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Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu
Here's another project that has been stuck in limbo for a very long time: the 2001 movie Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu ( Life on Earth...
Genji Part 1
Here's another project that's been on my "to do" list for a long time: 1992's time-travel sci-fi mind-fuck OVA Genji (Part One) . The "Part ...
The Eccentric Family, Captain Tsubasa, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Izumo, Nightsong of Splendor
Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!
Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo! ( Wonderdog Liner 0011 Transform! ) is a 1972 Toei sci-fi anime movie. It seems like a descendant of 1970's ...
Cyborg 009, Dororo, Future War Year 198X, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Graveyard Kitaro
What I Watched This Week – 8/27- 9/2
Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, Ep. 1-25 – Amusingly, I am watching this sci-fi series about a group of nine cyborg soldiers who’ve escaped from an evil organization…
The Toku Fans Who Create Media
This is certainly something I have been digging at for a while and while at my last con, Zenkaikon 2023. I had an idea of wanting to do…
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Viewtiful Joe
Sanada 10 Special
Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...
Fire Tripper, Hellsing, Magic Knight Rayearth, Wild 7, My Hero Academia
Journey to the Center of Wurm
Those of cynical mindset could deem Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth a messy game, but they’d be wrong. At the very least it’s seve...
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, ETERNITY, Golgo 13: The Professional, Golgo 13
Cyborg 009 2001: Emotional Arcs in Art Direction
A look at how two episodes from this series use colour tones and backgrounds to surprising effect.
Never Say Never Again (Cat-Eyed Boy 02)
Happy Halloween! Orphan again brings you some thrills and chills with the second episode of Umezz Kazuo's 1976 horror series Youkaiden Nekom...
The Little Norse Prince, Unico, Cyborg 009, Moomin, Ninja Hattori-kun
Cyborg 009 - Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980)
Special thanks to Nanto and The Skaro Hunting Society for letting us have his partial TL. Nyaa Email | Discord
Cyborg 009 The Movie: The Legend of the Super Galaxy
Some Background This is a movie where I think the history behind it is much more interesting than the movie itself. Let’s think of the time period that…
Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de 2
Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de ( In a Distant Time ) is an otome game franchise developed by Ruby Party. It spans at least a dozen…
Ah My Buddha!!, The Story of Saiunkoku, Waza no Tabibito, Ai no Kusabi, Batman: Gotham Knight
Beginners Guide to Cyborg 009 Anime - Where to Start Watching? Anime Review
Today's video covers the main Cyborg 009 entries. My goal is to determine which versions are still enjoyable, convey their respective pros and cons and provide a recommended…
The Newtypes Episode 24: Yugioh and Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
Welcome to Episode 24 of The Newtypes Podcast: a podcast in which 3 duelists talk about children's card games, and also robots idklol Also, Master Duel has certainly gone…
What’s the Justice, Indeed—Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
The early 2000s were an interesting time for anime remakes. Rather than trying to “update” aesthetics to match contemporary sensibilities, many chose to be intentionally retro. It’s within…
Disaster Report: GENMA WARS TV
This review was commissioned by @zawa113CJ . Thanks! In the early 2000s, there was a sudden urge within the anime industry to take stories ...
009-1 (TV)
009-1 (2006) TV I’m a little annoyed that I’d never come across 009-1 before last year. Written by Shotaro Ishinomori as a way to tackle stories beyond the…
Toei and early TV anime – Part 2: the rise of gekiga anime (1966-1968)
Many of Tôei’s promising artists, who had for the most part worked on Fujimaru, were determined to follow up on the possibilities the TV show had opened. This…
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Kyojin no Hoshi, Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant, Tiger Mask
Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots: 20 Anime Series Featuring Intelligent Technology
You know what’s strange? We have never been further along with research into robotics, yet the popularity of intelligent technology anime has fallen off significantly. Finding a good…
Casshern Sins, Cyborg 009, Ergo Proxy, Ghost in the Shell, Planetarian
Tobira o Akete
Tobira o Akete is a sword-and-sorcery fest from 1986. It's based on a 1984 short story by the Japanese fantasy and science fiction writer M...
The (Almost) Definitive Fall 2020-Spring 2021 English Shogakukan Manga Guide!
Hello readers! Marion here, reporting back in after an extremely busy seven months. It's still busy where I am, since I work at a local mo...
Cyborg 009, Rin-ne, Kimagure Orange Road, My Hero Academia, Snow White with the Red Hair
Kanada and Tomonaga, 1978-1979
This article is an annex to this piece 1979 was no doubt a busy year in the anime industry, and especially so in the careers of Yoshinori Kanada…
Kanada, the first realist?
