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KYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (Aug - Oct)

Published: August 9th 2023, 11:18:41 am

Ninja Resurrection – August 14th

1998 is a bad year for anime and from that year of troubled productions and Evangelion rip-offs spawned Ninja Resurrection, one of the most infamous titles to have ever come out of the dying days of the OVA era. See how this title became so notorious and whether or not that reputation is wholly deserved.

Idol Defense Force Humming Bird – August 28th

Ace fighter pilots who are also idol singers? What will they think of next? We shall explore the OVA Idol Defnese Force Hummingbird, its roots in the military otaku fandom and how this Top Gun  with anime girl might just be more Top Gunwith anime girls than Gunbuster.

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! – September 16th

After much delay, we are finally getting back on track with the pilot for the One Piece anime and just time for the live-action series on Netflix. See how it holds up as the first step to a massive blockbuster franchise’s journey and how certain decisions might have allowed the anime to blossom differently.

Arion – September 30th

Yaz is back! Before he did Venus Wars, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko cashed in his check with Sunrise to do a big budget adaptation of another manga of his, the sword-and-sandle epic Arion. Witness the dazzling display as Yasuhiko tries to capture the essence of Greek mythology into film form. Making what is essentially an early Studio Ghibli film minus the Ghibli.

Dark Cat – October 16th

Bad horror movies are a dime a dozen, but bad horror anime is a much rarer find. Even budget title like The Curse of Kazuo Umezu and Maryuu Senki still had their share of scares. That’s not the case for Dark Cat. Often considered to be the worst horror anime ever, the only shocking thing about it is how it seems to get everything wrong.

Pet Shop of Horrors – October 30th

We’ve talked about shoujo horror earlier this year so now it’s time to delve into joesei horror with an anime based off of its most famous example. See how a mysterious pet shop can become anime’s own Twilight Zone and how Madhouse was the studio who could pull it off!