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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...

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The history of Studio Dove: Studio Sunrise’s hidden trump card – Nobuyoshi Nishimura Long Interview

If you've watched any Sunrise anime from the 1980s or 1990s, chances are you've encountered Nobuyoshi Nishimura’s work or become aware of his name.

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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 127: ReView: Crusher Joe The Movie

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode!   This episode is sponsored in par...

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast

Secret Santa Review: Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse

Welcome to Anime Secret Santa a gift exchange founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the Taiiku Podcast where…

Ani-Gamers

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Project A-Ko: Exploring the Entire Franchise

As of November 21st 2023, I’ve seen all there is to consume of the project a ko franchise. This is the first movie, and the OVAs. Today we’ll be…

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Heart Cocktail Vol 5

Heart Cocktail , based on a manga series by Watase Seizou, is a joint project between DarkWispers (Darkonius), Lonely Chaser (MartyMcflies...

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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 121: ReView: Project A-ko Versus

Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another sh...

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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...

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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…

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Dirty Pair (Season One)

Kei and Yuri are trouble consultants for the 3WA who go by the codename Lovely Angels. However, they have acquired another name that they are more commonly known…

The Otaku Author

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Dirty Pair (Episode 26) – R-Really?! For Beautiful Women, “Cannon” is the Keyword to Escape

Chief Gooley has been captured by the 3WA security team who have demanded one billion credits or they will destroy Eleanor City. The 3WA has refused their requests,…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 25) – Eek! The Boy in the Manor is a Terminator

Yuri is on a date so Kei takes a mission without her. She’s partnered up with Calico who has zero field experience, but they’re just going to arrest…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 24) – Are You Serious?! A Condo is a Dangerous Place to Live

Kei and Yuri have moved into a condo to catch a serial killer. Apparently, he targets beautiful women and carves a letter into their foreheads. The only clue…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 23) – Something’s Amiss…?! Our Elegant Revenge

The Lovely Angels were about to end a notorious drug ring when someone higher up pulled the operation. However, they bump into an infamous con man who has…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 22) – We Did It! 463 People Found!

So Flight 807 was empty the entire time since Arthur switched all the details by hacking the spaceport’s computers. They were on Flight 808 which was now missing.…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 21) – No Way! 463 People Disappeared?!

Flight 807 landed but the tower couldn’t reach the crew. When they sent a team to investigate, they found the ship to be completely empty. The only sign…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 20) – Nostalgic Blues Make a Killer Soundtrack

A notorious assassin who was believed to be dead has reappeared so Kei and Yuri have been sent to bring him in. However, when they find him, he…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 19) – An Unjustified Lover’s Grudge. Let Me Love You Without Revenge

Kei and Yuri destroy an evil warlord’s base, but in the daring escape crash their pod into a house. Now, the owner of the house has hired them…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 18) – Pardon Us. Trouble’s On the Run, So We’re Coming Through!

Kei and Yuri capture a petty criminal and are transporting him to the police when someone tries to kill them. Is someone after them or BJ? No matter…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 17) – Come Out, Come Out, Assassin

Kei and Yuri are searching for the notorious assassin, Sundric. Their only lead is that he’ll be on a certain flight. However, when they try to find him,…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 16) – Leave It To Us! The WWWA is a Wonderful Job

Kei and Yuri’s day off is cancelled again so that they can be bodyguards for the chairman of one of the five mega-corporations that pretty much run the…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 15) – Dig Here, Meow Meow. Happiness Comes at the End

While on vacation, The Lovely Angels take on a job that could be incredibly lucrative. They will help an adventurer find a long-lost treasure even if he does…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 14) – The Vault or the Vote? A Murderous Day for a Speech

A dead body has been found in the 3WA headquarters so Kei and Yuri have been assigned to track down the person responsible and stop them from doing…

The Otaku Author

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Dirty Pair (Episode 13) – What’s This?! My Supple Skin is a Mess

Something strange is going on in the sewers beneath Kei and Yuri’s apartment building. Luckily, the chief called in the 3WA for assistance and since Kei and Yuri…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 12) – The Little Dictator! Let Sleeping Top Secrets Lie

There’s been a breach in security at 3WA headquarters. Kei and Yuri have been specifically requested to complete this mission, although they will be reporting to the head…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 11) – Hah Hah Hah, Dresses and Men Should Always Be Brand New

Kei and Yuri finally get some time off and are struggling to find a date. Then, there receive a mysterious package inviting them to a party. First, however,…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 10) – What? We’re Heinous Kidnappers!

