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Reviewing Fate part ten: Alden

The Destined One of “Protection”… Hello! I’m The Firsty Duelist, and today I’ll be talking about a new Cardfight!! Vanguard deck/strategy: A deck built around the Dest…

The Firsty Duelist

Best Japanese dramas 2023-2024

So it is that time again where I share what I think the best Japanese dramas for these past two years. I only have 6 on my list…

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...

Collectr's Blog

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Dinosaur Sanctuary Is A Quiet Revolution Of The Dinosaur Story

Dinosaur Sanctuary is far more than a gentle manga riff on Jurassic Park. It’s a look into the wonder and work that would go into managing a dinosaur…

Yatta-Tachi

Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD

There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...

The Manga Test Drive

Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD

There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...

The Manga Test Drive

Princess Army

Princess Army: Wedding Combat (to give it its full title) is a two-part OVA from 1992. It's a teaser for a 12 volume manga by Kitagawa Miyu...

Collectr's Blog

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…

Collectr's Blog

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Manga of the Month: Dinosaur Sanctuary

Dinosaur Sanctuary by Itaru Kinoshita This month’s manga is about a world where dinosaurs survived on a remote island. Now in the contemporary era, the world enjoys plenty…

Reverse Thieves

Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle: "Seiya May Cry"? "Saint Gaiden"? How About "Sanctuary Musou"?

Being an iconic manga to come from Weekly Shonen Jump's "Golden Age", it's only natural that Saint Seiya has seen its fair share of video g...

The Land of Obscusion: Home of the Obscure & Forgotten

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I’ll Be Back (Detective Conan) Shota BL VN

This time round, I try a very dated eroge from the 2003s, not just dated but also gay shota. It’s R18, beware. This review will be without NSFW…

Yuu's Sanctuary

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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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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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...

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Hiatus, Involuntary (Again)

I'm giving advance warning that my fansubbing activities, and releases from the Orphan team, will be curtailed for a few months. This time, ...

Collectr's Blog

Mellow

Another year, another ecchi OVA about cross-dressing from Knack. This time it's 1993's Mellow , which is based on a manga by Kasahara Rin th...

Collectr's Blog

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A Very GLORIO 2023: Euri Decided to Read

A benefit of reading manga on your phone is that you don’t need to leave your bed ever. So that’s what Euri did.

The Glorio Blog

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A Very GLORIO 2023: Euri Decided to Read

A benefit of reading manga on your phone is that you don’t need to leave your bed ever. So that’s what Euri did.

The Glorio Blog

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...

Collectr's Blog

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 ...

Collectr's Blog

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Gender Expression in Shoujo Manga

Gender expression and shoujo manga go together like peanut butter and jelly. Please consider supporting Point of Pride and donating to their cause if you are financially able: https://www.pointofpride.org/ SOURCES/REFERENCES: A Succinct…

Colleen's Manga Recs

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...

Collectr's Blog

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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, Mask of Desperation, Mask of Truth

Utawarerumono, or the hero that was sung of, starts of with a very rustic hometown village feel in the original title. See Yuu Sanctuary’s earlier review on Utawarerumono.…

Yuu's Sanctuary

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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Sanctuary, Destiny, and The Deer King

If you were to make a list of the most distinguished animation directors of all time, Masashi Ando would be one of the first names included. In spite…

Wrong Every Time

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Saint Seiya (1986) – Episode 039 (VHS HiFi rip with subtitled commercials)

Here’s an episode of the OG Saint Seiya anime, as it was originally broadcast on Japanese television complete with commercial breaks. This is near the end of the…

THE SKARO HUNTING SOCIETY

Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #9: CROSS

 Shojo manga loves to play with Christian imagery, but that doesn't always means it's tasteful about it. CROSS ( Juuji Kurosu ), by Sunuko A...

The Manga Test Drive

Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #9: CROSS

 Shojo manga loves to play with Christian imagery, but that doesn't always means it's tasteful about it. CROSS ( Juuji Kurosu ), by Sunuko A...

