Season 8, Episode 13: Part of a System of Messages (Patreon)

This week on Mobile Suit Breakdown: let's do it all again but in fast forward this time. Thom's high hopes and Nina's cautious optimism are put to the test as the Gundam franchise returns to theaters with the compilation movie 0083: Afterglow of Zeon. How does the original ending of Stardust Memory stand up to the test of time? And what's the deal with all those flower names? You know, the ones we all know but that aren't ever mentioned in the show itself.

Show Notes

• Pages about the genus Zephyranthes on Wikipedia (English and Japanese), and the website of the Pacific Bulb Society.
• About the tamasudare (タマスダレ) species of Zephyranthes (in Japanese) (latin name Zephyranthes candida).
• Detailed information on the use of Zephyranthes candida in Chinese herbal medicine.
• Japanese-language pages on the meaning and symbolism of Zephyranthes (oggi.jp, hanakotoba.net, and greensnap.jp).
• Wikipedia pages on Zephyrus, the god of the West Wind, in Greek mythology, and sudare, the summer bamboo screens that the plant tamasudare is named for. 
• Wikipedia page on the genus Physalis, and Japanese Wikipedia page on the houzuki (Physalis Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii) aka Chinese lantern plant.
• Japanese-language pages on the meaning and symbolism of houzuki (hanakotoba.net and botanica-media.jp).
• Detailed information on the use of Physalis Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii in Chinese herbal medicine.
• Wikipedia pages for the Orchid, and the genera within the orchid family - Dendrobium and Orchis. 
• A helpful page with terms and definitions related to plant reproductive morphology. 
• Information about orchids generally, with diagrams of orchid parts and structures. 
• Japanese-language pages on the meaning and symbolism of orchids (horti.jp and greensnap.jp)
• Detailed information on the use of orchids in Chinese herbal medicine. Specifically Dendrobium loddigesii Rolfe, Dendrobium nobile Lindl., and Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo. 
• Japanese Wikipedia page on the chouseiran (長生蘭, Dendrobium moniliforme (L.)). 
• Additional articles:
  
  Akin, Claire. “The Orchid Flower: A History of Meaning Across 6 Cultures.” Orchid Resource Center, 9 Feb. 2022, orchidresourcecenter.com/the-orchid-flower-a-history-of-meaning-across-6-cultures/.
  
  Dr. Wang Skincare Education Team. “The 50 Fundamental Herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine.” Dr. Wang Herbal Skincare, 22 Nov. 2019, www.drwangskincare.com/blogs/news/the-50-fundamental-herbs-of-traditional-chinese-medicine.
  
  Gao, Yuxin. “The Great Herbs: The First of China’s Nine Immortal Herbs.” CGTN, 6 June 2021, news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-06/The-Great-Herbs-The-first-of-China-s-nine-immortal-herbs-10RS4b26EQU/index.html.
  
  “The Meaning and Symbolism of Orchids.” Bouqs Blog, 8 Jan. 2021, bouqs.com/blog/the-meaning-and-symbolism-of-orchids/.
  
  

The recap music is “80's Synth Rock (Guitar Improvisation)” by Zombie-Fish.

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