discovered in the 1780s in the area between Mikumo and Iwara as they were digging a trench.  Based on evidence and descriptions, we know that they pulled out more bronze mirrors and other elite goods indicative of the late Yayoi paramounts. In these areas they have also found a number of post holes suggesting other buildings—enough to perhaps have a relatively large settlement. As noted earlier, we do not have a reconstructed village like in Harunotsuji or Yoshinogari, given that these are private fields, so the shape of the ancient landscape isn't as immediately impressive to people looking at the area, today.  The apparent dwellings are largely found in the triangle created between two rivers, which would have been the water source for local rice paddies.  The tombs and burials are found mostly on the outskirts, with the exception of the kingly burial of Mikumo-Minami Shouji.  This is also interesting when you consider that the later Hirabaru mound was situated some distance away, raising a bunch of questions that we frankly do not have answers for. The area of these ruins is not small.  It covers roughly 40.5 hectares, one of the largest Yayoi settlements so far discovered.  Of course, traces of other large settlements—like something in the Fukuoka area or back in Yamato—may have been destroyed by later construction, particularly in heavily developed areas.  This is interesting, though, when you consider that the Weizhi only claimed some 1,000 households. There are also other graves, such as various dolmens, across Ito and Shima, similar to those found on the peninsula, and plenty of other burials across both ancient districts.  And as the Yayoi culture shifted, influence of Yamato can be seen.  While Ito-koku clearly had their own burial practices, which were similar to, but not exactly like, those in the rest of the archipelago, we can see them start to adopt the keyhole style tomb mounds popular in Yamato. During the kofun period, the area of Itoshima built at least 60 identified keyhole shaped tombs, with a remarkable number of them from the early kofun period.  Among these is Ikisan-Choushizuka Kofun, a large, round keyhole tomb mound with a vertical stone pit burial, estimated to have been built in the latter half of the 4th century.  At 103 meters in length, it is the largest round keyhole tomb on the Genkai coast—that is to say the northwest coast of Kyushu. All of these very Yamato-style tombs would appear to indicate a particular connection between Ito and  Yamato—though what, exactly, that looked like is still up for debate.  According to the various early Chronicles, of course, this would be explained because, from an early period, Yamato is said to have expanded their state to Kyushu and then even on to the Korean peninsula.  In particular, the Chronicles talk about “Tsukushi”, which is both used as shorthand for the entirety of Kyushu, while also indicating the area largely encompassing modern Fukuoka prefecture.  On the other hand, this may have been a sign of Ito demonstrating its own independence and its own prestige by emulating Yamato and showing that they, too, could build these large keyhole tombs.  After all, the round keyhole shape is generally thought to have been reserved, in Yamato, for members of the royal family, and Ito-koku may have been using it similarly for their own royal leaders.  It may even be something in between—Ito-koku may have recognized Yamato's influence and leadership, but more in the breach than in actuality.  Afterall, until the standup of things like the various Miyake and the Dazai, we aren't aware of a direct outpost of the Yamato government on Kyushu.  The Miyake, you may recall, were the ”royal granaries”, which were basically administrative regions overseeing rice land that was directly controlled by Yamato, while the Dazai was the Yamato government outpost in Kyushu for handling continental affairs.  On top of a lack of local control in the early Kofun, the Weizhi appears to suggest that the Yamato paramount, Himiko, was the “Queen of the Wa” only through the consensus of other polities, but clearly there were other countries in the archipelago that did not subscribe to her blog, as it were, as they were in open conflict with Yamato.  This all leads into something we've talked about in the main podcast at various times, but it still bears discussing:  How did Yamato, over in the Nara Basin, become the center of political life in the Japanese archipelago, and why not somewhere in Kyushu, like ancient Na or Ito?  While we don't entirely know, it is worth examining what we do and some of the factors that may have been in play.  After all, Kyushu was the closest point of the main Japanese islands to the mainland, and we see that the Yayoi culture gets its start there.  From there, Yayoi culture spread to the east, and if we were to apply similar assumptions as we do on the spread of the keyhole shaped kofun, we would assume that the culture-givers in the west would have held some level of prestige as groups came to them to learn about this new technology, so why wasn't the capital somewhere in Kyushu?  We likewise see other such things—Yayoi pottery styles, fired in kilns, rather than open fired pottery; or even bronze items brought over from the continent.  In almost every instance, we see it first in Kyushu, and then it diffuses eastward up to the edge of Tohoku.  This pattern seems to hold early on, and it makes sense, as most of this was coming over from the continent. Let's not forget, though, that the Yayoi period wasn't simply a century: by our most conservative estimates it was approximately 600 years—for reference, that would be roughly equivalent to the period from the Mongol invasions up to the end of the Edo period, and twice as long as the period from Mimaki Iribiko to the Naka-no-Oe in 645, assuming that Mimaki Iribiko was ruling in the 3rd century.  So think about all that has happened in that time period, mostly focused on a single polity, and then double it.  More recent data suggests that the Yayoi period may have been more like an 1100 to 1300 year range, from the earliest start of rice cultivation.  That's a long time, and enough time for things in the archipelago to settle and for new patterns of influence to form.  And while Kyushu may have been the first region to acquire the new rice growing technology, it was other areas around the archipelago that would begin to truly capitalize on it. We are told that by the time the Wei envoys arrived that the state of Yamato, which we have no reason not to believe was in the Nara Basin, with a focus on the area of modern Sakurai, had approximately 70,000 households.  That is huge.  It was larger than Na, Ito, and Matsuro, combined, and only rivaled in the Weizhi by Touma-koku, which likely referred to either the area of Izumo, on the Japan Sea coast, or to the area of Kibi, along the Seto Inland Sea, both of which we know were also large polities with significant impact in the chronicles.  And here there is something to consider about the Yayoi style agriculture—the land determined the ultimate yield.  Areas with more hills and mountains are not as suited to wet rice paddy agriculture.  Meanwhile, a flat basin, like that in Yamato, which also has numerous rivers and streams draining from the surrounding mountains into the basin and then out again, provided the possibility for a tremendous population, though no doubt it took time to build. During that time, we definitely see evidence of the power and influence of places like Na and Ito.  Na sent an embassy to the Han court—an incredible journey, and an indication of not only their interest in the Han court and continental trade, but also their ability to gather the resources necessary for such a journey, which likely required some amount of assistance from other, nearby polities.  Na must have had some sway back then, we would assume. Meanwhile, the burial at Ito shows that they were also quite wealthy, with clear ties to the continent given their access to large bronze mirrors.  In the absence of other data, the number and size of bronze mirrors, or similar bronze items, likely only useful for ritual purposes, indicates wealth and status, and they had some of the largest mirrors as well as the largest collection found for that period.  Even into the stories in the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki we see how mirrors, swords, and jewels all are used a symbols of kingship.  Elite status was apparently tied to material items, specifically to elite trade goods.  Assuming Yamato was able to grow its population as much as is indicated in the Weizhi, then by the 3rd century, they likely had the resources to really impress other groups.  Besides things like mirrors, we can probably assume that acquisition of other goods was likewise important.  Both Ito and Yamato show evidence of pottery shards from across the archipelago, indicating extensive trade networks.  But without any other differentiating factors, it is likely that Yamato, by the 3rd century, at least, was a real powerhouse.  They had a greater production capacity than the other states listed in the Weizhi, going just off of the recorded human capital. And this may answer a question that has been nagging me for some time, and perhaps others:  Why did other states acquiesce to Yamato rule?  And the answer I keep coming back to is that it was probably a combination of wealth, power, prestige, ritual, and time. For one thing, wealth: Yamato had it.  That meant they could also give it.  So, if Yamato was your friend, you got the goods, and you had access to what you need.  You supported them, they could help you with what you needed.  These transactional alliances are not at all uncommon, and something I think most of us can understand. There is also power—specifically military power.  With so many people, Yamato would likely have been a formidable threat should they decide that violence was the answer.  That said, while we read of military campaigns, and no doubt they did go out and fight and raid with the best of them, it's expensive to do so.  Especially exerting control over areas too far out would have been problematic, especially before writing AND horses.  That would be costly, and a drain on Yamato's coffers.  So while I do suspect that various military expeditions took place, it seems unlikely that Yamato merely bested everyone in combat.  Military success only takes you so far without constant maintenance. And so here is where I think prestige and ritual come into play.  We've talked about how Yamato did not exactly “rule” the archipelago—their direct influence was likely confined to the Kinki region for the longest period of time.  And yet we see that they influenced people out on the fringes of the Wa cultural sphere: when they started building large, keyhole shaped kofun for their leaders, and burying elites only one to a giant mound, the other areas of Japan appear to have joined in.  Perhaps Yamato was not the first to build a kofun for a single person, but they certainly were known for the particular shape that was then copied by so many others.  But why? We don't know for certain, but remember that in Yamato—and likely the rest of the Wa cultural sphere—a large part of governance was focused on ritual.  The natural and what we would consider the supernatural—the visible and invisible—worked hand in hand.  To have a good harvest, it required that workers plant, water, harvest, etc. in the right seasons and in the right way.  Likewise, it was considered equally important to have someone to intercede with the kami—to ensure that the rains come at the right time, but not too much, and a host of other natural disasters that could affect the crop. And if you want to evaluate how well ritual works, well, look at them.   Are you going to trust the rituals of someone whose crops always fail and who barely has a single bronze mirror?  Or are you going to trust the rituals of someone with a thriving population, multiple mirrors, and more?  Today, we might refer to this as something like the prosperity gospel, where wealth, good health, and fortune are all seen as stemming from how well one practices their faith, and who's to say that back in the day it wasn't the same?  Humans are going to human, after all. So it makes sense that one would give some deference to a powerhouse like Yamato and even invite their ritualists to come and help teach you how it is done.  After all, the local elites were still the ones calling the shots.  Nothing had really changed. And here is where time comes in.  Because over time what started as an alliance of convenience became entrenched in tradition.  Yamato's status as primus inter pares, or first among equals, became simply one of primus.  It became part of the unspoken social contract.  Yamato couldn't push too hard on this relationship, at least not all at once, but over time they could and did demand more and more from other states. I suspect, from the way the Weizhi reads, that Yamato was in the early stages of this state development.  The Weizhi makes Queen Himiko feel like something of a consensus candidate—after much bickering, and outright fighting, she was generally accepted as the nominal paramount.  There is mention of a male ruler, previously, but we don't know if they were a ruler in Yamato, or somewhere else, nor if it was a local elite or an earlier paramount.  But not everyone in the archipelago was on board—Yamato did have rivals, somewhere to the south (or north?); the directions in the Weizhi are definitely problematic, and it may refer to someone like the Kuma or Kumaso people in southern Kyushu or else people that would become known as the Emishi further to the east of Yamato. This lasted as long as Yamato was able to continue to demonstrate why they were at the top of this structure.  Theoretically, anyone else could climb up there as well, and there are certainly a few other powerful states that we can identify, some by their mention and some by their almost lack of mention.  Izumo and Kibi come to mind almost immediately. The Weizhi makes it clear that Himiko's rule was not absolute, and part of her reaching out to the Wei in the first place may have been the first attempt at something new—external validation by the continent.  A large part of international diplomacy is as much about making people believe you have the power to do something as actually having that power.  Getting recognition from someone like the Wei court would further legitimize Yamato's place at the top of the heap, making things easier for them in the long run. Unfortunately, it seems like things did not go so smoothly, and after Himiko's death, someone else came to power, but was quickly deposed before a younger queen took over—the 13 year old Toyo.  Of course, the Wei and then the Jin had their own problems, so we don't get too many details after that, and from there we lose the thread on what was happening from a contemporary perspective.  