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The Best Sports Manga You’re Not Reading: Shoujo Fight
Save Shoujo Fight by Nihonbashi Yoko (released in English as Shojo Fight) is my favorite volleyball manga. Yes, even more than Haikyu!!, and even more than Attack No.…
Weekly Round-Up, 14-20 July 2021: Nationalism in Code Geass, Hosoda on Sexism, and the True Story Behind Attack No. 1
AniFem Round-Up Night Head 2041 – Episode 1 Has potential but also feels piecemeal and easy to compare to others in the genre. Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory…
The Witches of the Orient
by Jeremy Clarke. This sports documentary, just out in UK and Irish cinemas, opens with a scene from the anime short Danemon’s Monster Hunt at Shojiji (Yoshitaro Kataoka,…
Anime and Olympic History Meet in The Witches of the Orient Documentary
Before Haikyu!!, there was Attack No. 1. Chikako Urano's classic volleyball manga. The true story that inspired the manga is even more momentous and groundbreaking.
Redshift #32
This site’s been silent for too long! Our audience look up, and are not fed. But—with heartfelt apologies for the delay—we’re back. This post covers new material up…
The Other Half of the Golden Combo: Akio Sugino Interview – Madhouse and Tokyo Movie (Part 2/6)
Tokyo Movie also adapted Attack No. 1. Initially with Aim for the Ace! I was told to adapt it just like they had done for Attack No. 1.…
Redshift #28
We’re back! Our latest index of recent attention to older anime from around the English-speaking web follows. As usual, remarks from Feez are in blue and those from Thaliarchus are in…