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Baited into watching an episode of extremely questionable anime because Shigeyasu Yamauchi is still swinging in 2025
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Baited into watching an episode of extremely questionable anime because Shigeyasu Yamauchi is still swinging in 2025
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Galaxy Express 999 - TV Series Complete Collection is out!
The entire classic 113 episode TV series from Leiji Matsumoto featuring the adventures of Tetsuro & Maetel traveling the galaxy in a single set!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/gal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Hh...
The entire classic 113 episode TV series from Leiji Matsumoto featuring the adventures of Tetsuro & Maetel traveling the galaxy in a single set!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/gal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Hh...
Galaxy Express 999 - TV Series Complete Collection - Opening from Blu-ray
YouTube video by Discotek Media
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November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Galaxy Express 999 - TV Series Complete Collection is out!
The entire classic 113 episode TV series from Leiji Matsumoto featuring the adventures of Tetsuro & Maetel traveling the galaxy in a single set!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/gal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Hh...
The entire classic 113 episode TV series from Leiji Matsumoto featuring the adventures of Tetsuro & Maetel traveling the galaxy in a single set!
store.crunchyroll.com/products/gal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Hh...
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I do feel a bit for the people who paid for Virgin Punk screenings without knowing it's not a movie, and the messaging should definitely have been clearer, but cmon we need a bit of grift to fund Umetsu's team locking themselves in the basement for 23 years so that they can finish it
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I do feel a bit for the people who paid for Virgin Punk screenings without knowing it's not a movie, and the messaging should definitely have been clearer, but cmon we need a bit of grift to fund Umetsu's team locking themselves in the basement for 23 years so that they can finish it
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Speculated about Momoka Hase being the art director because she worked in the novel. The secret artboards did look Liz-ish which fit the bill, but the painterly style is something I'd associate with Mao Takayama and she's also available for a debut
That or Yamasaki since she's the big weirdo--
That or Yamasaki since she's the big weirdo--
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Speculated about Momoka Hase being the art director because she worked in the novel. The secret artboards did look Liz-ish which fit the bill, but the painterly style is something I'd associate with Mao Takayama and she's also available for a debut
That or Yamasaki since she's the big weirdo--
That or Yamasaki since she's the big weirdo--
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More Patreon notes! Infinity Castle & the production philosophy that correlates to Kimetsu's success. Also: Milky Subway rules, Ruri Rocks' emphatic delivery binds edutainment and character writing, what to expect from Liar Game & Scenes from Awajima, plus other news www.patreon.com/posts/141290...
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
More Patreon notes! Infinity Castle & the production philosophy that correlates to Kimetsu's success. Also: Milky Subway rules, Ruri Rocks' emphatic delivery binds edutainment and character writing, what to expect from Liar Game & Scenes from Awajima, plus other news www.patreon.com/posts/141290...
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Wrote about the end of CITY: The Animation and how it once again raised the bar of brilliant animation, design, music, and sheer imagination to breathe life into Arawi's world. Many thoughts about an all-timer production & how it might connect to KyoAni's future blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/29/c...
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wrote about the end of CITY: The Animation and how it once again raised the bar of brilliant animation, design, music, and sheer imagination to breathe life into Arawi's world. Many thoughts about an all-timer production & how it might connect to KyoAni's future blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/29/c...
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CITY was one of a kind, and I don't think anything except seeing it can convey that. It is wildly creative, a celebration of the studio behind it as it heads towards the future in the wake of tragedy (and what a bright future it is), as well as an unabashed love letter to the medium of animation.
September 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
CITY was one of a kind, and I don't think anything except seeing it can convey that. It is wildly creative, a celebration of the studio behind it as it heads towards the future in the wake of tragedy (and what a bright future it is), as well as an unabashed love letter to the medium of animation.
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Wrote about the lengthy, bold production of CITY: The Animation. What Keiichi Arawi's active role in the process meant materially but also ideologically, the outstanding commitment to a style, and why this show kicks ass on levels rarely ever seen before blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/20/c...
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Wrote about the lengthy, bold production of CITY: The Animation. What Keiichi Arawi's active role in the process meant materially but also ideologically, the outstanding commitment to a style, and why this show kicks ass on levels rarely ever seen before blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/09/20/c...
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Keiichi Arawi is an all-timer cartoonist, but episodes like #09 show CITY's team (including himself!) attempting to best him. The magnetizing effect of consecutive spreads becomes one (almost) single cut that draws you in just as much, even more packed with chaotic energy than it was before. Insane
August 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Keiichi Arawi is an all-timer cartoonist, but episodes like #09 show CITY's team (including himself!) attempting to best him. The magnetizing effect of consecutive spreads becomes one (almost) single cut that draws you in just as much, even more packed with chaotic energy than it was before. Insane
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A series of identical panels is unnatural, so in the context of a manga about cosplay like Bisque, it's enough to convey that you're looking at photos. Anime's framing is more consistent, so this gets entirely reconstructed into an immersive sequence that still emphasizes the snapshots. It rules!
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A series of identical panels is unnatural, so in the context of a manga about cosplay like Bisque, it's enough to convey that you're looking at photos. Anime's framing is more consistent, so this gets entirely reconstructed into an immersive sequence that still emphasizes the snapshots. It rules!
