Tag: Tatami Galaxy

July 28, 2023 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Here’s a funny thing; there aren’t many out-and-out anime comedy films. Of course, there are plenty that have comedy – some of anime’s best comic characters are from films, like the indomitable trans heroine Hana in Tokyo Godfathers and the clingy BFF Tomohiro in A Silent Voice. But these films aren’t comedies; […]

March 15, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Masaaki Yuasa has made a cute kids’ movie – Lu Over the Wall, released in British cinemas on 6th December (and is coming to home video in 2018). However, that won’t stop us asking about metaphorical cartoon penises. If you’ve seen Yuasa’s more adult work, you may have encountered a certain cowboy […]

December 24, 2017 · 0 comments

All The Anime Podcast #42 – Season 2, episode #20 [Season finale~!]: “love in an aquarium” [Recorded on 14th December 2017] It’s been a while since our last podcast, but to wrap-up the year just before Christmas we are delighted to bring you a festive edition of the All The Anime Podcast that in-turn is […]

November 26, 2016 · 2 comments

By Andrew Osmond. There are some anime whose best advert is their pedigree. Tatami Galaxy is a series by Masayuki Yuasa, the director of the extraordinary anime Ping Pong. It’s based on a novel by Tomihiko Morimi, whose delightful The Eccentric Family has inspired one anime series and will receive a sequel soon. Additionally, Tatami […]