Summary

Neeksy and Zorak point at laugh at the utterly nonsensical 1960s Japanese animated series Speed Racer, the car-driving cad who stops crime syndicates and war-loving nations by driving really, really fast.

Also covered are recent events surrounding Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Studio Ghibli, and more!

Next Episode Homework: Ping-Pong The Animation

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary

Ever heard a show that starts off well, plods along at an okay pace before it suddenly has a narrative seizure, vomiting on itself and then swallowing its tongue? Well now you have! It's Gainax's classic series Nadia: Secret of Blue Water. Let's learn about how to not write a remotely likable protagonist by example!

Next Episode Homework: the original 1960s Speed Racer (available on Hulu)

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary

Remember the 90s? Well it's over, and it ended with shows like Mission Hill: a portrait of Generation X before the tech bubble burst from the folks who brought you some good seasons of The Simpsons!

Also we discuss upcoming anime this summer (spoiler alert: a lot of it is going to be terrible!) and warn against contributing to or doing free labor for Kickstarter webtoons.

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Tyrs (@TyrsHTML) 

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary

We suffered through it so you didn't have to: Neeksy and Zorak watched the epitome of marketing cynicism and overall bad idea Loonatics Unleashed. Luckily this trainwreck of a show leads to discussions of media business practices and why we can't have nice things.

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary

We discuss Fox's animated sitcom Bob's Burgers, and explore why it is an example of good character development.

We also discuss impressions of the current anime season and bring up Cartoon Network's newest show Clarence.

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Neeksy and Zorak discuss the highly-anticipated and controversial "Kill la Kill" from Trigger.

Surgeon General's Warning:

Discussion contains spoilers and references to the creepy anime incest within.

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

 Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Why did something that seemed so prime to be an awful cash-in end up being so good? Neeksy and Zorak take a look at Warner Bros' brick-building comedy "The Lego Movie". 

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

 Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary

In this special extended episode, attending pathologists Neeksy and Zorak take a hard look at the upcoming broadcast season of anime: predicting what's going to be good, bad, or crime against humanity.

Additional time is given to discuss Miyazaki's newest film and his recent essay about the state of the industry.

Attending Pathologists

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

Intro music: "Thumbs Up" by Casey LaLonde

Summary:

The inaugural episode deals with Poser-animated, web-based anime RWBY, which gave us quite a lot to talk about.

Our autopsy of the first season yielded valuable lessons about basic storytelling, proper use of CG, and not making poorly-conceived racism parables.

Supplemental Diagrams:

Severe Run Cycle Deformation

Exposed Anchor Syndrome

Attending Pathologists:

Neeksy (@rymagnusson)

Zorak (@SAzorak)

MetalRay (Metal Ray Productions)