Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam Podcast

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 5 - "Judau's Decision"/ジュドーの決意 - discuss our first impressions, provide commentary, and present part 2 of our research on the origin of the term "Shangri-La," and how the book it comes from may have influenced the portrayal of Colony 1, aka Shangri La, in ZZ. The notes continue to be very short! Same source as last week: Hilton, James. Lost Horizon. Macmillan, 1933. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The Radio Free Shangri-La segment this week includes Deep In Space Synth Loop 120 bpm by Alexander, licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses and available at http://www.orangefreesounds.com/deep-in-space-synth-loop-120-bpm/. The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. The recap music for Season 3 is New York City (instrumental) by spinningmerkaba, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episodes 3 and 4 - "The Knight of the Endra"/エンドラの騎士 and "Hot-Blooded Mashymre"/熱血のマシュマー - discuss our first impressions, provide commentary, and review part 1 of our research on the origin of the term "Shangri-La." Plus, how the book it comes from may have influenced the portrayal of Colony 1, aka Shangri La, in ZZ. - The notes are very short this week! We reference only one source: Hilton, James. Lost Horizon. Macmillan, 1933. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. The recap music for Season 3 is New York City (instrumental) by spinningmerkaba, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 2 - "The Boy From Shangri La"/シャングリラの少年 - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on some aspects of the Japanese economy on 1986: laborforce participation by youth and women, educational attainment, tanshinfunin, migrant labor, and... orange imports. Plus - another Japanese poem. - Chart of youth unemployment rate in Japan, 1970-2020. - Youth employment rate in Japan, 1979-1986. - Wikipedia page on the Japanese education system. - Wikipedia page on Japan in the 1980s. - Paper on labor force participation from the Bank of Japan Review. - Study on how tanshinfunin fathers affect children’s socioemotional development, from Hokkaido University. - Wikipedia page about migrant labor. - Page about migrant workers in Japan, from the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (based in Osaka). - Discussion and definition of the “natural” unemployment rate. - Paper on “Migrant Workers in the Post-War History of Japan” by Yasuo Kuwahara of Dokkyo University. - Paper on “Development of Immigration Policy in Japan” by Atsushi Kondo of Kyushu Sangyo University. - Unesco Institute for Statistic page (source for 1980 upper-secondary school completion rate). - “Education in Japan: Past and Present” (source for enrollment rates in upper-secondary school in 1980). - Text used for information on internal migration in Japan: Ishikawa, Yoshitaka. “Internal Migration in Japan.” Internal Migration in the Countries of Asia: a Cross-National Comparison, by Martin Bell, Springer, 2020, pp. 113-136. - Industry overview of the Japanese fruit-imports market (with historical background). - 1987 article from the South Florida Sun Sentinel about Japan lifting import quotas on American oranges in 1988 (I misspoke in the episode and said 1998). - Paper from the USDA’s Economic Research Service, “The Japanese Market for Oranges.” - 1983 paper from the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, “Japan’s Quantitative Restrictions on the Importation of Agricultural Products.” - About the decline of the orange market in Japan since 1990s. - Paper on decline in orange consumption since mid-1990s: Mori, Hiroshi & Clason, Dennis L. & Ishibashi, Kimiko & Gorman, William D. & Dyck, John H., 2009. "Declining Orange Consumption in Japan: Generational Changes or Something Else?," Economic Research Report 55836, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. <https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/uersrr/55836.html> - Online reference for the poem used in Saegusa's memorial, taken from the Hyakkunin Isshu poetry collection (百人一首), by Semimaru (蝉丸), a Heian era poet and musician. Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. The recap music for Season 3 is New York City (instrumental) by spinningmerkaba, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Sui

Show Notes We're back! This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 1 - "Prelude of ZZ"/プレリュードZZ" - discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on world events 1985-86, and anime industry luminaries contemporary opinions on the state of the anime industry at that time. - Wikipedia lists of significant world events in 1985 and 1986. - Pages on Japan's economy generally, the "economic miracle" of the post-war period (until the bubble burst in the early 1990s), and the Plaza Accord that led to the appreciation of the Yen against the US dollar. - Page about Brain, the first computer virus for MS-DOS. - Information about the sinking of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior. - What was Voyager 2 up to? - The Wikipedia page on Expo '85 is a bit thin, but luckily some contemporary articles are available online, like this first-hand account in Creative Computing Magazine's August 1985 issue, or from El País' March 1985 issue (article in Spanish). - Blacotaku's page with scans of the original Newtype Magazine article plus English translation - "21 Prophets of Anime - Grand Prophecy of Anime '86." Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. Before European settlers forced them to move west, the Lenape lived in New York City, New Jersey, and portions of New York State, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut. Lenapehoking is still the homeland of the Lenape diaspora, which includes communities living in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. You can learn more about Lenapehoking, the Lenape people, and ongoing efforts to honor the relationship between the land and indigenous peoples by visiting the websites of the Delaware Tribe and the Manhattan-based Lenape Center. Listeners in the Americas and Oceania can learn more about the indigenous people of your area at https://native-land.ca/. We would like to thank The Lenape Center for guiding us in creating this living land acknowledgment. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, visit our website GundamPodcast.com, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, or email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photos and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licenses. The recap music for Season 3 is New York City (instrumental) by spinningmerkaba, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.. All music used in the podcast has been edited to fit the text. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected]. Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) as a series, discuss our thoughts about the show as a whole, and provide commentary and research on the number four, as well as post-Zeta interviews with Yoshiyuki Tomino and Akinori Endo. - Wikipedia page for the number four, with a list of things that are in fours (many of them religious). - A paper about the number four, subitization in humans and animals (even bees!), and the number four's apparent significance to humans across cultures, time periods, etc.: Gross, Hans J. “The magical number four: A biological, historical and mythological enigma.” Communicative & integrative biology vol. 5,1 (2012): 1-2. doi:10.4161/cib.18149 Accessed at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291302/ - Post-Zeta interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季), translated into English and shared by Zeonic|Scanlations. - Post-Zeta interview with Akinori Endo (明範 遠藤), professional translation commissioned and shared (alongside original text) by Blacotaku's Oldtype Newtype. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 50 - "Riders in the Skies" (宇宙を駆ける), discuss our impressions, and provide commentary and research on Scirocco's name and the "The-O" mobile suit. - Japanese Wikipedia page for Paptimus Scirocco. - Wikipedia page for the Sirocco wind (aka scirocco, jugo, siroc, xaloc, sciroccu, Σορόκος, siroco, xlokk, shirok, siròc, eisseròc, ghibli, khamsin, شْلُوقْ or شْهِيلِي). - Forbes interview in which Tomino discusses working with Takahata and Miyazaki in the 1970s: Ollie Barder, Yoshiyuki Tomino On 'Gundam', Newtypes And The Perilous Future Facing Humanity, Forbes.com, available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2017/03/13/yoshiyuki-tomino-on-gundam-newtypes-and-the-perilous-future-facing-humanity/#6c5c38754b8a - From Anime News Network's encyclopedia, a comparison of the projects where Tomino, Miyazaki, and Takahata overlapped. Looking at the pages for individual projects you can see that they sometimes collaborated directly on individual episodes. - Jisho.org page showing the Japanese pronunciation of "baptism." - Japanese Wikipedia page for "The-O." - Forbes interview with Kobayashi Makoto (The-O's designer): Ollie Barder, Makoto Kobayashi On Mecha Design And The Importance Of Red And Blue Paint, Forbes.com, June 25, 2016. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/06/25/makoto-kobayashi-on-mecha-design-and-the-importance-of-red-and-blue-paint/#201328e6e369 - Wiktionary entry for "θεός", also known as "theos," and for "theos" in Latin. - A blog entry from a collector of religious headwear with images and information about the "eboshi" hats. - Images showing a court noble's costume, including taller "tate eboshi" hat that resembles the shape of The-O's headgear. - For a brief discussion of a modern Shinto priest's ceremonial garb, including the eboshi: John Renard, The Handy Religion Answer Book, Visible Ink Press (2012). - Pictures of modern shinto ceremonial garb including tall eboshi. - A detailed English page about the different types of eboshi, with pictures, by Joshua L. Badgley. - Modern depiction of what a naga eboshi kabuto (armored helmet in the style of a very tall eboshi) might have looked like. And one from a gachapon collection of legendary armors. - Book detailing both the types of kabuto eboshi as well as the methods of their construction: Trevor Absolon, The Watanabe Art Musuem Samurai Armour Collection Volume I ~ Kabuto & Mengu (2011). - Pictures of a historical eboshi kabuto, possibly from the Edo period. - For Blavatsky's assertion that "theos" and a perfect circle were synonymous in the minds of "the ancients": Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine: Anthropogenesis, Theosophical Publishing Society (1902). - English translation of Borges' "Pascal's Sphere": https://www.filosofiaesoterica.com/pascals-sphere/ originally from Jorge Luis Borges, Other Inquisitions, 1937-1952, Souvenir (1973) (trans. Ruth L. C. Simms). - Japanese edition of Other Inquisitions/Otras inquisiciones. - The poem in the TNN is "Pax Saturni" by Ezra Pound. - Nina references Percy Shelley's "Ozymandias" in the memorial for Scirocco. - Music used in this episode includes: Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3526-come-play-with-me License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hitman by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3880-hitman License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Gregorian Chant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3825-gregorian-chant License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Grammophone Taps by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3820-grammophone-taps License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted cont

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 49 - "Casualties of War" (生命散って), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the "third eye." - Wikipedia page for third eye. - Wikipedia pages for chakra, Vajrayana (Tibentan/Tantric/Esoteric Buddhism) in Japan, and the ajna chakra. - About the parietal eye and pineal gland. - The pineal gland in Western philosophical traditions: pre-Cartesian, Descartes, and post-Cartesian, Helena Blavatsky and Theosophy. - Helena Blavatsky’s “masterwork” of Theosophy: Blavatsky, H. P. The Secret Doctrine. Theosophical University Press, 1888, The Theosophy Society, www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sd/sd-hp.htm. - Wikipedia page for “From Beyond” - the H.P. Lovecraft short-story in which scientific means are used to activate humans’ pineal glands, allowing them to perceive other planes of existence. - Music used in this episode: Music for the TNN is "Skate" by Komiku Music for Katz and Bekener's memorials is "Draw Me a Sheep (Act I)" by Lloyd Rogers Music for Jerid's memorial is "Self Fulfilling Prophecy - Michael Bayer" by Lloyd Rogers Music for Reccoa's memorial is "You Can't Beat the Machine" by Komiku You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 48 - "The Mirror of Rosamia" (ロザミアの中で), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on voice actor Gouri Daisuke (郷里 大輔), the voice actor for Bask Om. We also say goodbye to Rosamia Badam. - - Wikipedia pages for Gouri Daisuke/郷里大輔, born Nagahori Yoshio/長堀芳夫 (English, and Japanese). - Gouri Daisuke's IMDB page. - CNN retrospective on the firebombing of Tokyo, "Operation Meetinghouse": Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozaku, History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you've probably never heard of it, for CNN.com. March 8, 2020. - Kinnikuman Wiki page for Gouri's first breakthrough role as Robin Mask. - Archived copy of Yahoo Japan news story about Gouri's death. - Wikipedia pages for Inoue Kazuhiko/井上和彦 in English and Japanese. - Inoue Kazuhiko's personal blog post reflecting on Gouri's death and their friendship. - In the memorial for Rosamia, Nina read excerpts from The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton. The novel is public domain, and you can read or download it at Project Gutenberg. - The song playing during parts of the memorial is Claude Debussy's Première Arabesque, performed by Patrizia Prati. Access the song and the license here. - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 47 - "A Descent Into the Maelstrom" (宇宙の渦), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on what an Edgar Allen Poe short story has to do with Zeta. - - Japanese Wikipedia Pages for Edgar Allen Poe/エドガー・アラン・ポー and A Descent into the Maelstrom/メエルシュトレエムに呑まれて. - English Wikipedia pages for Edgar Allen Poe and A Descent into the Maelstrom. - Wikipedia pages for Wind from the Sun (the Arthur C. Clarke short story collection that includes Maelstrom II) and 2001 Nights. - You can read A Descent into the Maelstrom on Project Gutenberg. - Wikipedia page for whirlpools (with a section on the Moskstraumen). - Analysis of A Descent into the Maelstrom: Finholt, Richard D. “The Vision at the Brink of the Abyss: ‘A Descent into the Maelstrom’ in the Light of Poe's Cosmology.” The Georgia Review, vol. 27, no. 3, 1973, pp. 356–366. