Daikyouryuu Jidai (The Age of the Great Dinosaurs)

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

This is an original TV special created entirely by Shotaro Ishinomori, telling the story of three kids who are taken by a flying saucer that sends them back in time to the dinosaur age in order to...learn about empathy? Yeah, just your typical anime plot 🦛

I had discovered this anime for the first time years ago when I was looking through info for the anime's soundtrack release—I couldn't find any JP raws online nor could I find evidence that this was ever released on DVD, so I was under the impression this never got a home media release at all. (EDIT: actually, as of me writing this out, I've just discovered that there was a Betamax release of all things...)

Fast forward to several months ago. I discover a high-quality clip of the anime uploaded onto YT by a Korean user, with the keywords "DVDrip" in the title!! I searched once more for evidence of a DVD release but once again I could not find anything. The Korean user in question was also being a gatekeeping dick and didn't want to tell anyone where the DVD was sourced from.
To make a long story short, I found out from various people that the special was included in a Shotaro Ishinomori anniversary compilation DVD—not once, but twice! And so I purchased the DVD to get it ripped & subbed eventually...and here we are.

I'll be blunt, I didn't like this anime lol. BUT, I do think it's worth at least one watch. Not something you should avoid or anything.

Enjoy!

Sonic Soldier Borgman - Episode 7

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

A new demon attempts to take over the town of New Asakusa, and convinces a kid to play with him using toys of his from a store he supposedly owns... suspicions (unsurprisingly) rise after several people notice said student hasn't returned home yet.
Rest is self-explanatory :^) Borgmen to the rescue as usual!

Side note: the NEP from Ep. 6 addressed Droll's name with a different spelling—this will be fixed in the show's next batch.

Patalliro - Stardust Project (35mm 4k Scan)

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Back with another subbed film scan upload! This was scanned by the kind folks at Kineko Video, at 4k. Some restoration was applied in a few scenes throughout the movie, but not the entire thing. CC was not done on this since the colors look fine enough already.

This is an English fansub of "Patalliro: Stardust Project", a short 48 min-ish film released in theaters. I haven't seen the show yet, so I'm assuming this takes place (story-wise) after it—but this tells the story of Tarantella, an evil organization wishing to take over the world by creating a super weapon made using diamonds they stole around the globe.

Only Patalliro & Bancoran can put a stop to it, but Bancoran has to come face-to-face with a past lover of his, now working for the evil Tarantella...

This was purchased by me from Yahoo Auctions some time ago, for...quite a hefty price 🥴. I don't think this was originally included with the movie but there happened to be an ad for Hikari no Densetsu & Shounen Jump included at the beginning of the reel, funny enough! (Both of these are also on ****, BTW)

Anyways, the movie already has various home media releases but all of them have been cropped down to 16:9 widescreen, despite the movie having been animated entirely in 4:3. I did comparisons of the two and IMHO I feel this movie is best meant to be seen in 4:3.

The subs are taken from a user in the aarinfantasy forums—translation-wise, nothing is changed but I did have to make lots of changes to the subs themselves.

-A LOT of lines were missing periods/exclamation marks/etc...this is something I typically see in subs for Asian live-action movies a lot. It bugs the hell out of me, so I've went and fixed that

-The subs originally included Romaji lyrics for the OP, but none for the insert song that plays near the end of the movie. In order to keep things consistent, I've removed the OP's Romaji lyrics

-Added in a few TL Note disclaimers in some scenes for context on some JP puns in the movie

I think that's it for now. Can't think of anything else I forgot to add in...

Enjoy!

Momoko Kikuchi in: Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- (1985)

 

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

English fansubbed version of a 1985 TV drama starring Momoko Kikuchi. The drama tells the story of Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers, witnesses a murder in the forest...and she knows the culprit! Unfortunately, she doesn't have it in her to tell anybody about it, and to make matters worse, said aforementioned friend gets accused of the murder...what comes next? Watch and find out!

So, a couple of notes regarding this release, and the movie in general.

-This encode is taken from a Momoko Kikuchi CD + DVD boxset I bought myself—this is the first time the movie had ever been released on home media. The movie was originally broadcasted in stereo but the DVD version utilizes some crusty mono audio.
Good news? I have the stereo mix, provided by a kind JP YT user. The bad news? I had intended on stitching it myself but unfortunately it proved to be a difficult task, so I dropped it. I still have the audio if anyone else wants to give it a shot but I don't plan on doing it myself anytime soon.

-The movie stutters for a split second halfway through, when a certain scene ends and cuts immediately to the next scene. This presumably has something to do with my DVD copy, which I thought was in good condition...I think it's tolerable enough, but no, I don't plan on buying a new copy of this to fix it. The box set cost me around $100 and frankly I don't plan on spending that much for this set again.

-There is a line very early in the movie (which I wrote about on Twitter) that sorta still needs TLC—the translator and even a native JP speaker could not figure it out themselves. The line honestly seems fine to me as it currently stands, and it has no major effect on the movie anyways. Still, if you happen to know it, don't hesitate to contact me!

-Lastly: there are two accompanying extras that were bundled alongside the movie—an interview with Kikuchi about GRADUATION, and a short behind-the-scenes special. Both are untranslated ATM but I do plan on getting them subbed at some point. I will be posting them separately once they're ready.

I think that's it. Enjoy!

Getter Robo Go - Episode 6

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

Professor Tachibana gets kidnapped by Randou's minions while en route to an important government meeting, and gets brutally slain in the end... nah I'm just kidding.
He does get kidnapped, but do you really think they'd kill him off so quickly? Especially right after Shinichi's death? Hell no!!

As usual, enjoy.