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Garden of Words
By Tom Arden. Now released in an Anime Limited steelbook, Garden of Words was the last film that Makoto Shinkai made before he was boosted to blockbuster status…
Books: The Garden of Words
By Andrew Osmond. This August, Makoto Shinkai’s film The Garden of Words – soon to have a new Blu-ray/CD Steelbook – will be adapted as a London stage…
The Garden of Words Review
Unlike the other Shinkai novels I’ve read, I had no familiarity with The Garden of Words. But according to Shinkai’s comments, the film is 46 minutes, and to…
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The Garden of Words [Review]
The Garden Of Words A movie with an okay story and amazing visuals. (SPOILER AHEAD) STORY:The whole premise of the show is that an upcoming shoemaker “Takao Akizuki” meets…
Playing Takao in the Stage Version of Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words
Stage actors Hiroki Berrecloth and Kurumu Okamiya discuss the inner workings of Takao and getting into character for a live performance.
Garden of Words onstage
By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s original Garden of Words was about no-touch intimacy, as a schoolboy and a woman met in a Tokyo park awning to shelter from…
An Interview with Alexandra Rutter Director of the Stage Adaption of The Garden of Words
Makoto Shinaki's anime The Garden of Words is the story of an out-of-step woman and an offbeat teenager meeting by chance in a Japanese gard...
r#137 – the garden of words.
I’ve been mentioning this movie a few times now on #moe404, together with the 5 Centimeters Per Second and any other movies from Makoto Shinkai, and that is…
Makoto Shinkai Retrospective: The Garden of Words
For some reason, up until now, this was the only Makoto Shinkai film I hadn’t seen. Maybe it was due to the bad taste that his earlier 5…
The Garden of Words – Style over substance
I can’t say I’m a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s movies. I only enjoyed Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko (She and Her Cat: Everything Flows) but that wasn’t exactly…
The Garden of Words, She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points, Your Name.
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Shownotes :: (show 428) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Garden of Words, recorded live August 18th, 2013. This week we…
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This one’s been a long time coming…It was supposed to come after Cross Game, then I just...
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From February 15, 2019, to February 24, 2019, Gundam debuted its first stage play with Gundam 00 Re:Build. Gundam 00 Re:Build is a retelling, or rebuilding, of the…
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The Case Study of Vanitas #02 — Words, Words, Words
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Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd Stage – 11 – Leaving the Garden
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes’: U.S. Release Details
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Spiraken Manga Review Ep 262: The Garden of Words (or The Rain Brings Joy and Sadness)
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Manga Jiman 2023 Competition Details
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Review: Records without Words (2023)
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Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes UK and Ireland Cinema Details
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The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese...
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese anime film produced by CoMix Wave Films and directed by Makoto Shinkai. Garden of Words [Blu-ray]
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese...
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese anime film produced by CoMix Wave Films and directed by Makoto Shinkai. Garden of Words [Blu-ray]
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[seven – Rahxephon] the garden of everything
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Spooky Month is gone!!! But is the nightmare over? "How do you wake when your sleep it is endless?" Come hang out at our Discord cave if you're inclined to: ►Discord: https://discord.gg/thaZkgx ►Twitter…