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KEIICHI HARA’S “LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR” Coming to Theaters Nationwide June

Keiichi Hara's newest Anime film, LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR hits select U.S. theaters this month! Adapted from the beloved novel of the same name by Mizuki Tsujimura.

The Kitsune Network

Five Years On; Anime Feminist Vs Japanese Pop Culture

Well, as you can see, not a great deal of writing is getting done for this blog. To be honest, I have put the blog on hold for…

The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan

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More Than Miss Hokusai: Director Keiichi Hara's Fantastical Movies

Compared to his contemporaries, Keiichi Hara's anime films are often overlooked. Kevin Cormack shares why its time to correct that mistake.

Anime News Network - Views

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Random Anime Review: Keiichi Hara’s Summer Days with Coo

I’m in the mood for excavating my favourite anime directors’ early work, so after covering Keiichi Hara’s 2010 Colorful recently, it seems…

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl

By Andrew Osmond. On one level, you can enjoy Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl as a cheerful period yarn about a perky girl who comes to samurai-era…

All the Anime

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Summer Days with Coo (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Before releasing Birthday Wonderland and Miss Hokusai, Keiichi Hara made a film over a decade ago about a kappa. And now I finally picked up the UK Blu-ray…

The Normanic Vault

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Summer Days with Coo (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Before releasing Birthday Wonderland and Miss Hokusai, Keiichi Hara made a film over a decade ago about a kappa. And now I finally picked up the UK Blu-ray…

The Normanic Vault

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Miss Hokusai (Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

Five years after its UK home video debut, Anime Limited offers a new edition of Miss Hokusai, now with an English dub.

The Normanic Vault

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Mewtwo vs. Mewtwo: Notable Voices in “The Wonderland”

The Wonderland (Birthday Wonderland in Japanese) is a film packed with whimsy, imagination, and a tale of a young girl finding the strength to keep going. The movieis…

OGIUE MANIAX

Review: The Wonderland (Anime Movie)

The old adage reminds that it’s not the destination, but the journey that’s of consequence. That’s often true for characters in the stories we read and films we…

Beneath the Tangles

A Magical 2019 Pt. I (4th Day of Anime 2019)

This is the yearly rankings post. Just to make it faster for myself, I’ve left the month that I finished at the end of each entry of these…

The Animanga Spellbook

Woodblock Print by Numbers : A Miss Hokusai Film Review

In my first full review in nearly a year, I look at another film from director Keiichi Hara.

Weekend Otaku

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Miss Hokusai – Tales of the Anomalous and Strange in the late Edo Period

Sarusuberi – Miss Hokusai is a fascinating film, and manga series, that is deeply rooted in the beliefs, rituals, and practices of Edo Japan. Hinako Sugiura, the original…

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