From the December 1981 issue of Hobby Japan, an article by Hideki Kakinuma (the same Kakinuma behind Gall Force, maybe?) about the Starships line of miniatures manufactured by Superior Models in the US. A lot of these were sorta kinda Star Trek and Star Wars inspired.
June 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From the December 1981 issue of Hobby Japan, an article by Hideki Kakinuma (the same Kakinuma behind Gall Force, maybe?) about the Starships line of miniatures manufactured by Superior Models in the US. A lot of these were sorta kinda Star Trek and Star Wars inspired.
During the Shino Kakinuma and Toshio Furukawa panel at Animazement, I asked Furukawa-sensei what it was like to return to Lupin the Third in Lupin Zero after having been away from the franchise for so long since he played Lupin in The Fuma Conspiracy (1/6)
May 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
During the Shino Kakinuma and Toshio Furukawa panel at Animazement, I asked Furukawa-sensei what it was like to return to Lupin the Third in Lupin Zero after having been away from the franchise for so long since he played Lupin in The Fuma Conspiracy (1/6)
Screenwriter Sukehiro Tomita has said that Mospeada's "loser/underdog" atmosphere was a part of the original pitch by Kakinuma and Aramaki. It certainly helped to set the series apart from its peers.
(Psst, you can read that interview with Tomita on our Patreon www.patreon.com/cw/zimmerit)
(Psst, you can read that interview with Tomita on our Patreon www.patreon.com/cw/zimmerit)
October 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Screenwriter Sukehiro Tomita has said that Mospeada's "loser/underdog" atmosphere was a part of the original pitch by Kakinuma and Aramaki. It certainly helped to set the series apart from its peers.
(Psst, you can read that interview with Tomita on our Patreon www.patreon.com/cw/zimmerit)
(Psst, you can read that interview with Tomita on our Patreon www.patreon.com/cw/zimmerit)
OGL: KOJI KAKINUMA TRAVELING ALONE
July 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
OGL: KOJI KAKINUMA TRAVELING ALONE
Robotech is made of three different Japanese series by Japanese animators cut up and edited together. the writers of robotech tried to cover it up and claim it as their own.
This is plagiarism.
Give your thanks to Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Kakinuma, Yasuo Hasegawa, & Jinzo Toriumi
This is plagiarism.
Give your thanks to Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Kakinuma, Yasuo Hasegawa, & Jinzo Toriumi
March 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Robotech is made of three different Japanese series by Japanese animators cut up and edited together. the writers of robotech tried to cover it up and claim it as their own.
This is plagiarism.
Give your thanks to Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Kakinuma, Yasuo Hasegawa, & Jinzo Toriumi
This is plagiarism.
Give your thanks to Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Kakinuma, Yasuo Hasegawa, & Jinzo Toriumi
that's animazement 2026 wrapped. I totally forgot to post my signed cards from Friday, lol.
May 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
that's animazement 2026 wrapped. I totally forgot to post my signed cards from Friday, lol.
Světová výstava v Liberci umělce Koji Kakinuma
June 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Světová výstava v Liberci umělce Koji Kakinuma
Free #witmonth story via Guernica:
"Go For It" by Masami Kakinuma (1985- ) (translated by Sharni Wilson)
"Yuto stared up at the ceiling...
"Lying in his futon, he couldn’t get to sleep—by his side, his gran was reading him folktales."
"Go For It" by Masami Kakinuma (1985- ) (translated by Sharni Wilson)
"Yuto stared up at the ceiling...
"Lying in his futon, he couldn’t get to sleep—by his side, his gran was reading him folktales."
Out now, 'Go for it' by Masami Kakinuma (transl. me) featured in Guernica's Global Spotlights.
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Go for it
A quietly enchanted story of family, folklore, and the courage to recognise happiness before it passes you by.
www.guernicamag.com
August 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Free #witmonth story via Guernica:
"Go For It" by Masami Kakinuma (1985- ) (translated by Sharni Wilson)
"Yuto stared up at the ceiling...
"Lying in his futon, he couldn’t get to sleep—by his side, his gran was reading him folktales."
"Go For It" by Masami Kakinuma (1985- ) (translated by Sharni Wilson)
"Yuto stared up at the ceiling...
"Lying in his futon, he couldn’t get to sleep—by his side, his gran was reading him folktales."
