Blade Licking Thieves - An Anime, Kaiju, And Asian Movie Podcast

We talk Power Rangers, Voltron, the manga Insufficient Direction, and review Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (1:04:15)

We delight in this whacked out sequel to Godzilla 1984 featuring super fly assassins, ESPers, mad science, incredible Engrish, and amazing Kaiju action --join us for Godzilla vs Biolante! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (34:00)

When Yakuza, Samurai, and corrupt officials run rampant, who better to even the score than an itinerant blind masseuse with a deadly cane-sword and penchant for justice!? Of course, we mean Zatoichi, played by the legendary Shintaro Katsu, and we're starting with the character's very first outing, Kenji Misumi's The Tale of Zatoichi (1962). Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (44:10)

The Thieves watch the Shaw Brothers martial arts classic, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in which Gordon Liu, as the monk San Te, delivers to the masses the most wonderful gift of the season: Kung Fu! Timestamps: What we've been watching (00:00) News (24:47) Review (38:24)

We catch up on what we've been watching, read some listener mail, and review Rintaro's stunning looking and sounding Metropolis, based on Osamu Tezuka's manga and Fritz Lang's silent original. Timestamps: What we've been watchin' (00:00) News (1:19:39) Listener Mail (1:31:20) Review (1:44:07)

For our first bonus episode, TheSubtleDoctor from the Warui Deshou podcast joins us for a discussion on fanservice, what exactly is anime, the secret truth behind Gelato, the news, and more!

We review Studio Ghibli's, absolutely wonderful, The Tale of Princess Kaguya from acclaimed director Isao Takahata. Timestamps: What we're watchin' (00:00) News (31:14) Review (54:35)

Join us for our review of the final act of Shusuke Kaneko's incredible Gamera Trilogy: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. Timestamps: Random chit-chat (00:00) News (26:10) Review (56:30)

The Cold War threatens to turn hot in Toho's Return of Godzilla, the 1984 Goji reboot that kicked off the Heisei era. Timestamps: What We're Watching (00:00) News (36:15) Review (1:06:13)

Join us for giant robots, melodrama, spandex, and guts! -- as we shoot for the stars with our review of Hideaki Anno and Gainax's sci-fi / mecha / shojo genre-busting, classic OVA: Aim for the Top! Gunbuster. Timestamps: Chit-Chat (00:00) News (32:00) Review (50:36)