another anime movie review

By Andrew Osmond. Looking for Magical Doremi is an anime about three women and their friendship. Unusually for a “friendship” anime, the characters are all past school age, entering into the world of work and serious relationships, and yet the magic from their childhoods is still with them. They’re brought together by their shared love […] http://dlvr.it/SnFcxg

“THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES” IN COMPETITION AT ANNECY FILM FESTIVAL Inspired by the award-winning novel of the same name, the bittersweet sci-fi romance will be featured at one of animation’s most prestigious events. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 28 APRIL 2023 –  Anime Ltd. is proud to announce that director Tomohisa Taguchi’s sci-fi […] http://dlvr.it/SnCjvN

By Shelley Pallis. What if you could stop the world? What if you had the ability to freeze time for everyone else, but had the power to stay in motion yourself? You could catch that bus. Actually, come to think of it, you could ignore the bus altogether and just walk to work, knowing that […] http://dlvr.it/Sn4Y1b

By Jonathan Clements. Joelle Davidovich Pomponette, or Pompo for short, is a pint-sized producer, grand-daughter of a studio founder, who simply loves making movies. In the fictitious movie capital of “Nyallywood”, she is known for highly-regarded B-pictures – the anime lovingly recreates posters for works such as Guns Akimbo and Zombizarre, alongside her latest horror-from-the […] http://dlvr.it/SmwZX6

By Andrew Osmond. Free! The Final Stroke is the three-hour long finale to Kyoto Animation’s franchise about male competitive swimmers. This conclusion was released in Japanese cinemas as a two-part movie, with the first part in September 2021 and the second in April 2022. Back at the start of the franchise, Free’s first two TV […] http://dlvr.it/SmmSdV

By Tom Arden. Now released in an Anime Limited steelbook, Garden of Words was the last film that Makoto Shinkai made before he was boosted to blockbuster status by Your Name. Set in contemporary Tokyo, it’s the story of a schoolboy, Takao, who’s in the habit of walking through a park on wet days, when […] http://dlvr.it/SmbPGq

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s new film Suzume hits British cinemas today, and while the import edition of the film’s vinyl soundtrack has already sold out, Anime Limited is taking pre-orders for the “international edition” already. The least surprising thing to say about the four-side soundtrack, is that it involves Radwimps, the rock band that’s […] http://dlvr.it/SmRQPN

By Shelley Pallis. To escape the stress of city life, high school, and her overbearing mother, Mizuki runs away from home to spend spring break with her aunt. But her future is looming and she still has no idea what she’s interested in… until she crosses paths with Akira, a high school trumpet player who […] http://dlvr.it/SmHm6T

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai has made anime since the 1990s, but his three latest features – Your Name, Weathering with You and now Suzume – form their own little sequence. Thematically, they’re about natural disasters. Tonally, they have a crowd-pleasing blend of spectacle, heartbreak and humour. Their comedy especially marks them off from Shinkai’s […] http://dlvr.it/Sm94QN

It might not quite be time to break out the t-shirt and sunscreen, but spring is certainly… well, springing, which also means we’re now on the verge of our spring sale! Are you ready for savings galore and the joy of discovery that is our mystery boxes? However, our Spring Sale isn’t all we have […] http://dlvr.it/Sm2jp9

by Jeremy Clarke. Three impatient brothers demand their inheritance from their father the king, who gives it to them on condition that they must not open the locked doors in any of the castles he gives them. Their three wives ignore the prohibition, open the doors and release three dragons. A white mare births a […] http://dlvr.it/Sm0zWg

Ryuichi Sakamoto’s first taste of fame was in the late 1970s, when his band Yellow Magic Orchestra competed with Kraftwerk to become the kings of electro-pop. With synthesiser tracks like “Heroic Raydeen” (a reference to an old anime show), the YMO set the standards for electronic music around the world, kick-starting a boom that has […] http://dlvr.it/Sltrvk

By Tom Wilmot. You’ve seen it all before, but not quite like this – or at least that seems to be the general consensus concerning Jujutsu Kaisen, a series that cherry-picks the best elements from popular Shonen Jump properties and blends them all into one thrilling tale. Gege Akutami’s manga has been floating around since early 2018, but […] http://dlvr.it/Slrm4H