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Gunbuster Review [Collaboration with Ashley from The Review Heap]

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The Review Heap

Apr 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Gunbuster

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Why I appreciate Ergo Proxy more at 44 (A collaboration with The Review Heap)

Hello everyone. Welcome to the second half of my collaboration with Ashley from The Review Heap.  First, I really want to thank him for his patience with me.…

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Tokyo Godfathers Review [Collaboration with Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews]

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Okay, roughly 8 months into the blog now and as I mentioned in my ‘About’ section, the new year is time for me to assess and look ahead…

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The Review Heap: 2021 Directions (Adjusting)

Another update/adjustment for the blog – though it’ll probably feel minor, I have added a couple of things to my plan. (And removed others for now). A reminder…

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Jun 29, 2021 • Subscribe

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Ni no Kuni Review [Collaboration with Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews]

Greetings! It’s collaboration time again, in this one Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews and I are going to chat about 2019 portal fantasy Ni no Kuni – a…

The Review Heap

Sep 7, 2021 • Subscribe

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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind Review [Collaboration with Casper from Reasons to Anime]

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Jul 18, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Review Heap: 2020 Directions (Checking In)

I’d planned something to mark the 1st year of The Review Heap but June hasn’t felt like time for much in the way of a celebration, so I’ve…

The Review Heap

Jun 14, 2020 • Subscribe

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Gunbuster: Aim for the Top!!! || Review

Two girls bravely dare to cross the blank abysses of space and time to save the ones they love.

Takuto's Anime Cafe

Feb 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Gunbuster

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A review of Gunbuster

The Earth is threatened by space insects, and the only ones who can save humanity are a set of students piloting giant robots. That’s a tale as old…

Everything is bad for you

Oct 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Gunbuster

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November 2020 Review (Gunbuster)

Well, last month we touched upon the debut of Studio Gainax, with The Wings of Honneamise kicking off their first decade of excellent scifi anime, going forward to…

EclecticDude's Anime Reviews 2.0

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Gunbuster

Type: Ender’s Game? Synopsis: I mean, Ender’s Game came out in 1985. Gunbuster came out in 1988. BUT, the Japanese translation arrived in 1987, so Gunbuster was probably…

Gentlemanotoku's Anime Circle

Jan 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Gunbuster

The Music of Gunbuster

By Jonathan Clements. Even though Gunbuster was released across three video cassettes, two episodes a time, its format preserved the two-part structure of TV anime, with a little…

All the Anime

Jul 25, 2023 • Subscribe

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Gunbuster (mecha)

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Gunbuster Files: The Easter Eggs

By Jonathan Clements. The writer and producer Toshio Okada wrote in his memoirs about the experience of announcing Gunbuster: Aim for the Top at a press conference, in…

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Jul 1, 2023 • Subscribe

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Gunbuster (The OVA): Timeline Peril

Thank You Discotek!!! For the longest time, Gunbuster the movie was the only portion of Gunbuster that was legally available for anyone to watch. I say legally because…

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Ghost Hound – Collaboration with Iridium Eye Reviews

Today I’m very happy to share a collab on a fairly lesser-known anime: Ghost Hound. You can check it out via the link above – had a blast…

The Review Heap

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Supply Ship (Gunbuster)

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Gunbuster: Smith Toren

By Jonathan Clements. Noriko Takaya, the leading lady in Gainax’s Gunbuster, gets her first unwelcome taste of battle in the episode “First Love, First Sortie.” But as the…

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Gunbuster for Beginners

By Andrew Osmond. Many decades before Gunbuster, French director Jean-Luc Godard declared, “All you need for a movie is a girl and a gun.” In the 1980s a…

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Gunbuster | KYOTO VIDEO

ORIGINALLY POSTED: March 6th, 2018. Reuploaded due to copyright. Before he made thousands of teenagers depressed with Evangelion, Hideaki Anno fired them the fuck up with the OVA epic…

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin) 1989 [Collaboration with Scott from Mechanical Anime Reviews]

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin) 1989 [Collaboration with Scott from Mechanical Anime Reviews]

it’s been a little while since I hosted a collaboration here, so I was really happy that Scott was up for working with me on Kiki’s Delivery Service…

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Maroon 5 announces collaboration song with BLACKPINK’s Lisa

Maroon 5 announced a new collaboration with BLACKPINK's Lisa called "Priceless," which they teased on their official Instagram account.

