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This week on Bento Radio, I’m talking about Twilight Q, a strange and largely forgotten anime OVA from 1987 that came out during the height of the experimental OVA boom.

The two standalone episodes take very different approaches. The first, “A Knot in Time,” is a quiet time-loop mystery about a girl who discovers a photograph of herself that she has no memory of taking. The second episode, “Mystery Case: File 538,” was directed by Mamoru Oshii years before Ghost in the Shell, and watching it today feels almost like seeing an early prototype of his style—surreal imagery, long atmospheric shots, and a mystery more focused on mood than answers.

In this episode, I break down the history of the OVA era, why experimental anime like Twilight Q could exist in the late 80s, and why this weird little relic of anime history is still worth watching today.

If you’re interested in retro anime, obscure OVAs, Mamoru Oshii’s early work, or the history of anime’s experimental era, this episode is for you.

Watch it Here: https://archive.org/details/twilight-q

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