Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 3 天地無用! 魎皇鬼 OVA 3 My review of OVA 1 can be found here. My review of “Night Before Carnival” can be found here. My review of OVA 2 can be found here. ***SPOILERS*** Although Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 1 and Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 2 had been a huge success
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“Mr. Baseball” — A Movie of Japanese Culture and Business Practices


“Mr. Baseball” — A Movie of Japanese Culture and Business Practices –> Buy Mr. Baseball from Amazon.com! *SPOILER REVIEW!!!* Back when I lived in Japan, filming began on Mr. Baseball so forgive me if I get a bit nostalgic here because this is Japan as I remember it. That said, every time there’s a controversy

Back to the Vaults — Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 2


天地無用! 魎皇鬼 OVA 2 Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 2 REVIEW (may contain spoilers) The amazing success of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 1 saw AIC/Pioneer launch a cash cow franchise of pretty nice proportions. The release of the OVA special O-Matsuri Zenjitsu no Yoru! (お祭り前日の夜!), which Pioneer U.S.A. translated as “Night Before Carnival,” proved the canon

Back to the Vaults — Vandread: The Second Stage


Vandread: The Second Stage ヴァンドレッド the second stage REVIEW (may contain mild spoilers) When I initially watched Vandread several years ago, I was not into mecha titles but I was rather impressed with the story of that series, so much so that I bought it and Vandread: The Second Stage before completing the series. It

Back to the Vaults — Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro


Back to the Vaults — Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 Rupan Sansei: Cagliostro no Shiro SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Lupin and Jigen pull off a heist at a large casino and get away clean when Lupin discovers that the money is all counterfeit. Dumping the money on the highway, Lupin decides they should head for the

Back to the Vaults — Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki: Night Before Carnival ("Episode 7")


天地無用! 魎皇鬼 OVA “Night Before Carnival” Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki: Night Before Carnival With the success of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 1, it was only natural that AIC and Pioneer would want more. So, a single episode was created to bridge the series to the future OVA 2 series. This time around, Tenchi is adjusting to

Back to the Vaults: Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 1


天地無用! 魎皇鬼 OVA 1 Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki OVA 1 ***SPOILERS*** Early in 2003, I was a noob into the anime fandom scene. I had watched Hand Maid May as well as Love Hina and discovered I had a taste for the harem-styled romantic comedy titles. So I set out to find more and was told

Shōgun — Why You Should Watch This 1980 Mini-series


Shōgun — Why You Should Watch This 1980 Mini-series –> Purchase the Blu-ray or DVD from Amazon.com Shogun Mini-series Review (DVD) I was 10-years old when this mini-series was released in the U.S. As such, I would not have been allowed to watch this back then. Naturally, now that I’m into things Japanese, I had