Otaku, No Video

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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A Beginner's Guide to Fandom

Just getting in to anime or manga fandom? Do you know someone who is? This is the video to watch.

Tags: otaku, anime, fandom, introduction

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Emma, volume 1 - Manga Review

Brent reviews the first volume of Victorian Romance Emma, which is exactly what it says on the tin.

Tags: victorian, romance, emma, manga, review

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Zeta Gundam

Brent reviews the second Gundam series, Zeta Gundam, a show which gets a lot of attention.

Tags: zeta, gundam, anime, review, yoshiyuki_tomino, universal_century

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Macross Anime Primer

A primer on the anime that make up the mighty Macross mecha franchise.

Tags: macross, anime, primer, mecha, shoji_kawamori, frontier

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Whistle! volumes 1-2 - Manga Review

Brent reviews the soccer manga Whistle!, and discovers a great story for kids.

Tags: whistle, manga, review, soccer, football

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Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance - Anime Review

Brent looks at the second Evangelion reboot film, and is intrigued.

Tags: evangelion, rebuild, movie, review, anno, hideaki

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Digging Deeper: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

Brent talks about the themes, memorable moments, and remarkable elements of the Haruhi Suzumiya film.

Tags: disappearance, haruhi_suzumiya, melancholy, anime, movie, review, kyoani

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Cardcaptor Sakura, volume 1 - Manga Review

Brent looks at the first volume of the classic CLAMP magical girl manga Cardcaptor Sakura.

Tags: manga, review, cardcaptor, sakura, clamp, shoujo, magical, girl

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Halo Legends - Anime Review

A quick'n'dirty look at the Animatrix-style anime OVA "Halo Legends," which tells various short stories within the Halo universe.

Tags: anime, review, halo, legends, game

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Visual Novel Primer, part 2 of 2

The second part of my primer on Japanese visual novel games, covering a brief history of the medium.

Tags: visual_novel, primer, games, hentai, dating_sim

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Ayako - Manga Review

A review of the dark, twisted, harrowing, and strange manga "Ayako" by Osamu Tezuka.

Tags: manga, review, ayako, osamu, tezuka, incest

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Mobile Suit Gundam - Anime Review

Brent provides an introduction to the seminal anime mecha series, the original Mobile Suit Gundam.

Tags: anime, review, gundam, mecha, universal_century, yoshiyuki_tomino

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Toriko Deep

An in-depth analysis of one page of the manga Toriko, revealing the brilliant influences and themes inherent in this masterpieces of depth and complexity. Please watch through to the end.

Tags: toriko, manga, analysis, parody

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