Podcasts about super deformed

Following up on our last Overview episode, we get to all the stuff we couldn't fit in to the previous episode. Including a discussion of the three Super Deformed Shorts, our favorite characters, chimeric animal designs, and more. We also lay some hints at another bonus surprise coming before we finally arrive at Book Three.    This episode was recorded on Dec. 27th, 2022.    Email the show at tnebendingtheelements@gmail.com 

Bandai is teasing ANOTHER new category of Gunpla called Master Grade Super Deformed (MGSD). Is this real, and if it is, it is a good idea? Ben and Musashi investigate fully! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gundamfromjapan/support

Show Notes This week begins our coverage of Char's Counterattack with... a bunch of things that happened before Char's Counterattack. We recap and discuss the first two SD shorts, - both of which were shown in theaters before the Char's Counterattack movie: “Fierce Fighting - Will Gundam Stand Up!?” (激闘編 - ガンダム大地に立てるか!?) and “Holiday - The Menace of the Zeon Hotel? Destruction orders for the Gundam Pension!” (休日編 - ジオン・ホテルの脅威？ガンダム・ペンション破壊命令!!). In addition to our first thoughts and impressions, we try to identify and explain references, puns, and other gags that might be missed by an audience that doesn't speak Japanese. Thom researches the origins of the SD or "Super Deformed" aesthetic in anime and anime merchandise, and I give a whirlwind review of world events from the end of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ to the premier of Char's Counterattack - February 22nd, 1986 until March 12th, 1988. Contemporary Events Wikipedia timelines for 1986 and 1987. More detailed information about the Khian Sea waste-disposal incident, and the Goiânia accident. About "Our Common Future" (aka the Brundtland Report), and estimated world-population milestones. The (financial markets) Big Bang, a timeline of Japan's asset price bubble, Black Monday 1987, and the Economist's "Big Mac Index." A March 2020 article about the use of the "circuit breaker" during the financial shocks caused by Covid-19 lockdowns and related uncertainty. The Kurdish genocide (aka the Anfal campaign), the 1987 "Mecca incident," the Sumgait pogrom, and the first Intifada. Explanation of the Leiyu massacre. More detailed timeline and explanation of the June Struggle. All about the Iran-Contra scandal. Wikipedia pages about Klaus Barbie (the "Butcher of Lyon") and the warcrimes allegations against Kurt Waldheim. In Cold War notes, the history and content of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the drafting and belated fame of Reagan's "Tear down this wall" speech, and Perestroika. How the Seville Statement on Violence came to be, the contents, and critiques. Diego Maradona and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The slang phrase "going Postal" and its origins in US Postal Service workplace shootings. The 1980s in Japan specifically. Tokyo Weekender article about the 1980s news stories that garnered the most public attention in Japan. SD Gundam's Origins A basic explainer of SD Gundam from Bandai itself: Part 1 and Part 2. Anime News Network Encyclopedia Entry for Choro-Q Dougram. Settei (setting documents) showing character heights (and head sizes) in First Gundam. Japanese-language interview with Kouji Yokoi (横井孝二), an early innovator of SD art often cited as the creator of SD Gundam. Archived version of a different interview with Yokoi. Japanese Wikipedia page for Kouji Yokoi (横井孝二). Japanese Wikipedia page for SD Gundam. This page from Space Battleship Yamato fan Tim Eldred features some photos taken from old issues of _Model Information, giving a sense for the kinds of photos included alongside SD fan art._ This blog has scans of other pages (including fan art and model photos) from _Model Information. _A drawing of Aura Battler Dunbine (written Ohlah Battler Dunbine) by Yokoi is included in one shot. Image showing some of the RoboChanMan toys. Early SD designs by Yokoi. SD-styled horror monsters, made in 1986 by Bandai. A Yokoi Zaku that appeared on instruction manuals for RoboChanMan. Detailed and image-rich Japanese-language blog post about the origins of SD Gundam. Gags & References in the First Two SD Gundam Shorts The History of Gunpla from gunpla101.com. About tanning-as-beauty-trend in Japan, by Japanese cosmetics and skincare company, Kanebo. An article on the history of light therapy from 1900-1950. Doesn't address Japan directly, and obviously doesn't cover the 1980s, but includes pictures of the kind of sunlamp that appears in the first SD Gundam short. From TV Tropes - the 'lots of luggage' and 'human pack-mule' tropes. A tweet from professor of early modern and modern Japanese religions, Takashi Miura, featuring art inspired by traditional depictions of the warrior-monk Benkei. If you click through the images, he also posted some of the original art of Benkei (Saitō Musashibō Benkei / 西塔武蔵坊弁慶), and explains that the tools arrayed behind him represent the "low-wage laborers whom he protects." Jisho.org page for the word あげる (ageru), listing multiple meanings and their different kanji. There is also a jisho.org page for the colloquial expression 揚げ足 (age-ashi) that the first SD short makes a visual pun on (literally - fried leg). This dictionary was a big help as well: Chie, Yamane. “あげあしをとる.” 研究社　日本語口語表現辞典　Kenkyusha Nihongo Kogo Hyogen Jiten, 2nd ed., Kenkyusha, Tokyo, 2020, p. 11. A bit about Japanese tea ceremony. Wikipedia pages on the games Go and Reversi. The Reversi page has a section on the Othello version/ruleset. About the common ostrich. A source discussing the changing methods of measuring the speed of a baseball and the introduction of radar guns in the 1970s and 80s, and a post from a baseball performance-training company about ball exit-speed. Wikipedia's list of baseball video games. Jisho.org search for the word のり (nori). Wondering about the samurai with one arm out of his kimono sleeve is apparently pretty common. Here are two responses, one on Quora and one on Reddit's "Ask Historians" subreddit. It is also covered very briefly in this article from TimeOut Tokyo about kimono. Music The music in the SD recap sections is "Hyson" by Olivia and "Dawn" by Mr. Smith. 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Side stepping into the often over looked and easily dismissed Super Deformed sub-genre of Mecha anime, Ian and Craig take a look at the show that truly got the ball rolling with a review of the 1988 TV series Spirit Hero Wataru.

