Anime
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Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day review
On the surface, Sound! Euphonium explores the myriad of tribulations faces during teenage life. The novel, manga, and anime center…
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion review
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (affectionately known as DanMachi in Japan) success stems…
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Penguin Highway review
Quite a few films, live-action or animated, take a while to reach their eponymous highlight. That’s not the case with…
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Made in Abyss: Journey’s Dawn review
When works are adapted for other media, there’s always the risk that something will be lost in the process. Certainly,…
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Sailor Moon S: The Movie review
When Pioneer Entertainment Sailor Moon S: The Movie arrived stateside in 1999, it trailed the original theatrical Japanese release by…
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Liz and the Blue Bird review
Visual media habitually employs a big, broad approach when depicting relationships. All too often, social bonds are represented in a…
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Tackling Fear with Tito and the Birds
Tito and the Birds’ producer, co-director, and co-screenwriter Gustavo Steinberg thinks most modern children’s films are little more than escapist…
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The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl review
For many, there’s a salient period between the twilight of youth and the dawn of adulthood. Before we allow marriage…
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A Silent Voice review
In the hands of most creatives, a film that explores bullying, disability, and social isolation could become nauseatingly preachy. But…
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In This Corner of the World review
In the United States, terms like ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom’ are quintessential expressions, underscoring an emphasis on individualism. But in Japan,…
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