A Podcast Seeking Entertainment and Enlightenment through Tokusatsu. Hosted by the ”kaiju academic” himself, Nathan Marchand.
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
In the first of a double-whammy of “Year of Gamera” episodes that continue to chip away at Nate’s sanity, today’s movie is 1968’s Gamera vs. Viras. Nate is joined by returning guest (and Jimmy From NASA nemesis) Jack “GMan” Hudgens and Jack’s friend J.R. Villers from The Drift Space podcast to discuss this outlandish but imaginative kaiju flick. It’s near and dear (haha!) to Jimmy’s heart because, believe it or not, it dramatizes an exciting chapter of his childhood. Yes, MIFV’s intrepid producer is one of the precocious “Kennys”! In order to survive, Nate makes many Star Trek references/comparisons and several puns. The discussion also includes talk about hentai (don’t ask) and how the Rocky films stole the Gamera series’ formula—and it includes Sly Stallone impersonations. The Toku Topic is the Scout Association of Japan since the Gamera kids in this—again, including Jimmy—are both Boy Scouts.
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
The Drift Space on Podchaser.
The “Deferential Wrath of a Rusting Markalite Cannon” Substack.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00-7:54
Entertaining Info Dump: 7:54-16:06
Toku Talk: 16:06-59:21
Ad: 59:21-59:59
Toku Topic: 59:59-1:22:52
Listener Feedback, Housekeeping, & Outro: 1:22:52-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Flower, James. “A Guide to English Language Gamera.” (Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection)
- Galbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- Gamera: The Complete Collection, Disc Three Special Features.
- Gamera vs. Viras Commentary by Carl Craig and Jim Cirronella (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection)
- “Historical Boys’ Uniforms – Japanese Boy Scouts”
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
- Macias, Patrick. “A History of Gamera: Gamera vs. Barugon” (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- Milner, David. “Interview with Noriaki Yuasa” (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- Scout Association of Japan (official English language website)
- “Scout Association of Japan” (ScoutWiki)
- “Scout Association of Japan” (Wikipedia)
- “Scout Oaths, Promises, Mottos, and Slogans – Japan” (U.S. Scouting Service Project)
- “Viras” (Wikizilla)
- “Virasians” (Wikizilla)
- Wiki Articles on Gamera vs. Viras
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Finally, the “Kong Quest” comes to an end! After months of delays due to avoiding competition and COVID-19, Godzilla vs. Kong has been released. It’s not a fever dream—it’s real! Nate is joined by his friend, Nerd Chapel founder Eric Anderson, to discuss the epic rematch nearly 60 years in the making. They host a special premiere for the Legendary film at the newly opened Denham Theater, an event that’s been delayed and rescheduled as often as the film’s release. A cavalcade of special guests attends, including the little Iwi deaf girl Jia. She is the youngest of “Kong’s Queens,” all the surviving ladies who have captivated the Eighth Wonder over the years. Nate and Eric dive deep into the deceptively simple movie, discussing Kong’s “hero’s journey,” the Jules Verne-ian/Edgar Rice Burroughs-ian world-building, and its theme of mankind trying to control forces greater than themselves. You’ll also hear them compare the movie to Conan the Barbarian, Die Hard, and The Lord of the Rings.
The Toku Topic isn’t about the content of the movie itself but a debate raging around it: movie theaters vs. streaming services. Which do you prefer to see a movie for the first time?
Afterward, Nate and company hear that Kong had too much to drink at the after-party and has gone on a drunken rampage. MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, volunteers to handle the situation the best way he knows how: Mechani-Kong Mk. 2. That goes about as well as you’d expect, so Nate and Eric recruit one of “Kong’s Queens” for help so beauty can save the beast for once.
Prologue and Epilogue written by Nathan Marchand with Eric Anderson.
Music:
-“Here We Go” by Chris Classic
-“Pensacola, Florida (Godzilla Theme” by Junkie XL
-“Skull Island (Kong Theme)” by Junkie XL
-“A New Language” by Junkie XL
-“Main Title” by Moscow Symphony Orchestra, composed by Max Steiner
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org (including some by InspectorJ).
