Tag: gainax
July 17, 2015 · 0 comments
Makoto Shinkai and Communication
By Raz Greenberg It’s funny how anachronistic certain science-fiction works can look in the face of modern technology – and when you live in the 21st century, it’s plain amazing just how fast they become anachronistic. Take Makoto Shinkai’s masterpiece Voices of a Distant Star, for example. It’s still every bit a masterpiece as it […]
April 7, 2015 · 1 comment
The Wings of Honneamise
By Andrew Osmond The Wings of Honneamise, Studio Gainax’s debut film, opened in Japanese cinemas in March 1987, just over a year before Akira. While the films are very different, they share common ground; they’re both anti-establishment SF movies which could be made in lavish style, thanks to Japan’s national prosperity in the 1980s. Those […]
January 14, 2014 · 0 comments
Gurren Lagann: Ultimate Edition follow-up
Andrew here again, this time with some clarifications for folks on the Gurren Lagann Ultimate Edition, as Amazon seems to still be inputting some of the detail. The correct link for the Ultimate Edition’s pre-order is HERE. So first off it will comprise of: – A rigid artbox – think same style of material […]