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All the studio's works for decades have had staff commentary tracks! For some reason, maybe because the author is joining, CITY has fewer than usual (normally it's every episode) though #05 in particular does have one. It'll be Arawi, Ishidate, in-between director Hiroko Kuroda, and 3D director Ueda
August 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
All the studio's works for decades have had staff commentary tracks! For some reason, maybe because the author is joining, CITY has fewer than usual (normally it's every episode) though #05 in particular does have one. It'll be Arawi, Ishidate, in-between director Hiroko Kuroda, and 3D director Ueda
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One of CITY's greatest achievements is pushing veteran artists to tackle new challenges. Joji Unoguchi started as an in-betweener in the 80s, became a leader of KyoAni's budding BG art crew, then spent decades as art & 3DBG director
His role in CITY #05? Creating a diorama to set the episode into
His role in CITY #05? Creating a diorama to set the episode into
August 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One of CITY's greatest achievements is pushing veteran artists to tackle new challenges. Joji Unoguchi started as an in-betweener in the 80s, became a leader of KyoAni's budding BG art crew, then spent decades as art & 3DBG director
His role in CITY #05? Creating a diorama to set the episode into
His role in CITY #05? Creating a diorama to set the episode into
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don't want to be hyperbolic about the latest ep of city but it might be mandatory viewing for anyone who even cares a little bit about animation
August 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
don't want to be hyperbolic about the latest ep of city but it might be mandatory viewing for anyone who even cares a little bit about animation
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CITY #05 feels like the type of episode that will awaken the creative spirit of any young person who comes across it at the right time. Immediately lock for topic of discussion among people interested in animation, even decades from now
August 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
CITY #05 feels like the type of episode that will awaken the creative spirit of any young person who comes across it at the right time. Immediately lock for topic of discussion among people interested in animation, even decades from now
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Most bombastic animator at the studio had a particularly long time to lead the next episode, which is the ending of an arc to boot. It might be nuclear-grade
July 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Most bombastic animator at the studio had a particularly long time to lead the next episode, which is the ending of an arc to boot. It might be nuclear-grade
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Leaving aside the fancy shot in the first episode's intro, the final scene of CITY #04 might be the first real example of the show's interconnected madness firing at full capacity. So many different people who've been appearing intervene in some way or another, with super densely packed animation
July 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Leaving aside the fancy shot in the first episode's intro, the final scene of CITY #04 might be the first real example of the show's interconnected madness firing at full capacity. So many different people who've been appearing intervene in some way or another, with super densely packed animation
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You can take a single look at the show and feel that the energy is different from Nichijou's - not that the adaptation of that show didn't cushion everything with soothing moments. This tracks with director Ishidate saying he doesn't want to force anyone to laugh, but rather share a joyful world
July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
You can take a single look at the show and feel that the energy is different from Nichijou's - not that the adaptation of that show didn't cushion everything with soothing moments. This tracks with director Ishidate saying he doesn't want to force anyone to laugh, but rather share a joyful world
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The cartoon is cartooning in every direction one can cartoon
July 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The cartoon is cartooning in every direction one can cartoon
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One of my favorite Ishihara illustrations. Grandpa still got it
July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of my favorite Ishihara illustrations. Grandpa still got it
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Wrote about how CITY The Animation came to be: a lasting friendship between author and studio, Keiichi Arawi's direct involvement, and director Taiichi Ishidate's strong belief that creators mustn't only make new things, but specifically do so in new ways blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/07/07/c...
July 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wrote about how CITY The Animation came to be: a lasting friendship between author and studio, Keiichi Arawi's direct involvement, and director Taiichi Ishidate's strong belief that creators mustn't only make new things, but specifically do so in new ways blog.sakugabooru.com/2025/07/07/c...
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"City The Animation" episode 1 is out on Prime Video (worldwide).
July 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"City The Animation" episode 1 is out on Prime Video (worldwide).
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People celebrating that we're getting a Kai Ikarashi anime yesterday were more correct than they realized
July 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
People celebrating that we're getting a Kai Ikarashi anime yesterday were more correct than they realized
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Imaishi: Ikarashi directed Episode 6. He was so talented I was afraid of his creativity. When we got the offer for a season 2, I said if we can allocate Ikarashi as director, I'll consider it.
Wakabayashi: Designer Kanno is a rapidly growing talent at the studio.
Studio prez Otsuka is writing.
Wakabayashi: Designer Kanno is a rapidly growing talent at the studio.
Studio prez Otsuka is writing.
July 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Imaishi: Ikarashi directed Episode 6. He was so talented I was afraid of his creativity. When we got the offer for a season 2, I said if we can allocate Ikarashi as director, I'll consider it.
Wakabayashi: Designer Kanno is a rapidly growing talent at the studio.
Studio prez Otsuka is writing.
Wakabayashi: Designer Kanno is a rapidly growing talent at the studio.
Studio prez Otsuka is writing.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is in production as a new standalone 10-episode series!
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Gets New 10-Episode Anime Series on Netflix
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to feature new standalone story from world of Cyberpunk 2077
www.animenewsnetwork.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is in production as a new standalone 10-episode series!
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AND ITS KAI IKARASHI'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
IM SEATED.
IM SEATED.
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2" anime series is in production (Studio Trigger).
July 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
AND ITS KAI IKARASHI'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
IM SEATED.
IM SEATED.