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Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom review – intriguing fantasy franchise is far from your average anime
Its Game of Thronesian intrigue, benevolent Skeletor protagonist and surprising lack of gratuitous violence se…
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As Hello Kitty turns 50 her cuteness is still earning £3.1bn a year
Japanese character said to be second-highest grossing media franchise after Pokémon is also a TikTok superstar…
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My Hero Academia: You’re Next review – old-style superhero battle anime with hint of the surreal
The fourth film spin-off from the daffy Japanese X-Men knock-off beams its dream-like action into a flying for…
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Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram review – cult anime goes on wild treasure hunt
The latest outing for the high school sleuth sees him join forces with his arch enemy, a master thief. Despite…
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The Imaginary review – charming anime about made-up best friends from former Ghibli protege
Spirited Away animator Yoshiyuki Momose takes the reins in this dreamy and dark family fable, adapted from AF …
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Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi review – football anime gets the battle royale-treatment
From Terminator-eyed strikers to flame-wreathed shots on goal, no bombast is too much in this feature-length e…
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Ultraman: Rising review – endearing kaiju animation battles the monster that is parenting
Appealing superhero film saddles a kaiju fighter with an orphaned infant, who brings challenges to test supern…
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Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle review – huge anime hit goes deep into high school volleyball
Obsessively detailed clash between two rival high school teams has done massive box office in Japan, but it wo…
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Spy x Family Code: White review – ingenious espionage antics with special-power family
Popular manga characters receive their first film adaptation as they seek out a villainous colonel and an elus…
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‘Irreplaceable’: will Hayao Miyazaki, Japan’s animation auteur, ever retire?
The Boy and the Heron’s Oscar win has prompted debate over whether the 83-year-old could put down his pencilIt…
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The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s last film, wins Oscar for best animation
Master Japanese director wins his second Oscar for story of a young boy searching for his mother during the se…
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Blue Giant review – electrifying animation captures the ecstasy of live music
A sublime score from Hiromi Uehara drives this coming-of-age-anime, which brings three young jazz musicians to…
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office
The Japanese director’s animation beats The Hunger Games prequel and Godzilla Minus One on its opening weekend…
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‘I’m really serious this time!’: have Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made their final masterpiece?
The veteran animation genius has said he’s retiring – but as he’s changed his mind before, should anyone take …
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time review – surreal visual brilliance
Hideaki Anno’s four-part reworking of his philosophical 90s anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion reaches its …
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Psycho-Pass: Providence review – anime thriller investigates dark side of technology
Japanese studio Production IG’s conspiracy noir is a fabulous-looking tale influenced by Blade RunnerWith the …
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The Tunnel to Summer, Exit of Goodbyes review – metaphysical anime tale of first love
Two classmates navigate their relationship – along with a magical tunnel where time gets dilated – in Tomohisa…
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Studio Ghibli to release Hayao Miyazaki’s final film with no trailers or promotion
The director and veteran of Studio Ghibli plans to retire after the release of How Do You Live? which will for…
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Junk Head review – astonishing stop-motion trip through a nightmarish future
Existential quandaries meet expressionist monsters in Takahide Hori’s dystopian worldEnvisioning a dystopian f…
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman review – Murakami’s surreal tales around a Tokyo earthquake
The seductively quirky sad-serious tone of the author is evident as a constellation of characters try and save…