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山梨県 | Yamanashi Photo Collection
If we’re not counting the Japanuary series (which I’m not because it’s its own separate entity), it’s been a good five months since I posted a photo collection.…
Umibe no Cain (海辺のカイン)
For those of us interested in Yuri, the name Kimura Minori might not be the first one of the Magnificent 49ers who comes to mind, but like so…
Three Women of the North (北の三人, Kiyoshi Saeki, 1945)
Three female radio operators become the backbone of a moribund war effort in the last propaganda film produced before the war’s end.
Photo Kano
Dating sim games are something of a phenomenon in Japan. The way they seem to work is that there are a variety of different characters who the player…
The Kamikaze Guy (カミカゼ野郎 真昼の決斗, Kinji Fukasaku, 1966)
A bumbling pilot becomes embroiled in a conspiracy after an encounter on a ski slope in a goodnatured action comedy starring a young Sonny Chiba.
Kita no Onna ni Tamesaretai （北の女に試されたい）
Hokuryuu Aya, who is a tall, cool woman, meets Kuromizu Suzuka who is also a tall, cool woman and both are surprised that the other is as tall…
Along the Sea (海辺の彼女たち, Akio Fujimoto, 2020)
A migrant worker from Vietnam is faced with her lack of possibility after discovering she is pregnant while living undocumented in Fujimoto’s unflinching social drama
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (大河への道, Kenji Nakanishi, 2022)
Dedicated civil servants do their best to put their town on the map while celebrating a local hero in Kenji Nakanishi’s warmhearted dramedy.
The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea (海辺の金魚, Sara Ogawa, 2021)
An anxious young woman begins to overcome her sense of trauma while bonding with a similarly lonely little girl in Ogawa’s lyrical coming-of-age drama
Father of the Milky Way Railroad (銀河鉄道の父, Izuru Narushima, 2023)
Izuru Narushima’s prestige drama explores the story of Kenji Miyazawa from the perspective of his devoted father, Masajiro.
Those Swell Yakuza (極道渡世の素敵な面々, Seiji Izumi, 1988)
A former banker flees the corporate world for an old school sense of manly autonomy as a gangster in Seiji Izumi’s ironic yakuza drama.
Talentless Nana – 05 – Photo Finish
As evidenced when he immediately blackmails Nana into being his girlfriend, Hatadaira Tsunekichi is clearly a scumbag, and thus not really worthy of any sympathy. Of her victims…
When You Understand: Ghost Photo
Stories with a hidden twist! Can you guess what’s really going on? Scroll further down to find the answer… The post When You Understand: Ghost Photo first…
Manchurian Tiger (东北虎, Geng Jun, 2021)
An adulterous bulldozer operator comes into conflict with a failed construction magnate after he feeds his dog to loansharks in Geng Jun’s infinitely dark comedy.
Japan Trip – Week Three – Hokkaido
Whereas the first week was a relatively quiet week, with some intense traveling at the beginning, and periods of activity throughout – including a couple of days…
Japan Trip – Week Five – Hokkaido
The final week of the Nature School camp was a rather odd one, not least because despite a large number of young children arriving, the week was actually…
Japan Trip – Week Four – Hokkaido
This was a very busy week, with lots of new children arriving at the Nature School for a more adventure themed week long camp that would involve…
日本コンテンツと海外プラットフォーム
最近の作成AIコンテンツや物語性を含まない居心地の良いコンテンツ作りを見ていて憂慮するすることは色々ある。 ネットでただで享受できるコンテンツが爆発的に増えただけならいざ知らず、それらを配布するプラットフォームが一点集中し、興行的成功の落差が激しくなっている。これに加えて作成AIを用いることで一見精度の高そうに見える創作物を大量の生み出され、いわばダンピングが行われてしまい、人の手で創る創作…
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Along the Sea 海辺の彼女たち Dir: Akio Fujimoto (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]
A riveting look at the migrant experience through the travails of three Vietnamese women in Japan who travel along the sea to where they hope will be a…
Tokyo Game Show 2022 - Photo Gallery
Tokyo Game Show held its first in-person event in three years from September 15-18. From Sega to Capcom, Konami to Square Enix, VR to Blockchain, and even...
The Case of the Photo Finish
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Sailor Moon Store: Scene Photo Series
Product Details A new series of Sailor Moon Cosmos goods that feature famous scenes that...
