Today on Resonance FM: Lucky Cat – Live Action Manga
March 17, 2009
— Resonance FM broadcast
Today on Resonance FM:
Lucky Cat: Live Action Manga
In this week’s episode of Resonance FM’s weekly show about Asian Culture, regular host Zoe Baxter invites Alex Fitch (Electric Sheep Magazine) and Helen McCarthy (The Animé Encyclopedia) into the studio to discuss live action manga adaptations such as 20th Century Boys and Death Note and how these compare to animé versions and adaptations of Western comic books such as Watchmen. The show includes Zoe’s regular eclectic mix of Asian music from the last half century and live tastings from the Dim Sum Lunchbox…
9pm 17/03/09, Resonance 104.4 FM
Links: Zoe’s Lucky Cat blog which includes podcasts and info about the show including her
November special about Byron Lee, who contributed music to the soundtrack of Dr. No
Wikipedia page on 20th Century Boys
Listen to a 2006 episode of I’m ready for my close-up in which Zoe talks to Asian film expert Annie Kwan
Info about Helen’s panel on Tezuka at The Bristol Comics expo earlier this year (under “2pm Ramada Suite”)
Buy Helen’s books from amazon.co.uk
Listen to Alex’s interviews with Helen McCarthy