The 26th Detective Conan film, the Iron Submarine, was the most commercially successful in the franchise and the first to break 10 billion yen. The 27th is Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (The Million-Dollar Five Guiding Stars) and will hit cinema screens in Japan in April. The latest trailer reveals that the Kaito Kid’s […]
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Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools trailer
“Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools” is an anime with a title that tells you pretty much everything and is based on Hisaya Amagishi and illustrator Kei’s light novel series.
God’s Game We Play gets first trailer
God’s Game We Play is based on Kei Sazan’s light novels and will have AliA perform “NewGame” the opening theme song.
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ reaches a record-breaking $12.8m opening at the US box office
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron from Stubio Ghibli has broken a record in the United States, as the first original anime title in history to reach the top of the country’s charts with an impressive $12.8 million.
Netflix’s new Witcher anime movie sees Doug Cockle return to voice Geralt (teaser trailer)
I was over the moon when I read that Doug Cockle (who is the voice of Geralt in the Witcher games) will be returning to play Geralt in Netflix’s new Witcher anime, Sirens of the Deep.
Scotland Loves Anime 2023 winners: Jury and Audience split as organisers promise a voting review
There are two winners after Scotland Loves Anime 2024, which is unusual but not unheard of.
That escalated badly! A review of Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
The Studio 4°C anime is directed by Shoujirou Nishimi and suits fans of surreal and/or bleak fantasy. The flying evil goose spaceship is just one example.
Men are idiots: A review of Macross Plus (Movie Edition)
I was calling Macross Plus the movie edition “Top Gun in space” in my head long before I heard pretty much everyone else on the Sunday night of Scotland Loves Anime call it the same thing. Ergo, it makes it into the review. However, the male idiots in Top Gun were at least a bit […]
Robot bodies: A Review of Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999 feels more like a road movie than a grand adventure. It’s not Lord of the Rings in space despite the half-pint hero setting out on a long journey to do right and meeting mysterious warriors on the way.
Warm and a bit spicy: A review of Komada – A Whisky Family
I buy my whisky from Masters of Malt (which has an excellent whisky Santa, btw) and they’re an English company. I’m Scottish. And yet, I’m not sure I recall Scotland getting mentioned once in Komada – A Whisky Family. Despite several characters being, you know, whisky fans. It looks like I can forgive Masayuki Yoshihara […]
