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The Deer King review – Studio Ghibli graduates take on dystopian deer tamer saga
Two grandees of Japanese animation adapt a Nahoko Uehashi fantasy novel that covers too much ground to take fl…
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Japanese creator of hit manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! dies aged 60
Kazuki Takahashi found in snorkelling gear floating in the sea off coast of Okinawa, reports sayA Japanese art…
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Ever fallen in love with someone who doesn’t exist? You may be a fictosexual
A surprising number of us fall for imaginary characters. Some even ‘marry’ them. But is this worse than any ot…
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Christopher Alexander obituary
Architect and theorist who believed in creating human-centred buildings, drawing on new technology and ancient…
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Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au review – a ghostly mother-and-daughter journey
A trip to Japan stirs up uncomfortable memories in this novel brimming with beautiful imageryCold Enough for S…
- Japan, MANGA, Comics and graphic novels, World news, Asia Pacific, Books, Anime, Culture, Horror films, Animation in film, Film
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 review – sorcerer anime series gets a spectacular prequel
This masterful coming-of-age tale sees the process of coming to terms with past traumas through a horror-fanta…
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Japanese anime One Piece to air its 1,000th episode in 80 countries
Cartoon series, starring Monkey D Luffy, started life as a manga in 1997 and is a record seller as a comic boo…
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Drive My Car review – mysterious Murakami tale of erotic and creative secrets
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi reaches a new grandeur with this engrossing adaptation about a theatre director grappling wi…
- Japan, MANGA, Comics and graphic novels, Olympic Games, World news, Documentary films, Asia Pacific, Books, Anime, Culture, Sport, Film
The Witches of the Orient review – very strange but true sports history
Julien Faraut’s documentary recounts how a Japanese women’s volleyball team recruited from factory workers bec…
- Japan, Science fiction and fantasy films, World news, Asia Pacific, Books, Anime, Culture, Animation in film, Film, Film adaptations
Violet Evergarden: The Movie review – a breathtaking return for Kyoto Animation
Stunning visual details, from blooming flowers to morning dew, illustrate our troubled hero’s growth in this b…
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The Reason I Jump review – an empathic study of nonverbal autism
Documentary inspired by Japanese teenager’s bestselling book takes us into the world of young neurodiverse peo…
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Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train review – an anime fever dream
Good, bad and powerful spells collide in this impressively animated romp that inspires touching reflections on…
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Kentaro Miura, creator of bestselling manga Berserk, dies aged 54
Thousands of fans gather in online games to hold memorials for the artist and writer, who had been working on …
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Speak, Okinawa review – a struggle to unearth a denied self
Elizabeth Miki Brina’s memoir about coming to terms with her Japanese-American heritage is warm and affectingM…
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Speak, Okinawa review – a struggle to unearth a denied self
Elizabeth Miki Brina’s memoir about coming to terms with her Japanese-American heritage is warm and affectingM…
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Honkaku: a century of the Japanese whodunnits keeping readers guessing
These fiendishly clever mystery novels have spawned pop culture icons, anime and a museum. And, best of all, h…
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Ride or Die review – bloody revenge and blossoming love in shocking Japanese thriller
A young woman hits the road with the killer of her abusive husband in Ryūichi Hiroki’s adaptation of cult mang…
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Haruki Murakami’s new T-shirt line proves it: he’s no recluse
The notoriously private author’s latest project, a stylish clothing collaboration with Uniqlo, marks the lates…
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Lost Girls and Love Hotels review – submission and secrets in erotic Tokyo drama
Alexandra Daddario’s American English teacher drinks, parties and explores BDSM in this cool movie that only o…
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Sayaka Murata: ‘I acted how I thought a cute woman should act – it was horrible’
The author of Convenience Store Woman talks about working behind the counter, rejecting marriage and children,…