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The DNA Database of New Zealand
Did you know that New Zealand was the second country in the world to establish a databank of DNA profiles? Their database was established as a joint project…
How DNA Identified the Romanov Family’s Remains
Do you know whose DNA helped to identify the Russian royal family who were murdered during the Russian Revolution, the Romanov family? For context, on the night of…
Now This is an Upgrade! DNA Design DK-54 Upgrade Kit for “Legacy: United” Animated Universe Optimus Prime
I don’t usually post about third party upgrade kits, unless they are very notable. So, when DNA Design unveiled their next upgrade kit, DK-54 for Legacy: United Animated…
The Wonder of Gurren Lagann
This week on The Wonder of Anime, voice actor Zeno Robinson is in the expert seat. Zeno is known for his roles as Hawks in My Hero Academia,…
Manga Review | Playboy Beast by Minomushi Momonoki
The world has evolved. Through various human experimentation, a second species of human has been created through a mixture of animal and human DNA: demi-beasts. Unlike pure humans,…
New York Asian Film Festival 2023
Table of Contents For the third year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF)…
118 - Pokémon Adventures vol. 3
In volume 3 of the Pokémon manga we see many plot points start to resolve towards a satisfying climax, friends from unlikely places come together to fight the…
Oshi no Ko – 05 – My Love Wth a Star Begins Now
Ruby and Kana are like two cats who for whatever reason just don’t like each other. Yet Kana is Ruby’s best chance to become an idol ASAP, so…
Oshi no Ko – 04 – Big in Little Circles
Unlike the lead of the TV drama, Aqua prepares diligently for his time in the spotlight, and while he admits he only has a fraction of Ai’s talent…
Spring 2023 Anime Early Impressions part 2
I thought this season of Birdie Wing would struggle to live up to the lesbian golf mafia mania of season 1, but then someone got a DNA test…
Oshi no Ko – 03 – Struggling Out Here
The moment Arima Kana saw Aqua, he should have known he’d be going down the path of acting, regardless of whether he’ll be studying it in school. She’s…
Obscusion B-Side: DNA, Robots, Viruses, & Space: Genki's History of First-Person Shooters
When it comes to the various genres in video games, part of the appeal is seeing how different regions of the world interpret them. For exam...
The Clothes Make The Romance – My Dress-up Darling Spoiler Review
Well, here we are at the end of Feburary, taking a look at one more show with romance in its DNA. Like Tonikawa this is also a fairly…
Technogenesis | Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell is one of the most prolific anime movies of all time, influencing anything from future cyberpunk anime, to the Matrix. At its core is…
Yamato Year 2022
What happened with the classic Yamato saga during the year 2205 reached its finale and 3199 quietly went into production? Here’s where we round it all up for…
Dead Leaves: Studio Trigger's Prehistory | KYOTO VIDEO
Even a cutting-edge studio like Trigger had to start somewhere. Luckily for its co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi, he nailed it on his first shot with 2004's whacked-out trip of…
MakeToys Battle Tanker Anyone? DNA Design DK-37 Transformers Legacy Laser Optimus Prime Upgrade Kit
(Left) Battle Tanker add-on set for Reveal The Shield/United Optimus Prime. (Right) Battle Sentinel – core robot Gento + Battle Tanker I don’t usually cover third-party add-on kits…
The “secret” fan club, 1991-2001
The original Space Battleship Yamato fan club has been well-documented elsewhere on Cosmo DNA. Founded in December 1977 after the incredible success of the first feature film, it…
How Monolith Soft Changed Nintendo | Game Studio Spotlight
Grab AtlasVPN Special deal for 82% OFF https://get.atlasvpn.com/CanipaEffect ! #ad Canipa breaks down the work of Monolith Soft, particularly their work on the Xenoblade series, and how their unique…
Animal Crossing, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Kill la Kill, Knights of Sidonia
Looking Back At The Dragon Ball Z Budokai Series (The Best Anime Games?)
