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You might know Mamoru Oshii as the director of Ghost in the Shell , The Sky Crawlers , and Patlabor 2: The Movie . You might also know him as the most opinionated man in the industry, with a regularly updated blog on Nico Nico …Read more »
It’s been a rather Mamoru Oshii-influenced week, with the premiere of 009 Re:Cyborg , directed by Oshii protege Kenji Kamiyama, and the successful backing of Kick-Heart , the short on which Oshii is consulting. The veteran director of classics like Ghost in the Shell and …Read more »
At this point, director Kenji Kamiyama has pretty much become the filmmaking equivalent to a cover band for Mamoru Oshii. Between constantly hiring Oshii mainstay Kenji Kawai to do his musical scores and a penchant for inserting complex real world politics and, lately, religious allusions, …Read more »
Four years ago, back in 2008, first-time anime series director Sayo Yamamoto debuted with Michiko and Hatchin , a phenomenal television show with solid characterization and a distinct visual and aural style that in my mind seemed like a no-brainer for US release. I was …Read more »
A Letter To Momo (2011) had its American premiere in a digitally projected English-subtitled showing on March 3, 2012 at the IFC Center in Manhattan as part of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. It was produced by Production I.G. and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, …Read more »
At a press conference for Kadokawa Pictures' 2011-2012 lineup, Kadokawa Shoten President Shinichiro Inoue made an announcement regarding a new film that brings together a heavy-hitting team of anime creators. The film, Momo e no Tegami ( A Letter to Momo ), is the joint …Read more »
I'm a sucker for anthology projects, and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers are, too. Both The Animatrix and Batman: Gotham Knight were wildly mixed bags, but that's part of the fun, isn't it? If one of the stories isn't really resonating, …Read more »
To today’s anime fan, the OVA, or Original Video Animation, a piece of work made for the home video market, is an essential and everyday staple of the medium. You’ll see OVAs developed to hawk popular manga, utilized as sequels for existing works, and used …Read more »
In America, 2D animation is on the downswing. Ever since Pixar came along and made truckloads with fully 3D CGI films such as Toy Story or Finding Nemo , and more traditionally animated 2D movies like Treasure Planet and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas …Read more »
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