We are also excited to welcome voice actor Shino Kakinuma to Animazement 2026! She is best known for her roles as Naru Osaka in Sailor Moon, Videl in Dragon Ball Kai, and more! animazement.com/guests/shino...
March 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
We are also excited to welcome voice actor Shino Kakinuma to Animazement 2026! She is best known for her roles as Naru Osaka in Sailor Moon, Videl in Dragon Ball Kai, and more! animazement.com/guests/shino...
Shiki Futaki takes down another Mutant who wreaks Havoc in Japan like Leatherhead for Interrupting her Gaming Time...
#KoharuMinami #Kakinuma #Watamote #Manga #ShikiDutaki #わたモテ #TMNT1987 #Cartoon #Leatherhead #TMNT #Anime
#KoharuMinami #Kakinuma #Watamote #Manga #ShikiDutaki #わたモテ #TMNT1987 #Cartoon #Leatherhead #TMNT #Anime
May 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Shiki Futaki takes down another Mutant who wreaks Havoc in Japan like Leatherhead for Interrupting her Gaming Time...
#KoharuMinami #Kakinuma #Watamote #Manga #ShikiDutaki #わたモテ #TMNT1987 #Cartoon #Leatherhead #TMNT #Anime
#KoharuMinami #Kakinuma #Watamote #Manga #ShikiDutaki #わたモテ #TMNT1987 #Cartoon #Leatherhead #TMNT #Anime
My Contribution to Both the Anniversary for Watamote and Bionicle Day...
#Manga #Anime #Watamote #Tomoko #TomokoKuroki #CafeSalaryman #Salaryman #Kakinuma #KurokiTomoko #わたモテ #Bionicle #Bonkles #Bonkle
#Manga #Anime #Watamote #Tomoko #TomokoKuroki #CafeSalaryman #Salaryman #Kakinuma #KurokiTomoko #わたモテ #Bionicle #Bonkles #Bonkle
August 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
My Contribution to Both the Anniversary for Watamote and Bionicle Day...
#Manga #Anime #Watamote #Tomoko #TomokoKuroki #CafeSalaryman #Salaryman #Kakinuma #KurokiTomoko #わたモテ #Bionicle #Bonkles #Bonkle
#Manga #Anime #Watamote #Tomoko #TomokoKuroki #CafeSalaryman #Salaryman #Kakinuma #KurokiTomoko #わたモテ #Bionicle #Bonkles #Bonkle
A review of Gall Force 2: Destruction (1987) at the blog: womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com/2026/05/gall...
Gall Force 2: Destruction (1987) Anime OVA Review
Gall Force 2: Destruction is a 1987 science fiction OVA directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and written by Hideki Kakinuma, featuring the voices o...
womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com
May 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
A review of Gall Force 2: Destruction (1987) at the blog: womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com/2026/05/gall...
A review of Gall Force 3: Stardust War (1988) at the blog: womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com/2026/05/gall...
Gall Force 3: Stardust War (1988) Anime OVA Review
Gall Force 3: Stardust War is a 1988 science fiction anime OVA directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and written by Hideki Kakinuma, featuring the v...
womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com
May 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A review of Gall Force 3: Stardust War (1988) at the blog: womenofactionmedia.blogspot.com/2026/05/gall...
In the ADV DVD interviews they talk about how Mospeada was originally created by Artmic staffers Aramaki and Kakinuma but creative control of the show was basically taken over by Tatsunoko who hired writers who were essentially established and sort of conservative.
April 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
In the ADV DVD interviews they talk about how Mospeada was originally created by Artmic staffers Aramaki and Kakinuma but creative control of the show was basically taken over by Tatsunoko who hired writers who were essentially established and sort of conservative.
Out now, 'Go for it' by Masami Kakinuma (transl. me) featured in Guernica's Global Spotlights.
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Go for it
A quietly enchanted story of family, folklore, and the courage to recognise happiness before it passes you by.
www.guernicamag.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Out now, 'Go for it' by Masami Kakinuma (transl. me) featured in Guernica's Global Spotlights.
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Set in Tokyo and rural Iwate, it blends folklore with modern-day struggles to adult, reconnecting with family and stepping up. Plus some cool yokai www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
That's correct. Macross is considered one of the first shows to be helmed by creatives who grew up on anime.
