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George J. Horvath Jun 24, 2024

New Review: Silent Knight Sho
Nearly two years after Saint Seiya ended Masami Kurumada returned in mid-1992 with what would be his final Shonen Jump manga... & things didn't go quite as planned, to put it nicely.

Welcome to "NEVER END"
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/06/silent-knight-sho-never-say-never-again.html
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Silent Knight Sho: Never Say Never Again... Unless It's "NEVER END"

In Issue #49 of Weekly Shonen Jump in 1990 the final weekly chapter of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya was serialized, bringing an end to a ...

George J. Horvath Jun 17, 2024

New Piece: Ring ni Kakero, in Masami Kurumada & Others' Words: The Author's Notes & Afterwords Part 2: Vols 10-18
shmuplations & I are back with more messages from Kurumada, Jump mangaka, boxers, & an actor!

Plus, some poorly-aged comments.🤦
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/06/ring-ni-kakero-in-masami-kurumada.html

Ring ni Kakero, in Masami Kurumada & Others' Words: The Author's Notes & Afterwords (feat. shmuplations) Part 2: Volumes 10-18

It's been a while, but shmuplations & I are finally back with the second round of author's notes & afterwords from the original 25-volume t...

George J. Horvath Jun 10, 2024

New Piece: Watanabe, Kurosawa, & Kumagai: 2004's Inadvertent Samurai Trilogy
Champloo... 7... Gun...
Three TV anime that debuted 20 years ago, all carrying the idea of "Samurai" in their titles. How do they all hold up, & what do they each do as "samurai"?
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/06/watanabe-kurosawa-kumagai-2004s.html

Watanabe, Kurosawa, & Kumagai: 2004's Inadvertent Samurai Trilogy

While the ninja is arguably the most iconic thing to come from Japan when it comes to worldwide pop culture, I think it's more than fair to ...

George J. Horvath May 27, 2024

New Review: Roger Corman's Galaxy Express
Earlier this month the late, great "King of the Bs" Roger Corman passed away at the age of 98. His influence & effect on Hollywood will forever be incalculable... but what happened when he brought over an anime?

The answer might actually surprise you!
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/05/roger-cormans-galaxy-express-captain.html

Roger Corman's Galaxy Express: "Captain Harlock"? All I Know is Captain Warlock, Parnder!

Born on April 5, 1926, Roger Corman would start his career in film working at 20th Century Fox as a simple mail room messenger, before being...

George J. Horvath May 13, 2024

New Piece: The Tezuka Star System Taken to the Extreme? Saint Seiya's Callbacks to Masami Kurumada's Prior Works
For some fun, let's go over the various ways Kurumada re-used some names, concepts, & terms from his older works for Saint Seiya!
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-tezuka-star-system-taken-to-extreme.html
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The Tezuka Star System Taken to the Extreme? Saint Seiya's Callbacks to Masami Kurumada's Prior Works

If you've read manga for a decent enough amount of time you more than likely have noticed that some mangaka have a habit of re-using certain...

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George J. Horvath May 6, 2024

New Review: Saint Seiya (Manga)
I held off on reviewing this for as long as I possibly could, but I've covered all of Masami Kurumada's other main works in some way so here we go!

This is a long one, but I guess there's no other way, right?
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/05/saint-seiya-manga-selling-out-more-like.html
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Saint Seiya (Manga): Selling Out? More Like Bleeding Out (Especially When It's Shiryu)

When Masami Kurumada debuted his fourth serialized manga in Weekly Shonen Jump, Otoko Zaka , in mid-1984 it was with the plan for it to be t...

George J. Horvath Apr 29, 2024

New Piece: Oh Me, Oh My, OVA! ε: Thank You! Good Bye!!
It's been nearly two months since the passing of the legendary Akira Toriyama, but that doesn't mean that it's too late to honor the man's legacy by way of some deep dives OVAs!
#ThankYouToriyama
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/04/oh-me-oh-my-ova-thank-you-good-bye.html

Oh Me, Oh My, OVA! ε: Thank You! Good Bye!!

Born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu , Aichi, Akira Toriyama was your normal, everday child growing up, outside of his fondness for drawing, espe...

George J. Horvath Apr 15, 2024

Obscusion B-Side: Prowling the Official Atari Jaguar Catalog: 1995 (Part 5)

We finally reach the end of the Jag's most prolific year with the last four (cartridge) games released for the console in 1995!

I just wish the year ended off with better games.
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/04/obscusion-b-side-prowling-official.html

Obscusion B-Side: Prowling the Official Atari Jaguar Catalog: 1995 (Part 5)

Previously on Prowling the Official Atari Jaguar Catalog : "In terms of where the Jaguar was by the end of November 1995, there's no way to ...

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George J. Horvath Apr 1, 2024

New Piece: Dragonball Evolution vs. Knights of the Zodiac
This was intended to be a farcical April Fools' Day "battle" between two live-action adaptations of iconic Jump manga.

What this became was a ONE-SIDED BLOODBLATH!!!
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/04/dragonball-evolution-vs-knights-of.html
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Dragonball Evolution vs. Knights of the Zodiac: Stop! Stop! He's Already Dead!!

It's a phrase that has brought about terror from almost all anime & manga fans who have heard it spoken: The "Hollywood" Live-Action Adaptat...

George J. Horvath Mar 25, 2024

New Review: Majokko Daisakusen -Little witching mischiefs-
With Toys for Bob now a fully independent game studio, let's take a look at what's easily their most bizarre & obscure release: Japan's version of The Unholy War, but with Toei's OG magical girls!
https://landofobscusion.blogspot.com/2024/03/majokko-daisakusen-little-witching.html

Majokko Daisakusen -Little witching mischiefs-: Wars May Be Fought with Magic, but They Are Won by Girls

Founded in 1989, Toys for Bob came about via the meeting & collaboration of Paul Reiche III & Fred Ford, two UC Berkley grads (though they ...