If you want to read my review of Wotakoi, read this post. In ヲタクに恋は難しい, Narumi was abandoned by her ex and decided to hide her true self from everyone, until she reconnected with a dear childhood friend and felt she could trust him enough to let her guard down.
Continue reading “Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku”Wherever I go in Japan I’m always getting references to Japanese movies. I think there is no greater reference than the Shibuya crossing.
So many cool productions were made here. For example, Alice in Borderland with Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki, one of the great recent hits on Netflix.
And it was also here that Han “didn’t die” for the third time in that car chase in Fast and Furious – Tokyo Drift.
Your Lie in April
If you want to read my Review of Your Lie in April, read this post. In 四月は君の嘘, Kousei Arima was a promising pianist. But, trauma left him unable to hear the sound of his instrument. Until he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist who sees the world through the lens of freedom and as if there is no tomorrow.
Continue reading “Your Lie in April”The Door Into Summer
If you want to read my review of The door into summer: To a future with you, read this post. 夏への扉 is a world where cryogenic sleep, time travel and teleportation exist, an inventor loses his company to his girlfriend and adoptive uncle. After 30 frozen years, he uses his humanoid robot to go back in time and change the past.
Continue reading “The Door Into Summer”Theatre: A Love Story
If you want to read my Theatre: A Love Story reviews, also known as Gekijou 2020 or just Theatre 2020, read this post. 劇場 is about a penniless, clumsy theater director and his pure and courageous girlfriend. The romance started by chance. He moved to Tokyo to form a troupe and she studied acting in high school. They like each other. But filling in the gaps between ideals and reality leads to loneliness.
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