Maja Djordjevic

Ethnologist and ESL teacher by vocation, adventurer by nature, and writer/translator at heart. An ardent pluviophile and proud secular humanist. Loves scribbling above all else; has left voluminous traces here and there. A full-time otaku and a huge fan of all things Tolkien. Dividing her free time between lengthy trips to Middle Earth, Brattahlid, and Bakumatsu Edo, Maja occasionally ventures into the late Anthropocene, where she studies calligraphy and the Japanese language. Runs a blog on Norse mythology; published a book on the topic. Owner of two cats who never fail to make her day. Oh, and a hardcore fan of ethnic- and biological diversity. Might just migrate to Mars one day (or at least Kepler-452b!), seeing as her species regularly fails to see the bigger picture.

New International Animation Film Festival 2023 to be held in Niigata – Director Mamoru Oshii appointed chairman of the jury

23 May, 2022 at 5:14 pm

Last modified on November 9th, 2022 at 10:45 pm

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Niigata International Animation Film Festival

A new international animation film festival will be held for the first time in Niigata from March 17 to March 22, 2023. Titled The Niigata International Animation Film Festival, the event will focus on feature-length animation.   It aims at becoming the “largest festival in Asia with a competition section for feature-length animated films,” according … Read more

H.P. Lovecraft The Shadow Over Innsmouth manga by Gou Tanabe licensed by Dark Horse Comics for English release

23 May, 2022 at 3:05 pm
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Dark Horse Comics has licensed another Gou Tanabe’s manga, this time the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow over Innsmouth.” No release date has been disclosed as of yet, but it is likely that it will be a single omnibus. Yōkai expert Zack Davisson, a well-known figure among Japanese folklore researchers, will translate the story into … Read more

Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Blu-ray release date confirmed by PV trailer: Theme song, OSt cover revealed

23 May, 2022 at 2:40 pm
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The theme song featured in a Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution trailer PV (known in Japan as Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution (交響詩篇エウレカセブン ハイエボリューション, Kōkyōshihen Eureka Sebun: Haieboryūshon)) has been released. This is the final installment of the movie trilogy by Studio Bones (Eureka Seven (TV), Escaflowne: The Movie). The Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Blu-ray/DVD release date is … Read more

Top 10 dating anime based on Otome games to celebrate Kiss Day 2022

22 May, 2022 at 7:04 pm

Last modified on October 16th, 2022 at 7:18 pm

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Today, Monday, May 23, 2022, is celebrated as Kiss Day 2022 in Japan. The tradition was established in 1946 when the movie Hatachi no Seishun (はたちの青春, A Twenty Year-Old Youth) was broadcast. It was the first film featuring a kissing scene in the Japanese film industry. This year will see Abema stream the Yosuga no Sora … Read more

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Season 4 trailer PV released ahead of movie theater premiere

16 May, 2022 at 4:06 pm
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A PV of The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Season 4 (銀河英雄伝説 ディ ノイエ テーゼ 策謀, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu: Di Noie Tēze – Sakubo) has been released ahead of theatrical screening set to begin later this year. Specifically, the first part will be screened on September 30, 2022, while Part 2 releases … Read more

Red pill or blue pill: why you should pay attention to cyberpunk and where to start with cyberpunk anime

13 May, 2022 at 9:14 pm

Last modified on October 16th, 2022 at 7:20 pm

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cyberpunk anime Neuromancer

Gods know cyberpunk anime are as rare as unicorns if not even rarer — almost as shounen-ai anime. What little has been animated has been recycled over the years to keep new generations from complaining of old-school animation… and a couple of other sensitive topics besides. Just consider the Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed franchises … Read more

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten anime release date in 2023 revealed by key visual [Trailer PV]

12 May, 2022 at 4:30 pm

Last modified on October 4th, 2022 at 11:51 am

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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten PV

The official The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten trailer and the Twitter account has announced the TV anime will be broadcast in 2023. As of yet, no precise date has been set, so stay tuned! The anime is an adaptation of the light novel series of the same name written by Saekisan and illustrated … Read more

Initial D sequel: MF Ghost trailer PV 2 releases sneak peek of Kanata Livington

5 May, 2022 at 6:14 pm
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Initial D sequel anime

The upcoming Initial D anime sequel has released the second MF Ghost trailer PV and it gives a sneak peek of protagonist Kanata Livington. Staff details have also been disclosed. Tomohito Naka (New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Dream, New Initial D the Movie Legend 2: Racer) will direct the anime, with Yamashita and Akihiko Inari (Inazuma Eleven … Read more