Doublas Mk-II

I like old things.

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I just got my preorder of Kwaidan from Amazon. It didn’t come with an insert. Is this normal, or did I get a defective copy?

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So this is what happens when someone with a huge boner for Miyazaki and Takahata , but not half the writing skill, makes a movie. I mean come on, Heidi, Alm-Öhi, and Teto were in the fucking movie, not to mention homages to the God Warriors, Lupin/Laputa robots, and more.

I can't say I didn't enjoy parts of the movie, but it would have been much better had it had a competent writer that didn't depend on tired cliches. It would have also been nice had it tried to be original, instead of just stitching together concepts from Miyazaki and Takahata's work.

For what it's worth, the art was really beautiful.

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Giant Gorg article in the August 1984 issue of The Anime. Illustrations by Gen Satou.

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Rashomon (1950)

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Good Morning (1959)

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Shipping is really stupid, except when it involves UPS, FedEx, USPS, EMS, etc.

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Only yesterday / おもひでぽろぽろ (1991) director: Isao Takahata - Studio Ghibli

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Picked up Bardock at f.y.e. today. I payed more than double for him, but man is he nice. I’m always impressed by Banpresto’s prize figures.

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They didn't much like the shirt I bought for them.

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Good Morning (1959)

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Scene from Lupin III Season 1 - Lupin and Goemon’s first meet

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I watched Over the Garden Wall last night. It was fantastic! Hopefully we’ll see more miniseries like it.

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Got my Lunch figure in today. The seller gave me some neat Dragon Ball Heroes cards as a bonus. I really dig the figure, and with Beerus gone, my self is now Dragon Ball only.

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Italian episode descriptions for the next two blue jacket Lupin episodes are now online!

Episodes five, six, seven and eight will air this Sunday on Italy One from 23:20, a little later than the previous time slot of 21:35. From this point on, Mediaset will air four episodes a week at this time slot on a Sunday. The Japanese broadcast is still scheduled for October.

Be aware that the episode descriptions below contain SPOILERS!

Ep. 5 - Sunday, September 6 23:20 - The left hand of the magician: Fujiko Lupin leaves after meeting a young magician circus, Luke. This guy has inherited a great magician, Tony, his “cookbook” of magic tricks, but has not yet managed to revive the numbers of prestige of his mentor in the circus where he works. Many competitors and colleagues are continuously trying to milk some insight into the recipes. It will remain empty-handed even Fujiko?

Ep. 6 - Sunday, September 6 23:45 - Zombies in Venice: Lupin meets Rebecca to sign the divorce papers, but their evening is interrupted by the arrival of a horde of zombies victims of an epidemic broke out in the city. After being rescued by a helicopter of the Carabinieri, Lupin discovers that maybe things are not as they seem, and that he may be facing a wave of unexpected popularity.

Stay tuned to Lupin Central for all the latest news on the blue jacket show!

[Thanks to atruegentlemanthief for the heads up!]

Edit: Thanks Dasha-KO for the correction - they’re actually airing FOUR episodes this Sunday. What a time to be alive!

[Source: Movies For Kids]

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jigen quit projecting your feelings on to fujiko

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Here’s a batch torrent for the first 4 episodes of Lupin III (2015). It includes the best dual audio (Jap-Ita) rips currently available, as well as English subs