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Memories: Cannon Fodder
By Jonathan Clements. From the opening moments of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Cannon Fodder, the third and final story in the Memories anthology movie, we find ourselves in a world…
Memories: Part 3 – Cannon Fodder
With all of that in mind, we dive into the final part of the Memories film package. Cannon Fodder. A short directed and written by the main man…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 23 – Cannon Fodder
By the time A2 reaches the base of the Tower, Devola has been infected by the virus that claimed Popola. A2 assures her she and her sister were…
The Will and Aspirations of Cannon Fodder: Go! Go! Loser Ranger
Creating a story with a good antihero lead can be a challenge. It’s all too easy to end up with a character who’s more of a shallow reactionary…
See How They Run
See How They Run is a movie eager to prove its view of murder mysteries correct. Unfortunately, that view seems to be that they are boring, arbitrary and…
Sla-Cannon
General Information Unit type: unpiloted slave podHeight: 11.1 metersWeight: 39.9 metric tonsArmament: Sla Kila, magic cannon Lineart N/A
They Spent How Much on Innocence?
Where I detail my love/hate relationship with this seminal work by OG anime sensei, Mamoru Oshii.
How They Animated 'The Wolf House'
Plus: news and mid-century Yugoslav animation.
Infinite Mobile Cannon
General Information Unit type: mobile cannonArmament: main cannon x 1, machine gun turret x 4Pilot(s): Gon Jem, GolOriginal mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara Lineart Cockpit Rear view
Haigakura Episode 4 Review – How They Met
How Ichiyo met Tenko.
How They Painted ‘Samurai Jack’
Plus: the secret history of the Tootsie Pop commercial (and global animation news).
How They Made the 'All Caps' Video
Plus: global news and Armenian animation.
Katsuhiro Otomo Biography
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in April 1954 in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. Growing up, Otomo was inspired to create comics from several different works. one of Otomo’s…
How They Made 'Where the Wild Things Are'
On Gene Deitch's 1975 hit.
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Freedom
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Steamboy
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Akira
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally watched and written about every animated production (available in English) contributed to by Katsuhiro…
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Metropolis
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Spriggan
Just in time for the new Netflix series, we’re getting to the more tenuously-associated parts of Katsuhiro Otomo’s filmography, with 1998’s…
F70 Cannon Gundam S-Type
General Information Unit type: long-range support mobile suit Lineart N/A
F70 Cannon Gundam B-Type
General Information Unit type: heavy weapons mobile suit Lineart N/A
Tsurune The Linking Shot – How To Sequel | GITM Podcast Ep. 119
Tsurune’s Second Season was a blast and an improvement to its predecessor in almost every conceivable way. But what exactly is a sequel and what makes a Tsurune:…
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Robot Carnival
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An Interview with Katsuhiro Otomo
Salvaged from the mid-1990s.
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Roujin Z
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●CONVERSATION● Katsuhiro Otomo × Minetaro Mochizuki
Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,
TV vs Movie I: Shot-by-Shot Comparison
This is a thorough overview comparing changes made between Gundam Reconguista in G Episode 1 to 5 and Movie I. This includes cuts, new shots, new animation, alterations,…
Keijo!!!!!!!! (Episode 3) – Vacuum Butt Cannon!!!!
Nozomi accidentally performed a very hard move and it instantly took its toll on her body. Once she had recovered, Nagisa took her aside and warned her never…
F71 G-Cannon (Buzz Galemson Custom)
General Information Unit type: custom attack use mobile suitPilot: Buzz Galemson Lineart N/A
One-Punch Man (Volume 4) – This is How They React!
When the Rank S heroes are unable to stop a meteor destined to destroy City Z, Saitama steps up and smashes it to pieces. The resulting debris pummels…
The Second Shot
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
#58 - Katsuhiro Otomo's MEMORIES (1995) Review
Did you know that the guy who created AKIRA also made other stuff? Did you know he worked with THE Satoshi Kon?! and THE Yoko Kanno?!!?? That's what…
The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons Episode 7 Review – How They Met
Studio Shuka should adapt a battle manga just from that fight scene alone…
Horimiya: They Did It! Why it Matters (And How It Doesn’t)
I’ve been dreading episode seven of Horimiya for weeks before it aired. Well, not episode seven exactly—I was anxious for whatever episode it would be where that happens,…
RMS-179 GM II [with Cannon Unit]
General Information Unit type: artillery mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
Bleach Special One Shot
Howl from the Jaws of Hell It’s the 20th anniversary of Bleach and Weekly Shonen Jump’s 35th issue decided to celebrate with a special Bleach One Shot manga…
Goodbye, Eri (One Shot)
Yuta got a smartphone for his twelfth birthday. However, there was a catch. His mother asked him to record footage of her because she was sick and likely…
Tsurune: The Linking Shot
The Chicago White Sox are a bad baseball team. Players are going to be traded at the...
Tsurune: The Linking Shot
The Chicago White Sox are a bad baseball team. Players are going to be traded at the...
Tsurune: The Linking Shot
Tsurune: The Linking Shot is currently streaming on HIDIVE....
Kaiju Transmissions triple-shot
Also, because I forgot earlier, I did guest spots on three episodes of Kaiju Transmissions without posting about them here. I wholeheartedly suggest adding Kaiju Transmissions to your…
Did they learn finally learn how to adapt Ito Junji? Uzumaki (2024)
After having posted about this series over a year ago in “Animation studios have learned nothing – regarding Ito Junji adaptations”. I can’t NOT follow up on Uzumaki…
Train Delays in Japan: Why They Happen and How to Handle Them
From typhoons to wild boars, train delays in Japan happen. Here’s what they mean and how to navigate them.
025 - Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu: A Child's Dream
Domu: A Child’s Dream By Katsuhiro Otomo Way before Stranger Things and before the masterpiece of the Akira anime, there was the psychic horror of 'A Child's…
Podcast: AKIRA Vol. 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo
Whenever Tetsuo's not on screen, all of the other characters should be asking "Where's Tetsuo?"
●GOODS● KATSUHIRO OTOMO × GHOST IN THE SHELL
Original goods featuring KATSUHIRO OTOMO × GHOST IN THE SHELL illustration created by Otomo for the MASAMUNE SHIROW'S WORLD EXHIBITION – OSAKA VENUE (士郎正宗の世界展 大阪会場) started to be sold at the venue last…
Proton Freaking Cannon! MAFEX Iron Man (Comic Ver.)
While everyone’s talking of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange thanks to the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer that just dropped, I’m still talking about Iron Man. Because Medicom decided…
Cannon Busters: Black representation beyond social issue dramas
Anime with multiple Black leads, though not unheard of, were rare. I had to know if this was a fluke, or an elaborate marketing ploy to bait viewers…
Back Arrow #14 — Giant Non-Lethal Apocalypse Cannon
That's a very convenient giant cannon. Impressions: Of all the ways I thought this obnoxiously-extended arc would end, I'm not sure I would have called "Princess heals…