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Opening myself up to other genres: Noir Movie Week
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a movie week based on genres I either know nothing about, haven’t…
What Was Up with Anime in 2024: A Record
Has it really been almost a year since my last post on the blog? How time flies! At least this year it didn’t take me until February to…
Aquarion, BLUE LOCK, LOOK BACK, Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden, Metallic Rouge
The Pit of Death (怪談おとし穴, Koji Shima, 1968)
An ambitious salaryman murders his lover to marry the boss’ daughter only to find himself haunted by his transgression in Koji Shima’s eerie horror noir.
Jungle Block (地図のない町, Ko Nakahira, 1960)
A jaded doctor finds himself fixating on vengeance when the slum he lives in is targeted for redevelopment in Ko Nakahira’s searing noir.
Studio Chawan Launches Kickstarter for Detective Indie Otome, Mirage Noir
Indie developer, Studio Chawan just launched the Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming detective indie otome, Mirage Noir. Play as a detective, solve cases, and try to catch an…
Mirage Noir – Demo Review
Mirage Noir an upcoming otome game where you play as a detective, solve cases, and try to catch an elusive serial killer in this mystery visual novel focused…
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My [Repair] Skill Became a Versatile Cheat, So I Think I’ll Open a Weapon Shop (Volume 2) – The Place Where I Belong…
They found Noir near the entrance to the dragon’s cave, however, she was unable to tell them what happened as someone had placed a curse on her. Luckily,…
The Trap (罠 THE TRAP, Kaizo Hayashi, 1996)
Maiku investigates his strangest case yet when a man walks into his office and asks him to look for himself in the final instalment of Kaizo Hayashi’s noir…
The Stairway to the Distant Past (遙かな時代の階段を, Kaizo Hayashi, 1995)
Maiku Hama is forced into a confrontation with the legacies of his past along with those of the post-war era in the second part of Kaizo Hayashi’s noir…
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時, Kaizo Hayashi, 1994)
PI/projectionist Maiku Hama becomes embroiled in a burgeoning turf war while trying to help a friend in the first instalment in Kaizo Hayashi’s noir trilogy.
(REVIEW) The Black Thread of Fate: Death, Past and Present, in NOIR
The red dream of a black cat.
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Episode #89 (S11E9) – Tokyo Drifter [東京流れ者] (1966)
Director Seijun Suzuki is a really unique figure in the world of Japanese cinema, with a style all his own. In this episode, Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton…
Target (薔薇の標的, Toru Murakawa, 1980)
A young man seeks justice for a fallen friend in Toru Murakawa’s grimy neo-noir.
The Big Heat (城巿特警, Andrew Kam & Johnnie To, 1988)
A Hong Kong cop struggles with his sense of responsibility when faced with the fatalistic existential threat of the imminent Handover in Johnnie To’s first foray into action…
Wolves of the Night (夜の狼, Yoichi Ushihara, 1958)
A heartless yakuza becomes conflicted on being confronted with the consequences of his actions in Yoichi Ushihara’s slice of Nikkatsu Noir.
8 of the Best Delinquent Anime Series to Watch
Looking for a collection of delinquent anime to watch and enjoy? Here are eight different anime fitting the bill!
Ahiru no Sora, Bucchigiri, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Maji
Synduality Noir: The Search For Humanity
A Recent Mecha Show This feels like the most underrated mecha series that came out recently. Mostly because it’s only Hulu instead of Crunchyroll. For instance, I know…
Mars Express: It’s More-or-Less the French Equivalent of Blade Runner
I was supposed to have seen this during its North American premiere late last year. Look, I do love GKids and their commitment to allowing non-American art to…
Crime Noir Otome BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 Coming to the West in 2025
Otome Fam we have amazing news coming from PQube once again–BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 will be making its English debut in 2025 on the Nintendo Switch! The hit series…
Synduality: Noir Season 2 Anime Series Review
Synduality: Noir perhaps ends up better than other video game tie-in series, but in the larger mecha genre, it's still an also-ran.
Mechanista in G Ep. 263: GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 5, 2024 We’re closing out the last of the major GAT-X suits this week as we return to normal coverage, and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 263: GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 5, 2024 We’re closing out the last of the major GAT-X suits this week as we return to normal coverage, and…
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LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション (2023) Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro [Nippon Connection 2024] Second Draft
LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション (2023), by director Atsuro Shimoyashiro, gains strength by playing against noir genre expectations and presents a heart-warming tale of people finding connection in ea…
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LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション (2023) Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro [Nippon Connection 2024]
LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション (2023), by director Atsuro Shimoyashiro, gains strength by playing against noir genre expectations and presents a heart-warming tale of people finding connection in ea…
The Big O – Electric City
Science Fiction The Big O (1999)Electric City (Episode 3)Director: Tōru Kitahata Writer: Chiaki Konaka Film noir aspects in The Big O are always front and centre, right up…
Noir on Rhapsodise! (GITS SAC2 later)
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Noir – Season of Hell
Drama / Crime Noir (2001)Season of Hell (Episode 13)Director: Masaki Hashi & Kôichi Mashimo Writer: Ryôe Tsukimura So, have you come across this show, before? If not, I…
After 12-ish months…
More recently I began to think about the position I was in this time last year. By that I don’t mean real-life things (that’s a completely different story…
Synduality Noir, Delicious in Dungeon, I'm in Love with the Villainess, Metallic Rouge
Review: Tokyo Noir, Jake Adelstein’s Satisfying Follow-Up to Tokyo Vice
With the HBO adaptation of Tokyo Vice now popular the world over, journalist Jake Adelstein returns with a long-awaited sequel: Tokyo Noir.
