Author: Jonathan Clements

May 21, 2016 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. At a time when digital releases from Pixar and DreamWorks had become the new monolithic style for American animation, the use of computers on such landmark titles from Japan as Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mind Game, Appleseed (2004) and Howl’s Moving Castle was still very much in service of an instantly […]

May 18, 2016 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. “The wind is sweet… So this is Earth?” Nerawareta Gakuen, like many other anime, begins with a transfer student arriving at a Japanese high school. In this case, we’re immediately tipped off that he’s not from Earth, nor from this time; he possesses a large glass jewel resembling an hourglass, which can […]

May 15, 2016 · 6 comments

Helen McCarthy remembers “Bruce the Psychic Guy” Bruce Lewis, who died today, was best known as a comics creator and voice actor. He was also a conundrum: a devout Christian with Loki’s own instinct for mischief, a stern critic and a giving and forgiving soul, a proud American and a monarchist far to the right […]

May 14, 2016 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. “When I have an idea in my mind,” says Mamoru Hosoda, “I can’t help thinking about how I can express it, how can I make it wonderful, to make people laugh… I get this urge to actualise my ideas. It’s the sheer pleasure of making it happen that drives me through the […]

May 10, 2016 · 0 comments

By Tom Smith. Who would’ve guessed that an anime about swimming would be causing such a splash as Free! Eternal Summer? Then again, judging by how swiftly its male cast manage to strip to their speedos and show off their glistening muscles, maybe it isn’t such a wonder. Either way, the franchise has become so […]