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This Week in Anime - Mai Mai Miracle Needs Licensed Right Now
Before his acclaimed film In This Corner of the World, director Sunao Katabuchi helmed Mai Mai Miracle. The film takes an honest look at the emotionally-charged childhoods of…


Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni Movie Review
Want to know more about the movie of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni? Then I recommend you to get ready your tissues before checking this review!


In This Corner of The World
Suzu Hojo is a young Japanese girl growing up in the shadow of World War II. Her arranged marriage takes her away from her awful brother and into…


Top Anime of 2020
It’s been a year, huh, folks? Trapped inside by a pandemic, tormented by the xenophobia and callousness of our own governments, and hurtling towards a climate change precipice,…
Great Pretender, In This Corner of the World, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Adachi and Shimamura
Secret Santa Review: Hinamatsuri
Welcome to Anime Secret Santa, a gift exchange — founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and run this year by All Geeks Considered — where the gifts…
Natsume's Book of Friends, Bartender, HINAMATSURI, In This Corner of the World
Vote on a Hiroshima-themed Anime for our Double Feature Live Tweet
You may noticed an extra kick of personality lately on our Twitter account. That’s because Joshua Knighten has joined our team and among other things, is assisting with…
The Hopeful Promise of Mai Mai Miracle
Spotlighting the hidden gem Mai Mai Miracle, a delightful film from the director of In This Corner of the World that's filled with heart, hope, and happiness...
Ani-Gamers Podcast #137 – Liz, a Blue Bird, and a Golden Ticket with Natasha H.
Last week we took a break from regular content while our staff took part in the global (and ongoing) #BlackLivesMatter movement against racism and police brutality, but now…
The Cockpit, Whisper of the Heart, A Silent Voice, In This Corner of the World, K-ON!
[OST Spotlight] In This Corner of the World: Healing with “Migite no Uta”
Sometimes it feels hard to be kind when the world has every reason to be angry, distanced, and uncertain. Sometimes the idea of solace feels wrong too, when…


The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry
I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...
The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan
In This Corner of the World, Macross, Sailor Moon Crystal, Space Adventure Cobra, Blood Blockade Battlefront
Winter 2020 – Week 9 in Review
Hello folks, and welcome to another Week in Review. The film pickings were particularly generous this week, as I ended up watching two of the better films I’ve…
The Best Anime of the 2010s
Here it is, the third and final installment in our Best of the 2010s series! We’ve gotten manga and video games out of the way, so it’s time…


Top 10 Anime of the 2010s
The 2010s were a major decade for myself personally and solidified my anime fandom as a permanent fixture in my life going into adulthood. Early in the decade…
Land of the Lustrous, Penguindrum, The Tatami Galaxy, Chihayafuru
[Six] What is this all for? — In This Corner of the World
Some properties, combined with the general act of writing anything, make it difficult to write about them. Others, you know for a fact that you’re completely beyond your…
What’s New in In This Corner of the World’s 33 Minutes of Additional Footage
Click to ReadWhat’s New in <i>In This Corner of the World</i>’s 33 Minutes of Additional Footage
TangleCast 66: The Meaning of Life in This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World, one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of recent years, went relatively under the radar. Following the life of the joyful…
Masao Maruyama on Collaborating with Directors and Anime Industry Working Conditions
Last month at Otakon 2019 in Washington, DC we had an opportunity to talk with Masao Maruyama, the legendary anime producer and founder of studios Madhouse, MAPPA, and…


Day 5: Breathing Life Into Hiroshima In This Corner of the World
On the fifth day of Christmas, my house’s lock gets frozen, and I can’t get in. Over the top cold days like this makes me fantasize about visiting…


r#99 – lupin the 3rd: the castle of cagliostro
Let me admit that I have not watched many anime movies in my lifetime, not until recently with the popular films such as Your Name, A Silent Voice,…


OtakuGeneration.net :: (Show #669) In This Corner of the World
Shownotes :: (show 669) :: () :: () :: () :: () With In This Corner of the World, recorded live April 1st, 2018. This time, we…


The Anime Baby: The Academy and Us
Blog about anime and manga
5: Daydreaming (In this Corner of the World)
I used to daydream a lot. In actuality, I discovered that my daydreaming was often involuntary thanks to absence seizure. But that doesn’t stop me from saying that…