Guardian, neighbour, trickster: aspects of the anime faery
Wee folk, fair folk, good folk. Faeries travel under many guises and by many names, the mischievous gatekeepers of the small and secret realms of nature. But in all their [...]
January 2018
The pop team: our favourite four-panel anime
The four-panel manga uses the most basic of frameworks to fire off gags at startling pace, as well as offering unexpected, haiku-like views into life’s little dramas. [...]
Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin and anime’s quest into western fantasy
Western fantasy and sci-fi literature has long proven influential for anime, and an early example, shortly after the glamour of Howl’s Moving Castle, was the less [...]
Perfect Blue original novel out in English for first time
Many of us know and adore Satoshi Kon’s anime adaptation of Perfect Blue, a devastating story of self-doubt, self-loathing and fractured fandom. However, the light [...]
Review: Sword of the Stranger – Collector’s Edition
Kotaro has been learning to live for himself since his only protector, the monk Shouan, bid him to flee alone from their faceless pursuers. The young orphan boy is wanted for [...]
Review: Hyouka – Part 1
Right from the get go, and under the glittering façade of Kyoto Animation’s visuals, we’re introduced to jaded highschooler Hotaro Oreki, who sees himself in shades of [...]
Mourning my mother through anime
There is no fact of life harder to face, or conceptualise, than its ending. Since I lost my mother last year, I’ve been struggling for ways to guard against the fact she [...]
Kakegurui and live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film head to Netflix
When Kakegurui first aired on Netflix Japan back in July, it knew when to hold ’em and keep other territories on tenterhooks for its full release. But if you’ve [...]
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card simuldub will sound familiar
Another exciting simuldub announcement has winged its way to us from FUNimation, this time concerning Sakura’s return for Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card. As it turns [...]
Update: Dragon Ball Super will end in March
After Dragon Ball Super flew onto TV screens in 2015 with a resoundingly warm welcome back from fans, we’re coming to the end days of anime antics with gods and the [...]
