<description>&lt;p&gt;We break down the latest media news and then take a deep dive into the early Americanisation of anime. Drawing on Fred Ladd&amp;rsquo;s commentary for the Gigantor (1964) cartoon, we explore how Ladd and his team reshaped Japanese storytelling, aesthetics, and themes to fit the expectations of American television.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For episode notes and links go to &lt;a href="https://mediamothership.au/"&gt;https://mediamothership.au/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Recorded live each week from Edge Radio studios in Hobart, Tasmania. &lt;a href="https://www.edgeradio.org.au/"&gt;https://www.edgeradio.org.au/&lt;/a&gt; First Aired Date: 21 Nov 2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mediamothership.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Support the show: https://www.mediamothership.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Media Mothership

Craig Norris

Media Culture News + Anime’s Americanisation

NOV 21, 202554 MIN
Media Mothership

Media Culture News + Anime’s Americanisation

NOV 21, 202554 MIN

Description

We break down the latest media news and then take a deep dive into the early Americanisation of anime. Drawing on Fred Ladd’s commentary for the Gigantor (1964) cartoon, we explore how Ladd and his team reshaped Japanese storytelling, aesthetics, and themes to fit the expectations of American television. For episode notes and links go to https://mediamothership.au/ Recorded live each week from Edge Radio studios in Hobart, Tasmania. https://www.edgeradio.org.au/ First Aired Date: 21 Nov 2025Support the show: https://www.mediamothership.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.