The Dragon Ball Z Budokai Series of video games (Budokai 1, Budokai 2, Budokai 3, budokai tenkaichi, budokai tenkaichi 2, budokai tenkaichi 3) were super influential to not…
Naruto, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia
Metroid Dread
The gameplay of Dread is similarly spectacular. A lot of the DNA from Samus Returns – Mercury Steam's first Metroid project – is present here, albeit with the…
Star Blazers Series 2: the Scripts
Cosmo DNA has existed in one form or another since 2002. At the time it was founded, it only got six updates a year and was mainly a…
Takemiya & Hagio
Edited by Arianna, Oscar, Nabilah, and Hilal Content Warning: Mentions of pedophilia, pederasty, and sexual abuse. Please read our introduction to this series here. Setting The Stage This…
BL Origins in Shounen-Ai: An Introduction
Edited by Arianna, Oscar, Nabilah, & Hilal As mediums and their terminology traverse the borders of language, it is not unusual for the nuances of said terminology to…
Tokyo Mew Mew (with Mercedez Clewis)
Covers all of Tokyo Mew Mew and Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi.In the early 2000s, this series about a team of five…
Tokyo Mew Mew, Air Gear, Bleach, Cardcaptor Sakura, Escaflowne
BNA: Brand New Animal Final Review – It’s Got No Killer DNA
A new Trigger anime? By the director of Little Witch Academia, the other Quite Good™ Trigger anime? And the screenwriter of Gurren Lagann? Nice! Does it know the…
Great Pretender – 06 [Singapore Sky, Part 1]
After concluding its first case on such an odd and intriguing note, my big fear for Great Pretender was that Edamura’s character reboot would alter the show’s DNA…
SSBS – Tokyo Mew Mew Episode 50: Ichigo’s Trial – I Am A Mew Mew
Plot: The truth has been revealed – Aoyama was secretly Deep Blue the whole time. Pai explains that Deep Blue is actually an amalgamation of all three beings.…
3 Reasons to Skip: DNA²
4 skips in a row. When will the streak end?!
042 - DNA² ~ File 5
The concluding chapters! Skip plot summary @11:31 Email: Make an itunes review and contact us for a chance to win a goodie or two! DNA² By…
041 - DNA² ~ File 4
Warning: we speak about distressing scenes. Podcast originally recorded on 19/02/2020 lots of talk on "love rivals", contact: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com DNA² By Masakazu Katsura Topics: Patching up…
040 - DNA² ~ File 3
Ryuji transforms exactly like a Devil Man cum Dragonball Z villain, this certainly didn’t make it into the anime! Did Ryuji ever really love Tomoko or was he…
039 - DNA² ~ File 2
Trigger warning: talk of physical/sexual abuse. We have a shape shifting villain! In a romance manga! Will and James talk about the horror of the villain, when "friends"…
038 - DNA² ~ File 1
A Shounen romance? About a DNA manipulating time traveller who plans to terminate the Mega-playboy! We talk about how Butterflies in the stomach feels more like being punched…
Top 5 Mecha Anime
These series are a part of my makeup - and anime's - at the DNA level. Read more The post Top 5 Mecha Anime appeared first on Lost…
Tokyo Babylon (with Asher Sofman)
Covers all of Tokyo Babylon by CLAMP In an alternate Tokyo, Subaru, Seishiro, and Hokuto have otherworldly adventures in this prequel to CLAMP’s unfinished series, X. In a poll…
Popcorn pulse 108: Doom Rock
Video game movies are kind of like corn blight. They’re things that devastate whole crops of but only ever seem to effect monocultures. We’re not even sure if…
The Anime That Didn’t Make Us #5 – High School Kimengumi, DNA², Sabre Marionette J
Marvyn Lafayette joins us to dip into the the historical anime back catalogue that we never had access to at the time. This week, a gang of school…
OtakuGeneration (Show #472) Patlabor
Shownotes :: (show 472) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Patlabor, recorded live June 22nd, 2014. This show we discussed Patlabor. Join us, for another…
Code:Breaker, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Ringing Bell, Samurai Bride
OtakuGeneration (Show #471) Servant x Service
Shownotes :: (show 471) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Servant x Service, recorded live June 15th, 2014. This week we discussed Servant x Service…
Dragon Ball Z, School Days, Servant x Service, Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess, Doraemon
OtakuGeneration (Show #470) Urban Square
Shownotes :: (show 470) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Urban Square, recorded live June 8th, 2014. This week we watched another short film Urban…
Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess, Date A Live, Deltora Quest, Ringing Bell, School Days
OtakuGeneration (Show #469) Hataraku Maou-sama
Shownotes :: (show 469) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Hataraku Maou-sama, recorded live June 1st, 2014. This week we talked about Hataraku Maou-sama. Join…
Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess, Date A Live, Dog & Scissors, Dragon Ball, Karneval
OtakuGeneration (Show #126) Con Season
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugenerationLJ community. Shownotes :: (show 126) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Con Season…