AstroNerdBoy reviews the 4-part OVA series, Armitage III. A murdered, popular country singer on Mars turns out to be a Third bioroid.
AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog
May 10, 2022 • Subscribe
More like this
OVA October: Armitage III
Welcome back to OVA October, 2023 installation. For our final entry we have, the cyberpunk story that was overshadowed by my all time favorite – Armitage III. I…
Back to the Vaults: Gunsmith Cats OVA Review
AstroNerdBoy saw some memes featuring the Gunsmith Cats OVA. As such, he decided to go back to the vaults and rewatch this 3 episode series.
Back to the Vaults: Record of Lodoss War OVA Review
AstroNerdBoy returns to the vaults to rewatch the 1990 anime series, Record of Lodoss War OVA, based in part on the Grey Witch novel.
Visionary Cyberpunk Anime OVA from 1995 - Armitage III Review
Retro Anime Review #24: Armitage III (1995) directed by Hiroyuki Ochi #anime #retroanime #90sanime #manga #cyberpunk
Back to the Vaults: School Rumble (Manga Review)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the School Rumble manga series, which is now a digital-only release after it moved from Del Rey to Kodansha.
OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #819) Armitage III
Shownotes :: (show 819) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Armitage III, recorded live February 14, 2021. We took a…
Brief Thoughts On: Armitage III
A kickass cyberpunk anime, Armitage III has a lot going for it in spite of the terrible screenplay by Chiaki J Konaka.
Armitage III: Duel-Matrix and Polymatrix
Even after absolutely loving the original Armitage III OVA, I ended up getting distracted by other anime and stuff. It happens a lot because I saw other cool…
Armitage III, Armitage III: Dual Matrix, Armitage III: Poly-Matrix
Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch 02 (“Back to the Vaults” #Manga Review)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the OLD, CPM Manga license, "Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch 02", which is an adaptation of the source novel.
Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch 03 (“Back to the Vaults” #Manga Review)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the OLD, CPM Manga license, "Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch 03", which is an adaptation of the source novel.
Laid-Back Camp – OVA 1
This is honestly the saddest instance of the characters’ financial woes and that’s saying something.
Laid-Back Camp – OVA 2
Aoi sure has a penchant for lying.
Laid-Back Camp – OVA 3
To think “Laid-Back Camp” of all things would get to the beach episode in the craziest way possible.
Laid-Back Camp (Season 2) – OVA 1
The following vignettes are the kind of nonsense Aoi would make up for giggles.
Laid-Back Camp (Season 2) – OVA 2
Imagine losing the Mars race to an anime girl who likes to go camping.
Review: Back to Love (2022)
Back to Love 带你去见我妈 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 100 mins. Director: Lan Hongchun 蓝鸿春. Rating: 6/10. Second dialect feature by Chaozhou director Lan Hongchun has the same easygoing…
(REVIEW) To The OTHERSIDE PICNIC and Back Again
The light novel adaption is ostensibly a horror series, but is terror really at the heart of the experience?
Armitage the Third by Konaka Chiaki / Ikegami Tatsuya
Continuing down the cyberpunk back alley, as it were, I tried (but failed to finish) Armitage The Third. SPOILERS . . . . This manga, like its titular…
OVA review: Heya Camp△: Sauna to Gohan to Sanrin Bike
There, I finally added the triangle. Copypasted it from MAL, anyway. And here’s something I probably shouldn’t get away with dedicating one entire post to: a ten-minute Yamaha…
ROOM CAMP, ROOM CAMP: Saunas and Grub and Three-Wheeler Bikes
Review: Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First not only serves as the swansong for franchise creator, the late great Monkey Punch, but marks the franchise’s first foray into CG animation. To…
Review: Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First not only serves as the swansong for franchise creator, the late great Monkey Punch, but marks the franchise’s first foray into CG animation. To…
Manga Review: Talk to My Back
Title: Talk to My Back / Shin Kirari Mangaka: Yamada Murasaki US Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Status: Complete Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Must Have for …
Photon: The Idiot Adventures OVA Review
AstroNerdBoy reviews the 6 episode OVA series, Photon: The Idiot Adventures, set on the world of Geminar (Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar!)
Back to School, and Back Again – Sakurada Reset Spoiler Review
Time Travel anime. Much like Video Game Anime (aside from the Visual Novel set) have a bad habit of coming out mediocre at best, Time Travel shows have…
CAST III Review
Another batch for the CAST! Are you all ready?! Are you hyped?! Alright, fine, let’s do this.