Instead, we have to rely on the stories in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, which are several hundred years after the fact, and clearly designed as a legitimizing narrative, but still present us something of a picture.  We don't see many stories of local elites being overthrown, though there do seem to be a fair number of military campaigns.  Nonetheless, even if they were propped up by Yamato, local elites likely had a lot of autonomy, at least early on, even as they were coopted into the larger Yamato umbrella.  Yamato itself also saw ups and downs as it tried to figure out how to create a stable succession plan from one ruler to the next.  At some point they set up a court, where individuals from across the archipelago came and served, and they created alliances with Baekje, on the peninsula, as well as with another polity which we know of as Nimna.  Through them, Yamato continued to engage with the continent when the dynastic struggles there allowed for it.  The alliance with Baekje likely provided even more legitimacy for Yamato's position in the archipelago, as well as access to continental goods. Meanwhile the court system Yamato set up provided a means for Yamato to, itself, become a legitimizing factor. Hierarchical differences in society were already visible in the Yayoi period, so we can generally assume that the idea of social rank was not a new concept for Yamato or the other Wa polities.  This is eventually codified into the kabane system, but it is probably likely that many of the kabane came about, originally, as titles of rank used within the various polities.  Yamato's ability to claim to give—or even take away—that kabane title, would have been a new lever of power for Yamato.  Theoretically, other polities could just ignore them and keep going on with their daily lives, but if they had already bought into the social structure and worldview that Yamato was promoting, then they likely would have acquiesced, at least in part, to Yamato's control. Little by little, Yamato's influence grew, particularly on those closer to the center.  Those closer, and more affected, started to listen to Yamato's rules about kofun size and shape, while those further on the fringes started to adopt Yamato's traditions for themselves, while perhaps maintaining greater independence. An early outlier is the Dazai.  It is unclear whether this was forcibly imposed on the old region of Na and nearby Ito, or if it was more diplomatically established.  In the end, though, Yamato established an outpost in the region early on, almost before they started their practice of setting up “miyake”, the various royal granaries that appear to have also become local Yamato government offices in the various lands.  The Dazai was more than just a conduit to accept taxes in the form of rice from various locals—it was also in charge of missions to the continent.  Whether they were coming or going, military or diplomatic, the Dazai was expected to remain prepared.  The early iterations were likely in slightly different locations, and perhaps not as large, but still in roughly the area near modern Fukuoka and Dazai.  This was a perfect place not only from which to prepare to launch or receive missions from the continent, but also to defend the nearby Shimonoseki straits, which was an important entryway into the Seto Inland Sea, the most direct route to Naniwa and the Yamato court. The first iterations of direct Yamato control in Tsukushi—modern Fukuoka—claim to have been focused largely on being a last point to supply troops heading over to fight on the peninsula, not unlike the role of Nagoya castle on the Higashi-Matsuura peninsula in the 16th century.  Over time, though, it grew into much more.  The Weizhi, for its part mentions something in the land of Ito, where there were rooms set up for envoys from the continent, but the Dazai was this on steroids. Occasionally we see evidence of pushback against Yamato's expansion of powers.  Early on, some states tried to fool the envoys into thinking that they were Yamato, perhaps attempting to garner the trade goods for themselves and to take Yamato's place as the interlocutor between the Wa polities and the continent.  We also see outright rebellions—from Iwai in Kyushu, in the 6th century, but also from various Emishi leaders as well.  The Iwai rebellion may have been part of the impetus for setting up the Dazai as a way to remotely govern Tsukushi—or at least help keep people in line.  For the most part, though, as time goes by, it would seem that Yamato's authority over other polities just became tradition, and each new thing that Yamato introduced appears to have been accepted by the various other polities, over time.  This is likely a much more intricate process than even I'm describing here, but I'm not sure that it was necessarily a conscious one; as the concept of Yamato as the “paramount” state grew, others ceded it more and more power, which only fed Yamato's self-image as the paramount state.  As the elites came under the Yamato court and rank system, they were more closely tied to it, and so Yamato's increased power was, in a way, passed on to them as well.  At least to those who bought in. By the 5th century, we know that there were families sending people to the court from as far away as Hi no Kuni in Kyushu—near modern Kumamoto—and Musashi no Kuni in the east—including modern Saitama.  All of that said, while they may have subordinated themselves to Yamato in some ways, the various polities still maintained some independent actions and traditions.  For example, whatever their connection to Yamato, the tombs at Itoshima also demonstrate a close connection to the peninsula.  The horizontal entry chamber style of tomb—something we saw a lot in Iki, and which seems to have been introduced from the continent—started to become popular in the latter half of the 4th century, at least in the west of the archipelago. This is well before we see anything like it in Yamato or elsewhere, though it was eventually used across the archipelago.  Itoshima appears to have been an early adopter of this tomb style, picking it up even before the rest of the archipelago caught on, making them the OG horizontal chambers, at least in Japan. Ultimately, the image we have of Ito-koku is of an apparently small but relatively influential state with some influence on the cross-strait trade, with close ties to Yamato. The history of the region seems a bit murky past the Kofun period.  There are earthworks of an old mountain castle on Mt. Raizan that could be from the Asuka period, and in the 8th century the government built Ito castle on the slopes of Mt. Takaso, possibly to provide some protection to the Dazaifu, which was the Yamato outpost in Kyushu, and eventually became the main administrative center for the island.  It seems, then, that whatever power the country of Ito may have once had, it was subsumed by the Dazai, which was built a little inland, east of the old Na territory.  Furthermore, as ships grew more seaworthy over time, they could make the longer voyages straight to Iki or Tsushima from Hakata.  For the most part, the area of the Itoshima peninsula seems to have been merely a set of districts in the larger Tsukushi and then the Chikuzen provinces.  The area of Na, meanwhile, which is said to have had 20,000 households in the 3rd century—much larger than nearby Ito—was completely eclipsed by the Dazaifu after the Iwai rebellion.  After the fall of Baekje, the Dazaifu took on even greater administrative duties, and eventually took over all diplomatic engagement with the continent.  They even set up a facility for hosting diplomatic envoys from the continent.  This would come to be known as the Kourokan, and they actually found the ruins of it near the site where Maizuru castle was eventually built in what is now Chuo-ku, or the central ward, of Fukuoka city. From the Heian period onwards, the Harada family eventually came to have some power in the area, largely subordinate to others, but they built another castle on Mt. Takaso, using some of the old Ito Castle earthworks, and participated in the defense of the nation during the Mongol invasions. The Harada family rose briefly towards the end of the Sengoku Period, pushing out the Otomo as Hideyoshi's campaign swept into Kyushu.  They weren't quite fast enough to join Hideyoshi's side, though, and became subordinate to Kato Kiyomasa and eventually met their end during the Invasions of Korea. The Ito district at some point after that became part of the So clan's holdings, falling under Tsushima's purview, along with a scattering of districts elsewhere, all likely more about the revenue produced than local governance.  In the Edo period, there were some efforts to reclaim land in Imazu bay, further solidifying links with the Itoshima peninsula and the mainland, but that also fits in with the largely agricultural lifestyle of the people in the region.  It seems to have remained largely a rural backwater up into modern times, when the Ito and Shima districts were combined into an administrative district known as “Itoshima city”. Meanwhile, the Dazaifu continued to dominate the region of modern Fukuoka.  Early on, worried about a Silla-Tang alliance, the Yamato state built massive forts and earthworks were built around the Dazaifu to protect the region from invasion.  As the Tang dynasty gave way to the Song and Yuan dynasties, however, and the Heian court itself became more insular, the Dazaifu's role faded, somewhat.  The buildings were burned down in the 10th century, during the failed revolt of Fujiwara no Sumitomo.  The government never rebuilt, and instead the center of regional government shifted to Hakata, closer to the bay. Appointed officials to the Dazai were known as the Daini and the Shoni.  Mutou Sukeyori was appointed as Dazai Shoni, the vice minister of the Dazaifu, in the late 12th century.  Though he had supported the Taira in the Genpei wars, he was pardoned and made the guardian of Northern Kyushu, to help keep the region in check for the newly established Kamakura Bakufu.  He would effectively turn that into a hereditary position, and his family became known as the “Shoni”, with their position eventually coming to be their family name.  They would provide commendable service against the Mongol invasion, and eventually became the Shugo Daimyo over much of western Kyushu and the associated islands, though not without pushback from others in the region. Over time, the power of the Shoni waned and various other daimyo began to rise up.  The chaos of the Sengoku period saw the entire area change hands, back and forth, until Hideyoshi's invasion of Kyushu.  Hideyoshi divided up control of Kyushu, and Chikuzen, including the areas of Hakata and modern Itoshima, was given to Kobayakawa Takakage.  Hideyoshi also began to redevelop the port of Hakata.  After the battle of Sekigahara, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Takakage's adopted son and nephew to the late Hideyoshi, was transferred to the fief of Okayama, and the area of modern Fukuoka city was given to Kuroda Nagamasa, creating the Fukuoka Han, also known as the Kuroda Han. Nagamasa would go on to build Maizuru Castle on the other side of the Naka river from the port of Hakata, creating two towns with separate administration, each of which fell under the ultimate authority of the Kuroda.  Hakata, on the east side of the river, was a city of merchants while Fukuoka was the castle town, and largely the domain of samurai serving the Kuroda.  The Kuroda would remain in control of the Fukuoka domain through the Edo period, and only lost control at the very start of the Meiji, as the domain system in general was dissolved. Over that time, Hakata remained an important port city, and the samurai of Fukuoka were known for maintaining their martial traditions. In the Meiji era, samurai from the Kuroda Han joined with other Kyushu samurai, rising up during Saigo Takamori's rebellion.  Later, it would be former samurai and others from Fukuoka who would form the Gen'yosha, an early right wing, nationalist organization that would greatly influence the Japanese government heading into the latter part of the 19th and early 20th century. But that is getting well into more modern territory, and there is so much else we could discuss regarding the history of this area, and with any luck we will get to it all in time.  For now, this concludes our Gishiwajinden Tour—we traveled from Kara, to Tsushima and Iki, and then on to Matsuro, Ito, and Na.  From here the envoys traveled on to Fumi, Toma, and then Yamato.  Fumi and Toma are still elusive locations, with various theories and interpretations as to where they were.   For us, this was the end of our journey. Next episode we will be back with the Chronicles and getting into the Taika era, the era of Great Change.  There we will really see Yamato starting to flex its administrative muscles as it brings the various polities of the archipelago together into a single state, which will eventually become known as the country of Nihon, aka Japan. Until then, thank you for listening.  If you like what we are doing, tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website, SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to us at our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Welcome to Cyberpunk Cinema – the Definitive Dive into the Dark Future of Science Fiction. I am your host, Anthony La Pira, and I will be taking you on a cinematic journey through the sprawling cityscapes, the crippling datastorms, and the cybernetic implants that encompass all things Cyberpunk. In this week's episode, I will be breaking-down the 1988 cyberpunk classic anime film, Akira  – written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on the legendary manga by Otomo. A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics. This is the movie that started it all and introduced anime to mainstream Western audiences...and joining me today is my first guest on the podcast, none other than Mike Pecci. He is a filmmaker/podcaster out of LA and I've been listening to his excellent pod IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS since 2020, plus he just released another pod on his network called RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME. I'm thrilled to have Mike on-board this episode as we not only break down AKIRA, but we also get deep into all things cyberpunk, as well as rants/tangents about - Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, Godzilla, AI, Algorithm, Midjourney, Shogun, and studio gatekeepers! Yep, so buckle up because it's going to be a fun ride! So, do me a favor – it's time to access your cranial jacks, boot up your Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7, and slap on your damn mirror-shades. You know what time it is! Cyberpunk Cinema starts…now!Anthony's IG - https://www.instagram.com/stormgiantproductionsCyberpunk Cinema IG - https://www.instagram.com/cyberpunk.cinemaSignal Fragment SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/signalfragmentMike Pecci IG - https://www.instagram.com/mikepecciIn Love With The Process IG - https://www.instagram.com/inlovewiththeprocesspod

