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Hyper Japan Festival London 2022 Details

The good folks from Hyper Japan have sent us details of their festival for this year. Set to run from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July 2022, ...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jun 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Hyper Japan 2024 Event Details

The good folks from Hyper Japan have just sent us the latest details for their 2024 London festival. Set to run from Friday 19th to Sunday 2...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jul 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Hyper Japan Festival, London 2022

For three days in late July, Battersea Park in London England was taken over by Japan. I’m talking about the Hyper Japan Festival, of course! Going strong since…

Beneath the Tangles

Sep 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Festival 2022 Details

The good folks from The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have revealed their film line up for this autumn 2022. The long running Welsh An...

Otaku News - World Edition

Oct 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2024 Details

Returning for its 14th year, Welsh anime festival Kotatsu has a two-part convention packed with feature films, shorts, music performances, a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2023 Details

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will return this autumn 2023. Wale's premier event for Japanese anime is set to run 30th September - 1 O...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2020 Details

While many events have had to be cancelled this year due to the current COVID-19 crisis a lot of events have been able to shift online. As a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2021 Details

The good folks from the Kotatsu Festival have just sent us details for their upcoming 2021 event. Set to run in Cardiff - Chapter from Satur...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Explore Japan Through Anime - Cultural Tourism Festival at Expo 2025

If you can get to the 2025 Expo Osaka-Kansai between Wednesday 30th, April to Friday 2nd May 2025 you'll want to check out the Cool Japan Sh...

Otaku News - World Edition

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Scotland Loves Anime Film Festival 2024 Details

The good folks from Scotland Loves Animation have sent us details for the 2024 run of their festival. The long running and much loved festiv...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Hyper Police

In the near future, we have a special police task force that is highly equipped with hi-tech weapons and gadgets as well as unrivalled information network to pursue…

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

Aug 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Hyper Police

hyper light drifter

Art by Narciso Espiritu Jr. I’ve become kind of fed-up with AAA games. Well, maybe “fed-up” is too strong a phrase — let’s go with a less intense…

subculture diaries

Oct 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Hyper Speed GranDoll

In a faraway planet in another galaxy, a young child is placed by the parents into a special pod. Possibly the last surviving member of the race. Reaches…

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

Jan 26, 2024 • Subscribe

Scotland Loves Anime Film Festival 2024 With London Expansion Details

The good folks from Scotland Loves Anime have sent us an update for their anime film festival. They've just revealed more details of the spe...

Otaku News - World Edition

Oct 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Scotland Loves Anime Festival 2020 Details and Call to Crowdfunding

With the ongoing trend of everything moving online due to the constraints of COVID-19, the Scotland Loves Anime Film Festival have teamed up...

Otaku News - World Edition

Oct 17, 2020 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at Cannes Film Festival 2025

A preview of the Japanese and Korean films at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, which runs from May 13 to the 24

Genkinahito

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V. MARIA (2025) Director: Daisuke Miyazaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025]

In Daisuke Miyazaki’s V. MARIA, the passing down of Visual Kei culture and love from one generation to the next is genuinely moving and the stylish delivery of…

Genkinahito

Mar 17, 2025 • Subscribe

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2022 Details

It's that time of year again The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme is back for 2022. They've got 20 Japanese films and 25 UK cities wi...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jan 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Alivehoon (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Shimoyama hits all the common beats of the sports-genre, but succeeds in elevating his exploration of the art of drifting by framing the battling cars in an exciting…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Special - Japan Cuts Film Festival 2024

  Table of Contents Hello everyone, Once again this year, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Japan Cuts 2024 film…

Heroic Purgatory

Jul 21, 2024 • Subscribe

Ripples (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

With her quirky sense of humor, she delivers one of the most illuminating explorations of the effect the gap between the imaginary equilibrium of the ego and the…

psycho-cinematography

Oct 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Yomu in Japan: Cultural Festival Edition

All right, I’ve been dragging my feet a bit in regards to writing this post. It’s actually been a little over a month now, as the cultural festival…

Umai Yomu Anime Blog

Nov 1, 2020 • Subscribe

Bushido (2024) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Kazuya Shiraishi proves that the frame of the samurai and the Edo society can still be utilized to deliver refreshing narratives.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 30, 2024 • Subscribe

Closet (2020) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A filmic piece that will not only induce a forlorn feeling in its spectators but also invite them to deeply question their own interpersonal functioning.”

