Discotek Media - now the home for the entire Animerama trilogy!
Belladonna of Sadness, 4K UHD Combo pack. Brand new 4K transfer from Cinelicious, using a new HDR grade.
October 17, 2023 at 2:06 AM
Discotek Media - now the home for the entire Animerama trilogy!
The Story of Animerama is happening RIGHT NOW in panel room 306B at Animazement!! Join us!!
May 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Story of Animerama is happening RIGHT NOW in panel room 306B at Animazement!! Join us!!
And in case you're unaware why people are freaking out over this, learn about its tortured production and its legacy in my Story of Animerama series on Renaissance Josei:
The Story of Animerama: Belladonna of Sadness
By 1971, things looked grim for both the Animerama project and Mushi Productions. Cleopatra had flopped, Tezuka had resigned from the stu...
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October 17, 2023 at 2:10 AM
And in case you're unaware why people are freaking out over this, learn about its tortured production and its legacy in my Story of Animerama series on Renaissance Josei:
The Animerama trilogy.
what anime films would people like to see on the criterion channel? let's assume that anything might be possible, no matter how improbable or silly
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Animerama trilogy.
Son of a bitch, Story of Animerama got waitlisted.
I swear to god, if those Manly Battleships assholes got multiple 18+ slots while my panel goes waiting, I'm going to be mad.
I swear to god, if those Manly Battleships assholes got multiple 18+ slots while my panel goes waiting, I'm going to be mad.
July 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Son of a bitch, Story of Animerama got waitlisted.
I swear to god, if those Manly Battleships assholes got multiple 18+ slots while my panel goes waiting, I'm going to be mad.
I swear to god, if those Manly Battleships assholes got multiple 18+ slots while my panel goes waiting, I'm going to be mad.
Hey! My Story of Animerama essays got a shout-out in the latest TWIA! Thanks @riderstrike.bsky.social!
Lucas and Coop learn why anime is the most potent drug.
This Week in Anime - Anime That Feels Like a Bad Trip
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February 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey! My Story of Animerama essays got a shout-out in the latest TWIA! Thanks @riderstrike.bsky.social!
It's official: I will be not just an attendee at this year's Animazement, but also a panelist!
2 of my previous panels have been approved (Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and The Story of Animerama), as well as a new one: The Shocking True History of Tokyopop.
2 of my previous panels have been approved (Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and The Story of Animerama), as well as a new one: The Shocking True History of Tokyopop.
April 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's official: I will be not just an attendee at this year's Animazement, but also a panelist!
2 of my previous panels have been approved (Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and The Story of Animerama), as well as a new one: The Shocking True History of Tokyopop.
2 of my previous panels have been approved (Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and The Story of Animerama), as well as a new one: The Shocking True History of Tokyopop.
Story of Animerama went great! Finally got to do the uncensored version of the panel (complete with drive-in style pre-show). Room was roughly half-full but the crowd was engaged, particularly with the clips.
Someday I'm going to get to do this at Otakon. Someday!
Someday I'm going to get to do this at Otakon. Someday!
May 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Story of Animerama went great! Finally got to do the uncensored version of the panel (complete with drive-in style pre-show). Room was roughly half-full but the crowd was engaged, particularly with the clips.
Someday I'm going to get to do this at Otakon. Someday!
Someday I'm going to get to do this at Otakon. Someday!
So far I've done panels on josei manga, shojo isekai, old shojo manga, Japanese stop-motion animation, the Animerama movie trilogy, the history of Tokyopop, and a history of Princess Ai.
...have you noticed some common themes yet?
...have you noticed some common themes yet?
What anime-related topic could you give a convention panel about?
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August 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So far I've done panels on josei manga, shojo isekai, old shojo manga, Japanese stop-motion animation, the Animerama movie trilogy, the history of Tokyopop, and a history of Princess Ai.
...have you noticed some common themes yet?
...have you noticed some common themes yet?
Well, it took me a bit but I got all of my panel applications for Otakon done. This year I've submitted 5 panels:
- Story of Animerama (gonna keep doing it 'til they accept it)
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
(1/2)
- Story of Animerama (gonna keep doing it 'til they accept it)
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
(1/2)
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Well, it took me a bit but I got all of my panel applications for Otakon done. This year I've submitted 5 panels:
- Story of Animerama (gonna keep doing it 'til they accept it)
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
(1/2)
- Story of Animerama (gonna keep doing it 'til they accept it)
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
(1/2)
Oh, this is the film that was initially released as Cleopatra: Queen of Sex in the United States in a cynical attempt to— Astro Boy! :) —which of course was completely removed from the context of the larger animerama trilogy including Belladonna of— is that a gun?
