Stories from AWESOME ENGINE

  1. Episode 28 - He's Got A Big Nose! (Distant Worlds & Metropolis)

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Nov 13, 2011

    Leon Everett is back again, this time to tell us all about the Distant Worlds concert at the Albert Hall. Then we discuss the 2001 Rintaro adaptation of the Osamu Tezuka manga, Metropolis. TezukaOsamu.net's page on the Metropolis manga 00:00… Full Story »

  2. Episode 27 - The Castle of Cagliostro

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Nov 1, 2011

    Leon Everett joins us to discuss the Lupin III film, The Castle of Cagliostro. 00:00 Zelda 25th anniversary symphony concert, Dragon Gate UK & MCM Expo 14:41 The Castle of Cagliostro Ask us questions at Formspring Theme music by Paul… Full Story »

  3. Dynamite In The Brain - Episode 26 - Hipira and other Vampires

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Oct 23, 2011

    A special Halloween episode of DITB. We talk 2009 CG vampire anime Hipira. Originally a story book by Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and Shinji Kimura, it got a series of shorts made by Kimura and CG master Kodai Sato. Then we… Full Story »

  4. 1990s TV Anime - The Secret Garden Episode 1

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Oct 15, 2011

    We're back to the wonderful world of ORPHANTAINMENT. For those keeping count this is the third confirmed orphan protagonist so far, and the second to come from classic literature. In this case it was coming from NHK, rather than a… Full Story »

  5. 1990s TV Anime - Future GPX Cyber Formula Episode 1

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Oct 6, 2011

    This Sunrise property is one of those shows I was vaguely aware of, even before I started to properly watch anime. I believe this was likely due to it being mentioned in Super Play, a UK SNES magazine that was probably the most otaku-y of the UK games magazines of… Full Story »

  6. 1990s TV Anime - The Trapp Family Story Episode 1

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Oct 4, 2011

    Do you like orphans? Do you like Nuns? Do you like singing? Well you were in luck in 1991 as House Foods World Masterpiece Theatre adapted Maria von Trapp's memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Now, I've never read that book, and don't… Full Story »

  7. Three ways I've noticed TV shows kill themselves.

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Sep 20, 2011

    Now this was encouraged in maths exams, but less so in TV shows. It's the point at which the writing begins to point out the conceits of the show and the mechanics of earlier scripts. It's all very fun and meta, and often the episodes that do this are really great. But once you've let the genie out the bottle it's pretty hard to get it back… Full Story »

  8. Time? Is It Holding Up? Or Is It After Us?

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Sep 4, 2011

    Recently, while looking for new episode ideas for Dynamite In The Brain, I recalled an old interview with Frank Black. Now this is entirely from memory so I may be totally misrepresenting the Pixies frontman, but he mentioned how he only listened to records that history had decided were worth listening to. That the thrill… Full Story »

  9. Episode 20 - Aya Evolution-R

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Aug 29, 2011

    Hey gang! We're back from Ayacon 2011, and we've filled an entire podcast with chat about it. What events did we go to? What cosplay did we wear? What did we buy? What did we see? All this and the… Full Story »

  10. Dynamite In The Brain - Episode 19 - Ayacon Here We Come

    AWESOME ENGINE &bull Aug 14, 2011

    It's Ayacon next weekend, and we're going to be there. In this episode we talk about what we are looking forward to at the con. Plus: Brian's brief, glorious webcomic career and Anthony's mastery of accents! Ask us questions at… Full Story »

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