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Motherhood (母性, Ryuichi Hiroki, 2022)

A mother and daughter find their relationship forever frustrated by the roles placed upon them in Ryuichi Hiroki’s adaptation of the Kanae Minato novel.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Noise (2022) review

A highly satisfying experience that delivers suspense as well as good dose of touching emotionality.

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Nov 25, 2022 • Subscribe

J005311 (Hiroki Kono, 2022)

An anxious man offers a stranger a large amount of money to drive him to an undisclosed location in Hiroki Kono’s indie drama.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Noise

A prequel to BLAME! that explains the origins of the city. The story follows a young detective as she investigates a cult who are trying to summon safeguards…

Manga Machinations

May 17, 2020 • Subscribe

Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023)

Ryuichi Sakamoto’s first taste of fame was in the late 1970s, when his band Yellow Magic Orchestra competed with Kraftwerk to become the kings of electro-pop. With synthesiser…

All the Anime

Apr 2, 2023 • Subscribe

A Son (二十歳の息子, Ryuichi Shimada, 2022)

Documentarian Ryuichi Shimada follows a social worker who decides to adopt a 20-year-old man recently released from juvenile detention.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Manga Review – Anonymous Noise

Anonymous Noise 覆面系ノイズ (Fukumenkei Noise) FUKUYAMA Ryoko Shoujo – Drama, romance 18 Volumes (complete) VIZ Media Summary: Nino is devastated when her neighbor, Momo, moves away, but he…

Daiyamanga

Jun 14, 2020 • Subscribe

Anonymous Noise

Convention Stories: Noise Complaint

For this story, we go back to Anime USA in 2019. I had a wonderful time at this event and luck wound up being on my side as…

GetMoreXP

Oct 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Horimiya – 05 – Breaking Through the Noise

I knew when Shindo was conveniently blocked out by Miyamura’s head that there would be trouble. Souta spots him with another girl and mentions it to Hori, who…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Feb 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Horimiya

Noise ノイズ (2017) Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto

This is my V-Cinema review of Yusaku Matsumoto’s film “Noise” from back in 2017.

Genkinahito

Mar 20, 2023 • Subscribe

TAKT OP.DESTINY EPISODE 7 — TRUTH -NOISE-

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IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I'M NOT POPULAR!

Nov 18, 2021 • Subscribe

A-Z Movie Challenge: Unmasked Noise

English manga readers know this one as Anonymous Noise, and anime watchers know it as Fukumenkei Noise. Why the English title of the live action was settled on…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Jul 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Anonymous Noise

Manga by Hiroki Tomisawa (Story) Kentaro Hidano (Art)

This Q is getting no As   David and Jordan give their first thoughts on the Shonen Jump manga Super Smartphone. Listen in as they give an overview…

Shonen Flop

Nov 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

Make Some Noise: Hashikko Ensemble, Chapter 22

It’s the conclusion of the Hashimoto two-group chorus competition in Hashikko Ensemble Chapter 22: Me o Sorasanai (Don’t Look Away). Summary The Chorus Appreciation Society is up in…

OGIUE MANIAX

Nov 27, 2019 • Subscribe

Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 7) – Truth -Noise-

Takt is struggling to compose a song and it’s occupying his every thought. So much so that he hasn’t noticed the changes in Destiny until now. However, that…

The Otaku Author

Nov 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Noise, melancholy and escapism: わたしのココ

For some reason I tend not to like Vocaloid music or producers, but so far there’s a single artist, that I found many years ago by pure accident…

Omaera Blog

Nov 7, 2017 • Subscribe

Ep. 69: All-Rounder Meguru Vols. 1 & 7, by Hiroki Endo

This week the Mangasplaining Crew finally gets to one of David and Deb's fav fighting manga, Hiroki Endo's All-Rounder Meguru! In this unique episode, the...

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Jul 14, 2022 • Subscribe

SPECIAL TOPIC: The Golden Miracle of Shonen Jump, by editor Goto Hiroki

The 50th anniversary of the world’s most successful manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, in 2018 brought a wave of related products, from reprints of classic magazine issues, a…

Manga Musings: Obscure Manga

Mar 15, 2024 • Subscribe

PODCAST - Ep. 69: All-Rounder Meguru vol. 1 & 7, by Hiroki Endo

Get in the ring for some hard-hitting mixed-martial arts action (and few laughs) with All-Rounder Meguru, a sports manga series by Hiroki Endo, creator of Eden: It's an…

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Jul 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Noisemaker cuts through the noise and cuts deep on Pushing My Back.

This week has been chock full of rock tracks that go HARD. Pushing My Back from Noisemaker continues the trend in fine fashion. What’s even better about this…

SussySempai

Aug 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Interview: Voice Actors Rika Hayashi and Hiroki Tōchi Talk About Their New Golf Anime, Tonbo!

Hayashi and Tōchi play mentee/mentor in heart-warming golf anime series.

