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Millennium Actress is a great anime movie to watch by Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika). Similar to Kon’s other films, Millennium Actress blurs the border between fiction and…
3 Reasons To Watch: Millennium Actress
Don't worry. Millennium Actress does an amazing job at absorbing you into its story, even when watching it casually.
How Satoshi Kon Storyboarded 'Millennium Actress'
Ambition on a tight budget.
Jack Jeanne OST
Yeah, I dont know why I didnt make one of these sooner. Heres a long overdue index for my reviews, for this one being specifically for everything I…
Shonen Onmyoji, Natsuiro Kiseki, Rurouni Kenshin, Haibane Renmei, Land of the Lustrous
Anime Expo 2023 – Industry Panels Master Post
Source: https://www.anime-expo.org/ax/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting This year, I decided not to attend industry panels. Industry panels are typically reviews for release schedules of anime, manga,...
OneRoom, PLUTO, Solo Leveling, Daigo of Fire Company, I Shall Survive Using Potions!
A Film That Disheartens and Inspires (Spoilers) #MillenniumActress #anime #sennenjoyu
I’ve recently come to realize how important it is to have a goal. Something that I need to aspire to be and to work towards. I hate the…
Animator Spotlight: Yasunori Miyazawa
From humble beginnings on the beloved Moomin to the big screen under Satoshi Kon, there was one whose drawings carried an unparalleled sense of individuality. In his infinite…
Weekly Round-Up, 14-20 December 2022: Millennium Actress, Racial Profiling Investigation, and Ooku Live-Action Adaptation
AniFem Round-Up Revisiting the Popularity and Cultural Context of Vampire Knight Kennedy looks back at a gothic shoujo love triangle that borrowed from everything popular at the time,…
This Week in Anime - Revisiting The Timeless Millennium Actress
Nicky and Steve revisit the journey of Chiyoko, an actress always running towards something across the many eras of the silver screen.
Doki Doki News: Slam Dunk, New Nijisanji, and Changes at Right Stuf
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of December 4th through 10th! Check out the…
it’s not a lie if you believe it | Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue is a 1997 anime film by director Satoshi Kon, known for other movies like Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika. The anime film follows Mima Kirigoe,…
Is Millennium Actress still one of my favourite anime of all time
Millennium Actress is a movie I would consider perfect. For as much as Perfect Blue is a traumatic horror without peer, and as much as Tokyo Godfathers is…
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress is the second anime movie directed by Satoshi Kon. It follows the life of actress Chiyoko Fujiwara.
Sayonara, Eri / Goodbye, Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki
From the maker of Chainsaw Man comes this odd little one-shot, “Sayonara, Eri / Goodbye, Eri.” SPOILERS . . . . It’s funny that I should come across…
Why Millennium Actress is a Timeless Masterpiece - Spoiler Free Anime Movie Review
Over the years I've realized how much I truly love Millennium Actress as it's my most commonly recommended movie. It's great for everyone regardless if they're an anime…
Oldtaku no Radio # 061 – Millennium Actress
Jared, Ink, and Phillip continue their dive into Satoshi Kon's anime career with Millennium Actress. Joined by the movie's number one superfan, Evan
What Else Did They Write? (Sadayuki Murai)
Not sure exactly how this series of posts will work, maybe it’ll evolve over time into a different structure or focus? But for now, I’m planning to just…
Boogiepop Phantom, Bubblegum Crisis, Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue, Steamboy
Ktulu’s Eighth Annual Awards & Shaming
Before we begin, you can see the previous winners here: Hall of Fame Hall of Shame As usual, this is going to cover everything I’ve reviewed since February…
Porco Rosso, Sword for Truth, Alice in Dream Land, Harmony, Iron Virgin Jun
Ghost Memories
By Andrew Osmond. “The story of a legendary actress talking about her life. Confusion clouds her memory and her old roles come into play to create an eventful…
Millennium Actress (Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray) Unboxing
Satoshi Kon’s 2001 film returns to the UK from Anime Limited with its 4K remaster. This collector’s edition release also includes the remaster on the 4K Ultra HD…
Millennium Actress & Japanese Film
By Jonathan Clements. Millennium Actress comes loaded to the brim with references to Japanese film, although many of them, perhaps for legal reasons, have been tweaked a little…
The Power of Three: Millennium Actress
Satoshi Kon was the original flim-flam man. Well, probably not. The original flim-flam man probably dates back to about five minutes after the invention of portable currency. If…
Millennium Actress and History
By Jonathan Clements. The approach of the year 2000 was fraught with a sense of commemoration and closure. Various media tried to put a cap on Japan’s last…
Celebrating the End of an Era: Millennium Actress Revisited
The life, death, and legacy of an artist.
294 – Manga in Motion 43 – Paranoia Agent
On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel…
5 Older Anime Films I Enjoyed In 2019
2019 wasn’t just a great year for newer films in their presence. Like those new films that were completely amazing and had a lot of interesting things going…
Hikawa Ryusuke’s Akira Article(jp)
Hikawa Ryusuke is probably the most famous Japanese anime critic. He wrote an extensive article on the anime industry before and after Akira, articulating what lead to Akira…
Mobile Police Patlabor, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Kiki's Delivery Service, Urusei Yatsura, Dallos
The Legacy of Ryutaro Nakamura's Kino's Journey
Blog about anime and manga
Boogiepop Phantom, Perfect Blue, Serial Experiments Lain, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost Hound
2004, Part 1: Rebellious, Yet Respectful
George J. Horvath had been a fan of Toonami's airing of G Gundam and Rurouni Kenshin as well as Fox's airing of Digimon and Escaflowne bef...
Dragon Ball Z, Fantastic Children, Master Keaton, Millennium Actress, Needless