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My Neighbor Andrew Turned Out to Be the Real Totoro—A Trek Through the Sayama Woods
You have been doing a lot of research recently about Hayao Miyazaki's film 'My Neighbor Totoro.' That’s right. Are you interested in where Director Miyazaki got his inspiration? Want to go see it? We can actually go? The movie sparked ef... -
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I Boarded the Galaxy Express with a British Friend and Ended Up Debating the Soul of Leiji Matsumoto world.
We’ve been to the Leiji Matsumoto 50th anniversary exhibition in Roppongi, which Andrew wrote up as a report for Animation World Network, illustrated by Carlos’s photographs. We also enjoyed the experience of a meaty Matsumoto meal fifty... -
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From Heidi to Kaguya: Our Visit to the Takahata Exhibit
We recently went to the Isao Takahata Exhibition in Tokyo to report on it for Animation World Network (our report is here). As fans of Takahata's work, we had a great time talking about the shows we grew up with—like Anne of Green Gables... -
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On the Edge of the End: July 5th in Tokyo
Words by Carlos Nakajima I got summoned by Andrew and came out to Shinjuku. The other day, I told him there was a prediction that Japan would be destroyed by a massive earthquake. Apparently, that piqued his interest. So, we decided to o... -
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Our Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Experience
And so... I was planning to go to the "official" public screening of the first minutes of Evangelion 3.0+1.0, in Shinjuku in the heart of Tokyo, on July 6. Carlos and me did indeed queue diligently for an hour under the glowering portrai... -
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Isao Takahata Exhibition Opens in Tokyo
The mammoth exhibition “Takahata Isao: A Legend in Japanese Animation” opened in Tokyo's Museum of Modern Art at the start of June 2019 and will run into October. Carlos and me visited it this week, and I'm preparing a full report for th... -
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THE LITTLE NORSE PRINCE
Involving both Takahata and Miyazaki, The Little Norse Prince is a pivotal part of anime history. Carlos hasn’t seen it before, so it’s time to fix that. Japanese title "太陽の王子ホルスの大冒険" [amazon_link asins='B079P9H2HB' template=... -
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My 2018 Top Picks
My favourite live-action films of 2018, not in any particular order. Shoplifters A Sicilian Ghost Story Avengers Infinity War Revenge The Post A Quiet Place The Darkest Hour Leave No Trace A Star is Born Black Panther My favourite anime ... -
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TITANS IN HOLLYWOOD
Attack on Titan is getting a Hollywood remake - well, maybe. Andrew and Carlos chat about the implications. -
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Oizumi Anime Gate: Anime Stars on Parade in Tokyo
Oizumi Station is in northwest Tokyo, in the Nerima district, which was home to some of the oldest anime studios. Toei Animation is the biggest of them all, animating franchises from Dragon Ball to One Piece; it's still around today, unl... -
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Mamoru Hosoda: The Tokyo Exhibiton
Mamoru Hosoda's new film Mirai, about the strange adventures of a four year-old boy, is opening today in UK and Ireland cinemas. Hosoda himself has said it's the most experimental feature film that he's made to date. I'd agree, and sugge... -
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HALLOWEENTOWN
(Features video of Halloween 2018.) The neon-lit Shibuya is one of the most famous districts in central Tokyo. Carlos and Andrew talk about what it means to each of them. -
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WHEN THE GROUND MOVES
Andrew, from England, still isn’t used to experiencing earthquakes in Tokyo. He and Carlos talk about how earthquakes are part of Japanese life. -
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Anno and the God Warrior
Carlos and Andrew reflect on one of anime’s most famous monsters, the God Warrior in Miyazaki’s classic film Nausicaa, and what it says about the young animator who drew it, Hideaki Anno. Plus a surprise guest appearance at the end of th... -
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Evangelion: You Can (Not) Conclude
Our first video blog. Following the recent announcement of the long-awaited Evangelion 4.0, Carlos and Andrew chat about the Evangelion franchise, as well as Hideaki Anno’s lesser-known work, and ask if he can possibly bring this decades... -
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Shonen Jump in the 2000s
The following images are taken from "Volume 3" of the 50th Anniversary Shonen Jump exhibition, the last third of an extensive multi-part exhibition devoted to the manga magazine. "Volume 3" ran from July to September 2018 in the Mori Art... -
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100 Animated Feature Films
Author Andrew Osmond gives a brief introduction to his book '100 Animated Feature Films', which covers animation ranging from Akira to Toy Story via Wallace and Gromit.
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