Anime News Network - Views

Apr 24, 2024 • Subscribe

Tonbo!

Breaking the Mold: making Hana the Last Diviner – Interview with Hiroki Taniguchi [JETRO x Kickstarter]

Interview with Hiroki Taniguchi from Public Arts about their oncoming anime Hana the Last Diviner and its crowdfunding campaign.

Full Frontal

Jan 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Tales from the Otaking: The Strife Between Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Staff of Royal Space Force

Toshio Okada reveals details about some of the strife between Ryuichi Sakamoto and the other staff on Royal Space Force.

Heisei Etranger

Dec 25, 2018 • Subscribe

SAKKA Online Streaming Service Set to Launch “NOISE” by Yusaku Matsumoto on March 24

Details on the streaming debut of Yusaku Matsumoto’s “NOISE” on SAKKA, coming March 24th, 2023.

Genkinahito

Mar 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Here Because of You (君たちがいて僕がいた, Ryuichi Takamori, 1964)

Post-war teens take on injustice in the form of a problematic parent at their school in Ryuichi Takamori’s cheerful youth movie.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Michiko & Hatchin – 7/8 [The Rain that Falls in Monotone/Black Noise and a Dope Game] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another week of Michiko & Hatchin! This is going to be a weird week since I will be attending a wedding when this goes up.…

Star Crossed Anime

Dec 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Michiko & Hatchin

Yamabuki (2022) review [IFFR 2022]

“A beautiful socially-engaged narrative that explores the very fact that, by being grasped within the societal network of relations, one cannot but influence the other and become influenced…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Kirara

Eleven Greed (2022) [JFFH 2022]

Despite its obvious low-budget nature, Soejima delivers a highly entertaining and engaging action-thriller.

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Jul 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Straying (2022) review [Camera Japan 2022]

A pleasant and charming exploration of the fact that, within the game of love and romance and beyond, subjects often rely on acting-out to reveal to the other…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“Kahori Higashi’s debut is impressive.”

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Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Random Call (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Ohkanda’s narrative proves that one does not need a big budget to deliver a narrative that touches the spectator.

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Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Stone Steps (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A great indie narrative that highlights the need for the parental and the traditional Other to aid the subject to embark on the path of his own desire.…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Angry Son (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An incredibly rich and deep narrative that not only delivers a satisfying coming-of-age story but also an elegantly delivered social commentary on some of the frictions marking Japanese…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Shaman’s Daughter (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A genre mish-mash – a cocktail of light-hearted comedy, family drama, bloody thriller, and ghostly romance – that is not only pleasant but offers the spectator a rich…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Bastard! (2022)

See here for the review.

USA Anime

Jul 3, 2022 • Subscribe

2022 Retrospective

As we say hello to 2023, it's time to take a look back at the many highs and hilarious lows of 2022... 2:01 - 2022 Recommendations 3:16 - Liar Game 5:30…

Weekly Manga Recap

Jan 5, 2023 • Subscribe

BLUE LOCK, Cipher, Crossing Time, Dororo, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Winter 2022

Happy New Year! I’m aware January is almost over but I’m still taking this as a win that I managed to send this post out while it was…

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Jan 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Farewell 2022

Happy New Year! We have entered into 2023 and so I decided to look back and reflect on the podcast and life in 2022. Lets go down memory…

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Jan 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Motherhood (2022)

An enjoyable and engaging exploration of the destructive impact of a subject’s fixation on gaining the (m)Other’s love and that the often-ignored truth that becoming a mother is…

psycho-cinematography

Dec 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Farewell, 2022…

This post is brought you by Nijiyon Animation, an upcoming short anime adaptation of a 4-koma manga series by Miyakohito which is based on Love Live! Nijigasaki High…

The Anime Rambler – By Benigmatica

Dec 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, NIJIYON ANIMATION

Our House Party (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Kawanobe delivers a very touching and emotional story about homosexuality in Japan.

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Apr 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye Cruel World (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A stylish exploration of the cruel call for destruction that structures the perverse criminal field.”

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Dec 7, 2022 • Subscribe

In The Distance (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A very pleasant slice-of-life narrative that elegantly shows that bonds between subjects are that much more genuine if they are grounded in the acceptance of the other’s radical…

psycho-cinematography

Dec 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Two On The Edge (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A touching experience that highlights that the desire to be loved, for better or worse, is the ulitmate guide the neurotic subject within the societal field.”

psycho-cinematography

Nov 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Kingdom of The Apes (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

Shugo Fujii proves that he is the master of indie-thrillers.

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Jun 27, 2022 • Subscribe

One Day, A woman (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

“Mihiro Kaneko’s incredibly rich performance does not only engages the spectator from start to finish, but allows Yuko’s subjective turmoil, her flight from the societal Other, and her…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Outsourcing (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A very satisfying satirical short thta shows that, within the job-seeking process, only the image matters.”

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Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Convenience Story (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

Miki delivers a great psychological mystery narrative, yet it might not be for everyone.

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Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia