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Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 1
Gakkou no Yuurei ( School Ghosts ) is an anthology of ghost stories, mostly set at schools. Seven volumes were released between 1995 and 19...
Dirty Pair, Gakkou no Yuurei, Macross, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Orphen
Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Man (Aoki Honoo v2)
Aoki Honoo is a one-shot OVA from 1989, based on a six-volume manga by Yanagasawa Kimio, a prolific mangaka who is almost unknown in the…
Ushiro no Hyakutaro
Ushiro no Hyakutaro ( Hyakutaro Behind or Hyakutaro in Back ) is a two-volume OVA from 1991. Based on a eight-volume manga by Tsunada Jir...
Galaxy Express 999, The Twelve Kingdoms, Bite me!, Girl from Phantasia, Fruits Basket
Tottoi
Inka and Orphan are pleased to bring you Tottoi , an environmental fable (or fairy tale) from 1992. Based on a novel by Italian writer Giann...
HAIKYU!!, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Silent Möbius, Yamato 2520, Dragon Century
Ryokunohara Labyrinth
Ryokunohara Labyrinth in a 1990 shounen-ai OVA. It centers on two boys, Imanishi Hiroki and Tokino Kanata, who have been best friends (and ...
Call Me Tonight, Dragon Fist, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Nightsong of Splendor, Sakura Wars
Nijuushi no Hitomi
Nijuushi no Hitomi ( Twelve Sets of Eyes ) is a 1980 TV special based on a perennially popular novel by Tsuboi Sakae. In addition to this…
A Wind Named Amnesia, Amon Saga, Camelot, Hana no Ko Lunlun, Marine Express
Princess Army
Princess Army: Wedding Combat (to give it its full title) is a two-part OVA from 1992. It's a teaser for a 12 volume manga by Kitagawa Miyu...
Dallos, Joshiraku, Oh! My Goddess, Akai Hayate, Doukyuusei -Classmates-
OUT: Yawara! Eps 87-93 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
I’m also done! It’s been a while since the last release. Enjoy the mass release. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawa…
OUT: Yawara! Eps 87-93 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
I’m also done! It’s been a while since the last release. Enjoy the mass release. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawa…
Yawara – 87-93 (BD)
Tch, typical. You wait forever for a Yawara episode and 7 (SEVEN) show up at once. And it's turned into a New York-based action series now, with all…
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
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
Buried
I'm less than halfway through my enforced hiatus for cataract surgery, but something remarkable has happened. Instead of Orphan's work grind...
Junk Boy, Koiko no Mainichi, Houkago no Tinker Bell, Christmas in January, Ambassador Magma
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro v2
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro ( The Murder Ticket Is Heart- Colored ) is a 1990 standalone OVA based on a series of young adult novels for wo...
Kiddy Grade, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Sangokushi, Angel Cop, Explorer Woman Ray
Master Keaton - Naoki Urasawa’s Forgotten Masterpiece
With the somewhat recent release of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto, I been thinking a lot about some of his other works. First off that obscure and totally unknown TV series…
Nayuta
Nayuta is a 1986 sci-fi OVA,based on a three volume manga by Sasaki Junko. (The manga is not available in English.) It's another show that a...
Mobile Police Patlabor, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Botchan, Fist of the North Star
Asatte Dance
Here's another ecchi OVA from Knack: 1991's Asatte Dance ( Dance till Tomorrow ), adapted from a seven volume manga by Yamamoto Naoki. It's...
Blue Sonnet, Kitty-Cat Fantasia, Run Melos, Oedo wa Nemurenai!, No Money!
2023 in Review
A year of retreads and repeats, none of them good: War in Ukraine. War in the Middle East. Covid, flu, and RSV. Donald Trump and Joe Biden r...
Laughing Salesman, Noel's Fantastic Trip, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, Undead Murder Farce
Yawara – 79-86 (BD)
As many of you will remember, Christmas Eve is CP Day in this corner of the internet: the day where we release a bunch of episodes to celebrate…
OUT: Yawara! 79-86 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
CP Day continues with 8 awesome episodes of Yawara. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_079_[7…
OUT: Yawara! 79-86 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
CP Day continues with 8 awesome episodes of Yawara. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_079_[7…
Review: Pluto
This ONA series, which debuted on Netflix in late October, has a very interesting pedigree. It adapts a lauded manga by Naoki Urasawa (the manga-ka behind titles like…
Ai to Ken no Camelot
Some anime is great; some is awful. And some just leaves you scratching your head, not in confusion (like Genji, Part 1 ), but in bemusement...
Amon Saga, Bite me!, Cat's Eye, Rebecca, The Great Adventures of Robin Hood
Raiyantsuuri no Uta
Orphan is pleased to bring you the first English version of the 1994 movie Raiyantsuuri no Uta ( The Song of Raiyantsuuri ), a title so rar...
