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The sparkling heart of darkness: Madoka’s message of hope for mature audiences

March 17, 2017 // 5 Comments

Magical girls have long been illustrious in empowering the feminine, and framing fragility as the groundwork for true strength. Sailor Moon may never have become fearless, [...]

My Favourite Anime: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

March 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

For this installment of My Favourite Anime, Ashley of Ashley’s Anime gives us a personal view into why she loves Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Read on, and find out why [...]

Update: Netflix to stream Gen Urobuchi’s Godzilla movie this year

March 15, 2017 // 4 Comments

An anime movie starring Toho’s kaiju icon Godzilla is in production, titled simply Godzilla, and with a script by Puella Magi Madoka Magica‘s Gen Urobuchi. [...]

Review: Persona 3 – Movie 1

February 7, 2017 // 1 Comment

I’ll be upfront and honest about this. I’ve never played Persona, not so much as a single second. My first real experience of the franchise is with this inaugural [...]

Seasons of the witch: the changing nature of witchcraft in anime

December 8, 2016 // 18 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I much prefer anime’s view of witches to our overriding cynicism towards them here in the west, and boy is it loving them lately. This [...]

Your name, our anime: defending the new and female otaku

November 16, 2016 // 26 Comments

It’s time for another episode of Old Fogies Take a Dump on New Anime. Mamoru Oshii’s done it, taking pops at Mamoru Hosoda, Hideaki Anno, and all currently-airing [...]

Girls und Panzer der Film screenings ending after over a year

November 10, 2016 // 2 Comments

Between November 25th and December 15th, Japanese cinemas will be ending screenings of Girls und Panzer der Film after more than a year of continuous showings. The film [...]

Thunderbolt Fantasy sequel green-lit

October 3, 2016 // 2 Comments

Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero and Psycho-Pass writer Gen Urobuchi’s puppetry extravaganza Thunderbolt Fantasy ended last week, rounding off with the announcement of a [...]

Update: The Great Passage announces premiere date, 3rd promo previews opening theme

September 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

Last Friday (September 2nd), Fuji TV’s noitaminA programming block released a second promo video for this fall’s anime The Great Passage, revealing and [...]

Update: SHAFT’s March comes in like a lion anime previewed, premiere date announced

September 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

The anime adaptation of March comes in like a lion, the Kodansha Manga Award and Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize-winning manga by Honey & Clover author Chica [...]