This week is the 75th anniversary of the US dropping two nuclear bombs on Japan in 1945 – marking the end of the Pacific War and thus – World War 2.
We’re looking at how the war has impacted the way Japan talks about war in its storytelling and, in particular, anime.
Rather listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts?
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JbgJjrWGMufVEnzBwtGQN
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kawaii-fi-radio-anime-podcast/id1479668478
Google: https://bit.ly/3gKvOVY
Episode segments:
00:00:00 – Show Opener
00:00:43 – Opening Chat: New Studio, God of Highschool, Black Clover
00:10:19 – Anime News Talk: Attack on Titan Children’s Book, Splinter Cell Anime
00:18:17 – Anime News: Headlines
00:23:05 – Anime History: World War 2 and Anime
00:44:31 – Anime History: War in Animation
00:56:42 – Cinema Club: In This Corner of the World
01:15:22 – Show Outro
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