Zannen, Canada

Zannen, Canada

Jesse Betteridge

English Explicit
Episodes 110
Avg. Duration 1h 12m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (4)
Since Mar 2015
Latest Episode May 2026

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Monthly
Consistency
82%
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Zannen, Canada offers indepth discussion and interviews exploring the many relationships between anime and Canadian media.

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Ep.110 - Emily of New Moon

May 31, 2026 1h 37m

You probably didn't know there was an Emily of New Moon anime. Unless, that is, unless you live in an Arabic-speaking country, where it just happens to be one of the most popular anime series of this…

Ep.109 - The Real Numbers Behind Anime in Canada

Apr 28, 2026 59m

Some listeners may be perturbed to learn that much of the discussion on this program about the trends and traditions of anime in our country is built on a foundation of assumptions. Mind you, this is…

Ep.108 - Le Petit Castor/Don Chuck Monogatari

Apr 01, 2026 1h 23m

You may assume that the most popular anime to air in Quebec in the 1980s was Captain Harlock or Candy Candy, but that's probably because those are shows you'd find interesting on the surface. If you…

Ep.107 - Anime Parallels in Heated Rivalry

Feb 28, 2026 1h 28m

It's time for Zannen, Canada to fulfill its mandated 30% yaoi quota by diving into Heated Rivalry. And why SHOULDN'T we talk about the greatest Canadian television show of all time? The fact that we…

Ep.106 - Mean Gene Fowler

Jan 28, 2026 59m

Gene Fowler is something of a mythical figure of the Maritime animation scene, having founded two studios (Fatkat Studios and Loogaroo Studios) and keeping up a steady stream of projects despite…

Ep.105 - Ginban Kaleidoscope, or: A Figure Skater Eats Tomatoes Alone at a Canadian Restaurant

Dec 17, 2025 1h 16m

Ginban Kaleidoscope is an anime series from 2005. It tells the story of self-absorbed Japanese figure skating champion who becomes possessed by the ghost of Canadian stunt pilot who crashes his plane…

Ep.104 - Underdiscussed Vancouver Fandom History

Nov 28, 2025 57m

I've finally found the courage to talk about the sometimes tumultuous history of anime fandom in Vancouver, including stores like Anime Jyanai, clubs like VJAS, well-remember cons like Anime…

Ep.103- Why Isn't K-Pop Demon Hunters Canadian

Oct 03, 2025 47m

K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most successful movie ever and the seismic cultural force of the summer, was made almost entirely by Canadian creative staff. So why isn't it a Canadian movie? Most of…

Ep.102 - Tokens for Shouta Aoi

Sep 11, 2025 1h 32m

There were simply too may conventions going on in August, but we tried our best to keep our bases covered! Chris gives us the lowdown on his last minute trip to Animethon in Edmonton, while Pierre…

Ep.101- God's in His Heaven All's Right with the World

Jun 27, 2025 1h 38m

I've likely committed some kind of crime by going an entire decade without devoting an episode to Isao Takahata's 1979 Anne of Green Gables anime series, but here it is at long last. One of the…

Ep.100 - Inuyasha Finalis Actum

Mar 31, 2025 1h 6m

The Zannen, Canada podcast has now been around for 10 years and I'm determined to not make a big deal about it! Sarah/Kittea joins me for the first time in some years to help me work through the…

Ep.99- The Nadeshiko Club and Quebec's Lost Anime Generation

Feb 26, 2025 1h 8m

We may be facing tumultuous times as a nation, but this has only helped make the bond between Anglophone and Francophone anime fans stronger than ever! Patricia Gosselin is co-founder of the…

Ep.98 - Hervé Bédard, the Architect Behind Cybersix

Dec 17, 2024 2h 6m

After the last episode exploring Cybersix, I felt that we still needed to dig deeper into the story behind the incredible Japanese-Canadian co-production. There was one major perspective missing, and…

Ep.97 - Bionix Omega: Death Note

Sep 29, 2024 1h 46m

We're not done celebration the 20th anniversary of Bionix yet! This time we're looking at the show that effectively marked the end of the block that we loved: Death Note! And we're not only looking…

Ep.96 - Bionix Alpha: Witch Hunter Robin

Sep 09, 2024 1h 3m

Since I'm pretty much obligated to do something in observance of the 20th anniversary of YTV's Bionix block, Sammy and I are talking about its one debut anime we haven't touched on: Witch Hunter…

Ep.95 - Gushing Over Otakuthon

Aug 22, 2024 1h 21m

I finally made it to Otakuthon and I already want to go back. My generous Montreal host Chris aka Kurotsuki joins me to talk about pros and cons (mostly pros) of Canada's biggest and best anime…

Ep.94 - There Is No Acronym That Can Describe Gundam SEED FREEDOM

May 30, 2024 1h

In a move that is not at all surprising for Bandai, the demand for the long-delayed Gundam SEED FREEDOM film was drastically underestimated in Canada. Originally planned for a one night screening,…

Ep.93 - Charlotte Watch Out, Oh God What Are You Doing Bonhomme's Coming For You

Apr 28, 2024 1h 22m

It's time to look at the first anime series ever set in Canada: the pastoral Quebec tale of Wakakusa No Charlotte (Charlotte of the Young Grass). It's not a World Masterpiece Theatre title, but it's…

Ep.92 - Scott Pilgrim Did Not, Evidently, Get It Together

Jan 28, 2024 1h 12m

Scott Pilgrim means a lot of things to a lot of people. He especially means a lot of things to his creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley, which led to a few surprises in the recent anime series Scott Pilgrim…

Ep.91 - Anxiously Awaiting the Electric Bones Christmas Special

Dec 21, 2023 1h 25m

For the first time in three years, Zannen, Canada is back in the holiday spirit, although as usual this episode has less to do with the holidays as it does looking back at our favourite media of the…

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