Netflix is back with another interesting Anime. So, I thought to myself, “Why not?” and decided to give it a try. Maboroshi recounts the tale of a small town that was frozen in time due to an explosion. Stuck in a timeless loop, teenagers Masamune (Junya Enoki) and Atsumi (Reina Ueda) as well as other …
Unforeseen day, this was. Regrettably, the recent Japan Ghibli Studio film which is considered to set the international standard for animated films has not lived up to its billing. In his first co-production with father Hayao Miyazaki, a living legend in animation industry, Goro Miyazaki directed “From Up on Poppy Hill” (2011) about two likable …
Watching “Spirited Away” by Hiyao Miyazaki for the third time, I was struck by something between generosity and love. The only thing that struck me before was the unbridled fancy of the tale. This time I started zeroing in on any part of picture that could be done without. Animation is a painstaking process in …
The family’s challenge of finding a holiday movie that suits everyone is a perennial one. This is as much a part of tradition as turkey on Thanksgiving, and Christmas carols on the radio soon after. Disney’s offering this December for the holiday season is called “Encanto”, and it’s going to be warm, feel-good family friendly …
In the latest animated Netflix film Orion and the Dark, confronting your fears becomes a literal and imaginative process. Charlie Kauffman, best remembered for writing Being John Malkovich (1999) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), has penned a rather sentimental bedtime story that will give children something new but take their parents back …
Sometimes it takes a little magic to change our lives forever. Chise Hatori has lived abandoned and suffered all kinds of abuse, orphaned and far from any kind of love, she is sold as a slave at an auction in the underworld. When she thinks her life can only get worse, she is bought by …
There’s something sweet about a family-friendly animated movie that takes its time with storytelling. Most of them – even the biggest Disney and Pixar films – rely on slapstick comedy, talking animals, or wild action sequences born from the most imaginative corners of their creators’ minds in order to appeal to as wide an audience …
Before I relapsed into a “weeaboo”-hood, there is this series that has been ringing My Hero Academia on my ears quite often. Others include hearing about it from some of my other weeaboo friends or when one of the YouTubers that I follow gets sponsored by Crunchyroll. Honestly though, even when I started getting back …
Without a doubt, I think that among the anime fandom, we will find faithful followers of one of the most important Mangaka groups of all time. We are exploring Tokyo babylon manga series here . Personally, I grew up on some works from CLAMP , Magic Knight Rayearth , and Card Captor Sakura . I …
March comes in like a Lion is undoubtedly a story that deserves more than a chance. Perhaps the drawing style seems familiar to you, since this story is authored by Chica Umino , the same mangaka of Honey & Clover . This manga has been actively serialized since 2007 and has a live action adaptation …
