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Georama Boy Panorama Girl (2020) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

‘Seta’s poetically composed narrative blows a fresh breeze into the ‘traditional’ Japanese romance genre.’

psycho-cinematography

Sep 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Worlds Apart (違国日記, Natsuki Seta, 2024)

A young woman discovers a different side to life after moving in with her eccentric aunt following the death of her parents in Natsuki’s Seta’s delicate yet huge…

Windows on Worlds

Sep 30, 2024 • Subscribe

Fantasia Film Fest 2022: A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot

Part of a bigger sci-fi anthology feature called TAISU, Watanabe's short brings together an international team to create a new post-apocalyptic world.

Anime News Network - Views

Jul 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Hello! Tapir (嗨！神獸, Kethsvin Chee, 2020) [Fantasia 2021]

A small boy begins to process grief and loss while searching for nightmare-eating tapirs in Kethsvin Chee’s charmingly retro fantasy adventure

Windows on Worlds

Sep 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Boy or Girl?

I made a neutral cake! Boy or girl? Cast your votes in the comments below!

Shoujo Thoughts: ☆ ～('▽^人) Otaku Ramblings

Aug 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Natsuki Crisis

Do you want to see girls of the old school kicking ass? Then yeah, you have got to check out Natsuki Crisis. In a time when guys thing…

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

Jun 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Natsuki Crisis

Seobok (서복, Lee Yong-ju, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A terminally ill former government agent reckons with mortality while bonding with a clone birthed to cure humanity’s ills in Lee Yong-ju’s high concept thriller

Windows on Worlds

Aug 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Follow The Light (2021) review [Fantasia Festival 2021]

The narrative might not offer anything new at a thematical level, but stands out due to his refusal to spell things out and, instead, imply certain subjective truths…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Midnight (미드나이트, Kwon Oh-seung, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A deaf woman and her mother become unwitting targets for a sadistic serial killer in Kwon’s extraordinarily tense chase through the darkened streets of Soeul

Windows on Worlds

Aug 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

The Panorama of Hell

A horror manga about a painter obsessed with blood and various stories about his family members and their strange obsessions. Continue reading →

Manga Machinations

Oct 3, 2020 • Subscribe

Sonny Boy & Dewdrop Girl Review

Sonny Boy and Dewdrop Girl is an anime short from Studio Colorido Co. The story centers on Hinata, an artistic boy with a crush on his classmate Shigure.

Otaku Orbit

Jun 11, 2020 • Subscribe

Hinata no Aoshigure

The Sadness (哭悲, Robert Jabbaz, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A young couple find themselves caught up in an epidemic of sadistic violence in Robert Jabbaz’ defiantly depraved satirical horror

Windows on Worlds

Aug 22, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Tokyo Revengers (2021) Review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“An exciting blend of satisfying violence, tensive moments, surges of pleasing lightheartedness, and touching emotional moments.”

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Aug 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Tokyo Revengers

Seire (세이레, Park Kang, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A new father finds himself haunted by paternal anxiety and old transgressions in Park Kang’s eerie folk horror.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Shari (シャリ, Nao Yoshigai, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A red monster roams the landscape smearing its blood wherever it goes in Nao Yoshigai’s surreal documentary hybrid.

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Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette (2021) review [Fantasia Festival 2021]

“Hanabusa’s second outing proves to be as enjoyable and thrilling as the first.”

psycho-cinematography

Nov 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Kakegurui

Tokyo Revengers (東京リベンジャーズ, Tsutomu Hanabusa, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A dejected 27-year-old gets a second chance to face his high school trauma in Hanabusa’s high school delinquent x time travel manga adaptation

Windows on Worlds

Aug 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Tokyo Revengers

Hold Me Back (2020) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“Ohku delivers, once again, a refreshing and highly touching romance-comedy.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Strange Tale of Panorama Island

Strange Tale of Panorama Island Japanese Title: パノラマ島奇談 (Panorama-tō kitan) Author: Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川 乱歩) Translator: Elaine Kazu Gerbert Publication Year: 1927 (Japan); 2013 (United States) Publi…

Contemporary Japanese Literature

Jul 31, 2020 • Subscribe

ISLAND

Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy

A manga about a socially awkward teenage boy who's popular childhood friend transforms into a giant caterpillar monster. Continue reading →

Manga Machinations

Dec 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Dreams of Fire (2021) review [Fantasia Film festival]

“McKie’s film is not only the best dance-film of recent years but might very well be one of the best Japanese films to be released this year.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 25, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) [Fantasia Film festival]

“A great animation film that offers an emotional and moving celebration of the strength of the bond between a daughter and a mother.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 22, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Chorokbam (초록밤, Yoon Seo-jin, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A small family contend with the persistent unfairness of the contemporary society in Yoon Seo-jin’s slow burn indie drama.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

Windows on Worlds

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Sexual Drive (性的衝動, Kota Yoshida, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A strange spirit of sexual liberation visits three troubled couples in Kota Yoshida’s odyssey of food-themed eroticism.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

The Strange Tale of Panorama Island

A manga about a struggling novelist who steals successfully steals identify of a recently deceased friend and uses his wealth to build an extravagant island amusement park. Continue…

