#ICYMI: January ’26 Releases – Movies, SP and Others

Now that we’ve entered the first month of Japan’s media “winter season”, fresh titles are brewing for us to feast on. From new projects to new actors to follow, January read more

#ICYMI: November ’25 Releases

If you are a fan of featured films, perhaps November is going to be a busy month for you. Although the drama scene includes several announcements, theatrical releases seem to read more

“OCTO: Kanjo Sosakan Shinno Akari” (2022/2024) – a whimsical attempt at psychoevolutionary investigation

A female detective picks a particular crayon and scribbles a couple of waves on her sketchbook. Her hand moves twice as fast as her racing mind, eyes glued to the read more

“Hot Gimmick: Boy Meets Girl” (2019) – An exaggerated trip through the mess of teenagehood

Dubbed as a coming-of-age, teen romance drama, Hot Gimmick is a film funneled down to a single character’s journey on discovering herself. From a shoujo manga written by Aihara Miki read more