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Galaxy Express 999
By Helen McCarthy. Rintaro’s 1979 film Galaxy Express 999 travels a very considerable distance, goes faster than you might expect, but skips a number of stations. And the…
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie – Some Things Never Change
It’s Leijiverse Time Leiji Matsumoto was one of the most prominent and influential people in the anime industry. I say it was because Leiji Matsumoto died at the…
All aboard the Galaxy Express 999
I have a strange love for Leiji Matsumoto. What makes this strange is I’m not from the right generation to have watched Star Blazers as a teenager. Sure.…
The Angriest Planet in Galaxy Express 999
I’ve been thinking a lot about subtlety and nuance lately. Yes, I know that isn’t the most exciting topic, but this is my blog, and I like to…
Science the destroyer in Galaxy Express 999
When I watch anime, I watch it from a Western viewpoint, or to be more accurate, a very American viewpoint. In a lot of ways, this is not…
The Mysterious Maetel in Galaxy Express 999
I’m going to get meta here for a second. As I’ve been writing about Galaxy Express 999, I’ve noticed lately that I tend to focus on a particular…
OtakuGeneration (Show #417) Galaxy Express 999
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Bleach, Galaxy Express 999, Gurren Lagann, Kill Me Baby, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
Dark Africa, colonizers and Galaxy Express 999
Back when I was a freshman in high school, we had what I expect is a right of passage for any high school student — the state history…
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie 4K Remaster Review — Scotland Loves Anime 2023
Galaxy Express 999 would have been 10-year-old me’s absolute favourite movie ever, if I’d had the chance as a kid to see it. As a UK-based…
The Evil that Live After in Galaxy Express 999
So, it’s always felt that the Friends, Roman, Countrymen speech gets an unfair shake in popular culture. It’s never gets treated with the same gravity as the To…
Skeletons, murder and tragedy? More Galaxy Express 999
Sometimes a show hits me with a conundrum that I don’t have an answer to. Typically, this comes when I’m hit with a concept or an execution that…
Galaxy Express 999 Episode 5: Melancholy on Pluto
As Tetsuro and Maetal continue their journey, they reach the final destination of their home solar system, the frigid dwarf planet Pluto; Maetal provides some key information by…
The space train of Winesburg: Galaxy Express 999 and grotesques
“Anderson evokes a depressed landscape in which lost souls wander about; they make their flitting appearances mostly in the darkness of night, these stumps and shades of humanity.”Irving…
Love in the time of existentialism in Galaxy Express 999
No one really gets to live happily ever after in Galaxy Express 999. OK. That might not be entirely true. There are a handful of stories about people…
To push the rock or not in Galaxy Express 999
Sometimes it’s best to start at the beginning with one of these posts. I don’t really have a clever anecdote or a personal revelation to start this with.…
The Odds and Ends of Galaxy Express 999 (part 2)
I’ve almost made it halfway to the Andromeda Galaxy with Maetel and Tetsuro, which means I’m just about ready for another odds and ends post. I did one…
Food zombies and wildflowers: Galaxy Express 999 and poverty
Growing up Leiji Matsumoto had an up-close relationship with poverty. His father was a former Japanese aviator who gave up piloting after the end of World War II.…
Getting rich on ecological disaster in Galaxy Express 999
(Note: I apologize ahead of time for any gross oversimplifications of history that are contained in this blog post.) When I was growing up, I remember seeing news…
Puritans, capitalism and hard work in Galaxy Express 999
(Note: I’m going to use U.S. and America interchangeably. I just want to say that I realize this is horribly unfair to our neighbors to the north and…
Odds and Ends of Galaxy Express 999 (Part 1)
Normally, I do these odds and ends posts right before I do my wrap-up post for the series, but Galaxy Express 999 is different. This show is long.…
Is it better to kill the babies in Galaxy Express 999?
I’m fascinated by the number of plants, animals, and even microbes that have traveled with people as they’ve moved from place to place. Once I listened to a…
Galaxy Express 999: Going off the Rails on a Mediocre Train
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here and for any of those who remember the ASDF videos where that one kid says, “I like trains,”…
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 – It’s Not Over Until It’s Over
The End of Galaxy Express 999: The Movie To discuss this film, I do need to actually reveal the ending of the first movie. So, if you haven’t…
Ghost people don’t get free will in Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999 has a strange relationship with self-determination. I took a week off of writing about Galaxy Express 999, and I’ve hit a pocket of exciting episodes…
Dying free or living a slave in Galaxy Express 999
Though it’s only half a month away, the media’s goneAn entertaining scandal broke today, but I can’t move onI’m haunted by a story and I do my best…
Mama Is a 5th Grader???: Galaxy Express 999’s Maetel in Shinkalion Z
I don’t necessarily feel obligated to write about every crossover character in the Shinkalion franchise, but when she’s a rendition of one of my favorite heroines from one…
Galaxy Express 999, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z
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Galaxy Express 999 – final episode (Betamax rip with subtitled commercials) [Be Forever, Leiji Matsumoto!]
