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Pokémon XY Anime Promo

Posted on 11/09/2013 by hotcrossbungay

Originally posted on buttonmasher:
A new promo trailer has been released for the upcoming new Pokémon XY anime series, which will be airing on October 17, 2013, accompanied with the release of the new Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games…

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WHO’S LEFT BEHIND? – KAYOKO’S DIARY (1991)

Posted on 11/09/2013 by hotcrossbungay

The 2010’s have very much marked the beginning of my adventure into the world of World War 2 themed Japanese Anime films. After reviewing Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ (1988) in 2010 and the ‘Barefoot Gen’ films (1983 and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Anime, Fiction, Film Reviews, History, Japanese | Tagged 1940, 1940's, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1980's, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990's, 1991, 2000's, 2005, 2010, 2010's, 2011, 2012, 2013, 20th Century, 21st Century, Accident, Aircraft, American, American Bomber, Animation, Anime, Armed Forces, Aunt, Aunty, B-29 Superfortress, Baby, Bad Dream, Bad Dreams, Barefoot, Barefoot Gen, Based on Fact, Brother and Sister, Brothers, Bullies, Bully, Bullying, Children, City, Clothes, Coming of Age, Countryside, Destruction, Diary, Doll, Donation, Donations, Emperor Hirohito, Empire, Evacuation, Family, Family Heirloom, Famine, Fiction, Fictional, Film, Fire-Bombing, Friend, Friends, Friendship, Getas, Ghost Town, Ghosts, Grandmother, Grave of the Fireflies, Growing Up, History, Internet, Japan, Japanese, Kayoko, Kayoko Ebina, Kayoko Nakane, Kayoko's Diary, Kisaburo, Kisaburo Nakane, Konosuke, Konosuke Nakane, March, Memoir, Monsters, Nakane Family, Narration, Narrator, Nightmare, Nightmares, Numazu, Otokichi, Otokichi Nakane, P-51 Mustang, Parents, Pre War, Pre-Teen, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Pressure, Prized Possession, Rare, Re-Make, Review, School, School Teachers, Semi-Autobiographical, Showa Period, Siblings, Studio Ghibli, Style, Subtitles, Tadayoshi, Tadayoshi Nakane, Takejiro, Takejiro Nakane, Teachers, Toes, Tokyo, Tragedy, Translation, Turkey, Turkish, Turks, War, Who's Left Behind?, World War 2, Yoshi, Yoshi Nakane, YouTube | Leave a comment

“Barefoot Gen”

Posted on 13/08/2013 by hotcrossbungay

Originally posted on The View from This Seat (supplementary blog):
Tomorrow, August 6, is the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. When the bomb exploded at 8:15 on that hot August morning in 1945, Keiji Nakazawa was on…

Posted in American, Anime, Fiction, History, Japanese, Literature, Re-Blogged | Tagged 1940's, 1945, 1970's, 1972, 1973, Atomic Bomb, August, Autobiography, Comic, Comic Series, Coming of Age, Emperor Hirohito, Hiroshima, History, I Saw It!, Japan, Japanese, Keiji Nakazawa, Manga, Manga Series, Nagasaki, Semi-Autobiographical, Surrender, Survival, War, World War 2 | 2 Comments

Big “Pokémon” News: “X” And “Y” Announced For 3DS

Posted on 08/01/2013 by hotcrossbungay

Posted in Anime, Japanese, Re-Blogged | Tagged 1990's, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 1st Generation, 2000, 2000's, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010's, 2011, 2012, 2013, 20th Century, 21st Century, 2nd Generation, 3rd Generation, 4th Generation, 5th Generation, 6th Generation, Anime, Battle Revolution, Black, Black 2, Blue, Colosseum, Colour, Colours, Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Film, Fire Red, Gale of Darkness, Game, Game Boy, Game Boy Advanced, Game Boy Colour, Games, Generational, Gold, Green, Heart Gold, Hoenn, Japan, Japanese, Johto, Kanto, Leaf Green, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Pearl, Pikachu, Platinum, Pokemon, Red, Region, Regional, Regions, Ruby, Sapphire, Series, Silver, Sinnoh, Soul Silver, Stadium, Stadium 2, Unova, Video Game, Video Games, White, White 2, X, XD, Y, Yellow | Leave a comment

BAREFOOT GEN (1983) and BAREFOOT GEN 2 (1986) Rated: 15

Posted on 09/12/2012 by hotcrossbungay

In 2010, I had my first experience of watching Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ (1988), focusing on 2 orphans struggling to survive following the fire-bombing of Kobe at the tail end of the 2nd World War. The experience was … Continue reading →

