Kokone’s life is very simple; she lives in the country and is supposed to be preparing for a summer-long study session for entrance exams, but instead she spends a lot of time sleeping, even during…
Buntaro Hojo is your typical high school male student who has talent as a writer, lending his abilities to the drama club, but has no aspirations or desires for what he wants in the future. Enter …
Project Itoh (pen name for Satoshi Ito) may have had his life cut tragically short due to cancer and only have four novels to his name, but he had a talent for creating fascinating and layered stories.…
Seiya Kanie is abruptly asked out on a date by Isuzu Sento and whisked away to Amagi Brilliant Park; a theme park just outside of town. Instead of a place full of fun rides, excitement and wonder, …
Chizuru and Yuudai are an ordinary couple living in Japan, however due to their mutual shyness, awkwardness and general bad luck, the pair constantly struggle to talk to each other and truly express…
Whatever part of the geek culture you’re in – anime, video games, cosplay, comics, etc. – you’ll most likely have been to, or plan to attend, a convention. They’re events arranged throughout the…
Welcome to Koryo Academy, a high school where students are trained to be future peace keepers by utilizing the power of Blaze; the ability to manifest one’s soul into the shape of a weapon, like…
Quick disclaimer; prior to seeing this movie, I had not seen a single episode of Sword Art Online. This particular reviewer only knows the basic concept of the show, can visually recognise a few…
Shoya Ishida is a typical delinquent elementary school boy with a large group of friends and not a care in the world, that is until a new student– Shoko Nishimiya, who happens to be deaf – joins…
World-famous adventurer Hinata Rintaro is newly engaged to successful fashion designer Miwa Asahina, so to give them some privacy, Rintaro’s daughter, Ema Hinata, decides to move in with her…
Studio Ghibli has been a household name in Japan for many decades now but its movies have touched many hearts across the world, especially in the UK, where several playwrights have taken the magic…
It’s currently [insert number found on this site] days to Christmas and you’re either in two camps; calm as a cucumber and ready for the big day whether you celebrate it or not, or stressing out because…
Makoto Shinkai is currently known as the director of 2016’s biggest Japanese animated film, Your Name. But many years prior he was a beloved director of shorter, more unconventional pieces, …
Makoto Shinkai has had an interesting year, to put it lightly: Your Name (two years in the making) was released in Japan, first as a novel in June, then as a full anime feature film the following…
In the future, after a nuclear war and disease have destroyed most of the world; Japan has adopted a new modern way of living called ‘lifeism’. The aim is to preserve life at all costs via implants…
Mitsuha Miyamizu is a young girl living in the countryside, desperate to escape her mundane village life and experience the wonders of Tokyo. Her wildest dreams seem to come true when she suddenly…
Project Ito may seem like a studio name but it’s actually a synonym for Satoshi Ito, a Japanese science fiction writer who produced four novels before his passing in 2009. Most of his books have…
