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Psychic Sailor Fantasy
DDL 1988 original video drama directed by Makoto Sakai and starring Chiyuki Makimoto. The story takes great inspiration from the famous novel The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,…
Doki Doki News: Hosoda Back in Theaters, Macross on Disney+, and Dragon Ball Hiatus
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of March 17th! Check out the latest episode…
Dragon Ball Super, Macross, Macross Frontier, Macross Plus, Summer Wars
Anime Review #117: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
In August, I caught a nasty cold and as a result I had to spend a few days cooped up at home. To pass the time, some of…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#40-#31)
40. Run Makoto Runeditor: qwaqaanime: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, variousmusic: Apollo 440 – “Don’t Stop the Rock”VPR Warning: All qwaqa’s return to editing was n…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)
Hello everybody, and welcome to my yearly look back at my favorite AMVs and (in the case of this particular post) AMV-adjacent videos from 2023! Before getting to…
Nobuhiko Obayashi Coming to France on Blu-Ray [Announcement]
Hello and welcome to today’s update. No review or editorial this week due to work obligations, but I did not want to leave an empty weekly s...
Time Leap: Analyzing Its Influences and Significance in Anime Media Culture
Introduction Mamoru Hosoda is a well-acclaimed Japanese Film Maker known for his work in Wolf Children, Mirai and perhaps, his famous work yet, The Girl Who Leapt through…
Celebrating the Women of the Anime, Manga & Light Novel Industries
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Emma: A Victorian Romance, Princess Tutu, Star Wars: Visions, Tower of God
The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) [Film Review]
The Island Closest to Heaven; or, Let’s Go to the Beach See this river? If you follow it all the way out, it leads you to…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) [Film Review]
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: or, Lavender Day The fruit of love is at the bottom of the sea. The sky's sigh has turned into…
Out of Frame
From a one minute conversation with a stranger, just how much can you tell from his/her words? In contrast, from a ten year friendship with your best mate,…
Girls Who Leapt Through Time
By Andrew Osmond. Readers of this blog will know The Girl Who Leapt Through Time as the seminal breakthrough film by Mamoru Hosoda, the future director of Belle…
Four Sister (1985) [Film Review]
Four Sisters; or, Bildungsroman: The Movie My dear sister. You've done nothing wrong. Not wanting to let her go shows that you've reall...
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
Four more films by Nobuhiko Obayashi make their way into the UK on Blu-ray in a limited edition box set from Third Window Films.
Fanart Friday: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Hosoda’s first and maybe finest movie is 16 years old this summer. Perhaps worth dustining off that DVD cover and giving this masterpiece another watch. ★ 【クロ】「 untitled…
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue is a 1998 Avant Garde Drama Horror anime film by longtime Japanese animation studio, Madhouse. Whether viewers are longtime anime spectators or just starting, there is…
Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, No Game, No Life, One-Punch Man, Perfect Blue
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Liz and the Blue Bird, Maria Watches Over Us, Someday's Dreamers, Wandering Son, After the Rain
Mamoru Hosoda Retrospective: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
With the recent release of famed anime director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Belle in Western cinemas, it’s an ideal time to look back at…
BELLE | Should You Watch It?
Mamoru Hosoda at Animation Is Film Festival 2021 Known for his emotionally touching and visually captivating films, such as Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and Summer Wars…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, BELLE, Summer Wars
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The Sky Is Always Blue: Exploring Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Anti-War Trilogy [Editorial]
We really fear another war might break out at any time. I have lived a life full of mistakes. I regret my mistakes, but I…
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – Translation Review
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a short story written for middle grade readers but aimed at adults and flopped because of that.
ZOKKI, Signal The Movie, Masamune Datenicle the Movie, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 4DX, Homunculus, Wasted Eggs Japanese Film Trailers
ZOKKI, Signal The Movie, Masamune Datenicle the Movie, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 4DX, Homunculus, Wasted Eggs, Japanese Film Trailers
The Nostalgic Insanity of 13 Sentinels’ Astounding Musical Moment
From ET to Alien, Robot Jox to Total Recall, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is filled with loving homages to 80s and 90s sci-fi—and not just Hollywood ones. Classic…
[Analysis] Summer Wars
Summer Wars (サ マ ー ウ ォ ー ズ Samā Wōzu) is a film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (細 田 守; Kamiichi, September 19, 1967) released…
[Analysis] Toki o Kakeru Shōjo – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時 を か け る 少女 Toki wo kakeru shōjo) is a feature film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (細 田…
[Repost] A First Impressions of The Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited
The following are my first impressions of The Millionaire Detective that I wrote for Anime Quarterly back in July. If you like what you read and are interested…
The Infinite Potential of Japanese Pudding in Anime
f you’ve watched even a small amount of anime, Japanese pudding is incredibly hard to miss, specifically in the form of a caramel custard flan generally known locally…
TangleCast 77: The Podcast Who Leapt Through Time
In this episode of the TangleCast, David, Peter, and Holly jump back in time to review a time traveling classic, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The image…
Specters of Anitube
Definition of Hauntology from Wiktionary: hauntology n. In Derridan philosophy, the paradoxical state of the spectre, which is neither being nor nonbeing. alt n. a random word used by a hack…
ERASED, Overlord, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo)
The Girl who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) 2006 Before moving to Madhouse, Mamoru Hosoda worked a lot in franchises like Dragonball Z, One Piece and…
2007, Part 2: Seven for Seven: Two for Love
Having covered three tales of technology for 2007, Part 2 from Owen (Twitter handle @ riajuunibyou ) covers the human side of anime in two ...
Tokyo Marble Chocolate, Voices of a Distant Star, 5 Centimeters per Second, Jumping, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Summer Wars: To OZ and Back
Pixiv Source I watched this movie with high expectations. Summer Wars was created by the same director who did The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006 anime movie,…
OtakuGeneration (Show #256) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Shownotes :: (show 256) :: () :: () :: () :: () With The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, recorded live May 2nd, 2010. This week we watched…
Dragon Ball Z, Junjo Romantica, Tekkaman Blade, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle
OSMcast: Catchin’ up on the World of OSM 7-18-2008
Okay so for the past two weeks we’ve skipped out on the World of OSM… And it kind of built to a great big pile of stuff that…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Animal Crossing, Chrono Trigger, Ouran High School Host Club, The Slayers Revolution
The 18th (and Final) Day of Christmas - Resolutions for 2008
I'd like to hear a song put to the Eighteen Days of Christmas, especially with a random smorgasboard of themes like this. Unfortunately, lik...
Nanatsuiro Drops, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Cardcaptor Sakura, Clannad, Kanon