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

We delve into J-Horror courtesy of Takashi Miike and his fiendishly weird film creation: Gozu. Plus more anime and tokusatsu talk: Gintama, Dairanger, Gundam Thunderbolt, Kimba, Berserk and more. Timestamps: Stuff (00:00) Review (51:08)

Sean O'Mara of Colony Drop and Zimmerit joins us for this special episode to talk all things Patlabor. Don't miss it! Timestamps: Interview (00:00) Patlabor discussion (28:01)

We review Samurai Fiction, a zany comedy / samurai film that's secretly about Love and Peace! + anime talk: Attack on Titan season 2, Lupin, Gundam 00, Power Rangers in Space, and more. Timestamps: What We're Watchin' (00:00) Review (1:09:47)

We discuss a few Spring Anime 2017 shows, talk Gundam 00, news topics, and review superstar Jackie Chan's raw, brutal, and death defying, Police Story. Timestamps: Review (1:04:40)

The 90s are back! First, Grant talks up the new American Power Rangers film, then we all sit down on the couch to review Hollywood's new Ghost in the Shell film starring Scarlet Johansson. Timestamps: Review (38:22)

In Satoshi Kon's final film, Paprika, a group of scientists use an experimental device to enter people's dreams. Soon the lines between the real and the unreal begin to blur in exciting, terrifying, and dangerous ways. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (53:04)

We talk Bubblegum Crisis, crappy DBZ designs, Ms Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, and review Takeshi Koike's incredible REDLINE. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (1:05:55)

We talk Power Rangers, Voltron, the manga Insufficient Direction, and review Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (1:04:15)

We delight in this whacked out sequel to Godzilla 1984 featuring super fly assassins, ESPers, mad science, incredible Engrish, and amazing Kaiju action --join us for Godzilla vs Biolante! Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (34:00)

When Yakuza, Samurai, and corrupt officials run rampant, who better to even the score than an itinerant blind masseuse with a deadly cane-sword and penchant for justice!? Of course, we mean Zatoichi, played by the legendary Shintaro Katsu, and we're starting with the character's very first outing, Kenji Misumi's The Tale of Zatoichi (1962). Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (44:10)

The Thieves watch the Shaw Brothers martial arts classic, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in which Gordon Liu, as the monk San Te, delivers to the masses the most wonderful gift of the season: Kung Fu! Timestamps: What we've been watching (00:00) News (24:47) Review (38:24)

We catch up on what we've been watching, read some listener mail, and review Rintaro's stunning looking and sounding Metropolis, based on Osamu Tezuka's manga and Fritz Lang's silent original. Timestamps: What we've been watchin' (00:00) News (1:19:39) Listener Mail (1:31:20) Review (1:44:07)

For our first bonus episode, TheSubtleDoctor from the Warui Deshou podcast joins us for a discussion on fanservice, what exactly is anime, the secret truth behind Gelato, the news, and more!

We review Studio Ghibli's, absolutely wonderful, The Tale of Princess Kaguya from acclaimed director Isao Takahata. Timestamps: What we're watchin' (00:00) News (31:14) Review (54:35)

Join us for our review of the final act of Shusuke Kaneko's incredible Gamera Trilogy: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. Timestamps: Random chit-chat (00:00) News (26:10) Review (56:30)

The Cold War threatens to turn hot in Toho's Return of Godzilla, the 1984 Goji reboot that kicked off the Heisei era. Timestamps: What We're Watching (00:00) News (36:15) Review (1:06:13)

Join us for giant robots, melodrama, spandex, and guts! -- as we shoot for the stars with our review of Hideaki Anno and Gainax's sci-fi / mecha / shojo genre-busting, classic OVA: Aim for the Top! Gunbuster. Timestamps: Chit-Chat (00:00) News (32:00) Review (50:36)

The Thieves discuss Ultraman Orb, some blog stuff, the announcement for the new Escaflowne release, and lastly review part two of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera Trilogy: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion. Review starts at 36:10.

We discuss anime influenced cartoons, dubs vs subs, Godzilla Resurgence impressions, and review Stephen Chow's totally bonkers and absolutely hilarious riff on Kung-fu and Iron Chef: The God of Cookery. Timestamps: Random talk (00:00) News (25:19) Review (41:54)

We talk the state of MSGundam in Japan, animator pay, the Warcraft film, and review Osamu Dezaki's visually stunning, machismo classic, Golgo 13: The Professional. Timestamps: Review (25:51)