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Anime SKUs Ep. #1: Urban Vision – A Sensible Start
Today we’re looking at the defunct American publisher Urban Vision. Between 1996 and 2005, they released about 30 titles with a simple SKU format…
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The Confusing World of Celebrity/Best Film & Video Anime Releases
Last edited 2023-09-26 Thank you to everyone who’s already gotten back to me with their input! It seems that some of the Best Film & Video releases, Macross in Particular, have no correlation between the cover and the tape type. At least 2 people have mentioned they have SP-mode tapes that just “Macross” at the…
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My experiences buying anime on the Internet in 2022
Anime in the United States has been undergoing a bit of a third wave in popularity in the last few years, and as such, more anime is coming out than ever before. Assuming you want to buy some of this anime, there are quite a few places you can order from, and today I’d like…
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Gainax no Video IV: Gunbuster & Diebuster (1988-1989, 2004, 2006)
This is a part of a series on the home video releases of Studio Gainax. For more info, click here. Last updated October 9th, 2022 Jump to: Gunbuster (OVA) Gunbuster 2 / Diebuster (OVA) Gunbuster vs. Diebuster: The Movie Conclusion Gunbuster (OVA) Between 1988 and 1989, Gainax would release a 6-part OVA by the name…
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Gainax no Video III: Appleseed (1988)
This is a part of a series on the home video releases of Studio Gainax. For more info, click here. Last updated October 3rd, 2022 While later entries would be produced at many different studios, such as Digital Frontier, Sola Digital Arts, and Production I.G, the original 1988 OVA was produced over at Gainax. The…
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Gainax no Video II: Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987)
This is a part of a series on the home video releases of Studio Gainax. For more info, click here. Last updated October 3rd, 2022 Royal Space Force was not only Gainax’s first official work as a company, but also the first theatrical film funded by toy company Bandai, who would later take the name…
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Gainax no Video I: Daicon III/IV (1981, 1983)
This is a part of a series on the home video releases of Studio Gainax. For more info, click here. Last updated October 3rd, 2022 Before Gainax was even called Gainax, they were just a group of friends operating under the name “Daicon Film.” While most of their works were tokusatsu fan films, they did…
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Gainax no Video: Collecting the Entire Catalog
Studio Gainax once was one of the most important and influential anime studios around. That may no longer be the case, but its many children (Gonzo, Khara, Trigger, and Gaina) live on. The following is a guide for anyone attempting to collect Gainax’s entire catalog, and includes information on every one of their series with…
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[From the Archives] The 13 Days of Haruhi Suzumiya: A Rewatch
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In December 2020, I ran a twelve-day-long group rewatch of my favorite anime of all time, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I rambled. A lot. Below are my collected posts Post for December 9th, 2020 Day 1: The adventures of mikuru asahina episode 00 Aired April 2nd in the 2006 Broadcast (1st of 14) Aired…
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Playing with the Player: A Celebration of Ever17 at 20
On August 28, 2022, KID’s seminal visual novel Ever17: The Out of Infinity turns 20. To celebrate this milestone, I decided to analyze and/or ramble about why, two decades later, its plot still manages to surprise.WARNING: This article contains massive spoilers for Ever17. One of the most powerful tools in fiction is tricking your audience.…