Anime: Sakasama no Patema – Beginning of the Day

Remember Pale Cocoon or Time of Eve, maybe Mizu No Kotoba? Well Yasuhiro Yoshiura is back with a new series to be followed with a movie in November! Sakasama no Patema is a world where opposites exist. Literally. Two races of people whose gravity are polar opposites. One lives like us, above the ground with the sky … Continue reading

Anime: Kyousougiga

A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July–   Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear–   Long has paled that sunny sky; Echoes fade and memories die; Autumn frosts have slain July.   Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice … Continue reading

Anime: Fumiko no Kohuhaku

After watching Rain Town, I decided to check out some other work by the same creator – Ishida Hiroyasu more commonly known as Tete. Fumiko no Kohuhaku could be considered a polar opposite to Rain Town. It’s loud, funny and takes you a roller coaster ride. It’s full of action and movement and an amazing … Continue reading

Anime: Rain Town

In this town, since who knows when, rain has never stopped. Residents moved out to suburbs and high ground around “rain town”. People’s memories are now deeply submerged. But in this forgotten rainy town sometimes, someone wanders. Admit it, there’s something soothing and relaxing about listening to the rain. It calms and comforts and that’s what … Continue reading

Anime: Ame to Shoujo to Watashi no Tegami

Another short animation just 6 mins long. Rain, the little girl, and my letter is a sweet story about a girl who wants to be a novelist, falls in love and writes a letter of confession to the boy she likes unknowingly creating a story for a little girl. The story is not much, but … Continue reading