Tag: Makoto Shinkai
March 4, 2017 · 1 comment
Sakuga Wars
By Andrew Osmond. If you have Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away to hand, look at a bit of the film about twenty minutes in. It’s after Chihiro has lost her parents, been saved and abandoned by Haku, and is descending to the bathhouse to look for the spider man Kamaji. You may remember the funny-scary scene […]
February 3, 2017 · 0 comments
Japanese Box Office in 2016
Jasper Sharp crunches the numbers. On 25th January, the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, or Eiren, released the Japanese box office figures for 2016, affording us our regular annual opportunity to cast our eyes back with an anime-centric overview of the trends and developments over the past twelve months and predict what they might […]
December 8, 2016 · 0 comments
Sexing Up Shinkai
By Andrew Osmond. Once upon a time, maybe ten years ago, if you were talking about anime to a non-fan, you’d have to prepare for the question, “But isn’t anime all sex and violence?” Then Spirited Away and other Ghibli releases changed things, and you could recommend anime to non-fans by saying, “Well, if you […]
November 25, 2016 · 1 comment
Newswire #95 – 25th Nov 2016
How’s it going everyone! I (Jeremy) am back from my travels so it’s time to wrap up your week with a Newswire bringing you up to speed on all things to do with Your Name in cinemas, along with AllTheAnime and Funimation titles. This is very much a quick catchup edition of the Newswire ahead […]
November 20, 2016 · 0 comments
Approaching Shinkai
By Andrew Osmond. Your Name is the new animated film by director Makoto Shinkai. For some readers, the story of a Tokyo boy, a country girl, and what happens when they start to swap lives, will be their first taste of Shinkai – all Shinkai’s films are self-contained, and can be enjoyed in any order. […]