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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.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 7, 2022 • Subscribe

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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

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The Childe (귀공자, Park Hoon-jung, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A boxer finds himself in a precarious position after travelling to Korea in search of the father who abandoned him in Park Hoon-jung’s bloody thriller.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 19, 2023 • Subscribe

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Hunt (헌트, Lee Jung-jae, 2022)

Two men circle each other in search of an elusive double agent in Lee Jung-jae’s intensely paranoid political thriller.

Windows on Worlds

Nov 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Mother’s Place (엄마의 자리, Ryu Hee-jung, 2022) 

A young woman finds herself questioning the nature of family when her parents die suddenly but the relatives won’t let them be buried together in Ryu Hee-jung’s raw…

Windows on Worlds

Sep 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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

psycho-cinematography

Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2022

Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!

Third Window Films

Sep 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: July 2022

The start of July called for more organisation than I’m used to, but I was determined to hit the ground running. Time was running out to get things…

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Aug 7, 2022 • Subscribe

NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2022

Learn more about Third Window Films and Asian cinema here!

Third Window Films

Sep 22, 2022 • Subscribe

July 2022 Monthly Favorites

Hello there folks, and welcome back to one of my two reoccuring features – the Monthly Favorites. July seems to have come and went for me. A good…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Jul 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Gyeong-ah’s Daughter (경아의 딸, Kim Jung-eun, 2022)

The fractured relationship between mother and daughter is further strained when the younger woman becomes the victim of revenge porn in Kim Jung-eun’s quietly enraged social drama.

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Nov 24, 2022 • Subscribe

My Small Land (マイスモールランド, Emma Kawawada, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A young woman’s life is destabilised when her father’s asylum claim is rejected in Emma Kawada’s empathetic debut feature.

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Jul 26, 2022 • Subscribe

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Convenience Story (コンビニエンス・ストーリー, Satoshi Miki, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A blocked writer finds himself stranded in an uncanny reality in Satoshi Miki’s surreal sci-fi adventure.

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Aug 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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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…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 28, 2022 • 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.

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Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

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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.

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Sep 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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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.

psycho-cinematography

Aug 12, 2022 • Subscribe

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NEWSWIRE: July 2022 Pre-Orders

…here we go again. We’re now comfortably into the beginning of another month, and we’ve seen you all shifting in your seats waiting for us to announce our…

All the Anime

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Behind The Scenes: July 2022

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Reasons to Anime

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Author Journey (July 4, 2022)

Quarter 3 of 2022 begins today and that means it’s time to shift my focus from blogging to writing. It’s been too long since I’ve been writing consistently,…

The Otaku Author

Jul 4, 2022 • Subscribe

John’s July 2022 Mandarake Order

See what new bargains and oddities I picked up in my recent purchase from Mandarake of Japan. The Comic Big Spirits magazine that I thought contained the first…

AnimeNation Anime News Blog

Jul 22, 2022 • Subscribe

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Author Journey (July 11, 2022)

What a week! My sleep schedule was so disrupted, that my phone decided I didn’t even sleep on Friday, and I don’t even know if it’s right or…

The Otaku Author

Jul 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Author Journey (July 25, 2022)

After a stressful week at work, I decided that it was the right time to kick back and relax. Of course, by kick back I mean write more…

The Otaku Author

Jul 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Author Journey (July 18, 2022)

It’s official! I am writing again. It was a crazy week with work and family-related events, but I got started on a new project. I have several unfinished…

The Otaku Author

Jul 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Fast & Feel Love (เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

An obsessive sports stacker is plunged into a delayed adulthood when his long term girlfriend suddenly leaves in Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s charming post-modern comedy.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 27, 2022 • Subscribe

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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.

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Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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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…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

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Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2022

Runs in Montreal, Canada, July 14 to Aug. 3.

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Jun 13, 2022 • Subscribe

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Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

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Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

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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.

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Aug 16, 2022 • Subscribe

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My Broken Mariko (マイ・ブロークン・マリコ, Yuki Tanada, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

Devastated by the death of a friend, a young woman embarks on one last road trip in Yuki Tanada’s adaptation of the manga by Yuki Tanada.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Today’s Robits: July 2022, Coincidentally Red

“Robit” is an online slang used as alternative to the word “robot.” Prior to my reboot of the site in 2019, I’ve been doing a series of posts…

cvphased / MECHA CATALOGUE

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Kuromukuro, Magic Knight Rayearth

Otaku Collection Haul for July 2022

This month’s haul includes a bunch of items picked up in town plus sale deals, pre-orders finally appearing and a couple more items that were out of stock…

The Normanic Vault

Aug 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Game of the Month: July 2022

This month there are a few more games I want to highlight: once again, more than I was initially expecting. But hey, all the games I want to…

Rory Muses

Jul 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Fire Emblem

Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights July 2022

The summer brings new anime, and new thoughts from Kio. New chapter of Spotted Flower came out at the end of June! The digital version just came out,…

OGIUE MANIAX

Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Blerdy Otome Monthly Recap – July 2022

Hey Blerdy Tribe! It’s the end of yet another month, so it’s time for the Blerdy Otome Monthly Recap! I kinda skipped a few months, sorry, I’ve been…

Blerdy Otome

Jul 31, 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…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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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.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 8, 2022 • Subscribe

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Winter 2022 First Impressions – Fantasia Sango: Realm of Legends

Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Taiwanese RPG Episode Summary: As a nation finds itself on the decline at on the cusp of war, the people find themselves vulnerable…

Season 1 Episode 1

Feb 5, 2022 • Subscribe

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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

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

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…

Sweet & Spicy | Otome Game Reviews

Jun 25, 2022 • Subscribe

●SIGNATURE● R.I.P. Kim Jung Gi

Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,

ChronOtomo | Otomo Katsuhiro Chronology

Oct 5, 2022 • Subscribe

July 2022 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases

The July 2022 manga, light novels, and book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas Entertainment, VIZ Media, Kodansha, & more!

Yatta-Tachi

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

The Killer (더 킬러: 죽어도 되는 아이, Choi Jae-hoon, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A cynical hitman stumbles on a dark conspiracy when the teenager he’s supposed to be babysitting is kidnapped in Choi Jae-hoon’s retro action thriller.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 8, 2022 • Subscribe

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The Fish Tale (さかなのこ, Shuichi Okita, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

The infinite enthusiasm of a fish obsessive gradually brightens the world around them in Shuichi Okita’s charming portrait of an eccentric.

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Jul 17, 2022 • Subscribe

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The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra (다섯 번째 흉추, Park Sye-young, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A mouldy mattress gradually becomes sentient while traversing vistas of human loneliness in Park Sye-young’s experimental feature.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 12, 2022 • Subscribe

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Urusei Yatsura 20 (2022)(Next Generation #UruseiYatsura)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Urusei Yatsura 20 (2022). Benten's chain is stolen by a trio of girls, looking to usurp Benten, Lum, and Oyuki's rep.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

Mar 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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Collectors (도굴, Park Jung-bae, 2020)

An intrepid tomb raider becomes embroiled in an elaborate plot to steal a precious sword from a tomb in Gangnam in Park’s hugely enjoyable crime caper

Windows on Worlds

Nov 10, 2021 • Subscribe

White Day by Hyun-Jung Gu

I was wrong about when White Day occurs! Women have to wait a whole month after Valentine’s Day to get a return gift–March 14!   There are not a…

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Feb 23, 2021 • Subscribe