When visiting friends of ours in Hamanaka (Hokkaidō) many years ago, I was fascinated by obāchan ’s morning and evening ritual of praying a...

An island community like no other Taeko has ever experienced. The Frühstücksfilm (Breakfast Film) is a popular annual event at Nippon Conn...

Tonight at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, audiences will get a chance to see the North American debut of Yonghi Yang’s latest docu...

  Bare Essence of Life (ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー/ Ultra Miracle Love Story , 2009) is set in the rural landscape of Aomori Prefecture, located on t...

Part Five The discussion then moved towards the topic of Super-dubbing / Chōyaku aimed at young audiences. (read more on Super-dubbing at ...

Click Here for Part Four Drawing on his extensive knowledge of anime history, Crispin Freeman talked a bit about the Americanization of an...