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Transformers — Scramble City: The Mobilization | KYOTO VIDEO
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Graduation | KYOTO VIDEO
No piece of media set in high school is complete without a graduation episode and for one fore-running raising sim franchise, it was decided that their big OVA…
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Arion | KYOTO VIDEO
The European sword-and-sandal genre seems quite unlikely to be found in anime, right? Wrong! Yoshikazu Yasuhiko directed and animated a big budget epic in the 80s steeped in…
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OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #790) City Hunter Shinjuku Private Eyes
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Junk Boy | KYOTO VIDEO
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Slayers Gorgeous | KYOTO VIDEO
Back from vacation and I need to get back in the swing of things. So about our annual Slayers video. This year, we look at the final entry…
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Hanappe Bazooka | KYOTO VIDEO
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Ozanari Dungeon | KYOTO VIDEO
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Area 88 | KYOTO VIDEO
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Ninja Resurrection | KYOTO VIDEO
Ninja Resurrection was once one of the most infamous anime titles that ever got dumped on to the overseas market. Take a look into the lie that formed…
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Roots Search | KYOTO VIDEO
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Vampire Wars | KYOTO VIDEO
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Slayers Great | KYOTO VIDEO
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Crystal Triangle| KYOTO VIDEO
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Bounty Dog | KYOTO VIDEO
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Bio Hunter | KYOTO VIDEO
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Lily C.A.T. | KYOTO VIDEO
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[News] CLAMP × Kyoto City: Kyoto Yell! Project – Rayearth Merchandise Update
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Labyrinth of Flames | KYOTO VIDEO
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Comic Party Revolution | KYOTO VIDEO
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Cosmo Police Justy | KYOTO VIDEO
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Burn Up! W | KYOTO VIDEO
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Mobile Police Patlabor | KYOTO VIDEO
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KYOTO VIDEO 100TH EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT
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