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One of the greatest tragedies in anime history is the untimely death of director Satoshi Kon. In his relatively short career, spanning just four feature films and one TV series, Kon produced a remarkable body of work, showcasing an intelligence and consistency of vision that …Read more »
There’s an old maxim in screenwriting that goes “write what you know.” The idea is that if you write about situations in which you have some personal experience, your stories will carry a certain sense of reality. And what do anime creators know more than …Read more »
There's a scene in the none-more-otaku gag anime Lucky Star where the anime-obsessed American exchange student Patricia Martin is being asked about her taste in music. She stuns her friends by rattling off a surprisingly diverse list of Japanese pop artists, before it's revealed that …Read more »
Katsuhiro Otomo likes to take his time. The legendary artist and anime director, best known for his magnum opus Akira , took almost 15 years between that film and his next major work, Steamboy . So fans of Otomo take note whenever he’s involved in …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
Between Birdy the Mighty: Decode and having designed the new Vocaloid character Gumi—aka “Megpoid” due to her voice being provided by Megumi Nakajima, best known for being Ranka Lee in Macross Frontier —Yuuki Masami has experienced a sort of popularity resurgence within the last few …Read more »
Higepiyo translates roughly to "mustache chick" or possibly "bearded chick." The title brilliantly describes the premise in a single word, with more economy of language than Snakes on a Plane . This new comedy series debuted in the spring of 2009 and is based on …Read more »
Starting June 27 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and running through July 1 is a series dedicated to the work of Satoshi Kon, who will be on hand to speak on stage about his films, as well. As someone in the general New …Read more »
[Excerpt from the current issue of Otaku USA magazine, on sale now!] A festival parade of marching appliances. Evil, laughing, building-sized dolls. Movies come to life, a 50-foot woman, a butterfly collection with a centerpiece human butterfly. If surrealist tea parties are your bag, baby, …Read more »
Do you know? Do you know? Have you heard the news? “Geek” is now “mainstream.” Several of the most successful movies in the world and most popular shows on television are adaptations of comic books and SF novels. Multiple sitcoms, dramas, and unscripted “reality” programs …Read more »
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