As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain of firebombs falls upon Japan, the final death march of a nation is echoed in millions of smaller tragedies. This is the story of Seita and his younger sister Setsuko, two children forced to fend for themselves in the aftermath of fires that swept entire cities from the face of the earth. Their struggle is a tribute to the human spirit. Presented in its digitally remastered and restored format, Grave of the Fireflies is one of the rare films that truly deserves to be called a masterpiece.
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With the added double-whammy of this being a single-volume story, I assumed that The Treasure of the King and the Cat to be coming in hot, in a manner of speaking.
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Most of cast, staff returning from Babylonia TV anime― Aniplex posted the full trailer and a new key visual for the Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (Fate/Grand Order -Kyūshoku Tokuiten Kani Jikan Shinden Solomon-) anime film on Saturday. The trailer reveals the anime's main cast, main staff, and July 30 premiere. July 30 is the sixth anniversary of the original gam...
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Okura sets up a supportive family dynamic that immediately eases the inherent tension that can come with LGBTQ+ stories. He crafts a narrative where a young gay boy's mom is not only accepting of him, but excited to be in his life.― This one hit me right in heart. Okura's manga series is equal parts sweetness and poignancy as we follow mother of two Tomoko as she aims to support her elder son, 15-ye...
In her first North American appearance at the virtual Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Harvey award-winning comic creator Kabi Nagata shared intimate anecdotes about her experience writing and drawing her famous series.― Harvey Award-winning manga author Kabi Nagata made her first on-screen North American appearance at the virtual Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Her works include My Lesbian Experience with...
We're heading straight for the castle! It's time to talk about the big reveals in the final season of Castlevania and where the characters are now: Trevor, Lenore, St. Germain, and Dracula himself!― The final season of Castlevania has dropped! Talk about a heavy, climactic conclusion… Certainly, It's Been a Strange Ride (wink) That's the name of the last episode. Anyway, let's break it down! I'm Ja...
Issue ships in Japan on June 5― Kadokawa Media Factory's book and manga news magazine Da Vinci will publish a feature on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga. The feature will include an Eren x Mikasa "romcom collection," a story and character guide for the series, a collection of Levi x Mikasa quotes, and analyses of the manga by people across various fields. It will also include interviews with ...
Everyone's talking about 86, a recent light novel anime that tackles racism head on. While initially it seemed to be handling its moral quandary in a very basic way, 86 has since broke away for something deeper and even more horrific.― Everyone's talking about 86, a recent light novel anime that tackles racism head on. While initially it seemed to be handling its moral quandary in a very basic way,...
Here's the good news: This season of Castlevania is, in almost every conceivable way, and improvement on its third. Everything that past seasons of Castlevania have done well, Season 4 does better.― Badass monster murder-fights aside, Castlevania's third season was largely an experiment in determining what strange new directions writer Warren Ellis could push the world and the characters of his exte...
Jacki Jing interviews executive producer Kevin Kolde about the final season of the hit animated series and gets the nitty-gritty on the ending!― After three successful seasons, the sun is rising on the popular animated adaptation of the video game series Castlevania. ANN's Jacki Jing spoke with executive producer Kevin Kolde about the final season and how the production team avoided slipping up in i...
Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. Think of it like having a friend who reads everything so you don't have to—and then sums up the highlights right in your inbox.― There's a lot of news every week and it can be pretty hard to follow! Subscribe to The weekly ANNouncements Newsletter you can expect to wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most...
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