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On Otaku, No Video, Brent reviews anime and manga; posts primers about influential anime franchises, studios, and creators; and digs deeper into the themes and metaphors underlying anime.

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Visual Novel Primer, part 1 of 2

The first part of a primer on the Japanese phenomenon of visual novel games, explaining the basic terminology and concepts.

Tags: primer, games, dating_sim, visual_novel, hentai

Imadoki! volumes 1-3 - Manga Review

A review of the first three volumes of Yuu Watase's shoujo high school manga Imadoki!

Tags: manga, review, imadoki, yuu_watase, shoujo

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya - Anime Review

Brent reviews the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film.

Tags: anime, review, disappearance, haruhi_suzumiya, kyoani, kyoto, animation, kyon

Macross Plus - Anime Review

A look at the classic mecha OVA, Macross Plus.

Tags: review, macross, macross_plus, mecha, shoji_kawamori, yoko_kanno

Ultra Maniac, volumes 1-2 - Manga Review

A review of the shoujo manga Ultra Maniac.

Tags: manga, review, ultra_maniac

BLAME! - Anime Review

A look at the weird, experimental, and very short anime OVA "BLAME!" based on the manga by Tsutomu Nihei (Biomega).

Tags: anime, review, blame, tsutomu_nihei, biomega

Hikaru no Go, volume 1 - Manga Review

A look at the first volume of the super-popular manga Hikaru no Go, in which a boy learns to play an ancient board game. And it's interesting!

Tags: manga, review, hikaru_no_go

The first full-length animated film made in Japan, Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors is a World War II propaganda film aimed at kids. It's as weird as it sounds. Here's a review, just in time for Pearl Harbor Day.

Tags: momotaro, anime, review, japan, ww2, war