240 – Creator Cross Section 5 – Kazuo Koike
On this episode we pay tribute to manga writer Kazuo Koike who passed away recently. We examine his themes of historical facts, violence, nudity, and tattoos throughout his work on Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and Mad Bull 34!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: Lone Wolf and Cub theme song by Herb Satake, Opening, Introductions, Golden Week, Social Media
- 00:02:03 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Seamus continues his slow journey to read more Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
- 00:07:17 – dakazu praises the animation and soundtrack of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- 00:08:52 – Ne0;lation has ended and Hell Warden Higuma looks like it will follow suit but Chainsaw Man continues for now
- 00:12:08 – dakazu loved the listener recommended Bibliomania that was inspired by experimental animated shorts of different visual artists
- 00:14:31 – News: 2019 Eisner Award nominees now include translator credits
- 00:16:01 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Maiden Railways, we will review this new release from Denpa Books by Asumiko Nakamura
- 00:16:33 – Main Segment Creator Cross Section: Transition Song: Crying Freeman theme by Hiroaki Yoshino, we examine Kazuo Koike’s manga:
- 00:20:05 – Lone Wolf and Cub drawn by Goseki Kojima
- 00:34:47 – Lady Snowblood drawn by Kazuo Kamimura
- 00:44:05 – Crying Freeman drawn by Ryoichi Ikegami
- 00:52:43 – Mad Bull 34 drawn by Noriyoshi Inoue
- 01:04:01 – Next Week’s Topic: Maiden Railways, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster