Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time review – surreal visual brilliance
Hideaki Anno’s four-part reworking of his philosophical 90s anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion reaches its conclusion with an emotional father-son confrontation
September 2023
The First Slam Dunk review – dynamic basketball anime
Takehiko Inoue’s affecting account of a high school match between an elite team and the underdogs breathes new life into the sports movie genre
August 2023
The First Slam Dunk review – basketball is the universe in resplendent hit anime
Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga spinoff has magnificent on-court scenes, but doesn’t quite sink the backstory
July 2023
Psycho-Pass: Providence review – anime thriller investigates dark side of technology
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes review – sumptuously romantic YA anime
Latest Studio Ghibli mystery film release ends months of guesswork for Japanese fans
The Tunnel to Summer, Exit of Goodbyes review – metaphysical anime tale of first love
May 2023
Re:cycle of the Penguindrum review – ravishing anime with magic hat and dominatrix
There’s a lot to like in this two-part teen flick, but at four-and-a-half hours long there’s also just a lot of it
April 2023
Junk Head review – astonishing stop-motion trip through a nightmarish future
Suzume review – a painterly coming-of-age anime from the director of Your Name
March 2023
Manga-nifique! How France became obsessed with Japanese anime
What fresh misogynist hell is this? Why a new ‘maid’ cafe is causing a ruckus
Arwa Mahdawi
February 2023
Suzume review – Makoto Shinkai’s charming modern Alice in Wonderland
The Your Name director’s mythic and comic new animation is an absorbing, intriguing and bewildering work
January 2023
Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night review – dungeon-crawler drama
The latest outing from the multimedia franchise finds its heroes still trapped inside an RPG, where they learn lessons about cooperation
That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond review – high-spirited anime
This playful tale about an ogre samurai, a poisoned queen and a demonic pool of talking slime has a lot of confusing lore for the uninitiated to catch up on
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond review – baffling anime spin-off
This visually striking fantasy will require familiarity with the source material – and a love of slime
December 2022
Eternal 831 review – anime thriller stops all the clocks with a superpower
In Kenji Kamiyama’s drama, a boy discovers that he can halt time when emotionally stirred and that terrorists are exploiting the same power
The Quintessential Quintuplets review – sisters compete for love in charming anime
The premise of a high-school tutor forced to choose which of his students to marry could have been disastrous but this romantic fantasy film avoids ickiness
Goodbye, Don Glees! review – stunningly animated film is affecting YA adventure
Anime tells a familiar tale about boyhood friendship and childhood gangs but does so with genuinely intense feeling
November 2022
No fun rides but plenty of spirit: Studio Ghibli offers anime fans a new walk in the park
Ghibli Park, which opened this week, offers an immersive glimpse into the worlds created by the likes of Hayao Miyazaki, but don’t expect any rollercoaster rides
