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Brave Raideen - Episodes 9 - 16 While for this run of episodes Raideen does feel very much like your fairly typical super robot show, there is still an edge to it. Space Battleship Yamato - The New Voyage A re-watch of the third movie. This one benefits from a 95 minute runtime (which is 40 -...

Now back to watching anime after a fantastic holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia... Brave Raideen - Episodes 1 - 8 I watched this raw a few decades ago and time to watch it subbed and fill that gap in my mecha viewing properly. It has that Tomino goofiness that you get with a lot of the mecha...

This weekend's viewing has very much reminded me that war is hell... Farewell Space Battleship Yamato - Soldiers of Love Building effectively on the groundwork done in the first film, this sequel is much better paced with a well developed story to create a film that elevates it above the...

Hi Everybody, It came out a bit later than planned but here's our latest episode. Lewis really wanted to talk about Tokyo Godfathers so we decided to a special over the Chrtistmas / New Year period. You can listen directly on SoundCloud here: Retro Anime Podcast #37 'Tokyo Godfathers' Or...

Galactic Patrol Lensman - Episodes 16 - 25 [Final] The ending was straight forward and brought this solidly entertaining series to a satisfactory conclusion, Lensman didn't do anything particularly original even by 1984 standards but I had a good time with it. Space Battleship Yamato - Movie...

Galactic Patrol Lensman - Episodes 6 - 15 Lensman is good fun and I'm enjoying it alot. Bits of it regularly remind me of Ulysses 31 despite none of the creative staff being common between the two series. I also find it quite amusing that the producers are still trying to use the janky CGI from...

...and it's happened much sooner than I expected (and without the need for a kickstarter) with an announcement along with a lot of other really interesting old shows in the AnimEigo townhall last night.

Galactic Patrol Lensman - Episodes 4 & 5 Macross: Do You Remember Love (1984 Theatrical Version) I watched this again with a friend over the weekend, I'm still blown away by how spectacular the final scene looks in 4k. Ghost in the Shell Another 4k rewatch ahead of reviewing it on the...

Red Baron - Episodes 48 & 49 [Final] The final episode was a bit by the numbers but it had a great final action scene and brought the series to a tidy close inline with the general themes of the series. I've really enjoyed Red Baron, the robots fighting premise is very basic and it's quite a...

Red Baron - Episodes 44 - 47 I'm looking forward to seeing how the series finishes after this run of episodes. Macross: Do You Remember Love (1984 Theatrical Version) I managed to get a chance to watch the 4k set yesterday morning. I love this film and it looked lovely in 4k. I'd seen a...

My Macross - Do You Remember Love 4k set arrived today from Amazon Japan 😁. I was expecting it Monday and was going to watch it next weekend but I am going to try and squeeze in a watch of it on Sunday.

I really like Vampire Princess Miyu (only ever seen it subbed), it was the second anime I saw on VHS fansub back in 1992. Hopefully AnimEigo will give the HD kickstarter treatment in the near future. I thought Robotics Notes was very average as well, a lot of good ideas that were squandered and...

Red Baron - Episodes 34 - 43 Still going strong, in fact episodes 38 and 39 were incredibly good episodes, and kick-started the run the series conclusion. It's interesting that episode 38 also introduced a tone and imagery not that dissimilar to what had been seen in G Gundam in the preceding...

Red Baron - Episodes 26 - 33 Red Baron continues to be quite formulaic but at the same time the action scenes remain the shows strength, episodes 28 & 32 had some of the best mecha action sequences I have watched in the last few years. Blue Thermal I've wanted to watch this since I saw the...

Red Baron - Episodes 18 - 25 Red Baron continues to be a very enjoyable series and has started to introduce the upgrades to RB teased many episodes ago. It could do with shifting up the story now TBH. Gundress I hadn't seen this for a while and wanted something short to watch on Sunday...

Red Baron - Episodes 4 - 17 A third of the way through the series and Red Baron has so far been incredibly formulaic and predictable with it but at the same time I have found it to be entertaining fun, it's quite funny (I find it hilarious that Robby the sidekick robot character is designed...

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash - Episodes 6 - 12 [Final] From episode 6 Dash took a more serious tone with weightier character stories which elevated the series as whole and actually was pretty good in the end despite my early misgivings about it. Red Baron - Episdoes 1 - 3 A...

Lupin III - Dead or Alive I watched this as I'm reviewing it for a guest spot on another podcast. I really enjoyed it, an absolutely cracking film, great action, pacing, story and looks incredible to boot added to the fact that it's the only Lupin film directed by creator Monkey Punch. I'm...

Space Adventure Cobra - Episodes 25 - 31 [Final] A very entertaining series that I have thoroughly enjoyed. Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers 4 - Episode 11 Ranma 1/2 (2024) - Episode 11 I have to say I found this episode a bit too 'noisy' visually, so far I have quite liked some of...

Space Adventure Cobra - Episodes 16 - 24 Another run of good episodes, I am really enjoying Cobra! Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers 4 - Episode 10 This was a very good episode, I like the way it is setting up the finale. Ranma 1/2 (2024) - Episode 10