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KYOTO VIDEO Quarterly Report (Feb. - Apr.)

Published: February 9th 2024, 10:00:06 pm

February 14th: Wild Cardz

We’ve given plenty of anime passes on this show for having stellar animation holding up less-than-stellar plot. But what happens when sakuga isn’t enough? We’ll find out with Wild Cardz, a 90s anime brought forth by a small collective of Transformers artists trying to turn a reader’s submission column into a potential franchise.

February 29th: Horus, Prince of the Sun

This might be the oldest anime ever covered by KYOTO VIDEO because this one essentially helped build the modern cinematic landscape for anime. See how union troubles amidst a Toei currently undergoing restructuring in the 60s created the movie that would eventually help make Studio Ghibli. Speaking of…

March 17th: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of one of the most important anime films of all time, KYOTO VIDEO is finally looking at Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. We’ll be looking at it’s manga origins, how it helped prime the pump for a new generation of creators, and how its dark themes of war and environmentalism proves that the films of Hayao Miyazaki are more than just pretty pictures.

March 31st: Space Family Carlvinson

After back to back important movies, we’ll be taking it down a shade with a simple cozy sci-fi comedy about four aliens trying to raise a human little girl. Released in a dead zone of fandom in the late 80s, Space Family Carlvinson is a forgotten little OVA that could use some reappraisal, especially since it can be seen as forbearer to future anime title like Spy X Family. But is it really?

April 15th: Labyrinth of Flames

We check back in with Studio Fantasia and the Project A-ko guys to see what the hell they were up to at the turn of the millennium. As they enter an all-digital future where the OVA landscape is becoming much more fraught, will they be able to pull of another sexy-romp in the vein of Aika? Maybe they added a surprisingly Russian flare…

April 29th: Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

In the mid-80s, Wizardry developer Robert Woodhead decided to take a big chance and make an entirely new business to bring Japanese animation over to the states. After a trip to Japan, he received the license to Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01. An action sci-fi story about an everyman stuck in a military mech and having to defend himself, this is a forgotten anime that needs to be brought back into the light considering its place in history.