Is Anime Still Different?
Columnist Andrew Osmond asks if anime is still ‘unique’ in 2026.
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Chronicling Anime Cinema: The Jonathan Clements Interview
Andrew Osmond quizzes the prolific author about his new book: ‘Japan’s Anime Revolution: Twenty Animated Films That Changed The World.’
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Beating the Reaper: ‘Angel Beats!’ and Strawberry-Scented Acid
Columnist Andrew Osmond discusses the insane afterlife anime series and some of its relatives from creators Jun Maeda and Key.
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Kenichi Yoda Named Studio Ghibli President and CEO
The current animation studio board member and Nippon TV executive will succeed Hiroyuki Fukuda effective June 22, continuing the company’s more recent focus on global brand expansion including event production.
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‘Akira’ and ‘Battle of the Planets’: 2 Anime That Made Me
With the Katsuhiro Otomo classic 1988 film now playing in UK and Ireland cinemas, columnist Andrew Osmond reflects on the impact it had on him decades ago, and how it links to a TV cartoon from his childhood.
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GKIDS and Fathom Announce 2026 Studio Ghibli Fest Slate
Fan-favorite films from the famed Japanese animation studio once again head to U.S. cinemas this summer, screening in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions with surprise extra content for each show.
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The Vintage Anime ‘Giant Gorg’: A Hero Robot’s Answer to King Kong
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks back at a decades’-old Japanese cartoon available on streaming, which presents itself as a fast and furious kids’ show – until the shock of the last episodes.
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Anime – The French Connection
With 2 French animated features in the running at the Oscars, columnist Andrew Osmond looks at anime’s impact on France and vice versa, from ‘Lupin’ to Daft Punk.
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Watching ‘TRIGUN STAMPEDE’ and ‘TRIGUN STARGAZE’
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the continuing CG sci-fi action-adventure anime from the Orange studio streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Rankin/Bass, Topcraft, Ghibli, Rudolph and Dragons!
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond delves into the knotty history linking ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ ‘The Flight of Dragons,’ and the classic ‘Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind.’
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Exploring the World of Animation in ‘The Animation Atlas’
Columnist Andrew Osmond interviews ‘Ghibliotheque’ podcasters Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham about their new book that travels the globe to dig deep into the medium (hint - it’s not a genre.)
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Takeshi Koike Talks ‘Lupin the Third’
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond interviews the director about his 13 years spent working on the famous franchise based on the manga by Monkey Punch; 'Lupin the IIIrd: The Immortal Bloodline' opens in the UK and Ireland on Saturday, February 21st.
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Violent Anime, Sunao Katabuchi and ‘Black Lagoon’
Andrew Osmond considers one of the best violent series and how its director showed that anime is so much more than violence.
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The Anime Blockbuster Movie: Is it All ‘Demon Slayer’ Now?
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ is currently ruling the U.S. box-office, prompting speculation that it’s reshaping anime cinema forever - columnist Andrew Osmond takes a wider look at the film and suggests that it’s more complicated than that.
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Anime’s Hot New Horror: ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’
Columnist Andrew Osmond gives his first impressions on the new series about 2 inseparable best friends… until one returns from the mountains and is no longer himself, now streaming on Netflix.
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‘Elio,’ Anime and Original Animated Films
Amid alarm over the latest Pixar film’s weak box-office opening this week, and fears about films with ‘original’ stories vs. sequels, Andrew Osmond looks at how IPs co-exist with originality in anime movies.
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Announces 2026 Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibits include ‘Studio Ghibli’s PONYO,’ opening February 14, 2026; ‘Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon,’ opening May 31, 2026; ‘Hidden Worlds: The Films of LAIKA’ opening December 13, 2026.
Separated at Birth: Hayao Miyazaki and Alan Moore
What can the creator of ‘Spirited Away’ and ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ have in common with the author of ‘Watchmen’ and ‘From Hell?’ A great deal, argues Andrew Osmond.
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Nicolás P. Villarreal Races Through Time in ‘Courage or Destiny’
The award-winning director’s 5th animated short is inspired by famed Argentine Formula One racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio, who at the time of his retirement in 1958, had won 5 championship titles and held records for most wins, pole positions, podium finishes, and fastest laps.
Seeing Anime for the First Time
Andrew Osmond looks at how two people – one British, one American - first encountered anime, and how they sold very different images of what they found to the world.
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The Young Ones or Why Can’t Anime Heroes Grow Up?
Andrew Osmond wonders why so many anime characters are teenagers or younger, and whether that’s holding back the medium.
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Cineverse's RetroCrush Acquires ‘Future Boy Conan’ Streaming Rights
The Hayao Miyazaki sci-fi anime series is now also included in the RetroCrush Podcast, with dedicated Anime Club episodes streaming every week.
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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ or What is This Anime Thing Anyway?
The popular Netflix series isn’t anime, is it? AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond wades into the definition debate.
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Casting Announced for ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ 2025 West End Run
Victoria Chen joins the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company show as Mei, while Ami Okumura Jones returns as Satsuki alongside Dai Tabuchi as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tateas as Granny, and Ai Ninomiyaas as the Singer; coming to the Gillian Lynne Theatre March 8 - November 2.
Léo Favier Talks ‘Miyazaki, The Spirit of Nature’
The new documentary explores the life and influential works of celebrated, Oscar-winning Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, focusing on his passion for animation and advocacy for the natural world; U.S. premiere set for October 19 at the Animation is Film festival in Hollywood.
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