"Con i miei film, Non serve nessun sforzo, non c'è niente da capire, niente da spiegare. Quello che voglio è solo che la gente si diverta. O che si annoi o che si senta frastornata. Annusateli, lasciatevi andare: è solo un film" E' giunta l'ora di fare una capatina in Oriente e nello specifico nel cinema di un grande maestro. Benvenuti nel mondo di Takeshi Kitano, artista poliedrico, regista e autore di film sofferenti, eccentrici, profondi e imprevedibili. Chiudiamo qui sia con la rassegna dedicata a Takeshi Kitano che con la trilogia di "Outrage", visionando il capitolo conclusivo della storia di Otomo e delle continue lotte tra bande Yakuza rivali. Link per iscriversi ai servizi di Amazon: http://www.amazon.it/amazonprime?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/music/unlimited?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.primevideo.com/offers/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/kindle-dbs/hz/signup?tag=pendente90-21   http://www.amazon.it/joinstudent?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.primevideo.com/offers/nonprimehomepage/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?_encoding=UTF8&tag=exampleAssociateStoreID-21?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/tbyb/huc?pf=1&tag=AssociateTrackingID?tag=pendente90-21 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/madmike3/message

"Con i miei film, Non serve nessun sforzo, non c'è niente da capire, niente da spiegare. Quello che voglio è solo che la gente si diverta. O che si annoi o che si senta frastornata. Annusateli, lasciatevi andare: è solo un film" E' giunta l'ora di fare una capatina in Oriente e nello specifico nel cinema di un grande maestro. Benvenuti nel mondo di Takeshi Kitano, artista poliedrico, regista e autore di film sofferenti, eccentrici, profondi e imprevedibili. Prima di concludere la saga di Otomo e degli altri personaggi di "Outrage", Kitano si concede una parentesi leggera con una commedia nera a tema...Yakuza. Una variazione curiosa sul tema da parte di Kitano e che tutto sommato si fa apprezzare. Link per iscriversi ai servizi di Amazon: http://www.amazon.it/amazonprime?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/music/unlimited?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.primevideo.com/offers/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/kindle-dbs/hz/signup?tag=pendente90-21   http://www.amazon.it/joinstudent?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.primevideo.com/offers/nonprimehomepage/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?_encoding=UTF8&tag=exampleAssociateStoreID-21?tag=pendente90-21   https://www.amazon.it/tbyb/huc?pf=1&tag=AssociateTrackingID?tag=pendente90-21 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/madmike3/message

