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July 1, 2022 · 1 comment
El Hazard: The Alternative World
By Andrew Osmond. There’s a lovely moment in El-Hazard: The Alternative World, soon after the characters, many of whom were whisked from Earth to a new world once already, are transported into an all-new world. These characters include Makoto Mizuhara, hero of the franchise, who was a Japanese schoolboy until not very long ago, and […]
June 28, 2022 · 0 comments
Music: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
By Shelley Pallis. The American-born composer Evan Call has become a particular favourite of Kyoto Animation, contributing scores to Tokyo ESP and Violet Evergarden, among others. But arguably some of his best work is now showcased in the double-disc collection of the original sound track from Kotaro Tamura’s Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, the […]
June 27, 2022 · 2 comments
Anime Limited releases SPY x FAMILY Original Soundtrack digitally
Anime Limited is pleased to present the digital release of Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 from the hit anime SPY x FAMILY in North America, Europe and Oceania! GLASGOW, JUNE 27, 2022 – Anime Limited is excited to announce the digital release of the Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 for the hit anime series SPY x FAMILY […]
June 22, 2022 · 0 comments
Books: By Your Side
By Jonathan Clements. The inauguration of Barazoku (“Rose Tribe”), a magazine for gay men in 1971, brought with it a sop to the ladies, in the form of a page for lesbians, for which author Ito Bungaku coined the term yuri-zoku, the “Lily Tribe.” Ever since, lesbian media have officially been a thing in Japan, […]
June 19, 2022 · 0 comments
Manga: Hikaru in the Light
By Jonathan Clements. Hikaru likes to sing while she is sweeping up at work. But she is good at it. Good enough to turn it in to a career? Nobody would take it that seriously, until her old friend Ran-chan returns from the Big City and announces that she is going to audition for a […]