The Anime Nostalgia Podcast ep 81 – Playing Apocalypse Kaiji with Tricia

It is Thanksgiving time in North The United States, and what higher strategy to celebrate than talking a pair of cult classic paunchy of tears and despair?! That’s appropriate kind, returning guest and Fukumoto fan Tricia is befriend to discuss with me all about Denpa’s new English initiate of the atrocious fan-current manga Playing Apocalypse Kaiji! Started in the 90s, this title started growing a Western fanbase after it is ’07 anime adaptation, and now at long final–a physical model of the authentic manga is equipped! We discuss about what we admire about this new initiate, why it is price deciding on up even while you might per chance well per chance presumably furthermore score already seen the anime, and how a yarn with this form of seemingly straightforward premise tackles some surprisingly heavy subject matters in surprising programs. Additionally in this episode: what Kaiji adaptations are price checking out, which Kaiji gambles terrify us, and why Michael Douglas is now officially Anime.

Minor corrections/updates for this episode: The guide company that did the authentic eBook initiate is in overall an organization terminate to Mr. Fukumoto! Additionally, the sound cease ZAWA wasn’t reasonably invented by Fukumoto, but popularized by him. It is derived from the Eastern ZAWATSUKU or ZAWAMEKU. And whereas the bubble bursting in Japan & debt has loads to end with the subject matters of the narrative, there might per chance be also the reality that Japan went through about 15-20 years of stagflation, which lead to many being disillusioned and feeling they had no future since many roles accessible were appropriate kind “stupid give up” ones. Denpa in the interim has two paunchy-time group people, and in the interim handiest has the rights to essentially the major arc (13 vols) of Kaiji….though that might per chance well per chance furthermore alternate in the long bustle! Thanks Denpa for reaching out and letting me know!