Loner Rock! #04 — Photo Background Week
Was this a class assignment or something? Impressions: There's some real mixed messages in this episode. They're trying to come up with their own signature style or…
The Case of the Photo Finish
detective fiction, 推理小説、games,
帰り道 ~The long road home~
Myself;Yourself concerns a city boy and the country girl. Both are people who grew up in the same place but went separate ways just before the edge of…
“Collection” Agency
As with any movie that comes from a successful series, I am leery that it might be just might be a recap of the series, put in movie…
Bone Collection
Bone Collection is rated really low, and while I certainly wouldn’t call the manga great, especially as it clearly got axed and rushed into a forced ending, I…
Bone Collection
A manga about a mediocre exorcist with the forbidden ability to use yokai powers trying to hide his connection to a mysterious beautiful girl who happens to be…
“Collection” Plate
Horror is a genre that is down the list for me of what I wish to see in anime. I want something psychological that doesn’t involve severed limbs…
Cherry Blossoms in Hokkaido | Ultimate Map
The Hokkaido region in northern Japan offers cherry blossoms viewing spots later in the season for sakura viewing.
Golden Kamuy - The Spirit of Hokkaido
In the frigid tundra of Hokkaido, a violent hunt for gold is painting Japan's white north red. Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy is a great many things - an…
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Review
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! is another generic romantic comedy anime, but this time with gals (gyaru) in Hokkaido.
Uminekosou days, Volume 2 (海猫荘 days)
Mayumi’s job as a teacher in this small town has begun and she is settling in. Well, settling isn’t the right word at all. If anything, in
Uminekosou days, Volume 3 (海猫荘 days)
In Volume 1, wet met Mayumi, a woman on the run from the ruins of her life. She decides to become a teacher in a small seaside town,…
Heroines Run the Show – 08 – Photo Finish
With the departure of Nagisa (and, it would seem, Hiyori’s makeover) the show moves on to something else…Field Day, which always ends up a lot blander than the…
Anime NYC 2023 Cosplay & General Photo Gallery
Check out our Anime NYC 2024 Cosplay and General photos from the convention!
Anima (莫尔道嘎, Cao Jinling, 2020)
Two brothers find themselves on either side of an unbreachable divide when modernity begins dismantling their village in Cao Jinling’s timely eco drama
Kai Ikarashi 【五十嵐海】Works Sakuga MAD
This showcase includes anything Kai Ikarashi has animated, as well as anything that falls within the 4 episodes for which he had the most creative control. As storyboard…
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Deep Sea (深海, Tian Xiaopeng, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]
A young girl finds herself in a whimsical fantasy world of colour and light in TIan Xiaopeng’s stupendous animation.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable – Episode 1
Hokkaido girls get their time to shine in this genuinely sweet premiere that'll have viewers looking for a high school romance yearning for more.
Hokkaido Gyaru spoilers (up to chapter 46)
lol im catching up on this for the first time in a while and I always thought it was good I always felt it was kinda pretty generic…
First Look: Hokkaido Girls Are Super Adorable!
Tsubasa has moved from the big city to Hokkaido. Lost and out of his element, he’s helped out by a local Gal and the two immediately become friends.
Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable Review — C
Our main character moves to Hokkaido and finds out.
First Look: Hokkaido Girls Are Super Adorable!
Tsubasa has moved from the big city to Hokkaido. Lost and out of his element, he’s helped out by a local Gal and the two immediately become friends.
Anime Like Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable
Upon moving with his family from Tokyo to Kitami City in Hokkaido, Tsubasa Shiki is captivated by the rural serenity of the Hokkaido winter. He was so
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Rent-a-Girlfriend – 21 – Scents of Hokkaido
It’s time for the annual family birthday party Kazuya’s grandmother and parents always throw for him, and when he informs gran that her beloved Chizuru’s birthday has already…
Golden Kamuy exhibition going ‘home’ to Hokkaido
Golden Kamuy Special Exhibition poster. After wrapping things up in Tokyo, the Golden Kamuy Special Exhibition is continuing its Japan tour. As I am writing this, the exhibition…
First Impression: Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!
Tsubasa is a high school boy from Tokyo who has moved to Hokkaido, the cold northern part of Japan. The moment he steps out of his taxi, he…
My Anime Collection
Note: ‘Rewatching ‘InuYasha’ – Part 3’ is on the way. My rewatch has officially resumed. :) I have been slowly building my anime collection for around six years…
Pin Collection Update!
I started a pin collection a few months ago. I’ve put them on a cork board and I absolutely love it! My collection currently consists of: A pride…