Another weekend, 2 final films on the film festival round. Just as the Sydney round of the Japanese Film Fest wraps up.
The Deer King
Production I.G and directing duo Masashi Andō and Masayuki Miyaji deliver an ambitious fantasy epic, adapting Nahoko Uehashi’s novels (of Moribito fame) that mostly hits the mark.
The film covers a very timely topic of a pandemic spreading around the world with…
Hello, long time no see I know but I figured with me attending the recently ended Sydney Film Festival and the currently on-going Sydney round of the Japanese Film Festival. I decided I might as well write up about the 2 significant anime films (well one anime, the other anime adjacent) I went to see. So let’s get this started.
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Josee, The Tiger and The Fish Review - Wholesome if Not Lacking
Josee, The Tiger and The Fish Review – Wholesome if Not Lacking
Following a long road to release in Japan in the tail end of 2020 after COVID delays, Studio Bones and Noragami director Kotaro Tamura’s film debut has now hit Australian cinemas and I had quite a pleasant time with it.
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Fate/Grand Order Camelot Wandering;Agateram Review - That Title is Too Much
Fate/Grand Order Camelot Wandering;Agateram Review – That Title is Too Much
Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm Of The Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram, whose title is ridiculously long & will now be shortened to Camelot Part 1, really is an interesting but underwhelming experience.
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Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train Review - A Really Entertaining Extended Episode
Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train Review – A Really Entertaining Extended Episode
Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (or rather Infinity Train, though with an American cartoon of the same name existing, I can see why they kept it that way) is a super fun time to be had, in spite of some clear flaws in its presentation and pacing.
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Weathering With You & B The Beginning LE Unboxings
Weathering With You & B The Beginning LE Unboxings
Check out my new unboxing video and pictures for the Weathering With You Deluxe Limited Edition AND B: The Beginning – Season 1 Ultimate Limited Edition sets below.
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Fate/Stay Night [Heaven’s Feel] III. Spring Song Review - A Spectacular Yet Messy Victory Lap
Fate/Stay Night [Heaven’s Feel] III. Spring Song Review – A Spectacular Yet Messy Victory Lap
If you haven’t already, see my reviews for the first 2 films of the trilogy here and here. Huge spoilers for Heaven’s Feel and other parts of Fate are below so don’t say I didn’t warn you!
So, the very first Kickstarter I backed last year finally delivered today with a Blu-ray copy of the 3 episode OVA Gunsmith Cats from the folks at AnimEigo. This brand new Blu-ray release was a tempting enough thing to back with the kind words spoken for it from the people I follow online (both the voice actors and fans) and the fact that its regions would cover me in Australia in both delivery and the Blu-ray being region free.
So it wound up being a no brainer as I pledged as a ‘Basic’ backer, gaining me the Blu-ray release alone as the premium pledges for stuff like a chipboard box, artbook etc. proved to be a little too much for me to want to back at the time.