This article was originally published on 18th November 2021. ‘It’s been a tough year.’ This is a phrase that we’ve all heard countless times lately. Whether it is through the news, social media or word of mouth, I am often reminded that the world is in the middle of multiple crises and that I’m unwillingly … Continue reading What Sonny Boy Can Teach Us About Living In Times Of Uncertainty
This article was first published on August 28th 2021. The piece has mostly gone unchanged outside of some better images/links to the UFO as seen in Ninja Mono (1996). Those that follow the Japanese animation scene closely would know that the so-called ‘UFO’ has made a decent number of appearances in the past year and a … Continue reading Hunting Flying Saucers – Contextualising ‘The UFO’ in Anime
Recently I've been thinking a lot about the things that divide up an anime episode, be it an OP or short intertitles - and so I decided to make a whole episode about them! In this edition of Get In The Mecha, I talk about how these dividing mechanisms make all the difference to how … Continue reading How Is Anime Divided? | GITM Podcast Ep. 117
On this episode I'm taking a bit of a break from the usual essay-style content to take a look at all the amazing anime coming out this Autumn / Fall! With so many shows coming out, let's take a look at what this season has to offer as well as the promising artists who are … Continue reading Fall 2022 Anime Is (Almost) Here | GITM Podcast Ep. 116
We're just over halfway into the year, so I thought it was the right time to bring back the Get In The Mecha Mid-Year Review, the annual episode of the podcast where I reflect on what I've taken away from anime this year so far. This time around, I have gathered a few insights from … Continue reading What I’ve Learnt About Anime: The 2022 Mid-Year Review | GITM Podcast Ep. 115
Water is extremely versatile in the real world and the same can be said for its place in animated filmmaking. In this episode of Get In The Mecha I take a look at how anime makes use of water as a device for telling profound stories, from Attack On Titan to Heike Monogatari. I also … Continue reading Studying Water & Visual Storytelling In Anime | GITM Podcast Ep. 114
Neon Genesis Evangelion (my all-time favourite anime series) and Sonny Boy (one of my favourite anime from 2021) touch on similar topics of personal growth, control and even change. In this episode I want to talk about the indirect conversation that Hideaki Anno & co. and Shingo Natsume have as well as what we can … Continue reading Evangelion & Sonny Boy – In Indirect Conversation | GITM Podcast Ep. 113
I finally took the time to watch Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and now I can't stop thinking about it! In this episode, I try to explore one of my favourite aspects of the anime in a bit more depth - the 'death' and 'life' of art. What does this entail? How does an art form … Continue reading Rakugo Shinjuu – The Death & Life of Art | GITM Podcast Ep. 112
Quite a lot has changed for animator and director Keiichiro Saito since the last time I covered their work. The biggest development that occurred during this time was the recent announcement that they were heading the upcoming TV anime series Bocchi The Rock at animation studio CloverWorks. However, I wish to concentrate on continuities rather … Continue reading Drifting Through The Memories of Yesterday – How Keiichiro Saito Explores Identity & Nostalgia In ‘Tomoshibi Serenade’
My experience with 86 (Eighty-Six) was pretty varied. After offering a strong eleven-episode package for the first cour, my expectations for the anime’s second half were quite high. Unfortunately, they were not met in their entirety but that does not dismiss the fact that there were some rather memorable moments during the second half. The … Continue reading Bringing Letterboxes To Life: Toshimasa Ishii, Tomohiko Ito & Eighty-Six Episode Twenty-Two’s Use Of The 21:9 Aspect Ratio
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