When October 2023 rolls around it will have been a whopping 35 years since Neon Genesis Evangelion mastermind Hideaki Anno unleashed his first commercial anime as director, Gunbuster, AKA Aim for the Top!. To celebrate both that landmark anniversary and the 20th anniversary of followup …Read more »
Otaku of a certain age (or younger fans who just love old-school anime) will remember Gunbuster, aka Aim for the Top, the Gainax OVA that served as the directorial debut of one Hideaki Anno. The first episode of the OVA was released in October 1988, …Read more »
If you're a fan of FLCL —Gainax's kinetic, Pillows-infused 2000 OVA that graces the cover of our latest issue—then you're no doubt an admirer of director Kazuya Tsurumaki. Despite having been involved in Gainax projects since his work as an animation director for select …Read more »
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