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Naomi Osaka and the Grand Slam Media Boycott

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka sparked controversy and waves of international support after skipping a presser for mental health reasons.

Unseen Japan

Jun 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Anime Film Review

While the manga is ongoing, Graduation feels like a farewell, using its final moments to reminisce about our main couple's romantic journey as they walk the halls of…

Anime News Network - Views

Sep 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation, Graduation, Sasaki and Miyano

A Preview of the Japanese Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the Japanese Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 (March 01 – March 10) – trailers and synopses.

Genkinahito

Feb 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Swimming, Sumiko

Perfect Nervous (2024) Dir: Masaru Sano [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Perfect Nervous (Dir: Masaru Sano, 2024) is a gorgeous short film with fantastical elements as it tells a life-affirming story wherein two young women with incurable body-altering diseases…

Genkinahito

Mar 25, 2024 • Subscribe

A Glimpse at the Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024

A glimpse at the feast of films programmed for Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 (March 01st to March 10th)

Genkinahito

Feb 5, 2024 • Subscribe

The Winter of 1905 (1981) Director: Yu Wei-Cheng [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

The Winter of 1905 (1981), directed by Yu Wei-Cheng, is a solid dramatisation of Li Shutong’s time in Japan and the influences that would lead him to become…

Genkinahito

Mar 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Snowdrop スノードロップ Director: Kota Yoshida [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Snowdrop スノードロップ, by director Kota Yoshida, is a socially conscious domestic drama/character study that looks at the welfare system via a woman chased by the trauma of abandonment…

Genkinahito

Mar 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024) Director: Sawako Fukuoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024), sees editor/writer/director Sawako Fukuoka draw upon her own experiences to make a quirky comedy/drama about the everyday pressures and small-scale strangeness experienced b…

Genkinahito

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko

Yamaguchi Sagi kyōgen at Yamaguchi Prefectural University and Audience Building in the Traditional Performing Arts.

A few weeks ago I headed back to Yamaguchi to catch the Yamaguchi Sagi kyōgen show at Yamaguchi Prefectural University (YPU). Now in its 10th (and final) year,…

踊る猿life is kyōgen

Feb 10, 2018 • Subscribe

City of Wind (2023) Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

City of Wind (2023), by director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, is a perfectly-crafted portrait of Mongolian youth that looks at the way modernity and tradition, social order and individuality affect…

Genkinahito

Mar 4, 2024 • Subscribe

On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Black comedy and painful humiliation abound as a mismatched couple vie for control in the black comedy On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Talks on democratising youth media and glocal dōjin works

Hello! It’s been a while! Since I last posted, I’ve done so many things like pass my thesis, prepare a conference, and uproot my life from Australia. It’s…

Otaku Champloo

Jun 26, 2017 • Subscribe

Why It Works: The Beauty and Excitement of Exploring New Art

I’ve got a big Why It Works piece this week, all about the benefits of expanding your artistic horizons. I feel like people often see this process as…

Wrong Every Time

Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Masaru Sano on Capturing Good Images for His Phantasmagorical Film Perfect Nervous (2024) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 Interview]

“We meticulously took photographs during the location scouting and created storyboards based on the photos, with the intention of making all the shots as beautiful as possible.”: Masaru…

Genkinahito

Mar 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024) Director: Sawako Fukuoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024] Second Draft

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024), sees editor/writer/director Sawako Fukuoka draw upon her own experiences to make a quirky comedy/drama about the everyday pressures and small-scale strangeness experienced b…

Genkinahito

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko

Suton すとん Director: Rikako Watanabe [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Suton すとん, by director Rikako Watanabe. is a quietly affecting character study where a young woman’s life is marked by the poignancy of aging and separation and also…

Genkinahito

Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023) Director: Elene Naveriani [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023), by director Elene Naveriani, is a touching late coming-of-age film about a 48-year-old woman in a Georgian village growing into herself after a near-death…

Genkinahito

Mar 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Department of Vital “Records”

Initially, I was concerned. This was another magic academy show, where their talents would be honed to a razor-sharp edge, potentially no different than “Bahamet”, or “Asterisk War”…

AniRecs Anime Blog

May 21, 2020 • Subscribe

Online Event – Stephen Teo on Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action, June 25

Online Event – Stephen Teo on Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action, June 25

VCinema

Jun 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Graduation

Oh man… It really feels like a long time ago. Thinking back about me being in high school and that time era that I lived through. Yeah, the…

Chua Tek Ming~*Anime Power*~ !LiVe FoR AnImE, aNiMe FoR LiFe!

Sep 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Graduation

Anime and the Media

I don’t think it’s going to be a lie when it is said that anime and journalism do not have a good relationship with each other for one…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

May 15, 2021 • Subscribe

New Religion ニューレリジョン (2022) Director: Keishi Kondo [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

New Religion ニューレリジョン is a highly-atmospheric horror film from Keishi Kondo who crafts an original story with distinct visuals. It’s one of the best J-horror films I have seen…

Genkinahito

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Upcoming, Interesting, and New Manga Releases of 2024

Looking at upcoming manga releases from January 2024 and beyond that I find interesting, and maybe you will too!

