Treehouse Anime Club

Treehouse Anime Club

Hello, and welcome to the Treehouse Anime Club, a home-grown, southern-fried anime podcast! My name is Dave, and I talk about my favorite anime and the fine folks who make it all possible! New episodes are posted twice a month. I hope y'all stop by!

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December 29, 2024 42 mins

This is my Wrap-up for 2024 and the formal conclusion to the Treehouse Anime Club podcast, plus what is next for my creative journey.


Thank you for listening to me this past year and I hope you stick around for my next journey, the Anime Field Guide podcast!

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June 30, 2024 51 mins

(Re-uploaded on June 30, 2024 to match my two-part format)

From the classic catalog of manga powerhouse CLAMP and the dynamite animation staff of Studio Madhouse, comes a classic love story with a twist! Chobits is a series very much set in the early 2000s yet imagines a not-so-distant future of artificial intelligence and computers becoming fully integrated into modern society as sexy robot ladies. I've had a lot of time to th...

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Follow AniMel on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/@itsanimel https://linktr.ee/itsanimel I am happy to host Mel from ItsAnimel on YouTube to talk about our favorite female protagonists in anime and how we are possibly experiencing a new golden age of female characters leading some of the most critically acclaimed anime and manga in recent years!

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Special Guest: Anime Sekai Podcast Check them out on Instagram and give them a Follow! @animesekaipodcast I am happy to feature some good friends and returning guests, Ichigo and Mikan, to talk about one of their favorite films: Howl's Moving Castle. Does the movie still have its magic after 20 years? Listen and find out!
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Become part of the show on Instagram & Threads! @treehouseanimepod Join our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Turning 20 years old this year, it's time to look back on the production story of Howl's Moving Castle, one of Hayao Miyazaki's favorite films to produce. Musical tracks in this episode: "The Merry-go-round of Life" - Joe Hisaishi directing the London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Become part of the show on Instagram & Threads! @treehouseanimepod Join our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Check out Unbuckled Comics Podcast! https://linktr.ee/unbuckledcomics The show goes on, and I am pleased to finally bring on a good friend of mine, Unbuckled Cape, to talk about the ins and outs and inside outs of THE BIG O! Our Negotiations went smoothly, and I hope y'all enjoy how Unbuckled and...
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Become part of the show on Instagram & Threads! @treehouseanimepod Join our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB The Big O represents the kind of cult classic anime series that has aged like fine wine and still sparks fond memories in its fanbase 25 years later.

The tried-and-true pitch of "Bruce Wayne pilots a giant punching robot" is still as effective as ever. And you really can't talk T...

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May 4, 2024 28 mins
Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB One Year ago, I launched the Treehouse Anime Club. I never would have guessed the journey that was waiting for me. So today I want to take a brief moment and look back and celebrate a full year of creative expression. Thank you for listening to my little podcast about Japanese carto...
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Check out the Retrotopia Podcast!

https://linktr.ee/retrotopia It's time to go once more into the Mushroom Kingdom! I am joined by my good friends from the Retrotopia Podcast as we discuss and laugh over the rare and rather bizarre early animated ventures of the Super Mario Brothers!

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Become part of the show on Instagram & Threads @treehouseanimepod Join our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Wahoo! It's time to discuss the production story of a previously considered lost piece of Mario, anime, and cinema history! "The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach" marks the first time Mario and pals made their appearance on the big screen and marked the first-ever video game adaptation to fil...
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April 14, 2024 49 mins

Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB It's time to Spring Forward and list off a bunch of anime series I am excited to check out!

Anime mentioned in this episode:

Delicious in Dungeon

Sand Land: The Series

Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose its Master

Bartender: Glass of God

Astro Note

Train to the End of the Worl...

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April 3, 2024 39 mins

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That's a Wrap, folks! I look back my favorites and not-so favorites from the Winter 2024 Anime Season ahead of the Spring line-up!


Anime mentioned in this episode:

Meiji Gekken 1874

Metallic Rouge

Shangri-La Frontier

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Apothecary Diaries

Chain...

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Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Devilman Crybaby is possibly the most violent and over-the-top anime I hope to ever review for this podcast. From the brilliantly deranged mind of Go Nagai in 1972 to the brilliantly deranged visuals of Masaaki Yuasa in 2018, Devilman Crybaby is one 'Hell' of an accomplishmen...

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March 15, 2024 51 mins
Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB First part of our Devilman Crybaby episode because Go Nagai deserves his own episode. And even just skimming his achievements and focusing on Devilman this episode was almost an hour long!
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Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB For this episode, I take a look at two collaborative works in Japanese animation with international artists: Porter Robinson and Daft Punk. These projects speak to the passion of creating a truly unique a personal experience to be shared across the world regardless of nationality. Fu...

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March 12, 2024 27 mins

On March 7th, 2024 the news broke that legendary creator, Akira Toriyama, had passed away days earlier on March 1st.

This news shocked and saddened all of us here in the Treehouse Community, and so have come together to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to a man who has given us so much over the years.

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Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Bocchi the Rock is a series defined by its quirky animation, its memes, and its music. But there's so much more to this story! Bocchi the Rock represents an intersection of passion and ambition that resulted in one of the most unique and beloved anime properties that has already ...

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Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod With a new anime adaptation on the horizon after over a decade of waiting, I'm jumping into the conversation to talk about Spice and Wolf: a unique take on the fantasy genre with an equally unique pairing of characters. And the story of how the 2008 anime version was produced is also...
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January 18, 2024 27 mins
Become part of our community on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/UGmCFnWtrB Follow the show on Instagram/Threads! Super Dave | @treehouseanimepod Thank y'all so much for an amazing first year of podcasting! This is a quick update on where we are as a show and some of my plans going into the new year! Music tracks in this episode: "Ready Steady Go!" - L'Arc-en-Ciel
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