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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (悲愁物語, Seijun Suzuki, 1977)

An aspiring golfer begins to lose her sense of identity after being picked up as a brand ambassador in Seijun Suzuki’s surreal consumerist satire.

Windows on Worlds

Feb 9, 2023 • Subscribe

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

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

Sadness Conga

Eden Zero gets liberal with gravity, Ayakashi Triangle goes for an old chestnut, and The Promised Neverland finally comes to an end. My Hero Academia 275 - 3:52Spy x…

Weekly Manga Recap

Jun 19, 2020 • Subscribe

Chainsaw Man, EDENS ZERO, My Hero Academia, One Piece, The Promised Neverland

Robert Fuest: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

It is once again time to bemoan about the Major League Baseball playoffs, in which I guess...

Taiiku Podcast

Oct 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Robert Fuest: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

It is once again time to bemoan about the Major League Baseball playoffs, in which I guess...

Taiiku Podcast

Oct 14, 2023 • Subscribe

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

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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

Tokyo Revengers (2021) Review [Fantasia Film Festival]

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

psycho-cinematography

Aug 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Tokyo Revengers

Belladonna of Sadness

By Jonathan Clements. Stolen from her betrothed, raped by the lord of the manor and his men, medieval European peasant girl Jeanne loses her faith in God and…

All the Anime

Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Belladonna of Sadness

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

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

The Bluebird of Sadness in RahXephon

Of all of the characters in RahXephon, Jin Kunigi is my favorite. There is a piece of myself that hates this realization. He is exactly the character that…

In Search of Number Nine — An anime blog

Jan 25, 2020 • Subscribe

In Flux with Robert Sahakyants

The approach of Armenia's great animator.

Animation Obsessive

Feb 2, 2024 • Subscribe

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.

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Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

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

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

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Aug 2, 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

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.

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Aug 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

#80 - Belladonna of Sadness

In this episode, Sully, Tobias, and Bill discuss Eiichi Yamamoto’s surreal, psychedelic classic Belladonna of Sadness, the story of a young French peasant woman who after a traumatizing…

Third Impact Anime Podcast

Sep 18, 2019 • Subscribe

Belladonna of Sadness

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

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

Follow the Light (光を追いかけて, Yoichi Narita, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

An alienated young man resentful of his forced relocation to the countryside bonds with an intense classmate in Yoichi Narita’s gentle coming of age drama

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Jan 2, 2022 • Subscribe

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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

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.

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Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Tower of God – 10 [Beyond the Sadness]

Ladies and gentleman, this is a momentous week for Tower of God. Where last week was ups and downs, where it skipped a lot of content but ultimately…

Star Crossed Anime

Jun 6, 2020 • Subscribe

Tower of God

The Story of Animerama: Belladonna of Sadness

 By 1971, things looked grim for the Animerama project and Mushi Productions.  Cleopatra had flopped, Tezuka had resigned from the studio i...

Renaissance Josei

Jul 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Tomorrow's Joe, Belladonna of Sadness, Cleopatra: Queen of Sex, Little Wansa

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

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Aug 18, 2021 • Subscribe

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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

Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2021 Virtual Edition

Streaming in Canada Aug. 5 to 25.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Jigoku-no-hanazono ～Office Royale～ (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“An absurd and crazy cocktail full of violence and funny twists and unexpected turns.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

The art of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

I was hoping to buy a thirtieth anniversary edition of the Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream album on vinyl but, for some reason, I’ve yet to find such a…

Spilled Pixels

Oct 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Episode 238, "Hody Jones And The Infinite SADness"

On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach and Ed at the helm once again as we go through manga chapter 681, “Luffy vs. Master,”…

The One Piece Podcast

Oct 1, 2012 • Subscribe

One Piece

Episode 238, "Hody Jones And The Infinite SADness"

On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach and Ed at the helm once again as we go through manga chapter 681, “Luffy vs. Master,”…

The One Piece Podcast

Oct 1, 2012 • Subscribe

One Piece

Neon Gods by Katee Robert Book Review

Here I am, back again to read some more Hades and Persephone retellings. This time we have an extra spicy and kinky book from Katee Robert that pits…

Bloom Reviews

Jan 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Episode 40 - Dr. Robert Hellyer (Wake Forest)

In this episode, Dr. Robert Hellyer (Wake Forest University) tracks the export of Japanese green tea to North America as an example of how global trade and commodity…

The Meiji at 150 Podcast

Jul 9, 2018 • Subscribe

OSMinterview: Robert and Emily DeJesus @ MTAC Ninja

The DeJesuses... Or is that DeJesusi? Either way I'm pretty sure this image is made by Robert DeJesus. This week we decided to kick it off with our epic-ly…

OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!

Apr 13, 2009 • Subscribe

Goodbye, Don Glees! (グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ！, Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

Three teenage boys come to terms with past and future while on a climactic summer adventure in Atsuko Ishizuka’s heartfelt coming-of-age anime.

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Aug 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye, Don Glees!, Girl from Phantasia

Georama Boy, Panorama Girl (ジオラマボーイ・パノラマガール, Natsuki Seta, 2020) [Fantasia 2021]

Lovelorn teens experience parallel moments of romantic disillusionment in Natsuki Seta’s charmingly retro teen comedy

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Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Goodbye, Eri – Decided Memories and Sadness

During the past weekend, Tatsuki Fujimoto has struck again. You know the mad man behind such works as Fire Punch (which I haven’t read yet but really want…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Belladonna of Sadness Review (NSFW; TW)

"it's something that will never be made again."

SpaceWhales Anime Blog

Dec 9, 2019 • Subscribe

Jigoku-no-Hanazono: Office Royale (地獄の花園, Kazuaki Seki, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

Office ladies go to war in Kazuaki Seki’s anarchic, Bakarhythm-scripted transposition of the yankee manga to the world of the OL

Windows on Worlds

Sep 8, 2021 • Subscribe

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Looking Back at Anime-Zine with Robert Fenelon

Kennedy (Red Bard): First of all, what an honor it is to be speaking with someone who's been referred to as, “the Godfather of American anime fandom.” For

Anime Herald

Feb 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (奥様は、取り扱い注意, Toya Sato, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

Having lost her memory, assassin turned housewife Nami is pulled into local intrigue in a tranquil seaside town in this sequel to the hit TV drama

Windows on Worlds

Aug 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Our recommendations: Fantasia 2023

Any cinephile should watch these 5 Japanese movies at the Fantasia Film Festival.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia