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Category: 80s

Birth of the OAV: Talking Dallos and the Emerging Rental Market with Shigeru Watanabe

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

In this mid-80s Animage interview with Shigeru Watanabe, he talks about the reception of the first OAV Dallos and the emerging home video rental market.

Comic Box Interview: Bandai President Makoto Yamashina on Royal Space Force

November 26, 2020December 14, 2020 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

With the theatrical release of Royal Space Force on the horizon, then-Bandai President Makoto Yamashina gives us the backstory of Bandai's entrance into movie production, and breaks down the differences between his and the younger generation and how this relates to the reception of the movie.

COMIC BOX インタビュー バンダイ社長 山科誠氏 王立宇宙軍

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

COMIC BOX No. 38 1987年5月号 p48-51より

Holding out for a B-Club: Toshihiro Hirano Commentary

September 18, 2020September 19, 2020 ~ Austin ~ 1 Comment

Courtesy of this B-Club special, character designer and director Toshihiro Hirano gives us commentary on his 80s work in anime. Find out what he has to say about Megazone 23, Fight! Iczer One, Ninja Warrior Tobikage, Cosmos Pink Shock, Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh, and a rejected Sunrise proposal: Iron Sperke.

Shigeru Watanabe and Fans Reminisce About Royal Space Force on Japanese Twitter

March 14, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ Austin ~ 4 Comments

Former Bandai Visual producer Shigeru Watanabe shares some previously unseen production documents and stories about Royal Space Force with the fans. Also no, the featured image doesn't make sense.

The Other Half of the Golden Combo: Akio Sugino Interview – Animation and Akio Sugino (Part 5/6)

July 14, 2019July 19, 2019 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

"I went back and forth to America over the span of a few years and designed these characters. But ultimately I got dropped from [Nemo]. It was really quite unfortunate."

キネ旬ムック 動画王 Vol.7 杉野昭夫 ロングインタビュー

July 14, 2019July 19, 2019 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

杉野昭夫 ロングインタビュ

Unconstrained Life Carves Deep – Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

June 14, 2019March 7, 2020 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

"Upon rewatching Royal Space Force today, it stands in stark contrast to Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises." A review by Kiyoaki Ōkubo of Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise.

Anime Boston 2019 City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes Q&A

April 27, 2019June 14, 2019 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes was screened at Anime Boston 2019. These are the transcripts of the Q&A sessions that took place, featuring director Kenji Kodama, screenwriter Yoichi Kato, producer Goh Wakabayashi, and producer Naohiro Ogata.

Tom’s World Interview with Art Director Hiromasa Ogura

January 28, 2019February 28, 2020 ~ Austin ~ 1 Comment

In this long interview, art director Hiromasa Ogura talks about his early career, Tomcat's Big Adventure, Royal Space Force, Ryūtarō Nakamura, Mamoru Oshii, Gainax, Kobayashi Production, and much more.

The Afterword of GoShogun: The Time Étranger

January 22, 2019February 22, 2020 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

In the afterword of the GoShogun: The Time Étranger novel, original creator and screenwriter Takeshi Shudo provides us with insight into the public reception of GoShogun as well as his own ideas on what GoShogun is supposed to be about.

『戦国魔神ゴーショーグン 時の異邦人(エトランゼ)』のあとがき

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

『戦国魔神ゴーショーグン 時の異邦人(エトランゼ)』のあとがき

Tales from the Otaking: The Strife Between Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Staff of Royal Space Force

December 25, 2018February 28, 2020 ~ Austin ~ 4 Comments

Toshio Okada reveals details about some of the strife between Ryuichi Sakamoto and the other staff on Royal Space Force.

Animated Patlabor Statistics

December 18, 2018December 23, 2018 ~ Austin ~ Leave a comment

Sourced from the 25th anniversary book

Music into Another World ~ Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise ~

December 16, 2018March 7, 2020 ~ Austin ~ 2 Comments

An accessible, analytic take by Haramaki Neko on the music of Royal Space Force and its effect on the movie.

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