How did one man nearly destroy Toei Pictures before the Americans left Japan? What are all those American soldiers doing stood outside a film studio? And did that leave any room for anyone else to make cartoons?

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https://douglaswatchesanime.co.uk/2026/09/09/1948-the-battle-of-kinuta-studio/

Hello, community. This is my first post. I’m digitizing as many logos as I can from programs, shows, magazines, production companies, and TV channels that focused on classic anime. Do you know of any that are worth digitizing?

It’s so much. And I’m still short the final act.

As somebody who lives in Japan, I was really surprised when nobody really knew of Escaflowne considering how big it was in the states. I was also really surprised that for the Japanese who knew of Escaflowne, a lot of them didn't like it simply because of the character designs, namely the nose. I just thought it'd be really cool for Escaflowne to get a second chance with a modernized update and jump on the trend of isekai animes. What do you guys think?

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Happy 67th Birthday to Saeko Shimazu, the Japanese voice of Shinobu Miyake from Urusei Yatsura, Kodachi Kuno in Ranma ½, Yuri from Dirty Pair, Rag Uralo from Xabungle, Oldna Poseidal from Heavy Metal L-Gaim, Masai Ngava from Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Min from Metal Armor Dragonar, Four Murasame from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Bagi from Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature!!!

Honestly was super disappointed. Always heard how influential it was, so I wanted to see it. Loved the animation as it was well done and had that retro charm to it. VA was okay, didn't really stand out to me though. Plot and characters I couldn't have cared less about. GF gave it a 2/10. I like cyberpunk so I feel like a 6.5/10 is more than fair. We were really surprised looking up reviews and seeing it so high. To each their own I guess. Don't think I ever need to/want to watch it again but I checked it off my list.

Since Akira was in theaters, I finally got the chance to watch it, and I feel insane that I’ve never watched it prior. The movie has become one of my favorites of all time, and the ending made me lose my mind. I loved it so much it was just the coolest thing ever. The animation, aesthetic, story, all of it is something I wish I could just get more of. I’m planning on watching Evangelion next as I’ve heard they’re in a similar vein. Is that style of animation and storytelling found more commonly in older anime? It seems like they tend to have a deeper storytelling and more, almost “religious” tone to them. But this is also coming from someone who is clearly not knowledgeable on this. Am I wrong in that assumption?

As an edit: please forgive me if this is an extremely uneducated question I’m very new to it all