animation

Having received a live action adaption back in 2003, author Seiko Tanabe’s classic short story Josee, the Tiger & the Fish has finally been granted the anime treatment thanks to animation studio BONES, the team behind the wildly popular fantasy series My Hero...

Whenever a new anime feature film causes a stir at the Japanese box-office or creates ripples within in the industry, the inevitable platitudes of a possible ‘New Hayao Miyazaki’ or a new ‘Studio Bones’ seems to get throw about with...

Taking the star-crossed lover theme to extraordinary new heights, Makoto Shinkai’s (Children Who Chase Lost Voices) latest animated feature film, Your Name, has not just dominated the Japanese box office - where it maintained the number one position for nine straight...

One of the leading anime production companies currently operating in Japan, Production I.G. is best know for its work across various high brow sci-fi and violent horror series such as Ghost in the Shell and Blood the Last Vampire. So...

It’s not often that a film, be it animation or live action, grabs you from the very first frame, hooking its viewer with a enthralling charm. It’s even more remarkable when that single frame offers nothing more than a domestic...

A leviathan of contemporary anime, revered by legions of fans globally, Hideki Anno’s Evangelion mythos first appeared on Japanese television screens in 1995, enjoying both critical acclaim and fan adulation before crippling budget cuts forced a tragically premature cancellation. But...