Death Billiards is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the “2012 Young Animator Training Project.” Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job. An old and…

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator’s expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who…

The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film. 1Anime Review: The First Christmas is one of the biggest surprises of the year 1998. Most movies, even the greatest ones, evaporate like mist once you’ve returned to the real world; they leave memories behind, but their reality fades free quickly. But not The First Christmas. I was so emotionally…

Junior wages battle against his temper and an angry giant named Tude. Junior struggles to keep his cool while surrounded by trouble on the playground, frustrating video games and a lovingly eccentric family. Will Junior have what it takes to overcome a Scottish giant with a two-story afro? 1Anime Review: Junior’s Giants: Anger’s Everywhere is the most beautiful movies of year 2009 Junior’s Giants: Anger’s…

Our sister ship is lost and we are launched into the ocean on a search mission. Sammy the Dolphin will guide our mini-submarine and protect us from dangers. And of course, we will need his protection. We soon encounter a sea monster and have to run for our lives. We dart inside an old tanker ship, pursued by the monster; we escape but the monster…

The school festival is on the horizon and something is off with Shinobu. She says she’s been very sleepy in the mornings lately, and it seems she has pushed herself too hard working on the scripts and costumes for their class play. Alice and Yōko, who are in another class, notice her circumstances. 1Anime Review: One of the best in it’s genre, ever released. This…

A tape is inspired by the Sufi mystical text The Conference of the Birds. It is a text which explores transparency and opacity, multiplicity and unity, narrative and insight, the mundane and the ecstatic. 1Anime Review: This movie is one of my favorite movies last time. It is a pleasure for me to have a good movie, a few intelligent speakers, and these collective speeches…

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost. 1Anime Review: Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter – fantastic movie. It is my favorite animation movie because parts felt very similar to my life experience. If a movie can manage me to stay hooked on the whole movie…

On 25 April 1995 16 year old Matthew Easdale was shot in Brisbane. His mother was interviewed on the radio. Using rotoscoped animation the film presents the story in two very different ways. 1Anime Review: His Mother’s Voice – excellent movie, one of the best released in 1997 I accept that my expectations are very low before I see this movie. The movie is openly…

Takeru meets the boy Jodis which is in trouble for theft. Takeru saves him shares the night with him, finding out that Jodis is a girl. Later she is been kidnapped and Takeru goes to rescue her. 1Anime Review: Really fantastic movie, my favorite in fantasy genre. I accept that my expectations are very low before I see this movie. I was so impressed of…

Animated Argentine film. 1Anime Review: Corazón, las alegrías de Pantriste – one of the best fantasy movies, I ever seen. This movie, which I free even refuse to compare with the other ones is the masterpiece created by my favorite director. This movie literally has everything. This is a movie you can watch online with any crowd of people, and everyone will enjoy it at…

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.” 1Anime Review: This movie is one of my favorite movies last time. The best movie online? This is an answer that has changed many times in my life and will probably change more often, but for now, The Robot Chicken Walking…