As a lifelong Star Wars fan–no, really, his parents took him to a Star Wars film as a 2-year-old toddler–Riki loves the technical side of things. He’s spent more time looking at starship specs than he would like to admit and obsesses over Imperial ship designs’ lack of safety standards. Where are the guardrails?! Riki is a frequent guest on Superhero Ethics and the Star Wars Universe Podcast.
Matthew, Riki, and Paul dive deep into the prequel film Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. Explore themes of violence, redemption, and peace in a tumultuous era. Can violence bring peace?
Riki, Paul, and Matthew wrap up our coverage of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender with our discussion of episodes 7 and 8.
Paul, Riki, and Matthew continue our discussion of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender with coverage of episodes 5-6.
Riki Hayashi, Paul Hoppe, and Matthew Fox continue their coverage of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, talking about episodes 3-4.
Riki and Paul join Matthew to talk about the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, episodes 1-2.
Paul, Riki, and Matthew continue the discussion of Avatar: The Last Airbender in their preparation for Netflix’s new live action version.
With a new live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender coming soon, we look back at the animated version!
Join Matthew Fox, Alex Kormann, and Riki Hayashi for this bonus member episode as they explore the Star Wars canon novel Dark Disciple by Christie Golden.
Our coverage of Star Wars: Rebels comes to an end as we cover the final episode, Season 4 Episode 15, with Riki and Sarah.
Riki Hayashi and I discuss Godzilla Minus One, Gojira in Japanese culture, and the movie’s commentary on militarism and survivor’s guilt.