Happy Friday, otaku! Here I come again with another “old school” anime devo, but as Discotek Media says in all their sizzle reels, “Blu-rays are forever. So are the classics.” Speaking of them, they released today’s subject on Blu-ray a few years ago: Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994). This six-episode OVA (original video animation) from… Read More A Relentless Enemy: Zeiram and the “Roaring Lion” Called the Devil
Inukag is still one of the all-time great ships. We love you, Inuyasha and Kagome! ❤️ ★ 【Requiem】 「 犬かご💚❤️ 」
Ashiya Mizuki is transferring into Osaka Private High School for a very specific reason—and his name is Sano Izumi, a star high jumper. It won’t be easy, since Ashiya is an American, and though she speaks the language well, she has to get used to the customs and culture. But there’s one more catch: Ashiya… Read More First Impression: Hana-Kimi
I learned something today: Misato’s car is a Renault Alpine A310—an actual vehicle and not one made up for the Evangelion series. It’s looking in pretty good shape in this lovely painting below (at least much better than it will later in the series). She must have just purchased it. Promotion? Or maybe this is… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Looking for Shinji
Japan, 1968. The story opens with a young man trudging along a dirt track across a windswept meadow that is otherwise empty except for the scattered heaps of illegally dumped garbage, all while a lonely tune whistles through the overcast sky. Tokyo Tower can be seen illuminated in the distance behind our yet-unnamed main character,… Read More First Impression: Tomorrow’s Joe/Ashita no Joe
With the media landscape so dramatically altered in the age of streaming wars, Millenials and Gen X-ers, often feeling disappointed and left behind by these changes, often lament days gone by. That sadness sometimes becomes bitterness and even aggression not just toward the purveyors of media but the new generation of watchers. “Anime these days… Read More Nine 90’s Anime Recommendations for Young and New Anime Fans + Instagram Live!
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