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Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #81: McDonald's Anime vs. Tomorrow's Joe!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
15 Realistic Sports Anime That Emphasis Skill Over Superpower
If you enjoy your sports anime, but want to see skill built on the back of hard work and techniques steeped in realism, then give these realistic sports…
Giant Killing, Fighting Spirit, Stars Align, Big Windup!, Capeta
The History of Mushi Pro – 04 – Mushi’s gekiga (1969-1970)
According to Eiichi Yamamoto, the years 1970-1971 represented Mushi Pro’s “second golden age” [1]. There seems to be some truth to this statement: the number of new productions…
Kyojin no Hoshi, Lupin III, Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant, Tomorrow's Joe, Dororo
13 Best Sports Anime Rivalries That Push Characters To Grow
For a good chunk of sports anime, the appeal isn't in the sport it presents. You can only present soccer, basketball, or baseball in so many different ways
March Comes in Like a Lion, Slam Dunk, Tomorrow's Joe, Fighting Spirit, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club
Sugata Sanshiro
When Orphan released Botchan , I mentioned that YES raws had an equally good rip of the 1981 TV special, Sugata Sanshirou , just waiting to ...
GeGeGe no Kitaro, Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Ushio and Tora, Future Boy Conan
Tomorrow’s Joe 2: The Movie – A Dangerous Obsession
It’s been literally more than 4 years since I’ve written about the first Tomorrow’s Joe film. I wrote it when Discotek released it a long time ago and…
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 •…
Berserk, Cipher, Ghost in the Shell, Master Keaton, Crusher Joe
Mad About Madhouse: Toshio Hirata
Toshio Hirata briefly talks about the origin of Japanimation, the revolution of limited animation, Masao Maruyama’s unusual and pivotal role in Madhouse, and his prior work, such as…
Previously Unreleased Osamu Dezaki Interview
A previously unpublished Osamu Dezaki interview, brought to light thanks to the 2018 book “Complete Analysis! Osamu Dezaki, the Man who Created the Tomorrow’s Joe Anime”
The History of Tatsunoko – 5 – Maturities
If one single work were to sum up Tatsunoko’s entire production, it would probably be Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. By far the studio’s most iconic series, it was…
MEGALOBOX Season 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
The successor to Ashita no Joe landed in the UK last year, and I finally picked it up as part of the Christmas 2021 haul.
Down & Out in Japan: On Homelessnes and Life in Japan's Slums (Dr. Tom Gill)
On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we're talking about homeless in Japan and what it's like living in Japan's doyagai, aka Japan's slums.
The Story of Animerama: Belladonna of Sadness
By 1971, things looked grim for the Animerama project and Mushi Productions. Cleopatra had flopped, Tezuka had resigned from the studio i...
Tomorrow's Joe, Belladonna of Sadness, Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Little Wansa
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…
Junod, Nightsong of Splendor, Marine Express, Peter Pan & Wendy, Rose of Versailles
Megalo Box: Nomad Anime Review 83/100
Megalo Box first aired in the Summer season of 2018. Part of the 50 year anniversary for the legendary series Ashita no Joe it was… satisfactory. It brought…
The Promised Neverland Fanbook: Vol. 0 Mystic Code - (3)
Translator's note: This chapter covers pg. 101-127 from the fanbook. Previous chapters: Chapter 1 . Chapter 2 Chapter-3 Goldy Pond ~: Comm...
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MAMORU OSHII book review [extra] A FLEDGING PRODUCER'S DIARY
----- There're some Mamoru Oshii book lists on the Internet, but they don't have detailed explanations about the contents. My Mamoru Oshii book collection is far from complete,…
The Story of Animerama: Cleopatra
A Thousand and One Nights didn’t come together quite as smoothly as Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto hoped, but they did manage to make a...
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Sazae-san, 1001 Nights, Tomorrow's Joe, Belladonna of Sadness
First Impression – Nomad: Megalo Box 2
Megalo Box, the acclaimed anime series that celebrates the classic show Ashita no Joe but goes on it’s own path, returns with a second season. Episode one begins…
Spring 2021 First Impressions: Megalo Box S2, Thunderbolt Fantasy S3, Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
Megalo Box S2 Short Synopsis: Seven years after his victory at Megalonia, “Gearless” Joe has become a shadow of his former self. Lenlo: My biggest gripe with the…
Ashita no Joe | Say it Ain't So | [Remastered AMV]
This is an AMV I made back in 2018 that was taken down for copyright, but now that I got much better quality footage I decided to remake…
The Kanada style in context
It is tempting, as is always the case with great artists, to imagine Yoshinori Kanada as a solitary shooting star who appeared and revolutionized Japanese animation from nowhere,…
What Inspired Gurren Lagann
It was never just a love letter to Super Robot anime. 00:00 Intro 02:24 Part I 21:33 Part II 43:47 Part III 1:02:52 Part IV 1:23:29 Part V 1:53:23 Outro SAUCES: Ken Ishikawa fan illustration: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/1205898 Imaishi Forbes…
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tomorrow's Joe, Daicon Opening Animation, Getter Robo, Gurren Lagann
Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den
In these disastrous times since the 2016 US election, I've taken solace in watching (and endlessly rewatching) The Great British Baking Sho...
