One and Done Anime
Watching anime and reading manga can be a major commitment. The Ranma ½ anime series ran for 161 episodes over seven series, plus three movies and 13 OVAs. The Hajime no Ippo manga has been running nonstop since 1989 and consists of 106 volumes. That’s a lot to consume, and you don’t have a lot of time. Fortunately, some anime consists only of one episode or OVA and makes for quick enjoyment. Here’s a curated selection from those suggested by George Horvath at the One and Done Anime panel:
- Megumi no Daigo – This 45 minute drama focuses on Daigo Asahina, a rookie firefighter who is willing to do anything to keep people from dying in the fires he fights, even if it means commandeering a fire truck and ramming it into a burning building.
- California Crisis: Gun Salvo – Think of this 45 minute film as an anime version of a 1980s American action film. Be warned, this film is aggressively Eighties.
- Spelunker is a Teacher – Spelunker is a video game first released in 1983. The game because a hit in Japan, despite it’s absolutely brutal difficulty. This OVA follows the main character, Spelunker, as he lives his ordinary life as a teacher, dies many improbable deaths, and slowly descends into PTSD. It’s a comedy!
- Megumi – This is an odd one. Megumi is a film commissioned by the Japanese government to tell the story of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese citizen who was kidnapped by North Korean agents in 1977. While most one and done animes were never licensed for distribution in the US, Megumi was translated and dubbed into English by its creators and is available for free online.
- Legend of Koizumi – On the opposite end of the spectrum form Megumi lies Legend of Koizumi, which features former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi playing majong against Kim Jung Il on an American aircraft carrier for the fate of the world.
—Andrew Hoffman, AB Staff Blogger
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