When the king of Caspia dies, the Lovely Angels are hired to ensure the heir, Prince Heace makes it back home, however, the next in line to the…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 9) – Hire Us! Beautiful Bodyguards are a Better Deal

A dispute between two rival gangs has halted the supply of Newstone, a volatile and valuable fuel source. Kei and Yuri have been sent in to restore the…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 8) – Gotta Do It! Love Is What Makes a Woman Explode

Yuri receives a message from a childhood friend that she made a promise which could mean the end of her career with the 3WA. However, he’s being held…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 7) – Love is Everything. Risk Your Life to Elope!!

When the son of a wealthy businessman is kidnapped at his wedding, he calls in the Lovely Angels to get him back. Can Kei and Yuri recover the…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 6) – Lots of Danger, Lots of Decoys

The Lovely Angels are to take part in a mission to deliver a crystal to a science lab, however, space pirates are after the cargo, so there will…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 5) – Criados’ Heartbeat!

Kei has a date so the Lovely Angels have rented a spaceship and are en route when they run into something strange. It disappears again, but that’s not…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 4) – The Case Smells Like Cheesecake and Death

Kei and Yuri have a new assignment. They need to track down an escaped cat that has an experimental muscle enhancer that might give it the strength to…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 3) – Go Ahead, Fall in Love! Love Is Russian Roulette

Kei and Yuri’s vacation gets cancelled as they are sent on another mission. This time they are to recover a legendary poker chip with supposed luck enhancing abilities……

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Dirty Pair (Episode 2) – Do Lovely Angels Prefer Chest Hair?

Kei and Yuri have been assigned their next mission and this time they will be working under someone. He better not have chest hair! Anyhow, they need to…

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Dirty Pair (Episode 1) – How to Kill a Computer

Kei and Yuri find themselves trapped inside a giant city when the artificial intelligence, Brian goes berserk. Can the Dirty Pair… uh, I mean Lovely Angels restore order…

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Quintessential 80s Anime Babes Fight Evil!

Dirty Pair is an OVA series from 1987. Music credit to: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Retro Recaps

Pre-2000s Anime with Multi-Channel Audio

 Had this in Drafts for about a year because I lost interest. Obviously this is an incomplete list, so I may come back and update it if I…

Genga Land

Critiquing Captain Corinth

Japanese fantasy light novels typically fall into either the sci-fi or hard fantasy genres. Stories usually revolve around aliens and advanced technology, such as Yoshiki Tanaka’s Legend of…

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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...

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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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Inktober 2022 – Day 4

Today’s decision was easy, especially as I drew Kei from Dirty Pair yesterday. Obviously, that means today I had to draw Yuri. Anyhow, I’m now four days in…

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Inktober 2022 – Day 3

Today, I used one of the finest pens from my set and that steered me from kawaii to chibi. Who knows, by the end of the week, I…

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Sponsored review - Sorcerer Hunters: The Complete Series on SD Bluray

Recently, Rightstuf sent me several random anime releases to write reviews for! This is the second and final review I’ll be doing for them. ...

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December 1990 Pt. 8 Manga round-up

 We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in December of 1990, suc...

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Sakuga Espresso – Dirty Pair, Satoru Utsunomiya

The post Sakuga Espresso – Dirty Pair, Satoru Utsunomiya appeared first on Full Frontal.

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Dirty Pair to Cowboy Bebop

The one thing I love about anime is how there are so many through lines from one work to another to another and so on. A great chain…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy

With this post, I am done with the whole serving of the original Dirty Pair series. So yes, I will have to do Dirty Pair Flash next year…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Dirty Pair: Project Eden

When hearing about the most famous parts of a franchise, there is always a certain piece of ah and reverence that comes from finally watching it. Especially when…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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The Power of Three Minus One: The Dirty Pair

Scott over at Mechanical Anime Reviews has been going through The Dirty Pair recently, and I think he had the same goofy fun I had with it. So…

Confessions of an Overage otaku