Anime Blog Tracker

“Monster”: Is New Film Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Rashomon?”

Kore-eda Hirokazu is back with his first Japanese-language film in five years, a rumination on our limited perception of the lives of others.

Unseen Japan

Jun 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Risking it ALL! Dandadan Episode 4 [Video Review]

The team of Momo and Ken make their move to take down the HORNIEST TURBO GRANDMA from beyond the grave! Video Review What Stands Out About This Episode?…

OTAKU SINH

19 days ago • Subscribe

Aira, DAN DA DAN

Is it… New Year again?

     Hey, past, present and future Friends and Colleagues!     The season of miracles slowly comes to its end as dead bloggers try to come back…

Aldael's Attic

Jan 6, 2020 • Subscribe

Ribbon 2021 Director: Non [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Ribbon is a Covid-19-themed film about the frustrations of life in isolation and creative blockages. Combining the two, we see a coming-of-age drama where the protagonist overcomes both through…

Genkinahito

Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Give It All Anime Film Review

Within its sports narrative, Give It All is a fantastically realistic depiction of how mental hang-ups stay with a person.

Anime News Network - Views

10 days ago • Subscribe

Anime On the Big Screen: “Akira”

Venue: Dendy Cinemas, Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City, ACT Date: Saturday 24 October 2020 Distr...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

Oct 25, 2020 • Subscribe

Neo Tokyo, Robot Carnival, Shiki

Anime Expo: Is it Worth It?

Anime Expo is easily the biggest anime con in the states and has been the subject of both praise and criticism. The amount of discourse and the fact…

Getmorexp

Jul 4, 2023 • Subscribe

BELLE Director Mamoru Hosoda at the Animation is Film Festival

Anime News Network met with Hosoda on the red carpet to discuss his futuristic retelling of the classic fairytale, including how 'beauty' has evolved in the last 300…

Anime News Network - Views

Oct 27, 2021 • Subscribe

BELLE

But Is It Anime?

On the elusive 'manga eiga.'

Animation Obsessive

Jun 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Happy New Year!!! – Is it too late?

I have been thinking about my blog lately and have decided that I really am going to get back to blogging. Yes, my life has been extremely busy…

THE LADY AND ANIME

Feb 8, 2017 • Subscribe

Is it Time for a New Username?

This is a bit of a heavier post, but the topic is an important one that I hope to gain some insight on. There’s been some talk on…

The Moyatorium

Oct 3, 2020 • Subscribe

ODDTAXI's Baku Kinoshita On His New Film, Housenka

The director sheds light on his in-progress Showa-era film starring an aging yakuza and how it differs from his critically-acclaimed ODDTAXI anime series.

Anime News Network - Views

Sep 6, 2024 • Subscribe

ODDTAXI

New Religion ニューレリジョン (2022) Director: Keishi Kondo [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

New Religion ニューレリジョン is a highly-atmospheric horror film from Keishi Kondo who crafts an original story with distinct visuals. It’s one of the best J-horror films I have seen…

Genkinahito

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Japan On Film is (likely) coming back!

Last year, I told you that Japan On Film was ending for the time being, but that I hoped to find a way to bring it back. It…

Japan On Film

Jan 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Anime On the Big Screen: “Penguin Highway”

Venue: Dendy Cinemas, Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City, ACT Date: Saturday 10 November 2018 Di...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

Nov 10, 2018 • Subscribe

Fastening Days, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Mirai, Penguin Highway, The Eccentric Family

New Lease on Anime

It has been a while, hasn’t it? Every since I got married and had a child, I’ve not been as active with my blog. I’m hoping to reinvigorate…

THE LADY AND ANIME

Oct 5, 2016 • Subscribe

Mayhem Girls メイヘムガールズ (2022) Director: Shinichi Fujita [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Mayhem Girls メイヘムガールズ (2022), by director Shinichi Fujita, is a fun youth story of girls finding self-confidence and a place in a world where everyday pressures and Covid-19 affect…

Genkinahito

Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Broken Commandment 破戒 Director: Kazuo Maeda [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Broken Commandment is a fine-looking well-acted historical drama that has an earnest plea for people to treat others with respect and fairness. Broken Commandment 破戒 Director: Kazuo Maeda [New York…

Genkinahito

Jul 27, 2022 • Subscribe

The Big O is a Big Hit

After writing for the cult classic, Serial Experiments Lain, Chiaki J. Konaka took to scripting The Big O, a 26-episode mecha series for the premier studio of mecha…

Sakura Sunrise

May 19, 2020 • Subscribe

Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O

Anime Flu: What Is It and Why Is It So Dramatic?

A detailed and engaging article about anime flu, a common trope in anime where a character gets sick from a minor exposure to cold or rain.

ForMyAnime

Aug 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Toradora!, Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Steins;Gate, When They Cry

Mini-Interview: Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Director Sunghoo Park On Why The Film is a Must-Watch For Fans

"I believe that Jujutsu Kaisen has a worldview that can be enjoyed by all fans regardless of nationality, so I hope you will enjoy the film and continue…

Anime News Network - Views

Mar 22, 2022 • Subscribe

JUJUTSU KAISEN, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

Aya to Majo: Is it actually the worst Ghibli film?

