another anime movie review

By Andrew Osmond. Gundam Build Fighters is about a hyper-enthused little boy, so it makes sense it was directed by Kenji Nagasaki, who’d go on to direct a little series called My Hero Academia. It’s also the first Gundam to acknowledge that the franchise isn’t just about warfare, and catastrophe, and tragic rivalries. No, Gundam […] http://dlvr.it/SvMK5x

The final days of summer are slipping away, but the sun is always shining here at Anime Limited, especially when we have another exciting month of new products that we’ll be sending your way! First off though, a reminder that our Back to School sale takes place this September, so make sure you check out […] http://dlvr.it/SvHwrl

By Tom Arden. 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 the rain gives a magic appearance to […] http://dlvr.it/SvDB4X

City Cinema Date Brighton Picturehouse 31st August Bristol Showcase 31st August Cambridge The Light 3rd September Cardiff Showcase 31st August Coventry Showcase 31st August Edinburgh Picturehouse 30th August Glasgow – Central GFT 8th to 10th September Glasgow – East Showcase 31st August Leeds Showcase 31st August Liverpool Showcase 31st August London – Bromley Picturehouse 30th […] http://dlvr.it/Sv9Wjx

Celebrating the upcoming release of Takehiko Inoue’s award-winning film THE FIRST SLAM DUNK in the UK and Ireland, the team at Anime Ltd. has partnered with Viz Media to give away a complete set — all 31 volumes — of the manga that started it all: SLAM DUNK.  Complete SLAM DUNK Manga Collection Giveaway | THE FIRST SLAM DUNK http://dlvr.it/Sv95sl

By Andrew Osmond. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is a rare kind of anime, a stand-alone film that presents daily life in the manner we’re more used to in TV series. In this case, it’s the daily life of an eleven-year-old girl, Kikuko, living in a quiet port town under unusual circumstances. Her home is a […] http://dlvr.it/Sv5BJg

By Jonathan Clements. In a bold move that you could only get away with in the days of video, the final episode of Gunbuster is shot in stark black and white, coming across like an old war movie. Depending on which version you’re watching, you might also miss the sudden switch to widescreen… after all, […] http://dlvr.it/Sv0svZ

The background artist Nizo Yamamoto, who died on 19th August, spent his whole life working in the Japanese animation sector. Born on the Goto islands in Nagasaki Prefecture, he developed an interest in painting and architecture at school before studying at the Tokyo Designer Gakuin. He was not yet out of college when he found […] http://dlvr.it/Stwxzr

By Andrew Osmond. Speaking at 2014’s Tokyo Film Festival, Hideaki Anno mentioned that he once watched a rerun of his series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and was pleased how well it held up. “I was really impressed… The young me was really enjoyable!” He was right. Nadia is more than enjoyable. At best, it’s superb, an […] http://dlvr.it/StpZBH

By Andrew Osmond. Makoto Shinkai’s original Garden of Words was about no-touch intimacy, as a schoolboy and a woman met in a Tokyo park awning to shelter from the rain. The ingenious new London stage version of Garden of Words has its own strong intimacy, by virtue of its venue. That’s the Park Theatre, two […] http://dlvr.it/StkNwJ

By Andrew Osmond. Over The Sky, a cinema fantasy adventure, is a close relative to Keiichi Hara’s 2019 film Birthday Wonderand. They’re both family-friendly anime, without violence or vulgarity, though Over the Sky has threats and even anguish in its closing stretch. They’re both films about teenage girls entering fantasy otherworlds that do not use, […] http://dlvr.it/Stff6T

By Jonathan Clements. The title of the fifth episode of Gunbuster derives directly from Robert Heinlein’s 1973 novel Time Enough for Love, which ironically had very little to do with time dilation. It was, in fact an exploration of, among other things, immortality, longevity, incest, polyamory and time travel, but ultimately kept returning to romance […] http://dlvr.it/StXZTY

By Tom Wilmot. For those clued up on modern Japanese cinema, the name Katsuhito Ishii is sure to ring a bell. Renowned for his surreal imagery and off-kilter comedy, Ishii’s films range from the violent and zany to the soft and serene. However, while the director is most widely recognised for his work in live-action, […] http://dlvr.it/StP2ZV

By Jonathan Clements. There’s a moment in Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle (2021), early in the film, where his heroine is standing on a giant floating whale loaded with huge speakers, belting out a song as she drifts through a future city. It looks suitably iconic, and I was sure that it was a reference to Macross: […] http://dlvr.it/StG0yW

Anime Limited is pleased to present the digital release of the “Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory/Premature Death” Original Soundtrack in North America, Europe and Oceania, day and date with Japan! GLASGOW, AUGUST 5TH 2023 –  Anime Limited is pleased to announce the digital release of the original soundtrack for the second season of the hit anime […] http://dlvr.it/StFT11

By Andrew Osmond. With his film Inu-Oh, Masaki Yuasa turns anime into a concept album which gives the illusion of a live performance in real time, one where we’re slack-jawed witnesses to a new Jimmy Hendrix or Freddie Mercury. Or an old one, as the film takes place in a fantasy historical Japan only a […] http://dlvr.it/St6xtC

It’s a big month here at Anime Limited towers (and we will continue to insist that we work in a monolithic tower whenever anyone asks), not least because this is the month where the critically acclaimed THE FIRST SLAM DUNK reaches UK cinemas. Have you booked your tickets yet? If not, be sure to correct […] http://dlvr.it/St3Rs4