Is Anime Still Different?
Columnist Andrew Osmond asks if anime is still ‘unique’ in 2026.
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‘Ghost in the Shell’: New and Old
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.
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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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Two Short Anime Trips: ‘Milky Subway’ and ‘Nezumikozo Jirokichi’
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at two very different shorter works which are now available to stream.
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Animated Storytellers: ‘Showa Rakugo’ and ‘Akane-Banashi’
Columnist Andrew Osmond weighs up two impressive anime series about ‘rakugo,’ a venerable kind of Japanese storytelling.
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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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Witch Hats, Daemons and Stranger Things
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the new TV anime ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ and ‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm,’ and also casts an ‘anime eye’ over Netflix’s recent ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ series.
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Belated Thoughts on ‘Cosmic Princess Kaguya!’
Columnist Andrew Osmond examines the recent fantasy comedy epic on Netflix (and also playing in Japanese cinemas), with tangents on Hatsune Miku, yuri anime and whether this film’s secretly making fun of Ghibli.
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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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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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Directing a Feathered Superhero in ‘Rooster Fighter’
Columnist Andrew Osmond talks to Daisuke Suzuki, director of the new anime series on Adult Swim and Hulu, about the challenges of animating the unlikeliest of monster-slaying superheroes… Cock-a-doodle doo!
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Changing of the Anime Season: Endings and Beginnings
Columnist Andrew Osmond considers the endings to four ‘winter’ TV anime – ‘Journal With Witch,’ ‘Trigun Stargaze,’ ‘You And I Are Polar Opposites,’ and ‘Shiboyugi;’ and for an encore, he’s brought back some snaps from last weekend’s ‘AnimeJapan’ event in Tokyo!
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How Kenji Kamiyama Changed the World in the Anime Classic ‘Eden of the East’
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks back to when a seminal political comedy-thriller was made in anime.
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Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ and America’s Live-Action Anime
As the streamer’s live-action series returns to Season 2 acclaim, Andrew Osmond gives a personal view of the vexed history of live-action anime adaptations in the U.S.
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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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Watching ‘Shiboyugi,’ ‘Champignon Witch’ and ‘The Holy Grail of Eris’
Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses a trio of current TV anime; they’re all interesting… but are they good?
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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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Some Thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond has things to say about the new afterlife fantasy by the director of ‘Belle,’ ‘Mirai,’ and ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.’
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Orphans, Romcoms and Washing: Can Anime Remain Unspectacular?
Columnist Andrew Osmond checks out the new TV series ‘Journal With Witch,’ ‘You and I Are Polar Opposites,’ and ‘Wash It All Away’ and wonders if they might be endangered in the age of ‘Demon Slayer.’
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