Tag: music

November 20, 2017 · 0 comments

By Tom Smith. Fashion and music often go hand-in-hand (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and 6%DOKIDOKI, Kanye West and Yeezus, Lady Gaga and steak), but Black Butler end theme provider AKIRA takes it one step further by being involved in anime, too; the holy trifecta of Japan’s entertainment industry. She’s appeared on the cover of alternative fashion […]

November 13, 2017 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. Studies of Japan’s media have predominantly focused on commercial cultural products such as anime, manga, film, music and literature, while sidestepping the provocative notion that, with its variegated patchwork of sounds, flashing lights and screens that play such a key role in defining the moods and tempos of its distinct urban areas, […]

July 18, 2017 · 0 comments

By Tom Smith. What’s a Radwimps? Only one of the hottest bands from Japan right now, that’s what! I don’t mean it lightly, either. Radwimps have been huge for years, long before their songs ended up part of Japan’s second-highest grossing film ever, Your Name. Before the film’s release, all eight of their studio albums […]

July 13, 2017 · 0 comments

By Tom Smith. The hype behind Eden of the East was huge before its original release in 2009: a series directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama – whose CV includes the likes of the Ghost in the Shell series, Blood: The Last Vampire and Patlabor – and produced by Production I.G. So, imagine being that […]

May 6, 2017 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. With fortuitous timing, the concluding half of Your Lie in April comes soon after A Silent Voice brought a wider audience to a side of anime once neglected; the emotional, even tragic, real-world teen drama. Once again, it’s about a boy and a girl with deep problems; about how they awaken huge […]