Between 1959 and 1984, thousands of ethnic Koreans born in Japan were offered the chance to resettle in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea under a grand cross-government migration scheme supported by the Red Cross Societies of both countries, and the International Red Cross. A benign-sounding Japan-based organisation, the General Association of Korean Residents in […]
As mentioned in my previous article about the cult hit anime Perfect Blue, there was once a strange and dark time where most anime fans didn’t seek a particular film or series; they merely stumbled upon them like a moth flying into a flame. And, much like Perfect Blue, some of the movies were less […]
For a lot of fans growing up during the VHS anime era of the mid-to-late 90’s, getting a hold of a copy of your favorite show was a frustrating experience. You either had to buy wall-length VHS runs, borrow from your friends or movie store, or, god help you, tape them off the TV whenever […]
Tokyo Ghoul is a film based on a very popular anime and manga, and though I have since started on the anime, when I saw the film I knew very little about the series other than the brief synopsis. Bear that in mind then, when I say I enjoyed the film a great deal – […]