Anime
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A Place Further Than the Universe review
Widespread doubt and merciless conditions are no match for the power of sistership. Animation has no shortage of adorable girls…
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Blue Thermal review
Serialized in Monthly Comic Bunch, Blue Thermal told the story of a college freshman joining the aviation club. Protagonist Tsuru…
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Deemo: Memorial Keys review
Although Western animation frequently employs full computer-generated imagery (or CGI), Japan hasn’t embraced the technology as swiftly. The reasons for…
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Giovanni’s Island review
Production I.G’s 2014 film depicts the atrocities that accompany conflict and the aversion of people to succumb to abhorrence. An…
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The House of the Lost on the Cape review
Entertainment tends to turn tragedy into spectacle. Habitually, the focus is on delivering vivid depictions of the catastrophic rather than…
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko review
Conventional roles are muddied in director Ayumu Watanabe’s (Children of the Sea, Space Brothers #0) Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. Nikuko…
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The Deer King review
A directorial debut can be a difficult undertaking. Often, experience is indispensable when it comes to artistic expression. But Masashi…
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Panda! Go, Panda! Blu-ray+DVD review
In October 1972, the Ueno Zoo received a pair of pandas, commemorating diplomatic ties between China and Japan. This wasn’t…
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Ryoma! Prince of Tennis review
The Prince of Tennis has enjoyed a whimsical 23-year history. The original manga debuted in 1999 and followed Ryoma Echizen,…
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5 Centimeters Per Second review
The first episode of 5 Centimeters Per Second clarifies the meaning of the film’s title- it’s the rate that cherry…
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