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Tokyo ESP
By Andy Hanley. From classic stories such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Akira, through to something more recent like P.A. Works’ Charlotte, the sudden emergence of superpowers amongst teenagers has often had a deep-seated link the emotional turmoil of puberty. Against that backdrop, there’s something oddly refreshing about Tokyo ESP – this […]
Barakamon
By Andy Hanley. We all need to get away from the bustle of our everyday lives sometimes – maybe it’s simply to recharge batteries and creative energy… or maybe we’ve just punched an old man whose been critical of our work. It’s this latter case which sees young professional calligrapher Seishuu Handa exiled to the […]
Lone Wolf and Cub
By Jeremy Clarke. The Lone Wolf and Cub franchise began life as a manga in 1970 by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. It proved hugely popular in Japan, where in 1972 the first four of six films appeared. Two more followed in 1973 and 1974. Criterion’s new three-disc Blu-ray release collects together all […]
A Silent Voice: Anime vs Manga
By Andrew Osmond. Kyoto Animation’s film A Silent Voice comes to British cinemas this week; to learn about its story and characters, see our previous article. However, you don’t need to have seen the film to know the story. At the British premiere at Scotland Loves Anime, the audience was asked how many had read […]
A Stitch of Life
By Roxy Simons. Ichie Minami (Miki Nakatani) doesn’t want anything to change. She’s determined to keep everything in her grandmother’s dress shop the way it was when the old lady was alive. The room looks the same, the clothes are all made from designs made years before, and she still uses the traditional pedal sewing […]