‘Animation & Manga’ Archives
Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, and more in the concerts as Vocaloid
Hatsune Miku is already a well known anime character in Japan and in the world of anime fans. It's natural for anime fans that characters should have reality and fans often think as if the characters are alive in this real world. That desire is already realized in the concerts. Some many know it but for anime beginners it could be a hard [...]
Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo
Today's topic is about Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka city, Tokyo. Some or many should know that this is the top animator of Japan, Hayao Miyazaki's museum, and he also often work inside here. When guests from the world come to see him, they are often invited into this museum for coffee tolk with Hayao Miyazaki ( what a lovely experience [...]
Hayao Miyazaki had an interview in Barkley, California, the USA
Hayao Miyazaki don't often have interviews but this interview is a very long one and his vision is ver clear here. Especially at the beginning he answers about the civilization of the world. Reaction of the audience is interesting, too. His comment about the films and the world we live is really fantastic in thinking about what the human [...]
5cm per Second, Makoto Shinkai makes super Animation
Recently many animation directors newly appear in Japan. Among them, Makoto Shinkai should be the top renowned artist in making quality animation and creating touching story. 5 centimerters per second was made several years ago, but still the quality of the animation can't be topped by the others. As we all know, there is a world [...]
Laputa Song 4ever / Kimiwo Nosete, Carrying You
I'm a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki. For many reasons, there are many of his works that don't leave from my heart for a long time. Among them, the music is also splendid. Most of the songs of Miyazaki movies are composed by Joe Hisaishi. He is a nationally beloved musician in Japan, and we all are moved by his works. We can't tell exactly [...]
Can Hayao Miyazaki work again ?
Of course Hayao Miyazaki can work any time, whenever he wants to. He is a national treasure of Japan. Nobody stops him if he wants to produce a movie. Putting aside that fact, I recently worry about his future. He is nearly 70 years old. Being that age, making a movie with enough passion and physical energy is really hard. I saw Ponyo [...]
Jean Simmons passed away
Jean Simmons died today. She did the great voice over work on Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki. She was also a good actress pf London, UK. In Howl's Moving Castle, she did an excellent job for the leading role, Sophie, when Sophie became an old woman. I first saw this movie in New Zealand in English language, so the image of this [...]
Doraemon Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan
Coming February 6th, the Doraemon Film Festival will be held at Jimbocho Theater until 26th of February. This probably will be the first Doraemon Film festival in Tokyo. As a surprising news, the advanced selling tickets are all sold out until today. This means Doraemon still has amazing popularity among Japanese anime or manga fans. News [...]
Saint Seiya dolls and figures
Maybe Saint Seiya is the most popular doll ( or figure ) among animation series now. Ths artistic color and shape is the complete charm of real animation characters. Saint Seiya animation series have many type of figures, but the quality of them are high. Figure of Saint Seiya Product images may vary from the actual product. While [...]
Tetsuwan ATOM, Astro Boy special edition in English
Atom is called Astro boy in the USA or in the world. This is a kind of our dream when we grew up in Japan after the deserted city of 2nd world war. The animator and the director, Osamu Tezuka, was a real genius, he went over the concept of animation at the time. Rather than simply enjoying entertainment of the animation, we really received [...]
