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This documentary about Japan’s most famous artist is truly eye opening, whether you are new or old to Japanese art, … [ Read More ]
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This documentary about Japan’s most famous artist is truly eye opening, whether you are new or old to Japanese art, … [ Read More ]
We all know child abuse is a terrible problem. There is also the problem of trying to report on it … [ Read More ]
This week’s piece goes back the 1970s and looks at one of the earliest works by two of the most … [ Read More ]
I would like to conclude this recent look at sports anime by first making an observation. Comedian Ross Noble once … [ Read More ]
The Olympics are now underway, and with the Premier League kicking off next weekend, our current look at sports anime … [ Read More ]
Once again we continue to look at sports anime, and given the repeated highlighting of the fan-base for such shows … [ Read More ]
Continuing to look at sports anime, this week’s series is arguably the first that started the trend in which fans … [ Read More ]
In 2020 Tokyo will be hosting the Olympics. As we are coming up close to the 2016 Rio Olympics and … [ Read More ]
Last week’s column covered the film series The Garden of Sinners (No. 166), a supernatural story whose central character is … [ Read More ]
This week we look at an anime film series, and a series which deals with many disturbing themes. Beware: you … [ Read More ]
Back in the 1980s with the rise of home entertainment, demand for anime increased. This lead to “Original Video Anime”, … [ Read More ]
Over the weekend I was at Sunnycon, the Sunderland based anime convention that became so popular it had to move … [ Read More ]
While Studio Ghibli is most famous for their feature films, even winning an Oscar in the process, not everything they … [ Read More ]
A season of films by Studio Ghibli is being screened across the country in certain cinemas, known as “Studio Ghibli … [ Read More ]
The weekend just gone held the MCM Comic Con, a time when the main anime distributors in the UK announced … [ Read More ]
Last week the government announced prison reforms during the Queen’s Speech. Thus I feel like covering an anime that is … [ Read More ]
This week we return to the genre of yaoi: male gay romantic and erotic fiction normally aimed at women. It … [ Read More ]
This week we return to my favourite anime director, Hiroyuki Imaishi. He has made some of the most best anime … [ Read More ]
Returning again to Funimation’s new streaming service which recently launched in the UK, this week’s series is the one anime … [ Read More ]
This morning something they big happened in terms of anime in the UK: a new anime series was aired on … [ Read More ]
We continue to look at the anime on Funimation, the long-running streaming service that has only been made available in … [ Read More ]
This week has been a big one for anime fans in the UK, with the launch of the streaming service … [ Read More ]
Many people complained about this year’s Oscars, mainly because of race. However, the awards have lots of problems. I would … [ Read More ]
WARNING: This column deals with subjects considered to be deeply offensive, including rape, paedophilia, bestiality, graphic violence, murder, bigotry etc. … [ Read More ]