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Ayane's High Kick | KYOTO VIDEO
By the late 90s, the allure of the OVA format was beginning to wane and one prominent victim of this sea change was Ayane's High Kick; a kickboxing…
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Battle Athletes: A Retro Anime Retrospective | KYOTO VIDEO
Since the Olympics are around the corner, let's take a look back at a sports anime that I can tangentially relate it to. One with lots of wack-a-doo…
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High School DxD: The Phoenix of the School Battle
By Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero. Released in Japan by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Haydn Trowell. Sigh. The second volume of…
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Birth: On Yoshinori Kanada & the Kanada School | KYOTO VIDEO
Yoshinori Kanada was one of the first Japanese animators to develop a trademark style that continues to influence animators to this day. But he only one anime that…
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Graduation | KYOTO VIDEO
No piece of media set in high school is complete without a graduation episode and for one fore-running raising sim franchise, it was decided that their big OVA…
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Arion | KYOTO VIDEO
The European sword-and-sandal genre seems quite unlikely to be found in anime, right? Wrong! Yoshikazu Yasuhiko directed and animated a big budget epic in the 80s steeped in…
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High School DxD (Episode 11) – The Acclaimed Battle Continues!
When Rias loses Koneko she decides to change tactics a little, especially as Riser’s queen is attacking. Issei and Kiba are to keep everyone busy while she leads…
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Junk Boy | KYOTO VIDEO
1987 's Junk Boy is here to remind you that, as bad as some perverts in modern anime can be, they could also worse. The gorgeous city pop…
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Slayers Gorgeous | KYOTO VIDEO
Back from vacation and I need to get back in the swing of things. So about our annual Slayers video. This year, we look at the final entry…
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Hanappe Bazooka | KYOTO VIDEO
What do you get when you cross the creator of Mad Bull 34 with the creator of Devilman? Why you get Hanappe Bazooka. An anime that, in spite…
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Ozanari Dungeon | KYOTO VIDEO
Learn about the early forgotten fantasy franchise Ozanari Dungeon and how its OVA had help from not one, but TWO legendary animation studios. Subscribe to KaiserBeamz for the…
Area 88 | KYOTO VIDEO
At the dawn of the golden age of the OVA, Studio Pierrot followed up their success with Dallos with Area 88. Watch how a famous director and writer…
Roots Search | KYOTO VIDEO
WARNING: CONTAINS FLASHING IMAGES Let us decompress by exploring a truly uninspired Alien-ripoff anime. One in particular that may or may not involve yakuza money. This is Roots Search.…
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Vampire Wars | KYOTO VIDEO
Before the light novel, there was the pulp magazine. And before the light novel adaptation, there was the pulp magazine adaptation. And out of all of them, Vampire…
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Slayers Return | KYOTO VIDEO
Our annual venture in the Slayers franchise returns with a look at the film Slayers Return and ask the question... is this really the best Slayers movie we've…
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Slayers Great | KYOTO VIDEO
ORIGINALLY AIRED: May 12th, 2023 It's time for our annual trip to Slayer-town again and this time it's gonna really silly, even by Lina & Naga standards. On the…
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Crystal Triangle| KYOTO VIDEO
What initially begins as a rip-off of Indiana Jones transforms into something truly mad. But is it enough to make an forgotten OVA movie like Crystal Triangle watchable?…
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Bio Hunter | KYOTO VIDEO
Gorey special effects and other production materials have become intertwined with horror movies since time immemorial and people have given praise to their craft. So, it should make…
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Lily C.A.T. | KYOTO VIDEO
Celebrate Halloween by seeing how, out of all the Alien rip-offs that came out in the 80s, Lily C.A.T. might be the better ones. And also learn if…
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Ninja Resurrection | KYOTO VIDEO
Ninja Resurrection was once one of the most infamous anime titles that ever got dumped on to the overseas market. Take a look into the lie that formed…
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Bounty Dog | KYOTO VIDEO
In the mid-90s, Manag Entertainment greenlit the licenses for a ton of cheap, schlocky anime in a desperate big to recoup the costs of co-producing Ghost in the…
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Jujutsu Kaisen (Episode 17) – Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event – Group Battle 3 –
During Nobara and Nishimiya, they discuss the expectations put on female Jujutsu sorcerers. However, Maki is busy taking care of business, which leads to a confrontation with her…
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Jujutsu Kaisen (Episode 14) – Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event – Group Battle 0 –
It’s time for the inter-school competition with the Kyoto branch, which means Itadori can finally return from the dead! How will his friends take the news? How will…
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Jujutsu Kaisen (Episode 15) – Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event – Group Battle 1 –
