Big-screen, live-action adaptations of cartoons and anime are all the rage these days, with Disney announcing a live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, and the last Rouruni Kenshin movie set for theatrical release in the UK. We find out what makes them so lucrative, and why they’re becoming more […]
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Keyframe 07 – Let's Go Fishing!
Big-screen, live-action adaptations of cartoons and anime are all the rage these days, with Disney announcing a live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, and the last Rouruni Kenshin movie set for theatrical release in the UK. We find out what makes them so lucrative, and why they’re becoming more […]
Wolf Children (2012) From the same cloth as Miyazaki’s Meticulous Fables (Review)
In Anime’s golden age, the appeal of this formerly niche Japanese art-style broke down barriers because it actively incorporated global inspirations, with Cowboy Bebop being the crown prince of examples. From the type of stories told, references made – anime’s footprint expanded, turning this once provincial form into something globally […]