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Student Days
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that r...
Oh! My Goddess, Igano Kabamaru, My Neighbor Totoro, Sangokushi, Bio Armor Ryger
Season of the Sun
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Angelique, Bubblegum Crisis, Fullmetal Alchemist, Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gakkou no Yuurei
Growing Up
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Oh! My Goddess, Captain Tsubasa, Captain Tsubasa, Bite me!, Gon
A Ghost Story (Hoichi the Earless)
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Galaxy Express 999, Kariage-kun, Queen Millennia, Sangokushi, Gatchaman
Botchan (1986)
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Rose of Versailles, Space Runaway Ideon, Techno Police, Tokimeki Tonight, Dance Till Tomorrow
2025 in Review
2025 turned out to be even more calamitous than I had feared. I couldn't bear to watch the news, as one horror followed another.Orphan FansubsDespite the adverse conditions…
KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, The Apothecary Diaries, Princess Knight, Zetsuai 1989, Apocalypse Hotel
The Dancing Girl
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
High Speed Jessie, Lady Georgie, Mahou Tsukai Sally 2, Rain Boy, Bavi Stock
The Sound of Waves
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Urusei Yatsura, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, My Hero Academia, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Nora
Orphan at 15
Orphan Fansubs turned 15 in September. I missed it completely, just like I did its ten-year anniversary, but better late than never.In that blog post, I recounted the impetus…
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, Chocchan Monogatari, Shin Chan, Adventures of the Monkey King, Kingdom of Chaos: Born to Kill
The Izu Dancer
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Heavy
Orphan has done a couple of shows about boxing already: Takahashi Rumiko's 1989 OVA One Pound Gospel and the 1992 three-part OVA Nozomi Witches. We're now releasing another,…
Karuizawa Syndrome, Nightsong of Splendor, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vampire Princess Miyu, Dragon Half
Anime Background Art: Painted vs. Digital
This piece is meant to celebrate the unsung artists who create the background art for the animated characters in Japanese anime. Up until the late 1990s, all background…
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, Toward the Terra, Toward the Terra
Ohoshi-sama no Rail
I'm not sure how I feel about the 1993 movie Ohoshi-sama no Rail ( Rail of Stars ). Based on a 1983 autobiographical novel by Kobayashi Chi...
The Golden Bird, Nine, Stop!! Hibari-kun!, High Speed Jessie, Kinnikuman
Ideas for 2021
After 2020, "plans" seems altogether too strong a word for Orphan Fansubs' projects in 2021. So rather than write down some impossible set of goals, or even an…
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Idea, Ambassador Magma, One Pound Gospel, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
Botchan
Orphan is proud to present the first English version of the 1980 TV special Botchan . (It should not be confused with the shorter version th...
Vampire Princess Miyu, Yuukan Club, Amon Saga, Golden Boy, Neo Human Casshan