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5 Centimeters Per Second & Children Who Chase Lost Voices Steelbooks coming!
Since we announced our plans for the home video release of Weathering With You, the latest film from Makoto Shinkai (Your Name), we know a lot of you were excited to see the additional tidbit that we will be adding two more works of his, 5 Centimeters Per Second (pictured right) and Children Who Chase Lost Voices (aka Journey to Agartha) […]
Music: Golgo 13
By Shelley Pallis. As Golgo 13 was Japan’s nihilistic answer to both Bond and the master-thieves of many a crime caper, many elements of the score (now re-released on vinyl) echo the kind of 1970s action movies that would surely have been on the mind of the film’s producers. It’s baffling, in fact, listening to […]
NEWSWIRE – October 2020 Releases Preview
It’s the return of our Newswire posts! Our aim is near the end of each month going forward to bring you a quick preview of forthcoming releases – with the idea being we’ll able to give you better visibility on what to expect from us in the months ahead. But before we get to the preview of […]
Gundam Seed
By Andrew Osmond. Broadcast in Japan from 2002, Gundam Seed was the first TV Gundam of the twenty-first century and yes, you can definitely start with it. A space adventure tailor-made for newcomers, Gundam Seed was a vital gateway Gundam for Western fans, second only to Gundam Wing. Seed is a “new” story in a […]
Books: Manga in Arts Education
By Jonathan Clements. Masami Toku and Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase’s newly published Manga! Visual Pop-Culture in Arts Education is one of the most pleasant surprises of 2020, sneaked out mid-pandemic by a Portuguese foundation that is literally giving it away. It is by no means the first publication to grapple with the joys and miseries of […]