Shinkai's latest piece is the story of Takao Akizuki, a 15 year old student living with his borderline alcoholic mother and older brother in small urban apartment. Takao is unlike other boys his age, ...

Based on Makato Shinkai’s anime film (later a manga comic and a novel), this is a heady mixture of social drama and poetic fantasy with a little bit of puppetry and dance thrown in. Co-adapted (with ...

That’s definitely a grand statement to make about the director who has become renowned for gorgeous animation. While the aforementioned Hayao Miyazaki (and Studio Ghibli as a whole) are best known for ...

3 Photos: New Look At JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR West End Starring Sam Ryder and More 4 Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Starring Sam Ryder The anime vibe is present as you take your seat - the saturated ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anime-inspired theatre shows, long established in Japan, are a relative novelty for British audiences — ...

Your Name is not only one of the top-selling anime franchises in 2017, it’s Comicbook.com Golden Issue award winner, and the biggest anime film of all time. Even with all of these accolades, director ...

Takao and Yukari are escaping. Whilst seeking solace in a Japanese garden, an out-of-step woman and an offbeat teenager meet by chance. Social misfits with a shared sense of loneliness, the unlikely ...