That Manga Hunter

Nov 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Miss Kuroitsu and the Anime Trope Department

Your favorite Super Sentai show, but from the perspective of the poor employee making the monsters.

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Feb 5, 2022 • Subscribe

The Life and Works of Ryōnen Gensō

Japan has a long history of literary and artistic women. If you look at the education of women, Japan’s history would resemble a sine curve. Some periods have…

Japan Powered

Apr 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – In Cinemas, Online, and International

Details on Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – It Plays In Cinemas and Online and the online part with be available to International Viewers!

Genkinahito

Jan 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Opening and Closing Films

Details on Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Opening and Closing Films – Yanagawa, Miss Osaka

Genkinahito

Feb 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Sasaki and Miyano ep12 – Graduation

I have been looking forward to Sasaki and Miyano. It was such a sweet manga and I was eager to see how it would translate to anime!

I drink and watch anime

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Sasaki and Miyano, Graduation

The Martial Arts of Kengan Ashura

Some say 3D anime action isn't dynamic. Then there's Kengan Ashura. Raffael Coronelli discusses the series' meticulously constructed fights and how they won over a dedicated fanbase.

Anime News Network - Views

Mar 30, 2022 • Subscribe

KENGAN ASHURA Part I

VIZ Media announces 1 digital exclusive for Fall 2023 and 18 new releases for Spring 2024

VIZ Media announces 1 digital exclusive for Fall 2023 and18 new releases for Spring 2024

That Manga Hunter

Jun 10, 2023 • Subscribe

My New Work Laptop Works!

I had to replace my work laptop with a new one via corporate mandate, and it took some finagling, but I managed to get it to work now!

joyousmenma93

Apr 7, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A Brief Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

We be bloggin'

Mar 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Graduation

Omedetou Grads- The significance of Graduation confessions

There’s something so poetic about confessing on the last day. There have been a number of live-action dramas and anime that have had a number of confessions because…

We be bloggin'

Mar 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Graduation

Uniqlo Rejuvenates Osaka Flagship Store with New Osaka-esque Designs

From t-shirts to gaudy toilet paper, UNIQLO says "ookini!" once again to Osaka with a new flagship store and locally inspired designs.

Unseen Japan

Jan 28, 2024 • Subscribe

The Life, Works and Themes of Kenji Miyazawa

Image Source: izumi-books This is the first out of three planned post about Kenji Miyazawa. 1) The Life, Works and Themes of Kenji Miyazawa 2) Kenji Miyazawa in…

Takarabako

Aug 31, 2019 • Subscribe

Sotsugyou: Graduation

There are lots of OVAs with Graduation in the title. This one is the two episode OVA from 1995. It is based on a dating sim game and…

Collectr's Blog

Jun 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Boku no Boukuugou, Cerberus, Fruits Basket, RahXephon, Sailor Victory

Japanese and Korean Films at the Glasgow Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the One Japanese Film at the Glasgow Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

Feb 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 Director: Noriko Yuasa [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 (Dir Noriko Yuasa) is a heady story of remembering an individual through pulling together memories. Amidst the farce and tears of the funeral lies a…

Genkinahito

19 days ago • Subscribe

Wash Away うぉっしゅ Director: Ikunosuke Okazaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Wash Away うぉっしゅ, the sophomore feature by director Ikunosuke Okazaki, may have an unlikely premise but it works well as an existential examination of loneliness. It plays at…

Genkinahito

Mar 1, 2024 • Subscribe

The Sound of Light (2013) Dir: Junichiro Yamasaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

The Sound of Light (2013) Dir: Junichiro Yamasaki is part of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Online Theater

Genkinahito

Mar 9, 2022 • Subscribe

CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: new versions of CLAMP works with new cover art

CLAMP works published by Kodansha and Kadokawa will get new versions and released under a series entitled CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION. All books will feature a new cover illustration…

Chibi Yuuto's CHRoNiCLEs

Jul 5, 2021 • Subscribe

A Glimpse at the Japanese Films and a Selection of Others at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

A glimpse at the feast of Japanese films and a few titles that really moved me that are playing at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 (March 10th to…

Genkinahito

Mar 6, 2023 • Subscribe

After the Rain

Out of TOKYO202x Director: Akinori Ikuse [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

A refreshing sci-fi short from Japan, Out of TOKYO202x takes the time-slip formula and uses it on the summer Olympics of 2021! Director: Akinori Ikuse [Osaka Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Mar 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Discotek Media Announce New Titles for Late 2021 and Beyond

US anime boutique label Discotek Media announced on Monday night via Twitch a number of new licence acquisitions and details on already anno...

Otaku News - World Edition

Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Score One for the Demon Slayers! And the Arts!

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Ladies, gentlemen, and those who identify as neither, the Demon Slayers scored a significant win! Against all odds, Tokito the Mist Hashira managed…

D&A Anime Blog

Jun 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 Announces Complete Lineup

At venues across Osaka March 10 to 20 plus 10-film retrospective selection streaming worldwide March 3 to 21

Windows on Worlds

Feb 26, 2022 • Subscribe