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Nostalgia for a time we were told Anime was called "Manga" and we were sold 2 episodes per VHS tape.

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Clearly up-to-date and in touch with the pulse of anime fandom, Let's Anime dissects the stitched-together sequel project Robotech II: The Sentinels! letsanime.blogspot.com/2025/06/robo...
Robotech II: The Sentinels?
Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock
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June 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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A friendly plea to please support us how you can as one of the last remaining bastions of independent anime distribution in the US 🙏
June 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AnimEigo's interview with Manga Video's founder Andy Frain is here! Such a fascinating insight into how anime came to Britain & so many great stories too. The kid who won the Akira bike, the Daily Mail hate campaign, changing music & adding swears!

This is a must watch for all 90's anime fans!
The Anime Business - Andy Frain and the story of Manga Video
YouTube video by AnimEigo
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June 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Every Manga Video VHS in UK release order starting at day one: 30th March 1992 up to 5th December 1994.

5 second clips, 57 Videos in 4 mins!

I've been working on this for a while now and there's still seven years to go!

(1/2)

#anime #vhs
May 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Starting the Museum day off right with the Daicon IV on a 32 inch CRT at the Museum.

#Animazement
May 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Hope folks here for @animazement.bsky.social are checking out the Museum. We have a rare 3D video system that was exclusive to Japan running throughout the weekend. We'll be rotating through the anime titles Dead Heat and Scoopers, so come check out this bit of old tech.
#Animazement
May 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I actually love this dub. Laughing Target deals with old world customs, so British English actually fits far better than American. The cousin Azusa is very creepy as well.
The United Kingdom use to dub anime into English & everything they put out sounds like this.
May 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
For all you Manga Maniacs out there, here's a collage of all their VHS releases from Oct 1991 to Sept 1994

Any of your childhood favourites in there?

#anime #VHS
May 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Do you know what connects all these anime?

The answer... they were all animated by the studio Madhouse. They became very popular in the West thanks to titles like: Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, Cyber City Oedo & Lodoss War on VHS days plus Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Highlander on DVD
#anime #VHS
May 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Nobody's Boy Remi is out!

The classic Osamu Dezaki directed drama about a boy who gets taken from his home & is sold to a traveling performer finally has a Blu-ray in the US!

www.mediaocd.com/product-page...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNOH...
Nobody's Boy Remi - SUFFERING Trailer
YouTube video by AnimEigo
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May 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My lunchtime entertainment is taken care of for the rest of the year... looks like I won't be completing that Disney+ Macross marathon after all (my apologies Macross Frontiers, I was just not that in to you).

Particularly looking forward to watching Nobody's Boy Remi from @animeigo.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
30 yrs ago the Manga Film Festival 1995 kicked off at the National Film Theatre, London (now the BFI Southbank) on 5th May. It then began touring UK from 12th May to late June.

Line up included the premiere of Patlabor plus the rare opportunity to see Overfiend, Wicked City & Honneamise uncut!
May 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How did they fit all those VHS tapes onto 1 DVD?

Anybody remember these Kiseki DVD releases? They never appealed to me at the time... they seemed so half assed. The menus are really ugly! The extras are a really long text review by Richard Steele & a gallery of 3 stills! Released in 2001 for £7.99
April 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🇬🇧 AD Police 3: I Want Medicine
🇯🇵 AD Police File-3 舌を噛む男 | 1990
📼 Manga Video | 1995 | Dubbed
📀 AnimEigo 🇺🇸

"More astounding unruly and unscrupulous action"

The last part of the AD Police series, set just 2 years from now, 2027! Manga Books would publish the manga six months after this tape, Sept 95
April 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Urotsukidoji as a kid's movie??

🇬🇧 The Silver Twilight
🇰🇷 도깨비 방망이 | 1986
📼 VPD | 1990 | Dubbed

Not really, it's a Korean cartoon called Goblin Bat that, for some mystifying reason, rips off the artwork from Overfiend! I'm sure I've seen the pose the bad guy is doing somewhere too

#anime #VHS
April 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🇦🇺 Future War 198X
🇯🇵 Future War 198X年 | 1982
📼 Video Classics | 199X | Dubbed (Kinda)

Only released in English in Australia, this is a very odd localisation. Instead of a full dub there is only a narrator explaining the events of each scene & no dialog. It also adds music by Rush, Asia & others
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April 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🇬🇧 Manga Mania 21
📅 Apr 1995 | 💵 £1.95 | 📖 Manga Publishing

April 1995; what's hip 'n' happening on the anime & manga scene? Ghost in the Shell enters production, 3x3 Eyes returns to anime (in Japan) and more VHS tapes are released to UK shops

#anime
April 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🇬🇧 Street Fighter II - Issue 08
📅 28th Mar 1995 | 💵 95p | 📖 Manga Publishing

This is it! The big climax! Can our hero Ryu beat the evil Shadowlaw leader M.Bison? With the support of his little buddy Wong Mei & the teachings of his master, plus an adventurous hadoken/dragon punch combo... yes!
March 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🇬🇧 Anime UK 2
📅 Apr 1995 | 💵 £2.70 | 📖 AUK Publishing

30 years old today! We get part 2 of the Anime A-to-Z plus articles on Guyver Manga, Lupin III, Macross Plus/7, Armitage III & cosplay from the 47th Comiket in Harumi

#anime
March 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🇬🇧 Bubblegum Crash Part 3 Melt Down
🇯🇵 バブルガムクラッシュ! 3 MELT DOWN | 1991
📼 Manga Video | 1996 | Dubbed | 💵 £9.99
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The final episode in the 3 part Crash series. Interesting that, on the cover, Manga link this to their other release AD Police... quite a difference in tone between those 2
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Just arrived today! This 2 disc Blu-ray set was released in Japan in January. It contains Do You Remember Love in HD & 4K HDR and has English subtitles!

Can't wait to watch it again. The last time would've been on Kiseki's old VHS release.

#anime
March 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🇬🇧 Manga Heroes 3 - Appleseed Pt.2
📅 21st Mar 1995 | 💵 £1.95 | 📖 Manga Publishing

The final part of Masamune Shirow's Prometheus Unbound hit shops today 30 years ago. There's no mention of what the next issue of Manga Heroes will be... perhaps The Guyver as previously promised...?

#anime #manga
March 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Live action anime!

🇬🇧 Tokyo The Last Megalopolis
🇯🇵 帝都物語 | 1988
📼 Manga Live | 1995 | Dubbed

This movie is the 1st adaptation of the novel Teito Monogatari. It covers the 1st 4 chapters the same as the 1991 OVA, it's sequel Tokyo: The Last War adapts chapter 6 (of 10)

#anime #OVA
March 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🇬🇧 Urotsukidoji III Ep 1-4
🇯🇵 超神伝説うろつき童子 未来篇 | 1992-93
📼 Kiseki | 1993/95 | Dub/Sub | 💵 £9.99

VHS Series Week 4 Data 5:

Newcomers Kiseki snagged the Overfiend sequel from Manga Video & sold it both dub & sub. Pretty bold for a company that had only been around for a couple of months

#anime #VHS
March 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🇬🇧 Project A-Ko 1-6
🇯🇵 プロジェクトA子 | 1986-90
📼 Manga Video | 1992/95-96 | Dubbed | 💵 £12.99/9.99

VHS Series Week 4 Data 4:

Project A-ko was a very early purchase for me & a big favourite! There was a 3yr wait for the sequel OVAs. 2 was fun… I don’t remember rewatching 3&4 often though

#anime #OVA
March 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM