Courtesy of this B-Club special, character designer and director Toshihiro Hirano gives us commentary on his 80s work in anime. Find out what he has to say about Megazone 23, Fight! Iczer One, Ninj…
Sep 18, 2020 • Subscribe
More like this
Toshihiro Hirano and AIC studio
As I mentioned in the previous article about Graviton, the OVA boom was very much carried by small structures and the overlapping nets of connections made by their…
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko, Macross, Megazone 23, Space Runaway Ideon, Urusei Yatsura
![Featured image for [Interview] Media Blasters – Toshihiro Hirano](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210923/1632412994.21868.47973.jpg)
[Interview] Media Blasters – Toshihiro Hirano
This time, Toshihiro Hirano, the director of Rayearth anime and OVA, tell us the challenges of working on Rayearth anime. This interview is a nice complement to the…
![Featured image for [Translation] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director) Commentary on Wings of Hope](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231109/1699506369.72561.108884.jpg)
[Translation] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director) Commentary on Wings of Hope
Toshihiro Hirano, Rayearth anime and OVA director, tells us a bit about the Rayearth OVA Special Edition – Wings of Hope.
![Featured image for [Interview] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director)](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231025/1698209360.71410.107501.jpg)
[Interview] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director)
Toshihiro Hirano, Rayearth anime and OVA director, tells us more about his experiences in making the Rayearth anime.
![Featured image for [Interview] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director)](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20221007/1665122940.44914.75642.jpg)
[Interview] Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth Anime & OVA Director)
Toshihiro Hirano, Rayearth anime and OVA director, tells us more about his experiences in making the Rayearth anime.
![Featured image for [Interview] Wings of Hope – Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth OVA Director)](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240121/1705820170.77726.115289.jpg)
[Interview] Wings of Hope – Toshihiro Hirano (Rayearth OVA Director)
It’s the only interview I have found in which director Toshihiro Hirano talks about the Special Edition of Rayearth OVA, Wings of Hope. What was the reason for…
![Featured image for [Interview] Scenario Collection # 1 – Toshihiro Hirano × Nanase Ohkawa Talk](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210923/1632412994.21867.47975.jpg)
[Interview] Scenario Collection # 1 – Toshihiro Hirano × Nanase Ohkawa Talk
Two great minds are reunited to talk about Rayearth! How was for Hirano and Ohkawa to work together in the anime of Rayearth?
What project in Development Hell are you still holding out hope for?
What project have you waited the longest for? Has a long-delayed project ever actually gotten made — and did it live up to expectations? What factors contributed to…
Bandai’s Brain Bank Media: B-Club
At the tail end of the gunpla boom, Bandai’s enthusiast publishing and garage kit division, B-Club, unleashed a monthly magazine and dozens of garage kits on a modeling…
A Look At – NTRPG2 – “Holding On”
Mars lives a peaceful everyday life in his quiet village. Fascinated by the nearby ruins, he’s determined to unlock its secrets. Accidentally undoing a magic seal, Mars and…
Deaimon: A Recipe for Happiness Review — B
Phew, a family anime with no incest (yet).
Review: B for Busy (2021)
B for Busy 爱情神话 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 112 mins. Director: Shao Yihui 邵艺辉. Rating: 8/10. Shanghai neighbourhood movie, led by droll comedian Xu Zheng, is a striking…
Holding the Man – More than a Movie Review
When the subject of Queer Cinema and Australia is brought up in conversation, I can guarantee you one title comes to the mind of many, and that is…
Fanart Friday: Holding Homura
Ripe with metaphor, this illustration of Homura Akemi captures the character’s strength as well as the machinations and desires that drive her. Essay, anyone? ★ 【YOOKI⭐】「 この瞬間を待っていた 」…
Hirano and Kagiura Novel
Spun off from the low-key and charming Sasaki and Miyano, Hirano and Kagiura's light novel adaptation is, well, low-key and charming.
Aya Hirano VERSUS Tomokazu Sugita
Who does the dance-off better? Video credits: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbPVSXP89cDlsiMf0jet1zQ https://twitter.com/i/status/1254255212555976704
Out For the Weekend
I'm out of town for the weekend to see some friends and/or visit some wineries for only about the second time since 2020 due to obvious reasons. It's…
The Holding Pattern of (Romance) Anime
a lot of anime stories soon end up feeling stale—stagnant event. An effect that I find most noticeable in the romance genre.
Bukkoro Momoka is a chrysalis crying out for love.
Bukkoro Momoka drops you into a seemingly serene shoegaze dreamscape with her new single 昆虫/Konchuu (Insect). But after watching a few more of her music videos, she exudes…
Episode 38 - Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA)
In this episode, Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA) recounts Japanese settler colonization of Hokkaidō during the Meiji Period, underlining the racialization and dispossession of indigenous Ainu inhabitants. We discuss…
Raising Wages in the Anime Industry – A Collaboration with Aya Hirano
Raising Wages in the Anime Industry – A Collaboration with Aya Hirano ► https://gogetfunding.com/the-new-anime-making-system-project-phase-2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- The second phase in our plan to put more money in the hands of financially struggling…
B/B (Kosuke Nakahama, 2020)
A policeman and psychiatrist attempt to investigate a bizarre killing through unlocking the testimony of a young woman with MPD in Nakahama’s visually striking, hugely accomplished feature de…
A Sign of Affection Review — B-
Cute deaf girl hooks up with hot mysterious stranger.
