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Farewell to Yamato: the lost footage
When Farewell to Yamato returned to movie theaters in 4K at the start of 2024, it reignited interest in the minutiae of how the film was originally edited.…
Vintage Report 17: January 1979
At the dawn of 1979, Yoshinobu Nishizaki’s Office Academy studio was on the highest trajectory ever seen in the TV anime industry, which at the time was just…
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) – It Starts Again
Continuing the movie meta I don’t have as much to discuss in this section compared to the posts on the other fans. Though there is a whole meta…
Space Battleship Yamato, Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In The Name of Love (1978) – Complacency is Death
Context Is Fun I really mean that in this case because this film is full of weird little inside things that make it special and yet not at…
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of Love, Space Battleship Yamato
Kenji Sawada’s From Yamato With Love: goodbye, but not farewell
No Yamato film outperformed Farewell in 1978, and no Yamato song outperformed the magnificent From Yamato With Love, which became hugely popular and made the pop music charts.…
Book translation: Space Battleship Yamato and 70s Japan
Throughout its long history, Yamato has been the subject of repeated analysis with one textbook after another examining the phenomenon. (See them all here.) They are all tempting…
January 2022 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
Here are the January 2022 manga, light novel, and book releases.
January 2021 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
Why not start the new year off by taking a gander at what's coming out in this January 2021 manga, light novel, and book releases list!
January 2024 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
January 2024 manga, light novel, and book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, VIZ Media, Kodansha, Azuki, & Irodori Comics!
January 2023 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
The January 2023 manga, light novels, & book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, VIZ Media, Kodansha, Azuki, & Irodori Comics!
A Farewell to Dr. STONE
After nearly five years, the Dr. STONE manga series has come to an end with Chapter 232. The series, written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi, has…
Farewell to My Alter GN
Farewell to My Alter proves that Nio Nakatani is not a creator to pigeonhole.
Farewell
I mentioned in my final post on Usagi Drop that one of the strengths of narrative is the ability to give a greater understanding to lives and situations…
Special - Alien (1979)
Hello everyone, In a season of female action heroes for the Heroic Purgatory podcast, we tackle what may be perhaps the first female action hero in the history of…
Say Farewell to Shinkansen Food Carts
A decades-old staple of riding a bullet train in Japan, the food cart service on the Tokaido Shinkansen is coming to an end.
Spiraken Book Club January 2014: Part 2- Bloody Jack
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the new podcast, Lethal talks about a historical fiction book from 2002 by L.A.…
Panel cancellation
We apologize to all the people who came to our Otakuthon panel. Unfortunately, a member of the staff had a medical emergency that prevented ...
Ouran Panel
Coming to you from Lvl Up Expo for this quick post. Unfortunately, we missed the first half of this panel. Entry into the expo was unorganized and extremely…
Come to my Otakon panel! Or don’t.
The thing about the internet is it encourages us to brand ourselves, the more specific the better. There are a lot of parts of my life that I…
Farewell, 2020…
I’m just gonna make a quick post about my next plans as 2020 is gonna end soon, specifically the anime shows that I’ve picked up for Winter. While…
Farewell 2023
Another year has passed which means its time to reflect. This has become a yearly tradition where on New Years Eve I reflect on my life and the…
Farewell, Nirvash
Today is one of those days when I can report that reviews are complete for an anime series. This time, it’s Brian’s reviews for episodes 41-50 of the…
Farewell, 2023…
This post is brought you by Sasaki and Peeps (or Sasaki to Pii-chan) as I’ll be picking this new anime adaptation in Winter 2023, which will begin in…
Farewell, 2021…
Just a quick post about my next plans as 2021 is gonna end soon. Yes, we’re still under the mercy of the COVID-19 pandemic, but I’m hoping that…
Farewell 2022
Happy New Year! We have entered into 2023 and so I decided to look back and reflect on the podcast and life in 2022. Lets go down memory…
Farewell, 2022…
This post is brought you by Nijiyon Animation, an upcoming short anime adaptation of a 4-koma manga series by Miyakohito which is based on Love Live! Nijigasaki High…
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, NIJIYON ANIMATION
Episode 145 - Changing Jackets: Farewell to Nostradamus
Despite having half of our audio destroyed, our first episode of 2020 is now here. We continue our Changing Jackets series where we go throu...
