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King Fang (1978 TV Special)
Taki’s father was a Sakhalin Husky, and his mother was a wolf who escaped from the circus. Severely injured as a puppy, Taki was taken in by a…
King Fang v2
In November of 2021, Orphan's timer ninacloud noticed that an uploader going by the handle of fabrebatalla18 had torrented a group of "rare ...
A Long Time Coming: King Fang
About four years ago, a gentle Swede who goes by the handle Go no Ken found a rare VHS tape of the 1978 TV special Daisetsuzan no Yuusha…
Botchan, King Fang, Perrine Monogatari, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tokimeki Tonight
Yamato movie on Fuji TV, 1978
Article reproduction from Yamato Syndrome doujinshi, 2018 Space Battleship Yamato, Fuji TV August 4 Conditions on the production side Fierce competition at the top, Japan TV drops out…
PODCAST: Wonder Egg Priority TV Special
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide, bullying, rape, false rape accusations, depression, isolation, etc. A lot can happen in 3 months. Or perhaps very little at all. Join Shadon…
Korean Era Anime: Fly Wonder Princess 1978 King-Menu Subs 2024
“Run, Wonder Princess” is a 1978 bootleg anime directed by Kim Cheong-gi and featuring Wonder Princess, an alien princess who escapes from an empire chasing her across the galaxy.…
NC 1978
The 2011 anime series Tiger & Bunny takes place in NC 1977 to NC 1978. While this clearly isn’t our 1970s, there is no such place as Sternbild…
REBEL 3199 Chapter 1 Just Before Launch TV Special
As we’ve followed the remake chapters, each theatrical premiere has been preceded by a TV special featuring new footage and interviews with staff and cast members. That tradition…
Interview with Quintessential Quintuplets TV Special Staff at Otakon 2023
Veteran Shaft animator Kazuya Shiotsuki, freelance screenwriter Keiichirou Ouchi, and TBS producer Junichirou Tanaka came to Washington DC for Otakon last week – July 2023. Otakon was kind…
2022: A Source of Strength
How cartoons helped me through an almost impossible year.
BLOGGING TOOLS — FINDING THE SOURCE
Greetings! Today’s topic is not on a specific anime/manga but blogging itself! Although I have started blogging back in 2014, I’ve never blogged very seriously. By that, I…
1978: Anime's Greatest Year?
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock
Inside Academy Studio, 1978
One of the most significant differences between the making of Yamato Series 1 and Series 2 was public perception. In 1974/75, there was no anime journalism to speak…
The Phantom Thieves Movie 1955 King-Menu Subs Holiday Special
A mysterious thief calling himself “The Devil’s Secret Agent” appears in the big city of Tokyo, and a series of incidents break out in which he steals diamonds…
Primal Playthrough: Episode 1- Spear and Fang
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to the first post of the Primal Playthrough! And starting things off is probably the roughest…
Vintage Report 15: November 1978
Though Farewell to Yamato was no longer in theaters in November 1978, it continued to dominate the discourse, both in media and merchandising. But it was no longer…
Vintage Report 12: August 1978
This was the month when all the suspense finally broke. Farewell to Yamato destroyed all previous box office records for anime films (including that of Yamato itself) with…
Vintage Report 16: December 1978
Stop the presses moment: in the course of writing these vintage reports, new discoveries inevitably pop up that belonged in previous reports. Sometimes they warrant special attention, and…
Vintage Report 14: October 1978
To understand how significant this month was, here’s a metaphor. Imagine that it’s July 1977, two months after Star Wars exploded into the world. Now, without buying a…
The Killing Game (1978) review
Murakawa delivers a satisfying sequel.
Kanada and Tomonaga, 1978-1979
This article is an annex to this piece 1979 was no doubt a busy year in the anime industry, and especially so in the careers of Yoshinori Kanada…
Vintage Report 13: September 1978
The month following the incredible box office success of Farewell to Yamato was both a victory lap and the beginning of a marathon. As new media coverage and…
Vintage Report 11: July 1978
The final month before the Farewell to Yamato premiere was a steady climb of excitement and anticipation as film production plowed through its final stages and publicity ratcheted…
The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
A stylish noirish experience that offers many satisfying action moments and a chance for the male spectator to fleetingly savour an impossible fantasy of male desirability.
Little Blue (小藍, Lee Yi Fang, 2022)
Mother and daughter find themselves in eerily similar situations when dealing with a social double standard in Lee Yi Fang’s pointed drama
Kanojo mo Kanojo - Episode 4 - Rika Double Fang
Kanojo mo Kanojo - Episode 4. Rika, the next girlfriend candidate, has twin tails and twin fangs. She also has two other significant features.
