http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP008.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Daryl Surat from the essential Anime World Order podcast joins Grant for a chat about wrestling, anime, the surprising connections between the two fandoms, and your twitter questions. Thanks for listening!...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP043.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter We review Gintama (2017) the live action film based on the popular, long-running, gag manga by Hideaki Sorachi. What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (34:40) Twitter Questions (1:38:50) If you have questions or comments about the show, please feel free to shoot us an Email or leave a comment below. Thanks for listening!...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP042.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter In 1962, before Alien vs Predator , before Freddy vs Jason , before the inevitable Goku vs Superman of future year 2032, Toho studios released the mega-sized, trans pacific, crossover event to crush them all: King Kong vs Godzilla ! What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (40:40) Twitter Questions (1:28:32) If you have questions or comme...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP041.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Here it is. Because you, the people, demanded it, we review Face/Off (1997) — John Woo’s absurdly over-the-top American thriller featuring off-the-charts Cage-factor, hundreds of avian extras, and a dual wielding John Travolta in slow-motion. What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (28:24) Twitter Questions (1:22:05) If you have question...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP007.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia podcast and PatzPrime from The Cockpit podcast join Grant for a talk about Gundam Build Fighters + nearly an hour and a half of your Gundam related twitter questions! Introductions + each host’s history with Gundam (00:00) Gundam Build Fighters talk (17:05) Twitter questions galore (36:38) If you have questions or...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP040.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter The orderly, rigid code of bushido smashes up against human feeling in Masaki Kobayashi’s Harakiri (1962), a stunningly trenchant piece of subversive film-making — written by Rashoman and Seven Samurai scribe Shinobu Hashimoto, and starring the great Tatsuya Nakadai — that threatens to demolish the foundational ethos all of samurai cinema is bu...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP039.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter There’s action-packed. And then there’s Hard Boiled (1992) — John Woo’s final spectacular outing with superstar Chow Yun-Fat in which gun-toting, rough and tumble detective, Tequila (Yun-Fat) partners with undercover officer Alan (Tony Leung) to take on a villainous gang of gun-running triads. What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (33:...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP038.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter We review a classic that needs no introduction: Studio Ghibli’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) from director / writer Hayao Miyazaki. What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (35:32) Twitter Questions (1:55:11) Links: Although, this is our first episode covering Hayao Miyazaki, we previously recorded two episodes on films done ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP037.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter We review Takashi Miike’s 100th film, Blade of the Immortal (2017), a bloody, over the top, chambara romp, starring Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, and Sota Fukushi, based on the manga by Hiroaki Samura. What We’ve Been Watching + News (00:00) Review (40:05) Twitter Questions (1:41:35) If you have questions or comments about the show, please feel...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP036.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter We review Jackie Chan’s Who Am I? , his last film with Golden Harvest and nearly his last film ever after a few of these stunts – plus Major 2nd for the Three Minute Rule! Timestamps: What We’ve Been Watching (00:00) Listener Mail (45:45) News (49:32) Review (57:34) Twitter Questions (2:07:08) Three Minute Rule (2:14:08) If you have questions o...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP035.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Our Shaw Brothers training regimen continues with the bloody saga of Fang Cheng aka the One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a seminal work of wuxia film-making from prolific director Chang Cheh. Timestamps: What We’ve Been Watching (00:00) Listener Mail (39:12) News (49:53) Review (1:08:35) Three Minute Rule (2:13:01) Links: Episode 31: Come Drink with...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP034.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter After a bit of a hiatus, the BLT crew is finally back on the couch with our review of Mazinkaiser , a 2001 OVA follow up to Go Nagai’s popular Mazinger super robot series that Turbo Smasher Punches its way into our hearts. Timestamps: Review (40:07) Twitter Questions (1:51:03) Links: Here’s the original promo / pilot video for Mazinkaiser that ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP006.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter We had originally planned to have a review episode out today, but fate intervened and we lost some crucial audio; thankfully, Grant’s been busy as ever, so to tide you over, here’s our latest Spotlight episode in which Grant talks Cosplay with special guests Diana @silencedrowns and Emma @EmmaBowers + answers to all of your twitter questions. ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP005.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Today, Grant and Zen are joined by special guest Dave Merrill (aka @ terebifunhouse ) author of the most excellent Let’s Anime blog for a chat about anime fandom of yesteryear. We cover everything from clubs and cons, to zines, classic shows, and your twitter questions. Enjoy! If you have questions or comments about the show, please feel free ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP033.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter It’s a Netflix Double Feature, as the Blade Licking Thieves review Devilman Crybaby AND Godzilla: Monster Planet – in one episode! Devilman Crybaby Review (00:00) ; Twitter Questions (1:20:24) Godzilla: Monster Planet Review (1:26:24) ; Twitter Questions (2:02:20) Links: Blade Licking Thieves Podcast #29 – Mind Game Blade Licking Thieves Podcas...