In the years after Macross, Shoji Kawamori and Haruhiko Mikimoto collaborated again on a film about a young girl and her bicycle.
ZIMMERIT – Anime | Manga | Garage Kits | Doujinshi
Jan 31, 2020 • Subscribe
More like this
Of Rough-and-Tumble Women and Unfinished Films: Shoji Kawamori’s Maimu
In the years after Macross, Shoji Kawamori and Haruhiko Mikimoto collaborated again on a film about a young girl and her bicycle.
Unfinished Business
I’m a reader. I love reading books to clear my mind and stay sane in this ever changing and unpredictable world. It was my escape. I have had…
Unfinished Business
Rick and Morty 100 years! Or at least maybe ten minutes.
Interview – 40 Years of Shoji Kawamori
The post Interview – 40 Years of Shoji Kawamori appeared first on Full Frontal.
5 Unfinished Anime
5 Unfinished Anime Lately, I’ve been thinking (and chatting with Curtis at Iridium Eye Reviews) about the idea of ‘Top’ Lists and why I hesitate to do them.…
Rough Day
Man, these past few days have been rough. My parents told me some people are coming over on Monday to install a new air conditioner in my room.…
Mai Shoji, Freelance Announcer and Media Maven
Explore Mai Shoji, the media maven's extraordinary path as a freelance announcer and her versatile voice in various media.
Women supporting women in the manga of Kaoru Mori and Mari Okazaki
We live in a society, where, especially girls, grow up hating their looks because that’s profitable for capitalism. They turn into insecure individuals in a heteronormative model where…
Unfinished Requiem (103,000 Grimoires)
To get a better understanding of what exactly is “chuuni-kei” let’s examine music for a moment. Chuuni-kei within music is more so an inspiration and a visual element…
Unfinished Business – Bye, America
Well, today’s my last day in the States. I couldn’t manage to get out anywhere near all the things I had in mind for this humble little blog…
Skies, Planes, and Macross Plus: A Shoji Kawamori Interview
The first volume of Macross Plus was released on August 25, 1994. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most iconic OVAs of the 1990s, we're…
Skies, Planes, and Macross Plus: A Shoji Kawamori Interview
The first volume of Macross Plus was released on August 25, 1994. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most iconic OVAs of the 1990s, we're…
Newman’s Nook: Bakuman and Women
For 2022, I decided to tackle a number of manga that I had not yet read. Some I owned digitally via older Humble Bundles. Others were planned based…
Best Films of 2023
Hello everyone, In the first episode of the year, the Heroic Purgatory hosts discuss their favorite films of 2023. We hope you enjoy our discussion. Follow us:Follow Heroic Purgatory on TwitterFollow John Atom…
Best Films of 2022
Hello everyone, In the first episode of year, the Heroic Purgatory Hosts discuss their favorite films of the 2022. Let us know what your favorite films were.John's Best of 2022:Mad…
Best Films of 2022
Hello everyone, In the first episode of year, the Heroic Purgatory Hosts discuss their favorite films of the 2022. Let us know what your favorite films were.John's Best of 2022:Mad…
Best Films of 2022
Hello everyone, In the first episode of year, the Heroic Purgatory Hosts discuss their favorite films of the 2022. Let us know what your favorite films were.John's Best of 2022:Mad…
The Hentai Posts: For Men and Women of Culture
Shallow Dive in Anime has been around for almost three years, and I’ve done a shit ton of posts on Hentai. I love em to death, and I’ve…
Women of Xal Now Available
Women of Xal , by Plot Twist Studios is a game I remember promoting in 2017 and at long last the project has left early access and is…
My Favorite Women of Anime
International Women’s Day was this past Sunday and ever since my hiatus I have been excited to take the opportunity to praise some of my favorite female characters.…
Chainsaw Man and Women in Refrigerators
WARNING: HEAVY CHAINSAW MAN SPOILERS The manga Chainsaw Man by Fujimoto Tatsuki recently concluded “Part 1” of its story, and having heard fans both real and virtual praise…
Beauty and Beast: The messy, complex women of Helter Skelter and Pink
Constantly, in pop culture, we see women being used as an accessory, a love interest, a mother, but in Okazaki’s world, women take the main stage and prove…
Maintaining Anime Hype Is Rough
Too many factors. Too many platforms. Too many health issues. Too much changing over time.
Bara: Scratching the Rough Surface
Queer media in Japanese media has its own niche. Whether it would be guys loving guys or girls loving girls. In anime form, this is known through its…
The Garden of Sinners (Films)
Blog about anime and manga
Macross, Too: Shoji Kawamori’s Return to Macross
After years of swearing off sequels, Shoji Kawamori returned to Macross with not one, but two new Macross projects in simultaneous production.
