Tag: mari okada

February 25, 2024 · 0 comments

By Zoe Crombie. As far as creators of anime go, Mari Okada has experienced one of the strangest rises to power from her humble origins to her current position as one of the most well-known writers and directors of the mode. There are only a handful of prominent female directors in anime, with Okada and […]

October 18, 2022 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Akane (Riho Yoshioka) is a small-town lady in rural Chichibu, surrogate parent to her teenage sister Aoi (Shion Wakayama), and an enthusiastic part of the local community. And somehow she’s been drafted into a local publicity initiative to bring in a big lounge-singer star to jump-start the local tourist business. But this […]

June 30, 2020 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. The first season of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, released as a Collectors Blu-ray set by Anime Limited, is a meeting of two formidable anime forces. One is the venerable Gundam giant robot franchise, which most readers of this blog will know – there’s a general intro here. In any case, Orphans, […]

May 29, 2019 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Maquia weaves at her loom; she dyes the Hibiol cloth; she hangs the sheets to dry in the tall halls of her people, the elfin Iolf race. She’s not as assertive or brave as Leilia, the girl she idolises, but that probably explains why Leilia, not her, has attracted the attention of […]

May 1, 2019 · 0 comments

We know you’ve been patiently waiting for news on this but today we’re delighted to be able to bring you details on what to expect from our upcoming release of the film Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, which will be available to add to your collection on 27th May 2019 as a Limited Collector’s Edition […]