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February 1, 2021 · 2 comments
NEWSWIRE – March 2021 Releases Preview
It’s the start of a new month and that means is time for us to look ahead and give you a preview of what’s to come in the way of new releases! Today we’ll be looking ahead to our lineup March, but we’re also giving you a rundown of what will be coming in February […]
January 29, 2021 · 0 comments
Interview: Shunji Iwai
By Andrew Osmond. The delightful comedy-drama The Case of Hana & Alice is a kind of anime, except that it was filmed first in live-action, then converted into animation via traced drawings and CG software. The novel technique is used to tell an offbeat story. Set in contemporary Japan, it’s about two eccentric teen girls […]
January 25, 2021 · 0 comments
Books: Leiji Matsumoto
By Jonathan Clements. For all the passion and excitement that the contributors bring to the new collection Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Anime and Manga Legend, their subject can be a tough sell. That’s not to say that he isn’t one of the top creators in the anime and manga world, and a hugely influential […]
January 24, 2021 · 0 comments
Japan Foundation Film Tour 2021
By Jasper Sharp. The ongoing Coronavirus crisis may have disrupted many aspects of the cultural calendar, but it is heartening to report that one the Japan Foundation UK Touring Film Programme is still pushing ahead. Its 18-film line-up for 2021 is organised under the theme “This is My Place: Carving out a sense of existence […]
January 22, 2021 · 1 comment
Violet Evergarden Home Video Release Update
(This was published on 22nd January 2021) This is a brief update on the status of our Violet Evergarden release – which has been delayed while we looked into video quality issues that were brought our attention late last year; just before Christmas. WHAT’S THE LATEST UPDATE? Jan 22, 2021jeremy
January 21, 2021 · 0 comments
Ghost Memories
By Andrew Osmond. “The story of a legendary actress talking about her life. Confusion clouds her memory and her old roles come into play to create an eventful tale.” According to the official Japanese tie-in book to Millennium Actress, Chiyoko Millennial Actress, from which much of the information below is taken, this was the original […]