Twenty years ago today, I launched the original Zannen, Canada blog.
@karlrolson joins me on the latest podcast to discuss the early years of this largely embarrassing affair, as well as Teletoon and CanCon regulation. What's old is new again!
http://www.zannen.ca/2023/07/episode-89-there-are-worse-ways-to.html
Episode 89 - There Are Worse Ways To Spend Twenty Years of Your Life
Zannen, Canada is now twenty years old, and we're celebrating with a very classic discussion. Karl and I look back on the history of the blo...
The live action Crying Freeman movie is notoriously difficult to watch, which means that it has to be amazing, right?
@GeraldR and
[email protected] from Anime World Order drop by to give their takes on the latest Zannen, Canada podcast!
http://www.zannen.ca/2023/06/episode-88-crying-freeman-exposes.html
Episode 88 - Crying Freeman Exposes the Secret Yakuza Armies of Vancouver
The 1995 Crying Freeman movie is notoriously difficult to watch, which means that it has to be the most amazing thing ever right? Well, in a...
Bill C-11 doesn't even open up the same level of restriction we saw with those broadcast regulations. It won't block you from accessing content. Back in the 90s and 2000s, we couldn't access CN or Toonami, but Crunchyroll, HiDIVE and RetroCrush aren't going anywhere.
For those mourning the loss of Teletoon, remember that everything that made that station unique and memorable was the result of regulations similar to those being proposed in Bill C-11. Its downfall in quality was due to corporate consolidation and rollback in those regulations.
It must be stressed that the French-language version Télétoon was the "real" channel and the English-language one was just its dim shadow. And wouldn't you know it, Télétoon isn't going anywhere. It's still chugging along, doing what it has from the beginning!
I see a lot of people praising Teletoon as a kid's broadcaster, but what made it special was the exact opposite. It was pretty much the first animation-focused channel in the Western world that wasn't child-focused. They had an adult line-up five years before Adult Swim!
Good bye, English-language Teletoon. Your programming choices were pretty much always questionable, but I love what you stood for in the early days.
I'll be back at Sakura-Con this year, and currently have three panels lined up:
- Canadian Anime Heritage Minutes
- Retro Shoujo Melodrama
- Blatant Copyright Infringement in Anime
Rooms and times will be confirmed soon!
The Zannen, Canada Cybersix podcast, featuring
@ashura and Zee, is now on YouTube! And yes, I did finally correct that typo in the title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4J2De20Xao
Zannen, Canada Episode 86 - Cybersix: Finding Perfection in Teletoon Co-Production Chaos
Ryuho Okawa, found of Happy Science and mastermind behind many cult propaganda anime classics such as THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE is dead.
https://www.sankei.com/article/20230302-JTYL7FBMSFNPJMBCTZXD2O65UU/
幸福の科学 大川隆法総裁が死去
宗教法人「幸福の科学」創始者兼総裁の大川隆法（おおかわ・りゅうほう）氏が死去したことが２日、関係者への取材で分かった。６６歳。
