Spirited Away–Anime Review
This is probably the most acclaimed anime ever made. It won the 2002 Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the only foreign-language film ever to do so. It is one of… Read more »
Knowing–Movie Review
Few things are sadder than a good idea badly executed. Knowing seems to have a good idea at its core. If it had a talented writer and a skilled director… Read more »
Clannad After Story–Episode 22
Fail. I guess this just illustrates the difficulty of converting a visual novel into the linear format of an anime. Kyoto Animation did a fine job of this with Kanon… Read more »
Confessions of a Shopaholic–Movie Review
I had fairly low expectations for Confessions of a Shopaholic and they were mostly fulfilled. There are some funny moments, but on the whole the script is hokey, predictable, uninspired… Read more »
Anime and the Forty-Seven Ronin
While reading Paul Varley’s Japanese Culture I was struck by his account of the tale of the “Forty-Seven Ronin.” It shed new light on something that had been bothering me,… Read more »
Fushigi Yugi–Anime Review
This is an interesting series. I don’t think I would call it a great classic, but it certainly has some dedicated fans. At first glance, from the way it is… Read more »
Watchmen–Movie Review
I’m not much of a comic book reader. Occasionally I am intrigued enough by an anime to check out the original manga, but that’s about it. As a result, I… Read more »
Repulsed?
I thought everyone followed Jonathan, but apparently the way he mixes up anime with the hollywoodism repulses people. It’s understandable… –Author, アニ・ノート, Those Pesky Pronouns Well, of course I write… Read more »
Japanese Pronouns in Anime
At the moment it seems that the two most popular posts on this blog are the ones about how to pick up subtle points that don’t survive the translation to… Read more »
The Cat Returns–Anime Review
In 1999 Studio Ghibli was approached by the owners of a theme park who wanted a 20 minute animated short subject featuring cats. Hayao Miyazaki thought it should feature the… Read more »