With the first event begun, the students race to find the grade two curse. Well, not the Kyoto students. They are heading toward Itadori with one goal in…
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Jujutsu Kaisen (Episode 16) – Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event – Group Battle 2 –
Toudou and Itadori continue their fight/bromance. Meanwhile, Nobara and Panda come up against Mechamaru and Nishimiya. Could we be about to see the first competitor to be retired…
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High School DxD
High School DxD is a 2012 Harem Action and Fantasy anime series from Japanese animation studio TNK, whose created series such as School Days, Bladedance of Elementalers, and…
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Cromartie High School
A wacky comedy manga about Cromartie High School, a place infamous for it's delinquents. Continue reading →
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Bride of Deimos | KYOTO VIDEO
A popular shōjo horror manga finally gets an anime with a surprisingly storied director at the wheel. But can 1988's Bride of Deimos conquer a paltry budget and…
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Labyrinth of Flames | KYOTO VIDEO
Fifteen years after Project A-ko, creator Katsuhiko Nishijima wishes to get back to his gag-driven roots by turning a pitch for a samurai drama into something more his…
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Irresponsible Captain Tylor | KYOTO VIDEO
30 years ago, the space opera anime finally got its comedic take with The Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Tune in and find out why an anime about the laziest…
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Demon City Shinjuku | KYOTO VIDEO
How does Yoshiaki Kawajiri follow up his success with Wicked City? By going for a more mainstream appeal with Demon City Shinjuku. But don't let that scare you…
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Cosmo Police Justy | KYOTO VIDEO
Another OVA from the landmark year of 1985. This time it's Cosmo Police Justy, a psychedelic odyssey of a sci-fi anime about the most powerful esper in the…
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Burn Up! W | KYOTO VIDEO
In the mid-90s, AIC resurrected a one-off to reboot it into a franchise. And while it was somewhat successful, it doesn't change the fact that all this reboot…
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Mobile Police Patlabor | KYOTO VIDEO
A classic anime franchise that had a major impact on future anime to come, but you wouldn't know that judging from its American fanbase or lack thereof. We…
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KYOTO VIDEO 100TH EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT
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Legend of Lemnear | KYOTO VIDEO
In the late 80s, young gun animators Satoshi Urushihara and Kinji Yoshimoto got the break of a lifetime by being given free reign to bring a wholly original…
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Patlabor: The Movie | KYOTO VIDEO
The Patlabor franchise finally takes the next big step with its big screen debut. See how Mamarou Oshii and the rest of Headgear turn the normally mundane police…
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Comic Party Revolution | KYOTO VIDEO
Ever had an anime that you personally liked suddenly get a second season out of nowhere? Ever had that second season turn out to be mediocre in every…
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Bobby's In Deep | KYOTO VIDEO
Madhouse really came into their own in the 80s and one of the projects that announced their ambitions was a potentially cynical idol singer vehicle based around an…
Original Dirty Pair | KYOTO VIDEO
We see the long-awaited return of the Lovely Angels as we delve into their OVA series/second season. And after the missteps of Project Eden and Nolandia, does this…
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Persona 5 Royal: With Colors Flying High
I came to this game and this series late, but I am glad I did. Persona 4 Golden remains one of my favorite JRPGs in a long while,…
High School DxD: Ragnarok After School
By Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero. Released in Japan by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Haydn Trowell. If you’ve read the previous…
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Royal Space Force: Early Promo Video (1986)
You guys remember that early promo video I uploaded for the Royal Space Force anime movie a while back on YT? Finally managed to get a hi...
The Battle for Best Girl: Persona 5 Royal
It is in our nature as weebs to argue about things that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. We’re still hung up on whether or not Saitama could beat…
Suspension: Kubitsuri High School
And so we return to the archives of the nonsense-using quasi-detective Iitan, who begrudgingly solves the murders that always seem to darken his doorstep. I’ve generally had a…
God of High School
By Andrew Osmond. The God of High School is an unusual, perhaps even unique anime, set in Korea, with Korean heroes, a Korean director, and based on a…
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Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD
There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...
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Review: HIGH SCHOOL DXD
There was a time when you couldn't swing a stick without hitting a manga adaptation of a light novel series where some horny doofus and his ...
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Anime High School 1.0
Alright y'all. If you have been wondering how high school would be like if it were like anime... I've synthesized a few of your classmates t...
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