AstroNerdBoy reviews the 4-part OVA series, Armitage III. A murdered, popular country singer on Mars turns out to be a Third bioroid.
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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…
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…
Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan
Armitage III, Armitage III: Dual Matrix, Armitage III: Poly-Matrix
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 2
Imagine losing the Mars race to an anime girl who likes to go camping.
Laid-Back Camp (Season 2) – OVA 1
The following vignettes are the kind of nonsense Aoi would make up for giggles.
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…
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.
(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?
To LOVE-Ru OVA
In this review of the To LOVE-Ru anime series OVA, I go through each of the six episodes and explain the best and worst parts.
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…
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
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 …
CAST III Review
Another batch for the CAST! Are you all ready?! Are you hyped?! Alright, fine, let’s do this.
#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…
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…
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 […]
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…
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…
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…
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?
moving back to tumblr…
This was a spur-of-the-moment kind of decision. While I liked sharing my thoughts on here and my other blog, Moonlit Reading Room, I realized that there are other…
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,…
164: The Sickos Go Back to Basics
It's been forever since we've done a Normal one. We go back to basics, discussing Chrono Cross and doing Cog Talk. Baby, we still got it!
Wandering Witch #05 — Back to the Banal
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Wandering Witch #09 — Back to the Future
Oh boy, murder porn. Impressions: When the content warning came up, I was a little happy that it was a clear sign we weren't getting one of…
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
Review: If You Are the One III (2023)
If You Are the One III 非诚勿扰III China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 118 mins. Director: Feng Xiaogang 冯小刚. Rating: 6/10. Belated finale to the on-again/off-again love affair is made…
Back to Ballet: Swan – Hakuchou no Inori Manga Review
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Review: Giant Robo OVA: The Day the Earth Stood Still
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OVA/spinoff review: Girls und Panzer
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[Review] Kuroshitsuji OVA: Book of Murder
I should be sleeping because I have to go to work tomorrow but you know what the problem is with turning nocturnal? It’s HARD getting back to a…
OVA review: Tenkuu Danzai Skelter Heaven
Or the latest in my unofficial “is it really that bad?” review series of anime. I sought out Pupa exactly because it was so poorly rated and watched…
OVA review: Azur Lane: Queen’s Orders
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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 106: ReView: BASTARD!! OVA
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! I’m finally back after my brief hi...
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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 124: ReView: Darkstalkers OVA
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Teekyuu S5-S8 OVA + Usakame OVA
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