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REVIEW: Bubble (2022)

May 8, 2022 Grant Watson

A new anime feature provides some excellent design work and colour, but is saddled with an overly familiar story and an extended climax which both consign it to the pile of disposable entertainment. It is enjoyable enough to watch, but … Continue reading REVIEW: Bubble (2022)

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REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Grant Watson

When The Matrix became a global box office smash, and Warner Bros approached the Wachowskis about writing and directing a sequel, they didn’t just make the one film. Instead they engaged in perhaps the most ridiculously ambitious plan for a sequel ever. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

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REVIEW: Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991)

February 17, 2022 Grant Watson

Time to briefly descend into one of the most fiendishly complicated – and commercially successful – anime franchises in history. Mobile Suit Gundam was a television series that premiered in Japan in 1979, and while it was initially perceived as a failure … Continue reading REVIEW: Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991)

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REVIEW: Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl (2012)

February 7, 2022 Grant Watson

While it lags behind its contemporaries in visual quality, Masayuki Miyaji’s anime feature comes packed with enough character, story, and Japanese mythology to form an entertaining experience. It has taken a decade for it to fully hit English-speaking audiences; thanks … Continue reading REVIEW: Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl (2012)

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REVIEW: Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)

January 17, 2022 Grant Watson

There have been attempts to adapt videogames into feature films going on for decades now. Hollywood in particular is an industry on a constant look-out for intellectual property with strong ready-made brands, and popular games would seem as viable a … Continue reading REVIEW: Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)

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REVIEW: Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)

January 15, 2022 Grant Watson

In recent decades Japan has seemed the last bastion of traditional animation, continuing to release hand-drawn anime features while the USA and other countries have transitioned almost entirely to computer-generated images. Even that is now shifting, however, with a growing … Continue reading REVIEW: Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)

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REVIEW: Napping Princess (2017)

October 19, 2021 Grant Watson

Kokone (Mitsuki Takahata) is a teenager living two lives. When she is awake, she is a Japanese schoolgirl on the run after her father was arrested and a mysterious tablet computer was shoved into her hands. When she sleeps she … Continue reading REVIEW: Napping Princess (2017)

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REVIEW: Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2020)

October 17, 2021 Grant Watson

There is something to be said for the anime feature. Not only is the animation generally more detailed an expressive than the bulk of serialised anime, it also seems better tailored for the time-poor fans of the genre. There is … Continue reading REVIEW: Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2020)

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REVIEW: Mirai (2018)

October 5, 2021 Grant Watson

Kun (Moka Kamishiraishi) is a four-year-old boy living in Japan. When his parents bring home a babysister named Mirai, he is hurt and resentful. Hating the loss of attention, he begins to misbehave until he is visited by a teenage … Continue reading REVIEW: Mirai (2018)

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REVIEW: Ride Your Wave (2019)

April 11, 2021 Grant Watson

For some reason, anime director Masaaki Yuasa never gets quite the level of international acclaim as those for his contemporaries. Certainly it’s not for a lack of work. His debut feature Mindgame (2004) was a worthy cult hit, and subsequent works … Continue reading REVIEW: Ride Your Wave (2019)

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