What adaptation most improves the source material?
Is it from print to anime? Game or theater? Other? Is the title just better suited to a different medium or did a particular creative team elevate it?…
Mission: Impossible X SPY x FAMILY | Special Collaboration Video & Visual art
The “Most powerful spy collaboration“ is here with a unique collaboration between Mission: Impossible and Spy X Family CODE: White!
Vintage Report 10: 1978, Part 2
As 1978 approached its midpoint, Yamato fever was heating up. The publicity campaign was just starting to ramp up, but production was running at full speed as the…
Vintage Report 9: 1978, Part 1
As the new year began, the Yamato movie was still raking in box office profits after an incredible five months. After a slowdown in December, the New Year’s…
Yamato 2 production site report, 1978
From the January 1979 issue of Kodansha’s manga magazine Mimi comes this six-page exploration of the Yamato 2 production office at Academy Studio, filled with insider details and…
Yoshinobu Nishizaki Q&A, April 1978
Originally published in issue 3 of the Yamato Fan Club magazine Q&A Series: Page of exchange between Chairman Nishizaki and fans Yamato is a roman of love and…
I’m Sick of Source Material Fandom In Anime
Let me form an opinion on Aira from Dandadan based on what I’ve seen of her, please. And not what she’ll grow into.
Which anime adaptations improve on their source material?
Is there a series where you vastly prefer the adaptation to the source? What choices does it make that improve the story, or is the different medium itself…
OSMcast! The 2013 OSMawards Part I: Video Games, TV Shows, Movies 1-6-2014
The 2013 OSMawards for most Awesome Video Games, TV Shows That Are Not Anime, and Movies, That Are Also Not Anime Lo and Behold we have returned. It is…
The Fall Of Ako Castle (1978) review
Fukasaku has crafted a period piece that, due to its impeccable dramatic pacing, has to be counted among the best
Treasure Island (1978) | Retro Anime Recommendations #animeshorts
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The Demon (鬼畜, Yoshitaro Nomura, 1978)
When his mistress abandons their three children on his doorstep, a resentful father and his enraged wife take drastic action to be free of them in Yoshitaro Nomura’s…
Saki Zenkoku-hen Episode 1 Could Have Been Improved By…
…Actually animating things. As much as I love Saki, the folks at Studio Gokumi tried my patience with this Saki premiere episode. I understand that it costs money…
Astro TV Boy
Breaking News : Astro Boy removes own head, replaces with TV. Can now watch TV at all times, even when eyes closed. Actually, it's a custom...
Dolls’ Frontline (TV)
Oh. I see they decided to make a proper TV series out of Dolls’ Frontline. Because after the funny and light-hearted chibified ONA episodes, it is time to…
Baseball on TV
Welcome to Murakami Fest 2022! This is my first Murakami Fest in Japan since 2009, which is pretty wild. I kept this ridiculous project going for 12 years…
009-1 (TV)
009-1 (2006) TV I’m a little annoyed that I’d never come across 009-1 before last year. Written by Shotaro Ishinomori as a way to tackle stories beyond the…
Gungrave (Gangureivu) TV
It’s probable that I’ve said this before but I find mafia-style stories a hard sell. And yet, I’ll usually at least try them out. Gungrave (Gangureivu) TV 2003…
OSMcast! The 2014 OSMawards Part I: Movies, TV Shows, and Video Games 2-5-2015
The 2014 OSMawards for most Awesome Video Games, TV Shows, and Movies. But in reverse order. Oh snap! It’s time for the 2014 OSMcast OSMawards! AKA the not so…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Ace Attorney, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, Inazuma Eleven, Phoenix
The Source of Life: “Ride Your Wave” Film Review
While I never pretend to be some kind of distanced critic of anime, I find it virtually impossible to approach director Yuasa Masaaki and producer Eunyoung Choi’s latest…
Introducing Doki Doki News, Your New Anime News Source!
As Beneath the Tangles grows, we want to not only be your destination for anime, manga, and light novel analysis, but a platform for all things anime. Toward…
5 Ways to Sustainably Source English Books in Tokyo
Trying to be sustainable with your book purchases? Read on for the best recommendations on how to find English books in Tokyo while still living that eco-friendly lifestyle.
Episode 794: I’ve Somehow Gotten Shadows When I Improved My House
This week on Anime Pulse we got the worst anime of 2022, the first arrest among the Sushi Terrorists, and the best one-liners in anime. Up first Joseph…