Synopsis:
Masane Amaha happened to get caught in the middle of a cataclysmic natural disaster that destroyed most of Tokyo. However she came through unscathed with no recollection of anything that happened beforehand but she realizes that she now posses a bracelet that she is unable to remove. She was found amongst the rubble protecting her daughter Rihoko Amaha who was also unharmed by the disaster thanks to the protection from her frail mother Masane. After they recover both Masane and Rihoko set out into whats left of Tokyo to make a living for themselves, however, unable to provide a stable environment for her child the NSWF’s Child Welfare Division take Rihoko away to a shelter as Masane puts up a fight for her child but is imprisoned instead. While awaiting trial for her actions, Masane is assaulted in her prison cell by a mysterious bio-engineered half-man half-machine weapon of destruction (called an X-con) that escaped from a large weapons manufacturer. As Masane is about to meet her death for reasons even unknown to her, the bracelet reacts to Masane’s will to fight for her daughter and transforms her into ultimate fighting machine… the Witchblade. After disposing of the X-Con, Masane breaks out of prison and uses her newly discovered power to locate her daughter. With the Witchblades power finally awakened, there are others who are set in obtaining the power for themselves. Continue reading »
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Nayu Hayama is obsessed with underwear, so much to the fact that she is an “underwear monitor” She tests out new underwear products designed by her very own brother and then reports her insight on the comfort and style of what she’s wearing back to him. But, during the entrance ceremony for school as Nayu heads to the stage to give a speech as the class representative she trips and reveals her adult-styled panties to the entire student body. But after this accident, Nayu is approached by several girls interested in her style of undergarments even though she’s only 12 years old. Combine this with Nayu’s obsession for frilly things, she decides to start the Underwear Appreciation Society to assist girls with different types of underwear that would best suit their body. But getting the the to actually acknowledge this as a legitimate club could prove problematic. Continue reading »
Action, Adventure, Crime, Dark Fantasy, Drama, Explicit Content, Fan Service, Fantasy, Hentai, Mystery, Supernatural, Superpower, Suspense, Yuri
Jul 272010
Synopsis:
Rin Asogi and her friend Mimi run a private investigation agency in Tokyo performing all sorts off odd jobs. Finding lost pets, locating rare stamps, helping clones recover their lost memory, stopping angels from causing mass murder, it’s all routine work for Rin as she posses a unique ability… she’s immortal and can’t die. Well, she can die but her wounds heal rapidly and she’s back on her feet in no time as is the same for her partner Mimi. But when Apos, the guardian of the Yggdrasil which is responsible for both Rin’s and Mimi’s immortality grows bored and decides to satiate his sadistic sense of amusement by throwing the world into chaos by making the secret of immortality known to everyone. Rin decides to stop Apos even if it means losing her immortality and her life. Continue reading »
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Sora Aoi and Aki Aoi have always had a rather close bond throughout their childhood. Whenever Sora found himself alone or in trouble, his sister Aki was always there to protect and comfort him. As time moved on, Sora also started taking care of his beloved sister by cooking and cleaning up after her, but also found himself becoming attracted to her but he keeps that skeleton in the closet. However, Aki slowly comes to realization of Sora’s lust through his own actions when he’s around her and she begins to exploit his fantasies and decides not to hold herself back any longer unleashing her own pent up sexual frustration and love for her own brother. But will Aki and Sora be able to continue consummating their relationship in secret from his twin sister Nami? Continue reading »
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Yamada has just started her high school year with one goal in mind, to have 100 fuck buddies! (sigh) Okay… sex partners. But for her first encounter she decides to start with someone inexperienced and bland before moving on to other guys. She then meets Takashi Kosuda who she decides to bestow to him her “golden cherry” … so to speak. But Yamada’s sexual assault tactics towards Kosuda fail and she is constantly met with her own insecurities as a virgin. Will Yamada ever achieve her goal or will it end when she finds herself falling in love for one very confused boy that was only supposed to be a stepping stone in her sexual conquest? Continue reading »
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Daisuke Aoki has just landed his first teaching job as a grade school instructor at the Futatsubashi Elementary School placed in charge of Class 3-1. However, teaching elementary school children becomes alot more difficult than it seems when during his first roll-call a mischievous little girl named Rin Kokonoe proclaims herself as Daisuke’s girlfriend and develops and intense crush on him. Daisuke not only has to learn to understand and teach his elementary class but must now also deal with Rin’s constant advances while trying to maintain the professionalism of a teacher… and keep his job. Continue reading »
