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  • Dallos

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    Next up in my 80s anime stroll — I’m not necessarily following the exact order given in the primer, and instead watching stuff when I’m in the mood for it — is Dallos, which has the distinction of being the very first OVA (“original video animation,” or direct-to-video, if you will) ever released. It’s also…

  • Daicon III & IV

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    Following on my 80s anime playlist, I re-watched the two Daicon shorts, which I still find to be fantastic, especially the second one. These are animated shorts that were created for two conventions — Daicon III and IV — and have never been released commercially since they liberally borrow from all sorts of famous properties.…

  • Aim for the Ace!

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    You may remember that a few weeks ago I shared a really great primer on 80s anime. Since I’ve been enjoying dipping back into some of those old series, I decided to go one step further and try following that complete primer, going through everything that is recommended. Since it sticks to movies and OVAs,…

  • Kazuo Oga

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    You may not be familiar with the name Kazuo Oga, but if you’re a fan of Ghibli films, then you’ve certainly seen his work in the form of the luscious painted backgrounds. Here are a couple of videos that show him at work, as well as a more general documentary, both with English subtitles.

  • More on the The Great Passage

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    I already wrote a few thoughts on the anime adaptation of The Great Passage, based on having watched only the first episode. There are three episodes out now, and my interest and love for this series has done nothing but grow. I especially enjoy discovering all of the work and process that goes behind the…

  • Ping-Pong Club

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    Along with the new anime I’m watching, as with Macross and Queen Millennia, I’ve been diving into some old stuff as well, and that includes Ping-Pong Club. I’d watched some of it years ago (and read some of the manga), and have always loved the craziness of it. It’s a comedy series set within a…

  • The Great Passage

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    The last of the new fall season shows I wanted to check out is The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu). As I had written, I didn’t know much about this one other than the setting, which is of a publishing company that produces dictionaries, following a new hire. It really does come off as a…

  • Ajin Season 2

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    Continuing with the shows that I’m checking out for this fall season of anime (as mentioned in this post), I was very happy to see the start of the second season of Ajin. Nothing much to report other than it’s still very good, continues the story of the manga, and I’m very much looking forward…

  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross

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    I recently noticed that the Robotech series from the 80s was added to Netflix (in Canada), and so I thought I’d start watching it. I have memories of really liking the series back when I was kid, but also that I had barely watched any of it, probably because it was only available on cable,…

  • Queen Millennia

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    This is an old Leiji Matsumoto series from the 80s that I somehow had never heard of, despite the fact that in the US it had been released alongside the 70s Captain Harlock series, which is one of my favorite series of all time (albeit I watched it in its French incarnation, as Albator). I’ve…