On the Shoulders of Giants
A giant robot power hour discussing mechs across media, their stories, and why we love them. Join cohosts Alice, Brian, and Niko as we talk through mech design and genre context while begging child soldiers to make better life choices. From anime and manga to video games, tabletops, and everything in between, we at OSG comprehensively rate our favorite mechs and continually challenge each other to come up with the stupidest trivia games imaginable. Let's launch into it!
0046 - The Nuisance Daily Life of Robot-Dependent Girl (2018)
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 canon.
Mechs discussed:
Iris Anya’s Mech AT-7 Cosmos Oberon Unnamed AT-7 RebuildAll images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: discussion of urination, diaper fetish, sexualization of minors, depictions of violence.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0045 - Bang Brave Bang Bravern (2024)
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:
Bravern
Deathdrives (various)
Type 24 Rekka
M2 Exceed Rhino
All images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: Violence and warfare, and nudity.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0044 - Titanfall 2 (2016)
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 Classes
All images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: Content warnings for this episode: depictions of war, blood and gore.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0043 - Ghost in the Shell 1989 Manga
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 of it all, Ghost in the Shell: the Manga!
Mechs discussed:
Fuchikomas
Shells
That Thing From Mold of Life
All images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: Detailed discussions of sexual content, extensive nudity, gun violence, racism and dystopic prejudices, misogyny, and mild body horror and gore.
On the Should...
BONUS: GQUUUUUUX PART 1
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 Gundam
THE BIG ZAM
Further information will be available on our website soon!
Content warnings for this episode: Large scale war and death, police states, genocide, imperialism, and PTSD.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0042 - Lancer (2019) ft. Ghost
Our episode this time is on Lancer (2019), a beautiful tabletop role playing game set in a far-future utopia where nothing is scarce and fulfillment is abundant--in which you play as the Omelas Kid.
Mechs discussed:
There’s a ton of them! Read the Book!All images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war and violence, transhumanism, cosmic horror, human experimentation, and false reality.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0041 - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
This time around we’re discussing the horror of living as a wifeless wifeguy, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)!
Mechs discussed:
Gynoids Kim Cyborgs All images: on our website.Content warnings for this episode: Human trafficking, sexual and physical abuse, gun violence, torture, body modification, human experimentation, child endangerment, and organized crime.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
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0040 - Gunhed (1989)
Our episode this time is on Sunrise’s most ambitious baseball metaphor they’ve ever made. It’s Gunhed (1989)!
Mechs discussed:
Gunhed AerobotOther images: on our website.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod, Instagram at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, Cohost at @osgpod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our website at osgpod.com and send pilot queries (and other questions/feedback) to questions@osgpod.com.
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0039 - Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Our episode this time is on Ghost in the Shell (1995), a vision of a cyberpunk dystopia so much cooler than the one we have now.
Mechs discussed:
Shells (Full Cybernetic Body)
T08A2 (R-3000)
All images: on our website.
Content warnings for this episode: nudity, sexualization, international incidents, gun violence, physical violence, memory manipulation/brainwashing, mechanical body horror.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her).
You can find us on Bluesky @osgpod, Twitter @osg...
0038 - 10 Mech LIGHTNING ROUND! Vol. 1
Our episode this time is Lightning Round Volume 1, or: a beautiful gallery of women you all submitted for us to discuss!
Mechs discussed:
Insurrection Prime Eikons Atlans Numidium [Tarantula Hawk(https://moderncarapace.gumroad.com/l/mc001)The other five mechs we talked about AND additional material: on our website.
On the Shoulders of Giants is hosted by Alice (she/her), Brian (he/they), and Niko (she/her). You can find OSG on Twitter at @osg_pod, Instagram at @osg_pod, TikTok at @osg_pod, YouTube at @osg_pod, and Tumblr @osg-pod. Visit our...
