SUZUME is a Japanese animated film released in 2022. It was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, the director of “Your Name.” The film depicts the liberation and growth of a young girl who closes the “doors” of disaster that are scattered in ruins throughout Japan. Synopsis Suzume, a 17-year-old girl living in a quiet town, meets Sota, a young traveler who says he...
“A CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN” is a Japanese manga series by Kazuma Kamaike (original story), Motoi Fuyukawa (artwork) and Kiyotaka Haimura (character design), which has been on the air since 2007. The second season was broadcast, and the third season will be broadcast in 2020. Synopsis The setting is a huge school city where 80% of the total population of 2.3 million are students, in...
“Heavenly Delusion” is a Japanese manga work by Masakazu Ishiguro, serialised in a seinen magazine from 2018. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2023. It tells the story of a group of children growing up in a walled compound, unaware of the outside world, and a boy and a girl travelling through an abandoned Japan. Two stories are told simultaneously. Synopsis The story...
“DEN-NOH COIL” is a Japanese animated television series produced by Madhouse, which aired 26 episodes in 2007.Thirteen volumes of the novel and one volume of the manga were released.It won the Excellence Award in the Animation Division of the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2007, the 29th Japan Science Fiction Award in 2008, the 39th Nebula Award in the Media Division, and the...
Serialised in “Weekly Shōnen Sunday” from 1978 to 1987, it was made into a TV animation and a film, and was not only a huge boom at the time, but is an enduring classic that has influenced the current manga and anime world. The author is Rumiko Takahashi, whose works include Mezon Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha.” Urusei Yatsura” is her debut serialisation and...
Simoun is a science fiction fantasy anime that aired in 2006, directed by Junji Nishimura and produced by Studio Deen. The story takes place on a future planet with a unique worldview where men and women are born as one and choose their gender through a coming-of-age ceremony. The story revolves around priestesses who pilot the divine aircraft known as Simoun, exploring themes of...
Glass Fleet is a sci-fi space opera anime that aired in 2006, directed by Minoru Ohara and produced by GONZO and Satelight. The series is set in space and follows the struggles of a resistance force fighting against an oppressive regime, interwoven with plots of political intrigue and epic battles. The story centers around Cleo, the leader of a magnificent glass fleet, and those...
Jyu-Oh-Sei is a sci-fi action anime based on the manga of the same name by Natsumi Itsuki. The anime aired from April to June 2006 and consists of 11 episodes. It was produced by BONES and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori. Set in a distant future where space travel is commonplace, the story follows twin brothers Thor and Rai, who are thrust into the harsh...
