ANIMATION ANECDOTES

February 5, 2016 posted by Jim Korkis

Animation Anecdotes #248

Excerpts from a letter to Bruno Edera by animator Osamu Tezuka, quotes from Jeff Smith, Don Bluth, Walter Lantz, Jessica Rabbit and… Chevy Chase? Another great week of anecdotes.

LOST PLANET ANIME

June 6, 2015 posted by Charles Brubaker

Top 5 Anime Openings

There’s one thing that’s always there in most TV shows, the theme song. They’re there to get us hyped for the show, setting the mood for what’s about to come….

LOST PLANET ANIME

May 2, 2015 posted by Charles Brubaker

Lost TV Anime

People involved in film preservation can attest to the challenges of finding missing films. Maybe the original masters were thrown out, maybe it got destroyed in a fire, or maybe…

LOST PLANET ANIME

April 25, 2015 posted by Charles Brubaker

The Lost Astro Boy Episode

Before I begin, I need to clarify that there are actually several episodes of the original 1960s Astro Boy that were considered missing. Of the 193 episodes made, episodes 34,…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

October 19, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

My Top Ten Anime Features – In Conclusion

For the last six columns, I have listed what I admit are my 15 favorite Japanese anime features, as distinct from trying to figure out what the 15 “Best” might…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

July 20, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

The Tezuka Pro TV Specials #8: ‘Border Planets: Galactic Exploration 2100′

Border Planets: Galaxy Investigation 2100. Ginga Tansa 2100 Toshi: Border Planet. August 24, 1986. 73 minutes. 10:00 p.m. to 11:35 p.m. Original idea: Osamu Tezuka. Development: Osamu Uemura, Iuchi Shuji,…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

July 13, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

The Tezuka Pro TV Specials #7: “The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island”

The 8th annual Love Will Save the Earth TV Special – the 7th with Tezuka involvement – is one of the oddest of them all! Akuma Shima no Prince –…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

July 6, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

The Tezuka Pro TV Specials #6: “Baghi: The Monster of Mighty Nature”

Continuing our survey of the Tezuka Pro TV Specials of 1978-1989 with one of particular interest to those in “furry” fandom. Baghi: The Monster of Mighty Nature. Daishizen no Majū…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

June 29, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

The Tezuka Pro TV Specials #5: “Primrose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years”

We resume our survey of the Tezuka Pro TV Specials of 1978-1989 with the one based on Tezuka’s Prime Rose manga series. Time Slip Ichimannen Prime Rose. Primrose: A Time…

FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE

June 15, 2014 posted by Fred Patten

The Tezuka Pro TV Specials #4: ‘Bremen 4: Angels in Hell’ (1981)

Bremen 4 – Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi. Bremen Four: Angels in Hell. August 23, 1981. 90 minutes, in the usual 10:00 p.m. to midnight time slot. The credits say:…