What was the first anime? Wait... what even IS anime? Join us as we dive into the depths of the very first forms of Japanese animation, from stop-motion clip art to WW2 Propaganda Films with lil baby animal soldier, until we finally reach touch on the OG, commonly recognized first true anime, Astro Boy. Or, as we came to discover, Astor Boynton. Pax still hasn't recovered from this one. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:05 Interview with Dr. Nona Carter 20:20 The Plot of Akira 29:05 The Akira Deep Dive 1:31:40 Outro Please give us a 5-Star rating on your favorite podcasting app, it really helps the show! If you're watching us on YouTube, giving us a like or a sub REALLY helps us out. Find us on twitter at: @BrotakusPodcast @PaxLillin Intro Song: F*** You, Pay Me (Instrumental) by Akira the Don News Theme 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Cover Art by Khori Allen Instagram: @khori_allen Interested in recording your own podcast? Visit https://squadcast.fm/?ref=brotakus to get started. If you want to know what it's like, email us! We love hearing from you and would love to advise you on starting your own podcast. To send us episode/guest suggestions, feedback, hate mail, love mail, fanfic or business/advertising inquiries, shoot us an email at BrotakusPodcast@Gmail.com Find out more at https://brotakus.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-0da12b for 40% off for 4 months, and support Brotakus Anime Club.