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
Check out Nerd Chapel and the 42 devotional books!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
Intro/Prologue: 0:00-11:40
Entertaining Info Dump: 11:40-22:24
Toku Talk: 22:24-1:46:55
Ad: 1:46:55-1:47:47
Toku Topic: 1:47:47-2:14:12
Housekeeping & Outro: 2:14:12-2:23:16
Epilogue: 2:23:16-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Bloom, David. “Insights: Could The Streaming Services Killing Movie Theaters Save Them Instead?”
- Bradshaw, Paul. “Streaming services have saved cinemas, but now they’re kicking them while they’re down” (NME)
- Burtch, Gordon; Cho, Daegon; Liang, Yangfan; and Smith, Michael D. “Will Movie Theaters Survive When Audiences Can Stream New Releases?” (Harvard Business Review)
- Deckelmeier, Joe. “Adam Wingard Interview: Godzilla vs. Kong” (Screenrant)
- Doyne, Shannon. “In the Age of Digital Streaming, Are Movie Theaters Still Relevant?” (The New York Times)
- Garnett, Christina. “A testament to the user experience: movie theaters vs streaming”
- “Godzilla vs. Kong” (Wikipedia)
- “Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)” (Wikizilla)
- Patches, Matt. “Godzilla vs. Kong is more of an Avengers: Endgame than a Monsterverse finale” (Polygon)
- “Preference for watching a movie for the first time at a theater instead of via a streaming service in the United States from November 2018 to June 2020” (Statista)
- Richwine, Lisa. “Cinema vs. streaming: the battle over when and where you can see movies” (Reuters)
- Whitten, Sarah. “Movie theater owners are frustrated about streaming, but their survival depends on studios” (CNBC)
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers and Forever Classic Gamers!
This is a re-release of the most recent episode of The Forever Classic Podcast, which is hosted by my GigaGeek Magazine colleague, Alex McCumbers. Given that I’m the “kaiju academic,” as Alex puts it, and he’s as hardcore a gamer as you can get, we figured we’d combine our knowledge and fandoms to review the 2020 Monster Hunter movie starring Mila Jovovich. This secret Toho movie (for real) is based on the monstrously (ba-dum-tssh) popular video game series from Capcom. So, if you wondered what I thought of this film, here you go! I might even start playing the games now!
Alex’s original show notes:
With the release of the Monster Hunter film, Alex employs the expertise of his good friend Nathan Marchand, a Kaiju Academic, Writer, and Podcaster. Does the monumental game Monster Hunter World translate well into film? Not really, but that doesn't stop it from being fun.
Find Nathan's work:
Website - http://nathanjsmarchand.com/
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Shownotes - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_0AVb2mNG42ojLmHziqteRrU0Auw1ffeamIoFo3evLM/edit?usp=sharing
Forever Classic Games:
Our website - www.ForeverClassicGames.com
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Greetings, kaiju lovers!
It’s the day after the BIGGEST kaiju film of the year—if not the decade—Godzilla vs. Kong has premiered across the world in theaters and on HBO Max, and Nate is diving headlong into a spoiler discussion! You won’t believe what you hear: surprise appearances from a famous henshin hero and the new so-called “king of the monsters.” Heck, apparently even Nate and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA made cameos in the movie! That’s what happens when you need a podcaster and an engineer. And then a famous “final warrior” calls in to explain how he gave Godzilla a nose ring.
Whether you’ve seen the film or not, you’d be a fool not to listen to this special bonus episode!
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Due to contractual obligations, Nate covers a “13th” Gamera movie as part of the “Year of Gamera”: Gammera the Invincible (he's a loony). This heavily-edited Americanized version of Gamera the Giant Monster was given the Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 treatment—but it's far less interesting as a movie and as a piece of kaiju film history. Nate details the key differences—one being the de-emphasis of Psycho Kenny, er, Toshio-san—and explains the rather mundane reasons for why the movie was drastically changed. Also, he gives the Board-appointed “king of the monsters” a new nickname: “Gamera-Double-M.”
Up next: Godzilla vs. Kong!
