Tag Archives: Shotaro Ishinomori

Sabu and Ichi’s Detective Tales (1968) – Episode 32

Here’s the latest episode in this joint project with Hokuto no Gun. There has been a series of murderous robberies carried out against rice merchants by a blind masseur with a backhanded quick-draw sword cane. Even in a widely populated … Continue reading

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Sabu and Ichi’s Detective Tales (1968) – Episode 31

It’s time for another Sabu & Ichi episode, along with new encodes of the last two episodes (I used the wrong de-interlace filter when I encoded those two previously). This is a joint project with our friends at Hokuto no … Continue reading

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Dokincho! Nemurin (1984) – Episodes 01-04,16,19-20

I suppose you could call Shotaro Ishinomori the Stan Lee of Japan, if you were the sort of person that likes those types of comparisons. Both men created a vast number of popular characters, which have been adapted into numerous … Continue reading

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Cyborg 009 (1968) – Episode 16

Another episode of the black and white 009 series, done as  a joint production with our friends at Hokuto no Gun. Be sure to check out their site here.Legendary manga artist and creator of Cyborg 009 Shotaro Ishinomori rarely shied … Continue reading

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Cyborg 009 (1979) – 01-50 analog VHS, subtitled by Nora Inu “G”

Download links are near the end of the post, for anyone who wants to scroll past the rambling history lesson. In the mid 1980s, the very first anime feature film I ever saw in Japanese with English subtitles was My … Continue reading

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Cyborg 009 (1968) – Episode 15

During a heavy summer thunderstorm, 003 receives a psychic distress call from one of the other cyborgs. And then…we get a really weird story with tons of twists and surprises, which I won’t spoil for you. Legendary scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji … Continue reading

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Sabu and Ichi’s Detective Tales (1968) – Episode 30

Back with more Edo period mayhem, in this joint project with Hokuto no Gun. On the road to do an errand for a friend, Ichi crosses paths with a gang of five ronin that have been on a spree of … Continue reading

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Dokincho! Nemurin – Episodes 16 & 20

I had been vaguely aware of Shotaro Ishinomori’s “Toei Fushigi Comedy Series” for many years before I actually saw any episodes. They re-ran them all on cable TV in Japan at some point in the 2000s, and a bunch of … Continue reading

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Sabu and Ichi’s Detective Tales (1968) – Episode 29

Someone is murdering blind moneylenders, and an old acquaintance of Ichi’s fears that he might be next. Get it from Nyaa or Mega. Another joint project with Hokuto no Gun, check out their site here.

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Sabu and Ichi’s Detective Tales (1968) – Episode 28

TSHS and Hokuto no Gun are back with more heart-wrenching action from the anime based on Shotaro Ishinomori’s classic Edo period manga. In this episode, a ronin participates in a brutally violent crime in order to buy medicine for his … Continue reading

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