Derek and Sam recap Book 3, Chapter 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender and some extra shorts with Matt Campbell.

Topic:  Gunpla Tutorial & Building   This week, bolstered by the understanding and knowledge of what Gundam is and its historical significance to the Anime and Japanese media landscape, we dive in to the hobby that still keeps the company in business.  Gunpla itself is the ancient art of folding American firearms, or Guns, into unique shapes and…. Okay this joke didn’t work on my Mom so much, but come ‘Watch’ us build a Gundam!   This week, we recorded the Podcast once again.  So we recommend visiting our Youtube Page to see the build process and progress we made. You can visit this week's Video Version Here.   Tutorial: Gunpla = Gundam + Plastics Gunpla kits are prepackaged with various part trays or ‘Runners’.  These much be snapped or snipped off in the order of the included instructions to be built properly.  Some kits also include stickers, decals, and water stickers for further decorating.  While the original kit includes all you need to build a Gunpla model, there are various ways to improve the base model, from repaint and adding panel lines, to added damage or additional panel lines, to adding them to dioramas, and even adding LED lights to your model.  People have done a lot of real cool stuff with these kits. Most kits sizes range from 1:144 (approx 13 cm tall), 1:100 (approx 16–19 cm tall) and 1:60 (approx 30 cm tall).  There are some exceptions for unusual models or Super Deformed models, but these are among the norms.   Like any good hobby, there are levels to the kits: High Grade (HG) These are improve quality over more basic models(Kits with no grade rating), offering good range of mobility and greater possibility.  Often 1:144 or 1:100 scale.  Real Grade (RG) These kits are smaller 1:144 scale kits that take elements from Master Grade and Perfect Grade kits and scales them down.  Elements such as inner frames and high degree of motion. Master Grade (MG) These are more superior model kits of the High Grade, offering greater quality controls and higher level plastics, but generally more expensive.  They can take much longer to build as a result, but reward with straight out of the box presentation quality.  These are always in a 1:100 scale. Reborn-One Hundred (RE/100) These are kits that are too large, obscure, or costly to normally produce.  Often kits for unpopular side mobile suits or more hard to find Gunplay.  They’re similar in quality to the Master Grade, but lack internal frames and some greater articulation as Master Grade.  These are typically 1:100 scale kits.  Perfect Grade (PG) The highest level of quality you can get.  These 1:60 scale kits will have high complexity to them, including full metal pieces and even LEDs that need to be wired together, but offer the greatest level of detail in a Gunpla.  These are often limited runs and very expensive, and can often take days to weeks to properly build.  These are only if you are truly dedicated to the craft.   There are lots of tutorials online for building Gunpla, including how to put together, paint, and even full demonstrations of that you will get out of the line, so you can know in advance if it’s worth the purchase and what you will get. For more information, visit: https://gundam.fandom.com/wiki/Gunpla