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41398237. Accessed 3 June 2020. Budick, E. Miller. “The Fall of the House: A Reappraisal of Poe's Attitudes toward Life and Death.” The Southern Literary Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 1977, pp. 30–50. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20077560. Accessed 3 June 2020. Person, Leland S. “Trusting the Tellers: Paradoxes of Narrative Authority in Poe's ‘A Descent into the Maelström.’” The Journal of Narrative Technique, vol. 23, no. 1, 1993, pp. 46–56. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30225375. Accessed 3 June 2020. Sweeney, Gerard M. “Beauty and Truth: Poe's ‘A Descent into the Maelstrom.’” Poe Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 1973, pp. 22–25., doi:10.1111/j.1754-6095.1973.tb00305.x. - The TNN this week includes the sound effect "Radio Noise" posted to Orange Sounds by Alexander. You can access the license here. - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 46 - "Scirocco Rises" (シロッコ立つ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Bolinoak Samahn mobile suit. - - Japanese Wikipedia page for the Bolinoak Samahn (ボリノーク・サマーン). - Japanese Wikipedia page for Mori no kuma-san (森のくまさん). - Detailed (Japanese language) discussion of the song, although the author introduces some less-well-established theories about other folk songs that might have played a role in its origins. - English version of "The Other Day, I Met a Bear" from Scoutsongs.com. - Wikipedia page for the English version of "The Other Day, I Met a Bear." - Japanese Wikipedia page for Yoshihiro Baba (馬場祥弘), self-proclaimed lyricist of Mori no kuma-san. - Brief history of the 13th World Scout Jamboree. - Two brief New York Time articles about the Jamboree, one when they first arrived, and one from when a typhoon hit Japan and forced the evacuation of 23,000 scouts: First Boy Scouts from U.S. Reach Japan for Jamborees, July 25, 1971. Available at https://nyti.ms/1kpzjDq. 78 Dead in Storm's Wake In Japan and South Korea, August 7, 1971. Available at https://nyti.ms/1LB0QMq - The Titans News Network segment featured the voice talents of listeners Jameson, JR Schmitt, Manny Fresh, Crimson, Turlooke, Paragon, Hobbs, and Em Marko. Special thanks to Hobbs who suggested the name of Captain Bask's kitten. - The song from the Titans News Network segment is "Chance" by Kai Engel. License here. - The research piece for the Bolinaok Samahn included brief segments from Mori no Kuma-san, from the Ranma 1/2 anime soundtrack (available in full at https://youtu.be/hl6wwJZXvoQ); The Other Day I Met a Bear as arranged by Naoki Tamura and performed by Aimee B. for KIDS TV JAPAN (available in full at https://youtu.be/MdAqPiGS2Ug), and Sippin' Cider Through a Straw as performed by Chubby Checker (available in full at https://youtu.be/ZtwD7UzJ37s). The selections are used pursuant to the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law. - The tribute to Sarah Zabiarov includes the song "Uro Uro" by The Kyoto Connection. License here. - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 45 - "Coming from the Heavens" (天から来るもの), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the French town of Sedan (and what connection it might have to the Gate of Zedan base!). - - Wikipedia pages for the town of Sedan and the castle (or “chateau”) there. - Webpage for the Castle of Sedan itself. - Famous personages connected to the town: Vauban (military engineer) and Turenne (general). - Wikipedia pages for The Battle(s) of Sedan (La Marfeé in 1641, 1870, and 1940). - Wikipedia page for German Unification and German Sedantag holiday. - Book that discusses media depictions (specifically engravings and illustrations) of news events and the part they played in the construction of national identity: Martin, Michèle. Images at War: Illustrated Periodicals and Constructed Nations. University of Toronto Press, 2006. Accessed here. - Two engravings of the Gate of Sedan (I think these are the engraving referenced in Martin's book). Both depict a figure raising the white flag of surrender while standing on the gate, but in the first he is the main figure in the engraving, and the gate is mostly out of frame. In the second, he is a tiny figure with no distinguishable detail, standing atop the massive gate and viewed from a distance. The Gate itself is the main figure. - The music used in the TNN is: Prayers by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61151 Ft: emmrodriguez One of Them by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4169-one-of-them License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - The music used in Apolly's tribute is: Blue Feather by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3449-blue-feather License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 44 - "The Gate of Zedan" (ゼダンの門), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the inspiration for Haman Karn's name. -*- - Japanese Wikipedia pages for Haman Karn and Herman Kahn. - English Wikipedia page for Herman Kahn. - A profile of Herman Kahn in the New Yorker, written as part of a review of a biography of the man: Louis Menand, Fat Man, for New Yorker. June 20, 2005. Available at https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/06/27/fat-man - New York Times article from Tokyo correspondent about the reaction in Japan to Herman Kahn's work: Takashi Oka, The Emerging Japanese Superstate, for the New York Times. December 13, 1970. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/13/archives/the-emerging-japanese-superstate.html - Article published by Kahn about Japan, around the same time as his first book about Japan: Kahn, Herman, and Max Singer. “Japan and Pacific Asia in the 1970s.” Asian Survey, vol. 11, no. 4, 1971, pp. 399–412. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2642697. Accessed 15 May 2020. - Audio of an interview with Herman Kahn from circa 1967 about his book The Year 2000. CONTENT WARNING: VERY 1960s ERA DISCUSSIONS OF RACE AND RACIAL TENSIONS. Interview by Patricia Marx for WNYC. - New York Times obituary of Herman Kahn: Joseph B. Treaster, HERMAN KAHN DIES; FUTURIST AND THINKER ON NUCLEAR STRATEGY, for the New York Times. July 8, 1983. Available at https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/08/obituaries/herman-kahn-dies-futurist-and-thinker-on-nuclear-strategy.html - New York Times book review comparing several recently-published books about the Japanese economy by Kahn and others: Frank B. Gibney, Success Story, for the New York Times. June 10, 1979. Available at https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/10/archives/success-story-japan.html - The TNN includes the following music: Ranz des Vaches by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4263-ranz-des-vaches License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Funky Chunk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3789-funky-chunk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -*- You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 43 - "Haman's Victory" (ハマーンの嘲笑), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Qubeley (キュベレイ). - - How to pronounce Kybele in Greek (plus help from patron Serperoth). - Wikipedia pages for Cybele/Kybele and Phrygia. - Listings from other online encyclopedias and reference websites (page on theoi.com includes text of associated myths and legends): https://www.theoi.com/Phrygios/Kybele.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Mother-of-the-Gods https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/cybele/ https://www.ancient.eu/Cybele/ - Reference pages about Attis from Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica. - Books and articles: Roller, Lynn E. In Search of God the Mother: the Cult of Anatolian Cybele. University of California Press, 1999. Accessed via Google Scholar. Borgeaud, Philippe. Mother of the Gods: from Cybele to the Virgin Mary. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. Accessed via Google Scholar. Kramer-Rolls, Dana. “The Emergence of the Goddess Mary: from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages.” Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, doi:10.1558/pome.v6i1.34. Abstract accessed here. Fear, A. T. “Cybele and Christ.” Cybele, Attis and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of Maarten J. Vermaseren, by Maarten J. Vermaseren and Eugene N. Lane, Brill, 1996, pp. 37–50. Preview here. - The TNN this week includes two pieces of music: Mistake the Getaway by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4060-mistake-the-getaway License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and For the Fallen by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3772-for-the-fallen License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes A gallery with pictures of all the covers Nina reviewed is available for your reference at gundampodcast.com/patreon - and don't worry, the gallery is available to everyone. You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 42 - "Goodbye, Rosammy" (さよならロザミィ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Baund Doc (バウンド・ドック). - - Kobayashi Makoto's (小林誠) Japanese Wikipedia page. - Kobayashi Makoto's Twitter post about different variations on the Baund Doc design. - About Anubis: Joshua J. Mark, Anubis, Ancient.eu. July 25, 2016. Available at: https://www.ancient.eu/Anubis/ - Wikipedia page on Anubis. - The manga exclusive "Amon Doc" and the Japanese Wikipedia article for the manga in which it appeared. - The Baund Doc-esque Pharaoh Hound. - Article about Dragon's Heaven, the Makoto Kobayashi OVA: Sean O'Mara, Makoto Kobayashi's Dragon's Heaven, Zimmerit.moe. Feb. 28, 2018. Available at: http://www.zimmerit.moe/makoto-kobayashi-dragons-heaven/ - Interview with Makoto Kobayashi from Forbes: Ollie Barder, Makoto Kobayashi On Mecha Design And The Importance Of Red And Blue Paint, Forbes.com. June 25, 2016. Available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/06/25/makoto-kobayashi-on-mecha-design-and-the-importance-of-red-and-blue-paint/ - A 2005-era Kobayashi Makoto fansite. - Japanese Wikipedia article on the Baund Doc. - About scarabs: Kierra Foley, Scarabs, Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum. Undated. Available at http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/the-collection/object-stories/ancient-egyptian-amulets/scarabs/. Ashley Fiutko Arico and Kierra Foley, Heart Scarab, Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum. Undated. Available at http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/the-collection/object-stories/ancient-egyptian-amulets/heart-scarab/. John Ward, The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history. J. Murray (London 1902). Available at https://archive.org/details/sacredbeetlepopu00wardrich/mode/2up - This week's Titans News Network segment includes Gustav Sting by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3835-gustav-sting License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 41 - "Awakening" (目覚め), discuss our first impressions, and talk to special guest Dr. Shar, of Dr. Sharmander Gaming, about Rosamia's psychology. - - Pop article on retrograde amnesia from How Stuff Works. - The famous HM case study on retrograde amnesia. - The infamous Dr. Loftus and false memories. - Cleveland Clinic page on dissociative amnesia or dissociative fugue. - Overview of age-regression as a symptom of several other conditions. - The music used in the TNN segment included Gemini (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The work is available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Wake_1790/JoshWoodward-TheWake-NoVox-12-Gemini and Josh Woodward's website is www.joshwoodward.com. - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 40 - "Activation of Gryps" (グリプス始動), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and analysis on the voice acting by both the Japanese cast and the cast of the English dub. - - The music used in the TNN was: Prayers, by Admiral Bob used under a CC BY license Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3996-long-road-ahead License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing. - - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth." - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense: Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article_20301_the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html. - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations): Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/. - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs): Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/. - Background articles for indirect kissing: Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan. - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating. - Stories from the darker side of gokon dating: Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/the-ugly-truth-of-gokon-japans-group-blind-dates - Jisho.org entry for indirect kiss/間接キス. - Warning - the following sources were chosen because they give insight into the way people think and talk about "indirect kisses". They should not be relied upon for the truth of their content, and MSB does not endorse the sources or the statements made thereon: Jeff, 5 seduction techniques used by Japanese women, for Enicee.com. Available at http://enicee.com/en/article/5-seduction-techniques-used-by-Japanese-women. Enicee.com is a dating service aimed at cross-cultural dating and with a specific focus on English-speaking westerners who want to date Japanese people. "Does he care? The 9 patterns of male psychology that can be understood by his reaction to an indirect kiss!" from Japanese-language relationship advice website Sugoren. March 24, 2020. Available at https://news.goo.ne.jp/article/sugoren/life/sugoren-1489216486005.html "The 13 psychological types of men who kiss indirectly! How to tell if his pulse races for you!" from Japanse-language list-making site Rank Best. August 19, 2019. Available at https://ranking-best.net/3850. "What are the hidden feelings of a man when he kisses you indirectly?" from Japanese-language romantic advice website Koimemo. October 23, 2019. Available at https://koimemo.com/article/16102. - Our TNN Interns: Crimson Lieutenant Birdman Kurt Hobbs 5226 Sean "Quantum Nottle" Thunderokami Paragon Renato Murf - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes The music used in the closing section was sourced from Public Domain and CC BY samples uploaded to freesound.org, including: https://freesound.org/people/borralbi/sounds/351980/ by Boralbi (Public Domain), https://freesound.org/people/Hjaarlmarch/sounds/220058/ by Hjaarlmarch (Public Domain), https://freesound.org/people/Metzik/sounds/244155/ by Metzik (CC BY), and https://freesound.org/people/djgriffin/sounds/15488/ by DJ Griffin (CC BY). Happy April Fool's Day! You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 38 - "Reccoa's Shadow" (レコアの気配), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Dijeh mobile suit, and giraffes. - - Articles about sail-backed creatures like the Spinosaurus: Joseph Castro for LiveScience.com, Spinosaurus: The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur. March 18, 2016. Available at https://www.livescience.com/24120-spinosaurus.html Reptilis.net, Tall spines and sailed backs: A survey of sailbacks across time. Jun 21, 2014. Available at https://reptilis.net/2014/06/21/tall-spines-and-sailed-backs-a-survey-of-sailbacks-across-time/ The Philippine sailfin lizard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_sailfin_lizard - Japanese Wikipedia article for the Rick Dias (includes the Dijeh as a subtype). - Article about the djed legend: Joshua J. Mark for Ancient.eu, Djed. March 3, 2016. Available at https://www.ancient.eu/Djed/ - Wikipedia and Britannica pages on the qilin/kirin. - More articles about the mythical Kirin (the page from the Tokyo National Museum also addresses the giraffe connection in Japanese art): Meyer, Matthew. “Yokai.com.” Kirin | Yokai.com, 2020, yokai.com/kirin/. Bernard, Chelsea. