After that, he would direct Space Runaway Ideon, a show that Hideki Anno would later borrow a lot from for Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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Yoshiyuki Tomino is better known as the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam, but his resume goes even further than that - after starting his career in the 60’s working under Osamu Tezuka at Mushi Production on the original Astro Boy TV series, he’d go on to create Gundam at Sunrise. Despite those things, fewer people have fond memories of Byston Well Monogatari: Garzey no Tsubasa, also known as Garzey’s Wing, a three episode OVA written, directed, and storyboarded by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Staff worked on another medieval fantasy OVA that was released that year, one with an arguably higher pedigree and based on source material also beloved by many.
This isn’t an article about Slayers, though. If you were into anime at all in the mid-90’s, Slayers was a huge deal - Cowboy Bebop was still a few years away, so if you were an anime obsessive around that time there’s a good chance Slayers, along with Dragon Half, was one of the gateway shows used by your local anime club to lure you into the fandom.
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Staff released the second in its Slayers movie trilogy in 1996 as well, and the TV series, produced in conjunction with SoftX and TV Tokyo, was still going strong, as was the light novel series, the manga, etc, etc. Slayers was in its prime at the time J.C. Staff, founded by ex-Tatsunoko animator Tomoyuki Miyata, would unleash a sword and sorcery OVA directed by and based off the legendary works of a powerhouse creative this year, before going on to further fame the next year with Revolutionary Girl Utena. Most importantly, a little studio named J.C. TV Tokyo would completely revolutionize the industry later in the year by airing a risque adventure series, Those Who Hunt Elves, at 1:15 AM on Thursday mornings, creating the modern concept of late-night anime shows as glorified infomercials to advertise future home video releases.
Detective Conan has just started its 900+ episode run, 90’s fandom favorites Saber Marionette J and Martian Successor Nadesico were airing on TV, and also Dragon Ball GT is happening, sparking all sorts of fun, mis-translation-assisted rumors on the internet and esteemed publications like Pojo’s Unofficial Total Dragonball Z. The year is 1996 and we’re at the start of another anime golden age, kind of. Some of the information in this article is outdated now - you can view the panel and read the notes/sources here. Editor’s note - I presented a panel with updated information on Garzey’s Wing at Anime Lockdown 2021.
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