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Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 1

Gakkou no Yuurei ( School Ghosts ) is an anthology of ghost stories, mostly set at schools. Seven volumes were released between 1995 and 19...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Houkago no Tinker Bell

Houkago no Tinker Bell ( After School: Tinker Bell ) is a one-shot OVA based on the second in a series of 23 (!) light novels by…

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Koiko no Mainichi

Koiko no Mainichi ( Koiko's Days ) is a two episode OVA, released in 1989 and 1990. It is based on a 32-volume manga by George Akiyama;…

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Asatte Dance

Here's another ecchi OVA from Knack: 1991's Asatte Dance ( Dance till Tomorrow ), adapted from a seven volume manga by Yamamoto Naoki. It's...

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Mellow

Another year, another ecchi OVA about cross-dressing from Knack. This time it's 1993's Mellow , which is based on a manga by Kasahara Rin th...

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Even the Good Homer Nods (Don Dracula)

The Roman poet Horace noticed that in the Iliad , Homer reintroduced a character that he had previously killed off. Horace's comment was "Qu...

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Cleaning Out The Attic

Everyone in Orphan is a fan of old anime, so it's not surprising that the team has collected a lot more raw anime than it can translate. (Th...

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Out of Gas

You've probably noticed that Orphan's releases this year lean heavily towards re-releases of past projects or of previously fansubbed material. Basically, the group is out of gas; our…

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Ideas for 2021

After 2020, "plans" seems altogether too strong a word for Orphan Fansubs' projects in 2021. So rather than write down some impossible set of goals, or even an…

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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 266: Dance till Tomorrow (or It’s Brewster’s Millions, But In Manga Form!)

In our latest episode, Xan gets a lesson in how to earn an inheritance in this wacky 80s manga written by Naoki Yamamoto. So sit back and enjoy…

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