Author: Jonathan Clements

March 25, 2018 · 2 comments

Books: The Ninja Myth

Books: The Ninja Myth

By Jonathan Clements. I’d been sceptical for a long time, but I didn’t step out of the shadows until about ten years ago. I hesitated for a long while because I was sure I had to be missing something. Surely that many people could not all be fooled by the same fake news…? But by […]

March 22, 2018 · 0 comments

Have a Nice Day

Have a Nice Day

by Jeremy Clarke. Set in an unnamed provincial town in South China, director Liu Jian’s Have a Nice Day is a bleak vision of a brutal society fuelled by naked self-interest. It’s hard to think of anything in animation or the wider world of cinema quite like it. The plot suggests a gangster film, but […]

March 19, 2018 · 0 comments

Kino’s Journey

Kino’s Journey

By Meghan Ellis. “A traveller’s purpose in life is to travel.” So begins Kino’s Journey, a homage to wanderlust without purpose, directed by the late Ryutaro Nakamura and adapted from the books of the same name by Keiichi Sigsawa. Kino and the talking bike Hermes – an incredible rendition of the legendary Brough Superior SS100 […]

March 16, 2018 · 0 comments

Code Geass: Initiation

Code Geass: Initiation

By Andrew Osmond. Following last month’s Titan spectacle, Anime Limited is releasing another cinema edition of a much-loved TV epic. On Wednesday 21st March, there will be nationwide screenings of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Revolution I – Initiation, and you can find the venue details and booking links here. If you know Code Geass […]

March 15, 2018 · 0 comments

Interview: Masaaki Yuasa

Interview: Masaaki Yuasa

By Andrew Osmond. Masaaki Yuasa has made a cute kids’ movie – Lu Over the Wall, released in British cinemas on 6th December (and is coming to home video in 2018). However, that won’t stop us asking about metaphorical cartoon penises. If you’ve seen Yuasa’s more adult work, you may have encountered a certain cowboy […]

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