For good or ill, Cleopatra (1970) is a film where things will not stop happening.
April 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Oh, this is the film that was initially released as Cleopatra: Queen of Sex in the United States in a cynical attempt to— Astro Boy! :) —which of course was completely removed from the context of the larger animerama trilogy including Belladonna of— is that a gun?
Boo no Animerama, boo Otakon
May 10, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Boo no Animerama, boo Otakon
It's official! I will be a panelist at this year's Anime Central!
Both Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and my new Candy Candy panel got approved (Story of Animerama and Princess Ai both got waitlisted).
Not a bad way to make my ACen debut. 😁
Both Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and my new Candy Candy panel got approved (Story of Animerama and Princess Ai both got waitlisted).
Not a bad way to make my ACen debut. 😁
March 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It's official! I will be a panelist at this year's Anime Central!
Both Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and my new Candy Candy panel got approved (Story of Animerama and Princess Ai both got waitlisted).
Not a bad way to make my ACen debut. 😁
Both Shojo Manga's Lost Generation and my new Candy Candy panel got approved (Story of Animerama and Princess Ai both got waitlisted).
Not a bad way to make my ACen debut. 😁
Just got word I will have THREE panels at ACen '26!
Over 50 years ago, Mushi Productions made the Animerama trilogy, a series of adult anime films. Join me on Friday 5/15 @ 9PM to hear the tale of 3 ill-fated films, the 2 directors behind them, and the studio that died making them!
Over 50 years ago, Mushi Productions made the Animerama trilogy, a series of adult anime films. Join me on Friday 5/15 @ 9PM to hear the tale of 3 ill-fated films, the 2 directors behind them, and the studio that died making them!
April 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Just got word I will have THREE panels at ACen '26!
Over 50 years ago, Mushi Productions made the Animerama trilogy, a series of adult anime films. Join me on Friday 5/15 @ 9PM to hear the tale of 3 ill-fated films, the 2 directors behind them, and the studio that died making them!
Over 50 years ago, Mushi Productions made the Animerama trilogy, a series of adult anime films. Join me on Friday 5/15 @ 9PM to hear the tale of 3 ill-fated films, the 2 directors behind them, and the studio that died making them!
This weekend I will be presenting three panels at Animazement! The first is my first 18+ panel: The Story of Animerama, which will be at 10PM on Friday the 23rd at Room 306B. This will cover the wild history behind the creation (and creators) of 1001 Nights, Cleopatra, and Belladonna of Sadness.
May 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This weekend I will be presenting three panels at Animazement! The first is my first 18+ panel: The Story of Animerama, which will be at 10PM on Friday the 23rd at Room 306B. This will cover the wild history behind the creation (and creators) of 1001 Nights, Cleopatra, and Belladonna of Sadness.
A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
First of the Animerama trilogy
Hoo boy, this was an experience. This is not for everyone you need a pretty high tolerance for slower and older stuff, and theres so many problematic things going on in it.
Soundtrack is amazing, has some stikingly psychedelic scenes
First of the Animerama trilogy
Hoo boy, this was an experience. This is not for everyone you need a pretty high tolerance for slower and older stuff, and theres so many problematic things going on in it.
Soundtrack is amazing, has some stikingly psychedelic scenes
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
First of the Animerama trilogy
Hoo boy, this was an experience. This is not for everyone you need a pretty high tolerance for slower and older stuff, and theres so many problematic things going on in it.
Soundtrack is amazing, has some stikingly psychedelic scenes
First of the Animerama trilogy
Hoo boy, this was an experience. This is not for everyone you need a pretty high tolerance for slower and older stuff, and theres so many problematic things going on in it.
Soundtrack is amazing, has some stikingly psychedelic scenes
May 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
For the record, they are:
- Shojo Manga's Lost Generation
- Rudolph to Rilakkuma: A Century of Japanese Stop-Motion
- The Wonderful World of YAS
- Story of Animerama
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
- Shojo Manga's Lost Generation
- Rudolph to Rilakkuma: A Century of Japanese Stop-Motion
- The Wonderful World of YAS
- Story of Animerama
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
January 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For the record, they are:
- Shojo Manga's Lost Generation
- Rudolph to Rilakkuma: A Century of Japanese Stop-Motion
- The Wonderful World of YAS
- Story of Animerama
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
- Shojo Manga's Lost Generation
- Rudolph to Rilakkuma: A Century of Japanese Stop-Motion
- The Wonderful World of YAS
- Story of Animerama
- 1998: The Worst Year For Anime
- The Shocking True History of Tokyopop
So...Cleopatra.