The survivors of the hunting party sat with Otomo Nobu to debrief the events of the attack. Nobu revealed that he knew Nakama was a shapeshifter. The Otomo family had long traded secrets with Nakama in order to learn about the land surrounding Closed Shell Castle. Nobu claimed, however, that he did not know that Nakama was planning an attack on Reju Jikai.Jikai, severely wounded from the attack, listened as Nobu spoke, slipping in and out of sleep as his exhausted body succumbed to the medicine that was treating him. It dawned on him for the first time that perhaps Nobu wasn't as capable a leader as he once thought. Though he was beginning to have his doubts, he did not believe he was in the right state to make any final decisions regarding the governance of his castle.Boa had known men like Nobu before. During his time in the courts of the Crane clan, Boa had seen many upstart nobles and ambitious samurai trying to make names for themselves. Boa knew that Nobu aspired to take the castle for his own. Tired of Nobu's smoke and mirrors, Boa asked him bluntly what his plans for Closed Shell Castle were. The steward stated simply that he wanted the castle to live up to its true potential. That he was tired of it being a laughing stock and a stain on the land.After the meeting, the three ronin agreed that Nobu was planning to seize control of the castle, though they did not know how. They remembered the escaped shugenja, Tetsuya, and wondered what he knew. He may be the missing piece of the puzzle that links everything together. They vowed to find him and speak with him to see what he knows. In the meantime, the ronin decided to pay a visit to Setsuo, the village elder. They convinced him to write a letter to his son, Ichiro, telling him to call off any attack on the castle for at least another week. The ronin wanted more time to figure out what Nobu's plans were and thought the villagers could be marching into danger.The next morning, Reju Masaru had a mission for the ronin. They were to find Tetsuya and bring him back to the castle alive. It seemed fate had steered them onto the proper course. After rummaging through the castle armory for supplies, the ronin decided to first set off for Twin Blessings Village so they could drop off Setsuo's letter. Upon reaching the village, they discover that Natsumi had assumed the role of village leader in Setsuo's absence. She told the ronin that after Setsuo's imprisonment, most of the villagers from both Twin Blessings Village and Nestled Village have either joined with the bandits or fled. They feel that Jikai's government has become so tyrannical that nothing can change without serious action. The ronin explain their position on the matter and hand Natsumi Setsuo's letter to give to Ichiro. She says that Setsuo can try to hold the bandits off as long as he wants, but something terrible is brewing.With that settled, the ronin traveled in the direction of Otosan Uchi to find Tetsuya. Rain clouds began to gather, and before long a wicked storm began to flood the fields, soaking everyone to the bone. With the sun beginning to set, the three decided to stop for the night at a temple-shelter for travelers. As the ronin settled in and dried themselves beside the fire, they heard a knock at the door. The shoji cracked open to reveal a pair of wandering monks. The ronin let them in and they quickly moved beside the fire. Gracious for letting them share the space with them, one monk began to play music on his flute while the other made tea. Not entirely sure what to make of the monks, Tsume talked to them to learn more about them and their mission. They were monks of Shinsei. They wandered Rokugan, enlightening people with Shinsei's teachings, offering peace of mind and spiritual fulfillment. Boa inspected the tea which they were handing out, but could not detect anything out of the ordinary. The ronin soon let their guard down and enjoyed their new found company.One of the monks offered to light some incense, and pulled out a beautiful, ornate box. While the ronin leaned in to smell the incense, the monk blew into the box, causing perfumed powder to momentarily blind and choke the ronin. As they coughed, the monk drew a hidden ninjato sheathed in his staff, while the other loaded his flute like a blowgun and took aim.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! SO MUCH to catch up on.Fantastic Four casting. Mandalorian game rumored again, but different. Helldivers 2 update delayed.Trailers galore or new TV stuff. "Superhero Fatigue?" And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.  MusicNew Music/VideoAlien Ant Farm - So Cold https://youtu.be/XI5OvgMnQQ4 New mAntras  record to be released April 26. I miss the crazy days of the band. But this is still some quality Dark Pop.Comeback Kid - Disruption https://youtu.be/N8yel9QHRJc new Trouble EP to release March 15. Still SOLID hardcore!Kittie - the Morgan sisters are releasing their first new music in 13 years. The song “Eyes Wide Open” … eh…https://youtu.be/hIqcEiaOpM8 High on Fire - Burning Down https://youtu.be/MJ9yIWBb4pY New record (Cometh the Storm) due out April 19 from MNRK Heavy. Produced by Kurt Ballou. LOVE Matt Pike's tone SO MUCH! This video is your worst AI nightmare. A bit indulgent, as should be expected, with 2 solo sections.Harper - I Hope You Choke https://youtu.be/d8hNH7S5mt4 another original it would seem. Production is always solid here. Great to see the younger generation getting into the metal!The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir - Brightly Lit for Bad Decisions https://youtu.be/BUHDQd-IKPc VERY interesting. A little avant garde with your metal.Crosses - Big Youth (Feat El-P) https://youtu.be/FgvrTHh_0Ck the more I hear of these guys the more I like them!!Tours/FestivalsInkcarceration 2024 - https://blabbermouth.net/news/shinedown-godsmack-and-breaking-benjamin-to-headline-this-years-inkcarceration-music-tattoo-festival Avatar - Tour Dates: May 8-19Support Acts: Oxymorrons and Conquer Dividehttps://avatarmetal.com Heilung - Tour Dates: April 13-23Support Acts: Elvorhttps://www.amplifiedhistorytour.com/?mc_cid=511aebc3f0&mc_eid=1e5ce53059 In This Moment/ Motionless in White - “Godmode” Tour Dates: April 30-May 5Support Acts: Kim Dracula, Mike's Deadhttps://inthismomentofficial.com Periphery - Tour Dates: May 8-18Support Acts: Eidola, Jake Bowenhttps://periphery.net Primus/Coheed & Cambria - Sept 12 through Aug 17. Openers Guerilla Toss, Too Many Zooz, or Fishbone depending on the leg you catch. https://www.stubhub.com/primus-tickets/performer/9511 Reg ‘ol NewsOpeth - Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson to guest on next record. Said to be playing on “three or four tracks.”https://metalinjection.net/news/jethro-tulls-ian-anderson-to-guest-on-opeths-next-album SuggestsNecropanther “Betrayal” - https://necropanther.com/music Just a super fun thrashy death metal band on the come up. THIS RECORD SLAPS!Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsElden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree trailer announced. TOMORROW!https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/elden-ring-dlc-shadow-of-the-erdtree-trailer-gameplay/ TrailersKiller Klowns - https://youtu.be/qf4zUiqNQK8 Pre-Orders open Feb 21. Game release June 4th!! Teravision Games producer, PS5 XBox Series and Steam.Hellbreach: Vegas - New Left 4 Dead and CoD Zombies mashup game. Open free beta opens Feb 21. Proper release on March 11.https://youtu.be/VyG4yYBQUiM Reg ‘ol NewsHelldivers 2 - Mech suits have been put on a slight hold due to the server issues they have been having with all the unexpected success. They are in the final stages of polish according to one of the developers on the game's Discord server.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/helldivers-2-mechs-update/ https://youtu.be/vXddWD88jeI Nintendo Direct - Scheduled for Feb 21 at 9am ET. Will last roughly 25 min and will be focusing on Switch games to expect through June-ish.Avatar: The Last Airbender - A 2v2 fighting game set in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe, developed by Maximum Entertainment (creators of "Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age"), launches in Early Access next year. Details are limited, but the developer also owns the studio behind "Them's Fightin' Herds," raising questions about the game's tone.https://youtu.be/kEMDzFB1NDg?si=gcg3XBbhWpHumqkS SuggestsFreevee - ok not a normal suggestion, but Amazon is really starting to get good with the whole free streaming thing! Baby Driver was just added not too long ago.Comic Books/BooksReg ‘ol NewsDeadpool & Wolverine: WWIII - (W) Joe Kelly (A) Adam Kubert “The most intensely mismatched team-up in comics and pop culture, the best there is and the merc with the mouth, undergoes a radical change in an all-new three-part, globe-spanning saga for the ages in DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #1,” On Stands May 1.Deadpool 1 - (W) Cody Ziglar (A) Roge Antonio “As he confronts a brand-new archenemy named Death Grip—who may very well live up to his name—Wade will also reunite with his daughter Ellie. It's the father/daughter duo the Marvel Universe isn't ready for… and if Death Grip has his way, it'll only lead to heartbreak!” April 3Scarlet Witch 1 - (W) Steve Orlando (A) Jacopo Camagni on sale June 12.Continuing the story that started in Darkhold through Scarlet Witch and then on to Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/the-witch-is-back-steve-orlando-reignites-his-run-of-scarlet-witch/ Comic Con: The Cruise - SDCC is putting on a cruise! The cruise will sail from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas. Some of the special guests include Warwick Davis, George Takei, and Ernie Hudson. Prices start at $990 per person.https://t.e2ma.net/click/1jvrvl/dhd57ayb/171kxsc TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is getting a new comic book series relaunch by IDW Publishing.The new series will be written by Jason Aaron and will feature art from a variety of different artists. The series will focus on the four main turtles and will feature new and returning villains. The first issue will be #1 of a new ongoing series. The relaunch is part of IDW's plans to expand its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line. On shelves this July.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tmnt-comics-jason-aaron-relaunch-idw-interview/ ~ALSO~TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures will be doing the inevitable crossover issue. Issue number 12 will cross timelines between many of the different iterations of the TMNT turtle-verse thanks to villain Mister Ogg. Pre-orders end March 18, and the book will release April 24.https://www.ign.com/articles/tmnt-saturday-morning-adventures-turtle-verse-crossover SuggestsFight Club - 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. The protagonist finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups, after his doctor remarks that insomnia is not "real suffering" and that he should find out what it is really like to suffer. The protagonist then meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden and establishes an underground fighting club as radical psychotherapy.Episodic ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsStar Trek: Discovery - Season 5 (Final) set for April 4th (thurs) premiere. 