Anime Blog Tracker

Intolerance (2021) [22nd Nippon Connection]

Yoshida’s narrative hits all the right emotional notes for the audience and that its message will long linger in the spectator’s mind.

psycho-cinematography

Jun 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Backlight (2021) [22nd Nippon Connection]

An elegantly constructed and highly impactful exploration of the inhibiting fear of being rejected by one’s beloved.

psycho-cinematography

Jun 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Ninja Girl (2021) review [22nd Nippon connection]

“A political satire that will not fail to please audiences, but lacks the thematical punch to make a statement that will long linger in the spectator’s mind.”

psycho-cinematography

Jun 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Manga v. Film – What She Likes

I did a review of What She Likes last year and mentioned that the story had a lot of intentional changes. Some okay or even good, most of…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Jan 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Popran (2022) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

“A great narrative that questions in a light-hearted way the relation between the male subject and his member as well as the role the real member plays within…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 13, 2022 • Subscribe

22nd Nippon Connection: Recommendations

This list does not only reveal the variety of unique perspectives that mark Japanese Cinema, but also echoes that what directors, from a cinematic perspective, put into question…

psycho-cinematography

May 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Just Remembering (2022) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

An experience that will stir the spectator’s unconscious and affect his heart.  

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May 29, 2022 • Subscribe

The End Of The Pale Hour (2021) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

Matsumoto delivers an amazing narrative that allows the spectator to realize that imaginary pleasure offers little protection against the oppressing demands of the society and imaginary injuries de…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Any Crybabies Around? (2020) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

“A great drama that sketches out the destructive effect of the gap between one’s signifiers and one’s acts on others and shows the spectator that what the marital…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 7, 2022 • Subscribe

What She Likes (彼女が好きなものは, Shogo Kusano, 2021)

A young guy struggling with his sexuality bonds with a young woman embarrassed beyond belief by her love for BL in Shogo Kusano’s high school drama

Windows on Worlds

May 28, 2022 • Subscribe

What She Likes or the most mediocre live action adaptation I’ve seen (movie review)

I have many thoughts about this movie. I was only going to watch this since Kamio Fuju was playing Jun. On a whim, I read the manga adaptation…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Dec 20, 2021 • Subscribe

My Brother, The Android and Me (2022) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

“A compelling exploration of how certain subjects, psychotically structured, attempt to mend the problematic nature of the symbolic and the imaginary.”

psycho-cinematography

Jun 16, 2022 • Subscribe

They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) review [22nd Nippon Connection]

An exquisitely shot meditation about the impact change has on society and subjectivity.

psycho-cinematography

May 26, 2022 • Subscribe

One Day, You will reach the Sea (2022) review (22nd Nippon Connection)

A splendid experience whose themes of loss, failed encounters, and unresolved desires do not fail to touch the spectator deeply.

psycho-cinematography

Jun 19, 2022 • Subscribe

His (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

A touching and heartwarming romance drama that captivates the spectator not only because it’s driven by romantic feelings feel genuine, but also because the truth of love is…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Bolt (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“A great narrative by Kaizo Hayashi that explores, via the structure fiction, the truth of three different affects – responsibility, guilt, and sadness through loss – during and…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Stormy Family (2019) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“A great narrative that succeeds in exploring the very way that imaginary injuries and resentments erode family bonds, by causing a subjective blindness for the suffering of the…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Megumi

Wonderful Paradise (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

A great experiment of the absurd, but its full potential to satisfy the spectator is hindered by its somewhat lackluster composition.  

psycho-cinematography

Jun 23, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Cinema

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Cinema: Can’t Stop the Dancing, The Day of Destruction, To the Ends of the Earth, Under the Open Sky, A Girl Missing,…

Genkinahito

May 25, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Visions

A preview of Nippon Connection 2021: the films of the Nippon Visions section – Company Retreat, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes , Daughters, It’s a Summer Film, Sasaki…

Genkinahito

May 26, 2021 • Subscribe

School Days

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Cinema

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Cinema: Can’t Stop the Dancing, The Day of Destruction, To the Ends of the Earth, Under the Open Sky, A Girl Missing,…

Genkinahito

May 25, 2021 • Subscribe

Special A

Beyond the two infinite minutes (2021) review [Nippon connection 2021]

“A highly entertaining and cleverly constructed sci-fi film that not only underlines the power of romantic desire, but also reveals how tricky knowing the future can be.”

psycho-cinematography

Jul 5, 2021 • Subscribe

The Promised Land (2019) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

A beautifully composed and highly relevant narrative about destructive kinds of social violence, a social violence against the Otherness present in the community and an ostracizing violence to…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 20, 2021 • Subscribe

A Madder Red (2021) review [Nippon Connection 2022]

Machiko Ono and Yuki Katayama breathe extra-ordinary life and realism into the pain, the hopes, the white lies, the tears, the smiles, and the anger of contemporary female…

psycho-cinematography

May 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Nippon Connection 2021: our recommendations

“While we of course encourage the audience to explore the many films this rich festival has to offer, we do want to introduce our recommendations, films that we…

psycho-cinematography

May 30, 2021 • Subscribe

The Otakusphere: What everyone else likes this year

So it’s started to get to be that time of year when people start putting out lists. The older and busier I get the more things blur together…

