Blade Licking Thieves - An Anime, Kaiju, And Asian Movie Podcast

The Blade Licking Thieves are in the cockpit again to bring you their take on Go Nagai’s classic 2001 OVA Mazinkaiser. Will Mazinkaiser be a show for the wiser, or just fertilizer? Tune in for their semi-coherent thoughts on the matter! Timestamps: Review (40:07) Twitter Questions (1:51:03)

Emma Bowers and Diana (@silencedrowns) join grant for a discussion all about the world of Cosplay + your twitter questions!

Dave Merrill (Let's Anime) joins the show for a chat on fandom of yesteryear: clubs, cons, zines, old anime, and your twitter questions. 

Join us for a Netflix double feature with our reviews of both Devilman Crybaby and Godzilla: Monster Planet one really long episode! Timestamps: Devilman Crybaby (00:00) Godzilla Monster Planet (1:26:24)

We review Whisper of the Heart, a charming coming of age tale with universal appeal from the late Yoshifumi Kondo and Studio Ghibli. We also talk One Piece, Record of Lodoss War novels, and more. Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (57:57) Twitter Questions (2:12:42)

PrimeGundam of 3BlackGeeks joins Heat and Grant for, what else, Gremlins! Listen in as they reminisce about classic Christmas memories and obscure feeding rituals.

More Shaw Brothers goodness today as we review Come Drink with Me -- King Hu's groundbreaking wuxia classic (starring leading lady Chang Pei Pei) that directly inspired Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Timestamps: Review (38:30)

What happens when a super fan of kung-fu films gets to make one of his own? Find out this week as the BLT crew takes on RZA's The Man with the Iron Fists.    Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (36:08)

Join us for a chat about Masaaki Yuasa's massively creative, woefully under appreciated, utterly strange, directorial debut: Mind Game. Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (50:50)

The BLT Halloween spooktacular continues with a Treat to follow last episode's Trick as the gang sits down to review the anime film, Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.  We also discuss the manga Gundam: The Origin, Power Rangers Unleashed, Ultraman, and your many twitter questions.

Our spooky Halloween episode is here, so we're reviewing the J-Horror classic, from director Takashi Miike: Audition.  There's also Blade Runner Black Out, Gintama, Kamen Rider W, and Neo Yokio discussion, plus your twitter questions.

Fun, charmingly outdated, retro pulp with incredible direction, Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie is a tripped out Dezaki thrill ride that does exactly what it says on the tin! Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Email (29:55) Review (42:25) Twitter questions (1:47:26)

Shin Godzilla is finally here! Tune in to find out whether this latest iteration of the big G, courtesy of Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, merits the considerable hype. Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (20:40)

Once described by director Ang Lee as "Sense and Sensibility with martial arts," this all time classic of the wuxia genre packs a heck of a punch. Featuring the formidable talents of Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, and composer Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still the most successful international film, critically and commercially, to ever hit the states -- and rightly so.  Tune in for our full review! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (15:09)

Mecha enthusiasts Lauren Orsini, Sean O'Mara, and TomAznable join Grant for a special episode all about Gundam and Gunpla model kits.

We review The Host (2006), Bong Joon-ho's critical and commercial hit centering around a Korean family's quest to retrieve their lost child from the clutches of a giant, mutant, fish-monster, all while battling a dysfunctional, oppressive bureaucracy, and growing into the people they were meant to be. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (31:31)

We review a Saturday Anime classic, Dominion Tank Police, a four part OVA from 1988 featuring incredibly awesome tanks, curvaceous cat-girls, and a dangerously out of control police force! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (40:45) Twitter Questions (1:51:47)

Eisner award winning comic artist and writer, Zander Cannon, joins us to talk about his comic series Kaijumax! We delve into his creative process, talk about his comic, and share stories of passionate love for tokusatsu, kaiju movies, and giant robots. Timestamps: 00:00 - KaijuMax 32:03 - On creating your own comic 37:52 - What's next for KaijuMax 41:37 - Tokusatsu 1:17:45 - Twitter questions

In the year 199X, the Thieves sit down to watch our mates get slaughtered by some dude with seven scars i.e. we review the 1986 anime classic: Fist of the North Star. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (36:02) Twitter Questions (1:57:50)

Dawn of the Anime Nostalgia podcast and Cai (@Kaijinboyfriend) join Grant at the helm of this episode all about Captain Harlock! They sail the sea of stars, flying their flag of freedom (from episode structure), and relate their own personal history with the iconic space pirate.