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April 20, 2023 · 0 comments

Free! The Final Stroke

Free! The Final Stroke

By Andrew Osmond. Free! The Final Stroke is the three-hour long finale to Kyoto Animation’s franchise about male competitive swimmers. This conclusion was released in Japanese cinemas as a two-part movie, with the first part in September 2021 and the second in April 2022.

April 14, 2023 · 0 comments

Music: Shinkai’s Suzume

Music: Shinkai’s Suzume

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s new film Suzume hits British cinemas today, and while the import edition of the film’s vinyl soundtrack has already sold out, Anime Limited is taking pre-orders for the “international edition” already.

April 8, 2023 · 1 comment

Shinkai’s Trilogy

Shinkai’s Trilogy

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai has made anime since the 1990s, but his three latest features – Your Name, Weathering with You and now Suzume – form their own little sequence. Thematically, they’re about natural disasters. Tonally, they have a crowd-pleasing blend of spectacle, heartbreak and humour. Their comedy especially marks them off from Shinkai’s […]

April 2, 2023 · 0 comments

Jujutsu Kaisen 1.2

Jujutsu Kaisen 1.2

By Tom Wilmot. You’ve seen it all before, but not quite like this – or at least that seems to be the general consensus concerning Jujutsu Kaisen, a series that cherry-picks the best elements from popular Shonen Jump properties and blends them all into one thrilling tale. Gege Akutami’s manga has been floating around since early 2018, but […]

March 30, 2023 · 1 comment

March Comes in Like a Lion

March Comes in Like a Lion

By Andrew Osmond. March comes in like a lion resists obvious categorisation. You could call it a “slice of life” anime, but that’s a pretty useless heading these days; Wikipedia’s list of such anime covers everything from Azumanga Daioh to A Centaur’s Life via From Up on Poppy Hill. Pinpointing March more, I’d say it’s […]

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