Akai Hayate, Elf 17, Mitsuboshi Colors, Shakugan no Shana, Black Jack
Healin' Good Precure Ep 19 Review: Cure Earth Descends from the Wind! Part 1
Hi, Everyone! This is Episode 19 of Healin' Good Precure and here are my thoughts of this episode! Before we begin, my thoughts on Episode 18 was that it…
8th Anniversary Quick Takes
This blog’s eighth anniversary came and went on April 5th without comment. Oops! Hopefully, I blog a little more regularly next month. May these quick takes in some…
Before the Golden Days: Of Mice and Osamu Dezaki
Director Osamu Dezaki started a revolution at Tokyo Movie in the 70s, according to this 1997 interview on The Adventures of Gamba.
Year 1 Issue 7
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 7 February 12 - 18, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet, hope you…
The Other Half of the Golden Combo: Akio Sugino Interview – Establishing Annapuru (Part 4/6)
“When the production for Tomorrow’s Joe 2 was confirmed, we pleaded with the company president to let us just focus on Tomorrow’s Joe 2 instead of working on…
The Other Half of the Golden Combo: Akio Sugino Interview – Work Outside of Tokyo Movie (Part 3/6)
“Yes. I distinctly remembering meeting with (Isao) Takahata several times in Sakuragaoka. We’d have two hour meetings just to talk about 30 shots.”
The Other Half of the Golden Combo: Akio Sugino Interview – Mushi Production Era (Part 1/6)
“I barely got published in two [gekiga] magazine volumes. I have those volumes stored away. No one has seen them. (Osamu) Dezaki was under the impression that none…
Notes on Animation Quality in Anime
I had a rare chance in 2017 to meet Hiromi Matsushita, one of Minky Momo’s most prominent animators. Matsushita is still active in the industry, and when I…
Vampire Wars, Akira, Tomorrow's Joe, Gunbuster, Samurai Giants
Ashita no Joe and Megalobox
Crazy Rich Asians has a preshow coming up this Wednesday, then wide in a week. I have been waiting for however long it is since I’ve read that…
Ashita no Joe and Megalobox
Crazy Rich Asians has a preshow coming up this Wednesday, then wide in a week. I have...
Three anecdotes about Ashita no Joe
A funeral service was held for Tooru Rikiishi in an auditorium at Shonen Magazine publisher Kodansha’s Tokyo headquarters on March 24, 1970, roughly a month after the character…
2004, Part 2: Respectful, Yet Rebellious
Over 130 new anime shows debuted in 2004 on Japanese television, a number in magnitude that would be the norm for the next decade. Naturally...
Black Jack, Girls Bravo, Madlax, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Zipang
2003, Part 1: The Cresting Wave of Cool Japan
When Bradley Meek is not coding, sleeping, reading or playing Dota 2, he's watching every kind of anime he can get his hands on. At times,...
2000, Part 2: Retrospect Before Passage
Happy 2000 (all over again!) At the rollover of the 1990s into the 00s, fandom was digesting the collectability of Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, a...
Ceres, Celestial Legend, Boys Be..., Tomorrow's Joe, Haibane Renmei, Fighting Spirit
MONOCHROME ANIME: AKANE-CHAN
Toei-Doga’s 1968, 26 episode, black and white, anime TV series AKANE-CHAN あかねちゃん (LITTLE AKANE) was one of the first programs just for girls...
Little Miss Akane, Tomorrow's Joe, Candy Candy (Movie), Candy Candy
First Look: Ashita no Joe
Here we go again with an old-school manga related post. This time it’s one of the best sports mangas called “Ashita no Joe”. This is the second oldest…
OtakuGeneration (Show #151) Ed LaComb
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 151) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Ed LaComb,…
Tomorrow's Joe, Death Note, Ghost Hound, Kujibiki Unbalance, Variable Geo