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Manga Review | Lick Me, Bite Me, Kiss Me by Fumizuki Kumi
The cakeverse feels like it's just a fairytale for most people. Rumors and news reports come up about people dubbed forks going so far as to maim or…
Reader's Digest Condensed Anime - Cello Hiki no Gauche (1998)
Some Japanese stories are so beloved that the have been made into an anime many times. One of them is Miyazawa Kenji' s Cello Hiki no Gauche...
Tanjou: Debut
Tanjou: Debut ( Birth: Debut ) is a two-episode shoujo OVA from 1994. It was originally subbed in the VHS-fansub era. Its two stories revol...
Nozomi Witches, Star Dust, Bungo Stray Dogs, Dirty Pair Flash, Tree in the Sun
Tenjou Hen: Utsu no Miko
And now the other shoe drops. Orphan presents the first English-subtitled release of the movie version of Tenjou Hen: Utsu no Miko ( Prince...
Dragon Fist, High Speed Jessie, Sangokushi, Slam Dunk, Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude
Zetsuai 1989 v2
Redoing Zetsuai 1989 was not in this year's plan (or any year's, for that matter), but when WOWmd did a new Domesday Duplicator rip of the ...
Yuukan Club, Zetsuai 1989, Ai no Kusabi, Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Gravitation TV
#120 Chameleon Jail: A Slam Dunk? Or a Slam Flop?! ft Manga Analyst Josu_ke
This series by the creator of Slam Dunk misses the rim We and our guest Manga Analyst Josu_ke discuss Shonen Jump manga Chameleon Jail. Show Notes:…
#119.5 Blending in, but does it Stand Out?! Chameleon Jail
Does this Chameleon Jail deserve a Lizard Prison? David and Jordan give their first thoughts on Shonen Jump manga Chameleon Jail. Listen in as they give an…
Mikosuri Han Gekijou
Mikosuri Han Gekijou dates from 2013. It's basically a collection of short (30-40 second) dirty jokes grouped together by setting. It's bas...
Yuri!!! On Ice, Appleseed, Fate/Zero, Golden Kamuy, Hell Teacher Nube
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai: Tsuyoshi no Time Machine de Shikkari Shinasai
My Discord colleagues in the Inka kairetsu have a dismissive term for the vast bulk of anime that is neither outstanding nor outstandingly ...
Sailor Moon, Akai Hayate, Gakkou no Yuurei, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Graduation
(Rerun) #116 Why this Hell's Paradise Clone Failed - Dear Anemone ft Official Series Letterer Finn K.
The Shonen Flop team is taking a much-needed holiday break in January. Instead of a new episode this week we’re rerunning our episode with guest of the year…
Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume 4
More ghostly doings in Japanese schools. Gakkou no Yuurei ( School Ghosts) , volume 4, is much like volume 3: six segments of about the sa...
X-Men, Hand Maid May, Macross Plus, First Loves, Fruits Basket
Patreon Unlocked: We Talk Giant Robots with Comic Book Artist Zander Canon, Getter Robo Go
The Shonen Flop team is taking a much-needed holiday break in January. Instead of a new episode this week we’re rerunning our favorite Patreon episode of the year!…
Seirei Tsukai (Elementalors)
Seirei Tsukai ( Elementalors ), not to be confused with Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance , is a one-shot OVA based on a manga by Okazaki Takesh...
Dragon Half, Berserk, Bosco Adventure, Marmalade Boy, Seitokai Yakuindomo
(Rerun) #97 What the Hell is a Flesh Bomb? Saint Muscle Ft. Cartoonist KC Green
The Shonen Flop team is taking a much-needed holiday break in January. Instead of a new episode this week we’re rerunning our favorite episode of the year! You…
New to Sunday: Chigusa Ichihara's "Shite no hana."
Shonen Sunday has been operating on a usual (but not unheard of) schedule in the latter part of 2024 and the beginning of this year. Shite n...
Plastic Little
Let's face it: the world does not need another version of the 1994 OVA Plastic Little . kuraze spent years wrestling decent video from the D...
