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The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún and Magilumiere Co. Ltd.

This episode, we’re talking about Nagabe’s The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún published by...

Taiiku Podcast

Feb 6, 2023 • Subscribe

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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 462: The Girl From The Other Side: Siúil, A Rún

In this episode, Xan reviews a fairy tale manga about a young girl who is left in a cursed land. Is it a happy ending? Well, sit back…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Apr 7, 2022 • 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.

Jul 23, 2022 • Subscribe

The Girl From the Other Side (とつくにの少女, Yutaro Kubo & Satomi Maiya, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A kindly exile and lonely little girl find mutual salvation in Yutaro Kubo & Satomi Maiya’s beautifully animated fairytale.

Girl from Phantasia, The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Aug 1, 2022 • Subscribe

River (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

If you like low-key humour and some time-twisting fun, you should not miss Yamaguchi’s latest.

Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Season 1 Episode 1 Anime Reviews

It’s Spooky Season! – Day 7: The Girl From the Other Side

We human beings consider ourselves to be intellectually and culturally advanced. We’ve conquered the world and wield technology and innovation the likes of which would be unimaginable to…

Oct 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Insomniacs After School (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

Ikeda’s narrative contains all the right ingredients, but the final mixture is not able to give the narrative the emotional impact it looks for.

Jul 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Anime News Network - Views

This Week in Anime - The Beauty of The Girl from the Other Side

It is strange, and haunting, and tender, and reaffirming all in one, and I cannot recommend it enough to people. This film is great. The manga's great. Nagabe's…

Aug 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Studio WIT’s New Dream Factory: Ibaraki Studio and The Girl From the Other Side

Unknown to most people, Studio WIT’s regional branch is already operative with the goals to train young artists, revitalize animation for children, and give a platform to independent…

Sakuga Blog

Oct 14, 2019 • Subscribe

The Fish Tale (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

A very heart-warming and touching narrative that shows that a subject does not necessarily need to make use of the neurotic solution to inscribe himself within the societal…

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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

Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Shin-Ultraman (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

Higuchi and Anno deliver an impressive love letter to their childhood, yet their devoted love, which is sensible in every aspect of the narrative, might not be able…

Jul 28, 2022 • Subscribe

My Broken Mariko (2022) [Fantasia Film Festival]

Tanada offers a compelling exploration of the emotional turmoil a female subject caused by the sudden death of someone important.

Aug 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Thermae Romae, Thermae Romae Specials

16th Japanese Film Fest!

スタート！ It certainly has been a long time between posts, something that will no doubt be replaced with a fast and furious barrage of wr...

Japachickyburgers

Dec 2, 2012 • Subscribe

The Girl from the Other Side: Wait, How is Dark AND Wholesome at the Same Time?!

There are times when a manga is so unique and otherwordly that you can’t even come up with an intro to segue into a review about it. This…

Weeb Revues

Dec 11, 2021 • Subscribe

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

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

Sep 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Shin Kamer Rider (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

Anno delivers an action-hero experience that is both incredibly fun and emotionally touching.

Girl from Phantasia, Mirai

Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (마녀 2, Park Hoon-jung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A “perfect model” of transhumanism takes refuge in a remote farmhouse in Park’s sequel to The Witch: Part One. The subversion.

Aug 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Five Films Not To Miss [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

Let us present 5 Japanese films that should already be high on your to-watch list.

Jul 8, 2022 • Subscribe

The Pass: Last Days Of The Samurai (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

A very engaging samurai narrative that does not only offer an intriguing glance at one of the most important crossroads of Japanese history, but also a melodramatic exploration…

Girl from Phantasia, The Samurai

Aug 9, 2022 • Subscribe

The Pass: Last Days Of The Samurai (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

A very engaging samurai narrative that does not only offer an intriguing glance at one of the most important crossroads of Japanese history, but also a melodramatic exploration…

Girl from Phantasia, The Samurai

Aug 10, 2022 • Subscribe

What To Do With Dead Kaiju (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

“An extremely well-structured genre-blend that does not only provides the laughs and giggles with its pleasant political satire, but also allows the spectator to immerge himself into the…

Aug 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Sweet & Spicy | Otome Game Reviews

Rain and the Other Side of You

Back in 2019 the folks at Galette Works gave us the problematic Ame to Kimi no Mukou (雨と君の向こう) written by Sakuraka Yukino with art by Momono Moto. I…

Okazu

May 3, 2021 • Subscribe

AND THEN: A Girl-Meets-Girl Short Film

In the middle of spring 2020, Jenn Ravenna Tran launched a Kickstarter for a short film And Then, which she described as “A Girl-Meets-Girl Short Film Set in…

Okazu

Mar 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Love on the Other Side – A Nagabe Short Story Collection Review

A number of different tales about love by Nagabe show some intrigue but also ask some questions in this short story collection.

TheOASG

Jun 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Steam Next Fest | June 2022 | Recommendations

Investigate the mysterious Mason family as a cute, chubby housecat, or find yourself (and love) as a newly-purchased android…

Jun 25, 2022 • Subscribe

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side (野草不盡, Crystal Wong, 2022)

Crystal Wong’s heartfelt documentary follows a pair of exiles as they try to hang on to their Hong Kong identity after moving to the UK.

Mar 29, 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.

Jul 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Stellar: A Magical Ride (스텔라, Kwon Soo-kyung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A cynical man makes peace with his father’s memory while driving his possibly haunted and very rundown Hyundai Stellar in Kwon Soo-kyung’s charmingly quirky road movie.

Aug 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers (2021) Review [Fantasia Film Festival]

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

Girl from Phantasia, Tokyo Revengers

Aug 16, 2021 • Subscribe

The Faraway Paladin – 11 – The Other Side of the Coin

At the start of this outing, everything’s coming up Maryblood, as he, Menel, Anna, Reystov, and his merry band of adventurers march throughout the Beast Woods, clearing them…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Dec 25, 2021 • Subscribe

The Faraway Paladin

As Long As We Both Shall Live (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

An over-the-top and highly powerful romance narrative.

Girl from Phantasia, Mirai

Aug 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Black Lagoon’s Revy: The Other Side of the Knife’s Edge

It’s very rare that I often find a character who makes me reflect back on a previous post. I am not afraid of having to eat my words,…

Shallow Dives in Anime

Jan 30, 2024 • Subscribe

Black Lagoon

Mercenaries from Hong Kong (獵魔者, Wong Jing, 1982) [Fantasia 2022]

A former mercenary agrees to one last job but finds himself swept into unexpected intrigue in an early action fest from Wong Jing.

Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Season 1 Episode 1 Anime Reviews

It’s Spooky Season! – Day 25: Den-noh Coil Episode 9 “Miss Michiko From The Other Side”

It’s no secret that I love Den-noh Coil (or Dennou Coil if you prefer the classic romanization of the title). One look at my user icon across the various social media I…

Oct 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Den-noh Coil

Hawaii International Film Festival 2021’s J-Fest Film Program (May 13 -23)

Genkinahito

May 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Mouse

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Fantasia Film Festival: 7 Films not to miss.

This year, we, once again, explored the wide selection of films screening at the festival to select some films that we, psychocinematography, duly recommend to the audiences.

Jul 26, 2021 • Subscribe

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.”

Girl from Phantasia, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Aug 22, 2021 • 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.”

Aug 25, 2021 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

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

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

Aug 13, 2021 • Subscribe