The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #17 – Lensman, Boys Over Flowers, Vampire Princess Miyu

Sheena Duffy joins us to discuss three more anime that we were unable to watch growing up due to the curse of geography.

Lensman (1984) – EE ‘Doc’ Smith’s creation gets a second anime outing in the same year!

Boys Over Flowers (1996) – Yoko Kamio’s oft adapted manga of awful rich boys and the girl who loves them.

Vampire Princes Miyu (1997) – Toshiki Hirano sends their vampire creation to high school.

The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #16 – Pollyanna, Violinist of Hamelin & Moby Dick

Niall Flanagan from Secret of the Sailor Madness and Let’s Go! joins us to climb into the TATDMU time machine and watch 3 more anime that geography denied our childhoods.

The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (1986) – a World Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Eleanor H Porter’s novels.

Violinist of Hamelin (1996) – based on Michiaki Watanabe’s manga.

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997) – based on Herman Melville’s novel, but in space.