Tag: masaaki yuasa

  • On Anime: Summer 2020 Season

    I never got around to posting about what shows I checked out during this latest TV season, but I did do a Twitter thread about it, that I figure I’ll adapt as a post here. It’s getting more and more difficult to do a “start of season” post these days though, as a lot of…

  • Spring 2017 Anime Season

    Looking at the lineup for the Spring 2017 season of anime, I gotta say there’s nothing much that seems to be for me — even less than the winding down Winter 2017 season (the only series that really grabbed me this season was Onihei). Of all the regular series debuting, the only ones I’m interested…

  • Lu Over the Wall

    I was so excited when I found out that we were getting a new film directed by Masaaki Yuasa this spring (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome), and now there’s the news that, by the way, he has yet another movie coming out this spring. Here’s the trailer for Lu Over the Wall, which comes off…

  • Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome

    There’s a trailer out for Masaaki Yuasa’s next film, Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome, and it’s a visual treat. I cannot wait to watch this. The film comes out in theaters in Japan next April.

  • Ping Pong The Animation

    Last month marked the start of a new season for anime, and the series I was most excited to check out was a new animated adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong. So far, 4 episodes in, I’m truly enjoying it. I should mention that it’s not the prettiest show out there – the animation style…