Savage FINcast Presents… Anime Time Capsule – Episode 01: Read or Die OVA (2001)

Now for something completely different. Savage FINcast hosts Jim Purcell and Zac Hawkins come together to share their joint love of the Japanese form of animation, ANIME! Specifically the TV series, short-run direct to video original content, and feature films that made it to English speaking shores from the mid 90s to the mid 2000s. A golden age of bombastic action, femme fatales, truck loads of gory goodness, giant robots, and all the questionable English dubbing you can stand.

In this our premier episode, we take a look at the somewhat forgotten classic of the early aughts, 2001’s READ OR DIE. A three episode original video animation high on espionage action, quirky super-powers, and deadly symphonies. Yomiko Readman is the world’s most dangerous super-spy, and also its most easily distracted. She and her fellow agents of the British Library have to save the world from an army of deadly clones grown from history’s greatest figures.

Join us as we unpack this action classic in… The Anime Time Capsule!

 

This is a new podcast idea Zac and Jim have been floating around for a while, its not strictly Savage Dragon related, but we think fans of Dragon might get a kick out of these weird and cool shows/films. If this is something people would be interested in seeing more of, leave a comment below or send an email to SavageFINcast@gmail.com. If you’ve got a suggestion for an anime you’d be interesting in seeing us  cover in a future show, we’re always looking to add to our anime watch list. Hope you enjoy this new podcast offering from the guys at the Savage FINcast!

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Savage FINcast – Episode 72: Pocket Dimensions are Tight!

Savage Dragon issues keep coming out, and the Savage FINcast keeps rolling on. Craig, Jim, and Raven are inundated by the antics of small fin’d children while grown-up fin-people are kinda bad at this whole ‘find our lost children’ thing. Adventures in fantasy lands, fights with dog…. people(?), and Kevin’s choices in sweater vests. That plus a look at TMNT Urban Legends 02. All in this episode of the Savage FINcast!

TIMESTAMPS
03:12 – Nikos Koutsis’s new comic Errand Boys (Erik Larsen News)
09:04 – Savage Dragon 236 (Review)
56:53 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Urban Legends 02 (Review)

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Savage FINcast – Episode 71: “I’m Pretty Sure Buffalo’s are Retractable.”

Nothing can stop Buffalo Stu, or the Savage FINcast! Craig, Jim and Raven take on Savage Dragon 235 and its titanic throwdown between Malcolm Dragon and the enigmatic Buffalo Stu.Is he man? Beast? Manbeast? What is the anatomy of a Buffalo any way? All that plus Freak Force in action in Dimension X, more Big Bang Comics color reprints (featuring the Savage Dragon), we review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Urban Legends 01, and all the Captain Tootsie news you can handle!

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Savage FINcast – Episode 70: Three, for the Price of One!

 

Lives are in the balance in the latest episode of the Savage FINcast! The whopper of a cliffhanger of last issue left hosts Craig, Jim, and Raven in complete bewildering shock, but now Savage Dragon 234 is finally here to still their beating hearts. Who will live? Who will die? Do All Dogs Go to Heaven rules apply?

All that and our FINteresting Conversations, where you the listener can write in to a suggest a topic we the hosts will discuss on the show. This episode, we discuss, “What Savage Dragon ‘era’ did you wish lasted longer? Or, possibly, ran much shorter?” Send your replies, and all Savage FINcast letters to: SavageFINcast@gmail.com

TIMESTAMPS
38:07 – Cover for SAVAGE DRAGON 238 (News)
39:18 – Solicitation for SAVAGE DRAGON 237 (News)
41:59 – “What Savage Dragon ‘era’ would you have liked to have lasted longer? Or. possibly, to have run much shorter?” (FINteresting Conversations)
01:00:12 – Savage Dragon 234 (Review)

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Savage FINcast – Episode 69: Shocking Debut

In this latest episode of the Savage FINcast, hosts Craig, Jim, and Raven witness the debut of the hottest new reality TV show, Chasing Dragons. But will any of our heroes live to see it? More Dimension X adventures! Freak Force on the attack! Can babies work cellphones?! The Savage FINcast covers all the juicy action of Savage Dragon 233!

All that and our FINteresting Conversations, where you the listener can write in to a suggest a topic we the hosts will discuss on the show. This episode, we discuss, “Are You Interested in Savage Dragon right now? Are you excited about where it is heading?” Send your replies, and all Savage FINcast letters to: SavageFINcast@gmail.com

TIMESTAMPS
02:37 – The Savage Dragon Wiki has a new home at SavageDragon.com (Erik Larsen News)
09:13 – Savage Dragon 236 Solicitation Text (Erik Larsen News)
12:08 – Savage Dragon 237 Cover revealed (Erik Larsen News)
14:52 – What Did Erik Say on Twitter This Week?
29:43 – No I in Team (FIN & Games)
46:01 – ‘Create an Imaginary Future Issue of Savage Dragon with Cover and Contents’ (FINteresting Conversations)
58:41 – ‘Are You Interested in Savage Dragon right now? Are you excited about where it is heading?’ (FINteresting Conversations)
01:06:57 – Savage Dragon 233 (Review)
01:47:40 – Switchblade (Review)

 

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