The year was 2007. It was around that time that I was really starting to dip my toes deeper into the anime fandom beyond just Pokemon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or whatever was airing on TV. I was browsing some anime websites, and a promo picture for a new anime called Les Miserables Shoujo Cosette caught my …
This July, TOHO animation is returning to AX with three panels featuring fan-favorite shows! Get ready for a lineup of exciting guests, creators, and voice actors straight from Japan. Event Details Panel Title: SPY×FAMILY / Kaiju No. 8 SPECIAL EVENT Hosted by TOHO animation Date: Thursday, July 4th Time: 03:15 PM – 04:35 PM Room: …
The recent overload of Suntory self-promotion in Bartender prompted a discussion of product placement in anime. Thank you to LiA patron Casey W., who on reading the conversation asked me to put together a top 5 (or 9) list of anime product placements. I’ll preface this by saying that, as always, this is limited to …
New retailer listings at Amazon UK and Anime-On-Line have revealed that Anime Limited, otherwise known as All The Anime, will release Standard Edition Blu-Ray release of Kaiji the Ultimate Survivor – Season 1 , Mobile Fighter G Gundam – Part 1, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny – Part 1, Rental Magica – Complete Series and …
Third Window Films have recently announced that they will release the live action film Your Lovely Smile on Blu-Ray in the UK, with the film currently set for release on 12th August 2024. This UK Blu-Ray release of Your Lovely Smile will be the first time that the film has been released in High Definition, …
After twenty episodes of increasingly claustrophobic drama, with our perspective perpetually honing closer into the psychological disarray of Shinji and his companions, Evangelion’s twenty-first episode offers an unexpected broadening of the camera’s frame. No longer must we guess and wonder at the motivations inspiring Gendo, Fuyutsuki, or Ritsuko Akagi; episode twenty-one brings us right back …