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Flower, James. “A Guide to English Language Gamera.” (Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection)
- Galbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- “Gamera (1965)” (Wikizilla)
- “Gamera, the Giant Monster” (Wikipedia)
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
As part of Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins’ “One Monstrous Moment: Alpha Edition” to celebrate our favorite moments in kaiju media in anticipation of Godzilla vs. Kong, I’m submitting an entry featuring an unlikely scene from an unlikely series. In this case, from episode eleven of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (aka Ultraman Powered). What happens when a henshin hero battles a truly innocent monster? What can we learn about co passion and empathy from this oft-derided Ultra series? Listen to find out!
Music:
-Ultraman Powered/Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero BGM (by Suzuki Kisaburo?)
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
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Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
After the Serpentera Mk. 1 flies by, Nate is joined by his two most popular guests yet: Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins and Brandon “Up From the Depths” Jacobs. These two YouTubers were invited to the Island because they’ve produced several insightful and, above all, positive videos on 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. While Legendary’s much-hyped kaiju epic was loved my audiences and hated by critics, it’s lately become popular in the Godzilla/kaiju fandom to hate on it. Nate, Ryan, and Brandon discuss how there is more going on below the surface in what many decry was an empty summer blockbuster. You’ll hear them debunk its “nuclear narrative,” discuss its spiritual depth (“Godzilla, messiah of the monsters,” anyone?), and hear how the eco-terrorists aren’t as farfetched as you might think. Meanwhile, Ryan’s sidekick, Snazzy, joins MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, and Jet Jaguar in the crowded “sidekick central,” er, producer booth. Snazzy keeps pushing random buttons. Hilarity ensues.
(Don’t tell the Monster Island Board of Directors that we went over their mandated time limit!)
Music:
-“Here We Go” by Chris Classic
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-1:16
Film Discussion: 1:16-1:13:19
Outro and Credits: 1:13:19-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Earth First!” (Wikipedia)
- “Earth Liberation Front” (Wikipedia)
- “Eco-terrorism” (Wikipedia)
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 51: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (US) (2019) (Eco-terrorism/Climate Change)
- Omni Viewer Videos:
- “The Dumbest GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Critique I've Seen To Date”
- “‘For Now’ | A GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Deep Dive”
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters ~ Omni at the Movies [NO SPOILERS]”
- “Godzilla vs. Humanism, or: The Philosophy of Kaiju”
- “Godzilla vs. the Nuclear Narrative (King of the Monsters Analysis)”
- “Why GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Underperformed (Speculation)”
- Sala, Nate. “Godzilla Shows How Atheists React to God.” (Wise Disciple)
- Tilove, Jonathan. “Ecology Terrorists: Earth, Yes; Humans, No.” (The Sun Sentinel)
- Up From the Depths Videos:
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters | A Final Word”
- “Godzilla: King of the Monsters | A Messy Love Letter To Titan's Past”
- “The Importance of Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Memories of a G-fan”
- “The Spirituality of Godzilla: King of the Monsters | In Depth Review”
- “Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)”
- Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (official website)
- “Voluntary Human Extinction Movement” (Wikipedia)
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Nate and his guests, MIFV MAX members Michael Hamilton (co-host of Kaiju Weekly and The Kaiju Groupie) and Damon Noyes, reach the peak of the Showa Gamera series—which isn’t as high as Nate wants it to be. (Or does he just want to get high?) Once again as part of the Board-mandated “Year of Gamera,” the Tourists get to watch the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode featuring this film while Nate must view the original Japanese version to compare notes. Even so, Nate riffs his way through the episode so the Stockholm syndrome doesn’t set in. Michael sighs almost as much as he talks with all the jokes Nate and Damon drop about “gassy Gyaos nipples” and “plane murder.” You’d almost think Nate was enjoying himself. It’s a great act.
The Toku Topic for this episode is the Sanrizuka Struggle, which was a movement against the construction of Narita Airport. It inspired a key plot element in this movie and helped Nate prove to Michael and Damon that there was a social commentary in the film. It’s also the last social commentary in a Gamera movie for years, so enjoy it while it lasts.
