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Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro v2
Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro ( The Murder Ticket Is Heart- Colored ) is a 1990 standalone OVA based on a series of young adult novels for wo...
Kiddy Grade, Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Sangokushi, Angel Cop, Explorer Woman Ray
Master Keaton - Naoki Urasawa’s Forgotten Masterpiece
With the somewhat recent release of Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto, I been thinking a lot about some of his other works. First off that obscure and totally unknown TV series…
Nayuta
Nayuta is a 1986 sci-fi OVA,based on a three volume manga by Sasaki Junko. (The manga is not available in English.) It's another show that a...
Mobile Police Patlabor, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Botchan, Fist of the North Star
Asatte Dance
Here's another ecchi OVA from Knack: 1991's Asatte Dance ( Dance till Tomorrow ), adapted from a seven volume manga by Yamamoto Naoki. It's...
Blue Sonnet, Kitty-Cat Fantasia, Run Melos, Oedo wa Nemurenai!, No Money!
2023 in Review
A year of retreads and repeats, none of them good: War in Ukraine. War in the Middle East. Covid, flu, and RSV. Donald Trump and Joe Biden r...
Laughing Salesman, Noel's Fantastic Trip, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, Undead Murder Farce
Yawara – 79-86 (BD)
As many of you will remember, Christmas Eve is CP Day in this corner of the internet: the day where we release a bunch of episodes to celebrate…
OUT: Yawara! 79-86 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
CP Day continues with 8 awesome episodes of Yawara. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_079_[7…
OUT: Yawara! 79-86 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
CP Day continues with 8 awesome episodes of Yawara. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. — Mamo Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_079_[7…
Review: Pluto
This ONA series, which debuted on Netflix in late October, has a very interesting pedigree. It adapts a lauded manga by Naoki Urasawa (the manga-ka behind titles like…
Ai to Ken no Camelot
Some anime is great; some is awful. And some just leaves you scratching your head, not in confusion (like Genji, Part 1 ), but in bemusement...
Amon Saga, Bite me!, Cat's Eye, Rebecca, The Great Adventures of Robin Hood
Raiyantsuuri no Uta
Orphan is pleased to bring you the first English version of the 1994 movie Raiyantsuuri no Uta ( The Song of Raiyantsuuri ), a title so rar...
Juliet, Raiyantsuuri no Uta, Wolf's Rain, Girl from Phantasia, Arc the Lad
Heart Cocktail Vol 5
Heart Cocktail , based on a manga series by Watase Seizou, is a joint project between DarkWispers (Darkonius), Lonely Chaser (MartyMcflies...
Akuma Tou no Prince: Mitsume ga Tooru, Bavi Stock, Dallos, Tree in the Sun, Ikkyu the Little Monk
464 – 9 Year Anniversary Retrospective Redux 4 – Pluto with Aidan Clarke
We're celebrating 9 years of Manga Machinations by revisiting Pluto! We're joined by manga letterer Aidan Clarke to talk about all things Naoki Urasawa! We discuss Monster, Yawara!,…
Sanada 10 - The End of the Beginning... Actually, Just "The End" (Ep10-12)
The final episodes of Sanada 10 bring the series to a close... sort of. In fact, there are so many loose ends that it's clear the creators…
Dallos, Gintama, Hell Girl, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
OUT: Yawara! 75-78 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another awesome release… just as planned :) Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_075_[720p][Blu-Ray][F02391E9].mkv Size: 767,727,091 bytes …
OUT: Yawara! 75-78 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another awesome release… just as planned :) Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_075_[720p][Blu-Ray][F02391E9].mkv Size: 767,727,091 bytes …
Yawara – 75-78 (BD)
YES, WE ARE STILL ALIVE AND HERE'S SOME YAWARA FOR YOU ALL!*ahem*Enjoy. Joint with Live-eviL.
Sanada 10 Special
Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...
Fire Tripper, Hellsing, Magic Knight Rayearth, Wild 7, My Hero Academia
Randori Acts of Friendship: “Ippon” Again!
Anime is no stranger to judo, with titles like Yawara! being perennial favorites in Japan. “Ippon” Again! isn’t quite the same kind of work, but what it does…
Rehab Assignment (Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori Full HD)
When it came to Covid, I was pretty lucky, considering my age. No hospitalization required, no lingering after-effects. Still, it knocked me...
Phoenix, Ikkyu the Little Monk, Jarinko Chie, Super Gal Asari, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken
OUT: Yawara! 69-74 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another mass release for y’all! :) Enjoy! — Mamo-chan Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_069_[720p][Blu-Ray][6FCAE4F4].mkv Size: 73…
OUT: Yawara! 69-74 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
Another mass release for y’all! :) Enjoy! — Mamo-chan Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_069_[720p][Blu-Ray][6FCAE4F4].mkv Size: 73…
Yawara – 69-74 (BD)
Damn, that's one serious-looking monkey.Joint with Live-eviL.
Anime Like Ippon Again
Before their last match in middle school, Michi Sonoda announces to her teammate Sanae that she won't be continuing judo in high school, believing that youth
Hinomaru Sumo, Laid-Back Camp, Slow Loop, Tsurune, Bamboo Blade
Hiatus, Involuntary
Orphan's seven fans must be wondering what is going on. It's been a month since the last blog post, and even longer since the last release. ...
