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 notable for having animators from Akira and Cowboy Bebop work on it and that's all it has really going for it sadly.
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 sister who may or may not be the prototypical moeblob archetype.
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-fi with better than expected animation and one of the earliest recorded moeblobs in anime history.
Spriggan – Aug. 26th: Since the 2022 ONA is currently blowing up on Netflix, its high time we look at the original film adaptation from the 90s. We'll look Spriggan's ...
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, but also show us how romanticism can flourish in a decade where sci-fi anime was growing cynical.
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 romantic subplot. It did not work. This is All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH.
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 was one of those anime and, out of all them, it's certainly one of the most yellow.
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 talky bits and see for yourself!
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 on-going story goes out on with a war that ensure nothing but stardust remains!
Bounty Dog – May 28th: Another oddity remembered solely by those in the early days of American anime fandom, Bounty Dog is an anime that promises a lot but delivers very little. How exactly does...
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 one of those anime!
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 wicked city, it's still a Kawajiri anime through and through.
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 Roots Search.
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 helped shaped the ideal for the early anime-consuming public in America. This is Project A-ko!
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 good.
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.
Bobby’s In Deep – February 11th: We take a look at one of Madhouse’s early work before the start of their Golden Age of the late 80s and how it turned what could’ve been a cynical ploy to market an up-and-coming idol singer into one of the most stylishly animated short films of the ...
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 famous manga into one of anime's most gripping war stories. All with the added benefit of seeing some of the greatest animated dogfights.
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 classic!
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 takes what could easily be a pulpy, exploitative flick and spins it into pure cinematic gold. How does this anime sell you on such classic staple of gekiga?
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 Nolandia was so different from all the other titles released in this time period and whether or not those changes make for a good anime.
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 Angels again! And this time, we’ll be looking at one of the more off-beat titles from their heyday, Affair of Nolandia. It’s a strange title involving psychic powers and forests of illusions and we’re untangle it to see if it’s any good and the reason why Kei and Yuri look like… that.
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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 makes Perfect Blue the perfect psychological horror? Click on the video and see!
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 difficulties to turn into something not that bad.
2021-10-17 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post