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP032.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter What We’ve Been Watching / Reading (00:00): Grant embarks on a quest to slay yet another Shonen giant. This time diving head first into the One Piece manga. You can find his chapter by chapter reaction thread on twitter right here . Zen has a few things to say about the long awaited release of the first translated Lodoss novel, Record of Lodoss...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-BEP002.mp3 Download Link – Bonus Episode 2: The Holiday Special (aka Gremlins) Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Special Thanks to @PrimeGundam host / contributor at 3BlackGeeks for being on the show! Enjoy!...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP031.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Review (38:30): Although, taken for granted today, King Hu’s Come Drink with Me (1966) set the wuxia genre on a completely new footing. By turning away from trained martial artists and instead hiring performers from the Beijing Opera school, such as the film’s magnificent female lead Chang Pei Pei, he began the process of transforming the type ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP030.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Review (36:08): 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 the RZA’s The Man with the Iron Fists . If you have questions or comments about the show, please feel free to shoot us an Email or leave a comment below. Thanks for listening!...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP029.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Review (50:50): A trigger happy, diaper wearing, soccer player with Yakuza connections goes looking for revenge; an old man lives inside the belly of a whale for thirty years with only a plesiosaur as company; the main character has a foot race against God Almighty and wins! All of this and more are only to be found in Mind Game , a funny, imag...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP028.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter The BLT Halloween spooktacular continues with a Treat to follow last episode’s Trick , as the gang sits down to review Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew . We also talk Gundam: The Origin manga, Power Rangers Unleashed , Ultraman , and answer your twitter questions. Links: You can find Grant’s article for Capes and Cool Scarves about Ultra...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP027.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Today, we have a special, spooky, Halloween themed episode of BLT for you, as we review the Japanese horror classic, Audition . We also briefly talk about Blade Runner Black Out 2022 , Gintama , Kamen Rider W , Lupin Season III , the l ive action Your Name film announcement , Neo Yokio , and answer your twitter questions. You can also find our ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP026.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Introduction + What we’ve been watching + News (0:00) Grant shares his final thoughts on King of Braves GaoGaiGar and Lupin the Third Season 1 — be sure to check out his article on Lupin over at WMC. Aim for the Ace! (1979 Film) Trailer There’s a hot new trailer out for Blade of the Immortal , Takashi Miike’s one hundredth film! Shinichiro Wata...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP025.mp3 Download ( right click and save as ) iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | E-mail | Twitter Introduction + News (0:00) We talk about Netflix’s Castlevania . The depressing news of Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima’s death. Review (20:40): Released in 2016 (a full twelve years after Godzilla: Final Wars ), Shin Godzilla marks the third reboot of the franchise as the eponymous lizard stomps his way across modern Japan with the Japanese...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP024.mp3 Download Link – Episode 24: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . Introduction + News (0:00) Review (15:09): In order to bring his vision of the fourth novel in the Crane Iron series to life, Oscar winning director Ang Lee employed the talents of mega-stars Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, and Zhang Ziyi, legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP004.mp3 Download Link – Spotlight #4: Gunpla with Lauren Orsini, Sean O’Mara, and Tom Aznable Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . Grant chats about Gundam model kits and kit making a.k.a. “Gunpla” with mecha enthusiasts Lauren Orsini, Sean O’Mara, and Tom Aznable. Lauren @laureninspace runs Gunpla101 and Otakujournalist , and is a contributor at Forbes and Anime Feminist . Sean ...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP023.mp3 Download Link – Episode 23: The Host (2006) Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . Introduction + News (0:00) Review (31:31): Today, we review The Host (2006), a critical and commercial hit in South Korea and abroad. It comes from director and screenwriter Bong Joon-ho and centers around a family’s quest to retrieve their lost child from the clutches of a giant mutant fish-m...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP022.mp3 Download Link – Episode 22: Dominion Tank Police Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . Introduction + What We’ve Been Watching + News (0:00) Zen checks out the Fist of the North Star manga; meanwhile, Grant continues his journey through Power Rangers Lost Galaxy , Gintama , and King of Braves GaoiGaiGar Netflix’s Death Note Trailer New anime streaming service, HiDive launch...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-SEP003.mp3 Download Link – Spotlight #3 – Kaijumax with Zander Cannon Apologies in advance for some of this episode’s audio issues. Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . We recently had the special privilege of talking with American cartoonist, and Eisner award winning comic author and artist, Zander Cannon about his wonderful series Kaijumax. A uniquely original prison drama about l...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/bladelickingthieves/BLT-EP021.mp3 Download Link – Episode 21: Fist of the North Star (1986 Film) Subscribe to the Blade Licking Thieves podcast on iTunes ! Drop us an Email . Find Grant on Twitter . Intro + What We’ve Been Watching + News (0:00): Mifune: The Last Samurai now available on Netflix ( trailer ) King of the Braves GaoGaiGar is legally streaming on Daisuki. Mazinger Z 45th anniversary film trailer Ultraman Geed 2017 trailer Dragon Ball Z Fighters trailer Revi...