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Tomoki Sakurai wants nothing more than to lead a peaceful, quiet, life without interruption. One evening he comes across a large gaping hole in the sky one night, a large ball of light shoots out of it and it almost hits Tomoki. As he inspects the large crater that it left behind Tomoki notices an unconcious girl with wings at the bottom. As debris also starts falling from the large void in the sky Tomoki decides that he doesn’t want to get involved and runs for cover but doesn’t get far before he realizes that he can’t just leave her there. Continue reading »
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Girl’s High (High School Girls) is an anime series that is nothing more than following six friends through one year of high school. It shows the viewer how girls act when only amongst themselves and if I’d known women were this uninhibited then I need to find a time machine and go back to my high school years and pay more attention. It touches upon subjects like first day of school, physicals, friendship Continue reading »
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While in the midst of an alien invasion, photojournalist Tetsuya Wakatsuki uses it to his advantage to take pictures of the horrors of war. But Tetsuya puts himself too far into the midst of the battle field and ends baring witness to a few up close murders and it’s executioner… a scantily-clad green-haired woman with a big sword. She takes notice of Tetsuya’s inquisitiveness as he’s rappidly snapping pictures of her in action and turns and faces Tetsuya pointing her sword at him as if to claim him as her next victim. She charges towards him and raises her sword to bring his life to an end but Tetsuya dodges the attack and his alien attacker only manages to accidentally set off his camera and at close range, the flash stuns her. Tetsuya seizes the opportunity and grabs ahold of her pushing her against a wall and as the two are locked in a power struggle to even move Tetsuya takes notice that he’s fighting a metallic bikini-clad woman and the alien girl stops resisting his feeble attacks at the same time. Tetsuya backs away not knowing what to think but she quickly walks towards him and plants a kiss on his lips and introduces herself a Kahm. Before Tetsuya can comprehend the situation, Kahm knocks him unconscious and takes him aboard her spacecraft as she claims him as her husband for the worlds first intergalactic marriage.
Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 1 (Yeah, that’s it, one 46 minute OVA)
Review:
Originally from 1986, this short film took almost 10 years to hit the U.S. and this little gem has all the story elements you could want packed within it’s short 46 minute life span. You get action, thrills, science-fiction, and romance, in a neat little package that will be leaving you wanting for so much more. The thing is, even with it’s truncated presentation it still manages to tell a fantastic tale. From the moment Princess Kham hits the screen you almost feel a slight hatred towards her until she realizes what she is doing is inherently wrong and she changes her status about the attack on Earth and it’s amazing how this anime does this… in a matter of minutes! Your view will instantly change and you really start to like this bull-headed girl and her claim to Tetsuya as her husband. Not only that, but you also understand how Tetsuya is trying to comprehend all that is going on with everything being thrown at him at once and how he deals with it without being indecisive or overly shy. Also, this anime starts bringing in more and more side characters but the thing is they only need a moment of screen time to determine your feelings towards them as your outlook towards them will never change throughout the course of the show and this is what I really enjoyed about Outlanders. An amazing cast, a short but compelling story, a wonderfully orchestrated soundtrack, and one of the finest forms of quick but appropriate tsundere romances to ever hit the anime scene… Outlanders should NOT be passed up as the animation still stands out even after being over 20 years old.
(Sorry, no teaser video available)
Recommendation: |Very High|
Media Type: DVD
From: Central Park Media
Languages: Japanese;English
Subtitles: English
*Note – Central Park Media is now defunct and this DVD is out of print. If any of you big conglomerate anime companies are reading this, please, do the anime community a favor and pick this up and re-release it!! *AND*… and put the original Dark Horse Comics dub with it as it was fantastic… and I *hate* dubs! Can’t find it? Contact me as I have two, count them “t-w-o”, copies of the original VHS tape that Dark Horse released and I’d gladly lend one to anyone wanting to do another DVD release with both the Central Park Media and Dark Horse dub on a DVD… along with subtitles of course. I’m not joking about this… anybody? Hello?
