Every so often, a subbed Hoozuki OVA pops up to remind us just what a marvelous series this is. Read more
Movie/OVA
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt (ONA) – 02
I think in Tekketsu no Orphans and Thunderbolt, we’re seeing the two extremes of the basic Gundam story. Read more
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono Page (OVA)
Maybe this OVA should have been called “Back to the Future”… Read more
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt (ONA) – 01
Another of the many faces of “Gundam” reveals itself in Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is definitely Gundam for serious Gundam fans, but that doesn’t mean everyone else can’t enjoy it too. Clocking it at a snappy 15 minutes, this web animation is quite engaging in its simple and straightforward brutality. Accompanied by […] Read more
Princess Mononoke: The Girl Behind the Mask
Here’s a short piece for MAL about my favorite anime film of all-time. One day I’ll wade into the subject much more deeply, I suspect… Read more
One Punch Man: Road to Hero (OVA)
Rather than a punch, I’d say that was more of a good dope slap. One Punch Man weighs in with its first OVA (another one is coming up at Christmas), and it’s more or less in the vein or an origin story. And it was pretty successful, though the whole […] Read more
Noragami Aragoto – OAD 1
Noragami knows what it wants out of an OVA, and always delivers it. As with the first season, “Aragoto” brings with it two OADs. And as with the first season, they’re both canon material (more or less – this one is from the spinoff manga Noragami Shuuishii – “Stray Stories”) […] Read more
Kamisama Hajmemashita: Kako-hen (OVA) – 01
Any day with Kamisama Hajmemashita in it is a good day. It’s been a few months since the first “Kako-hen” OVA was released, but my schedule has been so crazy that I just haven’t found the time to dedicate to it that I feel this series deserves. It matters not […] Read more
Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda
I’m always ready to go back to Chichibu… As usual with theatrical releases, I’m going to defer my main writeup until I have a chance to sit down with the subtitled version of Anthem of the Heart on Blu-ray. But as always I think it’s important to share a few […] Read more
Akatsuki no Yona: Sono Se niwa (OVA)
OVAs like this are the very epitome of mixed emotions. This certainly isn’t the last time this year I’ll be writing about Akatsuki no Yona, a series I’ve come to love unreservedly. But it may be the last time I’ll be writing about new anime for the franchise, which is […] Read more