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Usotoki Rhetoric Live Action Review

Usotoki Rhetoric ReviewDrama: Usotoki RhetoricJapanese:  嘘解きレトリックNetwork: Fuji TVActors: Suzuka Ouji, Honoka MatsumotoSet in the early Showa era, the story is about Urabe Kanoko, a girl who can hear…

ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

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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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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Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothels! (Volume 3) – A Girl’s Gotta Have a Hobby…

Asumi’s attempts to find Mai have left her with no money. She even spent the reserve that she had put aside to buy a new limited edition anime…

The Otaku Author

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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Bakuen Campus Guardress

When I first watched Bakuen Campus Guardress ( Combustible Campus Guardress ), a four-episode episode OVA from 1994, I was gobsmacked by ho...

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Laid-Back Camp (Season 3) – Ep. 1 (First Impressions)

Don’t let the studio change distract you from the fact that the club has no money.

Xenodude's Scribbles

The Sorceress' Revolt - Ko Eiji's Story - Part 1 Chapter 3

.post p { margin:0 0 .75em; line-height:1.5em; text-indent:1.5em; }  The Sorceress' Revolt -  Ko Eiji's Story Author: Toriumi Jinzō …

Translations by Ainikki

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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Okama Hakusho (Okama Report)

This one needs warning labels: Borderline hentai! Outdated stereotypes! Nudity! Sex, mostly gay, some straight, some consensual, often not! ...

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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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Guardian of the Spirit - Master Post

This post contains the master list of all of translations for Guardian of the Spirit. Download offline reading files here .myButton…

Translations by Ainikki

Fire Hunter 1: Fire in Spring - Part 1 Chapter 3 - Fire in the Rain

  Fire Hunter Series 1: Fire in Spring Hinata Rieko Part One : Bonfires in Spring Chapter 3: Fire in the Rain    It was said that in ancient times, people cremated…

Translations by Ainikki

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 ...

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Mitsuki, a Lost One, was summoned from Japan to this new world but was quickly abandoned when he had no power. Don’t worry though, Menou, a pure, powerful,…

The Otaku Author

Nana Toshi Monogatari

Here's another project that BlueFixer asked Orphan to redo: the two-part sci-fi OVA Nana Toshi Monogatari: Hokkyokukai Sensen ( A Tale of S...

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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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Henshin Dekinai: The Doomed Queen is Doomed No More

Henshin Dekinai (No Secrets) Cover Image By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting Years ago, I was introduced to the concept of a “doomed queen” in my LGBT+ Literature…

The Anime View

Sotsugyou: Graduation

There are lots of OVAs with Graduation in the title. This one is the two episode OVA from 1995. It is based on a dating sim game and…

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The Doujinshi Artist who Mastered the Clear Line

#cogecha #doujinshi #bard713 What is Ligne Claire? What's it got to do with Japanese Doujin art? What's it got to do with Cogecha? Ethical Disclosure: I wasn't paid for anything,…

Pause and Select

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Kasei Yakyoku v2

When Orphan released Kasei Yakyoku in late 2018, we had to use a VHS tape for the first two episodes. At the time, I said we'd redo…

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Super Cub – 01

「ないないの女の子」 (Nainai no Onnanoko) "The Girl With Nothing" No parents, no hobbies, no money, no friends, no goals.

Random Curiosity

Hideaki Anno’s NHK Special

I was writing a different short piece when a TV Special on Hideaki Anno and the last few years in the production of the last Eva movie, which…

Alex

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Yamatarou Comes Back 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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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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Ohoshi-sama no Rail

I'm not sure how I feel about the 1993 movie Ohoshi-sama no Rail ( Rail of Stars ). Based on a 1983 autobiographical novel by Kobayashi Chi...

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Goblin Slayer (Episode 5) – Adventures and Daily Life

After sleeping for three days, Goblin Slayer returns to the guild in search of his next job. Before that happens a couple of porcelain adventurers ask him for…

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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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BNA – 05

「Greedy Bears」 "Who would watch baseball with no money involved?"

Random Curiosity

Appare-Ranman! Episode 2: In the Dark

The duo arrive in Los Angeles and while Appare can certainly repair his steamboat, there’s no way it’s capable of going all the way back to Japan. With…

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Chihayafuru S3 – 18/19 [The Storm Will Soon Carry Me/Bring a Life of Everlasting Love]

Early in Chihayafuru’s first season, a young Arata told his new friend, “If you become the best in Japan, you become the best in the world!” He was…

Star Crossed Anime

OtakuGeneration Show #157) Classic TOONs

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 157) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Classic…

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