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Japan Edition.” Tofugu, Tofugu, 30 Apr. 2014, www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-mythological-creatures/. “Mythical Creatures: The Qilin.” Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo National Museum, 2012, www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1462&lang=en. - Giraffes in China: Eschner, Kat. “The Peculiar Story of Giraffes in 1400s China.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 21 June 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peculiar-story-giraffes-medieval-china-180963737/. Laufer, Berthold. “The Giraffe in History and Art.” Anthropology Leaflet, no. 27, 1928, pp. 1–100. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41444127. Accessed 25 Mar. 2020. - About the fact that giraffes hum at night: Allison Eck for PBS.org, Giraffes Hum to Each Other Throughout the Night, And Zookeepers Never Noticed. September 18, 2015. Available at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/giraffes-hum-to-each-other-throughout-the-night-and-zookeepers-never-noticed/ - You can subscribe to Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 37 - "The Day of Dakar" (ダカールの日), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the city of Dakar, Senegal, and broadcast signal intrusion. - - Relevant Wikipedia articles for background on Dakar, Cap Vert, and French West Africa. Senegal and the French conquest of Senegal, the Emirate of Trarza, and Waalo. Louis Faidherbe, gum arabic, the Mali Federation, and the French Community (yes, there's a lot of background!). - Article about Dakar's role in the French Empire as early as 1848: Bruce Vandervort, Senegal in 1848, Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions. Compiled by James Chastain of Ohio University. Available at https://www.ohio.edu/chastain/rz/senegal.htm - An exceedingly detailed investigation of the history of the acacia gum trade: van Dalen, Dorrit. “Gum Arabic. The Golden Tears of the Acacia Tree.” Leiden UP (2019). - Article regarding Faidherbe's time as governor: Barrows, Leland C. “Faidherbe and Senegal: A Critical Discussion.” African Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 1976, pp. 95–117. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/523854. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020. - News clip from 2018 regarding a dispute over a statue of Faidherbe in Saint-Louis. - A brief overview of the history of Dakar city: Caelen Anacker, Dakar, Senegal (1857- ). For blackpast.org (June 10, 2010). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/dakar-senegal-1857/ - Article on the segregated urban planning of Dakar: Nelson, David. “Defining the Urban: The Construction of French-Dominated Colonial Dakar, 1857-1940.” Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, vol. 33, no. 2, 2007, pp. 225–255. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41299411. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020. - Article about the racial politics of French West Africa and the treatment of originaires: Jones, Hilary. “Rethinking Politics in the Colony: the Métis of Senegal and Urban Politics in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century." The Journal of African History, vol. 53, no. 3, 2012, pp. 325–344., www.jstor.org/stable/23353679. Accessed 19 Mar. 2020. - Contemporary report regarding the Mali Federation's appeal for independence and formation, drafted in the brief period before it disintegrated: U.S. Bureau of Foreign Commerce, basic data on the economy of the West African States of the French Community, from World Trade Information Service, Part 1. U.S. Dept. of Commerce (1960). - Wikipedia pages for broadcast signal intrusion generally, as well as specific pages for the Southern Television broadcast interruption, the Captain Midnight broadcast signal intrusion, and the Max Headroom signal hijacking. - Dictionary page for the Japanese term for broadcast signal intrusion (電波ジャック). - About the Max Headroom character. - Thirty years later - articles revisiting the Max Headroom incident for the 30-year anniversary, from Ars Technica and Vice. - In depth article about the investigation into the Max Headroom incident and the efforts to find the hackers responsible. - Japanese Wikipedia page for broadcast signal intrusion (lists famous instances in Japan, which are not listed in the English-language page). - Wikipedia pages for the Japan Revolutionary Community League National Committee (Middle Core Faction) and the Japan Revolutionary Community League National Committee (Revolutionary Marxist Faction). - Japanese Wikipedia pages for Hasegawa Hidenori (長谷川英憲) and the Suginami Disaster Warning System Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident (杉並区防災無線電波ジャック事件). And a weblio page about the same incident. - Japanese page covering many famous broadcast signal intrusion incidents in history, and a weblio page that does the same. - Japanese Wikipedia page for the Mizumoto Incident. - The music used in the TNN was Prayers, by Admiral Bob used under a CC BY license. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 36 - "Forever Four" (永遠のフォウ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and a language note about the name "Bidan." - - Jisho.org online Japanese dictionary search results for "Bidan." - Wikipedia pages for background the history of Tanzania, the "scramble for Africa," German East Africa, League of Nations mandates, and Julius Nyerere. - Britannica biography of Julius Nyerere. - Notes on the origin of the name Kilimanjaro: J. A. Hutchinson, The Meaning of Kilimanjaro. Tanganyika Notes and Records (1965). Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20071006111206/http://www.ntz.info/gen/b00769.html - A brief biography of the German military commander in German East Africa during World War I: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. - A brief history of Tanzania's road to independence from South African History Online. - A more detailed political history of the rise of Tanzanian nationalism in the mid-20th century, from the African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project. - Vatican News profile on Julius Nyerere, including mention of a campaign to beatify him: Paul Samusumo, The Legacy of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Available at https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2019-11/the-legacy-of-mwalimu-julius-kambarage-nyerere.html - An alternative take on Nyerere from marxists.org: Biography : Julius Kambarage Nyerere, available at https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/nyerere/biography.htm. - Nyerere's social policies: Andrew M. Ivaska, 'Anti-Mini Militants Meet Modern Misses': Urban Style, Gender and the Politics of 'National Culture' in 1960s Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Gender & History, Vol. 14 No. 3 November 2002, pp. 584-607. Michael Drewett and Martin Cloonan, Popular Music Censorship in Africa. Ashgate (2006). - Wikipedia pages for Diogenes and the Nile. - A lot of the sources available in English that discuss Kilimanjaro, as well as myths, legends, and beliefs about the peaks, are from trekking companies that organize climbing expeditions (or first-hand accounts by English speakers who have done a trek and heard the stories from locals they met). One such trekking company, Thomson Treks, was the source for some of my information on Kilimanjaro as the suspected source of the Nile, the story of how Kibo and Mawenzi came apart, the mythical elephant graveyard of Kilimanjaro, and the myth that the top of Kilimanjaro is where the gates to the afterlife/underworld are located. - Article in a geography periodical discussing the ongoing debate over the "source" of the Nile. - Book that recounts the story of how the mountains came to be. Content Warning: while this book offers a good re-telling of story, the other parts of the book that I read (not very much, but still) seemed racist and dismissive towards the Chagga people: Dundas, Charles. Kilimanjaro and Its People: a History of the Wachagga, Their Laws, Customs and Legends, Together with Some Account of the Highest Mountain in Africa. Routledge, 1968. Access it on Google Books here. - Another trekking company (Secret Compass) overview of the Kilimanjaro region. Page briefly covers local folklore, including the creation of the mountain, the scarring of Mawenzi, the elephant graveyard, and the Wakonyingo. - Travelogue-style book, with a longer and more detailed version of the story of how Mawenzi became so scarred: Newsham, Brad. Take Me with You: a Round-the-World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home. Bantam, 2002. Access it on Google books here. - The music used in the TNN is "New York City (instrumental)" by spinningmerkaba. Available at http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/30389. The music used in the tribute to Four Murasame is Rains Will Fall by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4262-rains-will-fall) and Sovereign Quarter by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4396-sovereign-quarter). All three songs are licensed pursuant to a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ - The translation of Ōta Dokān's death poem can be found in Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death. Trans. Yoel Hoffmann. Charles E. Tuttle (Tokyo 1986). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 35 - "Storm Over Kilimanjaro" (キリマンジャロの嵐), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the 1969 American film, "Cactus Flower" and it's likely influence on the previous Zeta Episode (The Call of Darkness/宇宙が呼ぶ声). - Short show notes this week, since we mostly discuss our interpretation of the film. - Wikipedia and IMDB pages for the 1969 film, "Cactus Flower." - Wikipedia pages for director Gene Saks and writer I. A. L. Diamond. - IMDB page for Goldie Hawn. - IMDB and Wikipedia pages for Ingrid Bergman. And yes, if you watch the film and she strongly reminds you of Isabella Rossellini (which is what happened to Nina), that is because Rossellini is her daughter. - Amazon link to rent/stream the film. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 34 - "The Call of Darkness" (宇宙が呼ぶ声), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Axis symbol and a wrestling move. - - Google image search for “astra star goddess.” - Wikipedia pages for Astraea and Asteria. - About the Astra, Star Goddess symbol. - About the "Charge of the Goddess" text. - About Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, per his personal website, Wikipedia page, and a Vice review of “The Wizard of OZ” a documentary about Oberon Zell-Ravenheart’s life. You can stream the documentary on Vimeo here. - Modern paganism, some symbols used by pagan religions, and the Goddess movement. - Goddesses, priestesses, and fertility symbols - examples from ancient art. - Brooklyn Museum page on the terracotta figure of a woman with arms outstretched (Egyptian, circa 3400-3500 BCE). Papers about feminism in Japan and how it has changed over time: Matsui, Machiko. “Evolution of the Feminist Movement in Japan.” NWSA Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, 1990, pp. 435–449. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4316048. Accessed 13 Feb. 2020. Yumiko, Ehara, et al. “Japanese Feminism in the 1970s and 1980s.” U.S.-Japan Women's Journal. English Supplement, no. 4, 1993, pp. 49–69. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42772052. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020. - Personal knowledge provided by ActionAwesome. - Articles about techniques in Pro Wrestling: Jack Slack for Vice.com, Kayfabe Time Capsule: The Real Techniques of Professional Wrestling. Feb. 4, 2016. Available at https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z4aeqj/kayfabe-time-capsule-the-real-techniques-of-professional-wrestling Jake Shannon, Say Uncle!: Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling and the Roots of Ultimate Fighting, Pro Wrestling & Modern Grappling. ECW Press (2011). - YouTube instructional for applying the Boston Crab in a Judo context. - Match records for Fall 1985 puroresu cards: '85 World Champion Carnival/New Wave in Japan, and Challenge Spirit '85/Taiwan Tour. