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The Eyecatch: Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron & Masayuki Yoshihara’s Komada, Frieren #06, Overtake! & More

The Eyecatch: Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron & Masayuki Yoshihara’s Komada, Frieren #06, Overtake! & More

By popular demand, we’re starting a new column for shorter commentary on animated works and their craft, as well as news and general industry happenings. To open things up: parallels between Hayao Miyazaki and Masayuki Yoshihara’s new films, the quiet theming amidst the bombast of Frieren #06, and much more!

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms / SayoAsa – Production Notes

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms / SayoAsa – Production Notes

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is one of the most powerful anime movies you’ll come across this year, and perhaps in general. Beautiful in many senses of the word, committed to its themes, and elevated by a once in a lifetime production effort that served to train both a fascinating new director and a studio as a whole.