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Student Days
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that r...
Oh! My Goddess, Igano Kabamaru, My Neighbor Totoro, Sangokushi, Bio Armor Ryger
Season of the Sun
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Angelique, Bubblegum Crisis, Fullmetal Alchemist, Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gakkou no Yuurei
Nessa no Wakusei
Okizari presents the first English-subtitled release of the original version of Nessa no Wakusei (Desert Planet or Hot Sandy Planet), a mid-1990s borderline hentai OVA. It's better known in North America…
Bakuen Campus Guardress, Gakkou no Yuurei, Gon, Nightsong of Splendor, Kitty-Cat Fantasia
Hi no Ame ga Furu (It Rained Fire)
Orphan has already released an anime movie about the firebombing of Japanese cities, 2005's Ashita Genki ni Naare! Although that film began with the firebombing of Tokyo, it was…
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Hello WeGo!, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Nodame Cantabile, Bunny Drop
Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu
As I promised/threatened in my blog post about Naki no Ryuu '91 , here is the predecessor three volume OVA, Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu...
Dallos, Doukyuusei -Classmates-, Fullmetal Alchemist, Treasure Island, Secret of the Seal
Toraemon
In 1985, the victory of the Hanshin Tigers in the Japan Championship, the equivalent of the US World Series, occasioned a one-shot OVA, Tor...
The Golden Bird, High Speed Jessie, Nightsong of Splendor, Yuukan Club, Queen Millennia
2024 in Review
A year of retreads and repeats, none of them good: War in Ukraine. War in the Middle East. Famine in Sudan. Famine in Gaza. Covid and…
Blue Flames, Chalk-iro no People, Gakkou no Yuurei, The Apothecary Diaries, Dance Till Tomorrow
OL Kaizou Kouza
Here's a ripe/overripe/rancid piece of Japanese misogyny from 1990, OL Kaizou Kouza ( Office Lady Remodeling Course ). The AniDB blurb atte...
Watt Poe, Air Gear, Blue Flames, Ceres, Celestial Legend, Exper Zenon
Portrait of the Psychopath as a Young Man (Aoki Honoo v2)
Aoki Honoo is a one-shot OVA from 1989, based on a six-volume manga by Yanagasawa Kimio, a prolific mangaka who is almost unknown in the…
Koiko no Mainichi
Koiko no Mainichi ( Koiko's Days ) is a two episode OVA, released in 1989 and 1990. It is based on a 32-volume manga by George Akiyama;…
Outlanders, Run Melos, My Hero Academia, Golgo 13, Koiko no Mainichi
Bride of Deimos
Deimos no Hanayome: Ran no Kumikyoku ( Bride of Deimos: The Orchid Suite ) is a 1988 one-shot OVA. It's based on an incomplete 17-volume ma...
Vampire Hunter D, The Golden Bird, Junk Boy, Nightsong of Splendor, Katte ni Shirokuma
Sanada 10 - If SIx Turned Out to Be Nine... (Ep 7-9)
At long last, Sanada 10 stops setting the stage and moves into telling a story. However, it promptly runs into a prime difficulty of histor...
Nagasarete Airantou, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Ai no Kusabi, Joker, Sailor Moon
Sanada 10 - The Battle of Sekigahara (Ep 1-3)
Sanada 10 - more formally, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Juu Yuushi ( New Legend of the Warring States Heroes: The Ten Warriors ...
BABYLON, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Flames, Blue Exorcist, Blue Sonnet
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep 16-18
Here is volume 6 of Tezuka Osamu's Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning , which concludes the Exodus story and starts the books abou...
BAKI, Canaan, Fire Tripper, Kai Doh Maru, Mashin Hero Wataru
Wolf Guy v2
When Orphan released Wolf Guy back in 2016, I noted , "The laserdiscs came from two sources. The first three volumes are from Erik's collec...
Kimami ni Idol
Kimama ni Idol (Free-Spirited Idols) is a 1990 comedy OVA based on a manga by Kotani Kenichi. It tells the madcap tale of three teenage girl...
Fruits Basket, High Speed Jessie, Kaleido Star, Kizuna, Nozomi Witches
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep 13-15
Here is volume 5 of Tezuka Osamu's Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning , which continues the Exodus story through the giving of the...
Fire Emblem, Ghost in the Shell, Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz, Ninku, Sanctuary
Sonny Boy – 02 – Material Otherworld
While technically a beach episode, there’s not a ball or a bikini to be found. There are crabs—you gotta love crab—as well as a makeshift open-air classroom with…
Choosing Sources
Orphan does many of its show from analog sources - laserdisc by preference, VHS if need be. This reflects the team's interest in the "anime that time forgot"…
Amon Saga, Blue Flames, Nightsong of Splendor, Laughing Salesman, Legend of the Galactic Heroes