Your Name is something of a slice of life anime from the acclaimed Makoto Shinkai. Makoto Shinkai is probably best known for titles like Garden of Words and 5 Centimeters Per Second and while they’re both good, especially Garden of Words, I think Your Name is a significant step up. I think Your Name has […]
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The anime to move you: A review of A Silent Voice
A Silent Voice is the anime to show those nagging friends who think anime only features bikini catgirls in space pirate battles. This is a hard-hitting slice of life drama about bullying. The anime was directed by Naoko Yamada who is probably best known for K-On – another school drama but a world apart from […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Steer Skull Mask
There’s something just right about wearing an ancient bone mask for Halloween. Perhaps, though, rather than actual bone a mask made from plaster and wire would be wiser. This Steer Skull Mask from Danni Lange looks like just the thing. Don’t be fooled by the simple elegance of the design; masks like this aren’t easy […]
Destiny fan creates awesome anime-esq intro
A mash-up of two of my favourite things; anime and Destiny. PopeOwned‘s video imagines what the intro credits would be like if Destiny was an anime series rather than a quasi-MMO that mixes fantasy with sci-fi. We’ve plenty of the usual anime opening tricks; a good look at the characters, some mythic landscapes, space combat […]
Always accelerating: A review of Accel World Infinite Burst
I’ve not seen any of the Accel World series before watching Infinite Burst. I’m not especially keen to watch any of it now that I have. My main challenge with Accel World: Infinite Burst is that I don’t know when the re-cap finished and the actual movie started! That’s a weird one but at least […]
Flirting with the surreal: A review of Kizumonogtari
I’m told it has previously been quite hard to jump into the quirky, sometimes adult, Kizumonogtari series. Actually, a quick look on Amazon seems to confirm that with a host of anime and manga with similar names and characters. The good news is that this three-part film is a prequel. Start here. I’m glad I […]
Gorgeous but flawed: A review of Kingsglaive – Final Fantasy
Kingsglaive Final Fantasy and Warcraft are in a battle over which is the best ‘movie based on a computer game’. That’s another way of saying that Kingsglaive looks great, is entirely loyal to the franchise, takes itself very seriously, nearly works but is missing something. In the computer game Final Fantasy XV we follow Prince […]
Killed by kindness: A review of Harmony
In a perfectly designed city of bubblegum pink towers everyone is happy. Everyone is happy until thousands are persuaded to kill themselves and the masterminds behind that plot give everyone else a sinister deadline. Harmony is set in the near future. The ‘first world’, just as we know it today – the rich countries – […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #4 Colourful Alligator
Fed up with Halloween costumes being drab? Fancy some fab instead? Pop over to Kolossos on Etsy and pick up this giant, pink, flowery alligator head instead. Catch: It’ll cost you about £625. This remarkable creation is made, according to Kolossos, from paper mache, cardboard, paint, glue, glitter and love. It’s 30″ tall, 21″ wide […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #3 Velociraptor Dinosaur Mask
Those blow up T-Rex costumes have been all the rage this year. It’s too late to use them to be original this Halloween. As an alternative you could find nearly £650 and get this handmade Velociraptor mask instead. Like yesterday’s Nightmare Before Christmas mask, this dinosaur is created by Tentacle Studio and you can buy […]