It's Broken, Broken, Broken
For some time, I've wondered why anime groups have taken to specifying exactly which video players they support for their releases. Some say...
Tengai Makyou
Our 300th release, or at least that's what is says on the release page. Orphan starts out 2023 on the right note with the first English-subt...
Cosmic Fantasy, Crest of the Stars, Tree in the Sun, Laughing Target, Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
2022 in Review
2022 winds down as catastrophically as most other recent years. The war in Ukraine grinds on. A "tripledemic" rages in the US. Covid has ret...
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep19-21
The seventh volume of Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament is the pivot point between the mythic and "historical" parts of the Bible....
Cowboy Bebop, Witch Girl Meg, Nozomi Witches, Yamato 2520, Initial D First Stage
What's in a Name?
Today, in honor of the anniversary of the passing of our late colleague, CP, QC extraordinaire for many groups, we have a mass release of on...
Yawara – 66-68 (BD)
Christmas Eve is here again, which means it's CP Day once more—the day where we honour the memory of our much-missed fellow fansubber, ConsiderPhlebas, by releasing a whole…
Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago title list
Thanks so much to everyone who came to my panel "Anime Openings of 30 Years Ago" at Anime Frontier 2022! For those who wanted a complete li...
Ashita e Free Kick, Shin Chan, Tenchi Muyo!, Magical Princess Minky Momo, Tetsujin 28
Hameln no Violin Hiki
Here's a project that everyone on the team loved: the 1996 short movie Hameln no Violin Hiki ( The Violinist of Hamelin ). Based on a 37-vol...
Barbapapa, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, Sol Bianca, Yawara!, Akai Hayate
OUT: Yawara! 60-65 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
It’s been a while since we released Yawara. Here’s 6 episodes of Yawara. Enjoy. — Mamo File: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_060_[72…
OUT: Yawara! 60-65 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
It’s been a while since we released Yawara. Here’s 6 episodes of Yawara. Enjoy. — Mamo File: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_060_[72…
Yawara – 60-65 (BD)
Yes, Yawara fans, your eyes do not deceive you! Saizen is alive! Well, just about... As ever, this is a joint with Live-eviL.
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! ( I Am Shiratori Reiko! ) is a one episode shoujo romantic comedy from 1990. It is based on a 7-volume manga ...
Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Pilot Candidate, Outlaw Star, What's Michael?, World Trigger
AnimEigo Talks With Anime Herald (Or “The House that MADOX Built”)
Anime Herald: Many years ago you did a track for Shogun Assassin with Samurai L. Jackson, excuse me, Samuel L. Jackson. How did that come about? Robert
2021 in Review
The world continues to go to hell in a handbasket. The pandemic continues to rage. The world supply chain is borked. Inflation is rampant. W...
Rain Boy, Yawara!, Bakumatsu no Spasibo, Super Cub, Horimiya
Yawara – 53-59 (BD)
And so, the final reaches its climax. Can Yawara bring home the gold? Or will her hopes be dashed at the last minute? Watch the latest Yawara batch…
OUT: Yawara! 53-59 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
And here’s part 2 to CP day. For you CP… Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_053_[720p][Blu-Ray][6B161247].mkv Size: 636,439,…
OUT: Yawara! 53-59 (Blu-ray) (With FroZen)
And here’s part 2 to CP day. For you CP… Filename: [FroZen-EviL]_Yawara_-_053_[720p][Blu-Ray][6B161247].mkv Size: 636,439,…
Sensou Douwa: Aoi Hitomi no Onnako no Ohanashu
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Doraemon, Fire Emblem, Shin Hakkenden, Alice in Cyberland, Shin Chan
Yuki
Forty years ago, the famed "social realism" film director Imai Tadashi released his one and only anime movie, Yuki . It was based on a 1976 ...
Alice in Cyberland, the Sequel
In my blog post on the original Alice in Cyberland , more than three years ago, I commented on the mystery of the missing second episode.…
The Girl That Got Away
Orphan-raws is releasing its encode of Kakutou Bijin Wulong ( Fighting Beauty Wulong ), done from R2J DVDS. Therein lies a story: a project...
Fighting Beauty Wulong, Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth, Yawara!
To-Y Blu-ray
To-Y is a 1987 OVA about a Japanese indie rock band and its lead singer. It is based on a ten-volume manga by Kamijou Atsuji. To-Y …
Death Note, Karuizawa Syndrome, Satsujin Kippu wa Heart-iro, VINLAND SAGA, Black Lion
This Is Where I Came In...
I just had the pleasure of editing the Blu-ray version of episode 58 of Yawara! - the last one I had never touched (or seen) before -…
Death Note, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, Black Jack, Shin Chan, Shigeru
Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy
Kageyama Tamio was a Japanese actor and writer. He is probably best known to anime audiences for his book Coo: Tooi Umi Kara Kita Coo , whic...
Summer Days with Coo, Mezzo, Oedo wa Nemurenai!, Dragon Ball, Okama Report
Sensou Douwa: Kiku-chan to Ookami
Sensou Douwa ( War Fables or War Tales ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Wedding Peach, Cool Cool Bye, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Fire Emblem, Maison Ikkoku