All the Anime have been spoiling us for UK anime film screenings over the past few months, and certainly given us all plenty to blog and tweet about. Maria Okada’s directorial debut ‘Maquia: When the Promised Flowers Bloom’ is the latest film in their repetoire and is coming to UK cinema screens from 27 June! … Continue reading
There’s something distinctly bizarre about Masaaki Yuasa’s films that I can’t help but love. At first glance, Lu Over the Wall doesn’t look as sharp as some recent anime films that have graced UK screens this year – in fact, it literally looks shaky and wobbly. But there’s something wonderfully childish and joyful about it. You … Continue reading
Katsuhiro Otomo, the man behind standout anime films such as Akira and Metropolis, is one of those staple names in the anime director world. So, I was keen to check out Steamboy, a 2004 film re-released by MangaUK. This retro steampunk-esque story, set in Victorian England, is a great watch for the family and therefore … Continue reading
Studio Shaft’s Fireworks is the latest anime film coming to UK cinemas (15 November), thanks to All the Anime. Based on a 1990’s live-action TV special Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? from Shunji Iwai that spawned a whole series of ‘what if’ dramas in Japan, it certainly has a … Continue reading
Masaaki Yuasa’s Night is Short, Walk on Girl is the latest anime film coming to UK screens thanks to All the Anime. It’s difficult to describe the plot of this film, partly because encapsulating it in a few sentences can’t possibly do it justice. Senpai has a major crush on his younger kohai, Otome. Rather … Continue reading
The UK’s been very fairly lucky this year and had its fair share of anime screenings in cinemas, something which a few years ago I could only dream of. A lot of these UK film screenings have come courtesy of Anime Limited and the most recent one to grace UK cinema screens for the first … Continue reading
I was very excited to see MangaUK had licensed In This Corner of the World for cinema screenings in the UK and was very quick to book my tickets. I’d heard very good things about this anime film that, surprisingly, came into being because of crowdfunding. In This Corner of the World follows the life … Continue reading
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