All Posts: Page 18
October 23, 2023 · 0 comments
The Animatrix
By Andrew Osmond. Warner Brothers’ acquaintance with anime has twin foundations: a yellow rodent and a red pill. Warner Brothers’ handling of Pokémon and The Animatrix reflect the opposite ways that Western distributors sold anime abroad in the early twenty-first century: either conceal its Japanese origins, or else make them a selling point. Pokémon was […]
October 20, 2023 · 0 comments
Books: Anime — A History
By Zoe Crombie. Since its initial release in 2013, Jonathan Clements’ Anime: A History has served as a unique resource for anyone looking to contextualise their love of anime. The just-published new edition elucidates this complex history further with newly added sections on timely conversations around the medium. Refreshingly, Clements’ book doesn’t adhere to the […]
October 19, 2023 · 0 comments
Summer Ghost
By James L. Perkins. After working as an illustrator and character designer on light novels, manga and anime features such as the gut-punching and emotional I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, and the heartfelt romantic tale of Josee, The Tiger and The Fish; new director loundraw (no caps… just because) truly exploded onto the scene […]
October 17, 2023 · 0 comments
Vampire in the Garden: Feature Supercut with director Q&A at the Glasgow Film Theatre this November
Alongside our regular cinema releases to keep your local cinemas packed with anime over the course of the year, many of you will know that whenever the opportunity arises we love to bring you exciting special event screenings, giving you a chance to experience anime in a way you simply wouldn’t be able to anywhere […]
October 17, 2023 · 0 comments
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
By Shelley Pallis. After a millennium of warfare, the rival kingdoms of Alhamit and Balkari have finally fought each other to a standstill. In a frankly ill-conceived plan to create dynastic harmony, Alhamit agrees to send its most beautiful princess to marry a prince of Balkari. Balkari agrees in return to send its cleverest prince […]
October 14, 2023 · 1 comment
Komada: A Whisky Family
By Jonathan Clements. Thirty-something Rui Komada (voiced by Saori Hayami) is torn between pursuing her personal dreams and turning around her ailing family business, a whisky distillery that has been struggling to cope with declining drinking habits and supply-chain issues in the aftermath of a natural disaster. After her father’s death, she inherits a company […]