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Oh, Those Anime Fireworks…
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Fireworks, My Dress-Up Darling, One Week Friends, Plastic Memories, Teasing Master Takagi-san
Is Your Name Overrated? Twwk Joins Cinematic Doctrine To Talk About Shinkai’s Beloved Anime and His Melancholic Filmography
One of the true pleasures of leading Beneath the Tangles is connecting with other Christians who are doing exciting things in the digital space, and occasionally getting to…
The BL genre’s problem with toxic relationships
Hey friends! I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to cover a topic I’ve briefly hovered around on this blog and will likely garner lots of…
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love, Fish in the Trap, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
The Tragedy of Time & Place
You can do everything in your power to work with the time and place you’ve found yourself in, but still fail. How do we cope with this harsh…
Recommending Manga via my username
This is in a similar vein to my “Your Name? Your Recommendations! A Blogger Tag?!” which I tried to start. Although it ended up flopping lol. It happens.…
The Wonder of 5 Cm Per Second and Makoto Shinkai
On this week's episode of The Wonder of Anime. podcast host and beat maker The Wolves Den is in the expert seat. He brings us one of Makoto…
Suzume: when not to stick to the formula
I’ve started to think of the three most recent entries to Makoto Shinkai’s filmography as the “Natural Disasters” trilogy. your name and Weathering with You both tell very…
2024 Wheel of Love!
Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! It’s about that time again for a movie wheel! I first did this in October with horror movies and had…
Weekly Round-Up, 21-27 February 2024: Your Name Producer Arrested, Japan’s Stand-Up Comedy Scene, and AI Subtitles
AniFem Round-Up Unlovely Complex: Social Justice, Misogyny, and the Lovely Complex Dub A recent post by Brendan Blaber about “fixing” Lovely Complex through the dubbing process underlined a…
The Sorceress' Revolt - Ko Biji's Story - Part 9 Chapter 1
The Sorceress' Revolt Author: Toriumi Jinzō Translator: Ainikki the Archivist Ko Biji's Story Part Nine: Reincarnation Chapter 1 …
At This Unique Harajuku Cafe, Everyone’s Your Friend
Wanna go to a place where everybody knows your name - or at least pretends to? If so, this cafe in Harajuku is your new best friend.
The Sorceress' Revolt - Ko Biji's Story - Part 4 Chapter 5
The Sorceress' Revolt Author: Toriumi Jinzō Translator: Ainikki the ArchivistKo Biji's StoryPart Four: The Heavenly BookChapter 5 The two left the hut and set out for…
The Sorceress' Revolt: Ko Biji's Story - Part 3 Chapter 1
The Sorceress' Revolt Author: Toriumi Jinzō Translator: Ainikki the Archivist Ko Biji's Story Part Three: Ko Biji …
Joe Hisaishi’s Arrangement of Your Name’s Mitsuha is Exquisite
Radwimps’s work on Your Name’s soundtrack has many a memorable pop tune. But while the instrumentals don’t offer the same earwormy melodies that the vocal tracks do, “Mitsuh…
Joe Hisaishi’s Arrangement of Your Name’s Mitsuha is Exquisite
Radwimps’s work on Your Name’s soundtrack has many a memorable pop tune. But while the instrumentals don’t offer the same earwormy melodies that the vocal tracks do, “Mitsuh…
Great Escapes: A Fond Look at Makoto Shinkai’s Disaster Film Triology
As sometimes happens on Discord, instead of Twitter, these days, I was talking with some friends about Makoto Shinkai, director of smash-hit Your Name., regular-hit Tenki no Ko,…
This Anime ENDING KILLED ME...
Attack on Titan ending was an emotional anime to watch. Up there when it comes to sad anime, funny because hiroyuki sawano also did the soundtrack for 86…
Attack on Titan, Ragna Crimson, Attack on Titan Final Season, Undead Unluck
TOEI THIS SBS IS CALLING YOUR NAME
One Piece Volume 107's SBS is out and there are two pieces of information that I had just to discuss today. Become a member! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xIqX93EXRtB4z58AbCarg/join Discord - https://discord.gg/enRG5QR Twitch…
Universal Longing in Your Name
Have you ever had a pleasant dream that quickly faded from your memory after waking up? It leaves you with a kind of longing, without being able to…
The Sorceress' Revolt: Kobiji's Story - Part 1 Chapter 2
The Sorceress' Revolt Author: Toriumi Jinzō Translator: Ainikki the Archivist Kobiji's Story Part One: The Way of Shattering…
Fate is Awful For You
Are we free agents acting on will, or merely puppets of something greater; of fate? Your Name is one of the most popular anime movies of the past decade,…
Radwimps return with Zorn in tow to rock out on DAI-DAN-EN!
Radwimps may have received world renown of late for composing the music for anime director Shinkai Makoto’s three most recent films Your Name (2016), Weathering With You (2019)…
To Every You I’ve Loved Before & To Me, the One Who Loved You
By Yomoji Otono. Released in Japan as “Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e” and “Kimi o Aishita Hitori no Boku e” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in…
To Every You I’ve Loved Before, Otherside Picnic, Your Name.