There's this great photo with Ichiro Itano from the making of Megazone 23 and you can see how a motorcycle guy irl would totally be behind it.
animarchive.tumblr.com/post/1533471...
There's this great photo with Ichiro Itano from the making of Megazone 23 and you can see how a motorcycle guy irl would totally be behind it.
animarchive.tumblr.com/post/1533471...
Anim'Archive
My Anime (12/1984) - “The MK III”, a team of young animators who worked on Megazone 23 OVA, with Ichiro Itano as a leader.
From left to right: Nobuteru Yūki, Jun’ichi Ōtsuka, Hideki Kakinuma,...
animarchive.tumblr.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
That's correct. Macross is considered one of the first shows to be helmed by creatives who grew up on anime.
There's this great photo with Ichiro Itano from the making of Megazone 23 and you can see how a motorcycle guy irl would totally be behind it.
animarchive.tumblr.com/post/1533471...
There's this great photo with Ichiro Itano from the making of Megazone 23 and you can see how a motorcycle guy irl would totally be behind it.
animarchive.tumblr.com/post/1533471...
I interviewed Furukawa Toshio some years ago, where he explained to me that Daioja is basically a reference to the period drama Mito Koumon.
That's definitely the kind of thing that I would have never realized on my own.
ogiuemaniax.com/2017/08/27/o...
That's definitely the kind of thing that I would have never realized on my own.
ogiuemaniax.com/2017/08/27/o...
Otakon 2017 Interview: Furukawa Toshio & Kakinuma Shino
At Otakon 2017, I sat down with a husband-wife duo who are also two veteran voice actors of the anime industry. Furukawa Toshio is probably best known for playing Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z, while Ka…
ogiuemaniax.com
February 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I interviewed Furukawa Toshio some years ago, where he explained to me that Daioja is basically a reference to the period drama Mito Koumon.
That's definitely the kind of thing that I would have never realized on my own.
ogiuemaniax.com/2017/08/27/o...
That's definitely the kind of thing that I would have never realized on my own.
ogiuemaniax.com/2017/08/27/o...
Working on a video that talks about this, but yeah, AnimEigo's wiki has commentary by most of the directors that discuss it: wiki.animeigo.com/wiki/doku.ph...
Akiyama Katsuhito and Hideki Kakinuma both talk about it.
Akiyama Katsuhito and Hideki Kakinuma both talk about it.
April 17, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Working on a video that talks about this, but yeah, AnimEigo's wiki has commentary by most of the directors that discuss it: wiki.animeigo.com/wiki/doku.ph...
Akiyama Katsuhito and Hideki Kakinuma both talk about it.
Akiyama Katsuhito and Hideki Kakinuma both talk about it.
I typed up the Aramaki/Kakinuma interviews on the Mospeada boxset at the time...
September 6, 2023 at 1:29 AM
I typed up the Aramaki/Kakinuma interviews on the Mospeada boxset at the time...
📰Newly Published:
Kakinuma & Izuma's study tested how people try to change their partner's behaviors during conflict and what influences partners’ willingness to change, revealing key psychological drivers of conflict resolution through communication.
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
#AcademicSky
Kakinuma & Izuma's study tested how people try to change their partner's behaviors during conflict and what influences partners’ willingness to change, revealing key psychological drivers of conflict resolution through communication.
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
#AcademicSky
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August 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📰Newly Published:
Kakinuma & Izuma's study tested how people try to change their partner's behaviors during conflict and what influences partners’ willingness to change, revealing key psychological drivers of conflict resolution through communication.
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
#AcademicSky
Kakinuma & Izuma's study tested how people try to change their partner's behaviors during conflict and what influences partners’ willingness to change, revealing key psychological drivers of conflict resolution through communication.
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
#AcademicSky
Zashiki-warashi spirits, ancient homes, and magnetic grandmothers—oh my! A quiet, immersive tale from Masami Kakinuma, translated from Japanese by Sharni Wilson. “Go for it” is available to read at Guernica now:
www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
Go for it
A quietly enchanted story of family, folklore, and the courage to recognise happiness before it passes you by.
www.guernicamag.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Zashiki-warashi spirits, ancient homes, and magnetic grandmothers—oh my! A quiet, immersive tale from Masami Kakinuma, translated from Japanese by Sharni Wilson. “Go for it” is available to read at Guernica now:
www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/
www.guernicamag.com/go-for-it/