Columnist Andrew Osmond discusses Science Saru’s eagerly awaited new vision of Masamune Shirow’s science-fiction manga and weighs it against the iconic film by Mamoru Oshii.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at two very different shorter works which are now available to stream.
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.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond explores the fringes of the iconic ‘God of Manga’s work: strange short films, magnificent fantasy sagas and doodlings on Disney.
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.
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.
Famed 1988 anime sci-fi feature, with remastered visuals and remixed audio, comes home January 18; also announced, Funimation’s home entertainment release line-up for January including ‘One Piece - Season 11 Voyage 6,’ ‘A3! - Season Autumn & Winter,’ and ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - Season 1.’
Katsuhro Otomo’s anime classic will screen in Brooklyn at the 15th edition of the festival, set for July 26-29.
Renowned Japanese animator known for her work on nearly every major Studio Ghibli production, as well as Katsuhiro Otomo’s ‘Akira’ adaptation, dies following treatment for an unspecified illness at a Tokyo hospital.
