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Testament of Sister New Devil
By Andrew Osmond. In a memorable podcast by the BBFC from a few years ago, examiner Emily Fussell complained that anime could be deceptive. “Sometimes you are thrown complete curveballs. So you will think that you are watching a series about a bunch of schoolchildren fighting aliens… and then one of them will stick their […]
“Maquia” director Mari Okada to attend special screenings this April
It’s Good Friday and boy do we have some good news to share with you today! The next film we’ll be bringing to cinemas in the UK & Ireland will be Maquia: When the Promised Flowers Bloom on 27th June. But today we’re very excited to announce that there will be two very special advance screenings of […]
Podcast #43 – 30th March 2018
All The Anime Podcast #43 – Season 3, episode #01: “It’s like cooking a unique dish for the first time…” [Recorded on 29th March 2018] The All The Anime Podcast is back! Today Jeremy and Andy bring a prologue episode of sorts while the remainder of the team are out in Japan to bring you […]
Books: The Anime Boom
By Jonathan Clements. In The Anime Boom in the United States, Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim Otmazgin summarise several key issues in modern anime, including an overview of its entrepreneurs, the long-term influence of Japanese governmental cultural policies, and the effects of anime stylistics on contemporary American cartoons. They promise a “top-down” perspective on the business […]
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Family Values
by Jeremy Clarke. Three recent Hirokazu Kore-eda movies I Wish (2011), Like Father, Like Son (2013) and After the Storm (2016) finally arrive on UK BD/DVD. Most of his art-house feature work has secured a release here, much of it (including these three titles) initially in cinemas. Kore-eda has been described as one of the […]