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Anime

July 2024

  • Furry tales: attendees at the Midwest FurFest gather for a group photo in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.

    ‘Why are people always pointing the finger at furries?’: inside the wild world of the furry fandom

    A joyful and inclusive subculture where people express their true selves or an example of unchecked wokery? The furry fandom has always been a polarising lightning rod for extreme opinions
  • A figure made out of east Asian food items, standing on a bright pink and blue plinth, against a yellow background

    ‘America was futuristic once. Now all the crazy things are from Asia’: why the British are going wild for kawaii culture

    From bubble tea and corn dogs to K-pop and plushies, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese brands have captured the pocket-money market
  • Elimination game … Blue Lock the Movie

    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 extrapolation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro’s popular series

June 2024

  • THE IMAGINARY - Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary will premiere on Netflix later this year. Cr: Netflix © 2024 Ponoc

    The Imaginary review – beguiling fantasy from Japan’s Studio Ponoc

  • Monster muddle … Ultraman: Rising.

    Ultraman: Rising review – endearing kaiju animation battles the monster that is parenting

May 2024

  • Haikyu!!: The Dumpster Battle.

    Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle review – huge anime hit goes deep into high school volleyball

  • a football player holds his hands up in prayer wearing an orange mask with a spiral pattern on it and a black and red top

    ‘Quitting is the devil’s fruit!’: why anime is firing up sports stars

April 2024

  • Spy x Family Code White

    Spy x Family Code: White review – ingenious espionage antics with special-power family

  • Fallout - First Look<br>Power Suit and Aaron Moten (Maximus) in “Fallout”

    The seven best shows to stream this week
    Fallout to Baby Reindeer: the seven best shows to stream on TV this week

January 2024

  • Blue Giant.

    Blue Giant review – electrifying animation captures the ecstasy of live music

  • Graphic of a fluffy white kitten with big blue eyes, a little gold unicorn horn and pastel stripes

    Clumsy kittens, pigs in costumes and glittery unicorns: how the cult of cute took hold

December 2023

  • Childhood pain forged during the second world war … Mahito Maki, voiced by Luca Padovan in English and Soma Santoki in Japanese, left, and Grey Heron, voiced by Robert Pattinson in English and Masaki Suda in Japanese.

    The Boy and the Heron review – Miyazaki’s mysterious, magical fantasy on grief and meaning

  • Dynamo Is Dead<br>The world-renowned magician Dynamo is back as you’ve never seen him before - embarking on a transformative and soul-searching journey to explore the depths of mental health and well-being. As he grapples with his own struggles, Dynamo seeks answers from inspirational figures around the world so that he can bury his past and find a new beginning. Through candid conversations with iconic actors, musicians, sports stars, journalists, and activists, each with their own powerful stories to tell, Dynamo learns of the struggles behind their success as they open up about their own journeys and share the wisdom and tools to navigate the complexities of life. Throughout his journey Dynamo shares his unparalleled magical talents with each of his guests, performing ground-breaking new magic inspired directly by their stories. The heart-pounding climax of the show will be broadcast live - In order to embrace his future Dynamo must first bury his past, and his journey of recovery will end with him attempting his most dangerous stunt ever… being buried alive.

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: Dynamo escapes being buried alive during a live broadcast

  • Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron

    Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘final’ film The Boy and the Heron hits No 1 at North American box office

  • Ridley Scott directing Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon.

    No country for old men? Why Miyazaki, Loach and Scott can’t stop making movies

November 2023

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (L to R) Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2023

    TV review
    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off review – as intense as falling in love in your teens

    The entire original cast – including Michael Cera, Brie Larson, Jason Schwartzman and Chris Evans – are back for a dazzling animated reboot of the 2010 movie. It shifts gears and rockets away!

October 2023

  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time.

    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 conclusion with an emotional father-son confrontation

September 2023

  • The First Slam Dunk

    The First Slam Dunk review – dynamic basketball anime

    Takehiko Inoue’s affecting account of a high school match between an elite team and the underdogs breathes new life into the sports movie genre

August 2023

  • Resplendently immediate … The First Slam Dunk.

    The First Slam Dunk review – basketball is the universe in resplendent hit anime

    Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga spinoff has magnificent on-court scenes, but doesn’t quite sink the backstory

July 2023

  • Psycho-Pass Providence.

    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 Runner
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