On the Shoulders of Giants

This time around we’re discussing one of our favorite tropes on OSG, which is when Japanese media paws Christian imagery around like a cat knocking a scalding cup of coffee off your desk and onto you…

Our episode this time is on Heavenly Tyrant, a novel about how Wu Zetian is the strangest priced sex worker you’ve ever met, and her price? The revolution of the working class.

Mechs discussed:

• Y…

This time around we’re discussing another great reason to board the Down with C.I.S. bus, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (2004). Let’s launch into it!

Mechs discussed:

• Tachikomas…

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [PMCTrilogy] will be covering Episodes 10 through 12 of GQuuuuuux

Mechs discussed:

• GQuuuuuux

• Red Gundam

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Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [pmcTRILOGY] will be covering Episodes 7 through 9 of GQuuuuuux

Mechs discussed:

• GQuuuuuux

• Red Gundam

• …

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and [Thaliarchus] will be covering Episodes 4 through 6 of GQuuuuuux

Mechs discussed:

• GQuuuuuux

• Red Gundam

• …

Our episode this time is on Heavenly Tyrant – Part 1, and while you may not approve of all Qin Zheng’s policies, his stance on ads is subjectively utopian.

Mechs discussed:

• Yellow Dragon

• White…

Our bonus episode this time is on “I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter” by Isabel Fall. Deep in the Year in the Shell, it seemed like a good time to revisit this incredible short story that l…

Our episode this time is on Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (2025), where we’re going to Jupiter to get more stupider. It features an interview with Director/Lead Writer Johnathan Duram. Pick the game …

Welcome to this BONUS Minisode of On the Shoulders of Giants, where Alice, Brian, and Tricky will be covering Episodes 1 through 3 of Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuux

Mechs discussed:

• GQuuuuuux
• Red…

On our 50th episode we’re discussing an anime where the watch could ACTUALLY be considered the mech, Giant Robo: the Day the Earth Stood Still (1992) with special guest Z-Ace. Let’s launch into it!

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Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, season 1 part 2, and HEY SAITO! FORK OVER THAT WEAPON NOW!** This episode’s special guest is illustrator and comics creator Iris J…

Please enjoy a refreshed, expansive trailer for On the Shoulders of Giants, a giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Featuring creator interviews, …

Our episode this time is on the longest Hewlett-Packard commercial ever conceived, Real Steel (2011)!

Mechs discussed:

• Atom
• Ambush
• Noisy Boy
• Zeus
• Twin Cities

All images: on our website.

Content wa…

Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, season 1 part 1, the part of the Ghost in the Shell franchise that actually has Tachikomas in it, finally, Jesus Christ! This epis…

Our episode this time is on Robot Izonkei Joshi no Meiwaku na Nichijou, or, The Nuisance Daily Life of Robot-Dependent Girl (2018), and Alice’s upcoming Notes App apology for adding this to the OSG c…

Our episode this time is on BANG BRAVE BANG BRAVERN!, an anime whose 50 foot tall protagonist sets yet another unrealistic body expectation for gay men. Let’s launch into it!

Mechs discussed: 

• Br…

Our episode this time is on Titanfall 2 (2016), where we discuss the inherent homoeroticism of being held in the big, beautiful hand of a mech.

Mechs discussed:

• BT 7274

• Various other Titan Cla…

Our episode this time is on Ghost In the Shell 1989 Manga, or ‘why sometimes adaptations do improve on the original. No, not the Scarlet Johansson one, the others.’ We’re discussing the source code …

This BONUS Minisode is a loose reaction to GQUUUUUUX: The Beginning (2025)! Join Alice and Brian for some regular gushing about What They Did to Gundam!!

Mechs discussed:

• GQUUUUUUX

• Char’s Red…