Issue 17, 2023 - A Farewell to Waifus
We discuss the recent ending of service for the English language release of Princess Connect Re:Dive, a gacha game that was near and dear to our hearts. We've…
1979 Voice Actor interviews
In the wake of The New Voyage, the popularity of Yamato‘s voice actors continued to grow in parallel with Yamato itself and the overall anime boom it helped…
Yoshinobu Nishizaki profile, 1979
The magazine Gallantmen was so close in style and content to the Japanese Playboy, you could have switched covers and not known the difference. Why has it come…
How to Japanese Podcast – S03E05 – Murakami Bibliography – 1979-1987
This week on the podcast I’m taking a close look at Murakami’s complete bibliography for the first eight years of his career. See my Google Sheet version of…
Spiraken Book Club January 2014: Part 1- The Time Machine
Welcome to the First Episode of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this pilot episode of the new podcast, Xan discusses the 1895 classic science fiction novel by H.G. Wells,…
Panel at NakaKon
Hi everyone! Would like to let everyone know I’m doing another panel on Josei TV anime/manga and the history of the demographic in the industry at Naka Kon…
Type-Moon Weekly News Roundup: Farewell to Oniland
This Saturday post is the weekly Type-Moon news in addition to the regular APB post on Sunday. If you have any suggestions for what to highlight on the…
This Week in Games - A Farewell To Legs
We might be saying goodbye to Ryza as a game protagonist, but she'll be back in her own anime! Also, some good news for a well-known Resident Evil…
Office Academy brochure, May 1979
Anticipating the character of the times: ACADEMY ’79-’80 This is the front and back cover of a unique time capsule of anime history, the 16-page company brochure for…
The Execution Game (1979) review
A satisfying and stylish conclusion full of captivating action-sequences.
Kanada and Tomonaga, 1978-1979
This article is an annex to this piece 1979 was no doubt a busy year in the anime industry, and especially so in the careers of Yoshinori Kanada…
Vintage Report 18: February 1979
As Yamato 2 moved into its post-Telezart phase with four very compelling episodes, development continued on The New Voyage, media coverage intensified, and new books kept the world…
Lia - Farewell Song
My parents come home from their trip tomorrow.
Lia - Farewell Song
That time of year is upon us. The leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, and whats this? Theres anime coming out this season Im legitimately interested…
Blue Box, Kanon, Kanon (2006), Little Witch Academia, Natsume's Book of Friends
Lia - Farewell Song
Man, summer really came in with a bang. My areas been hit with a week-long heat wave thats expected to continue. As far as the anime season goes...yeah,…
#77 - Farewell, Hamacon
A couple weeks ago, we were given the great pleasure of attending Hamacon in Huntsville, Alabama for the second year in a row as their Featured Panelists. This…
Nase Yamato
Nase Yamato is one of my favorite mangaka! I have almost her manga books. I got 'Dekiru Otoko no Sodatekata' recently. The story outline i...
New Manga How-To Book
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The Road to Oz: Worst Book Since the First Book
Well, time to head down the rabbit hole that L. Frank Baum created during the turn of the Twentieth Century! Today, I passed the one-third point (give-or-take, since…
You are invited to the 2020 Online Yuri Panel!
Please join me on Sunday, May 31 at 5:00 PM Eastern US Time (9PM GMT/ 2PM PT) as I take your questions about Yuri manga anime and the…
Fans Say Farewell to Yokohama's Life-Size Moving Gundam
Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, singer T.M. Revolution, and LUNA SEA's Sugizo appeared for the spectacular send-off.
Farewell to My Alter, Nio Nakatani Short Story Collection
Farewell to My Alter, Nio Nakatani Short Story Collection, from Yen Press works equally well as a Yuri collection, a science fiction/fantasy collection, or a collection of Nakatani-sensei’s…