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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…

  • Gainax no Video: Collecting the Entire Catalog

    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…

  • [From the Archives] The 13 Days of Haruhi Suzumiya: A Rewatch

    [From the Archives] The 13 Days of Haruhi Suzumiya: A Rewatch

    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…

  • Playing with the Player: A Celebration of Ever17 at 20

    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.…

  • [From the Archives] Nintendo Cartridge Codes Decoded: What that number at the bottom of your Game Boy cartridge means

    [From the Archives] Nintendo Cartridge Codes Decoded: What that number at the bottom of your Game Boy cartridge means

    This post originally appeared on Reddit in May 2019. Since then, some of the sites used for information have gone down, and some of the “facts” have proven to be false, but here it is, as it was originally published. Every portable Nintendo console, from the original Game Boy to the Switch, has a code…

  • An in-depth look into Streamline Pictures and their many distributors

    Streamline Pictures was one of the first companies to bring uncut anime to the United States, but their distribution throughout their life was rocky. From 1988 to 2002, numerous companies distributed their titles, and this post is an attempt to make sense of it all. Unless otherwise stated, all VHS tapes are dubbed, and all…

  • [Garzey Day 2022] Making Sense of Our Convoluted Situation

    In October 2021, I joked to a friend that I would “write a research paper or something” about Garzey’s Wing for April Fools Day. Through the miracle of taking a joke too far, I actually did it. As a disclaimer, I am not a professionally trained writer of any sort. Consider the following essay the…

  • [Garzey Day 2022]An Interview with Justin Sevakis about Garzey’s Wing

    In March 2022, in preparation for my retrospective on Garzey’s Wing, I had the opportunity to interview the industry legend who reminded the world of Tomino’s “masterpiece” back in 2007, Justin Sevakis. vi: Do you know anything surrounding how Garzey’s Wing was licensed? Was it chosen directly, or was it part of a package of…