Category: Features
September 4, 2017 · 0 comments
The Boy and the Beast
By Andrew Osmond. Early on in Mamoru Hosoda’s new film The Boy and the Beast, a child is whisked – dare we say spirited? – to a world of strange, magical beings. As the terrified boy rushes pell-mell through bright lights and food stalls, anime fans will think of a certain Ghibli film, and wonder […]
September 2, 2017 · 0 comments
Your Name Goes IMAX
By Jasper Sharp. Japan’s biggest global hit just got even bigger this year, as Your Name became the first ever anime to receive the IMAX treatment. The new giant-screen version premiered in Tokyo back in January, extending the theatrical shelf-life of a film that had already long ridden high at the domestic box office since […]
August 23, 2017 · 0 comments
The Mourning Forest
by Jeremy Clarke. Wind. Trees. Tall grass. A road barely discernible but for the occasional top of a hedge. A fluttering, white banner of a funeral procession moves imperceptibly across the landscape, a futile ritual for an unknown person. A room’s corner between two windows. Beyond them: wind and trees. Against the corner leans the […]
August 20, 2017 · 0 comments
Tokyo Ghoul: Jack & Pinto
By Andrew Osmond. As a wise comic-book character once said, “It’s not all about you”. The main Tokyo Ghoul franchise, including the TV series available from Anime Limited and the live-action film released this summer in Japan, focuses on the adventures of Kaneki and his induction into the Ghoul realm. However, the series made clear […]
August 17, 2017 · 0 comments
Books: Tokyo Geek’s Guide
By Helen McCarthy . When I’m packing for a trip to Tokyo, the first book into the suitcase is my battered copy of the Kodansha bilingual Tokyo City Atlas. It has saved the day from my pidgin Japanese and poor spatial skills on numerous occasions. But I usually know where I want to go in […]