[11] Biases, Anime Clubs, and K-Pop Print-Outs w/ Mars Sebastian

In this episode of Culture by Culture, Delia interviews creator and writer, Mars Sebastian! We discuss starting an anime club, K-dramas, international animation industries, labor organizing, and more!

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Things discussed in this episode:

• Favorite recent watches: Mars - ‘Hells Paradise’ and ‘To Your Eternity,’ Delia - ‘See You in My 19th Life’ and ‘Romantic Killer’

• Anime: Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Hamtaro, YuYu Hakusho, Digimon, Pokemon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Vinland Saga, Haikyuu, Blue Lock, Kuroko no Basket, Blood of Zeus

• K-dramas: Doctor Cha, King the Eternal Monarch, Rain or Shine, Bad and Crazy, Backstreet Rookie,

• K-pop: TVXQ/DBSK, BTS

• Dad episode

• Sheila the Band episode

• New to fandom advise: Find your people, don’t fight online, have things you enjoy in private, and remember who you are.

Guest:

This episode’s guest is Mars Sebastian! You can find them here:

Mars - Site | Instagram | Twitter

Find us online:

Site | Patreon | Instagram | Threads | Twitter

Credits:

Host, Executive Producer, Editor, Engineer: Delia

Personal Site | Personal Instagram | Personal Threads | Personal Twitter

About Culture by Culture:

Culture by Culture is a multidimensional podcast exploration into Black and Asian pop-cultural ties. Part sociology, history, and pop-culture podcast, it covers everything from deep-dives into our favorite gateway media, interviews with experts to help guide us through our historical and current cultural connections, and conversations with fellow nerds digging into our cultural identities and our pop-cultural interests.

Our mission is to understand and foster the unity that has historically existed between our cultures through our shared interests in each other’s pop-culture.