I was lucky enough to catch the world premiere of Naoko Yamada’s Garden of Remembrance at Scotland Loves Anime (Edinburgh).
Lucked out! A review of Looking For Magical Doremi
There’s a loose thread of tourism and travel that pulls Looking For Magical Doremi.
Anime production and the people who do it: A Shirobako the Movie review
I enjoyed Shirobako the Movie, and I hadn’t seen any of the series.
Not the B-class anime it threatens to be: A review of Pompo the Cinephile
A surprise hit, even if… and we can all soak up the irony, the editing arc could maybe have done with a fraction more editing.
Not ordinary at all: A review of Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko won the Judge’s Award at Scotland Loves Anime and is about a young teen coming to grips with life with her unusual mother.
Skynet Glee: A review of Sing a Bit of Harmony
Our friendly robot needs to pass for a human, but she wants to make people happy. Is that human?
Spaces battles and alien romance: A review of Knights of Sidonia – Love Woven in the Stars
If you’ve invested time into seeing whether humanity can survive, then this movie has the answer, and you won’t feel cheated by it.
The Dragon and U: A review of Belle
Belle is evolved so far from Beauty and the Beast that it highlights the faults of the former. It does so in a non-critical way, Mamoru Hosoda is a fan.
You’ll remember: A review of Over the Sky
Over the Sky looks gorgeous. That was the plan. Stunning backdrops and magical dream sequences are all part of the sentiment hammer it hits you with.
Surprise, you’re an evil princess: A review of The Relative Worlds
Then you discover that lots of people have dropped dead. It just happens now and then. No one knows why and people are scared. Could it happen to them?
