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Spirited Away: Live on Stage Review
If Spirited Away: Live on Stage premieres at your theater, you'll want to give this excellent show based off a beloved anime film a chance.
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Spirited Away: LIVE ON STAGE Coming To Theaters
GKIDS announced it has acquired North American rights for SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage. The production is a live stage performance of Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award®-winning animated feature…
Spirited Away Stage Play Adaptation London Performance Details
We've just heard news that the stage adaptation of Spirited Away has been extended by 5 weeks due to huge demand. It's set to run in London ...
Eyes on Yokai: Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away
We continue our discussion of the yokai realm's crossover with anime with a look at Spirited Away, and the yokai that inhabit Chihiro's world.


Fanart Friday: Spirited Away
I can’t wait to see the new Miyazaki film! To get another glimpse (maybe the final one) of the master’s work is a privilege. Spirited Away, depicted below,…


Episode 10: Spirited Away
To celebrate ten episodes, Shaun explores one of the most popular (and Oscar-winning) anime movies of all time with the ever imaginative Spirited Away. Meanwhile, Remington is less interested…


OtakuGeneration (Show #222) Spirited Away
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 222) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Spirited Away, recorded live September 6th,…


Re: Spirited Away is a Terrible Movie
(Source) This is a response to a guy on YouTube who calls himself “Confused Matthew.” He does a variety of movie reviews on request. By and large, he…


Witchy PreCure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~ Episode 7: Spirited Away
Strange phenomena are occurring in the seventh episode of Witchy PreCure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, leaving behind odd stone statues. Meanwhile, Mirai and Liko’s visions of the past grow more…
Growing Up in Spirited Away (Original Work, Studio Ghibli)
Beneath the mesh of colours and imagery in the worlds that sprout from the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki is a subtle organic quality. There is an appeal to…


Growing Up in Spirited Away (Original Work, Studio Ghibli)
Beneath the mesh of colours and imagery in the worlds that sprout from the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki is a subtle organic quality. There is an appeal to…


9 R.I.P. Otome Review – Twilight Meets Spirited Away in this Emotional Supernatural Romance
9 R.I.P. is an immersive supernatural horror otome for the Nintendo Switch that's kind of a cross between Twilight and Spirited Away.


East Meets West #13: Spirited Away .vs. Alice In Wonderland
This week I continue my next batch of posts for the East Meets West series, dedicated to comparing/contrasting anime and Western media of similar premises, and, based on a specific…
Visiting Jiufen Pt. 2 (Lanterns, Taro Balls, and Spirited Away)
Pt. 2 of Moya being a tourist. Carrying on from where I last left off, my friend and I arrived in the town of Jiufen, famously (mis)attributed to…
Totoro on Stage
By Helen McCarthy. When the Barbican and the Royal Shakespeare Company announced the stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro, with a new orchestration of Joe Hisaishi’s iconic score…
Totoro on Stage
By Helen McCarthy. I’ve seen a Catbus live onstage not twenty feet away. I’ve watched Totoro fly over the heads of a packed audience, all gasping, laughing, cheering…
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MANKAI STAGE [A3] Four Seasons Live 2020 ~Stage Report~
MANKAI STAGE [A3] have finished their first live concert called MANKAI STAGE [A3] Four Seasons Live 2020! Their live concert ran from September 17-20th and fans were able…


LiA Bespoke Project – Live-action Anime on Stage and Screen
Anime and manga has another side, little known in the West. Live-action animanga is a huge and lucrative industry in Japan.


This Week in Anime - Naruto, Live on Stage? Believe It!
Now, for the first time, fans can get a glimpse of the singing, dancing, and air-flipping versions of their favorite characters. Jean-Karlo and Monique check out the first…


The art of live voice acting on stage #銀魂
Taken from the GinTama Shirogane Matsuri 2019. CV: Taizo Hasegawa - Tachiki Fumihiko #立木文彦 Shinmura Shinpachi - Daisuke Sakaguchi #阪口大助 Sakata Gintoki - Tomokazu Sugita #杉田智和 Kagura - Rie Kugimiya #釘宮理恵


BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage
Right from the start 2nd Stage is bigger, louder, and more ambitious than the utter demo tape its predecessor was.
BanG Dream!, BanG Dream! FILM LIVE, BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage


Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live Stage Performance Review
Coming to North America next month, reporter Asha Bardon calls the Sailor Moon The Super Live performance a "brilliant" mix of light show, dialogue, interpretive dance, and circus…


