Category: Features

April 8, 2018 · 0 comments

14 Years of NEO magazine

14 Years of NEO magazine

By Chris Perkins. Here at the Anime Limited Blog we’ve been exploring the history of anime and manga magazines in the UK, with our articles on the history of Anime UK/FX and Manga Mania/Max. But Manga Max published its final issue in 2000, and it’s about time we brought the story up to date, as […]

April 6, 2018 · 0 comments

Isao Takahata 1935-2018

Isao Takahata 1935-2018

To many people, Isao Takahata will be remembered as the man who directed Grave of the Fireflies, the saddest Japanese animation ever made. Yet his work brims with the joy of life, from Heidi frolicking in the Alps with Peter in Takahata’s landmark 1974 series, to a gang of mischievous children calling “Li’l Bamboo!” to […]

April 5, 2018 · 0 comments

Books: Cool Tokyo Guide

Books: Cool Tokyo Guide

By Helen McCarthy. The whimsical, colourful Cool Tokyo Guide by Abby Denson is bright, light, appealing and accessible. American cartoonist Denson, with help from her husband, Japanese friend Yuuko and mascot character Kitty Sweet Tooth, guides you through the process of visiting Tokyo from the point at which you start to plan your visit to […]

April 2, 2018 · 0 comments

Testament of Sister New Devil

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 […]

March 30, 2018 · 0 comments

Books: The Anime Boom

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 […]

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