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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 14, SERAPHIM

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Harmony, Lupin III

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 17, GIANT KILLING

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Giant Killing

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 11, RAINY DOGS

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Shigeru, Kurenai

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 04, PANZER COP

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 18, ZOMBIE DIARY

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 10, TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN

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Tachiguishi Retsuden

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 05, DRAGON RETRIEVER

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 20, GARM WARS

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 21, YUBAE SAKUSEN

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Angel's Egg, Hundred, Shigeru

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 12, PAX JAPONICA

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Space Battleship Yamato

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 13, THE GIRL OF HARAHARA TOKEI

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Tachiguishi Retsuden, Urusei Yatsura

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 07, PANZER COP PART 2

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 15, KERBEROS PANZER JÄGER

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 19, ZOMBIE DIARY 2

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The Sky Crawlers

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 06, PATLABOR TOKYO WAR

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Mobile Police Patlabor

MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 09, AVALON GREY LADY

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 16, BOW-WOW MEIJI RESTORATION

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MAMORU OSHII book review [fiction] Part 22, ANGEL'S EGG (ANIMAGE BUNKO)

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Angel's Egg

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 44, MAMORU OSHII IN POLAND

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MAMORU OSHII book review: INDEX

nonfiction filmography and career My Dear, Hayao Miyazaki 1984 Roman Album PERSONA 1996 Complete Works of Mamoru Oshii 1996 My Dear, Mamoru Oshii 1998 INNOCENCE Material Book 2004…

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Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell, Giant Killing, Lupin III, Tachiguishi Retsuden

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 40, 1968

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Angel's Egg

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 43, AVALON MAKING BOOK

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Wizardry

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 45, AVALON PRE-PRODUCTION BOOK

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Wizardry

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 48, Storyboard of Talking Head

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MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 47, ANGEL'S EGG GUIDEBOOK

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Angel's Egg, Lupin III

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 42, THE ANALYSIS OF GHOST IN THE SHELL

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Ghost in the Shell

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 46, STRANGE TALES, TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN

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Tachiguishi Retsuden, Twilight Q

MAMORU OSHII book review [nonfiction] Part 41, Ein Brief von den Hunden

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Nora, Shigeru, Urusei Yatsura

MAMORU OSHII book review [extra] A FLEDGING PRODUCER'S DIARY

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Urusei Yatsura, Tomorrow's Joe

#OshiiOct Mamoru Oshii October Announcement

So, I’ve been hinting at this all week with my subtly called not Mamoru Oshii week. You know, because I am just so clever like that apparently. So…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 04 (OSHII Mamoru does Ernest Hemingway #Lupin6)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 04. Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko re-enact Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers" 'cause "reasons".

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Nov 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Lupin III, LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6

MAMORU OSHII analysis: WHAT ARE THE LYRICS OF UTAI ABOUT?

I think that the lyrics of this iconic anime song tend to be misunderstood. Here are my thoughts on the lyrics. The original lyrics 吾が舞へば麗し女 酔ひにけり 吾が舞へば照る月 響むなり…

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Call of the Night – 08 – Date Night

Kou’s comment about falling in love with Nazuna “no matter how many years it takes” is met with the reaction it is because there’s a rule he hasn’t…

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Aug 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Call of the Night

Interview with Mamoru Oshii on Angel's Egg

If you watched the Mamoru Oshii TIFF interview , you probably were very curious to hear his dry and discouraging comments on Angel's Eg...

Nihon Cine Art

Feb 8, 2016 • Subscribe

Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell

A Philosophical Talk with Legendary Director Mamoru Oshii

“Part of what artists do has to withstand the test of time. I suppose you could call it 'universality.' People who live by entertainment generally live in the…

Anime News Network - Views

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Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Created by...

Ghost in the Shell. Directed by Mamoru Oshii. Created by Production I.G. Ghost in the Shell (DVD)

AnimeBackgrounds

Jun 19, 2013 • Subscribe

Ghost in the Shell

Call of the Night #08 — New Rules

  Except not. Impressions: I was hoping for something more substantial from the cliffhanger, like that 'love' meant largely physically and could be done by whoever/whenever, or the…

Tenka Seiha

Aug 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Call of the Night

Interview: A Philosophical Talk with Legendary Director Mamoru Oshii

Back when Anime Now! was on its last legs, I got to interview acclaimed Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Sadly, that interview never had the chance…

Biggest In Japan

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Ghost in the Shell

What Mamoru Oshii Wants to Tell the Next Generation of Anime and Film Creators

Mamoru Oshii is participating in an online video course about what it means to be a director. He spoke exclusively to ANN about what he wants viewers to…

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Interview with Mamoru Oshii on Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer

( Urusei Yatsura 2 Byutifuru Dorima, 1984 )   By Masumi Homma and “John” of Central Park Media [Thanks UncleChuckTH for…

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Nov 15, 2013 • Subscribe

Idea, Urusei Yatsura, Ghost in the Shell

Director Mamoru Oshii Reflects on His Anime Classic Beautiful Dreamer

"In a way, it's a movie that's made up of 'wishes.' It's made up of different people's desires."

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Call of the Night – 12 – Part of the Ordinary

Nothing like watching a starving vampire die with your friends to put a damper on your fun, huh? That tension pervades this episode as well. While Mahiru speaks…

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Sep 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Call of the Night

Spiraken Book Club: April 2014 Part 2- The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time

Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the new podcast, Liz gets to talk about a boy and an unusual mystery as…

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Fabiniku – 08 – Night Pool

Jinguuji makes Tachibana make her first kill—a rabbit so they can eat—but it’s not just the two of them on their journey to the capital. They’ve picked up…

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Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout

The Apothecary Diaries – 08 – A Night of Blissful Dreams

When Maomao wakes up on her first morning home, it takes her a beat to remember she actually is home; the chickens certainly leave no doubt. Before she’s fully…

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Nov 26, 2023 • Subscribe

The Apothecary Diaries

Angel’s Egg (天使のたまご, Mamoru Oshii, 1985)

A solitary girl and a nihilistic soldier find themselves on opposite sides of an ideological divide in Mamoru Oshii’s surrealist animation.

Windows on Worlds

Oct 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Angel's Egg

Interview: Director Mamoru Oshii Reflects on His Anime Classic Beautiful Dreamer

Back when Anime Now! was on its last legs, I got to interview acclaimed Ghost In The Shell director Mamoru Oshii. Sadly, that interview never had the chance…

Biggest In Japan

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Giant Beasts of Ars Review — D

Remember how I said this anime seemed just like Fractale?

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Mar 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Fractale

THE WISE WISE BEASTS OF THE WIZARDING WISDOMS REVIEW

Such a fun title, don’t you agree? It rolls off the tongue. Greetings everyone! Welcome back to my Friday corner where I talk about BL. Today’s pick is…

IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I'M NOT POPULAR!

Aug 13, 2021 • Subscribe

The “Baccano” of Pulp Fiction

“Hey, Isaac?” “What’s that, Miria my dear?” “What do you suppose they call the Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?” “Hmm…well, Miria, I believe they’d call it a…

DaLadybugProductions

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