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Toraemon
In 1985, the victory of the Hanshin Tigers in the Japan Championship, the equivalent of the US World Series, occasioned a one-shot OVA, Tor...
The Golden Bird, High Speed Jessie, Nightsong of Splendor, Yuukan Club, Queen Millennia
Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai: Tsuyoshi no Time Machine de Shikkari Shinasai
My Discord colleagues in the Inka kairetsu have a dismissive term for the vast bulk of anime that is neither outstanding nor outstandingly ...
Sailor Moon, Akai Hayate, Gakkou no Yuurei, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Graduation
Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2024
The time has come again. To bid a final goodbye to 2024, we gathered animators, designers, directors, producers, studio founders, and individuals with all sorts of relationships with…
The Colors Within, Boukyaku Battery, Garden of Remembrance, Negative Positive Angler, Sengoku Youko
2024 Annual Interest Nook Honor Awards, reflections + resolutions for next year!
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! It’s again that time of the year to discuss the all-encompassing year of media that I have consumed! This includes…
Ayakashi, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, GAMERS!, Urusei Yatsura, Vampire Dormitory
Ranma 1/2 2024 S1 Review ( #ranma #らんまアニメ)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Ranma 1/2 2024 S1 (Season 1) from Netflix, containing 12 episodes. The second season has been announced for later.
Ichigatsu ni wa Christmas
Orphan doesn't often do holiday releases and has never done a Christmas show, as best I can remember, so here's a first: the 1991 shoujo OVA...
One Pound Gospel, Peter Pan & Wendy, Rebecca, Sazae-san, Cowboy Bebop
11 Moments In Anime 2024, #2: Crack That Angel's Egg
Anyone familiar with director Mamoru Oshii will likely remember him directing stuff like the Ghost In The Shell movie or the Patlabor series. But before he worked on…
Little Witch Academia, My Happy Marriage, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Urusei Yatsura, veil
Sunday Retrospective (2024)
It's the most wonderful(?) time of year again, with our annual WSS/Shogakukan round up article! Here we take a look at the ups and downs in ...
exception, Helck, The Law of Ueki, The Legendary Hero is Dead!, Urusei Yatsura
Episode 878: Urusei and Grandma Turn Yatsura Again
This week on Anime Pulse we got more bad tourists, fall festival giveaway winners, and golden apples of youth. Up first Joseph shelved BioShock after a bug cost…
Naki no Ryuu - Hiryuu no Shou
It's rare that I am totally baffled by an anime, but this one managed to do it. A one episode OVA from 1991, Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Hellsing Ultimate, Fist of the North Star 2, Stop!! Hibari-kun!, Watt Poe
Anime Like Puniru is a Cute Slime
When Kotarou Kawaii was in elementary school, he did a slime experiment like many other kids. However, the slime he made proved to be extraordinary when it
Urusei Yatsura, Azumanga Daioh: The Animation, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Squid Girl
The Girl From Phantasia | KYOTO VIDEO
The Girl From Phantasia is another footnote of anime history could've easily been swept under the rug as an Urusei Yatsura rip-off... had it also not been produced…
Review: DARLING IN THE FRANXX
This one is going to be a doozy. What happens when you combine one of the most controversial mecha shows from the last decade and combine ...
Ayakashi Triangle, DARLING in the FRANXX, The Promised Neverland, To Love Ru, Urusei Yatsura
Review: DARLING IN THE FRANXX
This one is going to be a doozy. What happens when you combine one of the most controversial mecha shows from the last decade and combine ...
Ayakashi, Ayakashi Triangle, DARLING in the FRANXX, The Promised Neverland, To Love Ru
Weekly Round-Up, 20-26 November 2024: A Forced Coming-Out, BDSM Manga, and Lolita History
AniFem Round-Up Lum Through the Years: Urusei Yatsura’s gender roles, then and now Ranma 1/2 is just the most recent Rumiko Takahashi title to return to the spotlight–so…
Ranma ½'s Perfect Remake
Ranma 1/2 is my favorite anime remake. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:20 The Story 2:20 The Characters 5:25 The Production 7:06 Did It Age Well? This anime is a delinquent comedy romance anime, It's really hard…
Ranma 1/2 (2024) – 01 (First Impressions) – Love Springs Eternal
Following in the footsteps of Dororo, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Urusei Yatsura comes Ranma 1/2, a full 35 years after it first aired in 1989. The difference between those shows…
Cardcaptor Sakura, Dororo, Dororo, Ranma1/2 (2024), Urusei Yatsura
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…
Judo Story, Oishinbo, Fire Tripper, Tree in the Sun, Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitou no Ryuu
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;…
Outlanders, Run Melos, My Hero Academia, Golgo 13, Koiko no Mainichi
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...
Kiddy Grade, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Yamato 2520, Maison Ikkoku, One Pound Gospel
Spring 2024 Anime Season Reflections
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well. It’s about that time again to talk about the anime I watched during the spring 2024 season! As always, I’ll…
Bartender, Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again, Whisper Me a Love Song, Urusei Yatsura, A Condition Called Love
Chuck Shimezou
I'm really fond of the Young Animators' Training Project (which has had various name, according to the Wikipedia article ) and its OVAs. The...
Aoi Hitomi no Onna no Ko no Ohanashi, Fortune Dogs, Sangokushi, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Urusei Yatsura
Urusei Yatsura 2024 Anime Series Episodes 37-46 Review
Grab the series by the horns and tune into the crazy adventures of our stubborn cast.
