17th April 2020 with Dr. Jonathan Clements

All The Anime Podcast

"Why is that giant robot skipping?" Dr. Jonathan Clements returns to bring some fascinating insight on a number of topics that also give him a chance to discuss reindeer herders and his love of Gunbuster! We conclude the week with Jeremy and Andy welcoming Dr. Jonathan Clements back to the show to provide a (what we guess is now a periodic) update on life in lockdown in Finland! (Following on the Jonathan's previous appearance on the show,) this leads onto some unique Finnish historic insight into the reindeer herders and what a political minefield that is. We then get onto some anime related chatter beginning with some follow-up chatter on Gunbuster, following it being mentioned by Jonathan during his last appearance, and more specifically the theatrical condensed version of it, and then why Jonathan isn't a fan the follow-up, Diebuster. Then, after it was first mentioned on the our Escaflowne special last week, we get some fascinating insight into who is(n't) Hajime Yatate. We talk about how this pseudonym first came about, why this came about and is still a factor in the anime world today, especially when nowadays credit for work is something very much encouraged in society. As if that wasn't enough, we also delve into the subject of titles that were far more popular outside of Japan, but also the subject of how a title is perceived or presented both inside and outside Japan; how important is foreign money to a title and how did that notion come about? A fun and incredibly insightful 75 minutes to end the week! ----- APPROX TIME CODES FOR THIS EPISODE - 00:00 - 02:34, Intro. 02:35 - 07:53, An update on life in Finland during lockdown, the politics of reindeer herders 07:54 - 19:31, Jonathan on the re-recording of Gunbuster, then discussion about Diebuster too. 19:32 - 31:25, Who is (or isn't) Hajime Yatate? A look at how this pseudonym came about and it's impact on the industry to this day. 31:26 - 41:48, (continued from the section above) Have there been any more examples of blow back by a creative because they lost a credit to a studio? 41:49 - 56:15, Discussion on titles being more popular outside of Japan but also how a title may be presented to be perceived larger than it is. 56:16 - 1:02:53, (Continued from section above) The crucial missing component in the foreign attention patter: China. 1:02:54 - 1:11:48, The Chinese animation industry as it is now. 1:11:49 - 1:15:13 [END], Show close.