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Yesterday, after more work than I'd care to admit, I managed to complete my own collection of Thundarr the Barbarian ... Man's civilization is cast in ruin when a runaway planet speeds between the Earth and the Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction. Two-thousand years later, Earth is reborn from the ashes with a savage landscape, strange creatures and a primitive sense of justice. But one man fights to spread peace throughout the land: he is Thundarr the Barbarian and you can own All 21 Exciting Adventures starring Thundarr and his companions Ookla the Mok and sorceress Princess Ariel. Using their strength, courage and wits plus Thundarr's magical Sunsword, they journey from village to village, liberating slaves and battling all kinds of beasts, mutants, wizards, thieves and robots. The future of Earth may be shrouded in darkness, but Thundarr the Barbarian bursts into action as a shining symbol of hope for humanity. I had a handful of episodes preserved in the archives fr

Last week, I picked up Kashimashi ... Hazumu was a shy boy who enjoyed gardening, collecting herbs, and long walks in the mountains. One day he finally worked up the courage to confess his love to Yasuna, but she rejected him. Depressed, he wandered up Mt. Kashimayama, the place where they first met, to reconsider his feelings. After getting lost, he wished upon a shooting star and received a bizarre twist of fate. Now he is a she, and she stumbles headfirst back into social life and relationships only to find that the entire landscape has changed! After reading the description, I thought that Kashimashi might be a fairly typical role reversal situation comedy -- and in many ways, it is. I was unfamiliar with the series, so, I didn't already know how the role reversal was going to take place. My initial thoughts turned to Ranma 1/2 and the mystical spring that caused him/her so many problems. But, then the aliens showed up. And, in a twist of fate that combines Birdy: The Migh