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Back Arrow (Bakku Arō) – Collaboration with Lita Kino

Morning all! I’m excited to share another collaboration – this time on Back Arrow, where Lita Kino and I ask each other about the first three episodes. (Spoilers…

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Tokyo Babylon (1992-94) Collaboration Review

By Ashley Capes & Curtis MonroeTokyo Babylon (Tokyo Babylon: A Save Tokyo City Story) 1992-1994 Hello! Today I’m hosting a collaboration with Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews –…

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Raising Wages in the Anime Industry – A Collaboration with Aya Hirano

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By Jonathan Clements. In a bold move that you could only get away with in the days of video, the final episode of Gunbuster is shot in stark…

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Gunbuster Files: Shattered Jewels

By Jonathan Clements. The title of the fifth episode of Gunbuster derives directly from Robert Heinlein’s 1973 novel Time Enough for Love, which ironically had very little to…

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Ergo Proxy (Collaboration with In Search of Number Nine)

Very excited to kick off this collaboration with Iniksbane at In Search of Number Nine, since we’re writing on one of my all-time favs, Ergo Proxy! I’d put…

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Ergo Proxy (Collaboration with In Search of Number Nine)

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Gunbuster & Diebuster – Classics Transcending Generations

It’s funny to think that the very first work by Hideaki Anno I ever saw was Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster, or, Aim For the Top! Gunbuster and not…

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Gunbuster Files: Strike a Pose

By Jonathan Clements. There’s a moment in Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle (2021), early in the film, where his heroine is standing on a giant floating whale loaded with huge…

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Does Gunbuster Hold Up Today?

Now available on Blu-ray from Discotek, AJ dives into Hideaki Anno's anime directorial debut to see if the show stands on its own beyond its historical status.

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Does Gunbuster Hold Up Today?

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Anime Herald Guest article: Gunbuster

  If you're a Patreon supporter of Anime Herald , you might have noticed that I recently wrote an article for them about how shojo was a maj...

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We have a brand new Podcast and Twitch collaboration with Kumoricon!

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Gunbuster (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing

The classic mecha OVA series Gunbuster has returned to the UK on Blu-ray and uncut, with a collector’s package by Anime Limited.

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OtakuGeneration (Show #454) Gunbuster 2: Diebuster

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Gundress – Collaboration (Part 1)

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Stuff on the Office Desk: Collaboration Primes

I was initially aiming at finally bringing some Gunpla to the office desk, especially following my two viewings of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM. But with Lunar Cruiser…

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Why Gunbuster has one of the best anime endings ever

Here be spoilers. I’m not doing a deep dive into the whole show here, because better minds than mine (I’m looking at you, Jonathan Clements, and I recommend anyone…

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Spinning Another Destiny: SMP Alternative Destiny Gunbuster

First revealed during the SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] rebranding launch, Bandai Candy/Shokugan has finally opened solicitations for the first kit in the SMP Alternative Destiny line. To recall,…

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Interview with Kunio Okawara from the Sankei Newspaper

I thought I’d translate a recent article that was published in the Japanese Sankei newspaper around the 08th of August 2015. This article interviews Kunio Okawara(大河原邦男) and also…

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Sailor Moon Cosmos: Canmake Collaboration

Details In commemoration of the release of the Sailor Moon Cosmos movies, an online collaboration...

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Sailor Moon x Dazzlin collaboration

Details The previously announced Sailor Moon x Dazzlin collaboration pre-order will finally start on February...

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Atsuko Drops Jujutsu Kaisen Collaboration

Atsuko’s latest collection brings iconic looks inspired by "Jujutsu Kaisen," including a stylish Cursed Spirit Manipulation Cardigan.

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