Episode 43: Cultural Significance of Anime Music

Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 43rd episode we continue our discussion on anime soundtracks and our favorites. In this episode we dive into the complex depths of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the cultural significance of anime, and dig deeper into music's role in storytelling.

This time, we've included snippets of some of the songs themselves, we hope you enjoy!

Songs Included In This Episode:

"Yusyaou Tanjo!" by Masaaki Endoh from The King of Braves GaoGaiGar

"KOMM, SUSSER TOD" by Arianne from End of Evangelion

"Soundscape to Ardor" by Shiro Sagisu from BLEACH

"Do You Remember Love?" by Mari Iijima from Macross: Do You Remember Love?

"Absolute Destiny Apocalypse" by J.A. Seazer from Revolutionary Girl Utena

"Dance of Curse" by Yoko Kanno from Escaflowne

About Lefty Speaks

Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.

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Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, now available on HBO MAX, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

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