They made another movie about everyone’s favorite grinning left-wing terrorist, Kirishima Satoshi! After the release of Adachi Masao’s Tōsō (The Escape) in March, another Wakamatsu Pro alumnus, Banmei Takahashi, also made a film about Japan’s legendary outlaw, titled Kirishima Desu (I Am Kirishima). Once again, I sat down with...

Despite how stupid its title looks in writing to a native English speaker, I love the Lupin the IIIrd series by Koike Takeshi. I love the retro aesthetic, the hard edge, and the overall reverence for Lupin as a representation of 1970s nihilism. Since the release of Jigen Daisuke...

Back in April, I wrote up some first impressions of the Spring 2025 anime season. This is something I hadn’t done in over a decade, but the initial promise of the shows I selected inspired me to put some digital ink to digital paper. Now that these shows have...