Urusei Yatsura 2022 Series Review (#UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the forty-six episode, 2022 anime adaptation series of the Urusei Yatsura manga and finds it a mixed lot.
Urusei Yatsura 46 (2022)(The End #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 46 (2022). Ataru tries to win the contest against Lum while Lum wonders why he won't say he loves her.
Urusei Yatsura 45 (2022)(Boring Melodrama #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 14 (2022). Lum and Ataru decide to be obstinate, leading to Lum issuing a final challenge to Ataru.
Urusei Yatsura – 46 (Fin) – The Spat That Never Ends
While I intrinsically knew that Ataru and Lum would end up back together by the end of this episode, I was able to suspend that inevitability and exist…
Urusei Yatsura 44 (2022)(Failed Wedding #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 44 (2022). Karula gets Ataru to help her try to stop Rupa forcing Lum to marry him.
What’s My Top Ten Anime List Nowadays?
What shows do I actually consider to be peak?
Urusei Yatsura 43 (2022)(Kidnapped #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 43 (2022). An elderly alien comes to collect a debt from Lum's grandfather, namely giving Lum.
Urusei Yatsura 42 (2022)(Mixed Bag #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 42 (2022). Ten-chan tries to learn how to apologize. Lum gets love candies. Her parents find a pod.
Urusei Yatsura – 45 – The End of Darlingelion
While the overall execution of this episode is outstanding—I really will miss Urusei’s gorgeous and inventive retro visuals and its vast ensemble cast—I still felt the need to dock…
Urusei Yatsura 41 (2022)(A Fresh Adaptation #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 41 (2022). Shinobu agrees to be Inaba's girlfriend as part of his job's promotion test.
Urusei Yatsura 40 (2022)(Pity and Irritation #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 40 (2022). Ryuunosuke discovers she's weaker than Nagisa. Ten-chan causes mayhem in Ataru's class.
Urusei Yatsura – 44 – Dark Side of the ‘Shroom
Once a VHS tape is delivered to Lum’s parents announcing her impending nuptuals, her Dad musters his entire army (this is when I remember Lum is basically the…
Urusei Yatsura 39 (2022)(Featuring Annoying Characters! #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 39 (2022). Ryuunosuke meets her ghost otokonoko fiance. Ten-chan helps a dream granting fairy.
Urusei Yatsura – 43 – The Great Grand-Promise
After Lum has a nightmare about being pulled into the darkness, she clings a little closer to Ataru, but all he does is hit on other girls passing…
Urusei Yatsura 38 (2022)(Funny Girl Boss #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 38 (2022). Asuka freaks out about men on her date with Shuutarou, wreaking havoc and wrecking Ataru.
Urusei Yatsura 37 (2022)(Brother Complex #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 37 (2022). Askua's mother tries to push her toward Shuutarou to get her over her brother complex.
Urusei Yatsura – 42 – Stolen Hearts
This week starts off with Lum finishing a personalized scarf Lum poured all of her love into. Watching her hop up and down in joyful anticipation of giving…
Urusei Yatsura – 41 – Bunny Dreams of Normal Girl
When Lum and Ataru are late meeting up with Shinobu to see a movie, she notices all the couples around her, and ends up shouting at some guys…
Urusei Yatsura – 40 – The Young Man Dressed Like a Woman and the Sea
When the newly-resurrected Nagisa has no place else to go, Ryuunosuke and her dad invite him into their house, but he proves to be an annoying freeloader who…
Anime Like Astro Note
Takumi is a gifted, but newly unemployed chef. On his search for more long-term work, he takes a job cooking breakfast at a boarding house even though he…
A Galaxy Next Door, Astro Note, Tamako Market, Urusei Yatsura, Amagi Brilliant Park
Urusei Yatsura – 39 – Ghost Fiancée
Ryuunosuke invites Lum, Shinobu, Ataru, and Shuutarou to an island her father bought for 300 yen and where they now run their beach café. After a shift Ryuu…
Urusei Yatsura – 38 – SisTerminator: Dark Futility
A date between Shuutarou and his androphobic betrothed Asuka was never going to stay normal for long, but it’s impressive just how quickly things go off the rails.…
Urusei Yatsura 36 (2022)(Slapstick Fun #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 36 (2022). Ataru, Shinobu, Lum, Ryuunosuke, and Shuutarou time travel to the Mendou estate of the past.
Urusei Yatsura – 37 – SisTerminator 2: Misjudgment Day
Mizunokouji Asuka’s parents deserve jail time for the abject neglect they’ve subjected to their daughter Asuka. At the same time, Asuka has quickly risen to become one of…
Urusei Yatsura – 36 – His Own Worst Enemy
Urusei Yatsura’s second season resumes after a week off with fresh OP and ED themes from MAISONdes and the origin story of Mendou Shuutarou’s nyctophobia and claustrophobia. Mendou…
Urusei Yatsura 35 (2022)(Eating #UruseiYatsura)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 35 (2022). Lum thinks Ran killed Ataru. Kitsune attempts to bring Shinobu tsukushi to eat.
This Week in Anime - Are We Experiencing a Retro Anime Gold Rush?
With shows like the original Urusei Yatsura and GTO coming to Netflix, Chris and Lucas take a deep dive into the retro anime world to answer the question:…