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Metallic Rouge - Episodes 8 - 13 [Final] There was so much I wanted to like about Metallic Rouge but it was such a mediocre show!! Honestly, I found it painfully dull at times and by the time the finale came round I couldn't care less about what was happening. Lord of Lords Ryu Knight -...

Metallic Rouge - Episodes 1 - 7 This was another show from last season I wanted to watch as I am normally a big fan of Studio Bones' work but I have been intrigued by some of the commentary around it. After a good start the plot really does kinda go off the rails during episodes 4 & 5. Lord of...

Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Episode 12 [Final] Bravern ended on a high and has been a breath of fresh air, what an awesome series, I do hope we get more like this from Obari. It also pleases me that my favourite mecha of the series, the Burn Bravern, was deisgned by Obari himself! Genma Taisen...

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight - Episodes 21 - 28 Still going strong. New Dream Hunter Rem - Episodes 1 (+Ep1 Special) & 2 [Final] There was lots I liked about these episodes of Rem and it closed the overall story out (even if the main antagonist died a little too easily) and it looked very nice to...

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight - Episodes 6 - 20 Ryu Knight has been very good so far and I'm getting totally sucked into it, it amazes me how little attention this show gets. Dream Hunter Rem - Episodes 1 - 3 [Final] This is something I've been meaning to watch for years, and I really enjoyed it...

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight - Episodes 1- 5 I watched the Ryu Knight OVA a few years ago (which is an alternate retelling of the TV series), the first part of was very, very good and I've sat on the TV series for years. It follows on from the success of Sunrise's previous mini mecha adventure...

Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Episode 8 That was a really good episode. Golden Warrior Gold Lightan - Episodes 48 - 52 [Final] Now to prepare for the review on the podcast. Synduality Noir - Episode 13

5 Centimeters Per Second I'll admit I've been quite dismissive of Makoto Shinkai's work in the past (I think because of all the hype that surrounded him years ago) and while I don't think his films are perfect the more I see of them the more I am beginning to really appreciate his craft...

Bio-Booster Armor Guyver - Episodes 7 - 8 Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Episode 6 Golden Warrior Gold Lightan - Episodes 44 & 45 Cream Lemon - Episodes 13 - 18 Completed another tranche of this as there were certain episodes I wanted to see as part of my background research into Project A-Ko...

Bio-Booster Armor Guyver - Episodes 1 - 6 Watching Project A-Ko again and looking back at that early to mid 90's anime scene while prepping for the podcast review made me feel quite nostalgic and I ended up really wanting to watch this again. I absolutely loved this series and watched it over...

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OAV) - Episodes 1 - 6 [Final] This was very entertaining and frequently made me laugh out loud. Project A-Ko Lewis and I guested on another podcast to talk about this, so watched it again so the film was fresh in my memory ahead of the review. I first...

Ninja Robot Tobikage - Episodes 34 - 41 This is essentially the end of the series as the final two episodes are recap episodes told from Hazard's perspective. I've enjoyed Tobikage a lot more this time round, I find it still has some of the same pacing issues as I did first time round and it...

Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Episode 2 Whoever was writing the subtitles for this episode must have been in hysterics while they were doing it especially while Bravern was describing how he felt while Isami was 'entering' him to the military officials 😂. It was good fun but I agree with the ANN...

Bang Brave Bang Bravern - Episode 1 Very happy to see Masami Obari back with a new mecha show. This first episode felt very much by the numbers but it was great fun and I can't wait to see more. Urusei Yatsura - Only You Having only just recently finished all the the Ranma 1/2 anime I want a...

Momotaro: Sacred Sailors The Spider and the Tulip I've had the Anime Ltd boxset sat on the shelf for far too long and I've been meaning to watch this for ages. I love historival films like this and they are fascinating films, especially Scared Sailors which offers a very interesting insight...

Laputa - Castle in the Sky I wanted to watch this again after seeing The Boy and The Heron a few days earlier. It's still probably my favourite Miyazaki film, I think it's a fantastic adventure romp with excellent characters and action and perfectly paced to boot. I also love the way it looks...

Hi Everybody, We managed to squeeze one more in this year. This time a trio of 80's sci-fi horror/thriller OVAs with obvious influences with reviews of Roots Search, Hell Target and Lily C.A.T. You can listen directly on SoundCloud here: Retro Anime Podcast #34 'How Long Were You Alone With...

The Boy and the Heron I really enjoyed The Boy and the Heron, I thought it was classic Miyazaki, vibrant, colourful and enchanting and wonderfully complex at the same time. Ranma 1/2: Battle at Togenkyo! Get Back the Brides! A re-watch of this movie to complete my viewing of all the Ranma 1/2...

Ninja Robot Tobikage - Episodes 2 - 6 Bullbuster - Episodes 1 - 6 Quite an interesting premise but feels a bit slow. Godzilla Minus One I quite enjoyed this Godzilla film, plays a bit lose with history and a bit uneven in the first half but the third act was fantastic.

Crusher Joe - Ultimate Weapon Ash I often feel that Ultimate Weapon Ash is the poor relation of the Crusher Joe anime and while even I would say it isn't quite as good as The Ice Prison (which I absolutely love) I still think its a really enjoyable OVA, yes, the story is quite simplistic but it...