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The Character Designer Who Created Modern Anime

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Review: THE MEN WHO CREATED GUNDAM

There's still plenty of Gundam manga out there I could talk about (and probably will at some point), but there is only one is about the maki...

The Manga Test Drive

Nov 29, 2022 • Subscribe

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Review: THE MEN WHO CREATED GUNDAM

There's still plenty of Gundam manga out there I could talk about (and probably will at some point), but there is only one is about the maki...

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exception, Mobile Suit Gundam, Unico

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Who created the Lupin III opening theme

Ever since Lupin III Part 2 came out, there has been one piece of music that has become the very symbol of this iconic anime. And that is…

Anime Top Scholar

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Lupin III

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The 1960s Graphic Designer Who Inspired Your Favorite Anime OPs

SPY x FAMILY, Cowboy Bebop', Great Pretender, and more anime openings use a specific visual style. But where did that aesthetic come from, and how did it become…

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Cowboy Bebop, Great Pretender, SPY x FAMILY

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The Men Who Created Gundam Manga & Random Popularity

I have a lot of thoughts that seem to hit my mind recently. What would happen if we lived in a world where the landmark shows we all…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Aug 11, 2023 • Subscribe

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Izumo no Okuni: The Woman Who Created Kabuki

Modern-day kabuki actors are mostly men, but a woman from rural Japan founded this iconic traditional art.

GaijinPot

Jun 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Izumo

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Who created the Lupin III pilot film #lupinthe3rd

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Anime Top Scholar

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Lupin III

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Manga of the Month: The Men Who Created Gundam

The Men Who Created Gundam by Hideki Ohwada, Hajime Yatate, and Yoshiyuki Tomino The Men Who Created Gundam is a definitely 100% accurate, not exaggerated in any way,…

Reverse Thieves

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Mobile Suit Gundam

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The ’80s Mechanical Designer Who Left Early: Akira Kagami

A quick look at a little known mechanical designer turned manga artist.

ZIMMERIT – Anime | Manga | Garage Kits | Doujin

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The ’80s Mechanical Designer Who Left Early: Akira Kagami

A quick look at a little known mechanical designer turned manga artist.

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Who Actually Created A Better World #1

An angle I’ve never seen anybody on social media cover in anime. 

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Feb 28, 2023 • Subscribe

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Lycoris Recoil Staff Interviews: Character Designer Imigi Muru

This is one of the staff interviews from the “Heroine Archive” fanbook released in mid-February by Ichijinsha. Character Designer: Imigi Muru Born in Hyougo Prefecture. Known as a…

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Lycoris Recoil, This Art Club Has a Problem!

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Interview: Star Ocean 6: The Divine Force's Character Designer Akiman

Akiman is a renowned character designer who was called upon to help create the world and cast of Star Ocean 6: The Divine Force. We were lucky enough…

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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 489: The Men Who Created Gundam

in this episode, Xan reviews a biographical manga about the creation of a famous giant robot franchise. Is it accurate? Well, sit back and find out as he…

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Interview: Sword Art Online: Alicization’s Director and Character Designer

In which we talk about changes from the book, visual style, and the anime's most controversial scene.

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Interview: Last Exile and BEM Character Designer Range Murata

Click to ReadInterview: <i>Last Exile</i> and <i>BEM</i> Character Designer Range Murata

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Video: Who created Digimon? The story of how Digimon was made

IntroductionVideo topicsBreaking mythsCopyright and ImportanceWe should know the creatorsSources Introduction A bit of a surprise, I was planning to release this for the Odaiba Memorial Day, but a…

Digital World Archive

Aug 18, 2023 • Subscribe

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Can I Uncover Who REALLY Created Sailor Moon's OP?

A journey into my hyperfixation onto finding out who truly created my favorite frame in all of anime... and all the madness that entails. Let's see if we…

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Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R

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The Recipe for Modern Anime

Anime has changed a lot in the last 60 years, with each decade being defined by the introduction of new technology. Today, anime isn't just defined by the…

The Canipa Effect

Aug 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Mobile Suit Gundam, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Fate/Zero, Fist of the North Star, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

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Ink & Passion: Modern Women Writers Who Changed Japan

The faces behind Japan’s post-war turbulence, restlessness and extreme passion. Learn about 10 influential modern women writers.

Savvy Tokyo

Dec 13, 2024 • Subscribe

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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?

Welcome to Anime Rants. Today we have a writing prompt taken from a discussion in r/anime: “Who was your first favorite character in any anime?” I like this…

Anime Rants

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The Curse of the Modern Anime Fan

Internet Pitstop and I talk about anime's growing popularity globally. We discuss how it was like for us to bring Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and Pokemon games to school, seeing…

Kero Riripaddo

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Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Who is the Main Character of Golden Wind? (Conclusion)

It has been a hot minute since the 5th part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure has ended but I figure at this point pretty much everyone who was watching…

Reverse Thieves

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The legacy of Monsieur Onion on Battle Heroine Drawings – Interview with Character Designer Hisashi Kagawa

An interview with Sailor Moon animation director Hisashi Kagawa about his career, working at Monsieur Onion Production.

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Who was the first LGBTQ+ animanga character you connected with?