Today, especially in the Western side of the fandom, Yoshinori Kanada’s animation is associated with flashy, angular effects and very stylized and exaggerated motion, of the sort in…
News Update - Mon, 15 Mar 2021
Decked Out To The Nines in Cybernetic Finery. This week, Allen takes a look at Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier. It's the 2001 version, and I can't even say…
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, Nine
Lunn Flies into the Wind v2
One of Orphan's earliest Tezuka Osamu projects was the set of six OVAs known as the Lion Books: 1 The Green Cat 1983 2 Rain Boy 1983 3…
Episode 40: 010: What Hath Gods Wrought
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss the God's War OVA that concluded Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier. This is an incredibly odd episode, because God's War…
Episode 39: 009: Wee Boomer
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 43-48 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 043: Cataclysm 044: Van Vogt 045: Goodbye, Dolphin 046: To the Depths of the Earth 047:…
Episode 38: 008: You and Mi and Gamo Wisky Tonight
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 37-42 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 037: The Night of the Star Festival 038: Black Ghost 039: The New Assassins 040:…
Episode 37: 007: PGSM - Pretty Grounded Session, Matt
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 32-36 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 032: Man or Machine? 033: Crystallized Time 034: The Pharaoh Virus 035: City of Wind 036:…
Episode 36: 006: It Begins
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 26-31 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 026: Gilmore's Notebooks 027: Little Visitors 028: Fight For Tomorrow 029: The Blue Earth 030: Computopia 031:…
Episode 35: 005: Hideo Kojima's 002
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 21-25 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 021: The Fossil of Evil 022: Invasion of the Gods 023: Towering Myth 024: Artemis 025:…
Episode 34: 004: Christo-Fre Gue-st
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 16-20 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 016: Charge 017: The Final Battle 018: The Story of a Struggling Restaurant 019: Conditions…
Episode 32: 003: Kony 2020
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 11-15 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier: 011: A Christmas Eve Vision 012: The Mysterious Desert Island 013: London Fog 014: Land…
Episode 31: 000: An Incredibly Stupid Diversion
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss no episodes of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier whatsoever. Instead, it's almost a half-hour of the hosts teasing Fletcher about…
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, Dragon Ball
Episode 30: 002: Fuck 0012
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 6-10 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier. 006: Search For The Professor 007: Defeat The Invisible Enemy 008: Friend 009: The Deep…
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, The Aurora
Episode 28: 001: Our Problematic Posse
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss episodes 1-5 of Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier. 001: The Birth 002: The Escape 003: The Lightning Assassin 004: Duel to the Death 005:…
Unboxing Fukkan’s Cyborg 009 Graphics Treasure Box
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the manga’s serialization, Fukkan released Cyborg 009 Graphics, an art book that compiles years of 009 illustrations into one volume.
Unboxing Fukkan’s Cyborg 009 Graphics Treasure Box
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the manga's serialization, Fukkan released Cyborg 009 Graphics, an art book that compiles years of 009 illustrations into one volume.
Unboxing Fukkan’s Cyborg 009 Graphics Treasure Box
To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the manga’s serialization, Fukkan released Cyborg 009 Graphics, an art book that compiles years of 009 illustrations into one volume.
Year 1 Issue 21
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 21 May 20 - 26, 2020 Hey, welcome to Arcadia Dragnet. Sorry for the delay…
Ascendance of a Bookworm, Chibi Maruko-chan, Conception, Joshiraku, Wave, Listen to Me!
The Decade in Review : The English Language Adaptation Industry and Fandom Part 1
With the Japanese side of things out of the way, I thought it might be fun to look at the English adaptation side of things. It’s taken me...
Cardcaptor Sakura, Patema Inverted, Star Blazers 2199, A Silent Voice, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Jon’s Creator Showcase: April Edition Pt. 1 (Anime + Books)
Welcome to May. How’s everyone doing? I’m not sure if this has something to do with our global situation, but the month of March saw a remarkable influx…
Animator Hiroshi Watanabe’s Interview
This is an interview with one of Studio Live’s main animators, Hiroshi Watanabe. For more on Studio Live and Hiroshi Watanabe, I recommend reading my previous post on…
Year 1 Issue 16
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 16 April 15 - 21, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet. Hope you all…
Cyborg 009, Mewkledreamy, A Certain Scientific Railgun, A Certain Scientific Railgun T, SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME
Studio Graviton
I have been researching Studio Graviton for a while, a small studio notable for its activities during the ‘80s, and I’ll articulate what I found in this post…
Cyborg 009, Dr. Slump, Girl from Phantasia, Gunbuster, Macross
#MechaMarch Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu – Jokes and Romance
I’ve bent the definition of what a Mecha is quite a lot through the course of this Mecha March event. You know that already because of my Cyborg…
#MechaMarch : Cyborg 009 – The Cyborg Soldier: Fighting For Peace and Humanity
Here we our with another series from Toonami history, the early 2000’s adaptation of Cyborg 009. I remember watching this show as a kid and unlike The Big…
Japan Trip 2018 Special
We’re going on a Japan trip! Ashley’s been on vacation in Japan for the past two weeks, and has gone on some manga-related adventures (and many non-manga-related adventures).…
Magic Knight Rayearth (with Asher Sofman)
Covers all of Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP (that's six volumes across MKR I and II) Take a trip to Cefiro, grab a sword, and get in a mech…
2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
Alexandra Roedder is finishing her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, writing about Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli so...
The Prince of Tennis, Cardcaptor Sakura, Grave of the Fireflies, Hyouka, Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden