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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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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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Ryokunohara Labyrinth

Ryokunohara Labyrinth in a 1990 shounen-ai OVA. It centers on two boys, Imanishi Hiroki and Tokino Kanata, who have been best friends (and ...

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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…

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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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Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu: Ouji no Tabidachi

Over the years, many people have asked Orphan to do Dragon Slayer Eiyuu Densetsu: Ouji no Tabidachi ( Dragon Slayer Legend of Heroes: The P...

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Manga the Week of 6/26/24

SEAN: The end of June, and if you're in North America, dangerously high temperatures. Stay inside with manga. MICHELLE: Good plan. ASH: I do like manga more than…

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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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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Big Announcements from Seven Seas—Includes Classic BL Manga Series, Gravitation Collector’s Edition

Manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment is keeping us fed with their amazing lineup of licensing announcements! This week the publisher came through with six title announcements across their…

Blerdy Otome

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...

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Better World Building Than One Piece...

#onepiece #acertainmagicalindex #toarumajutsunoindex One Piece does not have the best world-building in anime, this To Aru does! 12:20 RIP Maon Kurosaki Music Used in Video: Railgun Dear My Friend…

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Haruka Naru Toki no Nake de 3: Owarinaki Unmei

And now the other shoe drops; Orphan presents a new version of the 2010 TV special, Haruka Naru Toki no Nake de 3: Owarinaki Unmei ( In…

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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…

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Review: INNOCENT BIRD

Tokyopop was one of the first manga publishers to find success in BL manga, first with their release of FAKE and Gravitation and later on ...

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Review: INNOCENT BIRD

Tokyopop was one of the first manga publishers to find success in BL manga, first with their release of FAKE and Gravitation and later on ...

The Manga Test Drive

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What I Watched This Week – 12/5-12/18

Gravitation + OVA – It is perfectly on-brand for me that my 600th completed anime listing is this twenty-year-old tropey BL. I’d be hard pressed to boil down…

The Romantic Goldfish

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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...

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Speak Softly & Carry a Gravitational Beam Emitter: Blame! & Its Long Anime Journey

Tsutomu Nihei is probably one of the most unique mangaka out there, and a lot of has to do with what he was originally doing prior to enteri...

The Land of Obscusion: Home of the Obscure & Forgotten

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B.B. Fish

There just aren't enough anime about scuba diving. Yes, there was Grand Blue , but it was primarily a gross-out comedy. And there was Amanch...

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Sensou Douwa: Boku no Boukuugou

Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…

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Chameleon 3

I bet you weren't expecting another episode of Chameleon . Frankly, neither was I. Even though laalg translation-checked all the remaining e...

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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…

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Pet Shop of Horrors (with Morgana Santilli)

Covers all 10 volumes of the original Pet Shop of Horrors series by Matsuri Akino.Welcome to Count D's pet shop, where you can find the rarest pets that…

Shojo & Tell: A Manga Podcast

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Global Gravitational Distortion! Edens Zero Chapter 125 BREAKDOWN

Alrighty, guys- after almost a week of post after post; we’re slowin’ things down a little bit. I think this might be the only post this week. I…

Demon God Tadd

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Apfelland Monogatari

For some time, BlueFixer has been looking for a better source to redo the 1992 movie Apfelland Monogatari ( The Tale of Apfelland ). When a ...

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Ipponbouchou Mantarou

Stop me if you've heard this one before. The son of a local grub shop is goaded by his father into seeking his fortune as a chef. He…

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Sensou Douwa: Tako ni Natta Okaasan

Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…

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Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane (The Angelus Bell)

The atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, is less well known that the bombing of Hiroshima three days earlier, for several reasons. ...

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Waza no Tabibito

Here's a modern OVA that slipped under the radar, 2011's Waza no Tabibito ( Skills Journey ). Waza is virtually a one-man production - cr...

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Disaster Report: WEISS KREUZ

This story begins with a man named Takehito Koyasu. He's a prolific seiyuu best known these days as the voice of Dio Brando, but in the mid...

Renaissance Josei

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 164: Gravitation (or Kumogaro is the greatest character ever)

In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan is joined by animediet.com writer and con goer Animemiz aka Linda Yau. So sit back as they enjoy  as…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #292) MAGFest

  Shownotes :: (show 292) :: () :: () :: () :: () With MAGFest, recorded live January 12th, 2011. This week we talked with Nick from MAGFest, to…

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Supplimental Episode H: Top 50 Anime Openings, Closing, and Background Music of All Time Pt 5(10-1)

The Final part of of our five part supplimental series, "The Top 50 Anime Openings, Closings, and Background Music of all Time According to Various People" We Finally…

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Supplimental Episode G: Top 50 Anime Openings, Closing, and Background Music of All Time Pt 4(20-11)

The fourth part of of our five part supplimental series, "The Top 50 Anime Openings, Closings, and Background Music of all Time According to Various People" In this…

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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 22: Crayon Shin Chan & Soul Eater (or Crayon Eater)

22 episodes and still going strong. In this episode we have a guest host, one of our favorite listeners Suzie review Soul Eater, and Xan reviews Crayon Shin…

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