Here’s a release in honor of the late, great Leiji Matsumoto (January 25, 1938-February 13, 2023). Thanks to Dougo13 for providing the rare old recording from his collection.…
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero, Galaxy Express 999, Popran, The World for the Two of Us, Japanese Film Trailers
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero, Galaxy Express 999, Popran, The World for the Two of Us Japanese Film Trailers
Lotus Eaters and Steam Trains: The Myth of the Galaxy Express
Author’s note: I wrote this after watching the first 10 episodes of the show. If there is anything further on that contradicts this, I apologize. Galaxy Express 999…
PODCAST: Given – The Movie!
Stream the podcast via Spotify VOD of podcast livestream Full playlist of Given podcasts It’s been over a year since we last hung out with the Given boys…
Movie Talk: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Dad Needs To Talk dives into thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 and discusses thoughts on the movie series as a whole.
Cyborg 009 The Movie: The Legend of the Super Galaxy
Some Background This is a movie where I think the history behind it is much more interesting than the movie itself. Let’s think of the time period that…
PODCAST: STREET FIGHTER THE MOVIE
For you, it was the most important podcast of your life, for us…it was Tuesday. Welcome back, friends, to Warui Deshou, where this time we discuss the notorious…
Spiraken Mini Movie Review: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
I've Solved the Case! In this mini movie review episode, Xan reviews the latest adaptation of arguably the greatest mystery story of all time. So sit back and…
Spiraken Mini Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
In this special mini episode of Spiraken Movie Review, Xan geeks out and talks about his initial reactions to the Latest Marvel Cinematic Universe Film, Guardians of the…
The Tatami Galaxy
By Tomihiko Morimi and Yusuke Nakamura. Released in Japan as “Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei” by Ohta Shuppan. Released in North America by HarperVia. Translated by Emily Balistrieri. I was…
Take a Ride on the Galaxy Express, And Learn a Thing Or Two About The Working Class
Simply put, Galaxy Express 999 avoids the most common pitfall of socially conscious science fiction by not trying to disguise the point it is trying to make in…
The Vision of Youth - Farewell 999
The Vision of Youth – Farewell 999 (Parts One and Two) TV Episodes 112 - 113 Note: For our very lengthy finale, I…
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 42: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (or This Podcast Is Like Having Your Brain Smashed Out By A Lemon...)
In this episode of the Spiraken Movie Review, Xan is joined by Hope as they review the film adaptation of Douglas Adam's Greatest Novel Masterpiece, the Comedy Adventure…
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 99: Guardians of the Galaxy (or Hooked On A Feeling)
In this, the 99th episode of the Spiraken Movie Review, Xan & Baz get to review the 2014 comic book inspired sci fi adventure comedy, Guardians of the…
The Anime Now! Podcast: Love Live: The School Idol Movie
Just out of the theaters and fresh into your feed, it’s The Anime Now! Podcast with Bradley, Bamboo and Carl. They’re here to share their thoughts on the…
The Tatami Galaxy – Episode 3
Returning to The Tatami Galaxy feels a bit like returning home. It was a show I initially watched early on in my post-college return to anime, and even…
Episode 469, "The Manga Recap Express"
All aboard! On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast Steve and Alex return to the show to host while Zach and Ed are away. We discuss…
Episode 469, "The Manga Recap Express"
All aboard! On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast Steve and Alex return to the show to host while Zach and Ed are away. We discuss…
Akudama Drive – 04 – The Kickass Express
As expected once the Shinkansen took off from Kansai Station, the action and difficulty level of the heist kicks into a higher gear. The train is hurtling towards…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 127: ReView: Crusher Joe The Movie
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Books: Tatami Galaxy
By Tom Wilmot. Any mention of The Tatami Galaxy usually brings to mind Masaaki Yuasa’s much-loved 2010 anime. The charming series has become something of a modern classic,…
The Little Prince, A Little Princess, Fairytales, and The Galaxy Express is here too – Thoughts on “Ranking of Kings” and Some Other Things.
I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking “depressing fantasy series about how life is terrible for marginalised people in typical fantasy world” or “dark fairytale about how monsters aren’t…
The Tools to Express Yourself: Blue Period
When I was in art school, I often heard a recurring sentiment from my fellow students: “If people can understand even 10% of the message my piece conveys,…
PODCAST: Made in Abyss – TV + Dawn of The Deep Soul Movie
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