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“We’re all Iso’s children” – Interview with Ken’ichi Kutsuna [Part 1]

An exclusive interview with animator, director and anime historian Ken’Ichi Kutsuna about his work on Vlad Love and Magical Destroyers.

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“We’re all Iso’s children” – Interview with Ken’ichi Kutsuna [Part 1]

An exclusive interview with animator, director and anime historian Ken’Ichi Kutsuna about his work on Vlad Love and Magical Destroyers.

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Anime Like The Vampire Dies in No Time

Vampire hunter Ronald has received a job to rescue the son of a woman from the castle of what is said to be a legendarily powerful vampire.

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Anime Series Like Urusei Yatsura

For skirt-chasing Ataru Moroboshi, the only notable thing about him is his extraordinary bad luck. That luck kicks in when aliens suddenly invade Earth

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Yofukashi no Uta Anime Review 68/100

Vampires. Anime absolutely loves vampires. From Monogatari to Jojo, Mars Red to Vlad Love. Something about this western monster has captured Japan’s imagination so much that we see…

Star Crossed Anime

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18 Paranormal Comedy Anime Recommendations on The Lighter Side of Spooky

The paranormal is everything beyond the scope of human scientific understanding. Espers, aliens, ghosts, everything that supernatural and sometimes sci-fi

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Anime Series Like Call of the Night

After rejecting a confession from a girl at school because he doesn't understand love, Kou stops going to school and starts wandering the night with

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Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2021

Our yearly animation awards have once again gathered animators, directors, producers, writers, translators, fans, and everything in between to pick the greatest contributions to anime and the world…

Sakuga Blog

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Why Does Vlad Love Exist?

It’s not everyday that you hear about Mamoru Oshii being behind a new anime production. You know, the guy behind the original Ghost in the Shell Film, Patlabor…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Anime Review: Vlad Love

Year: 2021 Length: 12 Episodes Genre: Comedy, School, Supernatural, Vampire Studio: Production I.G / Drive Synopsis: Mitsugu Banba is a high school girl who finds meaning in donating…

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Mamoru Oshii’s Vlad Love, Guest Review by Megan

Welcome to another Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu! I’m ecstatic to be welcoming back Guest Reviewer Megan who is once again here to talk to us about Mamoru…

Okazu

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Winter 2021 Anime Awards

Another season of anime has come and gone, so once again I’ll be looking back at some of the things I enjoyed most from what I was watching.…

Rory Muses

Winter 2021 Final Thoughts

Yeah, I know, would you believe it? For Great Justice lives! Everything looked on the upswing heading into 2021, and a truly stacked season—arguably the most stacked season…

FOR GREAT JUSTICE

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2021 Winter Anime Season: Final Thoughts

It’s that time of the year again, so enjoy our Final Thoughts of the winter anime season that just came to an end~ JUJUTSU KAISEN Hands down, Jujutsu…

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Ani-Gamers Podcast #156 – Molcar, the Ultimate Lifeform

Pui Pui! This episode Evan and David review the recently completed series of stop-motion anime shorts Pui Pui Molcar, which has been a huge success in Japan. Plus,…

Ani-Gamers

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Vlad Love – 12 (Fin) – Interview with Vampire Girl A

The Vlad Love finale begins with one of its typical pop culture tangents, this time with Maki talking about the 1994 film Interview With the Vampire, which not only affirmed…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 11 – Undead Bait

Here it is: the Vlad Love Beach episode. When the Blood Donation Club requests a “training camp” trip to cut loose, Chihiro brings up the club’s utter lack…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 10 – The Incredible Cyber-Franken-Kong

I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed.—Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein In a return to “conventional” Vlad Love, Chihiro-sensei introduces the new transfer…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 09 – Nuts and Bolts

Going into this episode cold, I spent half the time wondering what the heck was going on and why there was little to know animation, and the other…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 08 – The Hematologist’s Lament

Chihiro describes her daily battle as school nurse, Blood Donation Club advisor, night class instructor, and researcher, while gazing at the moon and grasping a bottle of blood…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 07 – Vla Vla Vland

Vlad Love goes from the “cultural festival play” episode to the “let’s make a movie” episode, with Maki as the director and Mai, Mitsugu and Katsuno starring (Katsuno…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love Review

“you really have to be an older, more experienced anime fan to get all of Vlad Love’s shtick”

SpaceWhales Anime Blog

Vlad Love – Final Review

Vlad Love is one of those comedy shows that makes you wonder what is about. It’s basically a girl meets vampire girl. Yes, it’s starting to sound like…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

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Yuri Quickie: VLADLOVE

Originally the plan was to review the show in its entirety once all 12 episodes were made available. That time had come. However, as readers will soon find…

