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Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis

By Jonathan Clements. Detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew-assistant Kenichi arrive in Duke Red’s city of the future on the trail of an organ-trafficking doctor. But the city…

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Oct 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Metropolis

Search & Destroy Reimagines Tezuka’s Dororo

Discover Atsushi Kaneko's reimagined cyberpunk thriller, Search & Destroy, based on Osamu Tezuka's classic manga, Dororo. Releasing July 23.

Anime Diet

Jul 22, 2024 • Subscribe

Dororo, Dororo

Random Anime Review: Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix 2772 — Space Firebird (1980)

There’s a first time for everything. At six years of age, the English-dubbed PAL VHS version of Osamu Tezuka’s 1980 Phoenix 2772 — Love’s…

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May 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Firebird, Phoenix

[Anime News Network] “A History of Takarazuka Revue Influences in Anime”

Non-management: I’ve always been fascinated by the intersectional synthesis of cultures, which partly explains why I find the Taisho period such an aesthetic delight. Western culture meets Ja…

therefore it is

Sep 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 480: Osamu Tezuka’s Bomba!

In this four hundred and eightieth episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan gets to talk about the latest release of an Osamu Tezuka property. Does it hold…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 371: Osamu Tezuka’s Alabaster

In this episode, Xan reviews the one manga project that Osamu Tezuka hated worked on. Was it a great work or was it meh? Well sit back and…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Jun 3, 2020 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Urobuchi, History, and the Wuxia Hero of Thunderbolt Fantasy”

Non-management: “Urobutcher” is a name that’s stuck onto Gen Urobuchi, for better or worse. One of his earliest camps of detractors accuse Urobuchi of torturing idealistic hero ch…

therefore it is

May 31, 2021 • Subscribe

Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower Review — Scotland Loves Anime 2023

The final day of 2023’s Scotland Loves Anime film festival at the Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh was a day for the retro nerds. Starting with…

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Nov 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Phoenix

[Anime News Network] “History and Momotaro in One Piece’s Wano Country Arc”

Non-management: I think it was one of my Japanese language college courses when I first got acquainted with the actual story of Momotaro. It was told in kami shibai style,…

therefore it is

Aug 27, 2020 • Subscribe

One Piece

A Woman Behind History: Kitanomandokoro

  Kitanomandokoro was the first wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the men who helped unify Japan during the Warring States period. Kitanomandokoro proves an interesting person, namely…

Japan Powered

Aug 8, 2021 • Subscribe

The Real World History Behind Vinland Saga

Click to ReadThe Real World History Behind <i>Vinland Saga</i>

Biggest In Japan

Nov 18, 2019 • Subscribe

Dororo | Anime Universe

Dororo is a dark fantasy, an adventurous tale with supernatural elements and dealing with the characters’ emotional journey of discovery. From its very few episodes, I noticed an…

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Dec 23, 2020 • Subscribe

Dororo, Dororo, Dororo Pilot

[Anime News Network] “How Anime Helped Save Superman”

Non-management: I’ve been getting very busy with my new full-time job. It been demanding more of my time and focus than my previous one, which has unfortunately led me…

therefore it is

Feb 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Anime NYC 2023: Anime News Network 25th Anniversary Panel

Date: 11/17/2023 Panelists: Christopher Macdonald, Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, Alex Mateo On July 27, 1998, Justin Sevakis founded Anime News Network

Anime Herald

Dec 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Dororo (2019): Anime Review

Genre: Dark Fantasy Episodes: 24 episodes Studio: MAPPA Lately, I have been super busy with my job and keeping up with college classes. All these responsibilities has caused…

Black Girl Otaku Blog

Jul 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Dororo, Dororo

Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – Yuri Network News April 30, 2022

Yuri Literature Mark Your Calendars! By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga pre-orders officially open up on May 2! I’ll launch a page…

Okazu

Apr 30, 2022 • Subscribe

The 9 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

This past week, I've been writing some of Anime News Network's Interest articles. Here they all are for your perusal!

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Feb 12, 2023 • Subscribe

The 35 Interest Articles I Wrote For Anime News Network

These past two weeks, I've been writing the vast majority of Anime News Network's Interest articles while Kim Morrissy relocates from Japan to Australia. Here they all are…

Biggest In Japan

Aug 10, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Horror and Romance of Rural Higurashi”

Non-management: Before coronavirus really took off in Japan and everyone started taking it seriously here, I was able to manage a trip with a friend to rural Shirakawa-go in…

therefore it is

Mar 12, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf”

Non-management: Spice and Wolf is such a blast from the past. It’s not the first anime I watched, but it is one of the first I enjoyed back when…

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May 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Spice and Wolf

[Anime News Network] “Home is the Battlefield for the Young 86”

Non-management: Scrawny as I was, then and even now, I used to fantacize a lot about playing soldier. With an escrima stick or two in hand, I’d imagine myself…

therefore it is

Dec 29, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Enemy Within in the War of 86”

Non-management: Japan is fairly experienced with making anti-war stories, given the sheer devastation it suffered in the Pacific War and the pacifism it adopted afterwards. It is not so…

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Jun 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Tezuka’s Barbara

By Tom Wilmot. An erotic and sexually charged story of introspection and insanity is unlikely to be the first thing one would associate with the “God of Manga”…

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Aug 22, 2021 • Subscribe

No Yuri Network News Today

Beautiful summer day, I’m taking off. Be back in the office later tomorrow. ^_^  

Okazu

Jul 24, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The Ultimate Madoka Recap and Homura’s Lost Paradise”

Non-management: I know it’s been so long since the film came out (and just thinking about it gets me thinking “God damn, that was literally over a decade ago-OW…

therefore it is

Feb 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Anime News Network Tokyo Game Show 2022 Coverage Roundup

Head on over to Anime News Network to read up on all the games I got to try out at TGS 2022!

