We've been gone for a while now, haven't we? Between work, school, trying to collect payment for work, videogames, travelling to Japan, videogames, and general depression, Colony Drop's output has come to a complete halt for the past year or so. I think… more »

 Hey, idiots, why don't you watch short anime? I mean, really, what are we all doing here giving cartoons three-episode tests, or suffering in the long term with long series that may o… more »

(This article will contain spoilers for Lupin III: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine.) The best scene by far in Lupin III: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine (hereafter Fujiko) is the opening sequence. In 90 seconds, Fujiko Mine (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro) makes… more »

Sometimes, it really feels like Satoshi Urushihara's designs were everywhere in the 1990s. Looking back, they weren't, because his production history only shows a handful of titles that exhibit his distinctive look, but he still seemed to contribute an more »

Stop me if you've heard this one: a scientist builds a humanoid mecha that can only be controlled by his offspring, who it turns out have no interest in actually piloting it. This is a bit of a problem, as this giant robot is the only thing that can sto… more »

Double Drop: Black Magic-66 and Appleseed Ah, Masamune Shirow. Remember this guy? A certain confluence of releases made him a hugely important figure to the western scene from the late ‘80s to the mid-’90s. On the manga side, Studio Proteus released,… more »