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Anime-style illustration of a young woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a pensive expression, wearing a necklace with a green gem.
Not Movies

Audiences deserve better than Netflix’s Enter the Anime

by Henry St Leger

This soul­less doc­u­men­tary is an insult to sub­scribers who want­ed to learn more about Japan­ese animation.
Animated girl in blue dress with red bow, riding broomstick over town with coastal buildings, water, and mountains in the background.

How Kiki’s Delivery Service saved Studio Ghibli

by Jake Cunningham

In the mid ​’80s, the ani­mé sta­ble was strug­gling fol­low­ing back-to-back box office flops. All that changed with the arrival of a young witch.
Animated girl with red hair and surprised expression, casting glowing energy from outstretched hands, set against a mysterious green background.
Incoming

Former Studio Ghibli artists are making a short for the Tokyo Olympics

by Charles Bramesco

A new Stu­dio Ponoc film is the first ani­mé ever com­mis­sioned by the IOC.
Cartoon characters: Pikachu, a yellow mouse-like Pokémon, and a dark, robotic character in the background against a blue backdrop.

Revisiting Pokémon: The First Movie 20 years on

by James Morton

Cyn­i­cal mar­ket­ing tool or first-rate ani­mé? How does this large­ly for­got­ten ​’90s curio hold up today?
Animated character on a motorbike, chasing an animated rabbit-like creature through a desert landscape with dramatic sky.
Not Movies

Why Netflix’s live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop is destined to fail

by Kambole Campbell

Shinichi­ro Watanabe’s sin­gu­lar ​’90s show is yet anoth­er clas­sic ani­mé that should be left well alone.
Two cartoon characters: a skeletal figure in white and a large-eyed, black figure in red shirt, both standing in a shop with various merchandise visible.
Review

MFKZ

by Gus Edgar-Chan

This French-Japan­ese ani­mé from direc­tors Guil­laume Renard and Shou­jirou Nishi­mi is a twist­ed joyride.

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In Retrospect
A surreal landscape with stylised figures, comprising a red-cloaked figure, a nude woman with dark hair, and a large dark creature in the background. The artwork features bold, geometric shapes and a vibrant colour palette.
Home Ents

Discover the time-skipping eroticism of these classic Japanese animes

by Anton Bitel

Third Win­dow Films are releas­ing two Ani­mera­ma series films from Astro Boy cre­ator Osamu Tezuka.
Anime scene with two young boys, one in white clothes falling through the sky, the other reaching up towards him against a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
Festivals

Mirai – first look review

by Michael Leader

This delight­ful Japan­ese ani­mé is one of the high­lights of this year’s Direc­tors’ Fort­night programme.
Two young men in police uniforms, one holding the other, on a beach with a lighthouse in the background.

Anime Beyond Akira: The construction and destruction of cyberpunk Tokyo

by Giacomo Lee

Pat­la­bor 2 and oth­er clas­sic-era sci-fi show the past, present and future of Japan’s capital.
Colourful cartoon figures; woman in yellow, duck-like creature, abstract shapes and patterns.
Review

Lu Over the Wall

by Michael Leader

Masaa­ki Yuasa’s sec­ond film of 2017 proves he’s one to watch in the ani­mé world.

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In Retrospect