Junk Boy | KYOTO VIDEO
Not even beautiful city pop aesthetics can hide the fact that this anime's protagonist belongs on some sort of list!
2022-09-29 22:55:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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Slayers Return | KYOTO VIDEO
Our annual venture in the Slayers franchise returns with a look at the film Slayers Return and ask the question... is this really the best Slayers movie we've seen thus far?
2022-09-16 00:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostSpriggan (1998) | KYOTO VIDEO
With the Netflix series released this summer, I think it's high time we explore the first attempt to get an animated adaptation of the Spriggan manga off the ground. One which is notabl...
2022-08-27 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCosmo Police Justy | KYOTO VIDEO
Another OVA from the landmark year of 1985. This time it's Cosmo Police Justy, a psychedelic odyssey of a sci-fi anime about the most powerful esper in the know universe and his little ...
2022-08-12 01:28:15 +0000 UTC View PostKYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (Aug - Oct)
Cosmo Police Justy – Aug. 12th: Going back to 1985, the year the OVA format broke with a look at one Pierrot's follow-ups to Dallos, Cosmo Police Justy. A sci-f...
2022-08-08 22:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostFatal Fury: Legends of the Hungry Wolf | KYOTO VIDEO
Where did all of those anime adaptations of fighting game come from exactly? Why out of the success of the two Fatal Fury specials. And the masterwork of Masami Obari, of course!
2022-07-30 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArcadia of My Youth: On Captain Harlock and Romanticism | KYOTO VIDEO
KYOTO VIDEO finally delved into the storied Captain Harlock and his cinematic 1982 origin story Arcadia of My Youth. A that film not only wanted to show the beloved captain's beginnings...
2022-07-18 00:57:57 +0000 UTC View PostAll Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH | KYOTO VIDEO
When Studio Ashi tried to revive the dormant Nuku Nuku franchise, one avenue they chose was to create a more serious sci-fi action show with the two main characters aged up for a romant...
2022-06-26 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOzanari Dungeon | KYOTO VIDEO
Learn about the early forgotten fantasy franchise Ozanari Dungeon and how its OVA had help from not one, but TWO legendary animation studios.
2022-06-14 01:19:45 +0000 UTC View PostBounty Dog | KYOTO VIDEO
In the mid-90s, Manag Entertainment greenlit the licenses for a ton of cheap, schlocky anime in a desperate big to recoup the costs of co-producing Ghost in the Shell. 1994's Bounty Dog...
2022-05-28 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostGall Force 3: Stardust War | KYOTO VIDEO
We wrap up the original Gall Force trilogy with its finale Stardust War. How does the war between cute anime girls and amoeba people end? Well, wade through all the overly-long ta...
2022-05-15 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostKYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (May- Jul)
Gall Force 3: Stardust War – May 14th: Time to get back to the Gall Force franchise with the last title that closes out the original trilogy. We'll see just how big of a bang the...
2022-05-09 02:44:29 +0000 UTC View PostComic Party Revolution | KYOTO VIDEO
Ever had an anime that you personally liked suddenly get a second season out of nowhere? Ever had that second season turn out to be mediocre in every way, shape or form? Comic Party Revolution is o...
2022-04-30 01:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostDemon City Shinjuku | KYOTO VIDEO
How does Yoshiaki Kawajiri follow up his success with Wicked City? By going for a more mainstream appeal with Demon City Shinjuku. But don't let that scare you away. Even in this less w...
2022-04-16 19:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostRoots Search | KYOTO VIDEO
WARNING: CONTAINS FLASHING IMAGES
Let us decompress by exploring a truly uninspired Alien-ripoff anime. One in particular that may or may not involve yakuza money. This is &...
2022-04-02 15:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostProject A-ko: A Historical Anime Retrospective | KYOTO VIDEO
Happy 100th episode of KYOTO VIDEO!
To celebrate, we will be taking a look at a very loony anime concept done by complete industry rookies that nevertheless was given a massive budget and hel...
2022-03-18 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hanappe Bazooka | KYOTO VIDEO
What do you get when you cross the creator of Mad Bull 34 with the creator of Devilman? Why you get Hanappe Bazooka. An anime that, in spite of the presence of farting demon lesbians, is not the go...
2022-02-26 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
KYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (Feb - Apr)
Sorry that this one is a little late, but the upcoming quarterly schedule is here now. So let’s see what are the latest episodes of KYOTO VIDEO coming down the pipeline.
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2022-02-07 17:53:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Area 88 | KYOTO VIDEO
At the dawn of the golden age of the OVA, Studio Pierrot followed up their success with Dallos with Area 88. Watch how a famous director and writer turned a simple adaptation of a famou...
2022-01-17 01:47:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Decline and Fall of Warner Bros. Cartoons | THE MERRIE HISTORY OF LOONEY TUNES
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | KYOTO VIDEO
Osamu Tezuka and Hello Kitty's own Sanrio joined forces to create anime's answer to the classic Disney movies. Look at what makes The Fantastic Adventures of Unico such a pre-anime boom...
2021-12-31 00:53:49 +0000 UTC View PostGolgo 13: The Professional | KYOTO VIDEO
Golgo 13 is of the most classic longest-running manga in history and in the 80s, it finally got itself an anime film. Done by the always stylish Osamu Dezaki, Golgo 13: The Professional...
2021-12-17 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy My Mai | KYOTO VIDEO
1993's My My Mai shows us that you don't always need to be sexy to make your ecchi comedy anime watchable. Sometimes, you also need to be really, really weird.
2021-11-25 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostDirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia | KYOTO VIDEO
Time to check back in with Kei and Yuri for a chapter in their franchise that's different in many ways from the typical Dirty Pair anime. We'll take look at why Dirty Pair: Affair of No...
2021-11-12 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostKYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (Nov - Jan)
Here's the upcoming slate of KYOTO VIDEO episodes to be airing this quarter
Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia – November 12th
It’s time to check in with the Lovely Ang...
2021-11-02 02:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostPerfect Blue | KYOTO VIDEO
Satoshi Kon is one of my favorite directors and this Halloween, I've taken the chance to finally do a video on his debut film. The chilling 1997 psychological horror, Perfect Blue. What...
2021-10-28 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMaryuu Senki | KYOTO VIDEO
Spooky season is once again upon us again, so let us dig into the realm of forgotten horror OVAs from the 1980s. Learn how the obscure Maryuu Senki weathered some hectic production diff...
2021-10-17 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post