Tag: Scotland Loves Anime

October 5, 2017 · 0 comments

By Hugh David.For fans of the Japanese Biohazard series, known internationally as Resident Evil, the multimedia spin-offs from the core videogame series have not always satisfied. The live-action feature series in particular has come in for much criticism over the years, despite its increasing financial success. Even now, with its final chapter released on home […]

October 2, 2017 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. The seaside town of Hinashi (“Sunless”) takes its name from the long shadow cast over its bay by an imposing cliff, the Shadowstone. These dark waters prove to be an abundant source of fish, but also a favourable environment for merfolk, sea-monsters from many a local legend. Local boy Kai is lured […]

September 26, 2017 · 0 comments

Jonathan Clements on Isao Takahata’s obscure pre-Ghibli comedy. Chie the Brat, the adventures of “the unluckiest girl in Japan,” was conceived as a slapstick celebration of blue-collar life in Osaka, based on an award-winning strip by Etsumi Haruki in Manga Action. Chie helps out at the family restaurant, a shack selling grilled offal in downtown […]

November 23, 2016 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. The Guest of Honour for the Edinburgh leg of this year’s Scotland Loves Anime was a specimen of professional who’s often overlooked by anime fans: the anime producer. Kohei Kawase hails from Warner Brothers Japan and was at Edinburgh to support Accel World: Infinite Burst, the film of the Accel World TV […]

November 20, 2016 · 0 comments

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. […]