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Blue Comet SPT Layzner / Animage magazine (05/1986)

Blue Comet SPT Layzner / Animage magazine (05/1986)

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Blue Comet SPT Layzner, Blue Comet SPT Layzner

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Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Fighting For Survival

This show had a blu-ray release announced by discotek recently. So exciting to get it.  Ryosuke Takahashi and Mid 80’s Mecha This is a series that I watched…

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Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Assault on a Research Station

Blue Comet SPT Layzner, set in the then-future year of 1996, posits the idea that the political tensions of the Cold War persisted into the 1990s, extending beyond…

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Azumanga Daioh / Animage magazine (05/2002)

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Azumanga Daioh: The Animation

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Ai Yori Aoshi

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Ashita no Nadja / Animage magazine (03/2003)

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[Interview] Animage magazine (November 1994) – Atsuko Ishida interview

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ThE UnTolD CePHiRo

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Magic Knight Rayearth

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex / Animage magazine (04/2003)

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Animage Magazine (12/1999) – Interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino

The new “Turn X” mecha has finally made an appearance. Now that it has moved to space, where will the story of Turn A go from here? What…

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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket / Animage magazine (03/1989)  

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Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Mobile Suit Gundam

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Blue Period – 05

Whenever the closed-eyes character opens them, you better pay close attention to the next thing they say. Read more

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Blue Period

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fhána – COMET LUCIFER

COMET LUCIFER ~The Seed and the Sower~ (コメットルシファー~The Seed and the Sower~) c.A.T. COMET LUCIFER ~The Seed and the Sower~ (コメットルシファー~The Seed and the Sower~) c.A.T. – Instrumental- COMET…

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Newtype Magazine (05/2000) – Cast Member Reflections

The following is a translation from the May 2000 issue of Newtype Magazine. It has been slightly edited for clarity and readability. Illustration by Seiichi Nakatani.

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Sazan & Comet Girl (Omnibus)

Author & Artist Yuriko AkaseReleased September 2020 by Seven Seas Entertainment [Early Digital Release August 2020]Translation: Adrienne BeckEditor(s): unlistedGenre: Action…

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Botchan (1986)

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…

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Rose of Versailles, Space Runaway Ideon, Techno Police, Tokimeki Tonight, Dance Till Tomorrow

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Ao no Hako (Blue Box) – 05

With Blue Box, you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.

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Blue Box

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Blue Box – 05 – No Ordinary Girls

I’ll confess, while it’s well-animated, I’m not watching Blue Box for the badminton. It could feature no badminton and still be spellbinding. So it’s with glee I report that…

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California Crisis (1986)

https://nyaa.si/view/1546926 Fansubs credits can be viewed in the link above. Another co-production with Kineko Video! This time it's a new ...

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Girls’ Frontline, Episode Twelve: Comet 02

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Girls’ Frontline

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Girls’ Frontline, Episode Eleven: Comet 01

Political minefields planted in the penultimate episode.

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Girls’ Frontline

E-MF-LZ-00X-5 Layzner Mk-V

SPT mode Flight mode SPT mode Flight mode General Information Unit type: multi-form super powered tracerOriginal mechanical designer: Kyoshi TakigawaNote: The Layzner Mk-V was designed long after the…

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Kizudarake no Kunshou (1986)

https://nyaa.si/view/1657618 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. So...how did I stumble upon this movie? Many many years ago I us...

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Okubyou na Venus (1986)

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PROJECT A-KO (1986)

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Mr. Pen Pen (1986)

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Sayaka Kanda (1986-2021)

The actress Sayaka Kanda, who died yesterday, will be remembered as a media hyphenate – a performer on stage and screen, and a voice performer not only for…

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Urusei Yatsura - illustration by Atsuko Nakajima / Animage magazine (04/1987)

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Evidence #31 - Animage 26th Anniversary Poker Cards

Smaller cons can sometimes grant you access to things that you wouldn't find at most popular cons. I was recently at a con held in a little ...

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Evidence #29 - Animage Vol. 54 (December 1982)

Download PDF Here! (Size: 376mb) When it comes to anime magazine collecting, Animage seems to be the top tier in any anime…

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The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Sazan & Comet Girl

The Anti-Social Geniuses review Yuriko Akase's Sazan & Comet Girl, a full-color manga adventure that takes numerous twists in space!

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Ghibli outside Ghibli, 1986-1991

While the idea of a unified “Ghibli aesthetic” or “style” is debatable at best, it makes no doubt that all the animators mentioned here brought something different to…

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Devilman, Maison Ikkoku, Twilight Q

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Gonza the Spearman (1986) review

“A fabulous narrative that offers a satisfying exploration of the tragedy of phallic ambition and the destructive potential of desire.”

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Itoshi no Betty - Mamonogatari (1986)

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Poisson d’Avril (1986) [Film Review]

Poisson d’Avril; or, Manic Dinner      A long time ago, the new year began on April 1st. On that day, people would play little jokes on each...

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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

AnimeUK Magazine DEC91

 AnimeUK Magazine December 1991 In the Winter of 1991\1992  ' AnimeUK Magazine ' was first published, costing about £3.50? With 30 numbered ...

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Newtype Magazine (05/1999) – Q&A with Akira Yasuda, Kunio Okawara, and Syd Mead

The following is a translation from the May 1999 issue of Newtype Magazine. It has been slightly edited for clarity and readability. Illustration by Masahiro Yamane.

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“Houki Gumo” (trans. “Comet Cloud”) — Yakitate!! Japan OP 1

I was feeling nostalgic, so I thought I’d put this opening up. If you haven’t watched this show…it’s a trip. (Thought I had already, but oh well.) It’s…

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An Interview w/ Atsushi Wakabayashi (ANIMAGE December, 2008)

The following article was originally printed in The December 2008 issue of Animage. The interview has been translated by Hyun Park © 2019 Wave Motion Cannon We want…

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Saint Elmo — Hikari no Raihousha (1986)

  https://nyaa.si/view/1692870 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. Another Inka collab—here are the English subs for Saint Elmo ,...

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Anime NoFap - Call Me Tonight (1986)

Call Me Tonight (1986) If you been on the channel a lil while, Then you comprehend the level of reverence upheld for studio AIC over here at animebackwhen. Idk…

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Call Me Tonight

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Retro Anime Reviews: Ai City (1986)

Retro Anime Review #4 Review of Ai City (1986) directed by Kouichi Mashimo #anime #retroanime #aicity #lovecity #80sanime

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AVAHS – Christmas Every Day (1986) Review

Plot: Lucy’s father regales the story of his mother, Grandma Tilly, who wished for Christmas every day. Her wish came true, much to her delight, but one should…

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His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) review

Obayashi ensures that this narrative, after so many years, still succeeds in captivating and mesmerize the spectator.

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Days with My Stepsister – 05 – A Rift In the Blue Night

The morning after Saki’s attempted yobai, both she and Yuki oversleep. Yuki goes to work, is intrigued by a book he’s stocking, and Shiori asks him if he wants…

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Days with My Stepsister

English-language Magazine Coverage

Though entire forests probably had to be clearcut for the enormous amount of Yamato publishing in Japan, the amount of ink spent on Star Blazers in America is…

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Mono magazine articles, 2024

Just before the release of REBEL 3199 Chapter 1 in July 2024, Mono magazine No. 942 (published by World Photo Press) became the first to carry a Yamato…

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