Ep.113 - Wizard Barristers
It is amazing to think that, a little over a decade ago, some low-level staffer from ARMS Studio traveled to Coquitlam, BC, marveled at the...
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20 of 113 episodesEp.112 - Weirdly Specific Canadian References in Gundam
It's unusual for any major media franchise from outside of this country to frequently and specifically reference Canada, but Mobile Suit Gun...
Ep.111 - Interview with Andy Coyle
Andy Coyle is probably best known as the director of Hilda, the animated adaptation of the UK novel series by Mercury Filmworks. More recent...
Ep.110 - Emily of New Moon
You probably didn't know there was an Emily of New Moon anime. Unless, of course, you live in an Arabic-speaking country, where it just happ...
Ep.109 - The Real Numbers Behind Anime in Canada
Some listeners may be perturbed to learn that much of the discussion on this program about the trends and traditions of anime in our country...
Ep.108 - Le Petit Castor/Don Chuck Monogatari
You may assume that the most popular anime to air in Quebec in the 1980s was Captain Harlock or Candy Candy, but that's probably because tho...
Ep.107 - Anime Parallels in Heated Rivalry
It's time for Zannen, Canada to fulfill its mandated 30% yaoi quota by diving into Heated Rivalry. And why SHOULDN'T we talk about the great...
Ep.106 - Mean Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler is something of a mythical figure of the Maritime animation scene, having founded two studios (Fatkat Studios and Loogaroo Studi...
Ep.105 - Ginban Kaleidoscope, or: A Figure Skater Eats Tomatoes Alone at a Canadian Restaurant
Ginban Kaleidoscope is an anime series from 2005. It tells the story of self-absorbed Japanese figure skating champion who becomes possessed...
Ep.104 - Underdiscussed Vancouver Fandom History
I've finally found the courage to talk about the sometimes tumultuous history of anime fandom in Vancouver, including stores like Anime Jyan...
Ep.103- Why Isn't K-Pop Demon Hunters Canadian
K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most successful movie ever and the seismic cultural force of the summer, was made almost entirely by Canadian...
Ep.102 - Tokens for Shouta Aoi
There were simply too may conventions going on in August, but we tried our best to keep our bases covered! Chris gives us the lowdown on his...
Ep.101- God's in His Heaven All's Right with the World
I've likely committed some kind of crime by going an entire decade without devoting an episode to Isao Takahata's 1979 Anne of Green Gables...
Ep.100 - Inuyasha Finalis Actum
The Zannen, Canada podcast has now been around for 10 years and I'm determined to not make a big deal about it! Sarah/Kittea joins me for th...
Ep.99- The Nadeshiko Club and Quebec's Lost Anime Generation
We may be facing tumultuous times as a nation, but this has only helped make the bond between Anglophone and Francophone anime fans stronger...
Ep.98 - Hervé Bédard, the Architect Behind Cybersix
After the last episode exploring Cybersix, I felt that we still needed to dig deeper into the story behind the incredible Japanese-Canadian...
Ep.97 - Bionix Omega: Death Note
We're not done celebration the 20th anniversary of Bionix yet! This time we're looking at the show that effectively marked the end of the bl...
Ep.96 - Bionix Alpha: Witch Hunter Robin
Since I'm pretty much obligated to do something in observance of the 20th anniversary of YTV's Bionix block, Sammy and I are talking about i...
Ep.95 - Gushing Over Otakuthon
I finally made it to Otakuthon and I already want to go back. My generous Montreal host Chris aka Kurotsuki joins me to talk about pros and...
Ep.94 - There Is No Acronym That Can Describe Gundam SEED FREEDOM
In a move that is not at all surprising for Bandai, the demand for the long-delayed Gundam SEED FREEDOM film was drastically underestimated...