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 33 - "The Messenger from Axis" (アクシズからの使者), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on an unexpected bird and the math and science of the Solar System weapon from First Gundam. - - Quora page on identifying the differences between cranes, storks, and herons (answer provided by Doctor of Zoology C.S. Sharma). - Information and beautiful pictures about the white (ish) stork native to Japan. - Illustrated version of the Japanese folktale Tsuru no Ongaeshi ("The Crane Wife" / "The Crane's Gratitude"). - Photographs of the Shirasaigi no Mai (White Heron Dance) purification ritual as it is conducted today, plus some information about the associations for cranes in Japanese society. - Additional information about the modern version of the Shirasagi no Mai festival. - A page on distinguishing Crane, Heron, and Stork (in the Japanese language). - Japanese language ornithology site with letter from Sahara Yuji (Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University) and Matsunaga Katsutoshi (Hokkaido Heron Research Group) regarding the heron in Japanese culture. - Longer Japanese language article about the Heron/Egret in Japanese tradition from the Hokkaido Heron Research Group. - Japanese language collection of myths about herons. - Wikipedia page on Sasaki Sadako. - Hitachi Metals company page (in English) on the iron and smithing goddess Kanayago-no-kami. - Encyclopedia of Shinto page on Kanayago. - Wikipedia page about one of the more famous heron yokai. - Wikipedia page on kegare (穢れ・汚れ) pollution. - More details about Kanayago, including paintings of the goddess and pictures of her shrines. - Additional details on the Japanese iron-making tradition and Kanayago. - Iraj's calculations regarding the Solar System weapon from First Gundam. - The music used in the TNN was "Heartbreaking" and "Funkorama" both by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) and available at https://filmmusic.io. Licensed pursuant to CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 32 - "Unidentified Mobile Suits" (謎のモビルスーツ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the history of ice cream in Japan (part 2), and Yazan's turtle tattoo. - - Web resources (in Japanese) about the history of ice cream: “アイスクリームの工業化.”日本アイスクリーム協会, https://www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/japan02.html “アイスクリーム時代の到来.”日本アイスクリーム協会, https://www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/japan03.html 細野明義. “アイスクリームの日本昔話.” 日本アイスクリーム協会, https://www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/oldstory.pdf “日本アイスクリーム史 - 昨日、今日、そして明日へ.” 日本アイスクリーム協会, https://www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/history.pdf - Calculator to adjust past prices for inflation. - Wikipedia page on the three sacred treasures (traditional and "new"). - I got population numbers by searching “Japan population [date]” in Google. It cites the World Bank as one of its sources for historical population data. - Article about the mid-1980s luxury ice cream fad in Japan, namely for Häagen-Dazs: Chira, Susan. “AN ICE CREAM WINS JAPANESE.” The New York Times, 20 Aug. 1985. - Paper about an ethnographic study of fast food perceptions and consumption in Japan: Traphagan, John W., and L. Keith Brown. “Fast Food and Intergenerational Commensality in Japan: New Styles and Old Patterns.” Ethnology, vol. 41, no. 2, 2002, pp. 119–134. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4153002. Accessed 5 Feb. 2020. - Explanation of "indirect kiss," and several other romantic gestures that show up in Japanese media. - Wikipedia page on Japanese tattooing, including notes on the status of tattoos in the modern period. - English-language articles about discrimination against people with tattoos in Japan: Justin McCurry for The Guardian, Mayor of Osaka launches crusade against tattoos. May 17, 2012. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/17/mayor-osaka-tattoos. Author unknown, the Japan Times, Supreme Court upholds Osaka city's tattoo check on workers as legal. November 14, 2016. Available at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/11/14/national/crime-legal/supreme-court-upholds-osaka-citys-tattoo-check-workers-legal/#.Xj2PnGhKiUm - Article by Bryan Ashcraft (author of Japanese Tattoos: History * Culture * Design) for Kotaku about a government crackdown on tattooing: Japan is Trying to Destroy Tattoos, updated June 3, 2016. Available at https://kotaku.com/japan-is-trying-to-destroy-tattoos-update-1747046619 - Discogs record for the Japanese release of The Dream of the Blue Turtles, including its release date. - July 1985 Spin Magazine interview with Sting. - The Dream of the Blue Turtles full track and a playlist for the full album. - Review of The Dream of the Blue Turtles album discussing its success: Jeff Giles for Ultimate Classic Rock, REVISITING STING’S SOLO DEBUT, ‘THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES’. Date unknown. Available at: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sting-dream-of-the-blue-turtles/ - Wikipedia page for the color ao (青、あお) and Jisho.org entry. - Article about traditional Japanese color theory: Sarah W. and Fiona for Tofugu, The Traditional Colors of Japan. September 12, 2013. Available at https://www.tofugu.com/japan/color-in-japan/ - Wikipedia page for the blue-green distinction in language. - Japanese Wikipedia page for the Green Sea Turtle (アオウミガメ). Thom accidentally dropped a syllable during recording - he said "aomigame" but it should be "aoumigame. - The music used in the AEUG Broadcasting Channel segment was Gemini (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The work is available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/The_Wake_1790/JoshWoodward-TheWake-NoVox-12-Gemini and Josh Woodward's website is www.joshwoodward.com. - The voice of Yugi the AEUG Assistance Aardvark was provided by Adam Black, who encourages you to check out https://oneearthsangha.org/ to help save our planet. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associa

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 31 - "Half Moon Love" (ハーフムーン・ラブ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the history of ice cream in Japan (part 1!), and the conclusion of Thom's research on the Young Officers Revolt of February 26, 1936. - - A book on the history of ice cream, with a few mentions of Japan: Quinzio, Jeri. Of Sugar and Snow: a History of Ice Cream Making. University of California Press, 2010. - English article on the history of dairy production and consumption in Japan: Silverjay. “Short History of Cheese and Milk in JAPAN.” Chowhound, 3 Jan. 2011, www.chowhound.com/post/short-history-cheese-milk-japan-757258. - Japanese-language pages on the introduction of ice cream to Japan and early industry developments (both from the Japan Ice Cream Association): “‘あいすくりん’の誕生.” 日本アイスクリーム協会, www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/japan01.html. “アイスクリームの工業化.”日本アイスクリーム協会, https://www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/japan02.html - A very detailed book about the Young Officers Revolt of 1936: Ben-Ami Shillony, Revolt in Japan: The Young Officers and the February 26, 1936 Incident. Princeton UP (1973). - The music used in the TNN was "Obliteration" from https://filmmusic.io by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 30 - "Jerid's Desperate Attack" (ジェリド特攻), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on kissing in Japanese culture, and AEUG, Melanie Hugh Carbine, and the Young Officers Revolt of February 26, 1936. - - Essay on Kissing in Japanese culture: “The Japanese Kiss.” A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan, by Donald Richie, Stone Bridge Press, 2001, pp. 220–225. - Dictionary page for seppun (接吻・せっぷん), the Japanese word for kiss. - Essay about censorship that talks about kissing in Japan, and specifically about the exhibition of Rodin's "The Kiss." Redactionary Global Modernism: Kisses in Imperial Japan Jonathan E. Abel From: Modernism/modernity Volume 21, Number 1, January 2014 pp. 201-229 | 10.1353/mod.2014.0020 - Papers that discuss kissing in Japanese culture, and how it was changed by the Occupation: “Kissing Is a Symbol of Democracy!” Dating, Democracy and Romance in Occupied Japan 1945-1952, Journal of the History of Sexuality, 19(3), September 2010, 508-35. Kamei, Shunsuke. “The Kiss and Japanese Culture after World War II.” Comparative Literature Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1981, pp. 114–123. JSTOR, <www.jstor.org/stable/40246247>. Accessed 21 Jan. 2020. - Contemporary (early 2010s) articles about PDA and dating in Japan (the dating articles are written from the perspective of non-Japanese people dating a Japanese person, with an eye to likely culture clashes, and includes a section of physical affection): SoraNews24.com - PDA in Japan: Is it OK to Kiss on the Street Corner? Tofugu.com - Dating a Japanese Girl and Dating a Japanese Guy - Book about the Young Officers Revolt (and gift from a listener!): Ben-Ami Shillony, Revolt in Japan: The Young Officers and the February 26, 1936 Incident. Princeton UP (1973). - The music used in the TNN was Floating Cities and the music used in Mouar's elegy was Clear Water. Both from https://filmmusic.io by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) and licensed under CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 29 - Crisis at Side Two (サイド2の危機), discuss our first impressions, and discuss the mental and emotional state of a somewhat-more-grown-up Amuro Ray with special guest and consultant in neuropsychology, Dr. Shar, of Dr. Sharmander gaming. You can find Dr. Shar online on YouTube and Twitter. Dr Shar also consulted on MSB episodes 1.27 and 2.16. Disclaimer from Dr. Shar: All views expressed in this interview are the clinician's own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which she has been, is currently, or will be affiliated. Some are reactionary and are for entertainment purposes only. - - A neuropsych book on veterans: Bush, Shane S. Neuropsychological Practice with Veterans. Springer Publishing Company, 2012. - Definition and explanation of the effects of G-LOC (G-Force Induced Loss of Consciousness). - Brief explanation of Kluver-Bucy syndrome. - Explanation of object relations theory. - The music used in the Man in the Demon Faced Castle trailer is Augmentations by Kai Engle, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 28 - The Jupitris Infiltration (ジュピトリス潜入), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on physical deception and women spies. We are joined by guest-voice Adam Black, who asked us to link to One Earth Sanga, and organization he works with that "expresses a Buddhist response to ecological crises." - - Wikipedia page for Operation Bodyguard, comprised of Operations Fortitude and Quicksilver. - Wikipedia page for the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (aka the "Ghost Army"), American deception specialists operating in Europe after D-Day. - A collection of historical materials about the 23rd Headquarters. - The 23rd Headquarter's most famous alumnus, fashion designer extraordinaire Bill Blass. - An overview on dummy tanks. - New York Times article about modern Russian inflatable dummies: Andrew E. Kramer, A New Weapon in Russia’s Arsenal, and It’s Inflatable. New York Times article, Oct. 12, 2016. Available at https://nyti.ms/2dWBU8A - Some modern inflatable dummy manufacturers, so you can see pictures of just how real they look (and in case you want your own). - Books about the Second Battle of El Alamein: John Latimer, Alamein. Harvard UP (2002). James Lucas, War in the Desert: the Eighth Army at El Alamein. Beaufort (New York 1982). - Wikipedia page for Operation Bertram. - Articles and books on Operation Bertram: Rickard, J (21 April 2017), Operation Bertram, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/operation_bertram.html Peter Forbes, Dazzled and Deceived: Mimicry and Camouflage. Yale UP (2011). Rick Stroud, The Phantom Army of Alamein: The Men Who Hoodwinked Rommel. A&C Black (2013) - US Naval War College page on women in espionage, with lots of great links to books, articles, and websites with additional information. - Wikipedia category page for “female wartime spies.” - Wikipedia page for “sexpionage” with definition and famous examples. - Article from The Washington Post about sexpionage in the Cold War: Dobbs, Michael. “SEXPIONAGE WHY WE CAN'T RESIST THOSE KGB SIRENS.” The Washington Post, 12 Apr. 1987. - Journal article: Martin, Amy J. “America’s Evolution of Women and Their Roles in the Intelligence Community.” Journal of Strategic Security, vol. 8, no. 3, 2015, pp. 99–109. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26465249. Accessed 8 Jan. 2020. - More recent articles from Forbes and The Guardian about perceived strengths and advantages of women as spies. - Brief discussion of the history of women in the CIA, culminating with the appointment of Gina Haspel as Director of the CIA in 2018. - Article from The Atlantic, reviewing several books about women in espionage. Includes good excerpts with anecdotes about famous women spies and some of the thought process behind using women for espionage work: Mundy, Liza. “Female Spies and Their Secrets.” The Atlantic, June 2019. Accessed at https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/female-spies-world-war-ii/588058/. - Article with stories of specific women spies: Jarvis, Erika. “Five Badass Female Spies Who Deserve Their Own World War II Movie.” Vanity Fair, 26 Nov. 2016. Accessed at https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/allied-world-war-2-female-spy-movies - And more stories of amazing women spies. - Defense Intelligence Agency short bios of women in espionage, page 1 and page 2. - The music in the ABC (AEUG Broadcasting Channel) is: Gemini (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 27 - Rendezvous With Char (シャアの帰還), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Yazan's glove and Nagano Mamoru (永野護). - - A very readable overview of the history of dueling, from The New Yorker. - Useful books: John Gideon Millingen, The History of Duelling: Including, Narratives of the Most Remarkable Personal Encounters that Have Taken Place from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 1. R. Bentley (1841). Andrew Steinmetz, The Romance of Duelling in All Times and Countries, Volume 1. Chapman and Hall (1868). John Ferne, The Blazon of Gentrie: : Deuided into two parts. The first named The Glorie of Generositie. The second, Lacyes Nobilitie. Comprehending discourses of Armes and of Gentry. Wherein is treated of the beginning, parts and degrees of Gentlenesse, vvith her lawes: Of the Bearing, and Blazon of Cote-armors: Of the Lawes of Armes, and of combats. John Windet (London 1586). Available at https://archive.org/details/blazonofgentried00fern/page/316 - Georgetown Washington Law School article on the history of dueling as a legal institution: Jennie C. Meade, The Duel: a look back at a once-legal method of resolving disputes. Available at https://www2.gwu.edu/~magazine/archive/2005_law_fall/docs/feat_duel.html - Translation of the Lex Burgundionum with commentary from Harvard Law School. From The Burgundian Code (K. F. Drew, trans., 1949; repr. 1972). Available at http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/cdonahue/courses/CLH/mats/MAT13CLH.03.pdf - The 1777 Irish Code Duello. - Treatise on dueling in Germany: Kevin McAleer, Dueling: The Cult of Honor in Fin-de-Siècle Germany. Princeton UP (2014). - Vice article on modern day dueling in German universities (Content Warning: pictures of dueling injuries): Roc Morin, Fighting for Facial Scars in Germany’s Secret Fencing Frats. - Article comparing different versions of the story of the paladin Orlando/Roland, most famously set forth in Orlando Furioso, with commentary linking the face-thrown gauntlet as a precedent to the practice of throwing down the gauntlet: Anonymous, On the Early Italian Romances. The Scots Magazine 89/90 (1822). - Article by Natasha Sheldon, 10 Historical Female Duelists and their Duels. - Wikipedia pages for Nagano Mamoru (in English and in Japanese). - Article about Nagano’s work on Gundam (retired content) from Gundam blogger Chara Soon. - Forbes article about Nagano (talks about work on later series, but there’s a section heading that warns you, if you’re trying to avoid spoilers for later Gundam series). - Documentary video from the theater releases of the first Gundam movies (Nagano and his future-wife, voice actress Maria Kawamura, attended in Char and Lalah cosplay and are visible in the video). - Photo of Nagano and Ikuhara cosplaying as Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars. - The music in this week's TNN is: In Peace by phasenwandler (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/phasenwandler/33726 Ft: snowflake - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 26 - The Ghost of Zeon (ジオンの亡霊), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on bridges and the captains who die on them, a hard to translate phrase, and why Jamaican reminds Thom of Rudyard Kipling. - - Background on the bridge (nautical), all or nothing armoring, and conning towers.. - Labeled diagram showing parts of a WWII-era battleship. - Book recounting the final battles of the Japanese battleship Musashi, including descriptions of her bridge and what happened to the officers on the bridge when it came under fire: Gregory G. Fletcher. Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship, Penguin (2012). - US Navy history page on the USS Atlanta, including the fate of Admiral Scott (killed on her bridge by friendly fire). - Book covering the development of the "bridge": Richard Woodman. The History of the Ship: The Comprehensive Story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Bloomsbury (2012). - Background on the Japanese "pagoda masts." - Book with a description of the bridge and the conning tower on an Iowa-class battleship: Carl LaVo. Pushing the Limits: The Remarkable Life and Times of Vice Admiral Allen Rockwell McCann, USN. Naval Institute Press (2013). - Book with a chapter laying out how bridge design might be re-imagined in the future: Jan Noyes, Matthew Bransby. People in Control: Human Factors in Control Room Design. IET (2001). - List of the US generals and flag officers killed during WW2. - Jisho.org definition for しにぞこない (shinizokonai) - the phrase Yazan uses to describe the derelict Gwazine. - Background on Rudyard Kipling. - One of many critical responses to Kipling's "White Man's Burden": H.T. Johnson, “The Black Man’s Burden,” available at http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5476/ - Archive.org copy of Mark Twain's "To the Person Sitting in Darkness." - The Great War YouTube channel episode on the Battle of Loos, where John Kipling died. - Text of the poem Tin Fish. - Music for the TVN shopping channel: reNovation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/60674 - "On hold" music from the talkback: Elevator Music, Part 1 by Jay_You (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://freesound.org/s/460432/ - Music during Tin Fish: Trance is... (Ambient Cinematic Trance) by Whitewolf (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Whitewolf225/60175 Ft: cyba - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 25 - Colony Drop (コロニーが落ちる日), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on women at work in Japan of the 1980s, nuclear pulse engines, seiza, and fortune-telling machines. - - Paper about labor force participation of Japanese women: Shimada, Haruo, and Yoshio Higuchi. “An Analysis of Trends in Female Labor Force Participation in Japan.” Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 3, no. 1, 1985, pp. S355–S374. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2535011. - Wikipedia page on marriage in Japan. - Wikipedia page for Japan’s Equal Employment Opportunity Law. - OECD paper on gender pay gap for full-time workers in member countries. - Japan Times opinion article about the ongoing discrimination Japanese women face in the workforce. - Article from Human Rights Watch about workplace harassment in Japan. - Article from Nikkei Asian Review on the sexual harassment of job-seekers. - CNN article covering a Japanese survey about overwork, office culture, and mental health. - Daily Beast article about recent (2018) sexual harassment and sexual discrimination scandals in Japan. *- Unseen Japan translation of recent HuffPo Japan article about harassment during job-seeking. - Wikipedia article on the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Force). - Japan Times articles about women in the JSDF. - Graph of mean age at first marriage in Japan from 1955 to 2018, by gender. - Trends of mean age at first birth in Poland, Japan and Sweden. - An article with good statistics on dating, marriage, and childbearing in Japan, but with positions and conclusions I mostly disagree with, by Akihiko Kato, a Professor in the School of Political Science and Economics at Meiji University. - Huffpo article on sexist expressions in languages other than English, including “Christmas Cake.” - New York Times article about the increasing number of Japanese women choosing to stay single (also mentions “Christmas Cake”). - A comprehensive paper on the early history of Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, with diagrams: G.R. Schmidt, J.A. Bonometti, and P.J. Morton of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville Alabama. Nuclear Pulse Propulsion - Orion and Beyond. Presented at the 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, July 2000, Huntsville, Alabama. Available at https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20000096503.pdf - An article including information on newer ideas for nuclear pulse propulsion: Stan Tacket. Nuclear Pulse Propulsion: Gateway to the Stars. March 27, 2013. Available at http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2013/03/27/nuclear-pulse-propulsion-gateway-to-the-stars/ - A declassified report from Los Alamos on nuclear pulse propulsion. Balcomb, Booth, Robinson, Cotter, Springer, Hedstrom, Watson. Nuclear Pulsed Space Propulsion Systems. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California, United States Atomic Energy Commission. 1970. - Background on Freeman Dyson, Stanislaw Ulam, nuclear pulse propulsion, and Project Orion. - Video footage from a 1950s era small scale test of the Project Orion concept. - Wikipedia page on seiza. - Teacher forces 96 students to kneel for 20 minutes as punishment for being late. - Other sources on seiza as punishment: DeCoker, Gary, and Christopher Bjork. Japanese Education in an Era of Globalization: Culture, Politics, and Equity. Teachers College Press, 2013. LeTendre, Gerald K., and Rebecca Erwin Fukuzawa. Intense Years: How Japanese Adolescents Balance School, Family and Friends. Routledge, 2016. - Japan Times article about upcoming changes to law regarding child abuse, including seiza in a list of unacceptable physical punishments. - A brief rundown of some of the most famous fortune telling machines, including the Ask Swami that was "ubiquitous" in 1950s diners. - The Twilight Zone episode with the fortune telling machine and a comparison of the Mystic Seer from the episode with the Ask Swami. - Background on o-mikuji fortunes in English and in Japanese. - Some more readable articles about the practice, with pictures. - An article talking about the o-mikuji vending machines. - Wikimedia's collection of pictures of o-mikuji vending machines. - The roulette wheel omikuji vending machine, and an article about them with pictures that show one on a table in a restaurant. - Tofugu article about Japan's coffee culture that mentions the 1980s coffee boom. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 24 - Counterattack (反撃), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Japanese grammar and vocabulary, Wernher von Braun, desertification, and a final (we hope!) note about "the birds will laugh at me." - - Kotobank page for レクリエーション (recreation). Kotobank pulls definitions from various sources. All definitions in Japanese. - Miriam Webster and Dictionary.com definitions of recreation. - To talk about the ~んです grammar from this episode, I consulted the following books (and highly recommend them if you’re studying Japanese): “No Da のだ.” A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar 日本語基本文法辞典, by Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui, Japan Times, 2007, pp. 325–328. “Chapter 12.1 ~んです.” Genki I an Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, by Eri Banno et al., The Japan Times, 1999, pp. 230–231. - Wikipedia pages for Von Braun himself, the Von Braun Crater (not the site of Von Braun City), and the V-2 (vergeltungswaffe, "vengeance weapon") rocket program he headed. - A review of empirical evidence about Von Braun's membership in the Nazi party, the SS, and the extent of his culpability for the suffering and death of the enslaved laborers who built his rockets: Neufeld, Michael J. “Wernher Von Braun, the SS, and Concentration Camp Labor: Questions of Moral, Political, and Criminal Responsibility.” German Studies Review, vol. 25, no. 1, 2002, pp. 57–78. JSTOR, <www.jstor.org/stable/1433245>. - A history of the V-2 rocket program: Bode, Volkhard and Kaiser, George. Building Hitler's Missiles: Traces of History in Peenemünde. Ch. Links Verlag (2008). - A broadly positive history of Von Braun's life and career that touches on the darker aspects: Dunar, Andrew J. Wernher Von Braun: A Visionary as Engineer and Manager. From Realizing the Dream of Flight, a NASA anthology edited by Virginia Dawson and Mark Bowles. Government Printing Office (Dec 31, 2005). - Article describing a young Von Braun engaged in what would today be considered unethical experiments on mice: Bartels, Meghan. "Before He Was a Rocket Engineer for Nazi Germany, Von Braun Was a Student Experimenting on Mice." Space.com. August 12, 2019. Available at https://www.space.com/wernher-von-braun-college-mice-experiments.html - Reference.com: What percentage of Africa is desert? - Wikipedia pages on desertification and on Sahel droughts. - Britannica page on desertification. - An overview of current understanding of desertification, from the Desertification Control Bulletin. - Detailed statistics and maps indicating risk of human-induced desertification in Africa, from the United States Department of Agriculture. - A more recent (2015) article from the BBC about the current effects of desertification. - Homepage, Wikipedia page, and Smithsonian article about The Great Green Wall, a project to combat desertification in the Sahel. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we have the text of the forum comments and discussion prompts, and sources for submitted research pieces. Some comments have been shortened or reformatted. - Dan: I would like to know your opinion on why certain Mobile suits are called Gundam, and others aren’t. Take the MK II, it’s made of titanium alloy, but it’s called a Gundam. The Hyaku Shiki and Rick Dias are both made of Gundarium Alloy, ( Luna Titanium retconned name) but are not classified as Gundams. LC: I would like you guys to do an occasional deeper dive into the suits themselves. They're characters in the show, and I'd love an occasional conversation about the aesthetics and in-universe story behind them. Sean: Why is the Hyaku Shiki the best MS ever? Robert submitted a research piece about the boat we mentioned in episode 2.19 of the podcast (the one on which Namicar Cornell travels, and where Mirai and her children are held). Sources: definition and explanation of hydrofoils, about the historic hydrofoil passenger service between Hong Kong and Macau, the current hydrofoil passenger service called TurboJET, about the USS Plainview (to which this ship's design might be a reference), and video of the USS Plainview in action. LC: Gundam gets worse the more it strays from harder sci-fi. Zeta is an excellent series that did much good for the franchise, but in my opinion it also created a lot of the things I don't specifically like, primary among this the deeper woo of newtypes. I (admittedly personally) prefer the more grounded aspects of the franchise (yes I understand the humor of enjoying the grounded aspects of a series about giant robots.) I would much rather have it be a way of serving up deeper philosophical and ethical conversations than about new-age post-jedi SPACE MAGIC. Needs more Charma: Toward the end of First Gundam, Gihren and Degwin Zabi share an infamous scene in which Degwin asks if Gihren, Zeon’s “Supreme Leader,” has ever heard of Adolf Hitler. Gihren then describes himself as “a follower of Hitler.” The conventional reading of this scene, and the one Thom & Nina discussed on the podcast, is that Degwin is accusing Girhen of being like Hitler and Gihren eagerly accepts the accusation. As Thom put it, this is when the show turns to the audience and states outright that the whole thing has been a metaphor for World War II. However, I think this scene actually shows that Gihren is an analog not for Hitler, but for his follower Mussolini. Both relied on an external force more powerful than themselves (Mussolini relied on Hitler, Gihren relied on Newtypes). Gihren, like Mussolini, is incoherent as a commander. And he’s killed by Kycilia, similar to the way Mussolini was executed by Italian partisans. The true stand-in for Hitler in First Gundam is actually Char. There are two reasons for this. First is the relationship between Gihren (as Mussolini) and Char - Gihren is weaker in every way and relies on Char’s strength for the sake of achieving his own ambitions. Just as Mussolini’s fascist Italy relied on Hitler’s Nazi Germany. Second, Char is depicted as having taken up but also warped his father’s philosophical beliefs, creating a violent perversion of Zeon Deikun’s philosophy. This reflects Hitler’s own self-aggrandizing interpretation of the philosophy espoused by his mentor Dietrich Eckart. I think the Char/Lalah relationship is more an allegory of the relationship between Hitler and the party and the German public given that both Lalah and Germany rely exclusively on Char/Hitler for survival and also shows how the manipulation of said devotees can lead seeming innocent people to commit barbaric acts in the name of a moral crusade, often against their own self interest. Steven B.: The topic I’m most interested in is theorizing what Gundam manga & light novels could be adapted into anime. What can I say? I love liminal spaces and your podcast is built around only the parts of Gundam that exist as anime. Now, unless I’m mistaken, such adaptations were nonexistent in the Gundam franchise up until the past decade, which saw 4 (that I know of). I know Tomino himself wrote a novelized version of Char’s Counterattack before the film was made, but I’m given to understand it was a soft pitch and by no means a hit on its own. With Hathaway’s Flash coming this winter, what the hell, I want to run down a Top 5 Non-anime Gundam That Could Maybe Become Anime Gundams Some Time in the Near Future. Crossbone Gundam Char’s Deleted Affair The Plot to Assassinate Gihren Zabi École du Ciel We’re Feddie Hooligans!! Austin: Why doesn't Amuro know how to shake hands? What happened on that dock with Kamille? That was the most confused congratulations ever. (This is a reference to the episode where they shake hands on the dock in Hong Kong after rescuing Mirai) Kyle F.: While the Soviet Buran was superficially similar enough to the US Shuttle to be called a copy, it differed in a principally important way. The Shuttle itse

