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Nayuta

Nayuta is a 1986 sci-fi OVA,based on a three volume manga by Sasaki Junko. (The manga is not available in English.) It's another show that a...

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Tribute to Leiji Matsumoto, Legendary Manga and Anime Pioneer

Leiji Matsumoto, manga artist and animation creator, passed away in Japan on February 13, 2023, at the age of 85. He is arguably the most important figure in…

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Tengai Makyou

Our 300th release, or at least that's what is says on the release page. Orphan starts out 2023 on the right note with the first English-subt...

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Ranking Retro Anime Watch Priority

List of anime: • Aim for the Ace • Akage no Anne • Akira • Angel’s Egg • Ashita no Joe • Barefoot Gen • Beck • Belladonna of Sadness • Berserk • Birdy the Mighty • Bubblegum Crisis •…

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Yuki

Forty years ago, the famed "social realism" film director Imai Tadashi released his one and only anime movie, Yuki . It was based on a 1976 ...

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Blue Sonnet

Akai Kiba Blue Sonnet ( Crimson Fang Blue Sonnet ), usually known as just Blue Sonnet , is a five-episode OVA series from 1989. It is based...

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Rain Boy 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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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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Botchan

Orphan is proud to present the first English version of the 1980 TV special Botchan . (It should not be confused with the shorter version th...

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan TV Specials Batch

NYAA ANIDEX MEGA ULOZ.TO: / SP1 / SP2 / SP3 / SP4 / TRAILERS BITCHUTE: / SP1 / SP2 / SP3 / SP4  (Trailers: / SP2 / SP3…

shiteatersubs

Dr. Slump & Arale-chan/Queen Millennia Summer Anime Festival Special (Betamax rip with subtitled commercials) plus more Dr. Slump specials!

Read more about Namennayo, the 1980s Japanese delinquent cats here, here, and here. Here’s a fun project we’ve been working on for a little while, and I’m excited…

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Amon Saga

This one is a bit odd: a new release of the 1986 sword-and-sorcery movie Amon Saga , based on a laserdisc rip. Amon Saga has already been…

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Huge Upload of Retro Anime Music

Hi again fans! Here are all the links to Old School Anime Soundtracks etc that I was able to recover from my previous uploads. In this post, there will…

The Old School Anime & Retro Cave

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Re-Post of Toward the Terra Lp, My Youth In Arcadia ( Drama ) DLP & more.

Hi fans! This time I'm going to re-post some olde gems for you: Toward the Terra Lp, My Youth in Arcadia (Drama) DLP, Cat's Eye etc.…

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