Before the broadcast, Nate tries to tell his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, how he plans to be a small thorn in the Board’s side only to be interrupted by Raymund Martin, the head of the Monster Island Legal Action Team, who promptly tells Nate why he can’t do that.
Raymund Martin was created and voiced by Damon Noyes.
Prologue written by Nathan Marchand with Damon Noyes.
Music:
-“Perry Mason Theme” by Buddy Morrow
-“Phoenix Wright – Pursuit Cornered | Epic Rock Cover” by Friedrich Habetler
-“Here We Go” by Chris Classic
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
Check out Michael podcast, The Kaiju Groupie, and Damon’s puppetry work on AllThingsZ.
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-4:45
Intro: 4:45-13:04
Entertaining Info Dump: 13:04-22:03
Toku Talk: 22:03-1:13:10
Ad: 1:13:10-1:14:09
Toku Topic: 1:14:09-1:47:19
Housekeeping & Outro: 1:47:19-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Austin. Art by Aya Francisco. “Narita Airport’s Troubles Past” (Tofugu).
- Brasor, Philip. “Fight or flight: Narita’s history of conflict” (The Japan Times).
- Flower, James. “A Guide to English Language Gamera” (Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- Galbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- Gamera: The Complete Collection, Disc Two Special Features.
- Gamera vs. Gyaos Commentary by Stuart Galbraith IV (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- Hayward, Justin. “The Sanrizuka Struggle: Why Farmland Exists In The Middle Of Tokyo Narita Airport” (Simple Flying).
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 14: Destroy All Monsters (1968) (Student Demonstrations of 1968, Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands)
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
- Macias, Patrick. “A History of Gamera: Gamera vs. Barugon” (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- Milner, David. “Interview with Noriaki Yuasa” (Arrow Video’s Gamera: The Complete Collection).
- “Sanrizuka Struggle” (Wikipedia).
- Wiki Articles on Gamera vs. Gyaos:
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
In the first of what I’m calling “Special Reports,” I give my immediate thoughts on the new Netflix anime series, Pacific Rim: The Black. I was supposed to review it on Redeemed Otaku with my friend Bex, but that ended up not working out. As someone who adores the original film but hates the sequel (Uprising), I was surprised by how good this show was, even when it used some elements from Uprising. Be warned: about halfway in, I dive into spoiler territory, so avoid that if you haven’t seen the show.
Will I ever cover this as a regular episode? Only time will tell.
I put this episode together quickly, so it doesn’t have the usual polished and tight editing normal episodes have.
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Jimmy’s (former?) flame war nemesis, tokustasu scholar John LeMay, returns to discuss the second banned film to be covered on MIFV: Prophecies of Nostradamus. This infamous disaster film—which is as different from Submersion of Japan as night is from day—was Toho’s biggest hit of 1974 and features the last appearance by Takeshi Shimura in a Toho tokusatsu film, which only makes its banishment to the back of the vault all the more puzzling. Nate and John explain that the film was banned because of a 30-second scene (that wasn’t even real!) featuring “Soft-Bodied Humans” that was seen as offensive to atomic bombing survivors. Nate also gives a history lesson on who the popular but misunderstood French seer Nostradamus was and his book of prophecies, which inspired this bizarre film.
Yes, we know that this episode went over the Board-mandated time limit for “mini-sodes”—and we don’t care!
You can buy John’s latest books here and here on Amazon.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
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© 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Complete Works of Nostradamus, The. Compiled by Arcanaeum (2003).
- “Furylfuramide” (Wikipedia)
- Galbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
- LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition).
- LeMay, John. Terror of the Lost Tokusatsu Films!
- LeMay, John. Writing Giant Monsters.
- Lost Films Fanzine: Movie Milestones #3, The. (John LeMay).
- Nostradamus: The Prophecies. Translated by Richard Sieburth. Introduction by Stéphane Gerson. Published by Penguin Books (Penguin Classics).
- Roberts, Henry C. (translator, editor, and interpreter). The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus. Updated by Robert Lawrence. Published by Three Rivers Press.
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