Vintage Anime Club

15/08/2024

Episode 194 "Miaka Gear Solid" is now live! Come hang out in the clubroom as we discuss episodes 1-4 of the 1995 series Fushigi Yugi. Featuring the voices of Dennis, Kate, Ed, Garrett, Karen, and special guest Chika Supreme from the Shoujo Sundae podcast.

On this episode, it's the start of a new podcast miniseries covering the first half of Fushigi Yugi. Joining hosts Dennis, Kate, Garrett, Ed, and Karen is first time guest Chika Supreme from the Shoujo Sundae podcast! Though we only talk about the first four episodes, it's one of our longest podcast...

13/08/2024

Today's anime is Tamahome from Fushigi Yûgi. This Suzaku warrior only cares about money at first, but behind that smile lies a great strength to protect those precious to him. 🥂

09/08/2024

Today's anime & next podcast topic is Fushigi Yûgi! We're going to go over the first season/box set over the next few months. So dust off those old DVDs or stream it with us! Covering eps 1-4. 🥂

01/08/2024

Today's anime is Margot "Maggie" Nakamoto from Venus Wars. She's a race girl while still going to nursing school, just doing her best to make things work before the war starts.

30/07/2024

Today's anime is Will from Venus Wars. He might not be the ace or the captain, but he's still a highly respected Battlebike athlete & a little bit of a ladies man. But sometimes trying to impress someone goes too far.

25/07/2024

Episode 193 "It's Not Blizball" is now live! Join the Vintage Anime Club hosts as we discuss the 1989 film Venus Wars, by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Featuring the voices of Dennis, Kate, Ed, & Karen. Place your battlebike bets! 🥂

On this episode, join Dennis, Kate, Ed, and Karen as they discuss 1989's Venus Wars by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu. In addition to the anim topic, we also discuss visiting the Akiba Maid War pop-up cafe here in Los Angeles. Topics include the rules of battlebike, malls still being popular, chase scene music,...

25/07/2024

Today's anime is Susan Sommers from Venus Wars. She's a gung-ho reporter hoping to cover the civil war, but she gets too close to one particular side.

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23/07/2024

Today's anime is Hiro from Venus Wars. He's a hotshot battlebiker with a big authority problem, but he does have the skills & luck to survive. 🥂

20/07/2024

We're doing another anime post, this time featuring Frolbericheri Frol from They Were Eleven. Coming from a world where the government chooses your gender, Frol can only choose their path by getting into Cosmo Academy. 🥂

19/07/2024

Today's anime & next podcast topic is the 1989 film Venus Wars, based on the manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Stream it along with us via HiDive, & let us know your thoughts! 🥂

11/07/2024

Episode 192 "Okay, Guitarzan" is now live! Join the club for a spirited discussion on the 1986 sci-fi shoujo film They Were Eleven. Featuring the voices of Dennis, Kate, Garrett, Ed, Karen, & a returning Caitlin! 🥂

On this episode, join Dennis, Kate, Garrett, Ed, Karen, and returning from her sabbatical is Caitlin! We're talking about the 1986 shoujo sci-fi movie They Were Eleven, based on the 1975 manga series by Hagio Moto, one of the authors who helped bring about the golden age of shoujo manga. Part Among....

09/07/2024

Today's anime is Tadatos "Tada" Lane from They Were Eleven. One of the survivors of the Esperanza incident, he uses his intuitive powers to help the crew, even if he's the prime suspect most of the time. 🥂

04/07/2024

Today's anime & next podcast topic is 1986's They Were Eleven. It's currently out of print on DVD, so hopefully there's a license rescue some day. If you've seen this one, tell us what you think! 🥂

04/07/2024

Today's anime is another Aya from Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. She's another runaway ninja during this warring states period, but she's got a personality that will really hook you. 🥂

02/07/2024

Today's anime is Marou from Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. The Land King of the Yoma aka Kikuga no Miko, he was Hikage's childhood best friend until his past & destiny finally caught up with him.

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27/06/2024

Episode 191 "Super Yoma Bros." is now live! Join the club for a long podcast talk about the 1989 OVA series Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Featuring the voices of Diana, Karen, Kate, Dennis, Garrett, & Sam. There's spiders, a literal sea horse, and two Ayas. 🥂

On this episode, join Diana, Karen, Kate, Dennis, Garrett, & Sam as we discuss the 1989 OVA series Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Monsters roam the land, and our hero has to deal with taking out his best friend. But there are a whole lot more things to unpack. Like just what is that flashback that....

