Posts Tagged ‘Anime’
Film
Inu-oh
Masaaki Yuasa’s historical, rock musical, buddy-comedy, anime, Inu-oh comes to cinemas this September. Yes, you read that right. Inu-oh is a film that defies both genre labels and stereotypes– and the result is glorious. ...
Features
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
There’s a secret that fans of anime have known for a long time: it’s not just for kids. While anime is a medium that often celebrates the weird and fantastical, it’s long been a champion of the sort of human stories that ...
DVD And Blu-ray
Howl’s Moving Castle
Studio Ghibli have been crafting beautiful, etherial tales for 35 years, each one seemingly dong the impossible: garnering both critical acclaim and big box office numbers. Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Deliver...
DVD And Blu-ray
Batman Ninja
When Batman is caught in Gorilla Grodd’s Quake Engine time displacement machine, he arrives in feudal Japan only to discover that a host of super villains – including the Joker – have already installed themsel...
DVD And Blu-ray
Metropolis
Based on Osamu Tezuka’s comic book by the same name, Metropolis was the first Japanese animie after Akira to be as big over here as it was over there. Penned by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo and Directed by Rintaro, Metro...
Film
When Marnie Was There
There is one word that captivates the essence of When Marnie Was There and that is gentle. Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi takes a very careful approach with quite deep and complex emotions. An approach that is embedded in every ...
Features
Kuli-Kala: Breathtaking Anime On Stage
If Final Fantasy ever produced a rock musical, then the result would be something very much like 30-Delux’s Kuli-Kala: Revenge Of The Samurai. This spectacular, genre-defying production opened last night at Stratford’s Circus A...
Features
Isao Takahata On The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
As Studio Ghibli’s fabulous The Tale of Princess Kaguya comes to DVD, we chatted to the studio’s co-founder about his latest – and potentially last work – for Japan’s great anime company. Did you ever expect Japanes...
Film
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
By all accounts a disruptive influence, director Isao Takahata doesn’t disappoint with his latest feature, The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya. A distinct departure in animation style and technique from the more refined and e...
Film
The Wind Rises
The news that The Wind Rises would be Hayao Miyazaki’s final film signalled the end of a significant era in animation. With his collection of beautiful and dedicated work stretching right back to the early 70s, a lot rests on i...
