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February 20, 2019 · 1 comment

By Motoko Tamamuro. Hayao Miyazaki was initially unaware of the phenomenon of the “Balse Festival” that broke out on social media. The Balse was the spell of destruction, cast by the protagonists Pazu and Sheeta in Studio Ghibli’s first official production, Laputa: The Castle in the Sky. Over the years, fans in Japan began tweeting […]

February 19, 2019 · 8 comments

Following the news late last week that we’re bringing the first season of Castelvania to home video, it’s finally time to spill the beans on more of what you can expect from us over the coming months!   I do want to emphasise from the outset that we can’t say everything that’s in the works, […]

February 17, 2019 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren) has just released its annual overview of the financial facts, figures and trends for the Japanese film industry for last year. For filmo-watchers, the 2018 statistics yield few surprises, but still merit further contemplation.

February 15, 2019 · 0 comments

We appreciate it’s been a little quiet from us to begin this year but fret not as there’s plenty in the works coming from us in 2019 – with details on what you can expect arriving next week, all going well. But today we’ve got some exciting news about a new title that we’ll be […]

February 13, 2019 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Reading the contributor biographies for the collection Law and Justice in Japanese Popular Culture: From Crime-Fighting Robots to Duelling Pocket Monsters, one gets the sense that this book was put together by a bunch of young, ardent scholars determined to have some fun. I see a lot of PhD candidacies and associate […]