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February 12, 2017 · 0 comments
Tsukiji Wonderland
By Jasper Sharp. It was only last year that the Japan Foundation UK began including documentaries in its annual touring film season, with Aya Hanabusa’s intimate depiction of a family of butchers descended from the stigmatised buraku class, Tale of a Butcher Shop (2013), the first to be included in the line-up. This year, we […]
February 10, 2017 · 3 comments
Newswire #99 – 10th Feb. 2017
So, it’s been a few weeks since our last Newswire. It’s been incredibly busy at Anime Limited HQ but we wanted to make sure there was an update for you of some kind before the weekend. As a note, we know a lot of you are wanting to know details about upcoming releases of ours […]
February 9, 2017 · 0 comments
Pieta in the Toilet
By Andrew Osmond. Pieta in the Toilet is the oddest-titled film in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, now running in selected cinemas through February and March. No, it’s not a gross-out comedy; instead, it’s a very human drama about an extremely sombre topic, but shot through with humour and low-key spirituality. While Pieta’s not […]
February 8, 2017 · 0 comments
Persona 3: Movie 2 Release Details
We’re just days away from our release of the first of the four Persona 3 movie releases – see the full unboxing of our Movie #1 release HERE – and there’s no better time than now to tell you about what to expect from our upcoming release of the second movie, Persona 3: Movie #2 […]
February 7, 2017 · 3 comments
Escaflowne Ultimate Ed. Disc Replacement Update – 7th Feb. 2017
NOTE – For reference please see the original post we made back in November as to what this replacement scheme is related to HERE. NOTE 2 – This replacement scheme only applies those who purchased the Ultimate Edition Blu-ray set of Escaflowne. Our upcoming TV series standard edition Blu-ray set will have the re-authored third […]
February 6, 2017 · 0 comments
Flying Colours
By Roxy Simons. Nobuhiro Doi’s new film argues that no student is a lost cause and that no child should be left behind. Adapted from the best-selling book —and true story— How a Teen Girl Went from Academic Absurdity to an Elite University in One Amazing Year, the film focuses on Sayaka Kudou, a girl […]