Episode B- Supplimental B YAAAARRR Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day!!
Happy Internation Talk Like a pirate Day ^_^. Don’t worry, episode thirteen will be done as soon as possible. May-san is sick so we have been upable to…
Holding Game Developers Accountable for Half-Hearted Representation: Thoughts on Ertal Games’s Apology & Reflexion
As a content creator I’m often approached by developers and publishers who want me to cover their game or product on my various social media platforms. They’ll send…
Yamato 2202 Commentary Index
Compiled by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson The year is 2202 and Earth has successfully steered away from a path to extinction. Three years after Yamato brought…
Capsule Review & Commentary: Promare
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi Animation Production: Trigger Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Genres: Action, Mecha Season: Spring 2019 Final say: WALLET-WORTHY I will begin by first pointing to Fire Force, a currently airing Shounen anime,…
![Featured image for [Commentary] Manga in Libraries](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230826/1693069723.67239.102548.png)
[Commentary] Manga in Libraries
Source: The National Library Board | By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As we move into an increasingly digital age, it is interesting to see how public libraries…
![Featured image for [Commentary] Manga in Libraries](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230826/1693069724.67240.102549.png)
[Commentary] Manga in Libraries
Source: The National Library Board | https://confirmgood.com/post/manga-library-city-square-mall/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As we move into an increasingly digital age, it is interesting to see...
Harley Quinn #47 — Hair Club for Supermen
This was really Lex's master plan? Impressions: I take only a small amount of smug satisfaction in being completely correct about the Lazarus Pit/Nightwing stuff, just for…
ANNOUUNCEMENT I (Co)Created a Manga Crypto Universe (About B & B Bad Sisters)
For more information on B & B Bad Sisters, check out the official website. Here's the link for the B & B Bad Sisters NFT shop. …
Episode 381, "Jump's Out For Summer"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have special guests Josh Kocurek (One Piece Brand Manager for FUNimation), Greg Werner (columnist for One-Piece.com and Shueisha’s V-Jump), Stephen…
Episode 381, "Jump's Out For Summer"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have special guests Josh Kocurek (One Piece Brand Manager for FUNimation), Greg Werner (columnist for One-Piece.com and Shueisha’s V-Jump), Stephen…
Episode 381, "Jump's Out For Summer"
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have special guests Josh Kocurek (One Piece Brand Manager for FUNimation), Greg Werner (columnist for One-Piece.com and Shueisha’s V-Jump), Stephen…
Dine Like a Local: 5 Tips for Eating Out in Japan
To make the most of your dining experience, we've put together essential tips for eating at a restaurant in Japan—whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned traveler.
Tomo-chan is a Girl Review — B+
High school romance / slice-of-life show.
Ikenaikyo - Episode 12 [END] - Charlotte Allen Holding Hands
Allen and Charlotte's friends caught them doing something outrageously "naughty." Holding hands with intertwined fingers! Ikenaikyo - Episode 12 [END]
Light Novel Club Plans for 2020! Plus, Our Next Light Novel Club Selections!
As the Light Novel Club enters 2020, we have a bit of a conundrum. On the one hand, we have read many wonderful light novel series so far,…
B/B (Japan, 2020) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]
Grant Watson reviews Kosuke Nakahama’s debut feature B/B.
Yamato 2205 Episode 3 commentary
by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt Episode 3: The Last Day of Garmillas Dessler’s fleet edges closer to their homeworld. Messages come through in bursts of heavy…
Yamato 2205 Episode 4 commentary
by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Episode 4: Save Iscandar! The rebellion of the young heroes! On Earth, UNCF commander Todo receives a report from his daughter…
Yamato 2202 Episode 23 commentary
Episode 23: Soldiers of Love by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt This episode picks up right where we left off last time, in the midst of a…
Yamato 2205 Episode 1 Commentary
by Kathy Clarkson, Anton Mei Brandt, and Tim Eldred Before we get started: with our past commentaries, we intentionally waited until there was an official English-language release. I…
Yamato 2205 Episode 8 commentary
Episode 8: Hello, Sasha by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Picking up immediately where we left off, Yamato opens its Wave-Motion Gun induction valve, preparing to fire…
Yamato 2202 Episode 26 commentary
Episode 26: Earth, Yamato is… by Anton Mei Brandt, Kathy Clarkson and Tim Eldred Ginga fades into view with Earth as its backdrop. The ship patrols “Area 550,”…
Yamato 2202 Episode 25 commentary
Episode 25: Farewell, Space Battleship Yamato by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt The eldritch death rattle of a pipe organ resounds throughout space. The Ark of Destruction…
Yamato 2202 Episode 24 commentary
Episode 24: Yamato, attack the Comet Empire! by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson We open with the familiar, intimidating pipe organ music as the camera tracks a…
COMMENTARY – Land of the Lost
There is a scene from the movie “A Fish Called Wanda”, where Kevin Kline cracks open a safe, hoping to find a ton of pelf within, but is…