Fanart Friday, Too x 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: Spirited Away to Christmas
We continue the 12 Days of Christmas Anime with our second Fanart Friday piece of the day! Haku and Chihiro all grown up and decorating their Christmas tree…
Dororo Stage Play: The Child Wants to Live
Dororo Stage Play: The Child Wants to Live (Subtitles) In 2019, the Dororo stage play became so popular that it inspired the new anime. Below is a link to the subtitles…
My Thoughts on Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
I finished Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!! about a month ago after trudging through the game for several months and I’ve only recently sorted my mixed feelings regarding this visual…
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Far Away, Further Away (2022) review [OAFF 2022]
“A beautiful film that elegantly explores the role the imaginary plays in marital failure as well as in the beginning of a new romantic bond.”
Review: A Whisker Away
What begins as a whimsical way to become nearer her crush turns into a deeper examination of hurt and character in A Whisker Away, the latest film from…


A Whisker Away Review
From Sailor Moon director Junichi Satoh and Anohana writer Mari Okada comes A Whisker Away known in Japan as Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu (“Wanting to Cry, I…
Review: A Whisker Away
With COVID-19 not letting up anytime soon, studios are skipping theatrical releases and going straight to (streaming) video. While generally more convenient for the audience, this has caused…
Firechick's Anime Reviews: Bang Dream Film Live 2nd Stage
Rating : 35/100 Really, Bushiroad? Youre doing another one of these animated concert movies for Bang Dream ? When you could literally do anything else? Fine, whatever. For…


ON STAGE (登場, Zhang Yaoyuan, 2021)
Zhang Yaoyuan’s observational documentary follows the Second Hand Roses singer more offstage than on as he prepares for a New Year concert


A Nigerian Tale on the World Stage
Inside 'Moremi' by Shofela Coker.


Exit Stage Left – Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 7 Review
This is a review of Episode Seven of Attack on Titan Season 4, the Final Season. Titled “Assault”.
Love Live! Superstar!! S3 - Episode 4 - Rainy Yuigaoka Colorful Stage
Liella put on a concert just for Tomari to prove that Natsumi's dream of becoming a school idol is worth it. Love Live! Superstar!! S3 - Episode 4


Roll Call: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction: Angels on Stage!
A gacha game based on a currently airing anime about cosplay? Where have I heard that before?


Demon Slayer Stage Play Cast Descend on NYC
The cast of the Demon Slayer stage play gave a memorable performance during the Japan Day Parade.
My Neighbour Totoro Stage Play Review
When The Royal Shakespeare Company announced that they were doing a live action stage play of My Neighbour Totoro, we got very excited. It h...


‘Stage Fright’ Gekidol – Episode 1 Review
‘Stage Fright’ a review of Episode 1 of Gekidol
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Wash Away (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A pleasant narrative that offers a fresh but familiar exploration of the subject’s fundamental desire for recognition/love and the problematic yet medicative function of consumption.
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MANKAI STAGE [A3] WINTER 2020 ~Stage Report~
The show must go on! MANKAI STAGE [A3] WINTER 2020 just had their performance last month after it was postponed for four months due to the COVID pandemic.…


Paradox Live Episode 7 Review – Boys On The Rooftop
That was heartbreaking.


School-Live! Live Action Review
Will their cuteness save them from horde of zombies? Read my review to find out.


Kiss the Dawn Away Now Available on Love 365
Voltage Inc. has announced a Monday, March 3rd, 2025 release date for the compelling new title “Kiss the Dawn Away” on the globally-aimed romantic e-reader app, Love 365:…
The Garden of Words Stage Play Review
The stage play adaption of The Garden of Words is now hitting the theatre. Set to run from Thursday 10th August until Saturday 9th September...


King of the Stage: Inu-Oh Review
“Inu-Oh” follows the story of two unique personalities who become partners and discover that being unique isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Two years of anticipation was behind this…


King of the Stage: Inu-Oh Review
"Inu-Oh" follows the story of two unique personalities who become partners and discover that being unique isn't necessarily a bad thing. Two years of anticipation was behind this…


Summer 2011 Season in Review – Blown Away
American TV has slowly started experimenting beyond the standard “debut every series in September and see what sticks” model, but it’s still the case that fall is the…


Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022) review
An epic and quite emotional experience that sadly fails to reach it full potential by holding on too tight to its shonen-roots.
Henjin no Salad Bowl - Episode 12 [END] - Grasshopper on Stage
Asumi lived out her dream of playing music with a successful band. Grasshopper, rock on! Henjin no Salad Bowl - Episode 12 [END]
[AniFemTalk] Which anime would you like to see on stage?
Both Utena and SARAZANMAI have had stage musicals announced recently. Who should follow? Which anime would work well on stage? Do you have a favorite stage adaptation of…