The Human Instrumentality Podcast
Ian Cory & Joseph SchaferThe Human Instrumentality Podcast celebrates animated fiction from Japan - or, anime - that uses groundbreaking visual storytelling to tell unconventional and moving stories. Season 2, now airing, tells the story of of beloved director Satoshi Kon, whose brief-but-brilliant oeuvre includes “Perfect Blue” and Paranoia Agent.” Kon’s psychedelic and psychological parade of images and characters celeb... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 44 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Categories | After ShowsAnimation & MangaLeisureTV & Film | ||||
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At last, The Human Instrumentality Podcast’s coverage of the Heisei Gamera trilogy comes to its oh-so-edgy conclusion with 1999’s Gamera III: Revenge of Iris. In this film, director Shusuke Kaneko returns to his horror film roots for one of the darke... more
The second film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy reunites director Shusuke Kaneko, SFX specialist Shinji Higuchi, and writer Kazunori Ito for an ambitious alien invasion film. This time, the titanic turtle’s opponent is the creepy-crawly colony of space ... more
Human Instrumentality Podcast listeners are probably familiar with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the massive atomic dinosaur that remains Japan’s foremost Kaiju (giant monster) ambassador to the rest of the world. They may be less familiar with his... more
This unlocked bonus episode is a conceptual outtake from our second season. After we agreed to focus on Satoshi Kon's filmography for season two we then had to draw lines about exactly what qualified for that discussion. We settled on covering just t... more
As promised, here is the now unlocked first bonus episode of our podcast. Building on our conversation earlier in Season 2 about Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Shonen Anime in general, we decided to cover all of the parts of Stardust Crusaders that we ... more
Today, we have an update on the future of the podcast. Some of you have already subscribed to our Patreon in the past few months. If you have, thank you. However, Ian and Joseph’s obligations outside of the podcast have increased since it launched re... more
In the sci fi crime thriller Paprika, a dream detective races to save the world from a terrorist attack on the collective subconscious as the lines between fantasy and reality literally collapse. It’s both populist and psychedelic, a direct continuat... more
At last, Paranoia Agent brings its disparate main characters together to confront their demons in “The Final Episode.” This one has it all: Kaiju fights, meditations on death, menstrual cramps and literal mountains of slime. Satoshi Kon began work on... more
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Incredible review of the Eva series. I have learned so much about the show even though I’ve seen it like 3+ times. Also just incredibly high level of criticism of a TV series in general. Look forward to it every week! Congratulations!
Apple Podcasts5krill4ever
United States3 years ago - Everything I've wanted in an Eva podcast
I get so excited when Wednesday rolls around so I can listen to the new episode of The Human Instrumentality Podcast! Ian and Joseph both bring so much history, insight, and understanding to the show, and I've been craving that for so long. I can't be the only one who has been absolutely fascinated by the show, only to leave it feeling completely confused. Ian and Joseph do a great job of untangling the story, the symbolism, the religiosity, and the intention. I have enjoyed this show thoroughly... more
Apple Podcasts5Cat ChampaUnited States3 years ago - Great stuff!
Ive been enjoying the show a lot as a solid analysis of Evangelion. Thoughtful, yet unpretentious and fun without being stupid. I’ve been enjoying the show a lot. Keep up the good work! -K. Byrd
Apple Podcasts5Kbyrd5United States3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #205 |  Canada/Leisure/Animation & Manga |
Apple Podcasts | #53 |  Singapore/Leisure/Animation & Manga |
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