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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

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

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

Boy Meets Girl Meets Tick-Throw Spinning Piledriver: Hi Score Girl

I’m happy and grateful that the full Hi Score Girl manga series by Otoi Rekomaru is out in English. It’s one of those manga where, once upon a…

OGIUE MANIAX

Sep 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Hi Score Girl

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

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 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

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

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Deji Meets Girl

Not really sure what to make out of Deji Meets Girl. I thought it was going to be some sort of short promotional stint for Okinawa because well,…

Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Deiji Meets Girl

By Andrew Osmond. Deiji Meets Girl is an anime that plays with anime formats and storytelling, in ways that may bewilder newcomers to the medium, though fans will…

All the Anime

Sep 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Deiji Meets Girl

BLog: Boy Meets Maria

BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Boy Meets MariaStory and art: PEYOTranslation: Amber TamosaitisPublisher: Seven Seas EntertainmentRelease Date: October 26,…

MJ Lyons Writes

Dec 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Episode 858: A Girl Meets a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Girl

This week on Anime Pulse we got fireworks, a mediocre VRMMO game, and gender swapping. Up first Joseph celebrated the 4th of July with four days off from…

Anime Pulse

Jul 13, 2024 • Subscribe

A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life, Girl Meets Girl, Girl Meets Girl

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

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

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

Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl Friends and The Bride Was a Boy

The White Sox won a game today, so it was a good day. This time we’re talking about Milk Morinaga’s Girl Friends and Chii’s The Bride Was a…

Taiiku Podcast

Jul 11, 2018 • 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

Girl Meets Girl, Girl Meets Girl

This Anime Boy Became A Girl

My Sister Accidentay Turned me into A Girl Mahiro Oyama is your average Reddit user, he stays in his room and old reads messed up visual novels, he is…

DecafisHere

Oct 25, 2023 • Subscribe

5 Reasons To Watch: Girl Meets Girl

Girl Meets Girl is a genderbending romance anime far ahead of its time when it came to representing trans characters positively.

Reasons to Anime

Dec 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy

A manga about a socially awkward teenage boy who's popular childhood friend transforms into a giant caterpillar monster. Continue reading →

Manga Machinations

Dec 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Hoshikuzu Telepath – Episode 1 – A Very Introverted Girl meets Alien Girl

Episode impressions of Hoshikuzu Telepath Episode 1 as Konohoshi Umika is a very introverted girl who doesn't feel she can make friends on earth. She yearns to go…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Stardust Telepath

Boy Meets Maria and The Way of the Househusband

MLB is in a lockout because the billionaire owners don’t want to give any inch to players...

Taiiku Podcast

Feb 26, 2022 • Subscribe

The Way of the Househusband

Boy Meets Maria and The Way of the Househusband

MLB is in a lockout because the billionaire owners don’t want to give any inch to players...

Taiiku Podcast

Feb 26, 2022 • Subscribe

The Way of the Househusband

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.”

Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Shoujo Thoughts: ☆ ～('▽^人) Otaku Ramblings

Boy or Girl?

I made a neutral cake! Boy or girl? Cast your votes in the comments below!

Aug 8, 2023 • Subscribe

First Impression: “Deji” Meets Girl

We’re at a bright and bluish Okinawa, at a small, nice, wooden hotel by the beach. A girl is checking in on arriving guests, complimenting them with a…

Beneath the Tangles

Oct 5, 2021 • Subscribe

MHA S4 Ep3 Recap: Boy Meets…

My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 3 Recap

Anime Saved My Life!

Nov 8, 2019 • Subscribe

My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia Season 4

Ya Boy Kongming! Music meets History

I was watching the anime for the music and the blonde girl.

Fortress William

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Ya Boy Kongming!

Make a Girl Anime Film Review

Make a Girl is, simply put, a film with some interesting ideas but poor execution.

Anime News Network - Views

4 days ago • Subscribe

Film Review: The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s first film in a decade, is both his most personal and the most ambitious in his venerated catalog. Delving into the…

Beneath the Tangles

Dec 8, 2023 • Subscribe

The Boy and the Heron

Chatty AF 156: Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Retrospective

Vrai, Chiaki, and Anime Herald's Editor-in-Chief Samantha Ferreira look back on the 2006 genderbending rom-com that spoke to a generation of trans anime fans.

Anime Feminist

Feb 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl Meets Girl, Girl Meets Girl

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

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

Boy Meets Boy Author David Levithan Talks With Anime Herald

Anime Herald: You have written an unusually diverse number of different love stories. Boy loves girl. Boy loves boy. Genderless loves girl. What inspired

Anime Herald

Nov 21, 2023 • 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

Sweet & Spicy | Otome Game Reviews

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

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 55: Vandread (or Boy meets Girl- The Ultimate Gender War)

In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a sci fi romance philosophical piece Vandread. ----more---- Xan felt a little overwhelmed with the News but it had to…

Spiraken Review Podcast

Jun 3, 2009 • Subscribe

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Himegoto, Vandread

My Hero Academia (Episode 66) – Boy Meets…

Can Midoriya make Sir Nighteye laugh? No. Not a chance, but he can impress him with his All Might knowledge. Is it enough for him to agree to…

Lynn Sheridan

Dec 22, 2019 • 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

A Boy and a Girl (少男少女, Hsu Li-Da, 2023)

A young man on the cusp of adolescence longs to escape his miserable circumstances but gradually finds himself succumbing to the corruption all around him in Hsu Li-Da’s…

May 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Girl Meets Rock! is a Guitar Nerd’s new favourite Manga!

Girl Meets Rock is fun (: (: Plz intro some weird who plays a Jazzy, plzzzz 8/10. Very good manga. Brief, yet thoughtful reads and a vibrancy to the aesthetic…

Kero Riripaddo

Jan 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Tomo-chan Is a Girl! – 05 – Gamer Boy

Carol invites her first two friends Tomo and Misuzu to her house—or should I say sprawling compound—and they meet her mother, who totally explains why the way she is.…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Feb 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

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

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