The Big O – Episode 19
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am delighted to at last be returning to The Big O, after an outrageously overlong stay of…
Nothingness (無, Kim Gap Sik, 2024)
A dejected former policeman must hunt down a former friend turned serial killer in Kim Gap Sik’s sci-fi-inflected neo noir.
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 145 – Spring 2024 Season First Impressions
0:00:00 Intro 0:01:03 Meiji Gekken 1874 0:02:35 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! 0:04:07 Blue Exorcist -Shimane Illuminati Saga- 0:05:58…
Synduality Noir, Metallic Rouge, Sasaki and Peeps, Undead Unluck, Chained Soldier
(#MechaMarch2024) Mecha Anime From 2023
More Mecha Then 2022 This year has been pretty great because there actually has been some mecha to talk about. It isn’t just the second portion of The…
AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline, BULLBUSTER, Mobile Suit Gundam, Synduality Noir
Synduality: Noir – 24 (Fin) – Forward Together
Noir is the only Magus not shut down by Wiesheit’s order because she’s technically not a Magus, and never was. First inhabiting Mystere’s body and now the late…
Synduality: Noir – 23 – Flight to the Final Dungeon
With his boss having abandoned him and the rest of Ideal, Nacht believes Tokio comes to gloat, but he’s not. Instead, he offers his hand in friendship and…
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Winter 2024 Season Week 11
It’s so wild that this was the week of seemingly penultimate episodes. Some shows like Synduality Noir and Metallic Rouge haven’t gotten into their final conflicts yet, fire…
Synduality: Noir – 22 – For the Not-So-Great Cause
Weisheit wants Mystere’s black box in the worst way, so he sends a huge assault group led by Macht. Macht is eager to step out of Tokio’s shadow…
Synduality: Noir – 21 – Chant du Ciel Noir
While Mystere heads off to Carthage with Maria for more Histoire research, Ellie and Ange support Kanata as he works to get DaisyOgre back up and running. Noir,…
Synduality Noir #21 — Lowest Budget Idol Scene Possible
Even the mouth animations were jank. Impressions: And so we enter the third straight week of mourning Ciel. I know the intention is meant to be carrying…
Metallic Rouge – 08 – Between Freedom and Order
Rouge arrives at the Junghardt mansion with Ash and Noid just as her brother Gene discovered a secret passage. They discover a vast repository of Roy’s memories, most…
Synduality: Noir – 20 – A Better Way
Synduality takes a pause in its present-day narrative to tell two separate stories of yore. First up is a recording of Pascale both telling and showing Kanata, Mystere,…
Synduality: Noir – 19 – Guiding Light
On their way to Old Amasia, Ellie and Ange detect DaisyOgre and find Kanata sitting in the rain with Ciel’s lifeless body in his arms. It’s understandable that…
Synduality Noir #19 — Staring at Girls in Comas
What an enthralling twenty minutes that was. Impressions: Bleh. Both my girlfriends are in a coma, but maybe we can just plug them into the deus ex…
The Shadow Play (风中有朵雨做的云, Lou Ye, 2018)
An idealistic young policeman finds himself embroiled in conspiracy while investigating the death of a real estate tycoon in Lou Ye’s gritty Sino-Noir.
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Episode #74 (S10E3) – A Colt is My Passport [拳銃は俺のパスポート] (1967)
In this episode, we dip into Nikkatsu’s noir catalog. Illustrator Joey Weiser joins the show to discuss A Colt is My Passport, a fun noir film featuring Joe…
Synduality: Noir – 18 – Songtress of the Sky
When Ciel reports to Weisheit, she plays things cool, but it was clear from the start that she remains conflicted. It’s all over her face, and Weisheit, who…
Night in Paradise (낙원의 밤, Park Hoon-jung, 2020)
A fugitive gangster encounters a terminally ill young woman in idyllic Jeju in Park Hoon-jung’s melancholy gangster noir.
Seasonal Selection – Metallic Rouge Episode 5
If you have trouble following what’s going on this episode, I think that’s intentional.
Synduality: Noir – 17 – Et Tu, Ciel?
Kanata’s dreams of finding Histoire are suddenly in tatters as Noir’s refusal to fade away has caused a critical fault in her and Mystere’s Magus body. When Maria…