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November 2010: Week 2

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Read here the second and final part of our interview with Mamoru Oshii about the use of computer graphics in his movies.
Australia's Japanese Film Festival is screening Tokyo Marble Chocolate and Oblivion Island, and Naoyoshi Shiotani has been invited as guest of honour. Read the details here.
Oblivion Island has been nominated Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010. Read the details here.
Read the third part of our interview with Naoyoshi Shiotani, one of the creative minds behind Oblivion Island here.

October 2010: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's movie The Sky Crawlers.

Read here the first part of our interview with Mamoru Oshii about the use of computer graphics in his movies.
Mamoru Oshii's short film Je t'aime is screening in competition at Sitges 2010. Read the details here.
Read the third part of our interview with Naoyoshi Shiotani, one of the creative minds behind Oblivion Island here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood+ episode 48 here.

August 2010: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to the Teacher, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Read our special feature Mamoru Oshii: The Venezia Tapes here.
Read the second part of our interview with Naoyoshi Shiotani, one of the creative minds behind Oblivion Island here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Ghost Hound Focus: 17 here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood+ episode 42 here.

July 2010: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Check the first part of our interview with Mamoru Oshii about The Sky Crawlers here.
Mamoru Oshii's Je t'aime short film is having its North American premiere at Fantasia 2010. Read the details here.
Shinsuke Sato's Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror is screening at Fantasia 2010. Read the details here.
Oblivion Island is also screening in competition at SICAF 2010. Read the details here.
Read the first part of our interview with Naoyoshi Shiotani, one of the creative minds behind Oblivion Island here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Ghost Hound Focus: 13 here.

May 2010: Week 3

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Check the first part of our interview with Mamoru Oshii about The Sky Crawlers here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Ghost Hound Focus: 10 here.
Our site will undergo server maintenance on May 25. Check the details here.

March 2009: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

The Sky Crawlers has been nominated Best Animated Feature Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Read the details here.
Read our interview with The Sky Crawlers CGI supervisor Kazuhiro Hayashi here.

March 2009: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Suito Kusanagi, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai is featured in NHK World imagine-nation. Check the details here.
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike feature film project unveiled! Read the details here.
The Sky Crawlers character designer and chief animation supervisor Tetsuya Nishio won the Best Character Design Award at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards. Read the details here.
We added Eden of the East staff page here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Library War episode 11 here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood + episode 40 here.

January 2009: Week 4

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Suito Kusanagi and Yuichi Kannami, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers is Best Animated Feature Film at the 63rd Mainichi Film Awards. Read the details here.
Read our interview with The Sky Crawlers music composer Kenji Kawai here.
Directly from the vaults, we added the overview page of Murphy's Irish Stout: Last Orders, a commercial film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo in 1997. Read the details here.
Read the third part of our exclusive interview with Reideen 3D staff here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Library War episode 9 here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood + episode 37 here.

December 2008: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Suito Kusanagi, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Read the fourth and last part of our interview with The Sky Crawlers screenwriter Chihiro Ito here.
Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers is premiering in LA and NY. Read the details here.
Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers is going to have its Near East premiere at the 5th Dubai International Film Festival. Read the details here.
I.G unveils new feature film Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai, written by Mamoru Oshii and directed by Mizuho Nishikubo. Read the details here.
I.G announces Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (tentative title), its first 3DCG feature film. Read the details here.
Check the info page of Kenji Kamiyama's new TV series Eden of the East here.

November 2008: Week 3

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Suito Kusanagi and Yuichi Kannami, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

Read the third part of our interview with The Sky Crawlers screenwriter Chihiro Ito here.
The Sky Crawlers is screening at the 19th Stockholm International Film Festival. Read the details here.
I.G unveils new feature film Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai, written by Mamoru Oshii and directed by Mizuho Nishikubo. Read the details here.
I.G announces Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (tentative title), its first 3DCG feature film. Read the details here.
Read our interview with Guardian of the Spirit director Kenji Kamiyama here.

October 2008: Week 3

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Midori Mitsuya, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers. In the original Japanese version, she is voiced by Chiaki Kuriyama.

I.G unveils new feature film Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai, written by Mamoru Oshii and directed by Mizuho Nishikubo. Read the details here.
Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers was honoured with 3 awards at Sitges 08. Read the details here here.
I.G announces Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (tentative title), its first 3DCG feature film. Read the details here.
Read the second part of our interview with The Sky Crawlers screenwriter Chihiro Ito here.
Universe has been selected in competition for the 5th Istanbul Animation Festival. Read the detail here.
Asience: Hairy Tale too has been selected in competition for the 5th Istanbul Animation Festival. Read the detail here.
Read the second part of our exclusive interview with Tokyo Marble Chocolate director Naoyoshi Shiotani here.

October 2008: Week 1

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Yuichi and Fooco, as seen in Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers.

I.G announces Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (tentative title), its first 3DCG feature film. Read the details here.
Naoyoshi Shiotani's Tokyo Marble Chocolate is having its American Premiere at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema. Read the details here.
Read the first part of our interview with The Sky Crawlers screenwriter Chihiro Ito here.
Mamoru Oshii's The Sky Crawlers has been selected for the official competition of Sitges 08. Read the details here.
The Sky Crawlers will receive its South Korean premiere at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival. Read the details here.
Asience has been selected in competition for the 12th Holland Animation Film Festival. Read the detail here.
Read the second part of our interview with Reideen 3D staff here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Library War episode 6 here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood + episode 29 here.

July 2008: Week 5

This week's Top Page is dedicated to Mamoru Oshii's latest film, The Sky Crawlers.

The Sky Crawlers will screen in competition at the 65th Venice Film Festival. Read the details here.
The Sky Crawlers will receive its North American premiere at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival. Check the details here.
Read Mamoru Oshii's message on The Sky Crawlers here.
Read the first part of our double interview with Chiaki J. Konaka and Junichi Fujisaku here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Real Drive episode 5 here.
We added the synopsis of the TV series Blood+ episode 26 here.