Quick warning before you invest your time in reading this–I will spoil this film. It’s impossible to review it in a meaningful way otherwise. If you want to go in blind and haven’t read any spoilers (and let me tell you, I was rewarded greatly for doing this) I...

It’s no exaggeration to say that if it weren’t for Japanese animation, I would have never developed a greater interest in Japanese pop culture, and ultimately wouldn’t have made the decision to live in Japan.  My interest in anime has always been quite strong, and my ancillary interest in...

It’s been a quiet five years for Omokage Lucky Hole[1]Now technically “Only Love Hurts,” but whatever. since their last show in 2019. Admittedly timing wasn’t great, as that aforementioned last performance just happened to immediately precede the onset of a pandemic. While they did manage to put out a...