Category: Features

February 12, 2023 · 0 comments

By Shelley Pallis. Ichi and Tae are a pair of those perennial manga clichés, “childhood friends.” And, this being the self-aware, post-modern 2020s, Ichi has read enough manga to know what that means. Now that they are teenagers, they are sure to find themselves struggling with their feelings for each other – can they still […]

February 9, 2023 · 0 comments

By Tom Wilmot. Few long-running franchises touch as many mediums as Vampire Hunter D. The brainchild of prolific author Hideyuki Kikuchi, the series has spawned over thirty novels, two animated movies, a video game, a manga series, and several radio dramas. As well as making a mark domestically, Vampire Hunter D is widely recognised in […]

February 6, 2023 · 2 comments

By Tom Wilmot. Writers tend to have a motif, an idea or theme that persists throughout their work, distinguishing their projects and allowing them to form an artistic identity. In the case of Makoto Ueda, this idea is one of time. The co-founder of the theatre group Europe Kikaku has toiled on many wonderous sci-fi […]

January 31, 2023 · 0 comments

By Tom Wilmot. Any mention of The Tatami Galaxy usually brings to mind Masaaki Yuasa’s much-loved 2010 anime. The charming series has become something of a modern classic, sporting Yuasa’s trademark visuals while touching the hearts of audiences. The anime is an adaptation of the 2004 varsity novel of the same name by prize-winning Japanese […]

January 28, 2023 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. For the benefit of readers who discovered your band, the pillows, through the music on FLCL, which pillows albums would you especially recommend as a way to understand how your music has changed and evolved over the years?  How about our best album Fool on the planet? I think that could be a […]