10 episode final season. First 2 at once.Landman - Jon Hamm joins the cast. Taylor Sheridan new series, Demi Moore was announced last week.Chucky - New season launches on USA April 10th.TrailersTales of the TMNT - https://youtu.be/_G4QsXwZFNY This summer.Bad Batch Final Season - https://youtu.be/GHxPp44zcUg feb 21Invincible S2 - https://youtu.be/k5OY-vXYzeE March 14Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - https://youtu.be/xT1LXJRCrbQ Feb 25. With a Joe Bob Hosting premiere on Shudder!!SuggestsTrue Detective: Night Country (season 4)MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsDune 2 - New release date… just in case… March 1st.TrailersCrisis on Infinite Earths PT 2 - https://youtu.be/w6jtfmXziNQ Mortal Kombat: Kenshi VS Kitana - https://youtu.be/okAtQyxHhGQ not a trailer, but where else can i put this? Sound effects from the game? The Noah Fleder channel has a few MK shorts!Reg ‘ol NewsSuperhero Fatigue - Madame Web finishes its first 6 days at $20M. Estimated $80M - $100M shooting budget. Does that mean “Superhero Fatigue?” THR and Forbes are pushing that narrative, but Deadpool & Wolverine got the MOST VIEWS in 24 hours of any movie. Its not “Lady Superheroes” that fans have an issue with either, Morbius anyone? Also, there aren't even SUPERHEROES IN Madame Web.Fantastic Four - Ebon Moss-Bacrach - Ben Grimm Joseph Quinn (Eddie Munson in Stranger Things) - Johnny Storm, Vanessa Kirby - Sue Storm  and Pedro Pascal - Reed Richards.SuggestsAkira - 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film[4] directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. Hulu and CruchyrollRumor MillNew RumorsSilk: Spider Society - Refocusing for a “Male-skewing Audience.” Amazon and Sony live-action series. Announced in Nov of 22. Angela Kang Phil Lord and Christopher Miller exec producing, but the entire writer's room has been sacked.Henry Cavill - Said to have signed with Marvel. Presumably putting to bed the speculation that he would be playing Dr Doom in the Fantastic Four movie. Likely NOT Captain Britain.Metroid Prime 4 - Said to be releasing THIS YEAR?Mandalorian: The Game - Respawn Entertainment is said to be working on an FPS for the IP. The rumor goes on to say that the game is “at least” 2 years out.MK1 - 20(!!!) DLC characters total (NOT kameos). KP1 = 6, KP2 = 6 (3 MK, 3 guest) Story DLC = 3, plus 5 more. Beetles - 4 BIO PICS? All intertwined.Spider-Man Noir - Nicolas Cage in “serious talks” to lead the cast in a live-action adaptation.SPECULATIONMK1 - 5 more could be additional Story Mode DLC. This is supposed to be the MK game that gets all the support that MK11 never got.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! SO MUCH to catch up on.Fantastic Four casting. Mandalorian game rumored again, but different. Helldivers 2 update delayed.Trailers galore or new TV stuff. "Superhero Fatigue?" And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.  MusicNew Music/VideoAlien Ant Farm - So Cold https://youtu.be/XI5OvgMnQQ4 New mAntras  record to be released April 26. I miss the crazy days of the band. But this is still some quality Dark Pop.Comeback Kid - Disruption https://youtu.be/N8yel9QHRJc new Trouble EP to release March 15. Still SOLID hardcore!Kittie - the Morgan sisters are releasing their first new music in 13 years. The song “Eyes Wide Open” … eh…https://youtu.be/hIqcEiaOpM8 High on Fire - Burning Down https://youtu.be/MJ9yIWBb4pY New record (Cometh the Storm) due out April 19 from MNRK Heavy. Produced by Kurt Ballou. LOVE Matt Pike's tone SO MUCH! This video is your worst AI nightmare. A bit indulgent, as should be expected, with 2 solo sections.Harper - I Hope You Choke https://youtu.be/d8hNH7S5mt4 another original it would seem. Production is always solid here. Great to see the younger generation getting into the metal!The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir - Brightly Lit for Bad Decisions https://youtu.be/BUHDQd-IKPc VERY interesting. A little avant garde with your metal.Crosses - Big Youth (Feat El-P) https://youtu.be/FgvrTHh_0Ck the more I hear of these guys the more I like them!!Tours/FestivalsInkcarceration 2024 - https://blabbermouth.net/news/shinedown-godsmack-and-breaking-benjamin-to-headline-this-years-inkcarceration-music-tattoo-festival Avatar - Tour Dates: May 8-19Support Acts: Oxymorrons and Conquer Dividehttps://avatarmetal.com Heilung - Tour Dates: April 13-23Support Acts: Elvorhttps://www.amplifiedhistorytour.com/?mc_cid=511aebc3f0&mc_eid=1e5ce53059 In This Moment/ Motionless in White - “Godmode” Tour Dates: April 30-May 5Support Acts: Kim Dracula, Mike's Deadhttps://inthismomentofficial.com Periphery - Tour Dates: May 8-18Support Acts: Eidola, Jake Bowenhttps://periphery.net Primus/Coheed & Cambria - Sept 12 through Aug 17. Openers Guerilla Toss, Too Many Zooz, or Fishbone depending on the leg you catch. https://www.stubhub.com/primus-tickets/performer/9511 Reg ‘ol NewsOpeth - Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson to guest on next record. Said to be playing on “three or four tracks.”https://metalinjection.net/news/jethro-tulls-ian-anderson-to-guest-on-opeths-next-album SuggestsNecropanther “Betrayal” - https://necropanther.com/music Just a super fun thrashy death metal band on the come up. THIS RECORD SLAPS!Gaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsElden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree trailer announced. TOMORROW!https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/elden-ring-dlc-shadow-of-the-erdtree-trailer-gameplay/ TrailersKiller Klowns - https://youtu.be/qf4zUiqNQK8 Pre-Orders open Feb 21. Game release June 4th!! Teravision Games producer, PS5 XBox Series and Steam.Hellbreach: Vegas - New Left 4 Dead and CoD Zombies mashup game. Open free beta opens Feb 21. Proper release on March 11.https://youtu.be/VyG4yYBQUiM Reg ‘ol NewsHelldivers 2 - Mech suits have been put on a slight hold due to the server issues they have been having with all the unexpected success. They are in the final stages of polish according to one of the developers on the game's Discord server.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/helldivers-2-mechs-update/ https://youtu.be/vXddWD88jeI Nintendo Direct - Scheduled for Feb 21 at 9am ET. Will last roughly 25 min and will be focusing on Switch games to expect through June-ish.Avatar: The Last Airbender - A 2v2 fighting game set in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe, developed by Maximum Entertainment (creators of "Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age"), launches in Early Access next year. Details are limited, but the developer also owns the studio behind "Them's Fightin' Herds," raising questions about the game's tone.https://youtu.be/kEMDzFB1NDg?si=gcg3XBbhWpHumqkS SuggestsFreevee - ok not a normal suggestion, but Amazon is really starting to get good with the whole free streaming thing! Baby Driver was just added not too long ago.Comic Books/BooksReg ‘ol NewsDeadpool & Wolverine: WWIII - (W) Joe Kelly (A) Adam Kubert “The most intensely mismatched team-up in comics and pop culture, the best there is and the merc with the mouth, undergoes a radical change in an all-new three-part, globe-spanning saga for the ages in DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #1,” On Stands May 1.Deadpool 1 - (W) Cody Ziglar (A) Roge Antonio “As he confronts a brand-new archenemy named Death Grip—who may very well live up to his name—Wade will also reunite with his daughter Ellie. It's the father/daughter duo the Marvel Universe isn't ready for… and if Death Grip has his way, it'll only lead to heartbreak!” April 3Scarlet Witch 1 - (W) Steve Orlando (A) Jacopo Camagni on sale June 12.Continuing the story that started in Darkhold through Scarlet Witch and then on to Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/the-witch-is-back-steve-orlando-reignites-his-run-of-scarlet-witch/ Comic Con: The Cruise - SDCC is putting on a cruise! The cruise will sail from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas. Some of the special guests include Warwick Davis, George Takei, and Ernie Hudson. Prices start at $990 per person.https://t.e2ma.net/click/1jvrvl/dhd57ayb/171kxsc TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is getting a new comic book series relaunch by IDW Publishing.The new series will be written by Jason Aaron and will feature art from a variety of different artists. The series will focus on the four main turtles and will feature new and returning villains. The first issue will be #1 of a new ongoing series. The relaunch is part of IDW's plans to expand its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line. On shelves this July.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tmnt-comics-jason-aaron-relaunch-idw-interview/ ~ALSO~TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures will be doing the inevitable crossover issue. Issue number 12 will cross timelines between many of the different iterations of the TMNT turtle-verse thanks to villain Mister Ogg. Pre-orders end March 18, and the book will release April 24.https://www.ign.com/articles/tmnt-saturday-morning-adventures-turtle-verse-crossover SuggestsFight Club - 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. The protagonist finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups, after his doctor remarks that insomnia is not "real suffering" and that he should find out what it is really like to suffer. The protagonist then meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden and establishes an underground fighting club as radical psychotherapy.Episodic ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsStar Trek: Discovery - Season 5 (Final) set for April 4th (thurs) premiere. 10 episode final season. First 2 at once.Landman - Jon Hamm joins the cast. Taylor Sheridan new series, Demi Moore was announced last week.Chucky - New season launches on USA April 10th.TrailersTales of the TMNT - https://youtu.be/_G4QsXwZFNY This summer.Bad Batch Final Season - https://youtu.be/GHxPp44zcUg feb 21Invincible S2 - https://youtu.be/k5OY-vXYzeE March 14Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live - https://youtu.be/xT1LXJRCrbQ Feb 25. With a Joe Bob Hosting premiere on Shudder!!SuggestsTrue Detective: Night Country (season 4)MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsDune 2 - New release date… just in case… March 1st.TrailersCrisis on Infinite Earths PT 2 - https://youtu.be/w6jtfmXziNQ Mortal Kombat: Kenshi VS Kitana - https://youtu.be/okAtQyxHhGQ not a trailer, but where else can i put this? Sound effects from the game? The Noah Fleder channel has a few MK shorts!Reg ‘ol NewsSuperhero Fatigue - Madame Web finishes its first 6 days at $20M. Estimated $80M - $100M shooting budget. Does that mean “Superhero Fatigue?” THR and Forbes are pushing that narrative, but Deadpool & Wolverine got the MOST VIEWS in 24 hours of any movie. Its not “Lady Superheroes” that fans have an issue with either, Morbius anyone? Also, there aren't even SUPERHEROES IN Madame Web.Fantastic Four - Ebon Moss-Bacrach - Ben Grimm Joseph Quinn (Eddie Munson in Stranger Things) - Johnny Storm, Vanessa Kirby - Sue Storm  and Pedro Pascal - Reed Richards.SuggestsAkira - 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film[4] directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. Hulu and CruchyrollRumor MillNew RumorsSilk: Spider Society - Refocusing for a “Male-skewing Audience.” Amazon and Sony live-action series. Announced in Nov of 22. Angela Kang Phil Lord and Christopher Miller exec producing, but the entire writer's room has been sacked.Henry Cavill - Said to have signed with Marvel. Presumably putting to bed the speculation that he would be playing Dr Doom in the Fantastic Four movie. Likely NOT Captain Britain.Metroid Prime 4 - Said to be releasing THIS YEAR?Mandalorian: The Game - Respawn Entertainment is said to be working on an FPS for the IP. The rumor goes on to say that the game is “at least” 2 years out.MK1 - 20(!!!) DLC characters total (NOT kameos). KP1 = 6, KP2 = 6 (3 MK, 3 guest) Story DLC = 3, plus 5 more. Beetles - 4 BIO PICS? All intertwined.Spider-Man Noir - Nicolas Cage in “serious talks” to lead the cast in a live-action adaptation.SPECULATIONMK1 - 5 more could be additional Story Mode DLC. This is supposed to be the MK game that gets all the support that MK11 never got.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

