Topics discussed: Mikazuki is the main guy from Battles Without Honor or Humanity 2; Kudelia Bluth; the very first scene and the symbols of Iron, Blood, and Orphans; why people say this is the Gundam about child soldiers; how IBO engages in the language of Tomino Gundam shows but tries to translate it for a wider audience; our view of Mars; bodies in IBO; the humanness of the design of Gundam Barbatos; body modifications and the beliefs and opinions about them in the society of IBO; abjection (see our Evangelion season): Lü Bubatos; the space rats with whiskers and the Alaya-Vijnana vs. the tropes around newtypes; the two Ainas and Kudelia as a character in the show; race in IBO; our first impressions of McGillis; Barbatos as the Devil’s Machine; and the contradictions of Orga, Mika, Kudelia, and Barbatos and the creation of new potentials. Write into our Question Bucket at ghostdiverspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter! The Show: @ghostdiverspod (twitter) or @ghostdivers (cohost) Niamh: @FoxmomNia (twitter) or @foxmomnia (cohost) Connor: @rabbleais (twitter) or @rabbleais (cohost) Export Audio Network: exportaud.io Ghost Divers: exportaud.io/ghostdivers Pondering Pootan: exportaud.io/pootan Ornate Stairwells: exportaud.io/ornatestairwells Around the Long Fire: abnormalmapping.com/longfire Check out our official schedule at exportaud.io/divingschedule! Content Warnings for this Discussion Blood, violence, death and some gore, both in mech combat and between humans Bodies, implants and body modification, ideas around “pure” vs “mutilated” or “grotesque” bodies Find out more at https://ghost-divers.pinecast.co