Search Results for: The Anthem of the Heart
As a young child all Jun Naruse wanted was to realize her dream of attending a grand ball at the majestic castle on the hill. One day, when she saw her father escorting another woman from said castle, her heart swelled with excitement. He must …Read more »
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival is, well, pretty much what it sounds like: a yearly award show that bestows prizes on the best anime of the year. The nominations for best anime of the year are out for this year’s TAAF. Let's check out who …Read more »
About a month ago, we posted a list of the top ten anime films of 2015, according to Japanese fans. As readers know, though, there’s often quite a big difference between “good” and “able to rake in a ton of cash.” Today anime news site …Read more »
It’s been five years since the debut of Mari Okada’s acclaimed anime film, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, which opened in Japan on February 24, 2018. To celebrate the fifth anniversary, revival screenings have been announced for Japan, with 75 theaters to screen the …Read more »
When you think of the last decade of modern anime films, which features strike you as the most impressive? Japanese survey site Rankingoo aimed to find the answer by polling 10,314 people between the age of teenagers and 60-year-olds, with the only major stipulation being …Read more »
Even the best in the business have to tip their hat to the competition at some point, and it’s always interesting to see what movies end up impressing fellow directors. In the case of Makoto Shinkai—who is still riding high on the success of his …Read more »
The team behind 2011’s Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day are back with a new original film. Her Blue Sky (Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo) is set to hit Japanese theaters October 11, and now it’s got a fresh new poster. The film is directed by …Read more »
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, known in Japanese as Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazaro, the directorial debut from screenwriter Mari Okada, is on its way to Japanese screens in February. Now, thanks to the folks at Anime Limited, we’ve got …Read more »
Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou, the directorial debut from acclaimed screenwriter Mari Okada, is due out in February 2018, and we’ve got our first look courtesy a new trailer and poster. The film, which is being called SayoAsa for short (the …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish, the manga from Akiko Higashimura about a group of otaku women in Tokyo, will be getting a live-action television series adaptation. The series, which goes on-air January 2018, will star Kyoko Yoshine in the main role of Tsukimi Kurashita. It will be directed …Read more »
The following phrase is not one I’ve bothered saying for the last decade: the new Mobile Suit Gundam TV series is actually rather enjoyable so far! Iron-Blooded Orphans is an “alternate-universe” Gundam series, which means it’s set completely stand-alone from any other anime with Gundam …Read more »
Nikkei Entertainment, a pop culture magazine published by the Japanese media giant of the same name, has an anime-centric issue out this month, and it’s highlighted five anime directors fans might want to keep their eyes on. Let’s check out the list. In no specific …Read more »
On this final day of 2015, forgive us one more best-of list, won’t you? This time, it’s from the guys over at Anime Anime, who have asked their readers to rank the top ten anime films of 2015. And just what did they choose? 10. …Read more »
Garakowa -Restore the World- is a new anime film from A-1 Pictures and director Masashi Ishihama ( From the New World ) set to open in January. The film has an interesting production history: it started “D.Backup,” a story concept by independent game creators Physics …Read more »
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day , the popular 2011 anime series about a group of friends who reunite after a tragedy splits them apart, will be adapted into a live-action TV drama this year. The series will air “this year,” though a more …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Matt Schley
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Daryl Surat
