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Two anime characters, a boy with dark hair and a girl with orange hair, standing together in a mountainous forest landscape.
Not Movies

Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter is a pint-sized delight

by Hannah Strong

Stu­dio Ghi­b­li take their unique brand of ani­mé mag­ic to the small screen.
Anime character with brown eyes and dark hair, wearing a floral kimono, smiling calmly.
Review

Fireworks

by Michael Leader

Despite some ini­tial promise, this strik­ing look­ing ani­mé from direc­tor Akiyu­ki Shin­bô quick­ly fiz­zles out.

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In Retrospect
Anime-style illustration of a young man with dark hair and a pensive expression gazing at a large, white, glowing eye.
In Praise Of

How Perfect Blue predicted the disturbing possibilities of the internet

by Daniel Schindel

Satoshi Kon’s cult ani­mé con­tains a vital mes­sage for mod­ern audiences.
Animated illustration of a young Asian woman in a green polka dot kimono holding a fan in front of urban buildings.
Review

In This Corner of the World

by Michael Leader

This Japan­ese ani­mé from Sunao Katabuchi doesn’t quite reach the dizzy heights of Stu­dio Ghibli.

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In Retrospect
Cartoon illustration of three comical characters against a simple landscape background.
Incoming

Japan’s earliest animated films have been released online

by Little White Lies

Rare shorts from 1917 to 1941 are now stream­ing in cel­e­bra­tion of 100 years of animé.
Animated character with dark hair, serious expression, and cityscape backdrop.
In Praise Of

Why the identity crisis in Ghost in the Shell still resonates today

by Greg Evans

In Mamoru Oshii’s clas­sic ani­mé, char­ac­ters seek indi­vid­u­al­i­ty with­in an increas­ing­ly arti­fi­cial society.
Illustration of two anime characters sitting on a bridge surrounded by flowers and scenery.
Review

A Silent Voice

by Michael Leader

Don’t miss this qui­et­ly affect­ing com­ing-of-ager from ani­mé direc­tor Naoko Yamada.

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In Retrospect

This beautiful video imagines Studio Ghibli characters IRL

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

See your favourite ani­mé char­ac­ters as they might appear in real-world settings.
Surreal landscape with jagged, rocky formations in the foreground against a dark, cloudy sky with a bright, spherical object overhead.
Long Read

Akira and the traumatic spectre of nuclear war

by Joe Marczynski

Kat­suhi­ro Ôtomo’s icon­ic ani­mé mir­rors the atroc­i­ties wit­nessed by Hiroshi­ma and Nagasa­ki 70 years ago.
Colourful surreal landscape with flowing red and orange forms, abstract figures, and symbolic shapes in the background.
Incoming

Is this erotic anime one of the most beautiful films ever made?

by David Jenkins

Look out for Eiichi Yamamoto’s trans­gres­sive epic from 1973, Bel­ladon­na of Sadness.