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Urobuchi Gen Thunderbolt Fantasy Interview

Published in Febri Vol. 38 in November 2016. Interviewer: Maeda Kyuu[?] Urobuchi Gen talks about the process of making Thunderbolt Fantasy and its characters and themes. Contains spoilers…

Sword Translations

Nov 14, 2018 • Subscribe

Urobuchi December: Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3

It has been a while since I have discussed Gen Urobuchi’s puppet show. We have had two seasons, which I have discussed at length on their own blog…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Dec 31, 2021 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “The History Behind Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo”

Non-management: I wrote before in a previous article that I thought Land of the Lustrous had the makings of a modern Buddhist classic. Well, I got a second story…

therefore it is

Apr 1, 2019 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy: Master Of Puppets

Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet!  Hanime on Anime here, and I’ll just come right out and say it: this is probably the coolest anime I’ve seen all…

Hanime on Anime

23 days ago • Subscribe

[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

Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West

It is always a delight to return to Thunderbolt Fantasy. The production’s puppet theatrics are genuinely entrancing, and Gen Urobuchi is to my mind one of the greatest…

Wrong Every Time

Mar 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Melody

Thunderbolt Fantasy – Compelling Storytelling

For years I ignored Thunderbolt Fantasy but I shouldn’t have waited.

Fortress William

Sep 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Ep 02 - Thunderbolt Fantasy

Everything Thunderbolt Fantasy! Even though it's not technically anime, we talk about the creation of Thunderbolt Fantasy, how medium affects storytelling and why the show watches like a…

Anime is Lit

Aug 3, 2017 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – 01

「The Void Junction」 If you're a Gen Urobuchi fan, you owe it to yourself and him to check out Thunderbolt Fantasy.

Random Curiosity

Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

[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

12 Days of Anime #7: The Taste of Steel in Thunderbolt Fantasy

The last thing you’d expect from an epic fantasy wuxia inspired production would be the protagonist to opine against taking swordsmanship seriously.   Thunderbolt Fantasy’s has a s…

Anime Monographia

Dec 21, 2016 • Subscribe

[Anime News Network] “Hunter x Hunter and Dragon Ball Z: the Fall of the Shounen Hero”

Non-management: Hi. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything anime-related, but I’ve been busy with my day job and Japanese studies, and now that Japanese test day is…

therefore it is

Aug 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Hunter x Hunter

[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

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 3

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am pleased as punch to be returning to Thunderbolt Fantasy, as its third season most recently introduced…

Wrong Every Time

Jun 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 4

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to check back in on the explosive theatrics of Thunderbolt Fantasy, as our gallant hero Shang…

Wrong Every Time

Jul 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 6

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to journey back into the harsh lands and bitter grudges of Thunderbolt Fantasy, as Shang finds…

Wrong Every Time

Nov 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 2

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to jump back into Thunderbolt Fantasy, and see how our heroes are faring against the combined…

Wrong Every Time

May 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 1

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m happy to announce our commencement of a new project, which is also technically a return to an…

Wrong Every Time

Apr 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunderbolt Fantasy S3 – Episode 5

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’d like to hop back into the ongoing theatrics of Thunderbolt Fantasy, as our heroes find themselves drifting…

Wrong Every Time

Aug 11, 2023 • Subscribe

OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #598) Thunderbolt Fantasy

  Shownotes :: (show 598) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Show #598, Thunderbolt Fantasy, recorded live November 20th, 2016. …

otakugeneration's Podcast

Nov 23, 2016 • 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

Oldtaku no Radio # 057 – Thunderbolt Fantasy

Inspired and made possible by the magic of Pili's glove puppetry as well as the bloodthirsty mind of Gen Urobuchi, Thunderbolt Fantasy is a wuxia tale about sword keepers, wandering…

Ani-Gamers

Jun 25, 2021 • Subscribe

The Speakeasy #114: Carole and Tuesday, Thunderbolt Fantasy Movie 2, Beastars

We do a spoiler-free review of Carole & Tuesday, discuss the ridiculousness of Thunderbolt Fantasy: Betwitching Melody of the West, and do a spoiler-y analysis of Beastars S1.…

Reverse Thieves

Jun 29, 2020 • Subscribe

Melody

[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…

therefore it is

May 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Spice and Wolf

Urobuchi and the Weight of Carrying Weapons

I will have a post on Revenger appearing on Friday. This show has reawakened some thoughts on Gen Urobuchi’s writing. I say this after being put off by…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Sep 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Revenger

The Anime News Network Holiday Gift Guide

Unlike boring catalogs, our gift guide is designed to help you find what the otaku in your life might be missing, from fancy Blu-ray sets to a Demon…

Anime News Network - Views

Nov 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Here’s Your Reminder to Watch Thunderbolt Fantasy

This originally began as a review of Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3, only for me to realize that I never reviewed Season 2 after talking up Season 1. Between…

OGIUE MANIAX

Oct 13, 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…

therefore it is

Jun 9, 2021 • 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

The Speakeasy #171: Gundam GQuuuuuuX Movie, Thunderbolt Fantasy S4, The Anime Business + More

This month is a catch-all of things we’ve finished and new titles: Wonderful Precure! Thunderbolt Fantasy S4 Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Chose Its Master The Anime Business…

Reverse Thieves

6 days ago • 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 Article] “‘Gekokujo’ and Revolution in Ascendance of a Bookworm”

It’s a recurring trope in history and fiction: outsiders are salad tossed into a pre-established society. Due to a whole world of difference, these immigrants arrive with fresh…

therefore it is

Jul 5, 2020 • Subscribe

Ascendance of a Bookworm

Kaiseki Anime Ep. 94 — Realist Hero and Fantasy Knockout

We are joined once again by Hyoton to discuss a couple of this season’s isekai shows! We all agree that one of these shows may not be very…

Draggle's Anime Blog

Mar 16, 2022 • Subscribe

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Part 2, Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

[12 Days 2018] Day 5: HYYYYPE (courtesy of Thunderbolt Fantasy 2)

Management: 12 Days of anime continues with the highlights of Autumn: our glorious Chuuni Wuxia Puppets With the end of Planet With, the fog lifted to reveal a stacked…

Through the painting

Dec 18, 2018 • Subscribe

[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

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] “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

[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

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

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!

Biggest In Japan

Feb 12, 2023 • Subscribe

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

[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

[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

Doki Doki News: Crunchyroll Summer Anime Premieres and New Final Fantasy!

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of June 18th! Check out the latest episode…

Beneath the Tangles

Jun 23, 2023 • Subscribe

Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Horimiya

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 Like Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

Thrown into a foreign land with no memory of their previous life, a group of strangers must try and survive in a brutal world filled with dangerous monsters.

Recommend Me Anime

Apr 1, 2023 • Subscribe

GOBLIN SLAYER, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Log Horizon