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Supernatural Romance, Burn the Midnight Oil is Live on Kickstarter
Solve crimes and steal hearts in the neo-noir supernatural romance visual novel, Burn the Midnight Oil. Indie studio, Foxglove Games, the team behind the rom-com Trouble Comes Twice…
The Lost Alibi (黒い画集 あるサラリーマンの証言, Hiromichi Horikawa, 1960)
A salaryman is conflicted when asked to provide an alibi knowing to do so could expose his extra-marital affair in Hiromichi Horikawa’s psychological noir.
The Last Judgment / 最後の審判 / Saigo no shinpan (1965)
Obscure Japanese Film #250Tatsuya NakadaiMasao Mishima Jiro (Tatsuya Nakadai), the manager of a pool hall owned by Asai (Masao Mishima), has been having an affair with Masako (Chikage Awashima) since her wealthy…
Magical Girls and Tactical Military Anime and Manga Development
I never thought all that deeply about the history of "girls with guns," "magical girls," "mecha-musume," and "magical girl tactical" developments. One of the first shows I watched…
Sailor Moon, Strike Witches, Girls und Panzer, Gunslinger Girl, KanColle
Across Darkness / 闇を横切れ / Yami o yokogire (1959)
Obscure Japanese Film #234Hiroshi Kawaguchi and So Yamamura When a stripper is murdered in a love hotel, suspicion naturally falls on Ochiai (Kappei Matsumoto), the mayoral candidate found drunk and unconscious in…
The Izu Dancer
Seishun Anime Zenshuu (translated as Animated Classics of Japanese Literature for its English release) is a 1986 anthology series that retold well-known stories from modern Japanese literature. It's…
Gamedec
As it says in the blog description, I’m just a guy who likes mysteries, games, and mystery games. So you’d think Gamedec, a mystery game about mysteries in…
Episode #109 (S13E10) – Sonatine (1993) [ソナチネ]
We close out Season 13 with returning guest Ian Buckley! This time, we're discussing Takeshi Kitano's classic yakuza film, Sonatine. Thank you for listening! We'll be taking a hiatus,…
Episode #108 (S13E09) – The Yakuza (1974) [ザ・ヤクザ]
This time around, we're taking a break from Japan-made films and instead looking at an American-made film about Japan. Fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler makes his debut on the…
Pixel Puzzle Makeout League Review: Pixel Perfect Pals
Pixel Puzzle Makeout League, originally released in 2020, was developed by Rude Ghost, an independent development team from Boston. The group previously developed Thief Town, Defragmented, and Noir…
The Anime That You Watched At 3AM
Go to https://mondly.app/internetpitstop to get 65% off lifetime access to 41 languages and start learning today. Remember the anime era of late-night Adult Swim? In this video, we look…
The Big O, Witch Hunter Robin, Kekkaishi, Outlaw Star, Outlaw Star
JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Shibuya Incident - Blind Review (Part 2)
Vote in the @crunchyroll Anime Awards now! https://got.cr/AA25TotallyNotMark #CrunchyrollPartner Jujutsu Kaisen's Shibuya Incident emotionally destroyed me, intellectually satisfied me and blew every single expectation I had out of the…
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]
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] 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…
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 #24 — Ultra Triangle Attack
That carrot disturbs me. Impressions: Largely the same ending as High Card. They defeat the blathering idiot, slot an unqualified imbecile in to be the king of…
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…
Synduality Noir #23 — Space Wikipedia
So they just built an entire spare rocket for fun? Impressions: You know, I think it would have actually been better if Histoire had turned out to be…