The news of the hour is that Disney has bought Lucasfilm for $4bn and that Star Wars films are coming. Films. Star Wars 7 is already scheduled for release in 2015. Let’s ask the question – what will Star Wars 7 be called? There’s one source we can go to; the huge list of Star […]
Monster Roll: Chefs versus sea monsters
This short film sounds like a laugh – sushi chefs versus sea monsters. I’m sure it’ll be funny but it’s no cheap joke. The video above is actually a high quality teaser from Dan Blank and Vanishing Angle. It’s well acted and the effects are impressive. Cthulhu, anyone? There’s a Facebook page and a branded […]
The insider view: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc trilogy
Studio 4C has released the first two of the Berserk anime movies; The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey. Berserk Movie 3: Descent is due out in 2013. The series’ Chief Animation Director and Character Designer, Naoyuki Onda, as well as Producer, Fuko Noda, attended Scotland Loves Anime this year for the […]
Wolf Children review
Wolf Children is an anime by Mamoru Hosoda who is responsible for Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I watched Summer Wars at the Scotland Loves Anime film festival of 2011 and really enjoyed it – I went into Wolf Children with my expectations high. This is always dangerous. Wolf Children is […]
Blood-C: The Last Dark review
Technically Blood-C: The Last Dark is a sequel but the creative team re-jigs things slightly and the film stands on its own two feet. I didn’t notice or mind that I hadn’t seen any of the previous anime. Action kicks off in a train. A vampire looses control and goes on a face eating rampage. […]
Berserk: Movie 2 – The Battle for Doldrey
The Battle for Doldrey, the second Berserk movie, ensures that anime lives up to its 18-certification with plenty of blood, sweat and tears – blood from a torture scene and some deadly combat and the sweat and tears from all the other physical activities people tend to get up to. The hybrid form of animation […]
Berserk: Movie 1 – The Egg of the King review
Toshiyuki Kubooka’s trilogy of new Berserk movies begins with The Egg of the King. This is an 18 rated movie and with good reason. There’s blood and nudity. The hero is called Guts. There is plenty of Guts. Berserk has a loyal fan base. The manga is more than a dozen years old. There’s been […]
Afterschool Midnighters review
Bonkers is a good word for Afterschool Midnighters. This anime is a CG effort. In fact, the film came about after a demo reel from director Hitoshi Takekiyo became so popular that a full length feature was commissioned. The quality of the CG is really high. Afterschool Midnighters shows what is possible with virtual animation […]
Nerawareta Gakuen review
This review of Nerawareta Gakuen (Psychic School Wars) is the result of the world premier held in Edinburgh, in Scotland Loves Anime, in October 2012. The anime was directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and is his first feature film after the TV series Box of Goblins. It’s based on the novel written by Taku Mayumura. Nerawareta […]
Alter Egos trailer
A superhero makes a girl who can help him deal with his own emotional battles. It’s written and directed by Jordan Galland, staring Kris Lemche as Fridge, Brooke Nevin as Claudel, Joey Kern as C-Thru, Danny Masterson as Jimmy and John Ventimiglia as Shrink. The trailer appeared online on the 15th of October but the […]