Monthly Archives: October 2015

Weekly news recap: Macross Delta, more Kaijumax, and a whole lotta toys

Posted on October 31, 2015 by kevnder

With Halloween and work-related shenanigans this weekend, we’re posting the news recap a little early: We’ve got our first look at Macross Delta! Seems stylistically like a natural progression from Macross Frontier. The franchise has always adapted to be indicative … Continue reading →

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Maser Patrol podcast episode 22: Our favorite horror anime

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kevnder

In this episode of the podcast, Josh, Andy, Kevin & Amanda (sharing a lousy mic, apologies for that!) shoot the breeze about our favorite horror anime, since Halloween is right around the corner. Of course, there’s a lot of horror … Continue reading →

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Weekly news recap: Almost Halloween edition

Posted on October 25, 2015 by kevnder

Time for the regular news recap of Japanese-inspired SF, horror, and fantasy media. Let’s kick things off with trailer time! The Simpsons‘ annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode will feature a Godzilla parody this year: Here’s a look at Armor Hero … Continue reading →

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Quick weekly news recap

Posted on October 18, 2015 by kevnder

Quick recap of this week’s Japanese genre media stories; not a lot to report: Legendary’s Godzilla vs. King Kong movie is looking more like a reality. Since the new Kong flick just started filming, it’s difficult to comment on at … Continue reading →

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Weekly news recap: Johnny Sokko Day edition

Posted on October 11, 2015 by kevnder

Howdy folks, hope you’re all having a lovely Johnny Sokko Day! Which version is your favorite? Anyway, let’s recap some of the neatest kaiju, super robot, and henshin hero-related news items to emerge this week: In case you didn’t see … Continue reading →

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Gammerama: The extended universe of Daiei’s most famous monster

Posted on October 9, 2015 by kevnder

When it comes to classifying kaiju pictures, I’ve noticed that guide books and merchandise lines tend to split things into more-or-less three buckets: Toho (with its Godzilla, Mothra, et al.), Tsuburaya (with Ultraman and associated creations), and everyone else. “Everyone … Continue reading →

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Weekly news recap: Defense on Titan

Posted on October 4, 2015 by kevnder

Wow, last Wednesday sure was a great time for kaiju fans: a new issue of Godzilla in Hell, the finale of the first story arc in Kaijumax (the comic every tokusatsu fan should be reading), and the first of three (or four, … Continue reading →

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