SDAFF 2019 – “Farewell Song” Headline: plays a bittersweet tune Faith Orcino January 7, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival. The 20th annual San Diego Asian FIlm Festival held the North American premiere of Director Akihiko Shiota’s latest film, “Farewell...
SDAFF 2019 – “Can’t Stop the Dancing” gives a blessing in the form of a curse Faith Orcino January 6, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival. Director Shinobu Yaguchi's latest film "Can't Stop the Dancing" brought the "Pop!" in San Diego Asian Film Festival's Asia Pop! 2019 lineup with...
SDIFF 2019 Short Films Reviews Faith Orcino November 19, 2019 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews This year’s San Diego International Film Festival showcased many short films from a wide range of subjects and themes. The following ones were just a few we took notice of among the long...
SDIFF 2019: “Parasite” brings prey and predators to a unique hunting ground Faith Orcino November 18, 2019 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of NEON and CJ Entertainment. This year's San Diego International Film Festival showed the 2019 Palme d'Or recipient, "Parasite". This film from South Korean director Bong...
“Sunshine Family” – Sometimes breaking things apart brings people together Faith Orcino November 17, 2019 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Director Kim Tai-sik's latest film with executive and creative producer Joyce Bernal "Sunshine Family" shows how far some would go to protect one of their own. Adapting the late Japanese writer Hakaru...
Anime California 2019: Kohei Hattori Interview Faith Orcino October 31, 2019 Articles, Conventions, Events, Interviews Photos taken by Faith Orcino Thanks to organizers at Anime California, I spoke with Kohei Hattori, a Japanese musician that seemed always traveling to many venues to perform around the world. Q:...
LACC 2019 Day Three Cosplay Roundup Faith Orcino October 31, 2019 Articles, Conventions, Cosplay, Events, Photos As the ninth year of the Los Angeles Comic Con came to a close, many attendees dressed to their nerdy best to enjoy the last day of the event. All photos were taken by Faith Orcino (@pitangawang on Twitter...
“How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal” – Manga does its best to keep the magic alive Faith Orcino October 28, 2019 Articles, Manga, Reviews Seven Seas Entertainment added “How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal” to its collection of fantasy titles, bringing mangaka Kaziya’s unique story of conservation to...
“Satan’s Secretary” – The pen of strategy is mightier than the demon’s sword Faith Orcino October 27, 2019 Articles, Manga, Reviews Hell had no fury until ordered his servant to capture a woman with certain qualities in Kamotsu Kamonabe’s manga “Satan’s Secretary”. The world knew about the ultimate fight between good and...
“Graineliers” – A small kernel of power will lead to something magical Faith Orcino October 26, 2019 Articles, Manga, Reviews Yen Press added artist Rihito Takarai's 2014 series "Graineliers" to its collection of unique fantasy books. Seeds were always a source of potential resource but in Takarai's manga, they also hold...
