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With Matoko Shinkai (Hoshi no Koe) gearing up to present his latest film to the Western world, I figured it would be a good time to revisit some of his former glory. Byosoku 5 Senchimetoru is an exceptional piece of...

[The much anticipated FIRST SQUAD gets an afternoon bow at the Sallle J.A. de Seve screen at Fantasia, and in light of the very much packed house at this screening, we are bumping Mack's review back to the top of...

While the distribution deal for the rest of the world outside of Russia is still pending some legal wrangling, it has been officially announced that award winning Russian anime First Squad: The Moment of Truth has been picked up for...

While there has been very little series anime that I've been excited by in the past couple years - note to self: new Masaki Yuasa series coming in early 2010 - one name that comes up repeatedly is The Melancholy...

It is 1942 and the war has stalled along the Eastern Front. Desperate to advance Hitler's forces turn to the Ahnenerbe, the secret occult division of the SS, to raise the spirits of their dead ancestors to fight on their...

[Fresh off of a sold-out screening at Fantastic Fest 09 we now have a MUCH higher quality version of the trailer for Russian anime First Squad.]It was almost half a year ago when we got the first teaser of Russian...