“OVERLORD: THE SACRED KINGDOM” Comes to Cinema in the UK on November 8th

Crunchyroll has confirmed that the much-anticipated film, “OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom“, will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland starting November 8th. This marks the first feature film in the popular “”OVERLORD” franchise and continues the epic storyline after the conclusion of Season 4. The movie, based on the light novels by Kugane…

“Parasyte: The Grey” Review

If you were curious about whether any contemporary alien life form could appear more terrifying than the demogorgons from the renowned science fiction TV series Stranger Things, then Parasyte: The Grey presents a challenge for you. While they may not resemble the conventional image of parasites, the reality is even worse—they are fully formed, shape-shifting…

“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” Review

Creating bucket lists to achieve goals or experience new things is a common occurrence for many individuals, but what stops us from fulfilling them? These problems are reflected in the 2023 film adaptation of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Based on the popular manga comics first created in 2018, the narrative follows Akira…

In Conversation with Mamoru Hosoda, Director of ‘Mirai’

“I was envious of those who had siblings when I was younger, I thought that their lives were richer,” anime director Mamoru Hosoda admits to MyM Buzz, as he explains how he came to create the story for his latest film Mirai. A sweet, heart-warming family film about four-year-old Kun, who struggles to accept the arrival of…

Project Itoh’s Genocidal Organ

A word, a whisper in a general’s ear, and just like that a nation will descend into chaos. Neighbour against neighbour, brother against brother, indiscriminate violence to the point where even the leaders forget exactly how it all began. How can something like this happen? And can it really be the work of one man?…

Japanese Animation Spotlight: Hal

Hal, Wit Studio’s first public project, is a clever and elegant depiction of grief, the nature of relationships, and the catharsis in moving on.  Set in a technologically advanced and yet anachronistic society, the film briefly introduces the audience to robot Q01 before we learn of an unexpected death that separates the titular character, Hal,…