“Sweet Blue Flowers” – Manga shows tender loving care will help people flourish Faith Orcino January 31, 2018 Articles, Manga, Reviews VIZ recently added Takako Shimura's 2005 manga series "Sweet Blue Flowers" to its Signature collection. The story follows Akira Okudaira as she starts her freshman year of high school at Fujigaya Women's...
“Imperfect Girl” – Terror comes in a tiny form Faith Orcino January 30, 2018 Articles, Manga, Reviews “Sankarea” creator Mitsuru Hattori adapted famous novelist NISIOISIN’s 2011 story “Imperfect Girl” into a three-part manga series. “Imperfect Girl” followed a young male college student who...
“Hatsune Miku: ACUTE” – Adaptation shows that a love triangle has sharp angles Faith Orcino January 29, 2018 Articles, Manga, Reviews Artist Shiori Asahina turns Vocaloid hit song “ACUTE” by music producer KurousaP (WhiteFlame) into a one-shot manga about what happens when love complicates a friendship. Miku, Luka and Kaito have been...
SanSFiS Resumes Operation of Anime Conji – San Diego-based convention to return in 2018 Faith Orcino January 24, 2018 Articles, Conventions, News and Announcements Santa Ana, CA (January 24, 2018) – Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, the nonprofit responsible for the Anime Expo, formally announced today that the operation of the San Diego-based...
Fans return to the magic with “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” Faith Orcino January 22, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews North American fans flocked to theaters on January 18th to watch Studio Ponoc’s debut film “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” on its premiere night. Based off of the 1971 children’s book “The...
Aniplex of America launches U.S. teaser site and reveals key visual for summer action comedy anime: Cells at Work! Faith Orcino January 18, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, News and Announcements SANTA MONICA, CA (January 18, 2018) – Aniplex Inc. announced today that they will be developing the manga series about anthropomorphized cells within the human body, Cells at Work!, into a TV anime...
Aniplex of America brings “Today’s MENU for EMIYA Family” to Crunchyroll starting January 2018 Faith Orcino January 17, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, News and Announcements SANTA MONICA, CA (January 17, 2018) – Aniplex of America announced on their livestream that they will begin streaming Today’s MENU for EMIYA Family on Crunchyroll beginning January 25th. The series,...
SDAFF 2017: “Birds Without Names” – One might do anything to protect their nest Faith Orcino January 13, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Director Kazuya Shiraishi adapts Mahokaru Numata’s 2006 novel “Birds Without Names” into a dismal drama for the silver screen. Towako (Yu Aoi, “Tokyo Ghoul”) lives with the clumsy but kind...
SDAFF 2017: “Before We Vanish” – Humanity’s greatest weapon lies within Faith Orcino January 13, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Last year’s film “Creepy” director Kiyoshi Kurosawa returned to the San Diego Asian Film Festival in the form of his latest work “Before We Vanish”. The film took its audience on a journey of...
SDAFF 2017: “Love and Goodbye and Hawaii” – Relationships can be far from those fabled happy endings Faith Orcino January 12, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews The latest film from Director Shingo Matsumura is a showcase of rarer versions of modern romance. Rinko (Aya Ayano, “Shimotsukare Girl”) is a young office lady who dreams of going to Hawaii. As she...