The Manga Test Drive

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First Impression: Angel Sanctuary – Tokyo chronos –

So… who was going to tell me that Kaori Yuki was working on, and released a sequel to Angel Sanctuary?? Better yet, did anyone, know that this was…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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Discovering The Lost Saint Seiya Cartoon | The Secret Stories of Saint Seiya Part 2

#SaintSeiya #LostMedia #Documentary (English AND Spanish subtitles are now available!) Please enjoy my investigation into The Guardians of the Cosmos, a lost 1993 American Animated spin off to Masami Kurumada’s…

Ray Mona

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Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Episode 2) – The Café Owner Wants a Glimpse!

Uzaki finds the cafe that Sakurai works at and decides to be a customer. He tells her to get out, however, the owner, Mr Asai is enjoying the…

The Otaku Author

Insomniacs After School, Vol. 1

First published in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden has beguiled millions of readers with its tale of two sickly children who heal themselves not through sorcery…

Manga Bookshelf

Octopath Traveler 2 OST

Rating : 86/100 Hey kids! Remember an old anime from 2009 called Kemono no Souja Elin ? I was in high school when that aired, and a blogger…

joyousmenma93

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Visual Kei&Anime – YOSHIKI

Welcome back to Visual Kei and Anime! After last month’s feature of legendary band, X Japan, I figured I should follow up with the backbone of the band…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Sotsugyousei Revisited

Back in the airly days (2013), Orphan did a number of projects based on the -uusei eroge franchise, starting with a three episode OVA from ...

Collectr's Blog

Doukyuusei: Climax v2

And now for something completely different. Orphan's next release is a revised version of the 1995 OVA Doukyuusei: Climax . The original rel...

Collectr's Blog

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The Eminence in Shadow – 15 – Riding the Wave

One thing that keeps me coming back to Eminence is that it’s just plain fun as hell watching Cid having fun. And with the Sanctuary arc all wrapped up…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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First Impression: High Card

The best place to keep a valuable treasure stowed away is in a castle, on an isolated island, guarded by machine guns and heavy armor. Or so you…

Beneath the Tangles

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 14 - Olivier Clone Attacks

Cid figured out how to beat the Sanctuary's magic drain defense. The Olivier clones became useless. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 14

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

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Dinosaur Sanctuary, Volume 1 by Kinoshita Itaru

I happened to be at my library again before all the snow hit and saw that they had a few new manga in their collection. One of them…

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

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The Eminence in Shadow – 14 – The Start of a Legend

As soon as Cid opened his right eye at the end of last week’s episode, I knew that playtime would soon be over. Nelson can send his copy…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Jan Rumination: Distractions, no social life and the search for a soulmate!

Hello all! Wow, what a surprise! Yuu enters into 2023 with their first post in a very long time. Bet you didn’t expect that. Initially intended to title…

Yuu's Sanctuary

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The Eminence in Shadow – 13 – The Beast Girl, the Witch and the Wardrobe

In the white void, Alpha sits back while Delta does her think as the “token musclehead”, rejecting the fact that being closer to the center of the sanctuary…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 13 - Delta Has Fun

Without her magic at full power, Delta still immensely enjoyed stomping on clones. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 13

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

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Cid Fights the REAL Protagonist?! The Eminence in Shadow Episode 13 [Review]

Cid & Aurora make their way to the center of the sanctuary, Epsilon’s crew looks for sanctuary secrets and Delta starts beating the ugly out of Jack Nelson.…

OTAKU SINH

Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep19-21

The seventh volume of Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament is the pivot point between the mythic and "historical" parts of the Bible....

Collectr's Blog

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 12 - Epsilon Critiques Beta's Acting

Beta needed to keep up her alias as a famous writer, but Epsilon was not impressed. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! - Episode 12

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

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The Eminence in Shadow – 12 – Through the Red Door

That big red seal-looking thing? It’s a door; a door that won’t stop following Cid no matter where he flies. Since it won’t go away, he decides to…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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The Eminence in Shadow – 11 – Good Conversation

Cid isn’t picky about most things, but he does love hisself a nice hot spring. Since there’s a hot spring in Lindwurm that’s where he spends some time. He…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog