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Let’s be clear: Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 isn’t a very good show in a lot of ways. At the same time, it’s also a wonderful show in ways that are intimately tied together with its flaws. Like a lot of anime series from the late-1990s—like …Read more »
The Kickstarter stories just don’t stop ‘round here. It’s about a year since we reported on the launch of Production I.G. launching their Kickstarter project to fund their short Kick-Heart . At the time, it seemed like a totally wild and crazy idea. Since then, …Read more »
Hey, remember back when they used to release anime and the Japanese would include professionally made AMVs of their own stuff, such that when the show got released in the US, companies would just use the AMV as the trailer to sell the show? And …Read more »
Bubblegum Crash, the sequel to Bubblegum Crisis, is getting a Blu-ray home video release thanks to AnimEigo. It arrives on January 21, 2025, and is available for pre-order. Bubblegum Crash is an OVA that came out in 1991, four years after Bubblegum Crisis. It consists …Read more »
If you’re into tropes like cute girls running to catch the bus with toast in their mouths but also Bubblegum Crisis -style powered suits, well, buddy, you are in luck. It’s moe plus powered suits in Frame Arms Girl , a new anime premiering this …Read more »
AnimEigo, one of America’s oldest anime licensors, has been giving its back catalog an HD upgrade thanks to backers on Kickstarter, who have so far provided the funds for Blu-ray releases of classics Bubblegum Crisis and Otaku no Video . Now a third title from …Read more »
AnimEigo, one of North America’s first anime licensors, is using Kickstarter to help rerelease some of its classic properties on Blu-ray. It all started with Bubblegum Crisis , the classic cyberpunk 80s OVA originally released in the States by AnimEigo on VHS back in the …Read more »
Ah, Excel Saga . I have a love/hate relationship with the series, because while I loved and watched the whole thing, I was never not aware of how grating it could get. Still, good memories in general, and Funimation will be supplying it to fans …Read more »
According to recent confirmation from anime studio GONZO, art director Shigemi Ikeda has passed away. The artist was 69 years old when he passed on October 13, 2024. The Art director of #AfroSamurai, Mr.Shigemi Ikeda, has recently passed away. Thank you for your dedicated work, …Read more »
A date has been set for the new AnimEigo Blu-ray release of the Megazone 23 OVA trilogy collection. All three entries, which started with the groundbreaking Megazone 23 in 1985, will be available in a single set on November 12, 2024. Features for the trilogy …Read more »
AnimEigo revealed that it’s releasing the Otaku No Video OVA on Blu-ray this October 8. Otaku No Video is — you guessed it — a parody of anime geekdom. And while it lampoons otaku themselves, it also gets in laughs involving Studio GAINAX and the …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, and mangaka Kenichi Sonoda and Hitoshi Ariga have won the esteemed Inkpot Award. Comic-Con explains that this award is “given to individuals for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services.” …Read more »
AnimEigo is bringing the Riding Bean OVA to TVOD platforms (such as Google Play, YouTube, and Amazon) and giving it a home release on Blu-ray. Pre-orders have begun, and the street date is September 10. If you get it here through the MediaOCD store, they’re …Read more »
Back in 1983, Studio Pierrot launched Magical Angel Creamy Mami: a magical girl series, star vehicle, and media mix project all rolled into one. This year marks its 40th anniversary, and the festivities are already underway! While we’re sure there are plenty of celebratory plans still …Read more »
Kenichi Sonoda is the mangaka behind Gunsmith Cats and Riding Bean, and he’s also worked on anime such as Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force – Eternal Story, and Scramble Wars as a character designer. This weekend he’s going to the doujinshi convention Comiket, and one of …Read more »
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