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Not Movies

Science-fiction and songwriting find perfect harmony in Carole & Tuesday

by Kambole Campbell

The latest animé series from Shinichirō Watanabe is among his kindest and most soulful to date.
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.

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.
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.

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?
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.
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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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.
Festivals

Mirai – first look review

by Michael Leader

This delightful Japanese animé is one of the highlights of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight programme.

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.