In this creator chat we talk to Chris Gooch who's recently published his third graphic novel with Top Shelf: In Utero. A young adult monster story with some horror thrown in for good measure. We talk about Chris' comics making process, which he often shares on social media too. His advice for young creators starting to make comics. The origins of In Utero and the influences in In Utero, from Otomo's Domu to the first couple of episodes of Digimon. We also discuss his love of genre stories, his favourite monster films and he recommends some graphic novels to read.To stay up to date with Chris Gooch check out his website: https://www.chrisgooch.com.au To stay up to date with ALIA Graphic Novels and Comics check out our new website: https://graphic.alia.org.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Logan and Kyle talk to Dover-Eyota State Champion, former Caledonia Assistant & current Holmen Assistant Wrestling Coach Michael Otomo! Listen to Michael talk about his journey through Section One Wrestling and beyond. Follow on Twitter & Instagram @JV_Takes & Website - JVTakes.com

Tsume was brought before the lord of Closed Shell Castle, Reju Jikai, and his wife, Seppun Azusa. The lord and his lady listened intently as Tsume divulged the secret which banished them to the castle. He revealed that it was Miya Shinkako who was behind the fateful incident which injured the Daidoji child and cost Jikai his status as a revered and well respected tutor.Jikai immediately summoned Shinkako to his audience chamber. She admitted to what she had done despite her fear and embarrassment. Visibly upset, the lord wrestled with what to do with his old rival. He could've had her killed. Instead, he kept his composure and ordered her to speak before his lord, Otomo Itsuki, to confess her misdeed and claim responsibility for Jikai's dishonor.Jikai thanked Tsume for his help and invited him on a hunt he was planning for next week, which Tsume graciously accepted. Falconry had always been a favorite hobby of the dishonored lord. Being reminded of the spiritual imbalance he had witnessed in the region, Tsume broached the topic of over hunting in the forest and spoke of how the wolves had become aggressive. Jikai referred Tsume to Otomo Nobu for these concerns. Since taking command of the castle, Jikai had relied on Nobu to manage the day-to-day operations of the castle. That week, while scouting the land beyond the castle, Tsume made a startling discovery. Against all odds, he found tracks belonging to the missing shugenja, Reju Tetsuya. The tracks lead him on a two day's trail to the ruined Otosan Uchi. Tsume reported the information to Masaru, who now awaits his next orders. The rogue suddenly built a reputation for himself as a remarkable tracker.While on duty, Boa was confronted by Mamoru Nakama, the shapeshifter. Nakama noted Boa's concern for the forest and revealed to him his plan: Reju Jikai has been planning a hunting party, and Nakama wants Ide Toshio on that hunt. With Toshio outside the castle, Nakama would be able to ambush the samurai and remove his demand for meats, pelts, and furs from the animals of the forest. Boa was not satisfied with Nakama's plan. He once again tried to get the shapeshifter to see reason and understand that the problem was much deeper than just Toshio. But Nakama still would not listen. Nakama had been living in peace with the lords of Closed Shell Castle for the entirety of his supernatural life and refused to see fault in them. He refused to harm a member of his own pack. The castle was his territory, and Toshio was an outsider.Boa reluctantly agreed to help, feeling sympathy for the distraught spirit. Boa asked about Nakama's relationship with the Otomo family and the former rulers of the castle, and Nakama briefed the ronin on a brief history of the castle and the legend surrounding it. The castle was built by Otomo Nahoko, who later in life became paranoid that she was being surrounded by enemies, so she built elaborate defenses to protect herself against an enemy that never existed. She died of old age, barricaded inside a castle that never saw a siege. Since then, legend has it that whoever controls the castle goes insane with paranoia. The most recent lord before Jikai was Otomo Yuki. He had ruled the castle for about 40 years when the Scorpion War began. He had become paranoid that the Scorpion were going to attack the castle, and took extreme measures to fortify the castle. Tired of living and working under such austere conditions, the servants rose up and poisoned Yuki, and the steward, Otomo Nobu, became lord until Reju Jikai was named Yuki's predecessor.Later, Boa spoke with Toshio about the hunt. Toshio recognized that it would be a wonderful opportunity to get in the good graces of the lord of the castle, but pointed out that he would need an invitation from Jikai. To show up uninvited would be downright shameful. Toshio asked if Reju Ume, Jikai's niece and heir, was going to be there. When he learned that she was going, Toshio became flustered. He had been in love with her since he laid eyes on her, and would be far too anxious to go on the hunt with her there.Meanwhile, Kaizoku continued plotting Zagra's escape. He had surveyed the walls, learning exactly where the best entrances and exits would be; he memorized the patrol routes of the other guards; he had been placing items and equipment in the right spots in case he needed to use them; and he had noted the shift changes in the dungeons. He calculated a ten minute window when everything should line up just perfectly.That night, he spoke with Tsume and Boa about what they had learned in the castle and the forces that were at work. The three reasoned it would be best to wait before releasing Zagra. The peasants were planning a revolt and perhaps they could use that as a cover. The three turned in for the night, but Kaizoku's mind was racing. The plans had been set, all he had to was go through the motions. A final push to the finish line, and on the other side waiting for him was the sweet kiss of liquid void. He could wait no longer. Tonight was the night.Kaizoku skulked down to the dungeons with a copy of the key used to lock up the prisoners. Zagra sprang to his feet, knowing his time had come. The two snuck out of the dungeons, through the keep, past the courtyard, and onto the walls toward a crenelation where Kaizoku had prepared a knotted rope and grappling hook to let them down. The two pirates turned a corner out of one of the watchtowers to find a surprise: standing between them and the rope was Rin—the belligerent ronin who vowed to turn Kaizoku and his friends in if she ever caught them acting out of line. She turns to lock eyes with Kaizoku, but she doesn't seem to spot Zagra. “What are you doing here?” She asks.She wasn't supposed to be there. This wasn't part of the plan. Kaizoku had come this far and worked so hard for this. He couldn't let it fall apart now. Thinking quickly, he lunged at the ronin with a heavy rock, deciding to knock her out before she can call for backup. His careful planning, the stress of being caught, the fear of what lie ahead, and the liquid void waiting for him— all of these things ran through his mind as the pirate unmasked. Adrenaline pumped through his veins, and Kaizoku lost control of his strength. With a crack, Rin's body fell motionless to the ground. Without looking back, Kaizoku and Zagra climbed down the wall, retrieved the grappling hook, and ran off into the night. Meanwhile, Rin's cold, lifeless body bled out atop the castle wall.

Murai Sadayuki is the writer behind some of the most astonishing and groundbreaking anime films of all time, including the Hitchcockian Perfect Blue, Otomo's Akira follow-up Steamboy, and the reality-blurring Millennium Actress. But he's not done yet: he continues to write for TV series, including Knights of Sidonia, Godzilla, and Sabikui Bisco. Conducted at THU via a translator, this podcast sees Chris discover the world of Japanese animated movie-making and storytelling. Murai explains the importance of Godzilla, Ultraman, Akira, and WWII in Japanese culture. He also discusses the back-and-forth between Western and Japanese movie-making, and gives us his thoughts on what it means to be a creative person today.

“LEAVE ME ALONE!”Due to recent events in the film industry, Retro Grade Podcast decided to take a different approach to the movies we will cover on the podcast until the strikes are over in support of the unions. We will be covering films that are not under the companies being struck, starting with one of the greatest anime films of all time: Akira, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, from 1988. We talk about how this very strange, at times confusing, violent and beautiful film fits in the conversation of nuclear power in the minds of film goers today with Oppenheimer's success at the summer box office. While Nolan's film tells the story from the perspective of the man that invented the bomb, what about the perspective of the people that survived it? Through the cyberpunk, alternative future of a post-WW3 Neo-Tokyo, perhaps Otomo offers that through Akira.This is the third animated film we've talked about on the podcast, and the second anime film after our Totoro episode. Fun fact, Totoro also came out the same year Akira did! We talk about how this film uses extreme detail, slow motion, violence, sound, and silence to give us a unique, enthralling experience. Starting with a high octane motorcycle chase, and ending with one of the most disturbing images we've seen since our Hellraiser episode. We talk about what makes Kaneda a different kind of protagonist. One that might not fit the hero archetype laid out by Joseph Cambell. We talk about the ensemble cast of characters whose individual actions (and even their names) are unknown to each other, despite them having so much screen time. Does Akira even have a main character? We don't really agree on this one, but maybe the underlying issue is part of Akira's DNA.What is Akira's DNA? Well, the film that was released in 1988, was based on the manga, (also created by Katsuhiro Otomo) that started in 1982 and ended in 1990. Yes, you read that right, the film came out while the manga was still in production. Although the film is a compromised version of the manga, Otomo was the one in charge of both. He chose what to change for the film, and in that process, likely changed how the manga would then end. We give a few examples on what the differences are, and maybe that might help us all understand what the film was trying to say.Interpretation of film is a fun, and enriching exercise that we love here on Retro Grade Podcast. Given the setting of a post-war Japanese government rebuilding a city that has been destroyed by an atomic force, a militaristic police force violently suppresses protesters while Bosozoku gangs of disgruntled teenagers battle on motorcycles.. It's safe to say this film is sort of about the reconstruction era of Japan post World War 2. However, there may be other things going on, and only looking at it through the lens of ‘post war trauma,' might be selling Akira short. We go through some think pieces on what Akira was about, and then provide our own analysis of what it means to us! Music is from Triune Digital and audio clips pulled from movies we will be reviewing in other episodes.Artwork by @jannelle_o

You don't need to be Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos to be an innovator. They are not otherworldly and innovation is not exclusive to the richest in the world or the extraordinary few. All it takes is the ability to think differently.  And Neil Sahota holds the secret to do just that in this episode of The Analytics Show. Meet Neil Sahota Neil's Role as an AI Leader at ACSILabs Neil Sahota is the Chief Executive Officer of ACSILabs. Starting as a group of university scientists trying to understand the role of cognition and the forces that affect business, ACSILabs' mission is to improve human thinking while at the same time providing benefits to organisations through research. They find ways to help people adapt to an increasingly complex world. Most of their early work was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Neil's Other Work in Technology and AI Beyond his role at ACSILabs, Neil Sahota is a highly regarded professional speaker who has delivered engaging presentations at numerous enterprises and organisations since 2009. Furthermore, he holds the position of AI Advisor for the United Nations and played a pivotal role in co-founding the UN's AI for Good initiative, as well as co-creating the UN's Innovation Factory. Additionally, he is involved in lecturing and course design at the University of California, Irvine. Neil is a committee member and on the advisory board or board of directors across multiple organisations as well. This includes Otomo, Lingmo, LegalMation, MentorMint, Related & Co., SketchTogether, PayStudents, and more. Previously, Neil was the Chief Innovation Officer at the University of California, Irvine, the Emerging Tech Principal at TECHNOSSUS, and the World Wide Business Development Leader at IBM. Metaverse, Innovation, and AI In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Neil shares: How he won the President's Volunteer Service Award by the U.S. President in 2016 His current role as the Chief Executive Officer at ACSILabs What the Metaverse actually is and what it's being used for Digital twins, data analytics, and AI in the Metaverse Thinking differently in a world of innovation and AI Obstacles in innovations and turning ideas into reality Misconceptions around automation vs intelligence The ethical considerations regarding AI innovation Building AI governance Embracing the inevitable failures and setbacks in AI innovation Real-world examples or success stories where individuals or organisations have embraced innovation and leveraged AI to achieve remarkable outcomes His advice for those interested in incorporating AI into their ventures If you are an AI professional or a leader looking to incorporate AI and encourage innovation in your organisation, this is the episode you do not want to miss.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/analyticsshow/message

Episode #487! This week we are back with works by two absolute legends. First up Scott surprises DL with Otomo The Complete Works vol.s 21 & 22. These volumes collect the complete storyboards of Otomo's animated masterpiece Akira. After that DL talks about two books by Will Eisner. First, is The Plot The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Deeply researched, this book tells of the early 1900's Russian "plot" against Jews to discredit an advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. Also this episode we check out Eisner's story and art in The Spirit Artisan Edition! Check it out!

