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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 19 – February 25, 2024

The gains posted by both Switch Lite and Switch OLED has led the brand to register a 5.16% of total growth against previous week’s 48,391 units to 50,886…

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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...

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Fruit Brains

This one is literally hot off the presses - well, hot off the airways. Fruit Brains ( Kudamonou ) appeared on a Japanese variety show a few...

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Uchuu Neko: Mardock no Bouken

So here's Orphan's holiday release, the 2016 short series Uchuu Neko: Mardock no Bouken ( Space Cat: Mardock's Adventures , or more grandil...

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25 Common Questions... Answered!

25 questions I see you ask in comments, on streams, and on social media are answered here! ****************** Yui Social Media Threads: https://threads.net/@yui_haruhara Twitch: https://twitch.tv/YuiHaruhara Support me on Patreon https://patreon.com/YuiHaruhara ****************** 00:00 - What episode is…

Yui Haruhara

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Running in the 90s (Shin-chan ED1)

It’s tough to talk about timing without sounding like a bean counting asshole. Still, we have to try. Today’s post is about a run cycle animated by Masaaki…

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Stickers, cars, crayons (Shin-chan OP1)

Let’s begin at the beginning: with Shin-chan’s very first opening sequence, storyboarded by Mitsuru Hongo with key animation by Shizuka Hayashi.1 Watch it (with sound!) here: OP1: Doubu…

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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 ...

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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...

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Early Crayon Shin-chan credits: spreadsheet and observations

I have created a spreadsheet of the Shin-chan credits for the first 46 episodes (and two specials). You can find it here. As a warning, this post is…

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Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago title list

 Thanks so much to everyone who came to my panel "Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago" at Anime Frontier 2022! For those who wanted a complete li...

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast

Kakyuusei (1995), DVD Edition

The world doesn't need another version of Kakyuusei (1995), but here's one anyway. An Internet pen-pal who goes by the handle of ProxyMan ha...

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Sensou Douwa: Aoi Hitomi no Onnako no Ohanashu

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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This Is Where I Came In...

I just had the pleasure of editing the Blu-ray version of episode 58 of Yawara! - the last one I had never touched (or seen) before -…

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Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy

Kageyama Tamio was a Japanese actor and writer. He is probably best known to anime audiences for his book Coo: Tooi Umi Kara Kita Coo , whic...

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This year, celebrate Father’s Day with Robo-Dad

It’s Father’s Day and what better way to spend it than with anime? There are a lot of great dads in anime to celebrate with, if they are…

AniTAY-Official - Medium

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Body Jack (Laserdisc Version)

I wasn't planning on doing any more of the Pink Noise series after Call Me Tonight , but the laserdisc for the fourth and last show in…

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Visual Kei&Anime – SHAZNA

I’m back to an official capacity! So we’re diving back into the wonderful world of 90’s Visual Kei with none other then a trendsetter with a unique history…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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Gude Crest

Orphan's presents a new English release of the 1990 sword-and-sorcery OVA Onna Senshi Efe & Jira: Gude no Monshou ( Woman Warriors Efe & Ji...

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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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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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Makoto-chan the Movie

Some western anime audiences are familiar with Crayon Shin-chan , a very long running Japanese anime series about a five-year-old boy with l...

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Year 1 Issue 20

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 20 May 13 - 19, 2020 Hello and welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet. So I…

Arcadia Dragnet

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Year 1 Issue 18

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 18 April 29 - May 5, 2020 Oh gosh I'm so sorry for…

Arcadia Dragnet

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Year 1 Issue 17

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 17   April 22 - 28, 2020 Hiya everyone, welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet! Last…

Arcadia Dragnet

Healin' Good Precure Ep 12 Review: The Strong General, Batetemoda appears!

Hi everyone! This is Episode 12 of Healin' Good Precure and the Healing Animals decided to hold special training for the girls after their last battle.Before we start…

Hall of Anime Fame

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The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry

I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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DITB #324 – Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland

Sublo & Tangy Mustard’s creator Aaron Long returns to the podcast to help us take a look at another Crayon Shin-chan theatrical outing. This time it’s 1996’s Great…

The Dynamite In The Brain Anime Podcast

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Year 1 Issue 6

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 6   February 5 - 11, 2020 Hello and welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet.…

Arcadia Dragnet

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Year 1 Issue 5

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 5 January 29 - February 4, 2020 Happy February! One month and 5 issues in, Arcadia…

Arcadia Dragnet

Year 1 Issue 4

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 4 January 22-28 2020 I have finally decided that in order to be…

Arcadia Dragnet

Year 1 Issue 3

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 3 January 15-21 2020 As I continue to figure out how to make Arcadia Dragnet most comprehensive and usef...

Arcadia Dragnet

Fall 2019 Anime Preview

The new season’s already starting, so you know what that means: it’s time for another detailed rundown of all new anime with particularly talented creative teams, to see…

Sakuga Blog

Redshift #28

We’re back! Our latest index of recent attention to older anime from around the English-speaking web follows. As usual, remarks from Feez are in blue and those from Thaliarchus are in…

Anime Redshift Chronicle

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Masayuki Yoshihara

吉原正行 YOSHIHARA MASAYUKI Booru *Nicknamed “Taisho”. Animator originally from Studio Live. Wound up at Pierrot where he mentored Tetsuya Nishio and animated standout scenes for Yu Yu Haku…

camonte

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Introduction to Crayon Shin-chan

Crayon Shin-chan is one of the biggest anime franchises of all time. The series has spanned over 20 years of constant production and has a level of popularity…

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1990s TV Anime – Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 1 (1992)

The other big new show of 1992. Or at least the one I am able to see the first episode of (sorry Crayon Shin-chan). Based on the manga…

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1990s TV Anime – What Anime Looked Like In 1992

Shows Starting In 1992: Bush Baby – Little Angel of the Great Plain, Mama is a Fourth Grader, Brave Legend Da Garn, Flower Magic-using Mary Bell, Teknoman, Sailor Moon Yo Yo no Neko…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #320) Summer Preview, Part 2

  Shownotes :: (show 320) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Summer Preview (part 2), recorded live July 24th, 2011. This week…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #319) Summer Preview

  Shownotes :: (show 319) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Summer Preview, recorded live July 17th, 2011. This week we started…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #318) Japanese Foods

  Shownotes :: (show 318) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Japanese Foods, recorded live July 6th, 2011. This week we discussed various…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #317) Retro ][

  Shownotes :: (show 317) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Retro ][, recorded live June 29th, 2011. This week we went retro…

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Episode 95, "The Javacast" (Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, Monica Rial)

On this SPECIAL episode of The One Piece Podcast we’re joined by three of the greatest voice actors alive. We have Christopher Sabat, voice of Roronoa Zoro in…

The One Piece Podcast

Episode 95, "The Javacast" (Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, Monica Rial)

On this SPECIAL episode of The One Piece Podcast we’re joined by three of the greatest voice actors alive. We have Christopher Sabat, voice of Roronoa Zoro in…

The One Piece Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #192) NY ComicCON

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 192) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With NY ComicCON,…

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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…

Spiraken Review Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #171) Ranma

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 171) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Ranma, recorded…

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OtakuGeneration (Show #153) Tokyology

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 153) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Julian and…

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