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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
Kaitei 3-man Mile
Toei Douga pioneered the feature-length theatrical cartoon in Japan, starting with 1958's Hakujaden . Orphan has released several Toei featu...
Lupin III, The Little Norse Prince, The Green Cat, Triton of the Sea, Dororo
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
(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
More Raws from the Attic
Time to share a bit more buried treasure with the anime universe. Today's offering is Super Real Mahjong, a pair of OVAs from 1990 which sha...
Sangokushi Daiichibu Eiyuu-tachi no Yoake (HD)
This has been in the works for a while. High-definition versions of the Sangokushi movies appeared on Japanese streaming sites in the spring...
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
Hashire! Shiroi Ookami
Orphan hasn't done a critter feature in a while, so we're quite chuffed to present the first English-subtitled version of the 1990 movie Has...
Cleaning Out The Attic
Everyone in Orphan is a fan of old anime, so it's not surprising that the team has collected a lot more raw anime than it can translate. (Th...
B.B. Fish
There just aren't enough anime about scuba diving. Yes, there was Grand Blue , but it was primarily a gross-out comedy. And there was Amanch...
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
Aspect Ratios
In this blog entry, I am venturing into deep water without a life jacket, because I'm not an encoder, and I don't play one on TV. To keep…
Sensou Douwa: Boku no Boukuugou
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Futatsu no Kurumi, Gravitation TV, RahXephon, Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki, Fire Emblem
Tabi Suru Tobi Neko
Today, Orphan is releasing Tabi Suru Tobi Neko ( The Journeys of the Jumping Cats ). It's about... cats! Cute Cats Doing Cute Things™: Play...
Call Me Tonight
Pink Noise was a series of unrelated OVAs issues by C.Moon, the "adult" label of Bandai Visual. It consisted of four titles: Call Me Tonight...
Chameleon 3
I bet you weren't expecting another episode of Chameleon . Frankly, neither was I. Even though laalg translation-checked all the remaining e...
Fruits Basket, Nozomi Witches, Saiyuki, Sangokushi, Tsuritama
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...
Out of Gas
You've probably noticed that Orphan's releases this year lean heavily towards re-releases of past projects or of previously fansubbed material. Basically, the group is out of gas; our…
Nijuushi no Hitomi, Sakyo Komatsu's Animation Theater, Ambassador Magma, Fighting Beauty Wulong, Maps
Yamatarou Comes Back 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…
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…
Rain Boy 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…
Fire Emblem, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Chinpui, A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose, Fireball
The Green Cat 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…
Billy Inu, Makoto-chan, The Green Cat, Sherlock Hound, Techno Police
Megami Paradise
Sometimes, Orphan's path to a project is so convoluted that even I can't quite figure out how we got there. That's pretty much the case with...
Doukyuusei -Classmates-, Golgo 13, Naruto, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Wedding Peach
Technology Continues to March On
In previous posts, I've written about advances in technology that have enabled Orphan, and other fansub teams, to get more out of analog sources. These included:The Domesday Duplicator,…
Ohoshi-sama no Rail
I'm not sure how I feel about the 1993 movie Ohoshi-sama no Rail ( Rail of Stars ). Based on a 1983 autobiographical novel by Kobayashi Chi...
The Golden Bird, Nine, Stop!! Hibari-kun!, High Speed Jessie, Kinnikuman
Coluboccoro 2019
In the deep, dark past, an animator named Itoso Kenji created a one-man show called Coluboccoro . He did the story, the planning, the animat...
Barbapapa Around the World, Izumo, One Piece Film: Gold, Onigiri, Yamato 2520
Sensou Douwa: Chiisai Sensuikau ni Koi wo Shita Dekasugira Kojira no Hanashi
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Futatsu no Kurumi, Swimming, Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki, Hellsing, Little Witch Academia
Nine: Kantetsuhen HD
Orphan's HD releases of t he Nine saga reaches its end with the third installment, 1984's Nine: Kanketsuhen ( Nine: Final ). Niimi Katsuya...
Nine 2: Koibito Sengen HD
Here's a high definition version of the second installment in the Nine trilogy, Nine 2: Koibito Sengen ( Nine 2: Declaring Love ). Once a...
Nine: Original-ban HD
HD raws of Nine have been floating around the web for a while now. They were streaming rips, and they were letter-boxed or pillar-boxed. I w...
Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
Let's get 2021 started with a bang (so the speak), with another really obscure OVA, 1990's Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro ( Milky ...
Ai no Kusabi, Akai Hayate, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, The Magnificent Zorro, Naruto
Ideas for 2021
After 2020, "plans" seems altogether too strong a word for Orphan Fansubs' projects in 2021. So rather than write down some impossible set of goals, or even an…
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Idea, Ambassador Magma, One Pound Gospel, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro
2020 In Review
Boy, am I happy to see 2020 in the rear-view mirror. Pandemic, protests, political polarization... Millions dead world-wide... It can't end soon enough. Despite that, Orphan Fansubs had…
Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells, Senya Ichiya Monogatari, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, Amatsuki, Great Pretender
Yume kara Samenai
And here's Orphan last release for 2020: Yume kara Samenai ( Can't Stop Dreaming ). An OVA from 1987, it practically screams "young adult t...
TO-Y, Death Note, Genji, Izumo, Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Amatsuki Re-Revisited
You might wonder, with good reason, why Orphan is releasing a new version of Amatsuki , six years after our first release. That release is q...
Ghost in the Shell, Hand Maid Mai, High Score, Joker: Marginal City, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Apfelland Monogatari
For some time, BlueFixer has been looking for a better source to redo the 1992 movie Apfelland Monogatari ( The Tale of Apfelland ). When a ...
Metropolis, One Piece, High Speed Jessie, Yuukan Club, Serial Experiments Lain
Majo demo Steady... v3?
Ever since Orphan released Majo demo Steady ( My Steady Is a Witch ) two years ago, I've wanted to do a version with better video (the…
Ipponbouchou Mantarou
Stop me if you've heard this one before. The son of a local grub shop is goaded by his father into seeking his fortune as a chef. He…
No Money!, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Mars, Oishinbo, Night Head Genesis
Botchan
Orphan is proud to present the first English version of the 1980 TV special Botchan . (It should not be confused with the shorter version th...
Vampire Princess Miyu, Yuukan Club, Amon Saga, Golden Boy, Neo Human Casshan
Ave Atque Vale, Moguro Fukuzou
It's has taken more than six years, but Evil-Saizen has finally finished the main sequence of Laughing Salesman . After 103 episodes, Moguro...
Cool Cool Bye
When a laserdisc of the 1986 fantasy OVA Cool Cool Bye turned up in a pile of discs the team bought in Japan, I thought it would…
Phoenix, Stop!! Hibari-kun!, Maris the Chojo, White Fang, Ai no Kusabi
Sensou Douwa: Tako ni Natta Okaasan
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Makoto-chan the Movie
Some western anime audiences are familiar with Crayon Shin-chan , a very long running Japanese anime series about a five-year-old boy with l...
Dr. Slump, Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, Makoto-chan, Rose of Versailles, Time Bokan Series: Yatterman
Saiyuuki (1960) HD
In honor of the 60th anniversary of its release in 1960, Orphan is releasing a high-definition version of Saiyuuki , encoded from an HDTV ...
Saiyuki, Candy Candy, Devilman, The Devil Lady, GeGeGe no Kitaro
Choosing Sources
Orphan does many of its show from analog sources - laserdisc by preference, VHS if need be. This reflects the team's interest in the "anime that time forgot"…
Amon Saga, Blue Flames, Nightsong of Splendor, Laughing Salesman, Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Sweet Spot
Here's an almost totally unknown work from director Sugii Gisaburou, the 1991 OVA Sweet Spot . Based on a manga by Chuusonji Yutsuko, it tel...
Tree in the Sun, Lupin III, Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini, Nine, Nozomi Witches
Mea Maximum Culpa (Exper Zenon v2)
What, another v2? Yup... and for a problem that's happened before: timecodes. Several of the raws Orphan has used have had timecode problems. For example, a discrepancy between…
Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane (The Angelus Bell)
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, is less well known that the bombing of Hiroshima three days earlier, for several reasons. ...
The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Barefoot Gen, Hikaru no Go, Kuro ga Ita Natsu, Kuroi Ame ni Utarete
Waza no Tabibito
Here's a modern OVA that slipped under the radar, 2011's Waza no Tabibito ( Skills Journey ). Waza is virtually a one-man production - cr...
Nora, Rizelmine, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Fruits Basket, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
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