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Fall 2022 Anime I’m Looking Forward To
AstroNerdBoy looks ahead to Fall 2022 anime titles that he might be interested in watching as well as other stuff to blog during that cour.
Takahashi on Television: The Story of the UY Anime - URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION
Welcome to the third part of URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION, a deep dive into Rumiko Takahashi's smash hit from the 80s. In this video, we'll look at…
The Colorful Characters of Tomobiki - URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION
Welcome to the second part of URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION, a deep dive into Rumiko Takahasi's smash hit from the 80s. In this video, we'll cover all…
How It All Began - URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION
Welcome! This is the first part of URUSEI YATSURA: AN OBNOXIOUS SENSATION, a deep dive into Rumiko Takahasi's smash hit from the 80s. In this video, we'll see…
Hayou no Tsurugi
Hayou no Tsurugi was a series of forty (!) light novels by Maeda Tomiko, published between 1989 and 2017. (A spinoff series, Hayou no Tsuru...
Perrine Monogatari, Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Zipang, Dragon Fist, MAJOR 2nd
Mutsumi Inomata and Atsuko Ishida Discussion on 80s Cute Girls Anime
A retrospective between Mutsumi Inomata and Atsuko Ishida from 2012 on 80s cute girls anime, where they talk about working at Kaname Pro on projects such as Plawres…
A Festival of our Own: The Urusei Yatsura/Project A-Ko Connection
Project A-Ko’s origins in the adult anime series Cream Lemon are well documented, less so the influence and shared staff between the iconic OVA and the legendary TV…
Sponsored review - Sorcerer Hunters: The Complete Series on SD Bluray
Recently, Rightstuf sent me several random anime releases to write reviews for! This is the second and final review I’ll be doing for them. ...
Dirty Pair, Dirty Pair: Project Eden, Martian Successor Nadesico, Record of Lodoss War, Sorcerer Hunters
The History of Tatsunoko – Conclusion: Tatsunoko diasporas
suo Yoshida’s death from liver cancer on September 5, 1977, is generally understood as a turning point in the history of studio Tatsunoko. Although his sickness was known…
Gatchaman, Mobile Suit Gundam, Space Runaway Ideon, The Ultraman, Urusei Yatsura
An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: Missing 99
Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ( Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99 ) is a 1986 sci-fi fantasy that makes no sense along m...
Katte ni Shirokuma, Rurouni Kenshin, Sangokushi, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Reign: The Conqueror
Manga the Week of 2/16/22
SEAN: Valentine’s Day has gone, so what manga did you get? Chocolate manga? Is it food? Can you eat it? Viz Media has the one-shot Came the Mirror…
Golden Kamuy, Golden Kamuy Season 2, Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, No Guns Life
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, Ep10-12
In my blog post on the third set of episodes, I piously hoped that there wouldn't be a year gap again, as there had been between the…
Laughing Salesman, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Sanctuary, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Dallos
2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)
30. UnluckyArtist – Starlighter Anime: Urusei Yatsura Song: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa If the title of this video is ringing a distant bell, that’s probably because you’…
Happy Year of The Tiger!
Happy 2022, everyone! May this year be a better one for us all.
Secret Santa Review: Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange — founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the AGC Podcast — where the gifts are…
Urusei Yatsura, BABYLON, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Ghost in the Shell, Lupin III
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 ...
ninteen anime eighty-one part two
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock
Bakumatsu no Spasibo
Yet another project that began in the deep, dark past. Bakumatsu no Spasibo ( Gratitude in the Bakumatsu ) is a 1997 movie about Russian adm...
A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose, Fire Emblem, Tree in the Sun, Bakumatsu no Spasibo, Initial D First Stage
A Roundtable Discussion With 8 Female Animators (Animage, June 1990): A DeepL “Translation”
NOTE: This is by no means a professional translation, this was done via machine translation. As such, not every meaning may be reproduced with 100% accuracy or flow well…
Mashin Hero Wataru, Madonna, Maison Ikkoku, City Hunter, Future Boy Conan
Shin Takarajima
It's no secret that practically every staff member in Orphan is mad for Tezuka Osamu. The team has done more shows by the God of Manga that ...
Pro Golfer Saru, Urusei Yatsura, Wanpaku Tanteidan, Bakumatsu no Spasibo, Fire Emblem
To-Y Blu-ray
To-Y is a 1987 OVA about a Japanese indie rock band and its lead singer. It is based on a ten-volume manga by Kamijou Atsuji. To-Y …
Death Note, Karuizawa Syndrome, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, VINLAND SAGA, Black Lion
Sangokushi Dai Ni Bu Choukou Moyu!
Here, after an unconscionable delay, is the HD version of the second movie in the Sangokushi trilogy, 1993's Sangokushi Dai Ni Bu Choukou M...
Ai no Kusabi, Fullmetal Alchemist, High Speed Jessie, Naruto, Phoenix
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...
Summer Days with Coo, Mezzo, Oedo wa Nemurenai!, Dragon Ball, Okama Report
Tobira o Akete
Tobira o Akete is a sword-and-sorcery fest from 1986. It's based on a 1984 short story by the Japanese fantasy and science fiction writer M...