Show Notes Our show-notes are a bit odd this week - no sources, just the text of the questions submitted to us. We have done little or no editing of them, so for the most part they are exactly as they were submitted to us. - Personal Thunderokami: what's your favorite Kebab? Rob B: You mention that the podcast is your full-time time job. How does that work financially? It's easy to see your patreon income, but I'm surprised if that's enough to live comfortably in scenic New Yark City. You don't do adverts, unless is the whole podcast a product placement for Gunpla and you're paid by Bandai?! Are there other ways to monetize a podcast? Toby F: How are you two related to each other, are your brother and sister, husband and wife, are you like Char and Lalah, or are you both just Haros in disguise? Marcus: Nina, how did you learn Japanese? Even though I live here, mine is still awful, any tips? Any chance of a spin-off podcast for those of us learning Japanese via Gundam ("Mobile Suit Language Breakdown") (Related - Marcus is starting a book club to ready Gundam Aggressor in Japanese. It’s never been translated. He’s set up the book club through the WaniKani forums, so if you’re on WaniKani you can check it out! https://community.wanikani.com/t/im-reading-gundam-aggressor-in-2020-in-this-thread/39454) Gundam LDRaku: Thom: favorite Gundam series? Nina: Favorite Gundam scene? Charlie G: Nina, which has been your favorite episode so far and why? Quinnage: For Thom: Why do you think that Gundam has had such a hard time catching on in the west compared to other large franchises from Japan and, how can this be rectified? What’s your favorite Mobile Suit? Cheatobandito: If you guys could pilot any mobile suit (excluding the ball) what would it be? Lucas: What MS would you have liked to have more screen time of? Dylan: Also, if you could design a mobile suit, what color scheme would you pick? What special details or accessories would you want to have? If you could remake Gundam… Fzburner: What would be your ideal Gundam series scenario/plot? And who would you have animate/direct it? Turlooke: If you could have any writer living or dead create a one shot Gundam story, who would you pick and why? Thunderokami: I have a really dumb question, cause its really out there but like, if you could have a classic animator, animate Gundam, who would you choose? Tex Avery, Walt Disney, those sort of animators. Thomas G: If you could have any specific studio, director, writer, or designer produce a new entry in the Gundam franchise, who would you want to be involved—and as a bonus question—what would you like that new entry to be about? Steve B: Nina, since you’re aware that there’s a lot more Gundam to come, what do you hope or expect you’ll see that you haven’t already? They can’t all be genre defining & refining, but they do all try to stand out. I don’t know exactly what would or wouldn’t be a spoiler, but I can vaguely say that there are certain themes that become more prominent or less prominent with the times & the occasional new idea. Nina meets Gundam Quinnage: For Nina: Before beginning this project what was your impression of Gundam? Were you of the opinion that the show was nothing but "wow cool robot" with a thin plot serving only as an excuse for more fights? Mizzlez AKA Hobbs: Was Gundam love at first watch for you? Or did it grow on you over time? and for Nina, 1.5 seasons in, do you actually love Gundam or more the podcast itself, or does this feel like a “job” yet? Turlooke: This one is just for Nina: based just on the titles of the Gundam series, which (if any) have you interested in finding out what they are about? Dylan: For Nina: is there a series that you’ve had glimpses of that you’re looking the most forward to watching in the future? Thom meets Gundam Again Thanksgenking: For Thom: how has this extensive close-reading of Gundam changed your perspective on the franchise? Are there any elements of the show that you’ve grown more appreciative of thanks to the podcast? Charlie W: For Thom - In your journey of watching Gundam shows, when did you first see Zeta Gundam?And how do you think your impression(s) of Zeta Gundam since that very first viewing? How have your thoughts, impressions changed most dramatically since the very first time you watched Zeta? Dylan: For Thom: is there a series that you’re most looking forward to watching with Nina? And are there any that you’ve missed that you’re looking forward/dreading? Charlie G: 2. Thom, which series are you most looking forward to reviewing? Not necessarily which is your favorite. Steve B: Thom, if you could break the established schedule is there any Gundam work, animated or otherwise, that you’d skip to immediately? Perhaps you’re sick of these teens with feelings and just want to watch a 20-something do punches in G Gundam. Maybe you think Char’s Deleted Affair offers valuable insights into the present mindset of Lt. Quattro. Look, I dunno, that’s wh

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 23 - Moon Attack (ムーン・アタック), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research Japanese youth and religion, home shrines and altars in Japan, and a Gundam names round-up that include Buran Blutarch (ブラン・ブルターク), Mouar Pharoah (マウアー・ファラオ), and Siddeley. Plus, the birds laugh at us (a research dead-end!). - - From my attempts to figure out "the birds will laugh at me" - a study of Chinese pottery from a specific kiln, includes examples of pottery with poetry painted on and the “I fear flowers and birds will laugh at me” line. - Anime News Network page for Andersen Monogatari, a 1968 Japanese animated film based on the life and stories of Hans Christian Andersen. - Info page and link to watch Ahiru no ko, or The Ugly Duckling, a silent animated short from Japan, released in 1932. This website is amazing, and has lots of early Japanese animated works viewable in their entirety. - Published study about Japanese young adults and their perception of religion: Japanese Youth Confronts Religion, Fernando M. Basabe. 1967. - Wikipedia articles for kamidana and butsudan, as well an article from learnjapanese123.com about them, and one from tofugu.com about butsudan specifically. The Tofugu article has some great historical information on how the practice of keeping a butsudan may have developed. - Book about ceremony in Japanese home-life, including butsudan, kamidama, and the practices around them: Jeremy, Michael, et al. Ceremony and Symbolism in the Japanese Home. University of Hawaii Press, 1989. - Paper about perceptions and use of butsudan in the Japanese diaspora community in the United States, especially among nisei, sansei, and further removed generations: Iwamura, Jane Naomi. “Altared States: Exploring the Legacy of Japanese American Butsudan Practice.” Pacific World, no. 5, ser. 3, 2003, pp. 275–292. 3. - Wired article and creator webpage for a design project to create smaller and simpler butsudan, reflecting modern and minimalist design. - On Buran Blutarch (ブラン・ブルターク), Wikipedia pages for the Buran program, the Buran spacecraft, and the Energia (the rocket booster used with the Buran spacecraft). - NY Times Article about the Soviet Buran program's test flights immediately prior to Zeta's creation: "SOVIET UNION LOFTS A SHUTTLE MODEL IN AMBITIOUS PLAN" by John Noble Wilford, Dec. 20 1984. - NBC Article about the KGB stealing shuttle program documents for the Buran program: "How the Soviets stole a space shuttle" by Robert Windrem, Nov. 4, 1997. - Brief Roscosmos video about the Buran, in Russian but includes video of the craft launching and its fully automated landing. - CNN Article about the Buran being left to rot in Kazakhstan: "Two abandoned Soviet space shuttles left in Kazakh steppe" by Jacopo Prisco, Dec. 21, 2017. - Detailed timeline of the Buran program. - Space.com retrospective on the Buran, including its ultimate fate (destroyed when its hangar collapsed). - Jisho.org entry for Plutarch (プルタルコス). - Wikipedia page for Plutarch. - On Mouar Pharaoh (マウアー・ファラオ): Maua (Kenya), Mauá (Brazil), Maúa (Mozambique), the Maua tree, and the Maua cicada. - Wikipedia and CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) pages for the Egyptian Mau Cat. And a cute video, "Meet the Egyptian Mau." - Wikipedia pages for Pharaoh (the title and position), and for Cleopatra (the 1963 movie). - Liz Taylor/Mouar side-by-side comparison image (created by Thom). - Wikipedia pages for John Siddeley, the Hawker Siddeley company, and the Hawker Siddeley Harrier (a famous VTOL fighter jet). - 1975 archive footage from inside a Hawker Siddeley plant. - Excessively dramatic mini-documentary about the Harrier with a lot of footage of them in action. - The song for the TNN Marasai advertisement is "Drops of H2O ( The Filtered Water Treatment )" by J.Lang (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Airtone. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of the

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 22 - The Eyes of Scirocco (シロッコの眼), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Scirocco's implement and corporal punishment in Zeta, the history of vending machines, and a follow-up on last week's research on Saint Miki. - - Roman centurion's vine staff (or vitis, plural vites). - Its descendant, the swagger stick. - An 1869 treatise of staggering length and breadth on the history of corporal punishment: Cooper, William M. The History of the Rod: Flagellation and Flagellants in All Countries from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Kegan Paul (1869). And on the Japanese Context: Drea, Edward J. In the Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army. U. of Nebraska (2003). - Japanese Wikipedia page on soldiers and training, including notes on Imperial Japanese Army and Navy policies on hazing. Miller, Aaron L. Discourses of Discipline: An Anthropology of Corporal Punishment in Japan's Schools and Sports. Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley (available here). Yoneyama, Shoko. The Japanese High School: Silence and Resistance. Routledge (2012). - A WW2 era US Army translation of an internal Japanese Army report on the state of discipline and morale in the army. - Blog post republishing a Mainichi Japan article from November 2009 about the Totsuka Yacht School, and talking about the relationship between hierarchical power and violence. - Japan Times article about corporal punishment in Japanese sports, and its interconnection with popular media including anime, as well as the attitudes among many older Japanese people that corporal punishment is an essential component of masculinity. - Japanese page on the 軍人精神注入棒 Military Spirit Instillation Rod (or the Soldierly Spirit Injection Stick). - Bon Appetit article on the history of vending machines, (includes images of patent drawings) and another brief history with examples of unusual vending machines. - Description of Heron Alexandrinus’ holy-water dispensing machine (and some other miscellaneous details about the vending machine industry). - History of the Automat (restaurant where all food was purchased from vending machines). - Wikipedia page on vending machines (history portion is not very detailed but has useful statistics on vending machines in Japan and sections on different types of vending machines). - History and context for vending machines in Japan. - Burger vending machines (FEBO in the Netherlands is an example of an automat). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 21 - A Sign of Zeta (ゼータの鼓動), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the possible inspiration for the Gabthlay and it's gun - the fedayeen, blood oaths in Japanese history, and Saint Miki. - - Fedayeen on Wikipedia. - Painting of an Afghan warrior carrying a jezail ("juzzail" in the caption). - Article about the jezail, with more photos. - A Gadfly mech from Crusher Joe. - Wikipedia article for Horse-fly. - Instances of the gadfly in Greek myth. - An English translation of Plato's "Apology of Socrates." - About Ethel Voynich's novel, The Gadfly,, and the text on Project Gutenberg. - Japanese Wikipedia page for keppanjou / けっぱんじょう / 血判状 (a compact or covenant, sealed with blood). - Japanese and English Wikipedia pages on the Kumano shrines. - Tourist information for Kumano. - First-hand account of Tokugawa-era Japan, by German naturalist Engelbert Kaempfer (English translation): Kempfer, Engelbert, and Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey. Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed. University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. - Wikipedia page for Engelbert Kaempfer (sometimes rendered Kempfer). - Paper that discusses blood oaths in the master/disciple relationship (especially in martial arts): Ozawa, Hiroshi. “Essence of Training (Keiko) in Japanese Culture: Technique (Waza) Acquirement and Secret of Kendo.” Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, 25 Jan. 2005. - Japanese and English Wikipedia pages for the 血盟団事件 / “League of Blood Incident.” - Paper on the Buddhist concept of Samādhi and its use to justify violence in Imperial Japan (discusses the League of Blood Incident and the respected Zen Buddhist master Yamamoto Gempou who testified in support of the terrorists): Victoria, Brian Daizen. “Samādhi Power in Imperial Japan.” (2017). - Saint Miki in English and Japanese Wikipedia, and the Wikipedia page for the 26 Martyrs of Japan. - Saint Miki's saint-page on catholic.org, and a more detailed description of the torture and execution of the martyrs. - Recounting of the San Felipe Incident. - And a book that covers the period of missionary activity before the suppression of Christianity in Japan: Boxer, Charles Randolph. The Christian Century in Japan: 1549-1650. U. of California Press (1951). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 20 - The Heated Escape (灼熱の脱出), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the inspiration for the Titan's New Guinea Base, and solid rocket boosters. - - Wikipedia page for New Guinea. - Google maps link for Lae. - General New Guinea pre-colonial and colonial history from the official Papua New Guinea travel website, thecommonwealth.org, and the Wikipedia pages for the Territory of Papua and Western New Guinea. - Additional articles about New Guinea's pre-colonial and colonial history: The Economist. Papua New Guinea’s incredible linguistic diversity. July 20, 2017. https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2017/07/20/papua-new-guineas-incredible-linguistic-diversity Quanchi, M. and Robson, J. Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands, Maryland: Scarecrow (2005). - Information about New Guinea's pre-history and agricultural revolution: Harari, Y. N. Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. New York: Harper (2015). Sack Peter. German New Guinea: a reluctant plantation colony?. In: Journal de la Société des océanistes, n°82-83, tome 42, 1986. Les plantations dans le Pacifique Sud. pp. 109-127. Available at https://doi.org/10.3406/jso.1986.2826 Historical Section of the Foreign Office, Dutch New Guinea and the Molucca Islands. London: H.M. Stationery Office (1920). Available at: https://dl.wdl.org/11918/service/11918.pdf Pouwer, Jan. “The Colonisation, Decolonisation and Recolonisation of West New Guinea.” The Journal of Pacific History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1999, pp. 157–179. JSTOR, <www.jstor.org/stable/25161076>. - Wikipedia pages for various aspects of the Lae Campaign in World War II: the New Guinea campaign as a whole, the Salamaua Lae campaign, and the landing at Nadzab. - US army newsreels about the Lae campaign. Please be aware that these were made during the war and they both contain frequent uses of exactly the anti-Japanese slur that you would expect. - About the Free Papua Movement and Indonesian Annexation of West Papua. - Histories of the Conflict: https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indonesiairian-jaya-1963-present/ Schnabel Albrecht, Gunaratna Rohan. Wars From Within: Understanding And Managing Insurgent Movements. World Scientific (2014). King, Peter. West Papua & Indonesia Since Suharto: Independence, Autonomy, or Chaos? UNSW (2004). Belford, Aubrey. "An Indonesian War of 'Unknown Persons'" The International Herald Tribune, Aug. 27, 2011. Available at: https://nyti.ms/2BmIM90. - Reports on human rights abuses from the conflict: Brundige et al. Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control. Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School. Available at: https://law.yale.edu/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/Intellectual_Life/West_Papua_final_report.pdf Amnesty International. INDONESIA: "DON'T BOTHER, JUST LET HIM DIE": KILLING WITH IMPUNITY IN PAPUA. July 2, 2018. Available at: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa21/8198/2018/en/. - About the development of the space shuttle Columbia and its first launch and return. - History of the space shuttle program. - NASA overview page for the space shuttle program, with links to more detailed information on the science and history. - Some great photos of space shuttles before and during launch, during transport, and docked with Mir space station. - NASA page from before the end of the space shuttle program, with overview, statistics, and a photograph of a shuttle with the different major components labeled. - Wikipedia pages on solid rocket boosters. This one is very technical - digs into the science of how all the different components work together at different stages, and has good diagrams. This one is more general, and discusses the pros and cons of solid rocket boosters compared to liquid propellant rockets. - About Newtons (unit of measurement). - Wikipedia page on reusable launch systems, with additional information about post-space shuttle program projects, especially in the private sector. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the Unit

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 19 - Cinderella Four (シンデレラ・フォウ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Attachment Theory. - - Wikipedia pages for Attachment Theory, John Bowlby, the Strange Situation protocol, and Attachment in adults. - Paper that addresses attachment in adolescents. - An overview of Adult Attachment Theory and some of the research behind it. - And an even shorter overview on attachment in adults and how it affects relationships. - We didn't discuss it in depth, but if you're curious, here are articles from the APA (American Psychological Association), NPR (National Public Radio), and the New York Times about how the conditions experienced by institutionalized children in Romania affected them (in terms of attachment, neurological development, and long-term effects). The New York Times article also discusses some of the history of attachment theory in popular discourse, and the controversies around it. - Wikipedia page for Michelangelo's “Pieta” (one of the most famous). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 18 - Mirai Captured (とらわれたミライ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on more Gundam names: Hathaway Noa, Namicar Cornell, and Four Murasame. - - Plausible origins of the name Hathaway. - Source for Hathaway-like medieval predecessors for Hedwig. - Wikipedia page and IMDB page for Noah Hathaway. - Japanese release data for the film Neverending Story. - Wikipedia page for "Boxey" character from original Battlestar Galactica TV series. - Sean (Flying_Grizzly)'s research connecting Battlestar Galactica to First Gundam. - Jisho.org entries for Namika names, namikaze, and 'namikaze ga tatsu'/波風が立つ (to make waves; to rock the boat). - Wikipedia entry for Ezra Cornell. - JPN Wiki page for Cornell University. - Wikipedia and Wiktionary pages for "Murasame." - Page for the most famous of the Murasame destroyers. - Murasame in the Final Fantasy franchise. - Wikipedia page on Nansou Satomi Hakkenden. - Ongoing project to translate all of the Nansou Satomi Hakkenden novel. - Wikipedia page for the Matsukaze Noh play. - Pages for the Matsukaze Noh play's authors: Kanami and Zeami. - Discussions about Matsukaze from a History of Noh blog and The-Noh.com. - Tyler, Royall. “The No Play Matsukaze as a Transformation of Genji Monogatari.” Journal of Japanese Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 1994, pp. 377–422. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/133198. - Two translations of Matsukaze, this one more readable in English and this one less so. - Side-by-side English and Japanese text of Matsukaze Noh play (this is the one Nina reads from). - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 17 - Hong Kong City (ホンコン・シティ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Hong Kong's history and brain-computer interfaces. - - General histories of Hong Kong from Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, Lonely Planet, Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Discover Hong Kong (tourism website), and Hong Kong Free Press. - Explanation of crown colonies. - Hong Kong in the 1980s. - Hong Kong chronologies from Reuters, BBC, and National Geographic. - Articles on how the contemporary political situation in Hong Kong is influenced by its history, from National Geographic and History.com. - Explanation of electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG). - Alvien Lucier's brain-performed "Music For Solo Performer" (1965) - Wikipedia page on brain-computer interfaces. - Tragic end to the vision restoration implant experiment. - Article on the ethical considerations of brain-computer interfaces. - Research on using a brain-computer interface to 'extract' information from an unwitting subject's mind: Martinovic, Davies, Frank, Perito, Ros, Song. On the Feasibility of Side-Channel Attacks with Brain-Computer Interfaces. Available at https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity12/sec12-final56.pdf. - Articles dealing with prostheses, control methods, and mental load: Mathijs Soede, On the Mental Load in Arm Prosthesis Control, Nederlands Instituut voor Praeventieve Gezondheidszorg, 1980 Dudley S. Childress. Historical Aspects of Powered Limb Prostheses. 1984. Available at http://www.oandplibrary.org/cpo/pdf/1985_01_002.pdf. R.M. Campbell, Control Aspects of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium, Ohio, USA 7-9 May 1982, Elsevier (2014). - A brief history of brain-computer interfaces from a company that makes them for consumers. - Much more detailed histories: Fabien Lotte, Chang S. Nam, Anton Nijholt. Introduction: Evolution of Brain-Computer Interfaces. Chang S. Nam; Anton Nijholt; Fabien Lotte. Brain-Computer Interfaces Handbook: Technological and Theoretical Advance, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), pp.1-11, 2018, 9781498773430. ffhal-01656743f (Available at https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01656743/document) Leuthardt, E. C., Schalk, G., Roland, J., Rouse, A., & Moran, D. W. (2009). Evolution of brain-computer interfaces: going beyond classic motor physiology. Neurosurgical focus, 27(1), E4. doi:10.3171/2009.4.FOCUS0979 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920041/) - Articles about how brain-computer interfaces work and what they can do: Shih, J. J., Krusienski, D. J., & Wolpaw, J. R. (2012). Brain-computer interfaces in medicine. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 87(3), 268–279. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2011.12.008 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497935/ Krucoff, M. O., Rahimpour, S., Slutzky, M. W., Edgerton, V. R., & Turner, D. A. (2016). Enhancing Nervous System Recovery through Neurobiologics, Neural Interface Training, and Neurorehabilitation. Frontiers in neuroscience, 10, 584. doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00584 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5186786/ Duke SciPol, “Brain-Computer Interface based Neuro-prosthetics” available at https://scipol.org/learn/science-library/brain-computer-interface-based-neuro-prosthetics (05/19/2017). Colin Payne. Engineering a Brain-Computer Interface. April 27, 2017. Available at https://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/14815/Engineering-a-Brain-Computer-Interface.aspx - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 16 - Through the Haze of Darkness (白い闇を抜けて), discuss our first impressions, and and provide commentary and research on planes and pigeons. - - Wikipedia pages for Beechcraft, the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing, and stagger as an aeronautics term. - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) article about "Beech's Beautiful Biplane." - Plane and Pilot magazines's All Time Favorite Planes (the Staggerwing is #5). - A page collecting information about aircraft used in the Spanish Civil War (the Staggerwing was used by the Republicans, allegedly as a not-very-effective bomber). - Articles about the Comet Model Airplane and Supply Company. - Wikipedia page for the Edgley Optica. - Page on wing configurations, with pictures to explain tapered and dihedral. - Brief article about the Optica, with video of one flying. - AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) article about the Optica. - Earlier AOPA article about the Optica right after John Edgley re-acquired control of the design. - Listing of every Optica manufactured or planned, with their current status. - Article from 1986 World's Fair where the Optica was demonstrated, after the crash but when hopes were still high. - Official report on the Optica accident discussed in the podcast. - Wikipedia pages on Passenger pigeons and English Carrier pigeons. - The true subject of this episode's research: the Homing pigeon (or Racing Homer), which Britannica calls the Carrier pigeon. - Pigeon post! - War pigeons, further explanation of pigeons in war and stories of Dinkin Award winning pigeons from the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, and a brief history of the National Pigeon Service in the UK. - Story of Olga of Kiev, and her sneaky use of pigeons in the Drevlian Uprising. - Article about "closing the pigeon gap" between the Franco-Prussian War and WWI. - Primary resources (mostly photographs) of war pigeons in World Wars 1 and 2. - Pigeon heroics! The stories of Winkie, Cher Ami, G.I. Joe, Commando, and Mary of Exeter. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 15 - Katz's Sortie (カツの出撃), discuss our first impressions, and welcome back our special guest and consultant in neuropsychology, Dr. Shar of Dr. Sharmander Gaming. Find her on YouTube and Twitter. - Disclaimer from Dr. Shar: All views expressed in this interview are the clinician's own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which she has been, is currently, or will be affiliated. Some are reactionary and are for entertainment purposes only. - About moral injury. - Further explanation of adaptive disclosure as treatment for trauma and moral injury. - An article about asthenia and how it doesn't exist to Americans because our diagnostic system is...limited. - Blood redistribution being addressed in space. The music in this week's TNN segment is "reCreation" by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. The role of the pilot was played by Edward Bauer. