Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta) 1986 The first official Ghibli film, Laputa: Castle in the Sky is a steampunk adventure that will feel similar in some ways to Miyazaki’s previous epic, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, though Castle in the Sky is overall, a lighter story due to theContinue reading “Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta)”
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Granblue Fantasy The Animation (Guranburū Fantajī Ji Animēshon)
Granblue Fantasy The Animation (Guranburū Fantajī Ji Animēshon) 2017 Granblue Fantasy is a fun (if too-short) fantasy-adventure series but thankfully there’s another season coming, which should continue the main storyline. It’s a bright, kinda cheerful animation that seems to really evoke the game’s characters, setting and feel – though I’m not able to do muchContinue reading “Granblue Fantasy The Animation (Guranburū Fantajī Ji Animēshon)”
Steamboy (Suchīmubōi)
Katsuhiro Otomo’s next film after the monster that was Akira took ten years to produce and the staggering care and attention to detail clear in the Victorian-era settings and its marvellous machines is clear (along with a lot of the action sequences) but the film is no-where near as beloved as Akira. Obviously, different genres,Continue reading “Steamboy (Suchīmubōi)”