Some might remember the time I wrote ~15k words (and made a panel) about the history of Mushi Pro's Animerama trilogy, aka that time they made animated pink films to try and make Tezuka happy and save the studio only to utterly fail and push the studio towards bankruptcy.
Some might remember the time I wrote ~15k words (and made a panel) about the history of Mushi Pro's Animerama trilogy, aka that time they made animated pink films to try and make Tezuka happy and save the studio only to utterly fail and push the studio towards bankruptcy.
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 AM
So...Cleopatra.
Some might remember the time I wrote ~15k words (and made a panel) about the history of Mushi Pro's Animerama trilogy, aka that time they made animated pink films to try and make Tezuka happy and save the studio only to utterly fail and push the studio towards bankruptcy.
Some might remember the time I wrote ~15k words (and made a panel) about the history of Mushi Pro's Animerama trilogy, aka that time they made animated pink films to try and make Tezuka happy and save the studio only to utterly fail and push the studio towards bankruptcy.
Looks like the latest round of Otakon panel rejections is going out.
Alas, my new Candy Candy panel got rejected, as did Story of Animerama (...do I need to retool the title to make it punchier?).
3 down, 1 to go, here's hoping the Mecha Kaikan will save me.
Alas, my new Candy Candy panel got rejected, as did Story of Animerama (...do I need to retool the title to make it punchier?).
3 down, 1 to go, here's hoping the Mecha Kaikan will save me.
May 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Looks like the latest round of Otakon panel rejections is going out.
Alas, my new Candy Candy panel got rejected, as did Story of Animerama (...do I need to retool the title to make it punchier?).
3 down, 1 to go, here's hoping the Mecha Kaikan will save me.
Alas, my new Candy Candy panel got rejected, as did Story of Animerama (...do I need to retool the title to make it punchier?).
3 down, 1 to go, here's hoping the Mecha Kaikan will save me.
Mailbag Day! It's all Animerama related with the trilogy on laserdisc and also a VHD for Belladonna too.
Also I think all three of these laserdiscs have audio commentaries from some of the crew who worked on the film's. IIRC none of them are on any of the current releases or even translated.
Also I think all three of these laserdiscs have audio commentaries from some of the crew who worked on the film's. IIRC none of them are on any of the current releases or even translated.
June 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Mailbag Day! It's all Animerama related with the trilogy on laserdisc and also a VHD for Belladonna too.
Also I think all three of these laserdiscs have audio commentaries from some of the crew who worked on the film's. IIRC none of them are on any of the current releases or even translated.
Also I think all three of these laserdiscs have audio commentaries from some of the crew who worked on the film's. IIRC none of them are on any of the current releases or even translated.
Well, this is a first for any con I've gone to:
Otakon upgraded Story of Animerama from 'declined' to 'waitlisted.' This is one I admittedly emailed them about to ask why it was declined (in the hopes of retooling it next year), so maybe that was enough for someone to give it a second look.
Otakon upgraded Story of Animerama from 'declined' to 'waitlisted.' This is one I admittedly emailed them about to ask why it was declined (in the hopes of retooling it next year), so maybe that was enough for someone to give it a second look.
May 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Well, this is a first for any con I've gone to:
Otakon upgraded Story of Animerama from 'declined' to 'waitlisted.' This is one I admittedly emailed them about to ask why it was declined (in the hopes of retooling it next year), so maybe that was enough for someone to give it a second look.
Otakon upgraded Story of Animerama from 'declined' to 'waitlisted.' This is one I admittedly emailed them about to ask why it was declined (in the hopes of retooling it next year), so maybe that was enough for someone to give it a second look.
I'm so happy to do Story of Animerama again. Make sure to show up early for this one - there WILL be a pre-show.
I'm also excited for Shocking True History of Tokyopop, which will be co-presented with @thegreatsg.bsky.social. It covers two of my fave things: manga history and mocking Stu Levy.
I'm also excited for Shocking True History of Tokyopop, which will be co-presented with @thegreatsg.bsky.social. It covers two of my fave things: manga history and mocking Stu Levy.
April 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm so happy to do Story of Animerama again. Make sure to show up early for this one - there WILL be a pre-show.
I'm also excited for Shocking True History of Tokyopop, which will be co-presented with @thegreatsg.bsky.social. It covers two of my fave things: manga history and mocking Stu Levy.
I'm also excited for Shocking True History of Tokyopop, which will be co-presented with @thegreatsg.bsky.social. It covers two of my fave things: manga history and mocking Stu Levy.
To everyone who got a badge ribbon from @brainchild129.bsky.social’s #Animerama panel last night, you’re welcome! 👍
May 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
To everyone who got a badge ribbon from @brainchild129.bsky.social’s #Animerama panel last night, you’re welcome! 👍