All Posts: Page 69
July 20, 2021 · 0 comments
The Witches of the Orient
by Jeremy Clarke. This sports documentary, just out in UK and Irish cinemas, opens with a scene from the anime short Danemon’s Monster Hunt at Shojiji (Yoshitaro Kataoka, 1935) in which the hero, trying to save the damsel in distress from the web of the evil spider witch, learns too late that the damsel is […]
July 17, 2021 · 0 comments
Lupin III The First
by Jeremy Clarke. A character with a long history in Japan in anime, manga artist Monkey Punch’s celebrated gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III is a descendant of the character created by Frenchman Maurice Leblanc in a series of early 20th century novels. Stories of the old Lupin are enjoying a new lease of life thanks […]
July 14, 2021 · 0 comments
Books: Batman – The Animated Series
By Raz Greenberg. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Joe Sutliff Sanders new book, Batman: The Animated Series, which analyzes the superhero show as part of Wayne State University Press’ TV Milestones brand, is that it took so long to happen. The show, which debuted in 1992, is indeed a milestone, not just in the […]
July 13, 2021 · 0 comments
Anime Limited licenses Love Live! Superstar!!
Over recent years, Anime Limited has become the home of Love Live! in the UK, and today we’re thrilled to confirm that will continue, as we can confirm that we’ve acquired the rights to the brand-new series Love Live! Superstar!!, which begins airing this week. You’ll be able to catch the series simulcasting weekly via […]
July 12, 2021 · 2 comments
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
By Jonathan Clements. Struggling to make ends meet, Tsuneo is scrimping together all his spare cash to fund the trip of a lifetime – a graduate posting in Mexico where he can indulge his love of diving. He is so set on this aim that he doesn’t realise that his co-worker Mai is carrying a […]
July 8, 2021 · 0 comments
Books: One Shining Moment
By Shelley Pallis. Book-length studies of anime TV shows are rare indeed. Critics tend to favour the shorter hours and wider footprint of writing about single anime movies. Writing in general on television often seems to be a mug’s game, with sales even to libraries rarely justifying the investment of authors’ efforts. It’s hence not […]