psycho-cinematography

Oct 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Cuts 2018 Film Festival at the Japan Society

This past few weeks I  volunteered for the Japan Society Film Department’s annual Japan Cuts film festival, which screens a host of new Japanese blockbusters, avant-garde films, and…

踊る猿life is kyōgen

Aug 3, 2018 • Subscribe

Gridman - The Hyper Agent

This set should have been a landmark release, but while the visual and audio presentation are top-notch, we unfortunately now must address the elephant in the room: The…

Anime News Network - Views

Sep 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Crystalline Resonance Final Fantasy Piano Concert European Performance 2025 Details

Fans of the Final Fantasy will be pleased to hear about the European leg of the official Final Fantasy Piano Concert. The Crystalline Resona...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jan 13, 2025 • Subscribe

Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy

Convention Tales #34: Anime Fiesta Winter Festival 2025

Anime Fiesta’s summer edition in July 2024 became one of the surprising hit events that I attended. With the dense hallways, diverse range of character cosplay appearances, and…

The Traditional Catholic Weeb

Jan 17, 2025 • Subscribe

A Preview of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025

A preview of the films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025!

Genkinahito

Mar 3, 2025 • Subscribe

Rainy Blue レイニー ブルー (2025) Dir: Asuna Yanagi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025]

Asuna Yanagi delivers Kumamoto stories as she channels her teen filmmaking experiences into her debut Rainy Blue レイニー ブルー (2025), a warm-hearted coming-of-age comedy drama [Osaka Asian Film…

Genkinahito

Mar 17, 2025 • Subscribe

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 in Japan

A look at the films and talks that will be screened online at the Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 – available to viewers in Japan

Genkinahito

Apr 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Korea Independent Animation Festival 2022 in Japan

A look at the films and talks that will be screened online at the Korea Independent Animation Festival 2022 – available to viewers in Japan

Genkinahito

May 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Mirai

Prior Convictions (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A very relevant exploration of the fact that the criminal act is, in many cases, born from an antagonistic relation between the subject and the Other.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Tea Friends (2023) review [Camera Japan festival]

Sotoyama investigates, in a very touching way, the radical discordance between the societal field and the elderly subject.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Between Us (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A great narrative that celebrates the energetic art of Japanese drumming in pleasing way.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Riverside Mukolitta (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A highly touching narrative about re-finding social life.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Nagi’s Island (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

The power of Nagasawa’s narrative does not simply lie in the engaging emotional rhythm, as dictated by the musical decorations, but in the genuineness that oozes from every…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 26, 2022 • Subscribe

2025 Golden Week Events in Japan

Looking for something to do while you're on break? Here are some of 2025 Golden Week Events in Japan from north to south.

GaijinPot

16 days ago • Subscribe

Brief Thoughts On: Hyper Doll

Honestly, Hyper Doll is probably one of the easiest OVA releases of ye olden days to pick up today. Even for those spoiled by modern anime.

Reasons to Anime

Mar 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2025

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2025 (February 13-23)

Genkinahito

Feb 4, 2025 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2025

A Preview of the Japanese Films Programmed for the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024

Genkinahito

Jan 13, 2025 • Subscribe

Remain in Twilight (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“Matsui delivers another masterpiece that will long linger in the spectator’s mind.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Is This Heaven? (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

An experimental narrative that gives the idea of wandering spirits a fresh and whimsical spin

psycho-cinematography

Oct 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Afternoon Angler’s club (2023) Review [Camera Japan Festival]

Hideo Jojo’s heartwarming tale of subjective growth and salt-water fishing is a pleasant watch.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Let’s Go Karaoke (2024) review [Camera Japan Festival]

This is perfect film for anyone who, after a long day full of struggles, wants to sit in a comfy chair and relax.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 13, 2024 • Subscribe

The Box Man (2024) review [Camera Japan Festival]

An incredible satisfying cinematic experience, one that enthrals the spectator from start to finish

psycho-cinematography

Oct 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Interview with Ilya Kuvshinov [Japan Tours Festival 2023]

The post Interview with Ilya Kuvshinov [Japan Tours Festival 2023] appeared first on Full Frontal.

Full Frontal

Jul 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Japan 2025

Looking for a fun way to celebrate International Women’s Day in Japan? Here are 10 inspiring events to get you involved this March!

Savvy Tokyo

Feb 27, 2025 • Subscribe