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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

Windows on Worlds

Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Happy New Year! Hello there, 2020…

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great and safe holiday season with friends and family. I spent some quality time with my family, but…

ConsiderPhlebas Productions

Jan 1, 2020 • 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

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

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 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

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

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

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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.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Hello!

... Deja vu?

Listening to Japanese Music

Jan 6, 2024 • Subscribe

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

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

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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

[One] Hello you, Hello me

Almost exactly a year ago, I had an idea for a blog post that came from this tweet of Hag’s; it would’ve been an entire post talking about…

A Carriage Return

Jan 6, 2019 • 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

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

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

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

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

Hello, 2025

New year, same old song and dance. In this post, I share my reading goals and other goals for the blog.

Moonlit Media Room

Jan 1, 2025 • Subscribe

Hello World

By Jonathan Clements. Kyoto teenager Naomi Katagaki’s world is invaded by a wholly unexpected arrival – an avatar of his older self, transported from a garish, rainbow coloured…

All the Anime

Jun 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Hello World

This is theatrical anime in the post-Kimi no Na wa. universe. Read more

Lost in Anime

May 8, 2020 • Subscribe

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

The Shinigami List

Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

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Otaku Spirit

Feb 14, 2022 • Subscribe

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Otaku Spirit

Feb 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Hello World!

This post’s title may remind you of programming lessons for dummies on YouTube, where pretty much every video starts with us learning how to type that in a…

Disguised Philosopher

Aug 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Hello there!

Allow me to (re-)introduce myself… Hi! I’m the blogger known as the Firsty Duelist, (or Firsty for short) and I’m here to introduce myself and explain a bit…

The Firsty Duelist

Jan 13, 2025 • Subscribe

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Strangely Common Anime Blog

Dec 14, 2007 • Subscribe

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Strangely Common Anime Blog

Dec 14, 2007 • Subscribe

Hello, friends!

I know that right now is kind of a scary time for many, so I wanted to take a moment to make a post of free resources that…

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast

Mar 17, 2020 • Subscribe

ULTRAMAN, Anne of Green Gables, Ghost in the Shell, Maison Ikkoku, Mashin Hero Wataru

Hello World

This manga is an adaptation of an anime film. I really don’t like the art and animation of the film however, due to how it’s heavily CGI based…

Hexa Blog

Jun 2, 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

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.

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

夜神月 (Yagami Light)

Who is Yagami Light? Yagami Light is a highly intelligent and ambitious high school student who discovers the Death Note, a supernatural notebook that allows its user to…

Myska's Reviews

8 days ago • Subscribe

Death Note

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

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

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

Reading List | Winter 2020-2021

Hello friends! As we wind down on X, here’s a quick look at the next few months. Those of you reading along at home: this is a great…

CLAMPcast in Wonderland

Dec 11, 2020 • Subscribe

Reviewing 2020 to start 2021

(featured image from alamy) First and foremost, happy 2021 my fellow Wordpress bloggers and viewers! I hope that you all managed to have a relaxing holiday and took…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Dec 31, 2020 • 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.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye, Don Glees!, Girl from Phantasia

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

Girl from Phantasia, Shigeru

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

Windows on Worlds

Jan 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Zero to Hero (媽媽的神奇小子 , Jimmy Wan Chi-Man, 2021)

Sandra Ng stars as a devoted mother determined to support her son’s sporting dreams in Wan’s inspirational biopic of Paralympian So Wa Wai

Windows on Worlds

Aug 19, 2021 • Subscribe

School Rumble “Hello Again”

AstroNerdBoy reviews the extra School Rumble chapters from Kobayashi-sensei that have never been put into tankoubon format.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

Jan 27, 2022 • Subscribe

School Rumble