Film 37
Destruction Babies
By Roxy Simons. In a similar fashion to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, it’s the violence that does most of the talking in Tetsuya Mariko’s Destruction Babies. With no clearly defined narrative, the film goes from one fight to the next, with each proving to be more aggressive than the last. It gives the film a […]
Anime Limited to release “Sword of the Stranger”
If our catalogue is anything to go by, we at Anime Limited we love having the opportunity to bring films to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Be them lesser known works, new films and even established classics. Today we’re delighted to announce we will be bringing the classic Sword of the Stranger to Blu-ray and […]
Psychic School Wars… 80s Style!
By Andy Hanley. Much like Mamoru Hosoda’s version of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Sunrise’s animated take on popular Taku Mayumura novel Psychic School Wars (Nerawareta Gakuen) is by no means the first attempt to bring its story to life – indeed, it follows in the footsteps of two different live-action films as well […]
Books: Anime Fan Communities
Andrew Osmond on a study of transcultural flows and frictions Animation travels. It’s good at it, often better than live-action. Animation is amenable to dubbing and localising, and its foreign origins often go unnoticed, at least by child viewers. Perfect Blue director Satoshi Kon put it simply. When he was growing up in Hokkaido, “I […]
Japan Box Office Report 2015
Jasper Sharp on the state of the cinema arts Yes, it’s that time again when the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (better known by the abbreviated Japanese name of Eiren) releases its box office figures for the previous year. I’ve already put down my analyses and thoughts about what kind of barometer these provide […]