Anime Mirai literally means “Future Anime”. The idea of this project is simple: to offer the opportunity to train new talent on the job, as they work on one of four short films that …
“I know that the human being and the fish can co-exist peacefully.” – George W. Bush
Squid Girl does something which is very clever – making a villain likeable. It is …
“A love hotel is a place to nurture love…and love wins against all odds.” Toshio Shirosaki.
High school student Yorozu Shirosaki helps his mother run the gloriously kitsch…
“The stars are majestic laboratories, gigantic crucibles, such as no chemist could dream.” – Henri Poincaré
Based on a series of computer games created by honeybee, this…
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and we cannot live in.” – James Baldwin
So, all good things must come to an end and this is no exception.
There are several problems…
It’s already a lottery within itself to have an anime series licensed for the UK, but to have multiple versions of the same story – especially one being a translation of the original book – is rarely…
“Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering she looks like a haddock.” – John Barrymore
I must confess that I have come late to the delights …
Starting from where we left off, Azusa – a first year student – wants to join the Light Music Club after watching their performance in front of the new pupils. As a guitarist herself,…
Presumably, Kyoto Animation had some spare change gathering fluff in their back pockets. It is the only possible explanation for this aimless bundle of whimsy. Only extremely dedicated fans…
My impressions of the first volume of K-ON! were positive in regard to its approach to providing an entertaining and light-hearted Slice-Of-Life show, yet I felt it had some flaws in the music…
When The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya begins on the 16th of December, it appears to be just another episode: Kyon bemoans Haruhi’s now-permanent intrusion into his life, Haruhi voraciously…
“I laugh at your conversational skills, or lack of” Idlewild – When I Argue I See Shapes
As a person who has constantly listened to new music for eleven years and considers BECK:…
With his job on the line, Toraji sets out to get his team ready for the Preliminary Tournament, and with the new addition of Azuma to make a full Kendo team, the dream seems to be slowly becoming a reality.…
Unless you’re a newcomer to anime, you probably know the name Haruhi Suzumiya. The first series was widely recognized and soon became a cult classic in both eastern and western fandom.…
Tonoharu is a graphical novel covering the story of Daniel Wells, the one and only American in the small town of Tonoharu. He is an Assistant Language Teacher working at the local rural Japanese…
I have to admit I knew very little about 5 Centimeters Per Second when it landed on my doorstep. I knew it was a series of short stories a little over an hour in length, but that was about it. I decided…
“A story within a story, a book within a book, a tale about the search for family, for an emotional home.”
What is the most depressing thing you have ever experienced in your life? Mine would be listening…
Although I am still a newcomer to the UK anime market, I’m pretty sure that we haven’t been graced with an anime based on a sport before; the genre might have been evident in some parts…
Moyasimon is the tale of Tadayasu Sawaki, a new student at Agricultural University and a boy with a special talent. He can see microorganisms, interact with them, and get completely disgusted…
If you were to discuss ‘Studio Ghibli films’ with any anime fan, several film titles are sure to come up. Examples include the worldwide success ‘Spirited Away’ and the critically acclaimed …
