The Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Does One Thing Right Is Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop (2021) a faithful adaptation of the 1998 anime? No. Absolutely not.…
Belle and the Women of Japanese Director Mamoru Hosoda In 2001, it was announced that then-newcomer Mamoru Hosoda would direct Howl’s Moving Castle instead…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuminfukyu” — Working Day and Night Sleep deprivation is no joke. The long-term effects of not getting enough shut-eye range from…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: Shall We Slay Demons or Sith Lords? Tsuyoku… nareru… riyuu wo shitta… Rarely a day goes by that these magic words (and the…
D’ART Shtajio: The First Foreign-Owned Anime Studio in Japan Growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, Arthell Isom always dreamed of owning his own company,…
6 Japanese Animated Movies for Beginners From kid-friendly adventures to watch with the whole family to gritty animated movies with adult…
Life-size and Lifelike Gundam Statue Coming to Yokohama The popular anime robot, Gundam, is set to come to life later this year for…
Hayao Miyazaki’s Return to Film (Again) Hayao Miyazaki, creator of beloved animated films like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Spirited Away” (to…
How Anime Director Mamoru Hosoda Draws Worlds Together In the run up to Tokyo International Film Festival 2016, which kicks off on October…
International Anime Fair 2012 Japan’s Largest Anime Fair is Back Love or loathe anime, it means big business in…
