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Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Man (Aoki Honoo v2)
Aoki Honoo is a one-shot OVA from 1989, based on a six-volume manga by Yanagasawa Kimio, a prolific mangaka who is almost unknown in the…
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
Ore no Sora
Ore no Sora:Keiji Hen ( My Skies: Detective Chapter ) is a two-episode OVA from 1991-1992. It's based on a best-selling manga by Mitomiya H...
Kiddy Grade, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Yamato 2520, Maison Ikkoku, One Pound Gospel
OVA Week 2: Day 1 – Fire Tripper (Honoo Torippā)
Hello! After considerable delay, it’s once again time for seven days of OVA reviews! (First instance was here, back in 2022) In exactly the same format as the…
Heart Cocktail Again
Twenty years after the original Heart Cocktai l manga, Watase Seizou released another anime collection, Heart Cocktail Again . Unlike the or...
Banner of the Stars, Galaxy Angel, Hashire!, Love Hina, Ozma
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...
Dallos (Blu-ray)
It's been more than ten years since Orphan first released Dallos . After release posts for the DVD version , the HD web version , and the la...
Joker Game, Karuizawa Syndrome, Magic Knight Rayearth, Bavi Stock, Bubblegum Crisis
Brief Thoughts On: Fire Tripper
Releasing in 1985 and based on a manga by Rumiko Takahashi, Fire Tripper often goes forgotten these days. I'd like to see that changed.
Sanada 10 - The Battle of Sekigahara (Ep 1-3)
Sanada 10 - more formally, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Juu Yuushi ( New Legend of the Warring States Heroes: The Ten Warriors ...
BABYLON, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Flames, Blue Exorcist, Blue Sonnet
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
2022 in Review
2022 winds down as catastrophically as most other recent years. The war in Ukraine grinds on. A "tripledemic" rages in the US. Covid has ret...
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep 16-18
Here is volume 6 of Tezuka Osamu's Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning , which concludes the Exodus story and starts the books abou...
BAKI, Canaan, Fire Tripper, Kai Doh Maru, Mashin Hero Wataru
Laughing Target
Orphan concludes (for now) its Rumiko Takahashi festival with the third Rumic World OVA, 1987's Warau Hyouteki ( Laughing Target ). This is...
Death Note, Laughing Target, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Nozomi Witches, One Pound Gospel
Fire Tripper
Orphan's Rumiko Takahashi mini-festival continues with 1985's OVA Fire Tripper . This is a terrific time-travel adventure, the first of the ...
Joker Game, Katte ni Shirokuma, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Izumo, Joker
The First Video About This Rumiko Takahashi Anime
So it’s official guys, I’ve solidified my favorite series from a anime manga legend this past week. On a list with Ranma, Inuyasha, Mermaid Forest, and any other…
Anime OVAs You Missed - 3x3 Eyes, Bio Hunter, and The Laughing Target (Halloween Special)
https://myanimelist.net/profile/animebackwhen In this episode debut of season 4, we cover three classic OVA series from the 90s. 3x3 Eyes also known as Sazan Eyes is a top 90s anime ova…
Fire Tripper, Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, Rumic World, 3x3 Eyes
(Maris) The Choujo
I'm not as familiar with the works of Rumiko Takahashi as an anime fan ought to be. I've never watched Maison Ikkoku , Urusei Yatsura , Ranm...
Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Fire Emblem, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Fumoon, ISLAND
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…
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Idea, Ambassador Magma, One Pound Gospel, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
Cool Cool Bye
When a laserdisc of the 1986 fantasy OVA Cool Cool Bye turned up in a pile of discs the team bought in Japan, I thought it would…
Phoenix, Stop!! Hibari-kun!, Maris the Chojo, White Fang, Ai no Kusabi