Retronauts Episode 188: Castlevania & Zillion
Added 2018-12-10 13:36:42 +0000 UTCAnd now, back to your regularly scheduled podcast.
This week we have a pair of phone interviews, both of which concern recent animated releases with deep video games ties. First up, I talk to the folks at Funimation about their decision to bring over Tatsunoko Pro's surprisingly good Zillion (a tie-in to both a Sega game and a toy gun whose design was used for the Master System Light Phaser) to the U.S. for the first time ever, more than three decades after its original debut. After that, I chat with the executive producer of Netflix's Castlevania, Adi Shankar, about... well, I thought the interview was going to be about the animated adaptation of the show, but he mostly wanted to talk about other gaming-related topics. I tried to steer it back to the cartoon when possible, but in any case this should leave little question about Adi's gaming and Castlevania bonafides.
Next week: More animation, more game connections! β Jeremy
Description: An animated feature double feature! First, Funimation walks us through the decades-overdue English version of Sega tie-in anime Zillion. Then, Netflix's Castlevania creator Adi Shankar talks about indie games and preserving Belmont lore for television.
Comments
Great episode! I especially loved the Castlevania half; getting to hear those types of flowing conversations is a testament to Jeremy's interview style and the types of guests you land.
Will Oliver
2018-12-13 05:29:31 +0000 UTCI love your name because my last name is Krzesniak π
littleterr0r
2018-12-12 03:35:25 +0000 UTCI love how the "Interview with Adi on Castlevania" turned into an existential-like convo on video games themselves - lol - such a director thing to do and I loveeeed it, though I got nervous in the beginning. These multi-media topic episodes have really turned out to be great breathers for this podcast.
John Polishimpossible2say
2018-12-11 19:31:39 +0000 UTCMatthew Sweet! I need to watch that video again.
littleterr0r
2018-12-11 18:23:51 +0000 UTCI was gonna get the Zillion release and completely forgot until just now. Loved the whopping 5 episodes that were localized back in the 80s, and I would sure enjoy seeing the rest of the show.
Kevin Bunch
2018-12-11 03:47:56 +0000 UTCAdi must be a great producer given his solid track record! :) Dredd is a modern action classic at this point, Castlevania makes the fans happy and his "bootleg" universe is consistently more interesting than what "official" Hollywood churns out. Hopefully he'll shepherd many more cool properties going forward!
2018-12-11 02:09:04 +0000 UTCThere was a mini episode about it a few years back!
Jeremy Parish
2018-12-10 19:27:06 +0000 UTCYes!! Zillion gets Retronauts love. All Sega fans are now pumping their fists.
Normallyretro
2018-12-10 14:45:10 +0000 UTC
