New Paprika and Appleseed 2 trailers online

Booking is now open for the forthcoming anime season at the BFI Southbank in London. Running from the 20th of June until the 22nd, a diverse selection of the latest anime movies will be screened along side related live action productions, including the two live action Death Note films (which were released in Japan during … Continued

Beginning in 1985 as a graphic novel and continuing sporadically thereafter, Masamune Shirow’s tales of urban combat and political unrest in a hi-tech utopia have persisted in the affections and imagination of fans ever since. So it was with some fanfare that, in 2004, an adaptation of Appleseed directed by Shinji Aramaki was unveiled as … Continued

With Paprika fast approaching its limited theatrical run in the US, director Satoshi Kon has sat down with the New York Times to discuss the movie and its subversive pscyhological themes. The aptly titled “Anime Dreams, Transformed Into Nightmares” is an interesting and rare peek into the thoughts of one of Japanese leading anime directors.

This weekend is a quiet one in terms of anime released in cinemas but there is one screening taking place. Appleseed Alpha アップルシード アルファ Website Appleseed Alpha is Shinji Aramaki’s prequel to his 2004 anime Appleseed and its sequel, the 2007 anime Appleseed Ex Machina. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that is the result of … Continued

TokyoPop have published an interview with auteur anime director Satoshi Kon, looking at his latest movie, Paprika, as well as the rest of his career to date; his beginnings as a manga-ka, his influences and plans for the future.