Os hablamos de nuestros avatares con la policía y los gipsys en la feria del Corpus de Granada y de otros terrores... Leche arranca con WORLD APARTMENT HORROR, trabajito conjunto de Otomo y Satoshi Kon, dos dioses del anime, que aquí tiran por el live action dejando a vuestro presentador favorito un poco frío. Continúa con PESADILLA EN LA NIEVE, una especie de Misery bien de nieve, suegras chungas y todo lo que necesita cualquier nochebuena. Termina con THE TIMEKEEPERS OF ETERNITY, una fumada perpetrada por probablemente un enfermo que nos resume un peñazo de Stephen King haciéndolo digerible. Kalifer nos revienta a curiosidad malsana con la inclasificable JERK, una patada asquerosa en los huevos con marionetas. Después es el turno de la primera película fantástica de la URSS, EL VIYI, folk horror basado en un cuento popular que no tiene nada de cuento ni de popular. Y para finalizar CANNIBAL GIRLS, película seminal del canuxploitation junto a “Vinieron de dentro de…” y que arrasó en Sitges en el 74, aunque cualquiera hubiera arrasado ese año en Sitges, seamos sinceros... En el club de lectura SOPA DE MISO del MURAKAMI bueno.

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We're talking about the Akira bike on this Fan2Fan Podcast 5 Minutes Friday! Nick Diak (H. P. Lovecast Podcast) joins Bernie to discuss why Kaneda's futuristic motorcycle has become so iconic, the Akira slide, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com

We're talking Akira on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Allan and Rebecca join Bernie to talk about the anime classic Akira as we continue to celebrate the movie's 35th anniversary. They discuss the film's themes, rewatchability, legacy, discovering anime, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com

We're talking Akira on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Pop culture scholar Nick Diak joins Bernie to talk about the anime classic Akira as we celebrate the movie's 35th anniversary. They discuss the film's themes, animation, and distribution. They also discuss the anime evolution from the 1980s to the 1990s, Akira's release on the Sci-Fi Channel, and more.  For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit fanpodcast.com

Drew is back to talk the terrifying sea chicken that is Ponyo. With comparisons to Cronenberg, Otomo, and Tsukamoto always in the background, Charles and Drew attempt to make sense this horror by ranking the three awful versions of Ponyo as well as deciding which dad sucks more.Listen to Drew's music on bandcamp and buy their zine online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: "The Mandalorian": (00:01:00) "Akira": (00:17:10) Series Synopsis: The Mandalorian is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983), and stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who goes on the run to protect the Force-sensitive child Grogu. Starting in the third season, Katee Sackhoff also stars as Mandalorian leader Bo-Katan Kryze. Akira is a 1988 Japanese adult animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, a leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo.

Otomo no Yotsuna; Masaoka Shiki

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In this episode Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) celebrate the life and work of Shonen Magazine editor Shoji Otomo (1936-1973) who revolutionized pro-otaku culture with his vision of kaiju anatomy art! NEWS Bomb and death threats faxed to universities and high schools across Japan Akihabara's immigrant-founded kebab landmark is closing down for good after more than a decade Japanese police file charges against illegal anime girl huggy pillow cover seller INFO Pure TokyoScope on YouTube Pure TokyoScope on Twitter Matt Alt on Twitter Patrick Macias on Twitter Visit www.tokyoscope.com for merch Visit TokyoScope on Patreon for bonus episodes and content The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias Theme song by Marxy

A is for...AKIRA. For 2023 we're reading our way through the alphabet! AKIRA, the seminal Japanese cyberpunk post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. This revolutionary Japanese comic ran from 1982 to 1990, serialized biweekly in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine, with its 120 chapters collected into six tankōbon volumes. The work had an outsized influence on not just comics east and west, but its landmark anime film adaptation from 1988 shaped a generation of storytellers. Almost across between Blade Runner meets Mad Max — with a little bit of 2001 A Space Odyssey thrown in, the FILM Akira was listed as one of the 10 essential animations. And it wasn't until the early 2000s that Dark Horse finally adapted the original manga for western audiences like us to READ. Akira takes place some 30 years after the 1988 Japanese government atomic bombing of Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. . Kaneda, the leader of a Japanese youth biker gang — and his pal Tetsuo are cruising the border of OLD Tokyo, where they have an strange encounter, which leaves Tetsuo hospitalized. Tetsuo is whiskey-a-go-go'ed away to a secret government project and Kaneda finds himself subsequently battling anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. Ultimately, Tetsuo's supernatural powers manifest, and all hell breaks loose. The action culminates at the site of the modern day Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets. Otomo has stated that Akira reflects the essence of his views toward life and death, and the world which surrounds us. And joining us to help us make sense of the world which surrounds us (or at least this comic), is the very man who introduced Ryan & Raman oh so long ago, the one and only Bob Arnold, who apparantly named his cat after the lead character in Akira, who is really Canadian.

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La relación entre tebeos y publicidad siempre ha sido estrecha. El cómic, en su época de grandes tiradas, fue un excelente espacio para incluir todo tipo de anuncios. Los niños han sido el principal público objetivo con anuncios de caramelos, bollos y todo tipo de productos. Marvel y DC han sido conscientes del potencial del medio del cómic como promoción y han creado historietas para ese fin. Spiderman ha anunciado desde pañales a campañas de planificación familiar. Batman, por otro lado, ha promocionado hasta herramientas de bricolaje. En España, Cassanyes hizo estupendos tebeos promocionales del conejo Quiky, Ibáñez ha hecho tebeos de plumas Parker, vino dulce o chocolatinas y el gran Jan dibujó las aventuras de Los Angelosos. Además, grandes autores de cómic realizaron ilustraciones y diseños para productos como refrescos, café o juguetes sexuales. Alucina con los trabajos que han hecho titanes como Otomo, Moebius, Jamie Hewlett o Hergé Completamos el programa con la entrevista que realizamos al gran Bruno Redondo, que está dibujando una etapa memorable de Nightwing y recomendamos al David Rubín más kirbyano, el esperado manga Beck y el cómic infantil Perdidos en el futuro Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

TikTok/Instagram: @ouranimeshow & Email ouranimeshow@gmail.comSpoilers: Major Plot points of Akira and Angels EggAs we talk about these films will be riddles with spoilers here are the two films:Akira 1988 Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same nameA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.Angel's EggAngel's Egg is a Japanese art film original video animation written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985, the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii. It features very little spoken dialogueA mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.

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On trahit la SF pour décrypter le jeu vidéo de fantasy incontournable de l'année 2022.  Le nouveau seigneur des Pixels ?  Le monde des gamers est en ébulittion. Trois semaines après sa sortie, Elden Ring disponible sur Playsation, Xbox et PC vient de s'écouler à plus de 12 millions d'exemplaires. Produit par les japonais de From Software, réalisé et écrit par Hidetaka Miyazaki,  co-scénarisé par George R.R. Martin, l'auteur de Game of Throne, Elden Ring remporte une adhésion quasi générale. Plus mainstream que la saga des Dark Souls et surtout moins punitif que les autres titres du studio, ce AAA nippon a reussi a fédérer un large public d'afficionados mais aussi de curieux. Porté par un univers exceptionnel mélant la fantasy japonaise à la Berserk, les légendes arthuriennes et nordiques, Elden Ring a le potentiel de s'imposer comme une des nouvelles franchises incontournables des années 2020. Alors que le podcast aime traiter des jeux vidéo, nous avons inviter deux spécialistes pour analyser le succès et comparer ce jeu à l'aune des récents mondes ouverts vidéoludiques.  Les invités :  Pierre-William Fregonese  Docteur en science politique, Pierre-William Fregonese est Project Associate Professor en études culturelles à l'Université Kobe. Il est par ailleurs une plume régulière des magazines Rockyrama, Otomo et du Mook Pix'n Love. Ses recherches portent notamment sur les influences culturelles de la pop et de la geek culture en Europe et en Asie de l'Est (Chine, Japon, Corée du Sud). Il anime le podcast Iro.Iro avec Victor Moisan sur Gamekult .  Sylvain Romieu  Curieux de nature, rêveur contre nature, râleur chronique, mais également voyageur de passion, du réel à l'irréel il explore aussi bien le monde que les univers virtuels, toujours à la recherche de découvertes enrichissantes ou de cultures hétéroclites. Développeur de métier, il a cependant attrapé sa modeste plume voilà quelques années, afin de décortiquer au mieux les atouts et la richesse du monde merveilleusement créatif du jeu vidéo. Il écrit sur le site Chroniques ludiques, notamment sur le sujet des RPG, son genre de prédilection. 

'You're nothing but a bully!' This week Al Henderson returns to the co-host seat with his book choice of Domu - The Dreams of Children. Often talked about as Otomo's 'other book' this is a classic of horror manga. Al and Tony dive into the history of this comic and also investigate how and why it works so well. Well over forty years old - and still cool AF! You can catch up on Mr Henderson's comics by visiting his store here or follow him on Twitter right here. Also look out for the second issue of the That Comic Smell Comic which has him as a special guest star. Here's that link! Many thanks for listening.  

