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The Toei Douga Project
As I mentioned in the 2025 review, Orphan is planning to redo "some" of the early Toei Douga (today, Toei Animation) feature-length cartoons; they weren't called anime back…
Hans Christian Andersen Stories, Animal Treasure Island, Mazinger Z, Panda no Daibouken, The Little Norse Prince
51 Mistranslations in the Cyborg 009 Manga
I compiled 51 mistakes, mistranslations, and artistic liberties in the first 10 volumes of the Cyborg 009 manga. These were the only volumes released in the United States…
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
The Cyborg 009 Hollywood Movie (What Happened?)
Back in 2018, I made a video speculating what happened to the rumored Cyborg 009 Hollywood movie. Here is the verified true story of how it went down. Thank…
Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009, Gatchaman, Fist of the North Star, Kimagure Orange Road
Monthly Globian’s Toyoo Ashida Interview
"It sounds extreme, but in my opinion, the people currently buying anime on home video are peculiar."
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
What the Worst Adaptation Did Right!
I take a look at and try to find joy in the 1960s adaptations of Cyborg 009...Its not that bad actually. _______________My Links_________________ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/MercuryFalcon My Patron: https://www.patreon.com/MercuryFalcon --------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: Starting from here -…
Galaxy Express 999, Gatchaman, Kimagure Orange Road, Cyborg 009, Cyborg 009
Michite Kuru Toki no Mukou ni
This has been on my wish list for a very long time: the 1992 TV special Michite Kuru Toki no Mukou ni ( Across the Surging Times…
Judo Story, Oishinbo, Fire Tripper, Tree in the Sun, Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitou no Ryuu
Anime (1963 - 1973)
Reference for the latest documentary "Anime and the Economic Miracle" https://youtu.be/xYZXTQX_wXE Anime includes: Astro Boy 鉄腕アトム Eight Man エイトマン Galactic Boy Team 銀河少年隊 Gigantor 鉄人28号 Hermit Village 仙人部落 Locus 軌跡…
Ninpu Kamui Gaiden, Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Donkikko, Panda no Daibouken, Kyojin no Hoshi
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
Cyborg 009 - Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) v2
Thanks to MartyMcFlies for providing the LD audio source and CrashOveride for syncing everything up. Once again, thanks to Nanto and The Ska...
Anime OVAs You Missed - Makurena! Makendo (Kendo Rage) 1995
Makeruna! Makendo It’s very random at times, and I kinda couldn’t follow it, but Makurena! Makendo also known as Don't Lose, Makendo! is a 1995 OVA from Studio OLM…
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
The Beauty Of Anime Backgrounds
https://www.apari-shop.com/?ref=internetpitstop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apariart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ApariArt Shoutout @inakyu for the collab shoutout to https://twitter.com/Holdsworthands for the decades of the backgrounds pixel art map! A very short analysis deep dive into anime background art and…
MUSHI-SHI, Sailor Moon, Soul Eater, Spirited Away, Angel's Egg
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
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…