Towers-of-Obscure

Saving the worst for last, aren't we? If there was any OVA that would match the hilariously bad qualities of both Tommy Wiseau's The Room and Plan 9 From Outer Space, it'd be Garzey's Wing released in 1996. (Subtitled: Tales of Byston Well.) And if you think there's too many isekai anime going on in the world today, this ain't gonna help one bit! With that, let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes: Christopher "Chris" Chiaki is an easygoing guy who keeps failing his college entrance exams well into his mid-twenties. His days are occupied with Kendo practice, visits to his family's shrine, and dreaming of his high school reunion. But one day, when his spirit is suddenly transported to the world of Byston Well, Chris becomes Garzey's Wing, a legendary holy warrior. The Metomeus tribe summoned him to help liberate them from slavery, but unfortunately, Chris has no knowledge on how to be a holy warrior, and moreover, his only weapon is an incredibly dull sword which he salvaged from a

For the penultimate OVA in this special occasion, we make one last trip to 1994, as well as one last trip to the unknown depths of space. The futuristic society of Bounty Dog is set where mankind has colonized the bleak expanses of the moon. Cities now stand proudly where there was once only desolation and emptiness. But there are alien forces that do not want mankind to succeed and only one man can stop them. He is a member of the Bounty Dog Investigation Unit, a high-tech cybernetic mercenary team, ready for whatever comes his way. Interesting premise, short and to the point, so what's the big problem with it? Let's start with the good qualities: In the first five minutes, Bounty Dog hits the ground running with a stunning and beautiful montage of its moon city setting set to some slick city pop music and sets such a powerful tone of a false utopia beset by impending doom that will permeate the rest of the OVA, pretty much taking your mind off the plot confusion! However, it

You ever wonder why fighting games tend to have such forgettable, and sometimes lousy animated adaptations? Of course, there are some exceptions - like Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (as well as the Warner Bros. produced movies, including Joel McHale as Johnny Cage and Gilbert Gottfried's last performance), the Darkstalkers: Night Warriors OVA (not to be confused with the lame 1995 animated series), and of course, the most underrated pick in my book, Power Stone. But what about titles certain fighting game fans tend to forget? Like for example, take Battle Arena Toshinden, which had its first game in 1995 to compete with the success of the new 3D arena fighter physics of Tekken. Even though it was one of the first arena fighters to feature weaponry, it only lasted for four games before being eclipsed by Soul Calibur and MK's Deadly Alliance trilogy. Don't feel bad for it even though it now can cry on Bloody Roar's shoulder as long as it likes - at least it got a pretty decent