Summer Ghost is only 40 minutes long but stunning, and perhaps that’s not a surprise coming from the director Loundraw, known for fantastic illustrations.
Not black and white: A review of Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom is worth your time and a reminder of how excellent anime storytelling can be despite a few wrinkles.
Scotland Loves Anime review: Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis
I have no regrets, but I don’t need to give Metropolis a third chance, and when I get back into a Scotland Loves Anime cinema seat later this week, it’ll be for all new experiences.
Cheers of Delight: A review of the Seven Days War anime
I watched the 2019 animation Seven Days War in Scotland Loves Anime in 2022, which means a big screen and an audience.
Uplifting: A review of Blue Thermal
I enjoyed Blue Thermal. Some people will love Blue Thermal; it’ll touch sometime deep in those who might also have that hunger for silent speed through the heavens.
So bad they made it into a feature-length: A review of Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island
The 15th episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime aired in 1979 and was terrible.
The danger of time travel: A review of The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes anime
I had high hopes for The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes. I enjoyed the feature-length and was moved by it sometimes, but I’m not sure all my aspirations were met.
Friendship is magical: A review of Her Blue Sky anime
Mari Okada is the writer of this magical piece about friendship, sisters and the ghosts of the living.
The future is friendly robots: A review of the Break of Dawn anime
I won’t watch Break of Dawn again, but glad I caught it on the big screen at Scotland Loves Anime.
Heartbreak wholesome: A review of Hula Fulla Dance
At a second glance, Hula Fulla Dance is about making new connections to replace old ones, about renewal and friendship.
