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School In The Crosshairs (1981) review
A heart-warming sci-fi flick that dazzles the spectator with its expressive and colourful effects.
School in the Crosshairs – Translation Notes
School in the Crosshairs - Translation Notes by RagnarXIV (Owen Baron) OPENING THEME The opening theme is performed by the singer Yumi Matsutouya, also known as "Yuming". Debuting…
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Game of Death II; or, The Towers of Silence Dear Bobby, how are you? I was hoping to see you, but you were out. Sorry I…
Manga in The Crosshairs: The State of Manga Bans in 2025
Coop Bicknell interviewed librarians across the country about how the latest Executive Orders and lists targeting LGBTQ+ are affecting students' ability to read age-appropriate comics.
The Mythology of 1981
Year 1: Boobs, The Wind, Baseball, Lederhosen, Eels, Monkeys, and Doves Year 2: Hotel Lobby Oysters, Condoms, Spinning Around and Around, 街・町, The Town and Its Uncertain Wall, A Short Piece on the Elephant that Crushes Heineken Cans Year…
Rumble in the Bronx (1995) [Film Review]
Rumble in the Bronx; or, A Fish Out of Water That’s my uncle’s car! Fresh after the success of Police Story 3: SuperCop (1992) and Pro...
August in the Water (1995) [Film Review]
August in the Water; or, Melancholic Blue Sometimes I become uncertain if it was… real, dream or just memories, and whether I'm alive o...
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Film Review
My review of Lonely Castle in the Mirror is now up over on Anime News Network.
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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.
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The Winter of 1905 (1981) Director: Yu Wei-Cheng [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]
The Winter of 1905 (1981), directed by Yu Wei-Cheng, is a solid dramatisation of Li Shutong’s time in Japan and the influences that would lead him to become…
Onoda - 10,000 Nights in the Jungle [Film Review]
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle; or, Lonely Warrior They’d said, “We’ll come back for you.” I have been aware of the real life story...
Halloween movie special: Summer Of Demon (1981) review
Introduction One of the most famous Japanese ghost stories is, without a doubt, Yotsuya Kaidan. It has been adapted to the silver screen and the small screen numerous…
Tadanari Okamoto in 1981: “The White Elephant” and “Old Man Frypan”
This month marks five years since this humble blog was started with a large post, by the long-gone and controversial tamerlane, about Russian animation. At first, it was…
Film Review: The Concierge
There is a certain department store with a very peculiar clientele. It’s not just that it caters to the rich and famous, though many a celebrity, business mogul,…
The Imaginary Film Review
My review of The Imaginary is now up over on Anime News Network. Check it out!
Review: A SCHOOL FROZEN IN TIME
Fittingly enough, we end this month on a distinctly spooky school, which has become the site of a very strange mystery. A SCHOOL FROZEN IN ...
Review: A SCHOOL FROZEN IN TIME
Fittingly enough, we end this month on a distinctly spooky school, which has become the site of a very strange mystery. A SCHOOL FROZEN IN ...
The Hut (피막, Lee Doo-yong, 1981)
A shamaness finds herself trying to exorcise the restless ghosts of the past when called to cure the son of a noble house in Lee Doo-yong’s eerie drama.
Vintage Report EXTRA, 1978-1981
It may be impossible to construct a complete timeline of Yamato history in the Vintage Report series since previously unknown artifacts can emerge at any time, and sometimes…
Kyoufu Densetsu - Kaiki! Frankenstein (1981)
Translation: purpleparrotking Timing/typesetting: MartyMcflies This...was quite the interesting project, and I feel like the editing ...
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Made in Hong Kong (1997) [Film Review]
Made in Hong Kong; or, The Days of Being Dangerous Mom was right when she said that everything is predestined. Ever since Sylvester pic...
A Night in Nude (1993) [Film Review]
A Night in Nude; or, Life on Lease Whatever it is, we do it for you, so you don’t have to do it. The late Takashi Ishii…
Woman in Witness Protection (1997) [Film Review]
Woman in Witness Protection; or, See no Evil, Hear no Evil It’s fine. It’s called acting. The late director Juzo Itami always crafted h...
Review: Holy Slave Academy — Pimpin’ in School
In this review, Tokimime covers the Liquid game "Holy Slave Academy" a title with early art from the famous artist Hikage Eiji!
The Imaginary Anime Film Review
Between reality, storybook worlds, and children's minds, this is a film overflowing with imagination—and it has the animation to match.
Film Review: The Colors Within
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…” From the very first moments of Naoko Yamada’s latest film, it is clear that Kimi no…
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The Killer (1989) [Film Review]
The Killer; or, Tomorrow Never Came In this world, not everybody is untrustworthy. Just how awesome is John Woo? The director is obvio...
The Concierge Anime Film Review
The Concierge is a light-hearted look at working in the service industry. It shows some of the best and worst of customers and clerks and ties it together…
One Piece Film: Red Film Review
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Vintage Report 33: 1981, first quarter
After a banner year like 1980, it could only be expected that Yamato activity would decline, and it certainly did. In this time period, the second half of…
Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (1981)
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Vintage Report 34: 1981, second quarter
After the final episode of Yamato III aired in early April, Exec Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki found himself in an uncommon situation. For the first time since early 1978,…
Vintage Report 35: 1981, third quarter
While the creative minds at West Cape Corporation continued building Final Yamato, word of its development worked its way beyond the borders of the official fan club. Be…
Alice in Deadly School — Dramatic School-Live
Broken girls having another breakdown. Impressions: Pity this is apparently not a full series, as it's profoundly more interesting than the other Actidol thing. It even ends…
Paprika – Film Review
The mind-bending visual movie by Satoshi Kon is a classic in Japanese animation, but are its visuals enough to make it worth watching?
Belle Film Review
My review of Belle is now up over on Anime News Network.
Downfall Film Review
My review of Downfall is now up over on Anime News Network. Check it out!
A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010) [Film Review]
A Night in Nude: Salvation; or, Living in Disgrace Ren… you’re an angel! It took me a while but, as promised, I return to the exploitat...
A School Frozen in Time Vol 1 Review
A School Frozen in Time is a mystery/psychological thriller manga with a bit of a supernatural twist. Written by Mizuki Tsukimura and with art by Naoshi Arakawa, of…
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For the second film in this historical drama review series, it’s a festive one. A family Christmas movie, what could be nicer than that? Except this is about…
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…
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It feels like a rare treat these days to see a film that looks and feels genuinely artistic. Sorrentino’s Hand of God is a truly exquisite film, telling…
Film Review – Violet Evergarden: The Movie
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Noroi: The Curse (2005) [Film Review]
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After the Rain (1999) [Film Review]
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The Quiet Family (1998) [Film Review]
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The Colors Within Anime Film Review
As is par for the course for Science SARU, the more surreal things get, the better this colorful film looks.