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King Fang (1978 TV Special)
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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…
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And now for something completely different. Orphan's next release is a revised version of the 1995 OVA Doukyuusei: Climax . The original rel...
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Rain Boy v2
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The Green Cat v2
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The Ojamajo Period Drama special set 150 years ago in Japan. With a flying toad and lots of Hana.
Yamatarou Comes Back v2
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Ojamajo Doremi # 44 v2
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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…
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Kimagure Orange Road (1985) v2
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Mother and daughter find themselves in eerily similar situations when dealing with a social double standard in Lee Yi Fang’s pointed drama
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro v2
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro ( The Murder Ticket Is Heart- Colored ) is a 1990 standalone OVA based on a series of young adult novels for wo...
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Mea Maximum Culpa (Exper Zenon v2)
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Lunn Flies into the Wind v2
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18 Anime Girls That Feature the Cute Little Moe Fang
The moe fang, also known as the tsundere fang or “yaeba” as the the dental trend in Japan is called, is a feature that is pretty telling on…
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Akko Gear: Sailor Moon Crystal 5087B v2 Keyboard
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Laughing Salesman Specials — 05-09 (& v2 of 02a)
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Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace Films v2 (LD Audio)
This is a v2 of the two Danguard Ace films we put out last year, with an improved audio track coming off the LD release. Thanks to CrashOver...
Momoko Kikuchi in: Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- (1985) [v2] + Extras
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Shaman King
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Setting Real Robot Into Motion When giving the history of mecha anime a quick glance, it’s been a well considered idea that Mobile Suit Gundam was the first…
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The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
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The Deer King
Ando's talent lies in creating emotional impact through subtle character animation, even within a dense story. The emotional buildup and father-daughter relationship is brilliantly portrayed from the first…
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Tomb Raider King
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Shaman King (Remake)
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By Andrew Osmond. Masashi Ando is co-director of The Deer King; he’s also the film’s Chief Animation Director, Character Designer and Storyboarder. Before Deer King, Ando had an…
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Going back to my HGUC V2 Gundam quad-build, I’m now three quarters of the way as I’ve more or less completed third variation of this mobile suit, the…
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