Garden of Words is a beautiful short, only 47 minutes, anime from Makoto Shinkai. It is a film about rain and feet. The animation is simply stunning. The first few minutes of footage, from the opening credits through to the introduction of the characters is remarkable. The scene of a branch dipping into a lake […]
All The Anime: Mysterious new anime distributor launches in the UK
Anime LTD is part mystery and part familiar. The familiar aspect of the new company, one that will manage anime distribution for cinema and home release, is in the form of Andrew Partridge. Partridge established and makes a success out of Scotland Loves Anime which takes hot Japanese anime releases and golden oldies to cinema […]
The insider view: Berserk – The Golden Age Arc trilogy
Studio 4C has released the first two of the Berserk anime movies; The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey. Berserk Movie 3: Descent is due out in 2013. The series’ Chief Animation Director and Character Designer, Naoyuki Onda, as well as Producer, Fuko Noda, attended Scotland Loves Anime this year for the […]
Nerawareta Gakuen review
This review of Nerawareta Gakuen (Psychic School Wars) is the result of the world premier held in Edinburgh, in Scotland Loves Anime, in October 2012. The anime was directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and is his first feature film after the TV series Box of Goblins. It’s based on the novel written by Taku Mayumura. Nerawareta […]
Scotland Loves Anime confirm 2012 Winter schedule
The art festival Scotland Loves Animation is back for both an Edinburgh and Glasgow run in October. The standalone festival is backed by Creative Scotland, The Japan Fundation, has a media partner in The Skinny and sponsored by Manga Entertainment and Kaze / Viz Europe. Glasgow: 12th to 14th October At the GFT Blood-C The […]
Momo e no Tegami – A Letter to Momo review
A Letter to Momo is written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. Okiura is known for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, Paprika and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. I was lucky enough to watch A Letter to Momo on the big screen in Edinburgh’s The Filmhouse and it was introduced by Jonathan Clements. Clements […]
Scotland Loves Anime 2011 Line-Up
I love Scotland Loves Anime. It’s the single best way I have of watching animme on the big screen and watching anime before it comes out on DVD. It’s just a shame that legal streaming/online access is still far too hard – surely it would solve the distrubution challenge faced by the animation studios. We’ve […]
Scotland Loves Anime
Here’s a charity worth supporting: Scotland Loves Anime. They’re coordinating a festival/series of anime screenings in Scotland and it seems like an absolute age since the last one so these screenings are likely to be popular indeed. The festival will be taking place from the 8th to 10th of October in Glasgow and the 15th […]