Biggest In Japan

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “A Song of Refugees and Fire”

Non-management: I work at a school in Japan, at the moment of this writing. I assist in teaching English, and one of my English teaching colleagues here loves…

therefore it is

Jan 26, 2020 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Everything Changes in Folktales and Frieren”

Management: Hi, it’s been another while since I’ve written something. After 5 years, I’m back from Japan and back in America. I felt melancholic about leaving, feel melancholic…

therefore it is

Nov 29, 2023 • Subscribe

5th Day of Anime: Dororo

It was with great surprise and pleasure that I learned about the anime adaptation of Dororo, an Osamu Tezuka’s late 1960s manga which I encountered first in its…

Anime B&B

Dec 18, 2019 • Subscribe

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 87: Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack (or Black Jack- The Man With The Hands Of God)

In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan reviews the famous Osamu Tezuka Medical Drama Series, Black Jack ----more----   While he does talk a bit about Osamu Tezuka,…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Jan 27, 2010 • Subscribe

Black Jack, Black Jack 21

When Osamu Tezuka Redefined Anime

Plus: a Hubley classic and animation news from around the world.

Animation Obsessive

Aug 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Apple’s Live Action short of Osamu Tezuka’s “Midnight” – A Manga Masterpiece Shot on iPhone 15 Pro!

Experience the groundbreaking short film 'Midnight' directed by the acclaimed Takashi Miike. Shot on iPhone 15 Pro, this live action adaptation of the manga by Osamu Tezuka is…

The Kitsune Network

Mar 6, 2024 • Subscribe

On Tezuka’s “Barbara”

I’ve wanted to watch this movie for over a year. The limited campaign, even the knowledge that Tezuka Osamu’s son, Macoto and Christopher Doyle were at the helm…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Nov 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Dororo (2019)

There are a few gaps when it comes to my knowledge of Osamu Tezuka’s works beyond Astro Boy, which is something I’ve been wanting to fix for a…

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Sep 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Dororo, Dororo

[Anime News Network] “Roleplaying in Re: Zero, the Dark Souls of Isekai”

Non-management: Re: Zero partially inspired that Dark Souls fanfic I wrote a while ago, an influence that lives on in all the Dark Souls comparisons I made in…

therefore it is

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

No, Anime News Network, Rising of the Shield Hero’s Premise Isn’t Misogynistic

After casually running an advert for a dangerous far-right Japanese cult, Anime News Network has returned to the realm of controversy with their preview guide for Rising of…

Unnecessary exclamation mark!

Jan 7, 2019 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “How Similar is Beastars to Zootopia, Really?”

As more and more people watch, come to like, and recommend 

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Jul 4, 2020 • Subscribe

Kadokawa World Entertainment agrees deal to purchase Anime News Network

Kadokawa Corporation, Japanese media conglomerate, announces the purchase of Anime News Network's media business, via their US holding compa...

Otaku News - World Edition

Nov 9, 2022 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Starting Over: Regrets and Redemption in Reincarnation Isekai Anime”

Management: The idea for this article has been drifting in and out of my head for a while since last year, and it’s only now that I’ve had…

therefore it is

Dec 12, 2023 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Log Horizon, Undertale, and the Tales Game Mechanics Can Tell

Non-management: I really don’t have that much time for the older hobbies I enjoyed back in college, what with  newer priorities like Japanese and a full-time job. I…

therefore it is

Apr 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Log Horizon

[Anime News Network] “Through One Piece, the Golden Age of Piracy Lives On”

Non-management: So I really did, at first, wonder why pirates were such a beloved icon in American culture. Small kids have traditionally dressed up as pirates for Halloween…

therefore it is

May 7, 2021 • Subscribe

One Piece

The Anime Ministry Network Launches!

Do you use anime to reach people for Christ? Do you have a community of other believers who do the same? Would you like to join one? A…

Beneath the Tangles

Feb 15, 2024 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Vivy: a Robot Ode to Life Vividly Lived”

Non-management: I love me a good story about existentialism, and Vivy is one of the better written ones in anime. Most people don’t usually think about why they…

therefore it is

Jul 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 188:Osamu Tezuka’s Twin Knight & Twin Spica (or Double Double Double Double Double Space)

Oh My Goodness, From lands far away, an old friend has returned. In this great episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, May-San returns to review a manga and…

Spiraken Review Podcast

May 7, 2014 • Subscribe

Twin Spica

085 - The Osamu Tezuka Story

Fans of Astro Boy, Buddha and Blackjack will be happy to know that today’s episode is all about the manga god that is Osamu Tezuka! After reading his…

We Appreciate Manga

Oct 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Belladonna of Sadness, Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Jungle Emperor Leo, Jungle Emperor Leo, Phoenix

Dororo [Animé review]

Season: 1 Episodes: 24 Run time: 24/Eps Genre: Action, Adventure, Demons, Historical, Shounen, Supernatural I cannot believe I am just now discovering this. I am not okay. This…

OBDURATE

Apr 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Dororo, Dororo