“Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka” – The fighting spirit never leaves the warrior Faith Orcino January 5, 2019 Articles, Manga, Reviews Writer Makoto Fukami and artist Seigo Tokiya bring their own dark modern fantasy with their series "Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka". Four years...
“Hungry For You: Endo Yasuko Stalks the Night” – Loving thy enemy might not be so bad Faith Orcino January 1, 2019 Articles, Manga, Reviews Readers enter Yomai Town in artist Flowerchild’s 2016 two-part series “Hungry For You: Endo Yasuko Stalks the Night” where mystery covers the...
SDAFF 2018: “Ten Years Japan” – The grass might not be greener on the future’s side Faith Orcino December 31, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Famed director Kore-eda passed his role to five others to produce "Ten Years Japan", an omnibus film looking into fictional but plausible futures...
SDAFF 2018: “Yocho (Foreboding)” – It is not always good when a gut feeling is right Faith Orcino December 27, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews SDAFF brought "Yocho (Foreboding)" for the first time on the West Coast at this year's festival. It expanded the universe of Director Kiyoshi...
SDAFF 2018: “Sunset in My Hometown” – Leaving the past behind is not always easy Faith Orcino December 27, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Director Lee Joon-Ik's 2018 film "Sunset in My Hometown" throws rapper Hak-Soo back to a place he tries to leave behind as he grabs another...
SDAFF 2018: “Asako I & II” – An unsettled heart is the hardest to love Faith Orcino December 22, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi brings Tomoka Shibasaki's 2010 novel "Walking or Sleeping"(寝ても覚めても) to the silver screen as the film...
“Mirai” – Everyone needs help while growing up Faith Orcino December 15, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Thanks to GKIDS, fans of Mamoru Hosoda can check out his latest work “Mirai” in selected theaters in North America. “Mirai” puts the...
SDAFF 2018: “Mori: The Artist’s Habitat” – Sometimes it takes the smallest things to be happy Faith Orcino December 12, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Director Shuichi Okita brings a slice of the life of Morikazu Kumagai, recognized Japanese painter, in "Mori: The Artist's Habitat" a quaint...
SDAFF 2018: “One Cut of the Dead” shows the best can come out of the worst moments Faith Orcino December 11, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Fans of horror and comedy will get a kick out of Director Shinichiro Ueda's 2017 film "One Cut of the Dead". Viewers enter an...
“Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!” shows blessings can be a burden Faith Orcino December 6, 2018 Articles, Manga, Reviews Artist Nekomint turns FUNA and Itsuki Akata’s light novel “Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!” into an...
