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100 Meters review – mesmerising anime of young athletes in search of physical and spiritual high
Dazzling rotoscoped running sequences make up for a lack of narrative subtlety in Kenji Iwaisawa’s filmMuch ha…
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc review – gore-soaked demonic anime squats in the manopshere
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s coming-of-age saga continues with a surreal encounter with a chainsaw-wielding demon living…
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Gary Karr obituary
Four years after retiring in 2001, the double bassist Gary Karr, accompanied by Harmon Lewis, added a farewell…
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Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback review – anime sleuth wades through a bamboozling bureaucratic maze
A labyrinthine but lively 28th instalment of the hit manga series juggles byzantine intrigue, spies and cop ri…
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Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing review – candy-haired popsters put on a show
A garbled story of metaverse musicians based on a mobile game leaves its audience little to grasp hold ofEven …
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‘A knife crime waiting to happen’: how Yoshitomo Nara became Japan’s most expensive artist
The veteran punk painter’s twisted cherubs are a far cry from the tasteful, beautiful Japanese art that usuall…
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 202…
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Monaka wears her cyclops mask to work: Niccolò Rastrelli’s best photograph
‘Japan is the mecca of cosplay. Monaka runs a cafe in Tokyo called Monster Party, where people go dressed as c…
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Ichiko Aoba: Luminescent Creatures review – nurturing music for bleak times
(Hermine)The cult Japanese singer-songwriter’s new album, inspired by the Ryukyu islands, is like a powerfully…
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‘Fans say my concerts are safe spaces where they can forgive’: the cult of Ichiko Aoba
She sells out large venues, is feted by legends – and adored for her euphoric songs. The remarkable Japanese m…
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Learning to read in a foreign language has taught me to embrace ambiguity – one sentence at a time | Patrick Lum
In striving to understand Japanese books and comics, I’ve adopted the habits of a weightlifter: I find my comf…
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Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54
After making her name with J-pop hits, the performer went on to win acclaim for film roles including Love Lett…
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‘Hatsune Miku has a special part in my heart’: the 16-year-old pop sensation who does not exist
Miku is a ‘Vocaloid’ – a holographic avatar that represents a digital bank of vocal samples – and performs sel…
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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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Red Eye / ASIAN CINEMA Remix feat. SALU【Official Music Video】
Red Eye / ASIAN CINEMA Remix feat. SALU【Official Music Video】
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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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【歌ってみた】それを愛と呼ぶなら/Uru (cover.ririka)
【歌ってみた】それを愛と呼ぶなら/Uru (cover.ririka)
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やっとこさ C&K – みかんハート 【海外の反応】// 日本語字幕に対する外国人の反応 LOVE, PEACE & POSITIVITY
やっとこさ C&K – みかんハート 【海外の反応】// 日本語字幕に対する外国人の反応 LOVE, PEACE & POSITIVITY
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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…