Juliet, Raiyantsuuri no Uta, Wolf's Rain, Girl from Phantasia, Arc the Lad
Heart Cocktail Vol 5
Heart Cocktail , based on a manga series by Watase Seizou, is a joint project between DarkWispers (Darkonius), Lonely Chaser (MartyMcflies...
Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Bavi Stock, Dallos, Tree in the Sun, Ikkyu the Little Monk
464 – 9 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 4 – Pluto with Aidan Clarke
We're celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations by revisiting Pluto! We're joined by manga letterer Aidan Clarke to talk about all things Naoki Urasawa! We discuss Monster, Yawara!,…
Sanada 10 - The End of the Beginning... Actually, Just "The End" (Ep10-12)
The final episodes of Sanada 10 bring the series to a close... sort of. In fact, there are so many loose ends that it's clear the creators…
Dallos, Gintama, Hell Girl, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
OUT: Yawara! 75-78 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another awesome release… just as planned :) Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_075_[720p][Blu-Ray][F02391E9].mkv Size: 767,727,091 bytes …
OUT: Yawara! 75-78 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another awesome release… just as planned :) Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_075_[720p][Blu-Ray][F02391E9].mkv Size: 767,727,091 bytes …
Yawara – 75-78 (BD)
YES, WE ARE STILL ALIVE AND HERE'S SOME YAWARA FOR YOU ALL!*ahem*Enjoy. Joint with Live-eviL.
Sanada 10 Special
Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...
Fire Tripper, Hellsing, Magic Knight Rayearth, Wild 7, My Hero Academia
Randori Acts of Friendship: “Ippon” Again!
Anime is no stranger to judo, with titles like Yawara! being perennial favorites in Japan. “Ippon” Again! isn’t quite the same kind of work, but what it does…
Rehab Assignment (Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori Full HD)
When it came to Covid, I was pretty lucky, considering my age. No hospitalization required, no lingering after-effects. Still, it knocked me...
Phoenix, Ikkyu the Little Monk, Jarinko Chie, Super Gal Asari, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken
OUT: Yawara! 69-74 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another mass release for y’all! :) Enjoy! — Mamo-chan Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_069_[720p][Blu-Ray][6FCAE4F4].mkv Size: 73…
OUT: Yawara! 69-74 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another mass release for y’all! :) Enjoy! — Mamo-chan Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_069_[720p][Blu-Ray][6FCAE4F4].mkv Size: 73…
Yawara – 69-74 (BD)
Damn, that's one serious-looking monkey.Joint with Live-eviL.
Anime Like Ippon Again
Before their last match in middle school, Michi Sonoda announces to her teammate Sanae that she won't be continuing judo in high school, believing that youth
Hinomaru Sumo, Laid-Back Camp, Slow Loop, Tsurune, Bamboo Blade
Hiatus, Involuntary
Orphan's seven fans must be wondering what is going on. It's been a month since the last blog post, and even longer since the last release. ...
It's Broken, Broken, Broken
For some time, I've wondered why anime groups have taken to specifying exactly which video players they support for their releases. Some say...
Tengai Makyou
Our 300th release, or at least that's what is says on the release page. Orphan starts out 2023 on the right note with the first English-subt...
Cosmic Fantasy, Crest of the Stars, Tree in the Sun, Laughing Target, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
2022 in Review
2022 winds down as catastrophically as most other recent years. The war in Ukraine grinds on. A "tripledemic" rages in the US. Covid has ret...
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep19-21
The seventh volume of Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament is the pivot point between the mythic and "historical" parts of the Bible....
Cowboy Bebop, Witch Girl Meg, Nozomi Witches, Yamato 2520, Initial D First Stage
What's in a Name?
Today, in honor of the anniversary of the passing of our late colleague, CP, QC extraordinaire for many groups, we have a mass release of on...
Yawara – 66-68 (BD)
Christmas Eve is here again, which means it's CP Day once more—the day where we honour the memory of our much-missed fellow fansubber, ConsiderPhlebas, by releasing a whole…
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...
Ashita e Free Kick, Shin Chan, Tenchi Muyo!, Magical Princess Minky Momo, Tetsujin 28
Hameln no Violin Hiki
Here's a project that everyone on the team loved: the 1996 short movie Hameln no Violin Hiki ( The Violinist of Hamelin ). Based on a 37-vol...
Barbapapa, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, Sol Bianca, Yawara!, Akai Hayate
OUT: Yawara! 60-65 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
It’s been a while since we released Yawara. Here’s 6 episodes of Yawara. Enjoy. — Mamo File: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_060_[72…
OUT: Yawara! 60-65 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
It’s been a while since we released Yawara. Here’s 6 episodes of Yawara. Enjoy. — Mamo File: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_060_[72…
Yawara – 60-65 (BD)
Yes, Yawara fans, your eyes do not deceive you! Saizen is alive! Well, just about... As ever, this is a joint with Live-eviL.
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! ( I Am Shiratori Reiko! ) is a one episode shoujo romantic comedy from 1990. It is based on a 7-volume manga ...
Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Pilot Candidate, Outlaw Star, What's Michael?, World Trigger