Anime 595
March Comes in Like a Lion
By Andrew Osmond. March comes in like a lion resists obvious categorisation. You could call it a “slice of life” anime, but that’s a pretty useless heading these days; Wikipedia’s list of such anime covers everything from Azumanga Daioh to A Centaur’s Life via From Up on Poppy Hill. Pinpointing March more, I’d say it’s […]
Interview: Mamoru Hosoda
By Andrew Osmond. In the run-up to the cinema release of Mamoru Hosoda’s eagerly awaited Mirai on 2nd November (subtitled) and 4th November 4 (dubbed), I interviewed Hosoda himself about his new film. Mirai revolves around the adventures of Kun, a four year-old boy in Japan, who magically encounters family members from the past and […]
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
By Jonathan Clements. Mars is under siege! Just before Halloween 2071, a terrorist bomb destroys a tanker truck on Highway One, close to a densely-populated crater city. There are casualties up to half a mile from the blast – 500 killed or injured by what appears to be a biochemical weapon. The reward for the […]
“The Works of Mamoru Hosoda” comes to London this October
This post was updated on 11th October 2018 to add the following information: What to expect at the exhibition Details of the Special ‘Works of Mamoru Hosoda’ Gift Shop A couple of weeks ago, we revealed the exciting news that Mamoru Hosoda‘s forthcoming film Mirai would be receiving its UK premiere at the London Film Festival, […]
[UNBOXING] Angelic Layer
With just hours left until our Early Bird deal on this title expires at the time of writing, hot off the presses our finished stock of the wonderful Angelic Layer on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray has arrived prior to its 24th September 2018 retail release! What better time to take a look at what our forthcoming release […]