Anime Blog Tracker

In China, Behind the Camera

An ink-wash animation pioneer, plus animation news.

Animation Obsessive

Mar 18, 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

Shuichi Okita - Japan's Rising Star Behind the Camera

He may have only made four films so far in his fledgling career, but director and screenwriter Shuichi Okita is well on his way to being one...

Red Ronin

Aug 15, 2013 • Subscribe

Shrieking In The Rain (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A narrative that does everything well, but lacks the emotional punch to make the experience unforgettable.”

psycho-cinematography

Jul 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Picture Perfect: The 85th Anniversary of “Elmer’s Candid Camera”

This Chuck Jones short, celebrating its 85th anniversary this month, features a redesigned Elmer and an early appearance of Bugs.

cartoonresearch.com

3 days ago • 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

Straying (2022) review [Camera Japan 2022]

A pleasant and charming exploration of the fact that, within the game of love and romance and beyond, subjects often rely on acting-out to reveal to the other…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 14, 2022 • 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

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

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

By Camera, a World: Inhabiting Hyouka

Putting words to that vague idea and (likely) wild claim that Hyouka might the best-directed TV anime of all time. I was recently reviewing a handful of old posts…

Mage in a Barrel

Apr 15, 2018 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK: Satou in the bushes with a camera

This was originally part of a “top 10 manga” post (like my top 20 anime post), but it got too long and sort of off-topic so I’m making…

flomu

Aug 4, 2018 • Subscribe

Lights, Camera, Garage Kits! The Cinematic Influences of Yasushi Nirasawa

Yasushi Nirasawa helped revitalize Kamen Rider in the ’00s, but could he have done it without the influence of Joel Schumacher?

ZIMMERIT – Anime | Manga | Garage Kits | Doujin

Jul 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Riverside Mukolitta (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A highly touching narrative about re-finding social life.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2023

In Rotterdam 21st to 24th September and Amsterdam 28th September to 1st October

Windows on Worlds

Sep 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Ikenaikyo - Episode 2 - Miacha Jabs at Camera

Miacha, the delivery cat girl for the Satyros Delivery Service, explains how fun boxing can be. Good exercise, too! Ikenaikyo - Episode 2

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Oct 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Charlotte

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

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2024

In Rotterdam 26th to 29th September and Amsterdam 3rd to 6th October

Windows on Worlds

Sep 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2022

In Rotterdam Sept. 22 to 25 and Amsterdam Sept. 29 to Oct. 2.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Summer’s Camera (여름의 카메라, Divine Sung, 2025)

Summer can’t bring herself to press the shutter button on the last four exposures left on the unfinished roll of film her father left behind. Her unwillingness to…

Windows on Worlds

2 days ago • Subscribe

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2021

Runs in Rotterdam 23rd to 26th September & in Amsterdam 30th September to 3rd October

Windows on Worlds

Sep 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Lights, Camera, Prom! Oregairu Kan – Episode 3

Welcome back once again to the pain zone! Or perhaps not? This week’s episode was surprisingly more on the lighter side but there was still more than enough…

A Carriage Return

Jul 29, 2020 • Subscribe

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • Subscribe

The Fable: The Killer who Doesn’t Kill (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A satisfying sequel that fans of Fable’s first outing should not pass this up.”   

psycho-cinematography

Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Re:Zero: Camera Shots and Angles in the Foot Fetish Scene — lystlesse

“I’m the foot fuckin’ master.” – Jules, Pulp Fiction. The third arc of Re:Zero -Starting Life in another World- begins with a tedious grind of forced misunderstandings and…

Listless Ink

Sep 11, 2016 • Subscribe

Scenic Sunday: Amami Camera captures the lush beauty of Amami-Oshima.

Japan may be most famous for the teeming megalopolis that is Tokyo, but it’s a sprawling archipelago consisting of thousands of islands. One of the larger, yet lesser…

SussySempai

Aug 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Sankarea: Undying Love (Volume 9) – Lights, Camera, Resurrection!

Salva was defeated, leaving Chihiro and Rea to return home. Grandpa stayed behind to clean up his mess and promised to return to tell Chihiro everything. His current…

The Otaku Author

Dec 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Sankarea

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

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

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

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

Kick back with Kagerou from Crispy Camera Club.

Crispy Camera Club crafts a new track infused with hopeful reminiscence. With a lithe touch to its beat and vocals that lull you into loosing your sense of…

SussySempai

Oct 26, 2023 • Subscribe

She, Her Camera, and Her Seasons, Volume 1

Ten years ago, I stated to review a series called Kanojo to Camera to Kanojo no Kisetsu, (彼女とカメラと彼女の季節). It was a complex love triangle that spent 5 full…

Okazu

Aug 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Ninja Vs Shark (2023) review [Camera Japan 2023]

A pleasant B-film action experience.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Kanon

I Never Shot Anyone (2020) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“Sakamoto creates a nice, pleasant ride, but one that will be easily forgotten.”  

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2021 • Subscribe

It’s a summer film (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A highly entertaining film that offers a nostalgic and touching dive into youthful passion and romantic feelings and lighthearted celebration of indie-filmmaking and often-forgotten beauty o…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Kirara

Natchan’s little Secret (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival 2023]

Introduction More and more directors take the opportunity to explore the complex dimensions of sexuality within the Japanese societal field within their films. In recent years, more films…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Katayama and Uchida does not merely offer a glance at the relational drama that hides behind the neon-lit night-life and pleasure district, but also delivers a narrative that…

psycho-cinematography

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

“Slam Dunk” Tourism Spot Installs Camera to Deter Naughty Tourists

A site in Kamakura made famous by Slam Dunk is the latest Japanese tourism destination trying to clamp down on bad manners.

Unseen Japan

Dec 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Slam Dunk

It’s All My Fault (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival 2022]

A touching narrative that explores how difficult it is for subject to assume a place for himself, a place from where he/she can desire, without the structuring influence…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Tamano Visual Poetry: Nagisa’s Bicycle (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Despite delivering three engaging and visually beautiful narratives, the short nature of overall narrative undercuts the impact the movie could have had.

psycho-cinematography

Dec 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A narrative that, due to its elegant engendering of genuine emotions, offers a touching exploration of the subjective obstacles that complicate the subject’s coming-into-being and his inter-persona…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Lights! Camera! First Impressions – Koi to Producer: EVOL X LOVE

I mean…what did I expect from an anime that was based off an otome game? Hey everybody! Welcome back to Otaku Thursday! Today we’re going to be talking…

We be bloggin'

Aug 6, 2020 • Subscribe

Japanese Man Arrested for Infrared Camera Pics of Underage Swimmers

The arrest is part of a larger disturbing trend in which men attempt to take "see-through" shots of female athletes.

Unseen Japan

Jan 17, 2025 • Subscribe

Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A narrative that blows a refreshing wind in both the slasher and the romance genre.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Yamada Naoko’s Liz and the Blue Bird (And A Silent Voice) — Emotions Through Camera

Through A Silent Voice, Yamada Naoko established herself as one of the greatest anime directors of our time. What followed after was her more experimental piece, Liz and…

Convoluted Situation

Apr 22, 2021 • Subscribe

A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird

Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 6 - Yukichi Camera Poses

Yukichi heard Saku's mother wanted a picture, so he immediately struck photogenic poses. Problematic. Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu - Episode 6

Joeschmo's Gears and Grounds

Aug 12, 2023 • Subscribe

The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today