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SPIRITED AWAY (2001) Rated: PG

Posted on 27/01/2011 by hotcrossbungay

The jewel in Studio Ghibli’s crown, Spirited Away is the only anime to win the award for Best Animated Feature, achieving this award in 2002 against stiff competition from the likes of Ice Age and Walt Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Film Reviews, Japanese | Tagged 2000's, 2001, 2002, 21st Century, Anime, Award, Award Winning, Barefoot, Bath House, Daveigh Chase, David Ogden Stiers, Disney, Family, Getas, Ghost Town, Growing Up, Hayao Miyazaki, Heroes, Ice Age, Japan, Japanese, Jason Marsden, Lilo and Stitch, Parents, Sandals, Spirits, Studio Ghibli, Susan Egan, Suzanne Pleshette, Tara Strong, Toes | Leave a comment

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (1988) Rated: U

Posted on 27/01/2011 by hotcrossbungay

A charming and magical story of 2 young girls, and their adventures with the wonderful forest spirits that roam the beautiful countryside, where they live. Set in the late 1950′s, My Neighbour Totoro tells the story of 4-year-old Mei, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Film Reviews, Japanese | Tagged 1950's, 1980's, 1988, Anime, Barefoot, Children, Countryside, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Family, Getas, Hayao Miyazaki, History, Hospital, Imagination, Japan, Matsugo, Neighbour, Running Away, Sandals, Siblings, Sisters, Spirits, Studio Ghibli, Toes, Tokyo, Totoro | Leave a comment

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988) Rated: 12

Posted on 27/01/2011 by hotcrossbungay

A tale of 2 orphans struggling to survive at the tail-end of World War 2. As their beloved Japan nears surrender and defeat, they have only each other to cling to, and the lights of the fireflies to guide them.The … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Anime, Fiction, Film Reviews, History, Japanese | Tagged 1940's, 1945, 1980's, 1988, 2000's, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2010's, 2011, 2012, 2013, 20th Century, 21st Century, Aftermath, Air Raid, Akiyuki Nosaka, American, American Bomber, Animation, Anime, August, Aunt, Aunty, Autobiography, B-29 Superfortress, Barefoot, Based on Fact, Beach, Bomb Shelter, Brother and Sister, Children, City, Coast, Cousin, Crab, Deceased, Distant Relations, Distant Relatives, Doctor, Doll, Emperor Hirohito, Empire, Family, Famine, Father, Fiction, Fire-Bombing, Fireflies, Fukui, Getas, History, Isao Takahata, Japan, Japanese, Kaisei, Kimono, Kobe, Late, Live-Action, Malnutrition, Mother, Nishinomiya, Nunobiki, Orphan, Parents, Post War, Poverty, Prefecture, Prized Possession, Re-Make, Relations, Relatives, Rice, Sandals, Seita, Seita Yokokawa, Semi-Autobiographical, September, Setsuko, Setsuko Yokokawa, Shelter, Siblings, Starvation, Studio Ghibli, Suburb, Summer, Surrender, Survival, Teen, Teens, Toes, Tokyo, Town, Tragedy, War, World War 2 | Leave a comment

PONYO (2008) Rated: U

Posted on 27/01/2011 by hotcrossbungay

Hayao Miyazaki, the Academy Award winning director of Spirited Away (2001), returns to the magical world of childhood with his latest masterpiece entitled ‘Ponyo’. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Ponyo’ tells the story of a 5 year … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Film Reviews, Japanese | Tagged 2000's, 2008, 21st Century, Adventure, Anime, Award, Barefoot, Children, Disney, Environment, Family, Fish, Flood, Frankie Jonas, Getas, goldfish, Hans Andersen, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Jonas Brothers, Liam Neeson, Little Mermaid, Matt Damon, Noah Cyrus, Sandals, Sea, Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli, Tina Fey, Toes, Tomonoura, Totoro | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Anime

Pokémon XY Anime Promo

WHO’S LEFT BEHIND? – KAYOKO’S DIARY (1991)

“Barefoot Gen”

Big “Pokémon” News: “X” And “Y” Announced For 3DS

BAREFOOT GEN (1983) and BAREFOOT GEN 2 (1986) Rated: 15

SPIRITED AWAY (2001) Rated: PG

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (1988) Rated: U

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988) Rated: 12

PONYO (2008) Rated: U

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