Review: CRUSHER JOE
Let's go all the way back to the 70s for some rare old-school sci-fi manga. CRUSHER JOE ( Kurassha Jo ), based on the novel series by Haruka...
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...
Maps, Nozomi Witches, Reign: The Conqueror, AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave, Kiba
The Speakeasy #126: Thus Spoke Rohan, Dragon Pilot, Dorohedoro, Beautiful Dreamer
We talk about various shows we’ve been catching up on: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Thus Spoke Rohan OVA Drifting Dragons Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Voltes V Dorohedoro Urusei…
The Obscurities in the Western Connection Catalogue: “Ladius”
Release Date: 30 April 1995 Format: PAL VHS, Japanese Dialogue with English Subtitles Runtime: 48 mins Catalogue Number: WEST042 Jap...
One Piece, Pokémon, Saber Marionette R, Shadow Skill, Trigun
(Maris) The Choujo
I'm not as familiar with the works of Rumiko Takahashi as an anime fan ought to be. I've never watched Maison Ikkoku , Urusei Yatsura , Ranm...
Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Fire Emblem, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Fumoon, ISLAND
Artist spotlight: Shin’ya Ohira
This is just my personal opinion on the matter, but I don’t think many animators ever reached the same level of genius as Yoshinori Kanada in terms of…
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors, Urusei Yatsura, Bubblegum Crisis, Junkers Come Here, Megazone 23
Pick of the Week: Medalists and Househusbands
SEAN: There’s several titles I’m interested in… a new “Peggy Sue Villainess” story, a new We’re New at This sex comedy story, and (of course) a new Urusei…
Drifting Dragons, The Way of the Househusband, Urusei Yatsura, Blue Period
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…
Exper Zenon, Urusei Yatsura, Tokimeki Tonight, What's Michael?, Call Me Tonight
The (Almost) Definitive Fall 2020-Spring 2021 English Shogakukan Manga Guide!
Hello readers! Marion here, reporting back in after an extremely busy seven months. It's still busy where I am, since I work at a local mo...
Cyborg 009, Rin-ne, Kimagure Orange Road, My Hero Academia, Snow White with the Red Hair
Toshihiro Hirano and AIC studio
As I mentioned in the previous article about Graviton, the OVA boom was very much carried by small structures and the overlapping nets of connections made by their…
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, Macross, Megazone 23, Space Runaway Ideon, Urusei Yatsura
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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,…
Graviton, Gainax, and the Itano school
Among all the artists influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Ichirô Itano is probably one of the most important. And yet, he is never considered a Kanada-style animator, most likely…
Megazone 23, Mobile Suit Gundam, Project A-ko, Space Runaway Ideon, Urusei Yatsura
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...
The Fashion Boy is Cool, Twin Spica, Ai no Kusabi, All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Alpen Rose
Urusei Yatsura (1)
Author & Artist Rumiko TakahashiReleased February 2019 by Viz Media imprint VIZ SignatureTranslation: Camellia NiehEditor(s): Amy YuGenre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Artist spotlight: Kazuhiro Ochi
I decided to start this series on the development of the Kanada school with Urusei Yatsura, arguably the moment when its members really became prominent and their style…
Their collective masterpiece: Urusei Yatsura
How did Yoshinori Kanada go from being “merely” a very talented animator to one of the most influential members of the anime industry? That’s a fascinating question, and…
Urusei Yatsura, Magical Princess Minky Momo, OZ, Tetsujin 28
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #823) Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You – Only You
Shownotes :: (show 823) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You – Only You, recorded live March 14th, 2021. …
MAPS: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijin-tachi
Here's a wonderful example of the "wide-screen baroque" school of anime science fiction, the 1987 movie MAPS: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijin-t...
Episode 3: Mermaid Saga Vol.1
Episode 3 sees us tackle the work of the legendary manga creator Rumiko Takahashi, author of series including Inu Yasha, RIN, Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, and…
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…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 96: ReView: Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another Re...
Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Half, Elf Princess Rane, OZ, Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Mystery Box of Misery Volume 3: Ground Defense Force Mao-Chan, Mermaid Forest, Ultra Maniac
They're the Part 2 of 3 you receive when both bookends are out of print. They’re the discs marked down to $1 during clearance and holiday sales. They're fodder for…
Ultramaniac - Magical Girl, Urusei Yatsura, Love Hina, Macross, Marmalade Boy
#105 - Sonic the Hedgehog OVA (1996)
Note: This episode was recorded back in Spring/Summer of 2020. Scrape your Knuckles and catch some Tails because we're talkin' the blue blur himself! Sully, Tobias, and Ryan…
Seasonal Anime Impressions - Winter 2021 - Part 1
Seasonal Anime ImpressionsWinter 2021Part 1Hi and welcome to "this thing with the title above", the only series of blog posts where I give my impressions of the first…
The Promised Neverland Season 2, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, The Promised Neverland, Otherside Picnic, Steins;Gate