I’ve reviewed a lot of Ghibli films in my time. Not all of them, but definitely most of them. This one has a score on Rotten Tomatoes that’s…

Anime Reviews

Feb 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Aya to Majo, Tales from Earthsea

[Mobile] 📖 7 Days On Duolingo Challenge – Is it Worth It?

Learning a new language may be a bit daunting and even if you wanted to learn a new language where will you start? There are language learning classes…

ときめきレイジーライフ💛

Jul 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023) Director: Park Sung-kwang [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023), by director Park Sung-kwang, is a solid comedy/action/crime film about bears that turn into men. It makes good on its premise and offers an…

Genkinahito

Jul 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン (2022) Director: Shinji Higuchi [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Shin Ultraman is a fun special effects feature that reboots the classic tokusatsu/kaiju series in a Shin Gojira style. Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン (2022) Director: Shinji Higuchi [New York Asian…

Genkinahito

Aug 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Home Sweet Home スイート・マイホーム Director: Takumi Saitoh [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Home Sweet Home スイート・マイホーム, by director Takumi Saitoh, is a great thriller full of shocks and revelations, and threats that will draw viewers in and leave them on…

Genkinahito

Jul 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Junk Head ジャンク ヘッド Director: Takahide Hori (2021) [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Junk Head ジャンク ヘッド Director: Takahide Hori (2021) is a dark dystopian body-horror

Genkinahito

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Luminous Witches – Episode 9 – Living it Big at the Big Apple

Episode impressions of Luminous Witches Episode 9 as Luminous Witches head to their last destination in the land of the free, America Liberon. Yep, they are going to…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Sep 4, 2022 • Subscribe

NEWS: Crunchyroll Acquired New Anime Film “The Concierge”

Crunchyroll has acquired the North American rights for the new anime movie, The Concierge, which will be available sometime in 2024.

The Wonder Of Anime

Oct 6, 2023 • Subscribe

The Concierge

Girls und Panzer Das Film: What are my opinions on it?

girls und panzer das film review

Moggie Senpai's Anime world

Nov 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Girls und Panzer, Gloria

Anime for newcomers – is it worthwhile?

Rookie mistakes

Reasons to anime

Aug 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Sword of the Stranger

Building a Film: Night is Short, Walk on Girl

Night is Short, Walk on Girl is one of those movies I keep coming back to over and over when I’m not feeling too great and have no…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

Jun 8, 2020 • Subscribe

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl – Film Review

A spin-off of The Tatami Galaxy, this film builds on the style of the acclaimed series with a youthful, feel-good story bursting with fun and creativity!

The Culture Cove

Feb 9, 2020 • Subscribe

The Tatami Galaxy

Whip it All Out: The Naked Director

There is a part of me that has always thought I got to Japan “too late” to experience all the fun. At first I lamented the fact that…

Analog Housou

Aug 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Anime On the Big Screen: “Children of the Sea”

Venue: Dendy Cinemas, Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City, ACT Date: Sunday 22 December 2019 Dist...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

Dec 26, 2019 • Subscribe

Berserk, Doraemon, Doraemon, Mind Game, OZ

Anime On the Big Screen: “Violet Evergarden: the movie”

Venue: Dendy Cinemas, Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City, ACT Date: Saturday 5 December 2020 Distr...

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

Dec 6, 2020 • Subscribe

Violet Evergarden, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023) Director: Takeshi Fukunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023), by director Takeshi Fukunaga (Ainu Mosir), is an atmospheric drama about outcasts struggling in a small famine-hit village in Tohoku, circa the late 18th Century.…

Genkinahito

Jul 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Mirai

An Interview with Takeshi Fukunaga, Director of Mountain Woman [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Takeshi Fukunaga talks about the making of his latest film, “Mountain Woman” in an Interview [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Escape from Mogadishu 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Escape from Mogadishu – 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan – provides pulse-racing action by retelling a dramatic moment in history. It opens the New York Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Aug 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Nomad 烈火青春 (1982) Director: Patrick Tam [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Nomad 烈火青春 (1982), by director Patrick Tam, is a sensuous story of youth looking for themselves through love and culture. [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Aug 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Gon

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023) Director: Lim Oh-jeong [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023), by director Lim Oh-jeong, is a glimpse into the harsh and dark aspects of Korean society and the people who prey on the…

Genkinahito

Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Black comedy and painful humiliation abound as a mismatched couple vie for control in the black comedy On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

It Must Be Love 愛の茶番 Director: Junko Emoto [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

It Must Be Love 愛の茶番, by director Junko Emoto, has actors give fun improvisational performances as egotistic characters driven crazy by love in a film-meets-theatre experiment. [Osaka Asian…

Genkinahito

Mar 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Interview: Goodbye, Don Glees! Film Director Atsuko Ishizuka

We interviewed Ishizuka about the film's unique setting, cultural differences to look out for, and the likelihood of getting attacked by a bear in the Japanese countryside.

Anime News Network - Views

Sep 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye, Don Glees!