I recently did a mini Twitter poll to gauge what content people wanted to see more of and to my surprise the overwhelming response was… reviews. Admittedly I rolled anime, film and book reviews all into one so I’m taking a bit of a guess here by assuming you meant anime reviews (based on my … Continue reading
Every year on this blog (I believe!) I’ve covered the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme. For me it’s one of the best recurring UK-Japan events and one I always look forward to. As the UK continues into its third COVID lockdown, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme’s organisers have brought us a line-up as strong … Continue reading
2020 was certainly… a year to remember. And 2021 is looking very much like it’s going to be a terrible season 2. For those of you who do/did follow this blog you may have noticed that my posts trailed off in 2019 and stopped at the beginning of January 2020. Without going into all the … Continue reading
The annual Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme is arguably the best event in the UK-Japan calendar! From contemporary dramas to anime to classics, it’s the largest of its kind focussing on Japanese cinema in the UK. The theme for this year is ‘happiness!’ Kicking off in London next week before touring across the rest of … Continue reading
I’ve only watched a few episodes of Queer Eye so am pretty late to the party, but when Queer Eye: We’re In Japan! popped up on my Netflix recommendations I knew I had to watch it ASAP. Most of you will have at least heard of the cultural phenomenon that is Queer Eye – aka the … Continue reading
As a proud northerner, I love any excuse to escape the big smoke and come back to Manchester! Thankfully, Doki Doki seem to recognise this too and I’ve been invited back to the next Manchester Japanese Festival as a speaker… and host! Yes, apparently I’m trusted enough to host two panels this year. Doki Doki … Continue reading
A quick glance of my Twitter feed will confirm that two of my favourite things are Japan and cats! So, obviously I had to talk about Sway Gallery’s upcoming exhibition… and book launch! From 6 – 27 September you can catch a 100 purrcent cat-themed pop-up at Sway Gallery London – introducing over 200 items, … Continue reading
London theatre fans – there’s a new play coming to town. Sushi Girls is a comedy about two Japanese girls who come to London to study English. Back-breaking stuff for their host family which has to bow to their every needs. The play will be running at Theatro Technis London in Camden 25-27 July. Ahead of … Continue reading
It’s been over six months since I last blogged on here (I’ve been busy with my book writing!) but I obviously had to come out of hibernation to get you excited about the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP) line-up! The JFTFP is now in its 16th year and is one of the biggest highlights … Continue reading
All the Anime have been spoiling us for UK anime film screenings over the past few months, and certainly given us all plenty to blog and tweet about. Maria Okada’s directorial debut ‘Maquia: When the Promised Flowers Bloom’ is the latest film in their repetoire and is coming to UK cinema screens from 27 June! … Continue reading
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