Who was the first LGBTQ+ character you remember seeing in an anime or manga? Is there one you feel close to despite their depiction being arguably negative or…

Anime Feminist

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Mitsuri Kanroji: The Character Who Taught Me To Be Myself

Kindness is something that is few and far between the Shonen Environment. Oftentimes, characters aren't classified by their kindness, but it's rather a secondary component of who they…

Anime Analysis

Feb 10, 2023 • Subscribe

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Who was the most influential queer-coded character from your childhood?

How did you discover them? What made them so important? How old were you when you saw a series with an explicitly LGBTQ+ character you connected with?

Anime Feminist

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Did Haruhi engineer the trends of modern Anime?

Tigers! had a very insightful comment on Haruhi, believing it to be a series that was "at the right place at the right time", and a significant contributor…

Kero Riripaddo

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Garmillas mecha designer interview

From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine Vol. 17: Yasushi Ishizu, mecha designer for the Garmillas side of the remakes, discusses his craft from the very beginning…

CosmoDNA

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Digimon Games Community “Let’s Ask the Creators All the Things We Want to Know!” interviews — Character designer Kenji Watanabe

The Digimon Games Community website posted a series of interviews with Digimon creators between August and December 2017, held by Digimon game producer Kazumasa Habu. The following is…

The DigiLab

Jan 28, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Evolution of Abridged Anime Part 2: The Modern Progenitors

As anime fandom entered the new millennium, technological advancements placed San Jose at the epicenter of the next evolution in anime parodies. Until the

Anime Herald

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The Anime With No Main Character

Makeine is one of the best anime of the year, and it's all about the side characters! Merch Link!: https://on-the-rise-av.myspreadshop.com/ Music Used in Video: Makeine Op Guitar Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WK67gu4j4Y Makeine OP…

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MAYONAKA PUNCH, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, School Days

Mecha designer interview, October 2022

From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium fan club magazine Vol. 15, October 2022: Junichiro Tamamori has been designing UNCF mecha from the beginning of the remake era, up to…

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Why 'Invisible' Is a Modern Anime Classic

Plus: global news and a Slovak cartoon.

Animation Obsessive

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Soul Eater Did What Modern Anime Won’t.

Check out Isekai: Slow Life x That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime by downloading the game here: https://click.fan/IsekaiSlime_TheMaskedMan You can also use my Gift-Code: “MUSHRUM” to get…

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Modern Anime Production is a Prisoner’s Dilemma

The structure of the anime industry incentivizes an unsustainable landscape.

Anime By The Numbers

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The Other World: A CYOA Game I Created

First and foremost—Happy New Year 2021! CYOA, or “Choose Your Own Adventure” is a type of game that opens up various paths in the story, for one to…

Anime as a Cup of Tea

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Who Wants Anime Perfumes?

I just discovered the surprisingly huge world of anime perfumes and I have thoughts. Manly: Why? It seems like such an odd product.

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When The Anime Main Character is Underestimated

There’s nothing more satisfying and simulating than someone underestimating your main character, only for the main character to prove everyone wrong in a big, big way. So sit…

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The Girl Who Carried an Entire Anime

The Apothecary Diaries is my favorite anime of 2024. 0:00 Intro 0:30 What World are we in? 3:21 Why we Love Maomao? 6:52 The Character Dynamics 11:33 The Perfect World-Building 14:18 My Favorite Episode 19:36…

Huno

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The Man Who Made 80s anime 80s!

#Iczer #ToshihiroHirano #Rayearth Sign up to Buyee using this link https://bit.ly/buyee-mercuryfalcon & you will get 2,000 yen (~$18) off your first purchase on Buyee! Thanks to Buyee for sponsoring…

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The YouTuber Who Made a Real Anime.

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Onigiri, Trust

3199 Mecha designer interview, November 2024

From the pages of the REBEL 3199 Chapter 2 program book: Junichiro Tamamori discusses the evolution of Yamato‘s design into the realm of a Be Forever remake, along…

CosmoDNA

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Kio Edamatsu: artist, designer, professional fan

Kio Edamatsu, who goes by the nickname “Edakio,” has been working on Yamato as a “professional fan” since the remake era began. His position is not a glamorous…

CosmoDNA

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Peak Modern Visuals

Starting this post, I want to make this clear. I really like the aesthetic from older anime and modern anime. I do love the look of peak cel…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

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Pick of the Week: Modern Dracula

MICHELLE: It's absolutely Glitch for me this week. Siblings investigating a weird town would be enough on its own even without the goodwill Lost Lad London engendered, honestly,…

Manga Bookshelf

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Modern Transience in ‘The Morning Schedule’

An examination of the theme of transience and value in Susumu Hani’s ‘The Morning Schedule’.

Floating into Bliss

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The Impossibly Modern World of 'Flebus'

On Ernest Pintoff's 1957 Terrytoons classic.

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The Lazyness of Modern Shounen Jump

Disclaimer: This is all just my opinion. I’m obviously not in the board rooms of Shueisha & I don’t have any specific or unique data to reinforce. Perhaps…

Misanthropy Report

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Godzilla Singular Point – The Modern Kaiju

Godzilla Singular Point is not well served by Netflix's description. It's better than that. Trust me!

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Godzilla Singular Point