4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (511+ words) September 9, 2026 at 07:30 JST Director Hirokazu Kore-eda and cast members Aju Makita, Natsuki Deguchi, Rokka Okada and Furi Nanase pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the movie "Look Back" in competition, at the 83rd Venice International Film…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (390+ words) VENICE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda said a chance encounter with a manga about friendship, ambition and loss inspired him to make “Look Back”, the first live-action adaptation of a ​work by bestselling author Tatsuki Fujimoto. Premiering at…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (146+ words) The Japanese auteur’s live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed manga debuts in Venice Competition Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda. Japan. 2026. 100mins Koreeda’s typically restrained approach comes across here as excessive and manipulative Even more troublesome, the veteran writer/director’s typically restrained approach comes…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1032+ words) Anime Superhero recently had the opportunity to interview voice actress Madeleine Morris on her role as Rudeus in Mushoku Tensei Season 3, airing new episodes currently on Crunchyroll. For those needing a refresh, the plot description for the show is as…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) Lost in Anime At this point my take on the Yomi no Tsugai mythology is basically “screw all these people, seriously” Or more pointedly, screw all the adults The faultlines in this story are crystal clear – adults and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1740+ words) “The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” –Winston Churchill Darjeeling and other commanders from St. Gloriana disguise themselves as plain-looking Ooarai students so they can conduct reconnaissance without…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (737+ words) Dead Rhetoric: What do you feel were the most important elements of the manga that you wanted to make sure the anime covered? Teruyuki Omine: The first thing is Kuroe’s emotions. Another thing that we focused on is the combination…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) Lost in Anime I would say that for me, on the whole the most recent run of 6-7 episodes has been the weakest for Daemons of the Shadow Realm Asa has something to do with it because, quite frankly, I canâ…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (171+ words) Portions of this interview have been lightly edited for clarity. This interview was conducted with the assistance of an interpreter. Q: Are you ever worried that you’ll face criticism about any depictions from actual soccer players?Kaneshiro-sensei: Maybe a little bit....

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (335+ words) Lost in Anime Wine Pairing: Leggero Appassimento Bastioni della Rocca IGT, Puglia, 2025 – Italy The ending of this episode was certainly the headliner But we don’t know what that means yet, so let’s take things in order First,…...