What happens when a mediocre PC game from the 1980s outlives its lifespan thanks not to the quality of its gameplay, but the strength of its design work? That’s Cruise Chaser Blassty, a collaboration between game developer Square and animation studio Sunrise.
From the pages of the Bubblegum Crisis Completed File No. 5, a brief interview with series creator Toshimichi Suzuki on the hard economics of OVAs and jidaigeki influences.
Written by Toshio Okada and Yasuhiro Takeda in 1983, this translated article reveals the haphazard, amateur production of the anime short that made history.
From scratch-built origins to widespread influence; our look at the influential sci-fi model kit series celebrating its 35th anniversary this month.
One of Kenichi Sonoda’s first professional gigs was designing characters for garage kits.
Ripped from the headlines of today, appearing soon on a VHS cassette tape near you.
Short anime isn’t just a product of the modern anime industry. We take a look at a 1986 late-night series based on a million-selling comic series.
In which I ramble on for two hours about you-know-what.
The story of how a remake of a failed film collided with a music exec and Bubblegum Crisis was born.
The “cyberpunk classic” turns thirty this month. Here’s our take on why it has endured.