Manga Machinations

Oct 23, 2020 • Subscribe

ISLAND

Fanart Friday: Demon Slayer Girl / Boy Styles

★ 【隊長】 ∵⚡🌊🐍🐽∴ ☆

Beneath the Tangles

Oct 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl – 3 [Ragazzo (Boy)] – Throwback Thursday

Another week, another dose of child soldiers and government conspiracies with Gunslinger Girl! This week is another character focused one, though surprisingly not with our main pair. So…

Star Crossed Anime

Jul 9, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl

Fan Girl (Antoinette Jadaone, 2020)

A teenage obsessive undergoes a rude awakening when she stows away and spends a night with her idol in Jadaone’s gripping takedown of a patriarchal society

Windows on Worlds

Apr 23, 2021 • Subscribe

A Girl Missing (2020) Review

Introduction Around three years after delivering his award-winning Harmonium (2016), Koji Fukada is finally back with a new filmic product: A Girl Missing (2020). Can Fukada deliver a…

psycho-cinematography

May 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Boy Meets Girl Meets Tick-Throw Spinning Piledriver: Hi Score Girl

I’m happy and grateful that the full Hi Score Girl manga series by Otoi Rekomaru is out in English. It’s one of those manga where, once upon a…

OGIUE MANIAX

Sep 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Hi Score Girl

Subaru Natsuki: Entitlement and Waifu Culture

Subaru Natsuki was a very divisive character when Re:Zero aired. Some called him a perfect Gary Stu while others criticized him for being such an idiot. When I…

A Certain Dazed Producer

Nov 11, 2019 • Subscribe

Next Door (옆집사람, Yeom Ji-ho, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

An aspiring policeman becomes embroiled in a kafkaesque series of events after waking up next to a dead body in next-door’s apartment in Yeom Ji-ho’s deliciously dark farce.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Love, Live, and Goldfish (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“While Makabe’s narrative does not offer anything truly new or groundbreaking, what it does brings to the table is served with excellence.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

The Mole Song: Final (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

Miike’s narrative delivers everything a fan of the previous narratives desires and even succeeds in inviting newcomers to delve into Reiji’s past exploits.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

A Girl in My Room (左様なら今晩は, Natsuki Takahashi, 2022)

A young man reeling from a breakup is suddenly confronted by the literal ghost of lost love in Natsuki Takahashi’s supernaturally-inflected romantic drama

Windows on Worlds

Dec 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Summer 2021 First Impressions – Sonny Boy

Streaming: Funimation (the version I watched was a limited-time free preview on their YouTube channel; the “real” release date is July 21st) Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summar…

Season 1 Episode 1

Jun 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Sonny Boy

Golden Fantasia

detective fiction, 推理小説、games,

ボクの事件簿

Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, When They Cry, Umineko: When They Cry, When the Seagulls Cry Specials

Fantasia 2010

Tuesday, Fantasia announced the highlights of its programming and posted all the details on its website . The 14th edition of the Fant...

Protoculture News & Updates

Jul 3, 2010 • Subscribe

Bleach, Naruto, King of Thorn, Metropolis, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

Fantasia Unfolding

Where ancient beasts roam and chosen ones rise. A new realm opens with every page. Grimm Kumikyoku In a world where stories and myths are not just tales…

美咲の部屋

Nov 28, 2025 • Subscribe

The Grimm Variations, Girl from Phantasia

2020-2021 Top 10

Between the start of July 2020 and the end of June 2021, I watched 64 anime series/movies. Here are my top 10 from those, as well as some…

At a Glance Anime

Jul 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (Satoshi Kon, l’illusionniste, Pascal-Alex Vincent, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

Pascal-Alex Vincent paints an enigmatic picture of the late Perfect Blue director

Windows on Worlds

Aug 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Perfect Blue

Remain In Twilight (くれなずめ, Daigo Matsui, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A group of high school friends is forced to confront unresolved grief while rehearing for a wedding in Daigo Matsui’s moving metaphysical drama

Windows on Worlds

Aug 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Doki Doki Days 5 – Best Boy & Best Girl

Hello and welcome back to Doki Doki Days! Can you believe that finally five days into Doki Doki Days? That means it’s nearly over! I hope you guys…

Nerdy Bloggers | Y0uC4n7kn0w | Star & Luna

Feb 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Doki Doki Days 5: Best Boy & Best Girl

Hey everyone! Welcome to another day of Doki Doki Days! This time I, Star, have the honor to name the Best Boys and Best Girls of all times,…

We be bloggin'

Feb 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Suzume

Girl Friends and The Bride Was a Boy

The White Sox won a game today, so it was a good day. This time we’re talking...

Taiiku Podcast

Jul 11, 2018 • Subscribe

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? – Episode 1

These two teenagers will be tested by the most terrifying force of all: compulsory heterosexuality.

Anime Feminist

Apr 5, 2025 • Subscribe

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?

First Impression: Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?

Yu Natsume is the quiet, serious type, with a passion that drives him even as a middle schooler—to create flower accessories for women. But without the confidence he…

Beneath the Tangles

Apr 5, 2025 • Subscribe

Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?

Girl Friends and The Bride Was a Boy

The White Sox won a game today, so it was a good day. This time we’re talking about Milk Morinaga’s Girl Friends and Chii’s The Bride Was a…

Taiiku Podcast

Jul 11, 2018 • Subscribe