Cowboy Bebop, MegaMan: Wishing upon a Star, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Oishinbo, Plastic Little
Dragon and Chameleon Volume 1 Review
Publisher SummaryGaryo Hanagami is a best-selling manga artist praised as a genius of the craft. Shinobu Miyama is a bitter rookie with a knack for copying other people’s…
Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Man (Aoki Honoo v2)
Aoki Honoo is a one-shot OVA from 1989, based on a six-volume manga by Yanagasawa Kimio, a prolific mangaka who is almost unknown in the…
Ushiro no Hyakutaro
Ushiro no Hyakutaro ( Hyakutaro Behind or Hyakutaro in Back ) is a two-volume OVA from 1991. Based on a eight-volume manga by Tsunada Jir...
Galaxy Express 999, The Twelve Kingdoms, Bite me!, Girl from Phantasia, Fruits Basket
Tottoi
Inka and Orphan are pleased to bring you Tottoi , an environmental fable (or fairy tale) from 1992. Based on a novel by Italian writer Giann...
HAIKYU!!, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Silent Möbius, Yamato 2520, Dragon Century
Ryokunohara Labyrinth
Ryokunohara Labyrinth in a 1990 shounen-ai OVA. It centers on two boys, Imanishi Hiroki and Tokino Kanata, who have been best friends (and ...
Call Me Tonight, Dragon Fist, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Nightsong of Splendor, Sakura Wars
Princess Army
Princess Army: Wedding Combat (to give it its full title) is a two-part OVA from 1992. It's a teaser for a 12 volume manga by Kitagawa Miyu...
Dallos, Joshiraku, Oh! My Goddess, Akai Hayate, Doukyuusei -Classmates-
Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu: Ouji no Tabidachi
Over the years, many people have asked Orphan to do Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu: Ouji no Tabidachi ( Dragon Slayer Legend of Heroes: The P...
Angelique, Bite me!, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Judo Story, Techno Police
Bride of Deimos
Deimos no Hanayome: Ran no Kumikyoku ( Bride of Deimos: The Orchid Suite ) is a 1988 one-shot OVA. It's based on an incomplete 17-volume ma...
Vampire Hunter D, The Golden Bird, Junk Boy, Nightsong of Splendor, Katte ni Shirokuma
Captain Bal
The Young Animator Training Project , variously known as Anime Mirai, Anime Tamago, and now, Anime no Tane, is an annual project sponsored b...
Kill Me Baby, The Irregular at Magic High School, Mirai, Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, Heaven's Lost Property
Beyond the Werefox Whistle - Prologue: Encounter - Chapter 1: Nobi on the Run
Beyond the Werefox Whistle Written by Uehashi Nahoko Illustrated by Yumiko Shirai Prologue Chapter 1: Nobi Runs The evening wind swept through the fields with…
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro v2
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro ( The Murder Ticket Is Heart- Colored ) is a 1990 standalone OVA based on a series of young adult novels for wo...
Kiddy Grade, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Sangokushi, Angel Cop, Explorer Woman Ray
Indie Spotlight: Bite Me – A Vampire Dating Sim
Bite Me is a mature vampire romance from Kabus Studio. Win the hearts of the 6 Kymiagar vampires to convince them to spare your life.
Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Episode 11 Review – The Mad Chameleon
It was nice seeing Kawasemi again!
Ai to Ken no Camelot
Some anime is great; some is awful. And some just leaves you scratching your head, not in confusion (like Genji, Part 1 ), but in bemusement...
Amon Saga, Bite me!, Cat's Eye, Rebecca, The Great Adventures of Robin Hood
Okama Hakusho (Okama Report)
This one needs warning labels: Borderline hentai! Outdated stereotypes! Nudity! Sex, mostly gay, some straight, some consensual, often not! ...
Urusei Yatsura, Captain Tsubasa, Kizuna, Peter Pan & Wendy, Sazae-san
Heart Cocktail Vol 5
Heart Cocktail , based on a manga series by Watase Seizou, is a joint project between DarkWispers (Darkonius), Lonely Chaser (MartyMcflies...
Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Bavi Stock, Dallos, Tree in the Sun, Ikkyu the Little Monk
Ryuu to Chameleon
A surprising twist of fate upends the lives and careers of two dueling mangaka in tonight’s show and tell, an occupational drama that plays out like a battle…
Sanada 10 - If SIx Turned Out to Be Nine... (Ep 7-9)
At long last, Sanada 10 stops setting the stage and moves into telling a story. However, it promptly runs into a prime difficulty of histor...
Nagasarete Airantou, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Ai no Kusabi, Joker, Sailor Moon
Heart Cocktail Vol 1
Heart Cocktail , based on a manga series by Watase Saizou, has been on my wish list for a long time. Our media maven in Japan acquired the…
Ai no Kusabi, Karuizawa Syndrome, Urusei Yatsura, Fumoon, Kobo-chan
Killing Bites (Episode 12) – Thanks for Everything
The Chameleon Brutes arrive on the island to take care of any of the surviving Brutes, but they are quickly taken out by Hitomi and Shinozaki. So, who…
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep25-26
With the return of the Jews (as they were now known) to Jerusalem, the historical narrative in the Old Testament basically peters out. The b...
Hellsing Ultimate, Moonlight Mile, Samurai 7, Senya Ichiya Monogatari, Video Girl Ai
Tengai Makyou
Our 300th release, or at least that's what is says on the release page. Orphan starts out 2023 on the right note with the first English-subt...
Cosmic Fantasy, Crest of the Stars, Tree in the Sun, Laughing Target, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
2022 in Review
2022 winds down as catastrophically as most other recent years. The war in Ukraine grinds on. A "tripledemic" rages in the US. Covid has ret...
Star Dust
Orphan's last release for 2022. The 1992 sci-fi OVA Star Dust is the brainchild of Itano Ichirou, a well-known action director who worked o...
Death Note, Dragon Fist, Fruits Basket, Karuizawa Syndrome, Ushio and Tora
Wolf Guy v2
When Orphan released Wolf Guy back in 2016, I noted , "The laserdiscs came from two sources. The first three volumes are from Erik's collec...
Nemure Omoigo, Sora no Shitone ni
From the depths of the unfinished projects vault, Orphan and M74 bring you a new version of the 2014 sci-fi anime, Nemure Omoigo, Sora no S...
God Eater, Beast Saga, Berserk, D4 Princess, Girl from Phantasia
Chameleon 6 (Series End)
After more than seven years, it's done. Orphan started in on Chameleon in the spring of 2015, because it had been left unfinished - only the...
Bite me!, D4 Princess, Exper Zenon, One Piece, The Adventures of the Little Prince
Kimami ni Idol
Kimama ni Idol (Free-Spirited Idols) is a 1990 comedy OVA based on a manga by Kotani Kenichi. It tells the madcap tale of three teenage girl...
Fruits Basket, High Speed Jessie, Kaleido Star, Kizuna, Nozomi Witches
Arisa Good Luck
Here's a true bluebird: the 1999 one-shot OVA Arisa Good Luck . Last month, Tennouji, translator and proprietor of SakuraCircle, contacted m...
Nagasarete Airantou, Natsume's Book of Friends, Wedding Peach, Inukami!, Minion
S3E8 - Burning (2018)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2018 Lee Chang-dong film, Burning. They talk about the film's themes, style,…
S3E8 - Burning (2018)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2018 Lee Chang-dong film, Burning. They talk about the film's themes, style,…
S3E8 - Burning (2018)
Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2018 Lee Chang-dong film, Burning. They talk about the film's themes, style,…
Nana Toshi Monogatari
Here's another project that BlueFixer asked Orphan to redo: the two-part sci-fi OVA Nana Toshi Monogatari: Hokkyokukai Sensen ( A Tale of S...
Cherry no Manma, Everlasting Heart, D4 Princess, Sore Ike! Anpanman, Black Lion
Chameleon 5
We're seven months into a catastrophic 2022. War ranges unchecked in Ukraine. Inflation is at a forty-year high. Drought is killing the rive...
AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Candy Candy, Bite me!, High Speed Jessie, Ai no Kusabi