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Mirai at the Oscars
by Andrew Osmond. And so, it’s finally happened. For the first time ever, an anime feature film which isn’t made by Studio Ghibli has become an official Oscar nominee – namely Mamoru Hosoda’s toddler’s-view fantasy Mirai. As far as most people are concerned, this is the director’s fifth film, following Girl Who Leapt Through Time, […]
Books: Fragrant Orchid
By Jasper Sharp. People often assume that the animated muse in Satoshi Kon’s celebration of Japan’s cinematic heritage, Millennium Actress (2001), was based on Setsuko Hara, the film star who anchored Yasujiro Ozu classics like Tokyo Story, and who retired from the screen for fifty years of self-imposed exile. There is, however, at least one […]
[Unboxing] Snow White with the Red Hair Season 1 & 2 Collection
From the studio that brought you Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka Seven and Wolf’s Rain to name a few, came the series Snow White with the Red Hair. A visually gorgeous series with a wonderful cast of characters determined to protect the main protagonist, Shirayuki, from a danger that forced to leave her home and help her achieve her […]
[Unboxing] Assassination Classroom Season 1 & 2 Blu-ray Collection
If you’re looking for a series that’s sure to provide a whole bunch of laughs then Assassination Classroom is a sure to be right up your alley. With all sorts of emotion, and featuring a unique and diverse cast of characters – a cast who have an alien as a their teacher, who is planning […]
Invention for Destruction
By Andrew Osmond. Invention for Destruction, now available on Blu-ray and DVD from the Second Run label, is a Czech film; yet this wondrous retro-fantasy, lovingly restored, should be of interest to any fan of Laputa, Steamboy, Nadia, Gankutsuou and Howl’s Moving Castle. Invention is a steampunk film, but it’s also deeply, magically surreal; it’s […]