Your Name? Your Recommendations! A Blogger Tag?!
I had this written down somewhere in my notes app when I was brainstorming “easy” blog posts. … Starting a tag is not an “easy” blog post idea…
Suzume, a Heartfelt Disaster Film by Makoto Shinkai
Suzume Review Twelve years ago, Japan found itself wracked by the deadliest earthquake in its history. Tens of thousands lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami. Hundreds of…
Suzume is like no other Shinkai film... | An Analysis
Makoto Shinkai's new masterpiece Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) has a lot of parallels with his latest film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) and Your Name (Kimi no…
Suzume Review: The Shinkai Formula At Its Best
Produced by CoMix Wave Films Directed by Makoto Shinkai Only In Theaters I don’t usually review anime films. These days, we’re fortunate enough to get wide theatrical releases,…
Garden of Words
By Tom Arden. Now released in an Anime Limited steelbook, Garden of Words was the last film that Makoto Shinkai made before he was boosted to blockbuster status…
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: your name.
Finally. With Makoto Shinkai’s newest movie Suzume now on general release in the UK and North America (I saw it last night, review incoming…
Going to the Theater: Suzume
Having watched Your Name and Weathering with You, I am eager to see and support Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume by paying a visit to the theater tomorrow. I have…
Shinkai’s Trilogy
By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai has made anime since the 1990s, but his three latest features – Your Name, Weathering with You and now Suzume – form their…
This Week in Anime - Can Makoto Shinkai Only Make One Movie?
Director Makoto Shinkai reached worldwide recognition with his film your name., one of the biggest box office successes in Japan's history. With his new movie Suzume on the…
YCK’s Top Anime recommendations about Highschool
Alright everyone! We surprisingly have never done this one before! So we’re going to have some fun with this one. Luna has watched and read a lot more…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 506: Ramen Wolf & Curry Tiger
In this episode, Xan reviews a slice of life food manga about two unexpected gourmands. How is it? Well sit back and find out as he reviews the…
5 Romance Anime Movies to Watch for Valentine’s Day
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times: I LOVE Valentine’s Day. I’ve always loved it because not…
Doki Doki News: RADWIMPS Tour, New Tonikawa, and Live-Action One Piece
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of January 29th through February 4th! Check out…
NEWS: Makoto Shinkai’s “Suzume” Will Premier Internationally at the Berlin International Film Festival
Makoto Shinkai's new Anime Feature Film "Suzume" is premiering at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale.
The Deer King
By Andrew Osmond. Masashi Ando is co-director of The Deer King; he’s also the film’s Chief Animation Director, Character Designer and Storyboarder. Before Deer King, Ando had an…
Makoto Shinkai’s Japan: Suzume no Tojimari Review
A spoiler free review of Your Name fame anime director Makoto Shinkai’s latest movie Suzume no Tojimari, which just released in Japan.
Suzume no Tojimari
Beautifully animated, emotionally resonate, and adeptly scored, Suzume no Tojimari's primary flaw is it feels too similar to Shinkai's previous works, your name. and Weathering With You.
Suzume no Tojimari: A New Shinkai Masterpiece?
Shinkai Makoto, director of Your Name, is back with yet another breathtakingly beautiful anime film. How does Suzume stack up?
Manga: Inside Mari
By Jeannette Ng. Inside Mari begins with a seemingly simple bodyswap where Isao Komori, a depressed shut-in and college dropout wakes up in the body of Mari Yoshizaki,…
Doki Doki News: Live-Action Your Name, Kadokawa Buys ANN, and The Witcher Trilogy
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of October 30th through November 5th! Check out…
Best Anime Pick Up Lines
Hello, and welcome back to another video today we are gonna be doing some more funny and cringy pickup lines its been a hot minute since we made…
Top anime characters with brown hair and brown eyes
Anime characters with brown hair and brown eyes may seem run of the mill on paper, but they are anything but!
Attack on Titan, Bungo Stray Dogs, Death Note, Fruits Basket, Horimiya
The Deer King In UK Cinemas from July 27th
Anime Limited have announced that Masashi Ando’s directorial debut The Deer King will head to selected UK cinemas from July 27th.
The Garden of Words – Style over substance
I can’t say I’m a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s movies. I only enjoyed Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko (She and Her Cat: Everything Flows) but that wasn’t exactly…
The Garden of Words, She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points, Your Name.
Crunchyroll to Release Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari in Theaters Early 2023
Crunchyroll has announced that, in cooperation with Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch International, they will release Makoto Shinkai’s (Your Name, Weathering with You) upcoming anime feature Suzume no…
The Garden of Words, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters per Second, Suzume
East Meets West #17: 5 Centimeters Per Second .vs. The Great Gatsby
Many of us are familiar with the works of Makoto Shinkai, the famous Japanese director of modern hits like Your Name or Weathering With You. Throughout parts of…
The Art of Love: Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is a rare sort of anime film, managing to be highly stylized while delivering a more conventional romance that nevertheless has plenty…