Nerdy Show Interview: Christy Karacas’ Ballmastrz: 9009
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In the distant future there is only THE GAME. Do you have what it takes to pulverize all the other mutants, magical girls, cyborgs, and wasteoidz? Can you master the ballz?
Enter: Ballmastrz: 9009, the new Adult Swim series from Superjail‘s Christy Karacas. Whereas Superjail‘s animation drank deep from the acid-laced waters of 60s and 70s Western animation, this new series pulls heavy from the anime well. But of course, that’s not all. There’s also Jodorowsky, giallo films, every dystopian sports project ever, and other peculiar pop culture ephemera in the mix. Join Cap for a conversation with Karacas about his anime influences, the possible future of Superjail, and how Ballmastrz is different from anything he’s done before.
The series debuts Friday on AdultSwim.com and Sunday at midnight [adult swim].
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Links:
- Ballmastrz: 9009 – Watch on [adult swim] | trailer | Amazon
- Superjail: Watch on [adult swim] | Season 1 DVD / Digital | Season 2 DVD / Digital | Season 3 DVD / Digital | Season 4 Digital
- Major League
- Superjail in Squidbillies – “Dove in an Iron Cage”: Watch on [Adult Swim] | Amazon
- Karacas’ “Space War” from Cartoon Sushi
- The Trap Set with Joe Wong
- Our prior episode with Ninja Turtles‘ Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, and Ben Bishop
- Lightning Dogs: The Official Paw’dcast
Influences Mentioned:
- Kill La Kill
- One Punch Man
- Dead Leaves
- Ping Pong: the Animation
- The works of Masaaki Yuasa
- Seijun Suzuki’s Tokyo Drifter
