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If you’re in NYC, here’s an exhibition you’ve got to check out. The new Philippe Labaune Gallery in Chelsea is holding an exhibition dedicated to Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo. The exhibition features art from well over a dozen artists paying tribute to the manga and …Read more »
© Gamon Sakurai, KODANSHA/AJIN Production Committee. All Rights Reserved. What does it mean to be human? That’s the big theme at the heart of Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel , the first in a trilogy of anime films out in Japan this November from Polygon Pictures …Read more »
Originally announced back in 2012, Expelled from Paradise , a new original film produced by Toei and Nitroplus, directed by Seiji Mizushima ( Gundam 00 The Movie ) and written by Gen Urobuchi ( Madoka Magica, Psycho Pass ), premiered this week in Japan. Expelled …Read more »
As OUSA readers are well, well aware, Hayao Miyazaki retired last year. From directing anime films, at least. For a retired guy, Miyazaki is supposedly pretty busy, working on a new manga about Japan’s “warring states period.” But no more movies, he says. So NTT …Read more »
Every decade or so, some visionary artist in Japan (assisted by a horde of animators, background artists, and other technical staff) produces a film of astounding visual brilliance that still manages to split the fandom along partisan lines, resulting in endless quibbling over whether the …Read more »
I had set my alarm for 8:00, but ended up waking up around 7:00, perky with J-pop glee. It was a lot like Christmas, only instead of a tree incubating brightly wrapped packages, I got a building in San Francisco's Japantown made of windows, full …Read more »
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