This week, hosts Sal and Cruz are joined once again by Peralta, who brings along her sister, Professor and writer for Comic Book Resources, Ederlyn Peralta! Together, the quartet tackle a genre of adaptations, from the epic “The Heike Story”, to “Sakugan” and “Deep Insanity: The Lost Child”, but first: an interview with Ederlyn about teaching, writing, and classical Japanese literature!
- (0:00) Introduction
- (1:10) Interview with Ederlyn
- (2:48) What it’s like to be a college professor
- (4:29) Can you learn Japanese from anime?
- (8:01) Translation woes
- (9:06) What did you decide to learn Japanese?
- (14:55) How do you decide what to write about?
- (17:59) The best Harem of all time!
- (20:13) Finding test subjects for articles
- (21:11) How do you decide what to write about?
- (25:23) Getting support from friends and family
- (29:05) Casual Peraltas vs. Educator Peraltas
- (31:59) Getting hired as a college professor
- (34:29) How to get students interested in reading
- (36:48) Metamorphosis: Franz Kafka or Shindo L.?
- (39:23) What got you into anime?
- (43:31) What’s your anime taste?
- (46:41) Dealing with troublesome kids and their parents
- (52:43) Some more questions?
- (56:24) Figure collecting
- (59:18) Deep Insanity: The Lost Child REVIEW
- (1:09:08) Sakugan REVIEW
- (1:20:33) The Heike Story REVIEW
- (1:32:35) Reading recommendations
- (1:37:15) Discussion on historical epics
- (1:45:25) Japan trip and travel anxiety
- (1:50:42) Outro
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