Fanalogue is back. Finally (September 2025).
Dear readers: we’ve got a TON of new episodes of the All Pop No Culture podcasts uploaded in our podcast section. Don’t miss those. And in cooperation with our friends at ROBOTalk as well as new friends Retro Futurist Podcast, we’ve got not 1, not 2, but THREE new podcasts for you to check out covering Macross: Do You Remember Love (1984), Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) and Bubblegum Crisis (1987).
June 2025: Macross Do You Remember Love?
Hoptimus is joined by special guests Tom Bateman and Andrew Knyte to discuss the 1984 Anime masterpiece Macross: Do You Remember Love. We break down the impact of the movie, designs and updates. The amazing animation quality, music and story beats. We share our first viewings of DYRL. Is DYRL the true MACROSS canon? What do Budweiser cans have to do with killing the Zentradi?! Tune in and find out by clicking here
July 2025: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Hoptimus is joined by the almighty Andrew Knyte to once again get into some anime. This time the seminal Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985). The sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) by Yoshiyuki Tomino. This time the tables have turned and what was once the “good” guys of the Earth Federation have become a group of thugs called the TITANS. Coming to stop them is the Anti Earth Unification Group or AEUG who are fighting for the rights of all citizens on Earth and in Space. Why is the show so special? What makes it the “Empire Strikes Back” of the Gundam UC timeline? Tune in and find out by clicking here
August 2025: Bubblegum Crisis
Hoptimus is joined for a deep dive on all things Bubblegum Crisis with the legendary Bryant Shiu (Mecha 8 at MegaScifi.com). We break down why this OVA was so good and get into details of each of the 8 episodes and even the 3 episodes of BG Crash! What are the influences of BGC? Who did the designs and animation? Why does the original OVA series continue to inspire fans to this day. Tune in and find out here
And last but not least….
If Mecha Anime, or just anime in general is your jam, join us at ROBOTalk City, an online forum where we’re kicking it old school and you can start topics on all things anime, sci-fi, and more. See you there!
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross:
Do You Remember Love (1984)
Coming Soon (June 2025):
Be sure to catch a very special episode of the Retro Futurist Culture Podcast celebrating the iconic 1984 anime film, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love which is a feature-length re-telling (with new animation) of the 1982 Macross anime. This podcast features Robotech guru Tom Bateman, who spent time at Harmony Gold and remains heavily involved in the anime industry, Andrew Knyte (of the All Pop, No Culture podcast), and host Retro Futurist host Hoptimus.
In the meantime, check out our all-new links page, as well as ongoing podcast updates covering Andor, Thunderbolts*, The Last of Us, Adolescence here!
The ROBOTalk Podcast
In celebration of ROBOTECH’s 40th anniversary, a few folks decided to combine their powers and form VOLTRON to create ROBOTalk, the world’s first podcast dedicated primarily to mecha anime.
ROBOTalk Podcast Episode 001: Tony Oliver
While Tony Oliver might be best known by mecha anime fans as the voice of Rick Hunter from ROBOTECH, he’s also worked on other major projects including Lupin the III, and helped bring Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to the US.
Originally recorded in 2010, ROBOTalk decided to share it anyway since it has informative and relevant information. Be sure to give their post a like and/or comment, and their channel a follow!
Plus….. Introducing ….. ROBOTalk City!!
ROBOTalk City is the world’s first online forum dedicated to celebrating Mecha Anime, and is the gathering place for listeners of the ROBOTalk podcast. See you over there!
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) – Reformat
Indie film/tv producers Jugglehead Creations have just dropped their modernized “reformat” of the 1986 animated Transformers theatrical film, and it looks modernized indeed.
Above is the trailer, but click this text to watch the full movie here!
The All Pop No Culture Podcast:
Robotech 40th Anniversary with special guest Tom Bateman
Tom Bateman played a *pivotal* role in the Robotech story by organizing the very first Robotech convention 30 years ago (Robocon 10) and working at Harmony Gold for many years. If you’re an anime or Robotech fan, you do *not* want to miss this!
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a comment at the YouTube link!
Also streaming at Apple Podcasts, and Spotify – enjoy!
In cooperation with our friends at All Pop No Culture we’re hosting select episodes of their pop culture podcast at this link – head on over!!