Description: This week on Cartridge Blowers we are all about anime! Matt breaks ya neck, come on, in Spider-Man I mean Attack on Titan 2! Sometimes SD stands for Super Deformed and sometimes it stands for Special Delivery! Well, here's a delivery for you: Cody plays Super Deformed Gundam Force! And Nikki delivers you a long and deep treatise on Naruto lore which is actually a soft pilot for a emotional and very serious Sasuke fanfiction podcast, in Naruto Shippuden: Naruto vs Sasuke! Show Notes : Hosts This Week Cody Nikki Matt Upcoming Releases April 17, 2018: Wild Guns Reloaded (NS) (00:16:28) April 20, 2018: Nintendo Labo (NS) (00:17:37) Games Played Theme : Anime Games Matt : Attack on Titan 2 (PC) (Intro: 00:25:03) (Gameplay: 00:26:51) Cody : SD Gundam Force (GBA) (Intro: 00:39:57) (Gameplay: 00:41:02) Nikki : Naruto Shippuden: Naruto vs Sasuke! (NDS) (Intro: 00:51:05) (Gameplay: 00:51:30) Running time: 01:05:16Part of the Ydoc Nameloc Interactive Network

What could be better than old school portable video games? How about old school portable video games starring GODZILLA! It's a trio of games for YOUR Nintendo Game Boy featuring the King Of The Monsters himself! Go puzzling to rescue Minya against an army of Super Deformed foes! Smash cities, the military, monsters -- and everything else in your path -- to rubble! And then travel the globe with Zilla and HEAT battling strange enemies! PLUS: Super Robot action with Marvel Comics Group's Shogun Warriors #2! All this and YOUR emails, here on Earth Destruction Directive!Feedback for this show can be sent to: earthdestructiondirective@yahoo.comEarth Destruction Directive can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/earthdestruction.directive Please rate and review the show on iTunes! You can follow Luke on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ljacone and "add" him on Google+! Two True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! THANK YOU for listening to Earth Destruction Directive, part of the Two True Freaks Podcast Network... and KEEP 'EM STOMPING!!

What could be better than old school portable video games? How about old school portable video games starring GODZILLA! It's a trio of games for YOUR Nintendo Game Boy featuring the King Of The Monsters himself! Go puzzling to rescue Minya against an army of Super Deformed foes! Smash cities, the military, monsters -- and everything else in your path -- to rubble! And then travel the globe with Zilla and HEAT battling strange enemies! PLUS: Super Robot action with Marvel Comics Group's Shogun Warriors #2! All this and YOUR emails, here on Earth Destruction Directive!Feedback for this show can be sent to: earthdestructiondirective@yahoo.comEarth Destruction Directive can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/earthdestruction.directive Please rate and review the show on iTunes! You can follow Luke on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ljacone and "add" him on Google+! Two True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! THANK YOU for listening to Earth Destruction Directive, part of the Two True Freaks Podcast Network... and KEEP 'EM STOMPING!!

What could be better than old school portable video games? How about old school portable video games starring GODZILLA! It’s a trio of games for YOUR Nintendo Game Boy featuring the King Of The Monsters himself! Go puzzling to rescue Minya against an army of Super Deformed foes! Smash cities, [...]

We continue our unwanted assault on Street Fighter with Street Fighter III, which along with Gem Fighter is considered the pinnacle of 2D fighting. Also, we look at Gem Fighter. Played at all the events on the Hard Core Tournament Scene.Street Fighter III: Third Strike is one of Robbie's favorite games, and all kidding aside is thought of as possibly the premiere 2D fighting game. It's sheer skill, and the heights you can reach as a player are pretty crazy. You won't see much of that here, of course. It's just Johnny and Robbie picking apart the lack of bears in the game, and Johnny making frequent Streets of Rage II references which apparently just fly over everyone's heads. Skate! He's like Skate! So Hugo IS one of the Andore brothers, which explains the appearance of Poison during his victory pose. And he's the one bearish guy in the game, but he looks like a sad combination of FAS and repeated blows to the head. He's based somewhat on Andre the Giant, who was hot but never much of a looker.Gem Fighter makes Johnny uncomfortable. It's based on the cute Super Deformed versions of the Street Fighter crew from Puzzle Fighter, but they're back together again for a... fighting game! And a very playable one, too. It's a little reminiscent of Mighty Final Fight, the NES SD adaptation of the burly-man filled arcade hit. So why does it make Johnny uncomfortable? Because they keep dressing Zangief in vaguely fetish-wear type outfits, except that it's a cutesy, silly version of Zangief that no sane person should find attractive. So it's driving Johnny to therapy, you see.