27/06/2024

Today's anime is Aya from episode 1 Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Circumstances forced her to travel away from home to find comfort in another village, but the yoma of Kikuga no Miko have other ideas. 🥂

25/06/2024

Today's anime is Hikage from Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. Being forced to hunt down your childhood friend turned demon lord is one thing, but doing it without pants?! That's on a different level. 🥂

21/06/2024

Today's anime & next podcast topic is Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma. If you've seen this 1989 OVA, let us know what you think, & we'll read them on the show! You've got a few days, as we're recording later this weekend. 🥂

15/06/2024

It's Friday for us. While Foxy Fridays aren't a thing, it'd be a shame if we didn't spotlight Jillas Jillos Jilles from Slayers Try! He quickly became a favorite for us with his character growth & fun schemes against Lina. 🥂

13/06/2024

Episode 190 "Mace N' Jars" is now live! Join the club for our final Slayers Try miniseries podcast. Featuring the voices of Dennis, Ed, Garrett, Karen, and returning special guests Patrick and Jennifer. 🥂

It's our final Slayers Try podcast! Hosts Dennis, Ed, Garrett, & Karen are joined by returning guests Patrick & Jennifer to discuss the last four episodes of Slayers Try. How will our heroes defeat Dark Star? What happens to the Golden Dragons? Does Gourry get his sword back? Most importantly, what....

31/05/2024

Episode 189 "Wile E. Jillas" is now live! Join hosts Ed, Garrett, Dennis, Karen, & Kate for part 5 of our Slayers Try miniseries covering episodes 70-74. 🥂

On this episode, join hosts Ed, Garrett, Dennis, Karen, & Kate for part 5 of our Slayers Try discussion, covering episodes 70-74. We've got the last of our side story adventures where Gourry gets a lesson in posing for justice along with a replacement sword, some new baddies who look like possible D...

31/05/2024

Apologies for the delay. Our Slayers Try part 4 podcast will go up tomorrow morning due to losing two editing days. They were important reasons though: recorded on Memorial Day instead of the weekend, and watching Furiosa on Tuesday evening.

16/05/2024

Episode 188 "My Jar Will Go On" is now live! Join the club for our Slayers Try part 4 discussion, covering episodes 66-69. Featuring the voices of Ed, Dennis, Garrett, & Kate.

On this episode, join Ed, Dennis, Garrett, & Kate for part 4 of our Slayers Try discussion, covering episodes 66-69. Some talking points include light people Touken Ranbu, bad luck with ships, Lina in Wonderland, penguin vengeance, one really angry ghosts, insight into Filia's hobbies, more fish peo...

07/05/2024

Today's anime is one of the big baddies from Slayers Try in Valgaav / Valgarv. The last remaining ancient dragon bears a grudge against the world, & he'll use any means necessary to get revenge. 🥂

02/05/2024

Episode 187 "Those Rocks Were Her Friends" is now live! Join the club as we discuss episodes 62-65 for part 3 of our Slayers Try rewatch. Featuring the voices of Ed, Kate, Dennis, and new special guest Jeanette! 🥂

On this episode, Ed, Kate, and Dennis are joined by brand new guest Jeanette! In our third Slayers Try podcast, it's a special spotlight on secondary character Jillas! Our fox-man with a funny accent does what few people have done before: outsmart Lina and the entire gang. Other talking points inclu...

02/05/2024

Episode 187 "Those Rocks Were Her Friends" is now live! Join the club as we discuss episodes 62-65 for part 3 of our Slayers Try rewatch. Featuring the voices of Ed, Kate, Dennis, and new special guest Jeanette! 🥂

On this episode, Ed, Kate, and Dennis are joined by brand new guest Jeanette! In our third Slayers Try podcast, it's a special spotlight on secondary character Jillas! Our fox-man with a funny accent does what few people have done before: outsmart Lina and the entire gang. Other talking points inclu...

30/04/2024

Today's returning anime is Xellos from The Slayers series. He'd be a great help to Lina's crew, but he's not exactly a team player. With his own agenda & constant disappearances, he's an even greater eyesore for Filia in Slayers Try. 🥂

27/04/2024

It's , & we're recording again this weekend for our next batch of Slayers Try episodes to watch: 62-65. Hoping to have a brand new guest or two & some returning ones as well for the rest of the mini series. 🥂