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Anime Reviews: ‘Short Peace’, ‘Naruto’ Movie

Charles Solomon - July 14, 2014

Short Peace: Complete Collection Sentai Film Works: $29.98, Blu-ray Although Katsuhiro Otomo's reputation rests principally on his watershed cyberpunk feature Akira, his third anthology feature Short...

Anime

Reviews: ‘Persona 4,’ ‘Appleseed Alpha’

Charles Solomon - June 19, 2014

Persona 4: The Animation - Complete Collection Aniplex/Sentai: $79.98, Blu-ray (4 discs) Persona 4 is a welcome rarity: An animated series based on a computer game...

Anime

Reviews: ‘Ranma½,’ ‘Princess Nine,’ ‘Casshan,’ ‘Cobra’

Charles Solomon - June 1, 2014

Ranma½: Set 1 Viz: $54.97, Blu-ray, 3 discs plus booklet; Rated TV 14. Since its debut as a manga in 1988 and in animation a year...

Features

Miyazaki’s Magnificent Coda

Charles Solomon - December 15, 2013

The Japanese master's final feature, The Wind Rises, is a beautiful, mature work of art as well as a deeply personal one. Hayao Miyazaki's The...

Features

The World of ‘Ernest & Celestine’

Charles Solomon - November 15, 2013

Director Benjamin Renner discusses the making of his beautifully crafted, 2D feature Ernest and Celestine. "In France, we don't have the money to make Pixar...

Television

Naruto Now and Forever

Charles Solomon - January 14, 2013

Hayato Date, the director of the popular anime series, discusses the ageless appeal of the ramen-loving, nine-tailed, fox-demon warrior. Ninja, ramen-lover and self-proclaimed knucklehead Naruto...

Features

A Valentine to a Vanished Era

Charles Solomon - December 14, 2012

Goro Miyazaki’s delicate, coming-of-age movie From Up on Poppy Hill offers a welcome respite from the loud, CG world of most American movies. Goro Miyazaki’s...

Features

Anime Opens New Dubbing Doors

Charles Solomon - May 9, 2003

The runaway popularity of anime in America has created a demand for English dubs that are as believable and well-acted as their American counterparts....

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