Goldfish Warning ep1
I remember this being mentioned on a discord server a while back and, with a name like that, it certainly caught my attention. Didn't really know what to expect from it otherwise, but it seems pretty fun - it's a knockabout comedy (kids show I guess?) about a crumbling middle-school saved from bankruptcy by an exiled heiress. It also shares a lot of key staff with
Sailor Moon, which really shows in the soft, squishy artwork and silly reaction faces. Not something I could watch a lot of in one sitting, but definitely something I'd come back to.
Desert Rose (1993)
A well produced OVA from the creator of
Area 88 about an all-female counter-terrorist unit, this is a solid one-shot that recalls the sort of glossy, European thrillers of the 70s, more than the macho action movies of the 80s and 90s. The willowy look of Shintani's character art, along with the obvious attention paid to location and mechanical detail give it a pleasing aesthetic, but it does suffer a little from feeling like the middle episode of a much longer series. Definitely worth a look if the theme appeals to you.
Wanna-Be's (1986)
Once again, Justin Sevakis was
pretty much on the money with this one. "Produced without adult supervision" is a good summary for this bizarre story of a women's wrestling duo dragged into a strange strength-enhancing experiment, but it remains strangely watchable, and Kenichi Sonoda's character art is on point. It's just unfortunate though; had they only been able to better resolve the disparate plot elements, I think this could have been a minor cult-classic.
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (English dub) ep1-4
I am completely guilty of having written this off as fetishy fanservice fluff without even having seen it. There is an element of that to it, but it's surprisingly funny, clearly well aware of how silly it is and even quite educational at times.