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Sword of the Stranger is a 2007 film by BONES centering around a young boy and two warriors who are drawn to him due to various circumstances. The film is set in feudal Japan, with more than a few similarities to…..
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On April 4th, 1978, Japan was introduced to a series called Future Boy Conan, a 26-episode series which marked the directorial debut of a man who was then a seasoned animator – Hayao Miyazaki. The anime is a loose adaptation of a novel by Alexander Tide…
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Yojou-han is an 11-episode series by Madhouse, directed by Masaaki Yuasa and adapted from a novel written by Tomihiko Morimi. The story follows a nameless college student (fans usually refer to him simply as Watashi) as he pursues…..
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The original Oofuri was a big hit with me, despite the fact that I generally have an aversion to sports stories. While Touch, an Adachi series, involved baseball, Oofuri was the first series I watched that was unashamedly centered entirely on baseball..
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