The Yuri Empire

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Winter 2021 Anime: Thoughts So Far

Ah, it appears we are roughly halfway though the winter 2021 season of anime. That must mean it is time for me to once again share my impressions…

Rory Muses

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Vlad Love – 06 – The World’s a Stage, Not at Stake

The title above is essentially the thesis for my review: by not involving combat aircraft or blowing up entire cities and simply focusing on something, Vlad Love’s quirky hyperactivity can…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 05 – Bleed the Parents

First, I must issue a correction: Vlad Love doesn’t forget everything that happens from week to week. That said, it forgets quite a bit, or at least hand-waves it away.…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 04 – All Concerned Parties

In a particularly chaotic episode, Mitsugu is captured by the president of the Torture Club for allegedly getting to close to Nami, the Dance Club president, whom he…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 03 – Quite Unconcerned by Crosses

The zoo fiasco forgotten (like all things from episode to episode), Mitsugu and Mai catch a vampire flick at the movies…and Mai is so inspired she can’t help…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Vlad Love – 02 – The Blood Defines the Drinker

It’s been over a month since the first episode of Vlad Love,but five more episodes have arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. I just wish the episode…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Nostalgia

Sometimes I’m accused of nostalgia for older anime. My youth makes that impossible, though: a person can only feel nostalgia for something they’ve known. I’m relatively young. I…

327 Robots

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Winter 2021 Anime Overview And The State Of The Anime Industry

Enjoy this deep dive into the unusual Winter 2021 anime season: let’s talk about its extraordinary concentration of brilliant creators and robust teams capable of supporting their ideas,…

Sakuga Blog

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Yuri Anime 2021

Just like our Yuri Anime 2013, Yuri Anime 2014, Yuri Anime 2015, Yuri Anime 2016, Yuri Anime 2017, Yuri Anime 2018, Yuri Anime 2019, and Yuri Anime 2020…

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Seasonal Anime Impressions - Winter 2021 - Part 5

Seasonal Anime ImpressionsWinter 2021Part 5It's the grand finale! Are you excited? No? Well, that's fine. Below these last impressions there will be some overall thoughts on this season…

Slug Gardens

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2021 Winter Anime Season: First Impressions

It’s a brand-new year, so enjoy our First Impressions of the winter anime season that just started~ Otherside Picnic Studio: Felix Film, LIDENFILMS | Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery,…

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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…

Slug Gardens

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Vlad Love Episode 1 Review

“It was funny – really funny, even – by virtue of great direction and that chipper pacing, but the gags themselves were just okay slapstick”

SpaceWhales Anime Blog

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Yuri News Update: January 2021

It’s an all-new year but the same ol’ Yuri News Update that you know and don’t seem to hate too much. :D This month’s update seems to be…

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Vlad Love – 01 (First Impressions) – Not-So-Fresh Blood

I tend to be drawn to simple anime premises. Takagi teases Nishikata, Tanaka is listless, Titans Attack, etc. Along comes Vlad Love, which immediately impresses with its gritty retro…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

VLADLOVE Premiere Date Announced

I mentioned in my Winter 2021 anime picks post it would be nice if VLADLOVE got a surprise Winter premiere announcement. Well, it kinda did. According to this…

The Yuri Empire

My Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2021

This upcoming season has a ton of highly anticipated sequels—but there are more than a few new shows that shouldn’t be overlooked as well.

Biggest In Japan

Let’s Talk About 2020 – A Yuri Recap

With this post, I would like to put aside all of the bad that has happened in 2020 and instead focus on what people that come here actually…

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Vlad Love (ぶらどらぶ) Guest Review by Megan

Today is my favorite kind of day – we have a brand new Guest Reviewer here on Okazu! Many of you will have noticed that Megan has been…

Okazu

Vlad Love Episode 1: In the Name of Blood

I mentioned in my Winter 2021 Anime Picks post the Vlad Love team would post an early screening of the first episode. That time has come so let’s…

The Yuri Empire

Yuri News Update: December 2020

First up, it looks like Wataten will be getting a new anime project, at some point in the near future. The first season was a pleasant surprise, so…

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Yuri News Update: August 2020

It’s that time of the month again, time to go over what’s been happening in the world of yuri anime, manga, and visual novels. So sit back, relax,…

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Yuri News Update: July 2020

Summer is officially here, and with it comes another Yuri News Update. As has been the case lately, there’s a lot to get to, and as always, if…

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Yuri News Update: June 2020

It’s the first Wednesday in June, which means it’s time for yet another Yuri News Update. If I missed a news story worth mentioning, feel free to mention…

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