In Search of Number Nine — An anime blog

Dec 15, 2019 • Subscribe

Sasaki In My Mind (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“Uchiyama delivers a great and finely composed narrative that explores the ephemeral character of relationships that find their sole strength in the imaginary, in the thirst for gaining…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Extraneous Matter – Complete edition (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“A great erotic sci-fi narrative that explores, in an engaging way, the need for a certain amount of sexual desire to make the dynamic of a romantic relation…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Under The Open Sky (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“A (damning) look at the vicious and unforgiven nature of the judgmental Other as well as heartwarming emotionally rich exploration of the importance of supportive inter-subjective social bon…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 8, 2021 • Subscribe

The Town of Headcounts (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“His dystopian ‘thriller’ does not only masterly highlight, in a chilling way, the various ills that marks contemporary society, but also shows, that within such dystopian world, a…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 26, 2021 • Subscribe

I Am What I Am (2022) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Toko Miura, with her layered performance, gives the emotional struggle of her character its genuine flavour.   

psycho-cinematography

Jun 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Twitter Connections!

Hello followers and bloggers! I made a new Twitter account, mostly to advertise my new blog at Wix.com. I would also love to use it to connect with…

Anime Rants

Oct 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Twitter Connections!

Hello followers and bloggers! I made a new Twitter account, mostly to advertise my new blog at Wix.com. I would also love to use it to connect with…

Anime Rants

Oct 15, 2022 • Subscribe

My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021) review [Nippon Connection 2021]

“A great narrative, due to its emotionally gripping finale and the crystal-clear manner by which Sabu explores and uncovers the impact of a vicious environment on the way…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Record of Grancrest War Episode 21 Review: Foundation of Empire and She Did What She Could…

Record of Grancrest War Episode 21: The Mage Academy prepares for battle with Emperor Theo Cornaro and his chief strategist, Siluca Meletes.

Crow's World of Anime

Jun 10, 2024 • Subscribe

Record of Grancrest War

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021 – Highlights

A preview of Nippon Connection 2021 that offers some highlights: Dance With Me, To the Ends of the Earth, Under the Open Sky, The Day of Destruction, Beyond the…

Genkinahito

May 24, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Documentaries

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021 – The full line-up of Documentaries: Ainu Neno An Ainu, I Quit, “Being Friends”, Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams, Me and the…

Genkinahito

May 27, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Animation

A Preview of the Animated Films at Nippon Connection 2021: On-Gaku: Our Sound, Seven Days War, Sumikkogurashii: Good to Be in the Corner

Genkinahito

May 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Vampire Knight Guilty 2: King Kaname does what he likes

No time to watch silly cartoons means time to I be a little impatient. If at 2 episodes into a new series, I get bored to the point…

Lostlink ~ Wrong Way To Japan!

Nov 27, 2008 • Subscribe

Vampire Knight, Vampire Knight: Guilty

Spiraken Manga News Ep 017: September 16th - 22nd 2021

Let's find out the latest manga news with our latest podcast  In this seventeenth episode, Xan talks , discusses the latest news in the manga world and announces some…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Week 4 of Winter 2021 Seasonal Anime In Review [January 22nd to 28th]

Week 4 of Winter 2021 Seasonal Anime In Review [January 22nd to 28th]

Cactus Matt Anime

Jan 30, 2021 • Subscribe

December (2023) review [Nippon Connection]

A highly moving and emotionally powerful narrative that explores the struggle of a subject to shake of the winter of his subjectivity.

psycho-cinematography

Jun 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Kanon

Review: She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat

Eat, Pray, Love Back in February, I caught a nasty cold and had to stay at home. Sometimes being sick is great because you get the whole day…

Tiger and Hibiscus

Mar 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Spiraken Manga News Ep 009: July 22nd- July 28th 2021

Let's find out the latest manga news with our latest podcast      In this eigth episode, Xan discusses some sad manga news, hypes up his panels at otakon and discusses…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Jul 30, 2021 • Subscribe

[REVIEW] Japan in Australia: Culture, Context and Connections

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New Voices in Japanese Studies

Aug 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Egoist (2022) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Matsunaga’s heartfelt and heart-breaking narrative goes beyond the gay-dynamic to show that the lack that injures the subject complicates and radically determines the way he approaches the object…

psycho-cinematography

Jun 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie – But What Is She?

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie is a slightly forgettable but otherwise fairly enjoyable romantic anime. As long as you enjoy 90s romance tropes

I drink and watch anime

Oct 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

Spring 2021 Anime: What to Watch and Review

I always have a tough time deciding what anime to watch when new seasons roll around. Honestly, I’m not the biggest fan of watching something weekly so usually…

The Spooky Red Head Blog

Apr 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia

NIPPON CONNECTION ’12 REVIEW: Die! Directors, Die!

死ね ! 死ね ! シネマ (Shine! Shine! Shinema) Released: 2011 Director: Makoto Shinozaki Starring:  Kyoko Mori …

Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow

May 5, 2012 • Subscribe

Penalty Loop (2024) review [Nippon Connection 2024]

The way Araki resolves the narrative’s thematical questions concerning vengeance and the working-through of trauma will divide spectators

psycho-cinematography

Jun 17, 2024 • Subscribe