I'm taking the week off! Honestly, I just need to take the time to 'recalibrate' and get up to speed again in order to make some more stuff in the upcoming months.Thanks for your understanding & have a great rest of your week! I didn't want to leave the YouTube Channel dry this week and … Continue reading Back Next Week + Vinland Saga Complete Analysis
Unsurprisingly, we're back in lockdown once again. But that also has meant is that I have been able to watch a bit more anime (while juggling everything else I have to do). In this episode, I talk about three rather different anime I have been trying out this lockdown. Why English dubs can work so … Continue reading More Anime I’ve Been Watching In Lockdown | GITM Podcast Ep. 81
Wonder Egg Priority (2021) has been the craze of the Winter 2021 Anime Season for many great reasons, from its staff to its writing. While watching this anime, how it was animated really stood out to me, which is why I want to return to the topic of character acting animation this episode. In this … Continue reading Wonder Egg Priority Analysis | GITM Podcast Ep. 80 – Why Character Acting Matters
Last episode, I looked at the very beginning of the Monogatari Series and the story of Hitagi Senjougahara; this time we move onto the story of Mayoi Hachikuji! In this session, I talk about episodes 3 to 5 of Bakemonogatari, also known as the Mayoi Mai Mai Arc. How are ideas linked with visual codes? … Continue reading The Mayoi Mai Mai Arc | GITM Podcast Ep. 79
The Monogatari Series is one of my favourite anime of all time. But where did it all begin? In this episode, I formally start my journey into the anime. This week I tackle the first arc: Hitagi Crab. How does this arc comment on our inner thoughts? What exactly is the 'surrealist aesthetic' and how … Continue reading The Hitagi Crab Arc | GITM Podcast Ep. 78
One Piece and politics go hand-in-hand; this episode I want to start to dissect some of the political ideas that make Oda's narrative the special one it is. Today, I discuss the notions of control, hegemony and dominance that influence One Piece's political landscape. Why are anarchy and order incompatible? How does the World Government … Continue reading One Piece Analysis | GITM Podcast Ep. 77: What Is Control?
Smooth is a very widely used, but also very narrow way to describe and analyse animation. This idea goes much further than the word itself; it in fact reveals a fundamental issue that exists within animation discourse. In this episode, I discuss what my problem with 'smoothness' really is as a way of looking at … Continue reading Rethinking Smoothness | GITM Podcast Ep. 76
Happy Holidays and welcome to the final episode of Get In The Mecha this year! In our final episode not only of 2020 but my look back at the year in anime & manga, I take a step back to look at what I took from this year's works. What changed since last year's episode … Continue reading 2020’s Anime Lessons – An Analysis & Review | GITM Podcast Ep. 75
Aspect Ratios are something I think about constantly, mostly because they are a component of film that simply are not thought about enough (and I tend to be a bit of a contrarian). Within some of my previous content, I have thought about what makes the 2.35:1 cinematic aspect ratio transformative for our understanding of … Continue reading 4:3 in Anime – The Aspect Ratio Gaining Significance With Time
What an amazing year it has been for Japanese & Chinese animation! Despite all the crazy things that have happened this year, there are still so many cool animation moments to unpack. In this episode, I discuss the awesome animations of 2020 from Pokemon projects to Music Videos and everything else in between. What can … Continue reading A Year In Sakuga – An Analysis & Review | GITM Podcast Ep. 74
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