Masami Nagasawa – Elements of Madness

Animated night sky with a bright blue-and-pink comet arcing overhead as a person watches from the lower right.

With GKIDS Films’s brand-new 4K UHD remaster of Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name.,” one is quite inclined to stay a little longer.

By Douglas Davidson on September 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

“Ah, if only our voices speak at night Could ever reach the very edge of this world and the time … “ – Dream Lantern by RADWIMPS 2016 was a strong year for animated films. While there was Academy Award… Read More ›

The third film in the Hideaki Anno “Shin” series arrives on VOD and home video in July with director Shinji Higuchi’s “Shin Ultraman” via Cleopatra Entertainment.

By Douglas Davidson on July 11, 2023 • ( 2 )

Trigger Warning: Shin Ultraman features multiple sequences featuring flashing lights that might impact those with photosensitivity. In 2016, Shin Godzilla hit theaters and rocked audiences with a version of the kaiju story that hadn’t been presented in such a way…. Read More ›

Funimation’s live-action manga adaptation “Kingdom” is available on home video now.

By Douglas Davidson on February 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

Prior to hearing about the 2019 limited theatrical release of director Shinsuke Sato’s (Inuyashiki) Kingdom, I had no awareness of the 2012 anime or the 2006 manga. Coming into the film blind, I only knew that the story involved treachery,… Read More ›

Manga adaptation “Kingdom” is not just for the fans, but for adventure-seekers everywhere.

By Douglas Davidson on August 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

For the uninitiated, watching the trailer for director Shinsuke Sato’s (Inuyashiki) Kingdom will be confusing and potentially befuddling. Frankly, it’s just a whirlwind of content as text lays out the plot amid rapid images from the film all while “Wasted… Read More ›