This week, Will and Sam take a trip to Old Detroit and/or New Delta City for 1993's RoboCop 3, aka The One With Robo-Ninjas But Not Peter Weller. Thrill as the actor playing RoboCop clearly can't move his arms, and tremble at the horror of Otomo's terrifying robo-grin. Music: Backbeat by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/) via Creative Commons license. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)

The Martin Garrix Show #378Tracklist - http://1001.tl/k2lfcmMix 11. Bonobo, - Otomo feat. O'Flynn [NINJA TUNE]2. Jack Morris - Finer Things [SINK OR SWIM]3. Redlight - Sweat (Club Mix) [LOBSTER BOY]4. Alex Preston - Searching [BASEMENT SOUND]5.Michael Calfan - Silhouette feat. Coldabank [SPINNIN]6. John Summit - Human [FFRR]7. Dom Dolla feat. Mansionair - Strangers [SONY]8. Will Clarke x Shermanology - Searching [GOOD COMPANY/ALL WE HAVE IS NOW]9. Steff da Campo x Lost Capital - LIL BEBE (Bart B More Remix) [SPINNIN]10. Oliver Heldens x Anabel Englund - Deja Vu [SONY] Mix 211. AREA 21 - 21 [HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS]12. VOLAC - Work It [NYX]13. WILL K - The Way [STMPD RCRDS]14. DØBER & Almero - I Got Some [PROTOCOL]15. Blinders - Body Burner [STMPD RCRDS]16. Julian Jordan - Thunder [STMPD RCRDS]17. Martin Garrix - High On Life feat. Bonn [SONY/STMPD RCRDS]18. Martin Garrix & Matisse & Sadko - Hold On feat. Michel Zitron [SONY/STMPD RCRDS]A weekly selection of tracks that I love to listen to at home or play out at a party. New episodes uploaded weekly.

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Vendég évadunk legújabb állomásában a Herczeg Zsófi látogat el hozzánk, és egy fontos hiányosságot pótol velünk. Mindannyiunknak kimaradt eddig az Akira, az 1988-as japán anime Otomo Kacusiro (angolszász átírásban Katsuhiro Otomo) rendezésében. Az alkotó a saját, 1982-ben indult mangasorozatát adaptálta animációs formában. Az Akira a cyberpunk másik fontos meghatározó kiindulópontja a Blade Runner mellett, továbbá az animére gyakorolt hatása is máig megfigyelhető. Poszt-apokaliptikus motorosbandák, szuperképességek, hübrisz, testhorror és rengeteg értelmezési réteg egyetlen filmben. Az animációs filmekkel évek óta foglalkozó Herczeg Zsófi eddig nem látta elejétől végéig az Akirát: hogyhogy kimaradt a film? Milyen, amikor egy fajsúlyos alapművet kell kerülgetnünk éveken át? Beszélünk arról is, hogy mi az, ami miatt az anime mindmáig egy nehezen befogadható műfaj a számunkra, és milyen lépéseket tettünk eddig, hogy ezen változtassunk. Ehhez kapcsolódóan szóba kerül, hogy mik segíthették elő, hogy az Akira a megjelenése után nyugaton is kultikus sikerré tudott válni. Honnan ihletődött Otomo? Mik a rendezői sajátosságai az Akirának? És kik azok a nyugati filmesek, akiket egyértelműen inspirált az Akira? Honnan ismerős Tetsuo és Kaneda konfliktusa? Honnan ismerős a szuperképességekkel járó testhorror motívuma? Megbeszéljük a film fontos témáit, a nukleáris paranoia, a hatalommal való visszaélés és a felnövéstörténet szerepét a történetben. Miben hasonlít Tetsuo és az Ezredes hatalommal kapcsolatos viselkedése? Linkek A Dot & Line blog A Vakfolt podcast Facebook oldala A Vakfolt podcast a Twitteren A Vakfolt Patreon-oldala (új!) Vakfolt címke a Letterboxdon A Vakfolt az Apple podcasts oldalán A főcímzenéért köszönet az Artur zenekarnak Zsófi a Twitteren: @hrczgzsf András a Twitteren: @gaines_ Péter a Twitteren: @freevo Emailen is elértek bennünket: feedback@vakfoltpodcast.hu

Alo Alo personajes! Hoy hablamos de lo que es uno de los pilares del anime, el manga y el genero cyberpunk: AKIRA. Contamos que opina su creador Otomo al respecto y como marco a la industria de todo el mundo. Ustedes que opinan? Dejen sus mensajes en cualquiera de nuestras redes sociales @hanachoridango. Gracias por escucharnos! BYE BYE~ Links de interes: Katsuhiro Otomo creía que su película era mala la primera vez la vio!?: https://bit.ly/3512HZX ----- Cancion de intro y outro: https://bit.ly/3prUzeA

Now that we understand the general backdrop of the Kofun Period, it's time to learn what we can of the early Yamato Court who claimed authority over the nation. We also explore the seeds of the Soga-Mononobe conflict which would later lead to bloodshed and a dramatic battle for the soul of the nation.If you'd like to see some maps to better understand where this is all taking place, I've provided some in the supplemental post.Merch Store open now: https://ahistoryofjapan.threadless.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/AHistoryOfJapan)

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For this edition, we are taking a look at the anime movie Akira (1988 film). We'll discuss Katsuhiro Otomo and the many parts he played involving this movie, the Akira characters, try to explain the ending of Akira as it is a bit confusing, give our own Akira movie rating, and more. Akira Quick Plot Summary The movie's main focus is about two young friends in a biker gang, Kaneda and Tetsuo, set in Neo-Tokyo (Tokyo was destroyed in an event only referred to as 'the singularity' which seems very nuclear-like). Tetsuo is captured after a biking accident by the military/government, is experimented on, and develops telekinetic powers. He slowly loses control of his powers and threatens the city of Neo-Tokyo. All the while his friend Kaneda, the leader of the motorcycle gang, tries his best to find him and save him from himself. Both young men are thrust into the chaos and dirty politics that surround the city. As the mysteries of a being known as “Akira” slowly unfold, it becomes more and more difficult for Kaneda to save Tetsuo. Director of Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo Katsuhiro Otomo is best known for writing and directing the film Akira, but he also created the manga of the same name that preceded the movie. He brought to life this controversial, but artistic manga that ended up being one of the most inspirational animes of all time. In addtion, Otomo added his critiques of Japan, it's politics, and culture. We enjoyed Otomo's visual imagery and the animation is still impressive even thirty-one years later. It paints a grotesque picture of what the near future could become. His depiction of Neo-Tokyo is really something - a grand city, vast in technology and civilization; however, the metropolis is riddled with crime, terrorism, and isolationism that many of the citizens experience. The dystopian, cyberpunk styles with bright neon lights and colors all tied together with the soundtrack from Geinō Yamashirogumi and Tsutomu Ōhashi (Shoji Yamashiro) is so eerie that it's almost impossible not to experience chills while watching the film. Particularly when Tetsuo finally begins to embrace his telekinetic powers and casts off on his brutal death rampage of the city. All-in-all, Otomo should be best remembered for introducing anime to mainstream audiences and having the courage to tell a brutally honest, yet, disturbing story of two young men. Akira Characters Shōtarō Kaneda The leader of the bike gang and protagonist. His character is a bit divisive to us. Kaneda's character arch does take a long time to come to fruition in the story. His personality is abrasive and felt one dimensional for the majority of the film, until the end. His whole motivation was machismo oriented and it seemed his sole purpose for doing anything was to be cool and look cool. In addition, Kaneda is kind of a hot head, especially when things don't go his way. It would have been nice to have seen a more in depth explanation of Kaneda and Tetsuo's relationship as a child, but the film didn't give that to us until the very end.  While Kaneda is very predictable and has a short temper, it does fit his character's background and age group (I guess we don't really know how old he is as the audience isn't told, but seems most likely he is a mid to late teenager). While his character arch does not reveal itself until the end like we mentioned, it is a positive change for good and was nice to see when it finally came full circle. He is met with a decision of either trying to save his friend or risking further death and destruction to innocent people. Kaneda's arch is a great reflection on human behavior and how people tend to not change until trauma or insight. Also a random side note, his Michael Jackson Thriller outfit deserves a 10, it is absolute fire! Tetsuo Shima Tetsuo is the antagonist of the film. Early perceived as being the weak link of the bike gang and seemingly pushed around by Kaneda,

Time Codes: 00:00:26 - Introduction 00:03:10 - Setting up this year's manga horror show 00:06:52 - Domu: A Child's Dream 00:31:12 - Panorama of Hell 00:56:25 - Mail 01:12:42 - Dissolving Classroom 01:32:47 - H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories 01:52:51 - Neo Parasyte M 02:03:12 - Wrap up 02:04:39 - Contact us Shea and Derek are back with their second manga episode of the month! On this show, they discuss several horror manga that will get you in the mood for Halloween tomorrow. As they did last year, the Two Manga Guys are both thrilled and chilled with by introducing listeners to a variety creepy titles, some older and some brand new. They begin with Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu: A Child's Dream (Dark Horse Manga), a story that is probably the least horrific of those discussed, but it's nonetheless one of the guys' favorites on this episode. As the guys point out, it's a shame that Otomo's canonical Akira tends to overshadows other impressive efforts such as Domu. After that they look at a markedly different kind of horror manga, Hideshi Hino's Panorama of Hell (Blast Books). This is a very violent and blood-filled work, so if you have a weak reading constitution, this might be a challenge for you. After that they cover the three-volume Mail, written and drawn by Housui Yamazaki (Dark Horse Manga). As Derek describes, this is a "lighter" narrative compared to some of the others discussed, but one that nonetheless has them wanting more. From there Shea and Derek turn to a favorite creator of theirs, Junji Ito. However, his latest graphic cycle, Dissolving Classroom (Vertical Comics) is definitely not what they have come to expect from the horror mangaka. Somewhat similar to Fragments of Horror, which the guys discussed last year, Ito relies a little too heavily on over-the-top graphics at the expense of any bedrock terror. But the guys are more impressed with Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories (Dark Horse Manga), an adaptation of three classic Lovecraft stories. In addition to the titular reference, Tanabe also presents manga versions of "The Temple" and "The Nameless City." Finally, Shea and Derek discuss Neo Parasyte M (Kodansha Comics), the latest anthology inspired by Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte, which ran between 1988 and 1995. Including contributions from a wide variety of creators, this volume is similar to last year's Neo Parasyte F, which the guys discussed on the 2016 manga horror episode. However, they enjoyed this anthology even more than last year's.