5 Facts to Know About Shoji Mezo
1. Shoji’s birthday is 15th February (making him the youngest in Class 1-A), he’s 187cm tall (making him the tallest in Class 1-A), his blood type is B,…
Best Anime Women of Spring 2021
As we dive into a new anime season (I know we’re well into it, but new series are still dropping), let us take one last retrospective, casting an…
The Women of Visual Kei – Ganglion
I’m back with more! Yes, my rather niched within a niche section exploring the Women of Visual Kei is resuming in your favorite place to find out about…
The Women of Visual Kei – Araune
It’s a fairly well known fact that Visual Kei doesn’t have too many all-women bands. There might be a bassist or guitarist here or there, but those bands…
Gamera, Frankenstein, Sabata and Zatoichi: The Genre Films of 1970
50 years ago, in 1970, neighborhood theaters offered quite a varied landscape of cinematic fare, although it took me some time to find it all. I managed to…
Cyberpunk Edgerunners – Dark, Grim but not unfinished.
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
Cyberpunk Edgerunners – Dark, Grim but not unfinished.
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
FLCL: Adolescence and Crazy Women on Vespas
Alternative Caption: What is a Fuli Culi? In my mind, I knew I was going to do this post eventually. Ever since completing and writing that Diebuster review…
Women, Game Development, and Indie Otome Games
Last year saw numerous indie otome Kickstarter success stories, including The Radiants and Peachleaf Valley: Seeds of Love. Both games were fully funded in less than a day,…
Female Voices of Japan: 10 Multicultural and Half-Japanese Women Authors
It's no secret that Japanese authors have played a significant role in shaping Japan’s literary landscape. Yet, multicultural and “hafu” authors are often overlooked.
31 Days of Listening and Watching for Women in Translation Month
Just in time for August and Women in Translation Month, here’s a list of resources about Japanese women writers for listening and watching. The texts mentioned on this…
Kakushigoto – 08 – Surpassing the Rough Draft
This episode’s first half concerns rough drafts of all kinds, starting with the rough draft of Hime’s new Puppy, whose name is still accompanied by (Tentative). Hime wants…
Top 12 Japanese films of 2021
Which films impressed us? Which films should you put on your to-watch-list? Find out in our list of best Japanese films of this year.
Top 15 Japanese Films of 2022
As this year comes to a close, it is finally time to look back to the Japanese cinematic year. Despite the doom and gloom that easily escapes the…
Anime Feminist’s Favorite Films of 2023
We're trying something new this year! Folks have requested more coverage of films, and we aim to please. Welcome to our first year-end film recommendation round-up!
Ranking the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
Rob and Justin rank Hayao Miyazaki's eleven films --- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sclass_yt/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sclass_yt EMAIL: sclasspodcast@gmail.com PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sclasspodcast --- 00:00 Ranking Rules 00:25 Totoro 02:00 Princess Mononoke 02:55 Nausicaa 04:50 Kiki's Delivery Service 06:15 The Wind Rises 08:15 Porco Rosso 10:25 Laputa Castle…
Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, Kiki's Delivery Service, Lupin III, Mononoke
The Best Anime Films of 2023
As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2023" event, I talk about my pick for the best anime film of the year. Check it out here!
The Best Anime Films of 2022
As part of Anime News Network's "Best Anime of 2022" event, I talk about my pick for the best anime film of the year.
The Films of 1973, Part 1: Cops, Crime and Kung Fu
1973 offered a wealth of riches for regular moviegoers, particularly those at neighborhood theaters. Hollywood released a ton of exemplary crime films, alternating hard-nosed cops with career crimi…
Shoji Kawamori’s Panel at Otakon 2018 (part 1)
Shoji Kawamori appeared at Otakon 2018, which took place on August 10th through August 12th. On Otakon’s first day, Kawamorio gave a panel presentation on mecha designs and…
The Women of Visual Kei – Necro Circus
Well, I’m back with my second entry this time around. As the title suggests we’re taking another deep dive into the world of women in Visual Kei, with…
The Women of YU-NO Part II
The Women of YU-NO Part II: Dewbond and Crow keep talking about the Women of YU-NO. This time we focus on Eriko, Mitsuki, and Kanna.
The Women of Visual Kei – KURO×HIME
After starting out strong with Araune, I wanted to follow up with another female Visual Kei band. So of course, we had to cover the interesting case of KURO…