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 14 - Amuro Flies Again (アムロ再び), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on Garuda, Sudori, Audhumla, and Asshimar. - - Wikipedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, and Encyclopedia Britannica pages for Garuda. - One of the Garuda stories. - Explanation of the Garuda Upanishad. - List of things named for Garuda, including the Garud Commando Force, the Garuda Contingent, INS Garuda, and Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (aka "Garudas"). - Wikipedia page for Siduri, the divine alewife from the Gilgamesh myth. And this is the version of the Epic of Gilgamesh we consulted: The Epic of Gilgamesh, trans. by Andrew George, Penguin Books, UK (1999). - Sudri on Wikipedia. - Midgard in the Encyclopedia Britannica (mentions the four dwarves). - Audhumla licking at Buri, from a 1700s manuscript. - My Norse Digital Image Repository (for other images of figures mentioned in the story). - Audhumla on Wikipedia. - Useful book: Facts on File, Inc., Norse Mythology A to Z, Infobase Publishing (2009). - Online copy of the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson's collection of Norse myths. - Online copy of the Poetic Edda, a later-discovered but earlier-composed set of Norse myths that expands on what was in the Prose Edda. - The Norse Creation myth as told by an expert on the old Norse language. - The Thai company called Asimar, and the Dungeons & Dragons Aasimar. - Definitions of あっ/Aa!, しまった/shimatta, and 閉まる/shimaru. - Stock photo of one version of the ninja costume we talked about last season. - Wikipedia page on sōhei (warrior monks), and photos of the zukin (hood, kerchief, head covering) that they sometimes wore. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 13 - “Shuttle Launch” (シャトル発進), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Valkyrie plane, art, plants in 1980s interior design, and Aristeia. - - NASA fact sheet about the Valkyrie and its service history. - National Museum of the Air Force page on the Valkyrie. - Wired article: Meet the XB-70 Valkyrie, Almost the World's First Nuclear Aircraft, from io9, by Ed Grabianowski, on Dec. 28, 2010. - National Interest article: XB-70 Valkyrie: Why Didn't America Build This Mach 3 Monster Bomber? by Dave Majumdar, Jan 19, 2017. - NASA article about the Valkyrie crash. - A more extensive page on the crash, including information about its aftermath, from the website of a group of... aviation crash enthusiasts. - Newspaper article from after the crash, about the inquiry into the causes: "Colonel Loses Post over XB70 Crash" from The Tuscaloosa News, Aug. 16, 1966. - National Interest article about the competition between bombers and fighter during the Cold War: Bombers vs. Fighters in the Jet Era: Who Won the Battle for the Sky?, by Robert Farley, Nov. 24, 2018. - The author of this book was Director of Defense Research and Engineering in the Department of Defense, in the latter 1950s and early 1960s. He was subsequently Chancellor of the University of California at San Diego, and then founding Director of the University of California Insitute on Global Conflict and Cooperation: Race to Oblivion: A Participant's View of the Arms Race, Herbert F. York, Simon and Schuster, 1970. - Screenshots of the art in Amuro's home (the pieces we identified and the ones that have us stumped, plus side by side comparisons of the identified paintings with the work they're based on). - Wikipedia pages on Jacob van Ruisdael and the painting Windmill at Wijk bij Duursted. - The Amsterdam Museum's page for De Molen bij Wijk bij Duurstede (Dutch). - Wikipedia page for Jean Honoré Fragonard, and a page about Fragonard and his most famous works (including The Bathers). - Wikimedia page for Fragonard's painting, The Bathers. - Wiki page on Delftware (probable inspiration for the blue-and-white ceramics on Amuro's mantlepiece). - Articles about 1980's home decor and interior design, all of which mention plant-trends. - Various articles about indoor, built-in planters, mostly with regards to how they can be repurposed or updated now that it's no longer trendy to use them as planters. - Care-guides for indoor hedge plants: boxwood and Japanese privet. - Thom's source for Aristeia in the lost poems of the epic cycle: Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle, Benjamin Sammon, Oxford University Press, 2017. - Aristeia and philotimia - Two key concepts of the ancient Greek world, by Eugenia Russell, Feb. 19, 2018. - A very neat comic strip depiction of how Aristeia works, from Greek Myth Comix. This comic was guest-contributed by Parham Sorooshian, Feb. 21, 2014. - A.T. Murray's 1924 translation of Homer's The Iliad, published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA. - Alexander Pope's 1899 translation of Homer's The Iliad, published by BH Stanton, Boston MA. - A handy pronunciation guide for many of the heroes in The Iliad. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 12 - “The Winds of Jaburo” (ジャブローの風), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on nuclear explosions, the Fall of Saigon, and Mobile Suit Variations. - - Wikipedia pages on nuclear weapons testing generally, United States nuclear weapon tests, high-altitude nuclear explosions, and underground nuclear testing. - And pages on the effects of nuclear explosions, including blast waves, mushroom clouds, nuclear electromagnetic pulses, and condensation clouds. - Slide deck explaining effects of nuclear weapons (WARNING: graphic descriptions and images of nuclear weapon effects on human bodies). - The Operation Crossroads tests at Bikini Atoll. - Two narratives of the Operation Crossroads debacle (includes pictures and video). - Video of underwater nuclear tests (Wahoo and Umbrella, in the 1950s). - About the Partial Test Ban Treaty (which banned all testing except underground testing). - Federation of American Scientists (an NGO founded by alumni of the Manhattan Project) page on underground nuclear testing. - Footage of an underground nuclear explosion. - Paper on the containment of underground nuclear explosions, with descriptions of how they work. - Article about underground testing at the Nevada facility where more than 800 tests were performed. - BBC article explaining how underground nuclear tests function. - Dangers of underground testing contaminating groundwater: "Concerns Arise Over Aquifer Near Nuclear Test Site" by Martin Forstenzer, March 21, 2000. - Wikipedia pages for the Fall of Saigon and Operation Frequent Wind. - Collection of photographs from the end of the Vietnam War. - Timeline and personal account of the final days of the Vietnam War by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who was there at the time reporting for the Associated Press. - First-hand account from journalist Jim Laurie, that mentions approximately 400 Japanese nationals in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City at the war’s end. - Newsweek article from the 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. - Famous rooftop-evacuation photos, by Hubert van Es (at that time a photographer for United Press International). - Paper discussing US media depictions of the end of the Vietnam War. Most relevant to our discussion, it touches on how the end of the war was perceived to affect diplomatic relations with other Asian nations. - Paper on Japanese media portrayals of the Vietnam War, and Japanese public’s perception of and reaction to the war: How The Japanese Protest Movement From 1964 To 1968 Changed The Japan-United States Bilateral Relationship During The Vietnam War, Justin Gervais - Article from the Japan Times about Japan’s role in the Vietnam War, particularly Okinawa's, and the war’s lasting effects on the region. - Per our discussion about the fires in the Amazon rainforest: Rainforest Trust uses donations to purchase ecologically vital land in the rainforest and holds it in trust, safeguarding more than 10,000 critically endangered species. They protect some 23 million acres and counting. Charity Navigator rates them 94.69/100 for accountability and transparency. https://www.rainforesttrust.org/ The Amazon Conservation Team partners with indigenous in the Amazon to map, study, and protect the rainforest. They are focused on supporting indigenous communities who are on the front lines fighting against deforestation. They encourage sustainable rainforest use and push for legal protections. Charity Navigator rates them 99.06/100 for accountability and transparency. https://www.amazonteam.org/ - The song for the TNN segment is LAST DAZE by Robbero (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in a

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 11 - "Entering the Atmosphere" (大気圏突入), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the Karman Line, a brief history of paradrop operations, and real-world ballutes and atmospherpic re-entry devices. - - Wikipedia pages on Theodore (Todor) von Karman and the Karman Line. - And Wikipedia pages on paratroopers (and a second one), airborne forces, and high-altitude military parachuting (HALO and HAHO). - "Yes, Mass Airborne Operations are a thing of the Past," an opinion article by James King for the Modern War Institute at West Point. - Wiki article for ballutes. - More info about how ballutes and burble fences work. - Wiki entry for experimental inflatable atmospheric re-entry devices. - Wiki page about 2010: The Year We Made Contact. - More info about 2010: The Year We Made Contact, including some quotes from Syd Mead - a legendary Hollywood mechanical designer who worked on this movie right after the aborted 1983 Hollywood Gundam movie, and many years later worked on an actual Gundam series. - Explanations of aerobraking and aerocapture, with information on how ballutes could be used in the process. - A REVIEW OF BALLUTE TECHNOLOGY FOR PLANETARY AEROCAPTURE, by Jeffery L. Hall of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Presented at the 4th IAA Conference on Low Cost Planetary Missions, Laurel, MD, May 2-5, 2000. - And another paper: Akiba, R., Hinada, M. and Matsuo, H., “Feasibility Study of Buoyant Venus Station Placed by Inflated Balloon Entry”, IAF-76-154, XXVII Congress of the Inter. Astronautical Federation, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 10-16, 1976. - Profile on Dr. Akiba. - Post-Columbia articles about cocoon ballute lifeboats. - Papers discussing ballute-like reentry devices: Nanosat Deorbit and Recovery System to Enable New Missions Clark, Ian G. and Robert D. Braun. “Computational analysis of a tension cone supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator.” 2009 IEEE Aerospace conference (2009): 1-14. Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Characteristics of a Tension Cone Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, Ian G. Clark, Juan R. Cruz and Monica F. Hughes, Joanne S. Ware and Albert Madlangbayan, and Robert D. Braun - NASA's HIAD (hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator) inflatable aeroshell: mainpage, page on HIAD-2, and page on the low-Earth orbit flight test. - Video showing (we think simulated) ballute in action, with explanation. - Footage of a ballute inflating in a test chamber, and video showing a ballute from the perspective of a skydiver testing one. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com

Show Notes This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 10 - “Reunion” (再会), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the real-life city of Amman (and how it might have inspired events in the episode), language and translation notes, and missile countermeasures. - - U.S. Joint Military Contributions to Countering Syria’s 1970 Invasion of Jordan, by Richard A. Mobley for Joint Forces Quarterly, issue 55, 4th quarter 2009. - Wikipedia pages on the Palestinian fedayeen and the Six-Day War. - The 1967 War and the birth of international terrorism, Brookings Institute, Daniel L. Byman, May 30, 2017. - How Jordan Shaped the Munich Massacre, Molly Fosco, July 20, 2018 for OZY.com. - Black September: The Jordanian-PLO Civil War of 1970, Pierre Tristam, July 3,2019 for ThoughtCo. - BBC articles from the outbreak of civil war in Amman, and the end of principal fighting in Amman. - NYT archives articles from September 1970: Sept. 10: Heavy Fighting in Amman; Hussein Orders Cease‐Fire Sept. 12: In Jordan, the Balance Is Shaken Sept. 17: Jordanian Army and Guerrillas Battle in Amman, Showdown in Jordan. Sept. 18: Hussein's Tanks Clearning Guerrillas from Amman; U.S. Alert is Stepped Up Sept. 19: Jordan Suspends Attacks After 2nd Day of Fighting Sept. 20: Amman Battle Fought From House to House Sept. 22: Syrian Tanks Key Sept. 23: Jordanians Put a Price On the Head of Habash Sept. 24: Amman Diary: Window on the War Sept. 25: Guerrilla Resistance Is Reported Collapsing in North as Fighting Ebbs in Amman Sept. 26: Arafat Complies Sept. 27: Outbursts of Fighting in Amman After Truce Suggest a Breakdown of Authority, In the Flaming Streets of Amman, Hussein Wins the Battle but Price Is Very High. Oct. 2: Big Question in Amman: Will Fighting Resume? - Jisho.org page for 修正 (しゅうせい/shuusei), translated in the episode as "correction." - Jisho.org page for 機 (き/ki), and Tofugo page about the use of 機 as a counter for airplanes and airplane crew. - Example sentence for 大きな声, from Tatoeba.org. - Jisho.org page for 大声 (おおごえ/ougoe). I also consulted Wanikani.com for definition and example sentences (only accessible with free trial or subscription). - Army study guide (for promotion exams), section on “Command Voice.” - Wikipedia pages for missiles, countermeasures, and active countermeasures. - “Project Pigeon.” - Descriptions and explanations of flare and chaff countermeasures (how they work and what they are used for). - From a website that provides full-text of classic flight simulation handbooks, The Official F-15 Strike Eagle Handbook section on defensive tactics, including when and how to use chaff. - Explanation of different fuse types, and additional detail on the proximity fuse specifically. - You can subscribe to the Mobile Suit Breakdown for free! on fine Podcast services everywhere and on YouTube, follow us on twitter @gundampodcast, check us out at gundampodcast.com, email your questions, comments, and complaints to [email protected]. Mobile Suit Breakdown wouldn't exist without the support of our fans and Patrons! You can join our Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus episodes, extra out-takes, behind-the-scenes photo and video, MSB gear, and much more! The intro music is WASP by Misha Dioxin, and the outro is Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio, both licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Both have been edited for length. Mobile Suit Breakdown provides critical commentary and is protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Gundam content is copyright and/or trademark of Sunrise Inc., Bandai, Sotsu Agency, or its original creator. Mobile Suit Breakdown is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu, or any of their subsidiaries, employees, or associates and makes no claim to own Gundam or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it. Copyrighted content used in Mobile Suit Breakdown is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to [email protected] Find out more at http://gundampodcast.com