Pantsu Hunter: Back To The 90s — Visual Novel Review
For a lot of Pantsu Hunter, the silliness is the point. Randomly getting killed is very goofy and the writing is self-aware.
OVA review: Gunsmith Cats
Well shit. If you’re reading this after the fact, look at the date. I won’t write anything about that now. I’m sure it will be appropriate to get…
#66 - Devilman OVA Review
We're diving back into the Go Nagai-iverse with a review of the 80s/90s Devilman OVA! Sully, Ryan, Tobias, and returning good boi Jon give you the rundown on this…
Sorairo Utility – OVA Review
Before the start of the new year, the first of the of the winter anime began airing. Sorairo Utility, while I thought was a TV series is just…
Holiday Review #8 - TALK TO MY BACK
Others looked back to the past and towards the more alternative side of manga to find the unique voices of women who would otherwise go unn...
Holiday Review #8 - TALK TO MY BACK
Others looked back to the past and towards the more alternative side of manga to find the unique voices of women who would otherwise go unn...
Review: The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (OVA) DVD
Following their triumphant halting to the conflict between the United Planets Space Force (UPSF) and the Holy Raalgon Empire, the crew of the Soyokaze has been grounded (they’re…
The nascent OVA
Over at Heisei Etranger, Austin’s posted a new interview translation which deserves a read. It covers a short mid-eighties conversation in Animage with Shigeru Watanabe, planner of Dallos (19…
86 – Eighty-Six Season Two Review: Back to the Battlefield
Studio: A-1 Pictures Director: Toshimasa Ishi Streaming on: Crunchyroll 2021 has been a bizarre year for anime, and not just because we’re expecting JoJo before long. Winter came…
OEL Comic Review | To The Stars and Back by Peglo
Kang Dae hates everyone. He’s experienced bullying and pain from a very young age, which has made him distrust everyone. He has absolutely no friends, and he prefers…
Episode 91, "Back To The Beginning"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast it’s just Zach and Ed discussing One Piece. We have the News with some release announcements, an Anime Recap that…
Episode 91, "Back To The Beginning"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast it’s just Zach and Ed discussing One Piece. We have the News with some release announcements, an Anime Recap that…
Back to the Future (LiA Edition)
Remember when I asked for your input on new content for LiA? Well... Read more
Overlord III Anime Review
As I had finished watching both the season 1 and 2 of Overlord a long time ago, it’s only a matter of time for me […]
AD Police Files [OVA Review]
A D Police Files; or, Stop! An officer will shoot At least she died as a woman. The weather outside is as beautiful as ever this…
Anime Review: Battle Athletes OVA
Year: 1997 – 1998 Length: 6 Episodes Genre: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Sci-Fi, Space, Sports Studio: AIC Synopsis: It is the year 4999 – mankind has long abandoned war…
Review: Magic Users Club (OVA)
This is a neat little OVA directed by Junichi Sato (SatoJun) that was pretty enjoyable, with some great character designs and good direction. Magic Users Club is an…
Lupin the 3rd: Part III Review (#LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the "Pink Jacket" Lupin the 3rd: Part III TV series, containing 50 episodes that originally aired from 1984 to 1985.
Aoashi – Back to Basics
Let's face it, I'm biased. I love a good sports anime. I even love an average sports anime. So where does Aoashi stand?
Get Back to “Work”
There is always a problem when you try to put together a show about the human body. For the most part, the body is seen as some kind…
Back to news recapping…
SDCC is upon us, with G-Fest before that and Anime Expo before that, well… there’s a lot to talk about. Let’s start with the Godzilla-sized Godzilla in the…
Back to Anime Blog!
Hey everyone! I am back from an almost 2 week exam break…yay! It has been exhausting but anime kept my mood uplifted all the anime, thank you anime!…
The Manga Review: Back in the Saddle
After almost two years of planning and procrastinating, my husband and I finally got around to putting in a garden last Friday. It was cold, grey, and raining,…
Wandering Witch #05 — Back to the Banal
Why is it that she has all the time in the world for insecure teenagers NOT in mortal danger? Impressions: I guess we're back to an episode…
Back to the anime life, for now
Hello there! I’m back! …for a while at least. Unbelievable, it’s been 2 years since I posted anything! So what have I been up to? Mostly real life…
Golden Kamuy, HINAMATSURI, Macross, Nodame Cantabile, Piano no Mori