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ADV Films
- Super Dimension Fortress MacrossSuper Dimension Fortress Macross began its life in Japan in October 1982 with only three episodes completed. The show's creators at Studio Nue had spent…
- A.D. VisionA.D. Vision opened for business on the 17th of August 1992, founded by three people who had no formal entertainment industry credentials.
- Street Fighter (TV series)Street Fighter, the animated television series that aired from 1995 to 1997, arrived at a peculiar moment in pop culture.
- Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion arrived on TV Tokyo in October 1995 and left viewers arguing, confused, and deeply moved in ways that animated series rarely managed.
- Oh My Goddess!Oh My Goddess! began with a wrong number. Keiichi Morisato, a college sophomore, accidentally dials the Goddess Help Line and finds himself face to face with…
- Jinki: ExtendJinki: Extend is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shiro Tsunashima, built around a single strange premise: two girls from different eras…
- Kurau Phantom MemoryKurau Phantom Memory begins with a birthday gone wrong. A twelve-year-old girl named Kurau follows her father, Dr. Amami, into his lab.
- Fist of the North StarFist of the North Star opens with a single phrase that would eventually conquer the internet decades after anyone first read it: "You are already dead."…
- RobotechRobotech arrived on American television screens in 1985 as something nobody had quite seen before: an 85-episode animated series that told a single…
- Dragon HalfDragon Half is a Japanese manga series that turns the conventions of fantasy adventure completely on their head. Written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita, it…
- Final Fantasy: UnlimitedFinal Fantasy: Unlimited launched on TV Tokyo on the 2nd of October 2001, slotting into a 6:30 PM Tuesday timeslot aimed squarely at younger viewers.
- Final FantasyFinal Fantasy began as a desperate gamble. In 1987, a Square designer named Hironobu Sakaguchi was convinced he was about to wash out of the video game…